Friends

Created by David Crane
Marta Kauffman
Starring

Jennifer Aniston
Courteney Cox Arquette
Lisa Kudrow
Matt LeBlanc
Matthew Perry
David Schwimmer
Opening theme
"I'll Be There for You" by The Rembrandts
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of episodes 236 (List of episodes)

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ABOUT THE SHOW:-

Friends was created in 1994 by David Crane, and Marta Kauffman, as a follow up to their cable series Dream On. Friends was aimed at young adults who, during the early 1990s, were identified by their café culture, dating scene and modern independence.[2]

Originally to be named Across the Hall, Six of One, Insomnia Cafe, or Friends Like Us,[3] Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television, for NBC in the U.S., and was first broadcast on that network. 'Friends' debuted on September 22, 1994. The show was a huge success throughout its ten year run and was a staple of the NBC Thursday night line-up.[2] The final episode aired on May 6, 2004. The finale was one of the most-watched series finales in television history, behind only M*A*S*H, Cheers, and Seinfeld.


"With a Little Help From My Friends" is a song written by the Beatles (and expertly covered by Joe Cocker) and it could easily be the subtitle for the thirty minute comedy, "Friends". In 1994, the idea was created for "Friends": a show about six friends in New York as they navigate their way through life and learn to grow up as they approach the third decade of their life. All, with the help from each other to get them through the obstacles that life naturally has for us.

Monica is the excessively neat and organized "older sister" of the group, who works as a chef while yearning to find her ideal love.
Ross, Monica's older brother, is a paleontologist with a lifelong crush on Rachel. He is a laid-back man with low self esteem and a recent divorcee.
Rachel is the pretty, bubbly girl who spent most of her life as a spoiled rich princess. Now she must learn to face the real world.
Chandler is Ross' college buddy and the guy who will crack jokes at a moment's notice.
Phoebe is a lovable eccentric masseuse who easily could have fit in with Haight Ashbury in the 1960s.
And Joey, the friend who has an inverse relationship between his good looks and his intelligence. He dreams of becoming an actor. These six individuals make up the cast of Friends.

In May 2004, Friends officially ended it's phenomenal 10 year run. The show's time slot was taken over by a spin-off called Joey.





















Cast members

Primary characters
Role Full name Portrayed By
Rachel Green Rachel Karen Green Jennifer Aniston
Monica Geller Monica Eustace Geller-Bing Courteney Cox Arquette
Phoebe Buffay Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan Lisa Kudrow
Joey Tribbiani Joseph Francis Tribbiani Matt LeBlanc
Chandler Bing Chandler Muriel Bing Matthew Perry
Ross Geller Dr. Ross Eustace Geller David Schwimmer


Secondary characters
Role Relationship Portrayed By
Mike Hannigan Phoebe's husband Paul Rudd
Gunther Central Perk Coffee shop manager James Michael Tyler
Judy Geller Ross & Monica's mother Christina Pickles
Jack Geller Ross & Monica's father Elliott Gould
Ben Geller Willick Bunch Ross' son Cole Sprouse
Carol Willick Ross' lesbian ex-wife Anita Barone (1 episode) & Jane Sibbett
Susan Bunch Carol Willick's lesbian life partner Jessica Hecht
Sandra Greene Rachel's mother Marlo Thomas
Dr. Leonard Greene Rachel's father Ron Leibman
Amy Greene Rachel's sister Christina Applegate
Jill Greene Rachel's youngest sister Reese Witherspoon
Nora Bing Chandler's mother Morgan Fairchild
Charles Bing Chandler's father Kathleen Turner
Janice Litman Goralnik (née Hosenstein) Chandler's annoying ex-girlfriend Maggie Wheeler
Phoebe Abbott Phoebe's mother Teri Garr
Frank Buffay Phoebe's father Bob Balaban
Frank Buffay Jr. Phoebe's brother Giovanni Ribisi
Alice Knight Phoebe's sister in law Debra Jo Rupp


CAST:-

If one were to base one's judgment of David Schwimmer's talent on his low-key performance as the anxious, awkward but lovable paleontologist Ross on NBC's smash hit comedy Friends, one might never suspect that beneath the affable exterior lies a versatile, multi-talented actor and filmmaker.

