Twins!
Ross and Rachel together again!
And who knew Phoebe drives a cab?
After all the hype, guesswork and rumor-milling, last night’s finale turned out to be what every “Friends” fan was hoping for – a happy ending for everyone on the NBC comedy series that has dominated the last 10 years of TV.
Perhaps the biggest surprise was what wasn’t done for last night’s finale.
For months, studio insiders had been hinting there were several “alternate endings” for the finale to throw everyone off the scent of the “real” ending.
But that never happened.
All along, there was only one ending, an insider told The Post – and what you saw was what you got.
For lovelorn Ross (David Schwimmer) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), that meant ending up together – again! – with Ross proposing to Rachel (again!)
For Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Monica (Courteney Cox), that meant finally becoming parents via their surrogate – who shockingly gave birth to twins, doubling the couple’s fun.
As for ditzy Phoebe, well, who knew she had a hack’s license? “Friends” fans were open-mouthed when Ross needed a cab to the airport – and Phoebe was his taxi driver!
As for Joey (Matt LeBlanc), last night’s finale meant saying goodbye to his pals as he heads for a life in Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.
The cast watched the finale together at a special screening in Los Angeles, on the set of the Central Perk coffee shop, where the last scene of last night’s show was shot.
It is the last piece of the “Friends” set still standing. The rest of the sets were torn down shortly after the finale was shot last February.
After last night’s historic finale, the entire cast visited Jay Leno’s “Tonight” show – which was shot live on the “Friends” studio soundstage.
Today, the cast will reminisce about the show’s long history – and their relationships with each other – on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (4 p.m. on WABC/Channel 7).
The show is putting out a DVD of last night’s finale in record time. “Friends: The Series Finale Limited Edition DVD,” which goes on sale Tuesday.
The DVD contains the version of last night’s finale that aired on NBC – and a bonus DVD version with additional footage cut from last night’s broadcast.
The DVD will also contain:
* The “Friends” pilot episode from 1994.
* A compilation of the show’s opening songs and footage through the years.
* A music video of the show’s theme song, “I’ll Be There for You,” performed by The Rembrandts and the entire “Friends” cast.
But it won’t end there. Loyal fans of the show can reminisce and re-live all their favorite “Friends” memories with “Friends . . . ‘Til the End,” a glossy “Special Collector’s Edition” book, published by Time Inc. Home Entertainment, that hits stores today.
The book contains hundreds of rare photos, behind-the-scenes stories, bios of all the “Friends” stars and “exit interviews” with each cast member.
It remains to be seen how last night’s finale will stack up against other much-hyped TV finales – especially against the mother of all finales, the 1983 ending of “M*A*S*H.”
That finale drew a whopping 77 share, meaning that 77 percent all TV sets in the country turned on at that time were watching the “M*A*S*H” finale.
In 1967, 72 percent of all TV sets were tuned into ABC to watch the finale of “The Fugitive,” in which Kimball (David Janssen) finally caught the one-armed man who murdered his wife.
The 1993 “Cheers” finale notched a 64 share. Like last night’s “Friends” finale, the cast of “Cheers” appeared with Jay Leno on the “Tonight” show immediately after the finale aired.
The 1998 finale of “Seinfeld” on NBC notched a 58 share, while the 1988 finale of “Magnum P.I.” averaged a 48 share.
While this wraps up everything for Aniston, Schwimmer, Kudrow, Cox and Perry, it’s only the beginning for LeBlanc.
He kicks off his “Friends” spinoff, “Joey,” in the fall.