‘Friends’ Creators Say Finale Script Leak was an 'Inside Job'

Anna Kaplan is a news and trending reporter for TODAY.com.

Twenty years ago, 52.5 million Americans tuned in to the finale of the beloved TV show 'Friends.' But the show's creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane said on TODAY some parts of the script had leaked prior to the premiere on the night of May 6, 2004. 'Oh my god, we tried so hard to keep it a secret,' Kauffman said. 'We were desperate to keep it a secret and it got out. And it was it was an inside job.

In the 236th episode, Cox and Perry's characters, Monica and Chandler, end up with twins and move to the suburbs, while Ross and Rachel decide to end up more than friends. As a final farewell, all six friends leave their keys in Monica's apartment and go for a cup of coffee. “We were incredibly nervous because we so wanted to get it right,” Crane said of writing the last episode. Back in 2004, the cast shared on TODAY how hard it was to say goodbye after a nearly 10-year run.

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