Who had a not-so-friends reunion from the Friends superstars Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer on their 2024 bingo card? Not the friends of Friends, at least. But here comes the surprise package anyway, from an Uber Eats commercial for the Super Bowl Sunday to take the world on an expedition into yesteryears. Although the cryptic Uber Eats Ad promo by David and Victoria Beckham did cue Aniston’s feature for the Super Bowl commercial, this unprecedented Friends crossover with Schwimmer has sent fans into a meltdown. 

The Uber Eats ad features a special tagline “In order to remember something, you gotta forget something else”. However, who would have ever expected Aniston to forget Schwimmer to make space for Uber Eats? Well, not only did she forget, but also sported an awkward run-into moment with the actor, refusing to hug. Although Aniston even asks for a “hint” to jerk up her thought bank, Schwimmer’s “worked together for 10 years” does not sit well with her as she reacts cheekily with “Like I’d forget 10 years of my life.”.

Throughout the commercial, it features several parallel sequences of people forgetting something or the other. So much so that David and Victoria Beckham failed to remember the Spice Girls. Although one should have gotten the cue back when the pair addressed Jennifer Aniston riddled in a slip-up of Jessica Aniston, it all came to clearance with the final commercial unveiling.

Even though the star-studded commercial was enough to take fans on a buzzing trip, the sudden reunion of Aniston and Schwimmer altered the track to a nostalgia hike.

Fans ride on a voyage of recollection after the Uber Eats Ad

Fans of Friends know just how big an impact the cast has had on the world since its inception. As a result, even 2 decades later, the show still struts with authority in maintaining a sizeable viewership, as it remains one of the prime comfort shows of the audience. At such a time, a commercial featuring two of those iconic stars is probably the sliest strategy to ensure traffic and a surge in sales.

Most definitely, the traffic and surge both were achieved with the killer move of marketing genius. Surely, the fans were swaying on the reminiscent drive.

Some fans even achieved a rare feat in executing an eagle-eyed scrutiny. However, one thing that came to be mentioned recurrently is a “lobster” reunion to hint at their favorite on-screen ‘It’ couple on television. While there is no scope to deny the absolute frenzy, the commercial has unleashed, on the other hand, one cannot even be thankful enough for the unexpected treat for a remarkable archive. 

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