This holiday, parents are trying to find the perfect gift for friends and family — and a new limited edition t-shirt from one of the most popular TV shows ever ticks off a lot of boxes, especially since it's also supporting a good cause.
The fun shirt designs come from Matthew Perry, the actor most known for his role as Chandler, the sarcastic but lovable character in Friends. He's taking some of his most quoted lines and turning them into merch that any Gen Xer or Millennial on your list would get a kick out of.
The shirts which Matt showed off on his Instagram account will only be available for two weeks, and the proceeds will all go toward the World Health Organization's COVID relief efforts.
Out of context, the sayings on the merch might not be recognizable to anyone who has never seen Friends — if such people exist. But with the famous script, most people will recognize Chandler's "Could this BE anymore of..." phrase from most of the early seasons.
The products are sold at Represent, and include mugs, baseball caps, hoodies, and most of all, t-shirts. Many include cartoons of Chandler dancing in his oversized suits.
Matt, who modeled his shirt while pretending to talk on a banana, picked an apt time to introduce his time-sensitive t-shirt line. While people have been binge watching the most popular show of the '90s and early 2000s during the pandemic, they have also been looking forward to seeing their television Friends reunite. A special was set to come out on HBO Max, but it was put on hold during quarantine.
Recently, Matt wrote on Twitter that the reunion is being added back to the schedule, possibly for early March. So a new shirt to celebrate might be in order.
Matt has had a busy quarantine, getting engaged and now raising money for charity, Today said. Everyone misses his humor, so having it emblazoned on a hoodie and supporting COVID relief might just mean it's the right gift for lots of fans and friends as we forget 2020 and laugh like it was 1999.