DESPITE launching before the existence of social media, Friends quotes often do the rounds on Instagram. The 'Merry Christmas Eve Eve' meme often starts popping up during the festive season - here's all you need to know. Christmas 'Eve Eve' is the day before Christmas Eve and two days before Christmas Day.
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Since the popular holiday episode aired, the phrase has circulated in-person and online. Phoebe, played by Lisa Kudrow, said the catchphrase during season two, episode nine. This episode was called The One with Phoebe's Dad. In the episode, Joey, Ross, Chandler, Monica, and Rachel are in the Central Perk coffee shop when Phoebe walks in and tells them "Hey, Happy Christmas Eve Eve.".
![[The scene where Phoebe tells the gang 'Merry Christmas Eve Eve']](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/12/AC-FRIENDS-MEME-OP.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The episode aired on December 14, 1995. There are nine Christmas episodes in the series. The only two seasons that did not include a Christmas episode are seasons one and 10. Season one featured a New Years Eve episode, and Season 10 only featured a Thanksgiving episode.
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The final episode of Friends, The Last One, aired on May 6, 2004 on NBC and drew in more than 52million viewers. Friends became one of the most famous TV shows in the 90s and early 00s. The series followed a group of six friends attempting to navigate life in Manhattan, New York City.
![[Phoebe Buffay was played by Lisa Kudrow]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/12/NINTCHDBPICT000627207185.jpg?strip=all&w=609)
