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You can now buy your own Hugsy the Penguin from Friends

Just don't give it to Joey.

One of Friends' standout characters was undoubtedly Hugsy, Joey's beloved stuffed toy penguin. Stuffed Cat Toy

You can now buy your own Hugsy the Penguin from Friends

While you'd never have been able to get your hands on the toy due to Joey's possessive grip on him, there is good news after all.

You can now buy your very own version of Hugsy thanks to AliExpress, who are selling them online for $30 (£22) right now – and it's worldwide, so you can grab one from anywhere around the globe.

Related: Friends fans can now buy and eat Rachel's infamous meat trifle thanks to Deliveroo

If you remember, Hugsy featured prominently during the storyline in which Rachel moves in with Joey, as she takes care of daughter Emma.

The baby gets very attached to the penguin, so Joey buys a new version to try and swap and get his original Hugsy back. However, Emma gets upset when he tries to take it away.

A shocked Rachel later asks how he can try and steal a toy from a baby, Joey revealing: "How do you think I got him in the first place?"

Meanwhile, it was revealed earlier this week that TV executives reportedly originally tried to get a more diverse cast for Friends.

However, creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane apparently 'pushed back' against the initiative in order to get their originally-intended, straight, white line-up instead.

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Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International.  Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i' as a sub-editor.

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