Ever Wondered Why The Central Perk Couch In 'Friends' Was Always Free?

You won't believe your eyes when you realise you've never spotted this before...

Monday, January 19, 2015 - 17:37

You may think that you know every single episode of Friends inside and out, but we bet you've never noticed THIS in the hit series.

Ever wondered why the sofa in Central Perk is (nearly) always free for Monica, Rachel, Joey, Phoebe, Ross and Chandler?

Well, thanks to Tanya Ghahremani at Bustle, it's come to our attention that it's all down to one simple sign. No, really.

Once you've spotted the 'Reserved' sign on the coffee table, it's kind of hard not to spot it in every single episode.

Like this one.

Even in this one, where it's propped up against the napkin dispenser.

Ah, salmon skin roll.

Top 10 Friends Moments Of All Time

Monica attempts to cheer up Chandler by way of an enormous piece of poultry on her head.

1 of 10
Stuck in a bathroom with leather trousers around his ankles, Ross finds himself in a sticky situation…

2 of 10
A trip to Barbados leaves Monica feeling like she has no choice but to cornrow her frizzy hair, to hilarious results.

3 of 10
Phoebe has her brother’s triplets? Only in Friends.

4 of 10
The hairstyle that launched a thousand ships.

5 of 10
Classically running late, Joey has to marry his best friends… in a military uniform.

6 of 10
Ross attempts to teach his son about Hanukkah, only to be upstaged by Santa Chandler. We still have no idea what the Holiday Armadillo was all about!

7 of 10
Joey becomes a human ladder after he and Ross get locked on the roof. If only Ross hadn’t overindulged on the festive cheeseboards…

8 of 10
A classic cameo role – Phoebe lands Danny DeVito as a stripper for her hen party.

9 of 10
The time that Monica was fat. Never. Gets. Old.

10 of 10