Tall, dark-haired, and lanky, Schwimmer was born in Queens, but later raised in Southern California, where he attended the famed Beverly Hills High School. He then enrolled in Chicago's Northwestern University, where he briefly considered pursuing his family's traditional profession and becoming a lawyer, but by that time, the acting bug had bitten him deeply and he was committed to it. Following graduation from Northwestern, Schwimmer gained enough stage experience in Chicago theater to co-found the Lookingglass Theatre Company with fellow actors. Schwimmer remains passionate about his involvement with the troupe and has starred in or directed many of their productions. In 1989, he made the first of several attempts to break into Hollywood, when he was cast as a killer in the made-for-TV thriller A Deadly Silence. It was apparently an unpleasant experience and the young actor hastened back to the familiarity of Lookingglass. Still, the lure of Hollywood was great and Schwimmer returned to guest star and play recurring roles on several television series. One of his best-known early TV roles was that of Olivia D'Abo's hippie fiancé on The Wonder Years. On the gritty crime drama NYPD Blue, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of a lawyer who goes over the edge and becomes a vigilante. He had another bad television experience when he was cast opposite Henry Winkler in Fox's sitcom Monty. The series crashed before it got off the ground and Schwimmer swore he'd never do another comedy show. Up until 1994, he continued to play a wide variety of roles and to divide his time between stage and television.

Despite his earlier vow, Schwimmer reluctantly accepted the role of Ross in Friends, a role that the show's creators wrote especially for him. The series, about a group of good-looking, but rather aimless buddies in their twenties, was an immediate hit and Schwimmer's lovable nerd character made him a star and got him an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series With his newfound stardom came offers for feature film roles. Though he had actually begun appearing in films in 1990, he had, thus far, played only small roles. He made his debut as a star playing a virtual clone of Ross in the Pallbearer (1996). He played a dramatic role as one of the inventors of silicon breast implants in the made-for-television docudrama Breast Men (1997). Schwimmer signed a lucrative contract with Miramax that will not only star him in several pictures, but also allow him to direct. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

The youngest of four children raised in Birmingham, Ala., Courteney (note the spelling) is a former model who signed with the Ford Modeling Agency shortly after finishing high school. Soon, the stunning brunette was appearing on magazine covers and in television commercials. Cox was People magazine's 1995 cover girl for the "50 Most Beautiful People" issue. In 1984, Courteney made her acting debut on the daytime drama As the World Turns, but got her first big break later that year when she was cast by director Brian DePalma to portray the young fan whom Springsteen pulls out of the crowd in the music video Dancing in the Dark. Courteney enjoys remodeling and decorating homes in her spare time. Courteney and Screams co-star David Arquette were married June 12, 1999. The ceremony was held at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Five years (plus one day) later, their daughter Coco was born.

Born in Williamstown, Mass., and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Matthew Perry had his first taste of acting when he was in the seventh grade. He recalls, "After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked." At age 15 he moved to Los Angeles to live with his father, actor John Bennett Perry. Matthew's interest in acting increased after he performed in several high-school stage productions. In addition to acting, he excelled at tennis -- he was rated No. 17 nationally in the junior singles category, and he and his partner were ranked No. 3 in doubles competition. After his graduation, Perry had intended to enroll at the University of Southern California, but when he was offered a leading role on the television series "Boys Will Be Boys," he seized the opportunity to begin his chosen career. His other TV-series credits include regular roles on "Home Free" and "Sydney" as well as a recurring part on "Growing Pains." He guest-starred on such series as "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Who's the Boss?", "The Tracey Ullman Show," "Empty Nest" and "The John Larroquette Show." His TV movies include "Deadly Relations," "Call Me Anna" and "Dance 'til Dawn." Among his feature films are "A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon," "She's Out of Control," "Parallel Lives" and the movies "Fools Rush In" and "Edwards and Hunt: The First American Road Trip" with Chris Farley. In addition to acting, Perry enjoys writing. He sold his first pilot, "Maxwell's House," to Universal Television recently. His other interests include playing ice hockey and softball.

Born in July 25, 1967, Matt LeBlanc is very well known for his character Joey Tribbiani, in the series Friends and Joey.

Matt was born to an Italian mother and a father who is a mix of Irish, Dutch, English and French. That's why, his last name, LeBlanc, is French, and means, "The White", while his character Joey, has an Italian last name. When he was a kid, he was interested in motorcycling, more than in acting. At the age of 8 he got his first motorcycle, and stated to participate in competitions. But his mother didn't like the idea and forced him to find a better career. He learned carpentry. He graduated from his local high - Newton North High School, in the year 1985. That's when he wanted to make himself a life in New York. Starting 1987, he began appearing on many commercials, making him famous. He managed to advertise many companies, and one commercial was even won the Gold Lion Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. In the year 1988 he started learning formal acting. Less than a year later, a got his first starring role as Chuck Bender in the TV series . By then, he moved to Los Angeles. He guest-starred on Red Shoe Diaries. He also appeared on several movies, not being a real success comparing his Television career. Some of them were: The Killing Box (1993), Ed (1996), Lookin' Italian (1998), and All The Queen's Men (1999). In the year 1994 he jumped into the knowledge on millions around the world in the award-winning comedy Friends. He starred there for 10 years, as Joey Tribbiani, the woman-chaser friend, who cares about his 5 friends as no-one else in the world. Friends ended in 2004, and from there he continued to Joey, the only Friends's daughter series so far. He is again Joey Tribbiani, who went to Hollywood to succeed in the entertainment world. Joey currently airs its 2nd season. He was nominated for innumerable awards for his roles in Friends and in Joey, and won 3 of them: Favorite Male Television Star in People's Choice Award (2005), TV - Choice Actor, Comedy in Teen Choice Awards (2002), and Editor's Choice (as part of Friends) in TV Guide Awards (2000). Matt has married Melissa McKnight on May 3, 2003, after being engaged for 5 years. They have a shared daughter, Marina Pearl LeBlanc, who was born on February 8th, 2004. They also have two kids, Tyler and Jacquelyne, from Melissa's previous marriage.

