"Friends" is now available to view on Netflix, and at long last I will be able to start watching the 236 episodes.

What are the best episodes (no spoilers please)?

"Friends" is now available to view on Netflix, and at long last I will be able to start watching the 236 episodes.

What are the best episodes (no spoilers please)?


"The One Where Rachel Wore a Bra"

One episode I found funny was "The One With The Cop", from season five.

I am enjoying Marcel, Ross's pet white-headed capuchin monkey .

I am enjoying Marcel, Ross's pet white-headed capuchin monkey .

oh yes, I remember the monkey. He appeared from time to time.

The One Where Everybody Finds Out - Season 5

One episode I found funny was "The One With The Cop", from season five.
There is one episode I do remember, it had a running joke through the episode. I struggled at first in trying to recall it, but looking down the list of episodes I have discovered it to be "The One With The Ball", with a baseball (?) been thrown among the cast.

There is one episode I do remember, it had a running joke through the episode. I struggled at first in trying to recall it, but looking down the list of episodes I have discovered it to be "The One With The Ball", with a baseball (?) been thrown among the cast.

That one aired in May 1999, near the end of season five. Not sure if I've seen it.

http://friends.wikia.com/wiki/The_One_With_The_Ball

That one aired in May 1999, near the end of season five. Not sure if I've seen it.

http://friends.wikia.com/wiki/The_One_With_The_Ball
...and looking forward to seeing it again!

The one where Jeff Goldblum guest starred was funny

The one with all the Thanksgivings.

One episode I found funny was "The One With The Cop", from season five.

The episode right after this one, "The One With Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss", was another one I enjoyed watching. The main plot involves Rachel unwittingly giving her job interviewer a kiss (and later admitting her mistake, showing she's serious about working). The two B-plots involved (1) Monica and Chandler trying to prove they're a hotter couple than Pheobe and Gary (an officer she began dating in the previous episode)... and (2) Joey noticing an attractive woman in Ross's building (referring to her as "Hot Girl"), so he tries to find her place by counting doors but comes to Ross's apartment each time; Monica points out Joey's mistake to him, so when he goes to the correct apartment, Ross answers the door again (after he met the woman and agreed to go on a date with her), leading Joey to assume he goofed yet again!

I'm bringing this back to life as it was recently the 25th anniversary of Friends first airing on NBC. I was a massive fan of it when I was a teenager. I still enjoy watching it but I can't say it's one of the best sitcoms ever. The nostalgia factor still has a big pull for me - but there are certain episodes that are still very good.

The Guardian recently compiled this list - it's very Ross heavy which I love because Ross gets an awful lot of criticism online! I completely agree with no 1 :)

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/23/friends-at-25-the-best-episodes

I'm bringing this back to life as it was recently the 25th anniversary of Friends first airing on NBC. I was a massive fan of it when I was a teenager. I still enjoy watching it but I can't say it's one of the best sitcoms ever. The nostalgia factor still has a big pull for me - but there are certain episodes that are still very good.

The Guardian recently compiled this list - it's very Ross heavy which I love because Ross gets an awful lot of criticism online! I completely agree with no 1 :)

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/23/friends-at-25-the-best-episodes



I still watch it during the morning hours, I don't remember what my favorite episode is.

"Friends" is now available to view on Netflix, and at long last I will be able to start watching the 236 episodes.

What are the best episodes (no spoilers please)?
We are still watching the episodes (in order) and I think we are in series 7 at the moment.

The one where Rachel actually wore a bra.

We are still watching the episodes (in order) and I think we are in series 7 at the moment.


What's the last one you watched? Have you noticed a dip in quality?

What's the last one you watched? Have you noticed a dip in quality?
We definitely saw the two part proposal at the end of the series.

Please no spoilers.

The one where Rachel actually wore a bra.


What episode was that from?

What episode was that from?


I cannot recall. But it was memorable because it was the only episode where she wore a bra.  ;D

We definitely saw the two part proposal at the end of the series.

Please no spoilers.


Don't worry - I won't spoil anything! Although for a show that finished in 2003 surely you've heard some spoilers!?! :D :D

Chandler's weight loss is pretty dramatic going from the end of season 6 to the first in 7. I remember binge watching them not long ago in sequence and it was striking to see that change.

