They were just as instrumental in keeping us tuned in week after week.
At the top of the page it said fast-talking New Yorker.
But then they had me back and I did it again and then they gave me the job.
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So, it really worked.
So I showed up the next day as an extra.
They called me coffee guy.
The first line that I had was Yeah.
Did you ever learn Gunthers last name?
We all know its not Central Perk.TYLER:No, they never established a last name.
Did you want to make one up for yourself?TYLER:I thought about it.
Maybe it would be something really simple like, Smith.
Maybe Gunther was his last name?TYLER:Oh!
Now thats an interesting concept.
I had never thought of that.
So right from the beginning, I was thrilled to be there.
On this, every single one of them were that and I was like, This is really special.
I could just tell.
Maggie, where did the iconic laugh andOh.
God.catchphrase come from?WHEELER:The writers gave me that Oh.
line, so that was gold.
I put my spin on it and that, of course, is history.
We laughed all the time.
We cracked [during a scene] all the time.
We did it and she said, That was good, can we do one more time?
Im really, really fond of the episode where I hook up with Ross because of my entrance.
In that particular episode, no one was expecting it, absolutely no one.
The audience went wild.
It was rock star moment.
Its tender and just such a brilliantly written episode.
I read that script and they had just established Gunther as a character.
Im a character on this amazing show!
Im a minor, minor character on this huge, amazing show!
But you know what, people actually kind of liked it.
Hey, it was the right thing to do!
She needed to know.TYLER:Absolutely.
It was definitely the right thing to do.
Yes, Gunther was the moral backbone of the show.
She just accepts it.
It was such a surprise.
I have a few other cute items.
TYLER:They gave me some ties and I got a Central Perk coffee cup.
Where do you hope Gunther is now?TYLER:Gunther better have moved on from Rachel.
I hope he owns Central Perk now thatd be nice.
He bought it from Terry or something like that and he doesnt sleep in the back of Central Perk.
Maybe he has a decent apartment somewhere?
TYLER:Not only the nostalgia, but I think the chemistry of the cast and the story lines.
Or, I identify with Phoebe!
Or Gunther!TYLER:Or Gunther!
The weirdos identify with Gunther.