Lisa Kudrow is a Jewish American-Emmy Award winning actress who was born in Encino, California. Her father is Lee Kudrow and her mother is Nedra Kudrow. She has one sister and two brothers. Older sister, Helene Sherman(1960), older brother, David Kudrow(1957) and older brother, Derrick Kudrow(1959). She went to Portola Middle School, in Tarzana, California, and graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. She is fluent in French. She began her comedic career as a member of The Groundlings. Her first major television role was Ursula Buffay, the eccentrically silly waitress on Mad About You. This led to her starring role on Friends as Ursula's sister, Phoebe Buffay, a role for which she won an Emmy Award in 1998 for Best Actress In A Comedy Series. She is married to French-born Michel Stern and has one son, Julian Murray (born May 7, 1998). Kudrow has spoken publicly about having saved her virginity until marriage. Her mother taught her from an early age that her virginity was a special gift and she wanted to save it for her husband. Her film credits include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex, Hanging Up, Analyze This and its sequel Analyze That. She has also starred in the biopic Wonderland about the late porn star John Holmes. Kudrow portrayed Valerie Cherish, the main character on the HBO original series, The Comeback. The series premiered on HBO on June 5, 2005. She also served as co-creator, writer and executive producer. The show was cancelled by the network during its first season, only 13 episodes.


Jennifer, best-known for her role as Rachel on "Friends," was born in Sherman Oaks, California. She was exposed to acting at an early age by her father, John Aniston, who starred for on the soap "Days of Our Lives. " Jennifer spent a year of her childhood in Greece with her family, but relocated to New York when her father was cast in "Love of Life." She joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club at age 11, and ever since then, knew she wanted to be an actress. Jennifer was a drama student at New York's High School of the Performing Arts, a school that was also attended by actor Al Pacino. In 1989, she landed her first television role as a series regular on "Molloy." Most recently, Aniston split from her husband of five years, Brad Pitt, after she suspected he had cheated on her with his co-star Angelina Jolie. Their divorce was finalized in early October 2005.


Season synopses


Season One (1994-1995)

The first episode opens with Phoebe, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Ross in Central Perk where we learn Ross's wife Carol has recently realized she is a lesbian and divorces him. Monica and Ross are both living alone; Chandler and Joey live together and Phoebe lives with her grandmother. Monica's old high school friend, Rachel, enters Central Perk wearing a wedding dress, having just run away from her wedding to would-be husband Barry Farber. She moves in with Monica, gets a job as a waitress at Central Perk but struggles to work for a living, having previously lived a pampered life with her parents. Ross discovers his ex-wife is pregnant and she gives birth to a boy, named Ben, who is subsequently raised by Carol and her lesbian partner, Susan.

Joey and Chandler have many flings with different women throughout the first season. Most notable is Chandler's on-off girlfriend Janice who repeatedly shows up throughout the ten seasons. She is most known for her catchphrase "oh...my...God!".

Phoebe meets a scientist named David, with whom she falls in love, but the relationship ends with his move to Minsk, to continue with his scientific research. She is left heart-broken by this move.

Ross reveals he had a crush on Rachel in high school and he still has feelings for her. Throughout the season, he fails to make his feelings known to her and Chandler and Joey eventually persuade him to move on. On Rachel's birthday, Ross leaves for a palaeontology conference in China. While he is gone, Chandler accidentally reveals to Rachel that Ross is in love with her when Rachel is surprised about how precious the cameo Ross bought from an antique shop for her. At the time Rachel is not sure what to do exactly but she just wants to meet Ross immediately but fails. Soon after, Rachel decides she would like to start a romantic relationship with Ross, and goes to meet him at the airport when he returns from China, unaware that he is getting off the plane with another woman named Julie.

