It wasn’t only Chandler who had a thing for her.
“‘No food for you!'”
she added, quoting another popular NBC showfrom the era.
Surprise! It’s a Janice (Maggie Wheeler) episode of ‘Friends’.Credit:NBC
“It’s a little bit of a rock star feeling,” she admitted.
“That was a huge buildup,” Wheeler remembered.
And they really just milked it until the bitter end.
Maggie Wheeler is all smiles entering Chandler and Joey’s apartment on ‘Friends’.NBC
And then when I walked in, the audience went nuts."
In addition to big entrances, Janice was known for her catchphrase “Oh.
Oftentimes the phrase would coincide with an entrance, for maximum Janice action.
She continued, “It was unlike any other set I had ever been on.
I loved being on that set.
I loved working with those actors.
Maggie Wheeler shares a scene with Matthew Perry (and Bullwinkle) on the first season of ‘Friends’.NBC
I loved the writing, and I loved Janice.”
Elsewhere in the podcast appearance, Wheeler looked back on herFriendsaudition.
Maybe that’s not what they were thinking,'” said Wheeler.
“But that is the moment that they discovered Janice and so did I.”
Listen to Wheeler’s full interview onStill Here Hollywoodbelow:
