The Pilot (Friends) successfully brings up the idea to Rachel of asking her out sometime, and later confesses to Monica about the potential relationship. In the final scene, the entire group are in Central Perk having coffee with Rachel, who begins a new career as a coffee shop waitress. Creators and writers David Crane and Marta Kauffman were known in the television industry for writing the cable television series "Dream On". A second series by the duo, "Family Album", had premiered on CBS in the Fall 1993 season but was cancelled after airing six episodes. In November 1993, they began developing three new
Tully's Coffee Tully's Coffee Tully's Coffee is an American specialty coffee manufacturing brand owned by Keurig, which acquired the Tully's brand and wholesale business in 2009. Keurig had also licensed the Tully's name to a now-defunct retailer and wholesaler chain of coffee shops based in Seattle, Washington. Its stores served specialty coffees, espresso, baked goods, pastries, and coffee-related supplies. The coffee-shop chain also has overseas licensing agreements in Japan, where its brand name is used for over 600 Tully's coffee houses. Tully's Coffee was well known for once following an expansion strategy of opening stores adjacent to those of the considerably larger