Unfortunately, the Vegas that the friends visit is a constructed set that no longer exists. In fact, when the actors are perusing the Casino, they’re actually walking in the very same place that their Central Perk couch usually sat. The Central Perk set was taken down and turned into Caesar’s Palace for this episode!
Who could forget the Friends’ trip to Vegas? After Joey’s film gets cancelled, the struggling actor makes ends meet as a gladiator at the famous Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. When Phoebe, Monica, and Chandler show up on the scene and try to be supportive, he’s super embarrassed and dressed in full gladiator armor. Ross and Rachel, who show up in Vegas a day later, get into an escalating prank war and end up drunkenly married in a Vegas wedding chapel. This episode features all the wild Vegas shenanigans that the city is known for. It’s like The Hangoverbefore The Hangover. If you want to experience Vegas, go for it!
This was the only time throughout all ten seasons that Central Perk was taken down. Who knew that Joey’s “identical hand twin” of a blackjack dealer was standing in Central Perk all along.
For the ultimate Friends-inspired Vegas trip, definitely hit up the real Caesar’s Palace on the Las Vegas strip. Make up some fake names to use while gambling your hard-earned dollars away (Princess Consuela Bananahammock, anyone?) and maybe even plan a shotgun wedding.