Season Two (1995-1996)

Unaware that Rachel is interested in him, Ross dates Julie, with whom he studied together in Pen-Island and then met in China during the conference. Rachel does not like Julie because she is jealous of her involvement with Ross. After drinking too much one night, Rachel leaves a message on Ross' answering machine telling him that she's over him and she wants closure. Ross hears the message and becomes confused over Rachel's feelings, and in turn, his own. Not long after Rachel's revelation, the pair give in to their feelings and kiss. Ross is unable to choose between Rachel and Julie, and decides to make a pro and con list of both women. He decides he loves Rachel and breaks up with Julie. Unfortunately, Rachel discovers the list, becomes angry at the things from the negative column, and rejects Ross. However, the friends eventually watch a video from Rachel and Monica's prom where it seems Rachel's prom date, Chip, has stood her up. The teenage Ross decides he will take her. While Ross is coming down the stairs in a tuxedo, Rachel runs off with Chip, who has arrived late. Ross looks . Back in the present day, Rachel, overwhelmed by the gesture, kisses Ross and they start dating.

Joey gets an acting job as Dr. Drake Ramoray on the soap opera Days of our Lives and earns enough money to move into his own apartment, leaving Chandler behind. Left on his own, Chandler gets a new roommate, Eddie, who is insane and easy-to-forget. When Joey states in an interview that he writes his own lines, the show's writers kill off his character by making him fall down an elevator shaft. With no income, Joey moves back into Chandler's apartment, helping Chandler to get rid of the psychotic Eddie.

While trying to find her birth father, Phoebe finds out she has a half brother named Frank Jr.

Monica dates Richard Burke (guest star Tom Selleck), an ophthalmologist and friend of her parents, who is twenty-one years older than she, but they break up when Richard tells her he does not want to have children. When Chandler meets the woman he's been talking to online he discovers to his great surprise it is his ex, Janice. The season culminates in them engaging in a kiss.

Season Three (1996-1997)

Rachel quits her job at Central Perk to find a job in fashion, only to find that all she is doing is making coffee at her new job, so she takes a job at Bloomingdale's offered to her by a stranger, Mark. Ross becomes convinced that her new co-worker wants to date her, and becomes increasingly jealous. Tensions between Ross and Rachel culminate on their anniversary and Rachel suggests they take "a break". After hearing Rachel's co-worker in the background during a phone call, Ross assumes she is now with him. Depressed and under the influence of alcohol, he sleeps with another woman (Chloe, the "hot girl from the copy place"). When Rachel indicates that she still wants Ross, he tries to resume their relationship without telling her about his fling, but she finds out from Gunther and after a long emotional night (throughout which the rest of the gang are stuck in Monica's room), they break up.

While working at a fifties diner, Monica is asked out by a customer named Pete, who, unknown to Monica, is a millionaire. Eventually, she agrees to go on a date with him. Monica avoids kissing him for a while because she doesn't feel attracted to him, but after they kiss she instantly finds him attractive. Eventually, Pete becomes obsessed with becoming the Ultimate Fighting Champion, but gets severely injured in every fight, and says he won't stop fighting until he wins. Monica can't stand to see him keep hurting himself, so they break up.

Chandler continues seeing Janice, although Joey cannot stand her. He sees Janice kissing her husband (they are separated) and Chandler decided to let her go so she can make things right for her children. Joey buys a baby chick as a pet. Joey and Chandler soon begin to fight over the chick as if they were married. Chandler decides to take it back, but the shop won't take it so he goes to a shelter where he learns that they kill the animals that can't place in homes. He takes the chick back home along with a duck. Joey's acting career continues to go badly. Phoebe finds a woman, also named Phoebe, who knew her parents. She invites the group to go with her to the beach and meet her.

Joey lands a role in a play and is immediately taken aback by his co-star, Kate Miller, who portrays his wife in the play. Although he's attracted to her, she is condescending towards him and is dating the director, much to Joey's chagrin. To work on their roles, they end up sleeping together. She dismisses it as "just getting into the role" while he wanted it to be more. When her director-boyfriend dumps her following a bad review of the play, Joey is there to comfort her, having "the night," as Monica puts it. However, she lands a role on "General Hospital" and must leave Joey behind to move to Los Angeles.

Phoebe sets Ross up on a blind date with an old friend Bonnie, whom Rachel thought was bald when she agreed it was okay for Ross to date her. Rachel becomes upset when Ross starts dating Bonnie, who unexpectedly comes with them to the beach. Rachel persuades Bonnie to shave her head again with the aim of making Ross less attracted to her. Ross and Rachel argue about this and realize they still have feelings for one another. Meanwhile, it is revealed that the older Phoebe is Phoebe's birth mother. The season ends with Ross having to decide between Rachel and Bonnie.

