Warner Bros. Discovery Launches FRIENDS Fan Week 2023 with Exclusive New Products, Fun Experiences, and Giveaways to Celebrate Friends Fans Can Enter to Win Free Central Perk Coffee and The FRIENDS Experience Tickets
BURBANK, JULY 25, 2023 — Friends will always be there for you, and to honor International Friendship Day on July 30, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products will officially launch the second annual FRIENDS Fan Week 2023 on July 24, with experiences, programming, giveaways and products to celebrate friendship and the television series loved by millions of fans around the world. The week-long celebration inspired by the FRIENDS TV show invites fans to celebrate the bonds of friendship shared by Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Joey and Ross and connect with their own friends to recreate favorite scenes at The FRIENDSExperience, make memories playing with new games and toys from Uno and Polly Pocket, enjoy Central Perk Coffee with giveaways hosted daily at @CentralPerk.com, and more. Below are suggestions on how to enjoy FRIENDS Fan Week 2023 as well as all new products to share with your BFFs: - Play with your friends. Launching today, July 24, Polly Pocket bringsFRIENDS fans an exclusive collector compact in its Polly Pocket Partnership collector series. The iconic coffee cup exterior opens to reveal three nostalgic locations from the show. Fans can have a laugh around the couches at Central Perk with all six characters as micro dolls. Nine accessories and fun features offer Easter Eggs and play and display moments that capture popular scenes: take care of Chandler's pet chicken & duck in the apartment or act out the iconic Thanksgiving scene where Joey gets a turkey stuck on his head! This collectible compact is ideal for friends and Polly Pocket fans alike. Colors and decorations may vary. Available on Mattel Shop, $50.
- Dress up for your friends. the WB Shop will also launch today, July 25 @ 9 am PT, new WB100 Looney Tunes x FRIENDS products, a delightful collaboration that brings together two iconic universes in a stylish and playful design in celebration of the Warner Bros. Studios’ 100 anniversary this year. The one-of-a-kind design with the FRIENDS intro scene merges with the timeless charm of Looney Tunes creating an entertaining blend that fans will adore. The exclusive image appears on a range of giftable items including a towel, t-shirt, blanket and notebook, all perfect gifts for your friends ($22.95-$59.95).
- Bring friends together for game night with a FRIENDS-themed UNO Card Game featuring favorite characters from the series. Play with your own friends and family. For card game lovers ages seven and up. Available on Amazon, $10.99.
- Round up the gang and enter to win free tickets to The FRIENDS™ Experience, a truly unique interactive experience created by Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment, Original X Productions,and Warner Bros. Television Group. In celebration of FRIENDS Fan Week, The FRIENDS Experience will host an online giveaway on Instagram beginning July 28 (@friendstheexperience) as well as offer a ticket promo for 25% off purchases of 3 or more tickets to New York City, Long Beach, California, Detroit, Michigan; Brussels, Belgium and Birmingham, U.K. locations starting on July 29 at 10 am ET and running through 11:59 pm local time on Monday, July 31. Fans will also be able to shop at The FRIENDSExperience Store with 15% off of $50, 20% off of $100, and 30% off of $150 in-store and online. For more information or to purchase tickets for The FRIENDS Experience, please visit www.friendstheexperience.com.
- Gather your friends on the orange couch as Nick At Nite has all the FRIENDS Fan-demonium you could ask for! Tune in every night at 10 pm as they count down the Top 10 Best Lines for each character - and during FRIENDS Fan Week, they’ll be counting down the best iconic lines from Monica. I KNOW! Tune-in all week at 10 pm and catch them all in a marathon on Saturday Night (July 29th)!
- THE ONE WHERE THEY BECAME A LITTLE PEOPLE COLLECTOR SET: Ross and Rachel might have been on a break, but Fisher-Price knows “she’s your lobster” and it’s meant to be. In collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, Fisher-Price is unveiling the Little People Collector™ FRIENDS "The Television Series" set. So, grab a cup of coffee from Central Perk, make sure your duck is contained, and give a peep through that yellow picture frame because your favorite six Friends are back in a new form. This set features the six iconic characters from one of the funniest and most beloved TV shows of all time. Surrounded by purple walls, Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe pile onto the orange couch one more time. Available on Amazon, $29.99. And in honor of FRIENDS’ 236 episodes, Fisher-Price is giving away 236 Little People Collector FRIENDS “The Television Series” sets to 236 of the show’s biggest fans. Consumers can participate in 'The One With 236 Winners' Sweepstakes until August 1.
- Brew up some Joe-y and enter to win free coffee. In honor of FRIENDS Fan Week, Central Perk Coffee is giving away free coffee almost daily via @CentralPerk on Instagram beginning today, July 24th at 8 am PT. Sustainably sourced, produced and packaged using responsible environmental practices, Central Perk Coffee offers artisanal blends like “How You Doin’?” (medium roast), “Pivot Blend” (medium/dark roast), “We Were on a Coffee Break” (dark roast), “Oh.My.GAWD!” (cold brew blend), and “Gunther!” (espresso). Central Perk Coffee is shipped direct to consumers through a customizable coffee subscription service or a curated multi-blend variety pack, as well as single Central Perk Coffee products. Later this year, a modern-day version of the iconic Central Perk Coffeehouse is officially opening at 205 Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts. For updates on the upcoming Central Perk Coffeehouse or to place your orders for Central Perk Coffee, please visit www.centralperk.com and follow @CentralPerk.
About FRIENDS Celebrating the 25th anniversary of its debut in 1994, FRIENDS remains one of television’s most beloved series. One of the highest-rated shows on television in its original network run, the series remains a perennial go-to in syndication and on streaming services, where it continues to be a smash hit worldwide. A favorite among critics and fans alike throughout its 10-season run, FRIENDS not only won the Emmy® for Outstanding Comedy series, but also garnered Emmy® Awards for series stars Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow. From Warner Bros. Television, FRIENDSfollows the lives and loves of a close-knit group of friends living in New York City: siblings Ross (David Schwimmer) and Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), along with friends Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) and Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston). FRIENDS was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, who executive produced the series with Kevin Bright through Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences, extends the company’s powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBDGCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on award-winning toy, fashion, home décor and publishing programs inspired by the biggest franchises from Warner Bros.’ film, television, animation, and games studios, HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network, HGTV, Eurosport, Adult Swim, and more. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, and promotional partnerships, WBDGCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world. Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment (WBDGTE), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences, is a worldwide leader in the creation, development, and licensing of location-based entertainment, live events, exhibits, and theme park experiences based on the biggest franchises, stories and characters from Warner Bros.’ film, television, animation, and games studios, HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network and more. WBDGTE is home to the groundbreaking locations of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal theme parks around the world, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, The WB Abu Dhabi, The FRIENDS Experience, The Game of Thrones Studio Tour and countless other experiences inspired by the Wizarding World, DC, Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Game of Thrones, FRIENDS and more. With best-in-class partners, WBDGTE allows fans around the world to physically immerse themselves inside their favorite brands and franchises. FRIENDS and all related characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s23) |
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