Don't worry - I won't spoil anything! Although for a show that finished in 2003 surely you've heard some spoilers!?! :D :D
I have heard rumours, and paying no attention to them.

Chandler's weight loss is pretty dramatic going from the end of season 6 to the first in 7. I remember binge watching them not long ago in sequence and it was striking to see that change. I will re-check that out.

I cannot recall. But it was memorable because it was the only episode where she wore a bra.  ;D




There's one where they went into a museum.

There's one where they went into a museum.


Yeah, isn’t that the one where Rachel’s boyfriend spilled a juice box? ???

Yeah, isn’t that the one where Rachel’s boyfriend spilled a juice box? ???


I remember reading that at the time, the network didn't get the joke when they read the script, so the writers were shocked when they let them go ahead with it!

I remember reading that at the time, the network didn't get the joke when they read the script, so the writers were shocked when they let them go ahead with it!


;D ;D

https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/hscG6lGOZeu4SFqvOqtE0C_2XZs=/837x640/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/BFF27-5ac2f4b38023b9003671cb46.jpg

The cast of Friends is to reunite for a one-off special, more than 15 years since the show ended. The unscripted episode will air on the HBO Max streaming service, launching in May. A date is yet to be announced. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will all appear. Perry posted on Instagram: "It's happening" with a photo of the cast from the 1990s. The rest of the cast then started sharing the same post.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51590988

I will have to catch up on finishing all the episodes to view this!

https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/hscG6lGOZeu4SFqvOqtE0C_2XZs=/837x640/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/BFF27-5ac2f4b38023b9003671cb46.jpg


My son and I did exactly this towards each other yesterday when calling out answers to a quiz show

My son and I did exactly this towards each other yesterday when calling out answers to a quiz show
I try and practice that with my son.

The cast of Friends is to reunite for a one-off special, more than 15 years since the show ended. The unscripted episode will air on the HBO Max streaming service, launching in May. A date is yet to be announced. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will all appear. Perry posted on Instagram: "It's happening" with a photo of the cast from the 1990s. The rest of the cast then started sharing the same post.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51590988

I will have to catch up on finishing all the episodes to view this!
The latest is that this reunion has been on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Just to say how much I enjoyed the appearances of Brad Pitt and Alec Baldwin in the recent episodes I have watched.

The episode right after this one, "The One With Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss", was another one I enjoyed watching. The main plot involves Rachel unwittingly giving her job interviewer a kiss (and later admitting her mistake, showing she's serious about working). The two B-plots involved (1) Monica and Chandler trying to prove they're a hotter couple than Pheobe and Gary (an officer she began dating in the previous episode)... and (2) Joey noticing an attractive woman in Ross's building (referring to her as "Hot Girl"), so he tries to find her place by counting doors but comes to Ross's apartment each time; Monica points out Joey's mistake to him, so when he goes to the correct apartment, Ross answers the door again (after he met the woman and agreed to go on a date with her), leading Joey to assume he goofed yet again!

Clips from the B-plot:

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Friends is one of those shows I find I can watch over and over again even if I've seen the episode a hundred times already.
I find though that sometimes it's rough going back to the first season because the characters were so under developed compared to what became of them in later seasons (Joey's hairstyle for example)

As the show went on, so much changed, that older episodes have plot holes and errors.  Here's a few examples:

In the first episode, Rachel shows up and Monica introduces her to everyone including Chandler.  But why would she need to be introduced to Chandler?  In later episodes, we learn that not only did she know him back in the 80s, she made out with him at a college party

In a second season episode, the gang watches an old video and sees Monica fat for the first time.  The look on Chandler's face indicates he'd never seen that before, yet in later episodes, we learn that not only did he know her when she was fat, her jokes at her weight were the reason she became thin, and her attempt to get back at him was the reason he lost his pinky toe

In the first season of M*A*S*H, Hawkeye Pierce said he was from Vermont. In the rest oft he seasons he was from Crabapple Cove, Maine.

In the first season of M*A*S*H, Hawkeye Pierce said he was from Vermont. In the rest oft he seasons he was from Crabapple Cove, Maine.