Season Four (1997-1998)

Ross decides to get back together with Rachel and breaks up with Bonnie. However, Rachel wants him to take full responsibility for "cheating" on her, whereas Ross insists that they were on a break. Unable to agree on whether or not Ross cheated, they break up again. Throughout most of the season the pair frequently bicker, snipe at one another and date other people to make the other jealous. After Phoebe learns the older Phoebe is her real mother, she tells her twin sister, Ursula, who knew all along because she had their "mother's" suicide note, which she had not shared with Phoebe. Phoebe agrees to be a surrogate mother for her half-brother Frank and his wife Alice (who was his home economics teacher). Luckily, after having fertility treatment she becomes pregnant. Though to everybody's surprise, she is pregnant with triplets.

Joey begins dating an actress, Kathy, but Chandler likes her as well. Joey and Kathy break up after Kathy kisses Chandler. Joey is angry, but forgives Chandler when he sees that Chandler and Kathy genuinely love each other. Chandler suspects that Kathy is sleeping with a fellow cast member after watching one of her plays. He then proceeds to confront and accuse her. She is insulted and later does sleep with the cast member, so she and Chandler break up.

Monica and Rachel have to switch apartments with Joey and Chandler after losing a bet. The girls hate their new apartment, and try to convince Joey and Chandler to switch apartments in exchange for season passes to the Knicks. Instead, they agree to an all or nothing bet. The guys win, but while they're at the game, the girls switch the apartments back. They negotiate with the angry Joey and Chandler by offering them an opportunity to watch Monica and Rachel kiss for one minute, thus winning back their apartment.

After she's demoted to being a personal shopper at Bloomingdale's, Rachel meets Joshua, a recent divorcee who needs a whole new wardrobe. She is immediately attracted to him and tries to concoct ways to go on a date with him, including throwing Emily (see below) a bon voyage party and taking advice from Joey about hitting on people. (This would mark the first time Joey's "how you doin'?" catchphrase is used.) Although Joshua is attracted to her, he is reluctant to hasten the relationship because of his very recent divorce. He leaves her when he shows up to her apartment, and Rachel answers the door wearing a wedding dress.

Rachel's British boss asks her to take his niece Emily to the theatre; however, Ross ends up taking her, as Rachel is more interested in getting a date with a good looking customer. Ross and Emily hit it off and they quickly get engaged. The group travels to London for the wedding, except Phoebe, who is in her last trimester of pregnancy, and Rachel, who doesn't want to see Ross get married. At the wedding rehearsal dinner, Monica becomes depressed because she is mistaken as Ross' mom, and bothered by the fact that she isn't married. Chandler comforts her, and they unexpectedly end up sleeping together. Rachel realizes that she still loves Ross and goes to London to tell him. When she gets there, she sees him with Emily and decides it would not be right to ruin the wedding. The wedding goes ahead, but comes to an abrupt halt when Ross says "I, Ross, take thee, Rachel" instead of Emily. The season ends with the preacher asking whether to continue the ceremony.

Season Five (1998-1999)

Ross and Emily's wedding continues despite Ross' faux pas and they are married, but Emily is furious with Ross and she slips away during the reception. The group goes back to New York where Emily calls Ross and tells him that she will only stay married if he promises he will never see Rachel again. Ross is torn, but Rachel, who is unaware of what Emily wants of Ross, persuades Ross to agree to whatever Emily desires. However, Emily continues to make unreasonable demands, making him move out of his apartment, as Rachel had been there. She also makes him sell all of his things and purchase replacements, as Rachel had touched everything. Ross begins to see that she is asking too much of him and proceeds to have dinner with all of his friends. When Emily finds out he is in Rachel's company, she is angry but Ross assures her that nothing is going on between them and that they are just friends. He says she has to trust him and asks if she can do that, but Emily feels too threatened and says no, and they decide to get a divorce.

Ross moves in with Joey and Chandler because he sold his apartment, but later moves into Ugly Naked Guy's apartment (after Ugly Naked Guy moves out), across the street from Monica and Rachel's apartment building.

Phoebe gives birth to triplets (incidentally in the show's one hundredth episode): Frank Jr. Jr. (a boy), Leslie (a girl) and Chandler (a girl). Phoebe originally chose to name a triplet after Chandler, assuming that the baby was going to be a boy, but after the baby turned out to be a girl, Frank and Alice still kept the name. She found giving the children up hard but ultimately realizes that Frank and Alice are happy parents.

Phoebe writes a threatening note to keep people away from Ross' lunch after someone eats his sandwich. However, the note is very threatening and people at work become scared of Ross. In addition, Ross (still messed up from his recent divorce) shouts at his boss, who ate the sandwich. This leads to Ross' sabbatical due to anger issues.

