Why did Frank jr and Alice need Phoebe to carry their children?
If their baby(ies) were from Alice's ova and Frank's sperm, why did they have to grow in Phoebe's womb (her oven, totally their bun, as Phoebe describes it)? I know out of universe it was to explain Lisa Kudrow's eventual baby-bump- was there an in-universe reason?
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In universe -
Alice(44) was Frank's(18) home economics teacher in high school. They both start dating in season 3. They get engaged and Alice is introduced to the gang in the episode "The one with the Hypnosis Tape". They decide they want to get married and have babies.
In "the one with Phoebe's uterus", they get married and they ask a favour of Phoebe to carry their embryo/child. Since at an age of 44 the rates of conceiving babies comparatively becomes difficult, they ask Phoebe to carry their baby for them. Phoebe accepts to be their surrogate.
Coming to the show the writers probably thought that would be good way to utilise Lisa Kudrow's real pregnancy
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Does Phoebe keep the babies?
(For you non-Friends fans, Phoebe agreed to carry Frank Jr. and his wife's babies after the couple couldn't conceive naturally.) Millions of people watched\u2014and cried\u2014as Phoebe held Leslie, Frank Jr. Jr., and Chandler in her arms.Who impregnated Phoebe?
Phoebe had agreed to be a surrogate for her brother Frank Jr. and his wife, Leslie, when the couple found out that they couldn't conceive naturally. In the show's 100th episode, she gave birth to triplets, reducing the cast (and us) to tears. That was over 20 years ago and now the triplets \u2013 Frank Jr.How did Chandler get Phoebe to pick his name for triplets?
Chandler Buffay is the youngest daughter and last child of Frank Buffay Jr. and Alice Knight, named after Chandler Bing when she was thought to be a boy and her parents allowed Phoebe the chance to name one of the triplets. Chandler was born with her older brother and sister, Frank Jr.Did Phoebe actually give birth on Friends?
Show writers had her character become pregnant with triplets, as this allowed Lisa to show off her real-life baby bump on screen. Phoebe gave birth to the triplets in season five episode three and named them Frank Jr. Jr., Leslie, and Chandler. The actress then gave birth to her real-life son in 1998.Friends 4x11 (3 scenes)
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