Vermont , hmm I didn't know that .
The show went through quite a few cast changes
(Blake / Potter , Trapper/BJ, Frank/Charles and Radar leaving)
It remained good throughout , changing from a silly and good comedy to a comedy / drama. Yeah I enjoyed it a lot .

In the first season of M*A*S*H, Hawkeye Pierce said he was from Vermont. In the rest oft he seasons he was from Crabapple Cove, Maine.



Vermont , hmm I didn't know that .
The show went through quite a few cast changes
(Blake / Potter , Trapper/BJ, Frank/Charles and Radar leaving)
It remained good throughout , changing from a silly and good comedy to a comedy / drama. Yeah I enjoyed it a lot .


I just have to ask....was MASH a good show and what was it about? Because I remember growing up my mother would watch her sitcoms and whenever MASH was on everyone would get bored. Lol. My mother would watch some of it. I think it was the theme song that made it sound boring. But I wouldn't know because I was only 5 or 6.

I just have to ask....was MASH a good show and what was it about? Because I remember growing up my mother would watch her sitcoms and whenever MASH was on everyone would get bored. Lol. My mother would watch some of it. I think it was the theme song that made it sound boring. But I wouldn't know because I was only 5 or 6.


The short answer is it was a show about the Vietnam War under the guise of being about the Korean War. And YES it was a good show. And has about 50 Emmy awards  to prove it. Not to mention the series finale being the most watched show in history.

The short answer is it was a show about the Vietnam War under the guise of being about the Korean War. And YES it was a good show. And has about 50 Emmy awards  to prove it. Not to mention the series finale being the most watched show in history.


Korean War.

Korean War.


Read what I said again. "The short answer is it was a show about the Vietnam War under the guise of being about the Korean War."

"Like the movie, the series was as much an allegory about the Vietnam War (still in progress when the show began) as it was about the Korean War"
-Wikipedia

The short answer is it was a show about the Vietnam War under the guise of being about the Korean War. And YES it was a good show. And has about 50 Emmy awards  to prove it. Not to mention the series finale being the most watched show in history.


I did not know this. I know it's an old show, but I'm curious and I might watch some of it. ;D

The short answer is it was a show about the Vietnam War under the guise of being about the Korean War. And YES it was a good show. And has about 50 Emmy awards  to prove it. Not to mention the series finale being the most watched show in history.
....adapted from the 1970 feature film M*A*S*H, which, in turn, was based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors.

I did not know this. I know it's an old show, but I'm curious and I might watch some of it. ;D


Do watch M*A*S*H - it's outstanding!  But be warned, it's addictive  ;)

I personally prefer the later seasons with Charles instead of Frank, but all the seasons are good.  I did particularly enjoy Frank's character during his last season.  The way they wrote out his character was a doozy!

Another thing about the Vietnam inference. The actual name Vietnam was only mentioned in the series two or three times, and always the M*A*S*H staff looked puzzled, like "what is that?". A definite wink to the audience. The most obvious was in the legendary final episode, as the Korean Conflict is about to end for good and a news report comes on the radio that there is trouble brewing in the small country of Vietnam. One of the doctors says "Vietnam? Where the hell is that?" or some such and everybody kind of shrugs. That was the biggest "wink" of them all and a perfect moment as they were wrapping the series up.

Do watch M*A*S*H - it's outstanding!  But be warned, it's addictive  ;)

I personally prefer the later seasons with Charles instead of Frank, but all the seasons are good.  I did particularly enjoy Frank's character during his last season.  The way they wrote out his character was a doozy!


From the episodes I have seen, my favourite character is Corporal Klinger.

When M*A*S*H ended, it had one spin-off that ran 2 seasons (1983-1984) called AfterMASH which focused on Klinger, Colonel Potter and Father Mulcahy after they left the war and began civilian life.  There was a pilot that aired in 1984 called W*A*L*T*E*R that focused on Radar becoming a Police Officer in Missouri

There was also the long running Trapper John M.D. (1979-1986), but it is considered a spin-off from the film M*A*S*H, though in the pilot episode, there is a picture on Trapper's office wall that shows a young Trapper with Hawkeye that appears to be Wayne Rogers and Alan Alda