The ghosts become obsessed with Friends after watching it on Mike and Alison's TV. Throughout the episode, Thomas attempts to use Joey Tribbiani’s famous catchphrase, "How you doin'?" , while Julian references a "bank account in Fiji"—a nod to Chandler Bing.
When Julian describes the neighbor Barclay as being "richer than Crassus," it’s a meta-joke: Simon Farnaby (who plays the ghost Julian) famously played Crassus in the Horrible Histories series.
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The episode weaves this reference through both the plot and its visual style:
The title is the caveman ghost Robin's pronunciation of "Moon Stone". The ghosts become obsessed with Friends after watching
Just as Monica Geller turns off the lamp at the end of the Friends theme song, the episode ends with Robin using his powers to turn off the light.
An interesting feature of the Ghosts (UK) episode (Season 1, Episode 5) is its deep-cut connection to the sitcom Friends . Watch the ghosts attempt their own version of
It is revealed that the grounds of Button House were once a sacred site that Stonehenge was actually copied from.