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Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon are no strangers to each other: They've starred alongside each other for years — remember the instant classic 17 Again? — and can currently be found spending hours together on set filming their hit CBS show The Odd Couple. Upon playing our BFF game we discovered that they are, in fact, a kind of "odd couple" and they actually know each other really well. Watch the video below, then read on to see how they fared!
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What is Tom most likely to be found doing between takes on set?
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Matthew Perry: I've got mine.
Thomas Lennon: My answer is "Stretching out like Richard Simmons." Wow, look at that. We got it. No matter how much money we make on winning this [game], he has more.
What is Matthew most likely to be found doing between takes on set?
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MP: I misspelled something.
TL: Lying on a couch!
MP: You got me. OK, we do know each other!
TL: We actually know each other really, really well.
What is Tom's favorite curse word?
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MP: My favorite swearword is different.
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Perfect. In that case, what is Matthew's favorite curse word?
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TL: I think it's something fun, you've got that Canadian flair...is it "clusterfuck"? Like, "This has turned into a real clusterfuck, eh?"
MP: No, that's not a swear word.
TL: Oh. What’ve you got?
MP: Fuckface.
TL: Oh, fuckface! I was close!
MP: I just put the word fuckface in my play.
TL: Did you? Did people like it?
MP: Yeah. Laughed a lot.
TL: They love it.
MP: "Clusterfuck" you thought was my favorite word?
TL: No, I was trying to think of a word. I don't hear you swear very much.
MP: I swear a lot.
TL: Really?
MP: Yeah.
TL: Not at me.
MP: No, internally. You should hear what I'm saying right now.
TL: You can listen if you get really close. [leans in] Oh yeah. That's pretty dark.
What is Tom's secret talent?
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MP: Yeah, very different. We failed that round.
TL: If you think I'm good at yoga, you should see me juggle.
MP: I can juggle, too.
TL: Yeah, I know! We should juggle on the show together.
What is Matthew's secret talent?
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MP: Ooh. I don't know what my secret talent is.
TL: Look how quickly I started writing.
MP: I don't know what my secret talent is!
TL: Want me to tell you? What'd you write? Complaining? Or tennis! So if you need someone after the weekend who's gonna complain about the staff —
MP: — but that's not a secret talent, everybody knows I play tennis!
TL: Everybody?
MP: [To BuzzFeed] Don't you guys know that I play tennis?
BF: I kinda knew.
MP: But you don't know that I complain all the time!
What was Tom's high school yearbook superlative?
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TL: The real one? I really was one. And it's pretty lame! It's not Most Likely to Have Jazz Hands. [To Matthew] What'd you put?
MP: Most Talkative.
TL: No! I was voted Most Likely to Succeed!
MP: Oh, you were!
TL: I was voted Most Talkative.
MP: I could see that!
What would you say the biggest perk of being Matthew's friend is?
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TL: This is just one. [To Matthew] What'd you put? "Getting to hang out at [your] house." The house is amazing. I actually put something similar: "Riding around in his cool cars."
MP: There you go!
TL: Also, it's a lot of fun! It's like I'm Robin. I'm your Robin a lot of the times.
MP: Yeah, you are.
TL: We should get a little sidecar.
MP: Yeah, we should.
TL: Yeah, you know?
MP: That sounds like a joke, but I think you're serious.
TL: I'm pretty serious. I'll do a sketch later of the little sidecar. I want to ride around in it!
What would Tom say is the funniest thing that's happened while you were filming?
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TL: I put the time we almost had to kiss. That was pretty weird, remember?
MP: I put any time we argue.
TL: Oh, there you go!
MP: Well, that's the funnest part. The funniest thing is when we argue.
What type of food does Matthew hate the most?
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TL: I wrote "green things"!
MP: I wrote "fish."
TL: Oh. I forgot you hate fish.
MP: I hate fish.
TL: I know that for a while I was buying you a green juice every day. Then one day you said, "Don't ever ever do that again."
MP: I thought I was being real nice and you were like, "Just don't. Just stop."
TL: I like those wellness shots, though!
MP: Those, I know! Those are good.
What type of food does Tom hate the most?
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TL: I honestly can't think of anything.
MP: That's what I said!
TL: I know. I'm just a positive person.
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What is Tom's favorite role of Matthew's?
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TL: I don't know his name, so I'm going with what I refer to him as. [Looks at Matthew's answer.] Ah! Studio 60 guy apparently has a name.
MP: We got that right?
TL: Of course!
MP: All right!
TL: You know I loved you as Studio 60 guy! Always walking around fast.
What is Matthew's favorite role of Tom's?
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TL: I put "Cop in shorts."
MP: Same thing!
TL: Oh, there we go! We did it.
Last question: Without looking at each other...what color are each other's eyes?
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TL: Hazel. You were very close.
MP: I'm close. And you're right.
TL: Yeah, ice blue.
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The Odd Couple airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 PT on CBS.
