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In case you weren’t aware, there is an episode of Friends missing its signature theme-song claps. Since the complete series has been acquired by Netflix streaming, fans revisiting the sitcom staple have noticed the show’s various nuances and goofs over the course of ten seasons. But in addition to realizing that Chandler Bing was a total homophobe and the ladies sported some appallingly loud ’90s attire, Reddit also users noticed that the Season One, Episode Three, “The One with the Thumb” is missing the four famous hand-claps from the Rembrandts’ one-hit wonder, “I’ll Be There For You.”
View videoAs far as we know, this is the only episode (out of 236) with this issue since the series has been syndicated to streaming. The six characters are seen clapping, but the diegetic familiarity has seemingly disappeared. Claps have been reported missing during broadcast reruns and DVD masterings, but never before on digital — until now. We originally thought the issue could lie within music rights associated with the Rembrandts, but wanted to get to the bottom of it. Because it’s weird!
We reached out to Netflix, who reported they have no intel about the absence of the claps, so we got in touch with Warner Bros. Television, which produced all ten seasons of the series. After about a week of digging, Warner Bros. discovered that “The One with the Thumb” originally had a technical glitch associated with the master cut, which has now been fixed. The claps are still missing from the episode on Netflix, but Warner Bros. assured us technical issues like this take a little while to update. So there you have it: the greatest mystery of our time is now put to rest.
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