Home Alone house.Photo:Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty
Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty
A golden television Easter egg may have been discovered, linking the fictional McCallister family fromHome Aloneand the cast ofFriends.
Earlier this week, anInstagramuser named Scott Westwood posted an explainer on the platform with a theory that “Chandler and Monica fromFriendsmoved into the McAllister’s house fromHome Alone.”
In the clip, he combined footage from the 1990 film about a family who went away for the holidays, only to realize a bit too late that they’d forgotten one of their children back home, with a video of “Mondler” in their house — showing theHome Aloneresidence visible through their window.
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The video has racked up an impressive 14.4 million views (and counting) since going up and even got the attention of a user namedDaren Janes, who said he was theart directoron the New York City-based sitcom.
“This is hilarious. You caught me,” Janes commented.
“I was the Art Director onFRIENDS& the house was a set. The actors walked in the front door, so we saw outside," Janes continued. “We used the backing from a company called Pacific Studios which was made forHome Alonebecause it looked the best through the door & windows. Great eye my friend!!!!”
Friends cast.Reisig & Taylor/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty
Reisig & Taylor/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty
Although it was introduced to the world in November 1990, fascination surrounding theHome Alonehouse has stood the test of time. Last week, TheNew York Timespublished a deep dive intohow much it would actually cost the McAllister’sto live in the massive abode today.
Home Alone cast.Alamy
In December 2020, theU.K. morning showThis Morningspoke toLaura Abendshien— a former resident who was just 6 years old when her family’s home was used as the filming location.
“We stayed in the house pretty much the entire period, which was about four or five months,” she said at the time.
She recalledMacaulay Culkin, who played Kevin McCallister, “[using] my room to study with his tutor and his brother [Keiran], wasn’t filming as much, so he would just hang out in my room.”
Abendshien said it came as a “surprise” how much of a hit her family’s home turned out to be decades later.
Friends sleepover.Booking.com
The same can be said for theFriendstwo-bedroom apartment which was turned intoa rental spacein partnership with Booking.com in 2021.
The flagship in New York City offered fans an overnight stay at “The Ultimate Sleepover at The Friends Experience” for just $19.94 — a nod to the year the sitcom aired.
source: people.com
