What is the ‘Merry Christmas Eve Eve’ meme from Friends?

DESPITE launching before the existence of the 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.

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What is the ‘Merry Christmas Eve Eve’ meme from Friends?

Christmas ‘Eve Eve’ is the day before Christmas Eve and two days before Christmas Day.

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 – 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 episode aired on December 14, 1995.

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How many Christmas episodes of Friends are there?

There are nine Christmas episodes in the series.

• The One with Phoebe’s Dad (S2/E9)
• The One where Rachel Quits (S3/E10)
• The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie (S4/E10)
• The One with the Inappropriate Sister (S5/E10)
• The One with the Routine (S6/E10)
• The One with All the Candy (S7/E9)
• The One with the Holiday Armadillo (S7/E10)
• The One with the Creepy Holiday Card (S8/E11)
• The One with Christmas in Tulsa (S9/E10)

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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.

The final episode of Friends, The Last One, aired on May 6, 2004 on NBC and drew in more than 52million viewers.