Chandler and Monica continue an intimate relationship in secret, a story arc that continues through the most of first half of the season. Joey figures out about their relationship first after Chandler and Monica go on a "secret" vacation, but he agrees to keep quiet. Rachel discovers the relationship when she hears Chandler and Monica talking suggestively on the phone. Phoebe finds out when she sees Monica and Chandler "doing it up against the window" from Ugly Naked Guy's for sale apartment, during a viewing with Ross. Chandler and Monica don't know that Rachel and Phoebe know about their relationship, and the girls decide to play around with them and confront them. To Joey's dismay they play a series of tricks on Monica and Chandler, who find out and respond with some tricks of their own, which leads to Chandler and Phoebe starting a "relationship" and having a competition to see who will cave first and reveal the secret. Finally, after Chandler caves and admits he can't take the game any further because he is in love with Monica, as opposed to merely having sex with her, Monica and Chandler reveal their secret affair to everyone but Ross. Later that night, Ross sees Monica and Chandler kissing through his window. He was planning to get his job back, but his employer sees him shouting and is not convinced that Ross has overcome his "anger problems". Ross is furious, but once he finds out they aren't just fooling around he is fine with it.

Rachel starts a new job at Ralph Lauren.

Joey gets the lead in a movie, but travels to Las Vegas to find production has shut down. Everyone goes to Las Vegas to visit him on set, but they find out that he is working as a gladiator for the Caesar's Palace casino. On the plane ride over, Ross and Rachel play pranks on each other; Ross starts it to prove Rachel is easily embarrassed, until it gets out of hand and Ross scribbles a goatee on the sleeping Rachel's face with a pen. Afterwards, Rachel finds out and becomes enraged when the markings won't come off. She keeps Ross in the hotel room, refusing to go out in public. They get drunk together and leave the room after Ross agrees to let her write on his face. They stumble through the casino and end up at a wedding chapel. Monica and Chandler are there too, planning to marry. The season ends with Ross and Rachel leaving the chapel, having married, much to the shock of Chandler and Monica.

Season Six (1999-2000)

In a tearful but romantic encounter, Chandler and Monica finally become engaged.

When Chandler and Monica see Ross and Rachel at the chapel they decide not to get married. After finding out about their drunken mistake, Ross and Rachel agree to get an annulment so Ross doesn't have to get a third divorce, but he decides it is still a failed marriage. He lies to Rachel, telling her he has had the marriage annulled when he actually has not. Rachel finds out and forces Ross to go ahead with the annulment, but they are ineligible for one and file for divorce. Ross gets a new job teaching palaeontology at New York University. During season six Ross dates Rachel's sister Jill (guest star Reese Witherspoon) and afterwards one of his students named Elizabeth.

Chandler and Monica move in together, and Rachel moves in with Phoebe. Joey gets a female roommate, Janine (guest star Elle MacPherson), and they start dating, after a slow start. When Janine reveals she does not like Chandler and Monica, Joey breaks up with her. Out of a job and desperate for money, Joey gets a job at Central Perk and tries out other acting gigs until he lands the lead role in Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E., supposedly permanent, but actually short-lived.

A fire started by Rachel's hair straighteners ruins Phoebe and Rachel's apartment. Rachel moves in with Chandler and Monica, and Phoebe moves in with Joey. They eventually swap because they find out the fire was Rachel's fault, the two girls agree that Phoebe deserves the better apartment (Monica and Chandler's), so Rachel lives with Joey instead. However, Rachel ends up loving living with Joey and Monica is driving Phoebe crazy with her rules about cleanliness. When Phoebe offers to trade back she refuses. Bruce Willis makes a three episode cameo appearance as Elizabeth's father. He threatens to have Ross fired from his job at the university by revealing Ross' secret, and forbidden, relationship. Later he becomes Rachel's boyfriend but she dumps him after he is revealed to be much more emotional than she first thought.

Towards the end of the season, Chandler decides to propose to Monica, but wants it to be a surprise. After he buys a ring, he worries that she suspects something so he creates a plan to throw her off by pretending he is against marriage and everything to do with it. It seems to be working but things don't go smoothly as Monica's ex-boyfriend Richard turns up and announces to her that he is still in love with her. Richard offers her marriage and children and everything she's ever wanted. In a dramatic climax, Monica is torn between Chandler and Richard – a more mature relationship than Chandler is seemingly willing to give her – and doesn't know what to do. When Chandler finds out, he gets angry and distressed and confronts Richard, telling him he had intended to propose. Richard, who finally sees that Chandler had, in fact, been willing to give Monica everything all along, backs down. Meanwhile Joey tells Monica about Chandler's plan. When Chandler arrives, however, Joey tells him that Monica didn't believe it was all a plan and was so upset that she packed her things and told him not to call her. Chandler is heartbroken and goes into his apartment, only to find the lights out, candles everywhere, and Monica in the middle of the floor waiting to prop

Season Seven (2000-2001)

Monica and Chandler begin planning their wedding. Rachel is promoted at her job at Ralph Lauren and hires a young and inexperienced but attractive assistant, Tag, whom she begins dating after she tells him her true feelings at Thanksgiving at Monica's. Rachel and Tag later break up when Rachel turns 30 and she feels she should be in a more serious relationship.

