In the weeks following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, many television shows made changes to their content in response to the national mood. The popular 1990s sitcom Friends was no exception. The show's Emmy-winning eighth season, which began just 16 days after the attacks, was altered to be more sensitive to the trauma of the moment. One notable change involved a storyline from the third episode of the season, titled The One Where Rachel Tells…, which originally featured a subplot about Monica and Chandler's honeymoon. In the original version of the episode, Matthew Perry's character, Chandler, joked about bombs while going through airport security, leading to a humorous but ill-timed scene where he and Courteney Cox's Monica were taken into an interrogation room by officials. The scene, which was later removed, included Chandler making a joke about taking bombs seriously and Monica sarcastically telling her friends to wait for her apartment to blow up. These scenes were replaced with a more subdued storyline about a war with another newlywed couple over honeymoon perks. The original scenes were later included in the 2004 UK DVD release and have since been uploaded to YouTube, with a message acknowledging their historical significance. While Friends did not directly reference the 9/11 attacks in its storyline, the show paid tribute in other ways. The first episode of the eighth season was dedicated to "the people of New York City." The cast also wore NYPD and FDNY apparel, and an American flag was displayed in the Central Perk coffee shop. In one scene, actor Joey Tribbiani wore a T-shirt honoring Captain Billy Burke, a firefighter who died during the attacks. The show's creators, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, explained that they chose not to directly address the attacks, instead focusing on providing comfort and distraction for viewers during a difficult time. The show also invited survivors of the attacks and their families to watch a taping of the show, which co-creator Marta Kauffman described as an "extraordinary night." Executive producer Kevin S. Bright echoed this sentiment, stating that Friends aimed to be "comfort food" during a challenging period, rather than a show focused on the trauma of the events. He emphasized that the show should be "funnier than we've ever been" to help people cope.