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Everyone is realizing that the iconic 'Friends' fountain is also in 'Hocus Pocus'

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Friends and Hocus Pocus

  • Eagle-eyed fans spotted iconic "Friends" fountain in the Halloween movie "Hocus Pocus."
  • The fountain first appeared in the 1993 movie "Hocus Pocus," in a scene where Max, Allison, Dani, and Binx run through a local park.
  • The fountain later made an appearance in the "Friends" opening credits when the show premiered in 1994.
  • While "Friends" was set in New York City, and "Hocus Pocus" was set in Salem, Massachusetts, they were both filmed on the same Warner Brother's lot in Los Angeles.
  • People made jokes that they were "today years old" when they first noticed that "Friends" and "Hocus Pocus" were filmed on the same lot, instead of locations on the east coast.
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People are realizing the iconic "Friends" fountain is in the Halloween movie "Hocus Pocus," and it's the crossover event no one knew they needed until now.

Eagle-eyed fans spotted the connection between the 1993 film and the sitcom, which premiered in 1994, and posted photos to Twitter.

People made jokes on Twitter saying that they were "today years old" when they first noticed that "Friends" and "Hocus Pocus" were filmed on the same location and noted similarities between the sets. 

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The fountain appears in the opening credits for "Friends." It's in the background of a scene about halfway through "Hocus Pocus," after characters Max, Allison, Dani, and Binx plot to destroy the Sanderson Sisters. The following scene shows the group celebrating in a local park.

Here's the fountain in Friends: 

Friends opening credits

Friends opening credits.

And here it is in Hocus Pocus: 

Hocus Pocus.Hocus Pocus.

Though the fountain was pictured first in "Hocus Pocus," it was "Friends" that made it famous. The TV show was set in New York, so people apparently think the fountain is in Central Park.

But while "Friends" was set in New York City, and "Hocus Pocus" was set in Salem, Massachusetts, they were both filmed on the same Warner Brother's lot in Los Angeles.

The Warner Bros. Ranch is Hollywood history! We used it for an event just last month and it reminded us of all the shows that have been filmed here ... It was the backdrop for such TV shows and movies as Father Knows Best, Dennis the Menace, Hazel, Bewitched, Gidget, I Dream of Jeannie, The Monkees, The Flying Nun, The Partridge Family, High Noon, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, The Wild One and many more. 📺 Only the front facades of the houses and buildings were built; the interiors were always shot at other locations or studios. The streets were constructed and arranged in such a way as to allow shooting at multiple angles to create the illusion of a much larger area, though the lot only spans across about six city blocks.

A post shared by Warner Bros Special Events (@warnerbrosevent) on Aug 7, 2019 at 6:04pm PDT on

If you want to see the fountain in real life, Warner Bros. is hosting a handful of tours this November in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary.

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