Phoebe's apartment is repaired, but is converted back into a one bedroom apartment after a wall that Phoebe's grandmother put up to divide it into a two bedroom apartment is torn down. Rachel continues to live with Joey.

Joey's new show Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E. is canceled but he is able to return to Days of Our Lives when his character, Dr. Drake Ramoray, gets a new brain from a character named Jessica Lockheart (guest star Susan Sarandon).

The night before his wedding, Chandler gets cold feet and runs away. While he is gone, Phoebe and Rachel find a pregnancy test, reading positive, in Monica's bathroom and Phoebe assumes Monica is pregnant. Rachel makes Phoebe promise to not tell anyone what they have found. Meanwhile, Joey is in the middle of filming a World War I film. Phoebe and Ross find Chandler at his office, while Rachel keeps Monica distracted, and persuade him to come back, but Chandler overhears Phoebe and Rachel talking about Monica's pregnancy and disappears again, returning shortly with a gift for the baby, to show support for Monica and the pregnancy. Chandler and Monica get married with Joey as the minister, courtesy of an internet church, though Joey is still in his costume from the film. When Chandler tells Monica he knows about the baby, she says she is not pregnant, and it was not her pregnancy test that they found. As Phoebe tells Rachel how excited she is about Monica's pregnancy, Rachel slowly agrees and the audience is left with the question of whether Rachel could be pregnant.

Season Eight (2001-2002)

Rachel confirms she is pregnant but doesn't tell anyone who the father is. Unfortunately for her, Joey finds a sweater that the baby's father left at his apartment. Phoebe suspects that it is Tag's sweater but Ross finds it and says, "Hey, my sweater!". After Rachel tells Ross he is the father, they tell everyone that they secretly slept together about a month before Chandler and Monica's wedding. After Ross meets Mona, a guest at Monica and Chandler's wedding, he goes out with her for a few months, but they break up because of complications arising from his impending fatherhood of Rachel's child.

As Rachel and Joey continue living together, Joey starts to develop feelings for her. However, sensing that Ross is missing out on his fatherly duties, Joey reluctantly suggests that Rachel move in with Ross, and she does so. Joey later reveals his feelings to Rachel, who gently lets him down.

After a passionate kiss with Ross to try to induce labor, because she is overdue, Rachel goes into labor, and while in the hospital, Ross' mother approaches him with a ring to give to Rachel. Ross keeps the ring in his coat pocket, even though he does not want to propose to Rachel. Rachel remains in labor for about 21 hours and shares her room with five different women, including Janice, Chandler's ex girlfriend, who all have their babies before her. Rachel eventually gives birth to their daughter, Emma. Joey finds the engagement ring after it falls out of Ross' coat, and bends down to pick it up. Rachel, seeing Joey on one knee with an engagement ring, presumes that he is proposing to her, and says "okay". Monica and Chandler decide to have a baby. Incidentally, this is the season that won Friends an Emmy Award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Season Nine (2002-2003)

Rachel finds out that Joey was not proposing to her, but neither was Ross. After Ross doesn't pass on a message to Rachel from a potential date, the two realize that having a child and living together while not actually in a relationship is too complicated and Rachel decides therefore to move back in with Joey, and takes Emma with her. Chandler's job requires him to be in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Monica decides not to go after she is offered her dream job in New York. He puts up with this for a while, but he begins to consider quitting when he finds he has to work in Tulsa over Christmas. When a female associate, Wendy (Selma Blair), a runner up Ms. Oklahoma, comes on to him over Christmas in Tulsa, he quits and starts a new job in advertising. After trying all season to get pregnant to no avail, fertility tests prove that Chandler and Monica cannot conceive a baby, so they decide to adopt. Phoebe starts dating Mike Hannigan, (Paul Rudd) after being set up on a double date by Joey, who lied to Phoebe about knowing someone called Mike, leaving him with no other option but to find a random 'Mike' in Central Perk. Phoebe and Mike date and eventually move in together, but when he tells Phoebe he does not want to get married, they break up. Rachel has a dream about Joey and develops a crush on him.

