The surprising 'Home Alone' and 'Friends' connection you never noticed

Could this possibly be?

Could your mind BE anymore blown?

After a thorough investigation, production company 22 Vision has discovered that the house Monica and Chandler Bing move into in the final season of Friends is, in fact, the same house the McAllisters lived in in the 1990s holiday classic Home Alone.

While the McAllisters lived in Chicago and Chandler and Monica were based in a suburb of New York, the production company compiled their compelling evidence into one video.

We present the evidence:

A summation:

The blue house across the street with the wreath on the door in Home Alone.

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The same house in Friends.

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The Murphy's house in Home Alone:

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The same garage spotted in Friends:

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If you haven't been convinced by the video alone, 22 Vision is said to have gotten in touch with the residents of the real house in Winnetka, Illinois, who confirmed the claim.

"Home Alone came out in 1990," the production company explained in their video, "This Friends episode aired in 2004."

"They used the stock footage from the filming of Home Alone assuming nobody would notice," they continued, "We noticed!"

Excuse us, we're just going to need a minute.

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