Monica’s first-date hookup with Paul the Wine Guy got her slut-shamed by a head honcho, according to the co-creators.
When Friends premiered way back in 1994, nobody could have guessed that it would become the comedy juggernaut that it eventually became for NBC.
In fact, one NBC exec had an issue with one of the key plots of the very first episode, and arguably the story of the pilot most memorable after Rachel joining the group after running into Central Perk in her wedding dress.