The group goes to Barbados because Ross is giving a key-note speech there. Phoebe takes her old boyfriend David (Hank Azaria), whom she met in Season One and with whom she has been in love with since meeting him, and Joey takes his girlfriend, Charlie, Ross' new colleague and a person for whom Ross has feelings. Chandler accidentally gives David some bad advice about dating and David decides to propose to Phoebe. Monica finds out, and calls Mike to tell him to get back together with Phoebe. Mike comes to Barbados and proposes to Phoebe. She turns him down, but, knowing their relationship has a future, agrees to take him back, leaving David.

Joey and Charlie break up realising they have little in common. Joey learns Rachel likes him, but refuses her advances because he feels he would be betraying Ross. However, when Joey sees Charlie and Ross kissing he changes his mind and kisses Rachel in the final scene of the season.

Season Ten (2003-2004)

Joey and Rachel's relationship lasts only three episodes. Having been platonic for so long, they feel uncomfortable taking their relationship further, and because of that, they never have sex. Charlie goes back to an old boyfriend and Mike and Phoebe get married on the street right outside Central Perk on a cold, snowy day, after facing delays and cancellations from various people crucial to their wedding.

Chandler and Monica apply to adopt the baby of a pregnant young woman named Erica and decide to move out of their apartment to a house in the suburbs of New York, something not known to the rest of the friends, until Rachel and Phoebe see Chandler with another woman, and decide to confront the couple about it. Erica gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, who are named Jack (after Monica's dad) and Erica (after the mother).The twins were a surprise to Erica (who thought- when told there were two heartbeats- that it was the baby's and her own), Monica and Chandler, who are happy with the outcome.

Rachel is offered a job in Paris with Louis Vuitton, with help from a previous colleague, Mark (from Season Three). Rachel is torn between staying in New York when Ralph Lauren offers her her job back with a pay raise and moving to France. She decides to accept the job offer in Paris and take Emma with her. The group holds a farewell party for her and she says goodbye to each of them in turn, except Ross. He is upset about this until Rachel tells him it was too hard to say goodbye to him. The dramatic confrontation culminates in them sleeping together.

In the final episode, Ross realizes that he still loves Rachel and, after she leaves for Paris, goes after her, driven by a reckless Phoebe to get to the airport before her flight leaves. Meanwhile, Joey buys Chandler a new chick and duck; (the other two are revealed to have died earlier in the series, unbeknownst to Joey, who thinks they went to live on a farm). The chick and duck get stuck in the foosball table, purchased by Joey and Chandler after their dining table broke in a very first season (which was replaced in episode 606 when joey broke it after losing a $1000 bet to Chandler, it is never shown to be bought but the colour of the table is different). They know they have to break it open but neither of them have the heart to do it – it was the first item that Chandler and Joey had bought together. Finally, Monica destroys it and the chick and duck are recovered. They decide to keep the birds at Joey's since animals aren't the most hygienic things to have around newborn babies.

Ross finds Rachel and tells her that he is in love with her and begs her not to go; however, she is overwhelmed by this new information on top of everything else and leaves. Ross was sure she would stay and is crushed. When he gets back to his apartment, he finds a message from Rachel on his answering machine, telling him she still loves him. She tries to get off the plane but is not allowed to leave. Ross listens intently as Rachel tries to explain to the flight attendant that she needs to get off the plane but the message ends before he can tell whether or not she got off. Ross frantically runs to the answering machine pressing buttons and screaming "Did she get off the plane?!" Suddenly a voice from behind Ross says "I got off the plane" and he turns to see Rachel at the door of his apartment. They kiss and assure each other that this is the real thing and they want to be together.

The finale ends with Chandler and Monica moving out of their apartment with their new twins, Mike and Phoebe deciding to have kids and Ross and Rachel becoming a family with Emma. As they look around their apartment one last time, Chandler and Monica remember that they need to leave their keys on the desk. One by one, each friend follows with his or her own key. Rachel then suggests that they all go for one last cup of coffee before Monica and Chandler move, and Chandler responds with the sarcastic last word of the show: "Where?".


Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

* 2003 - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Christina Applegate
* 2002 - Outstanding Comedy Series (nominated also in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003)
* 2002 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Jennifer Aniston
* 2000 - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Bruce Willis
* 1998 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Lisa Kudrow
* 1996 - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Michael Lembeck (for "The One After the Superbowl")

Golden Globe Awards

* 2003 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy - Jennifer Aniston
* Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical - (nominated 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003)

People's Choice Awards

* 2004 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
* 2004 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
* 2003 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
* 2003 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
* 2002 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
* 2002 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
* 2001 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
* 2001 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
* 2000 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
* 2000 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
* 1999 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
* 1995 - Favorite New Television Comedy

Screen Actors Guild Awards

* 2000 - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Lisa Kudrow
* 1996 - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (nominated 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)




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