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In the U.S., 52.5 million viewers watched the finale on
May 6, 2004, making it the most watched
entertainment telecast since the Seinfeld finale in
1998. Although it was not the series' most watched
episode, the finale was the fourth most watched
series finale in television history, only behind the
finales of M*A*S*H, Cheers and Seinfeld,
Ross Gellers & Rachel Green was
included in TV Guide's list of the best TV
couples of all time, as well as
Entertainment Weekly's "30 Best 'Will
They/Won't They?' TV Couples
Michael Borkow (Season 4)
Michael Curtis (Season 5)
Adam Chase (Season 5-6)
Greg Malin
(Season 5-7)
Wil Calhoun (Season 7)
Scott Silveri (Season 8)
Shana Goldberg-Meehan (Season
8-10)
Andrew Reich (Season 8-10)
Ted Cohen (Season 8-10)
• Friends is an American sitcom
created by David Crane and Marta
Kauffman , which aired on NBC from
September 2,1994 to May 6 2004.
The series revolves around a group of
friends in New York City borough of
Manhattan. The series was produced
by Bright/Kauffman/Carne
Productions, in association with
Warner Brothers. The original
executive producers were Carne,
Kauffman, and Kevin S. Bright, with
numerous others being promoted in
the later seasons.
Six young people, on their
own and struggling to
survive in the real world,
find the companionship,
comfort and support they
get from each other to be
the perfect antidote to the
pressures of life
The Most Viewed Episode
The One Where Everyone Finds Out
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Ugly Naked Guy is moving and Ross is trying to get his great apartment. While Rachel,
Ross and Phoebe have a look at the apartment Phoebe sees that Monica and Chandler
kiss. Joey is grateful that they can finally tell them that everyone knows about their
relationship. But Phoebe and Rachel don't want to tell them and have their fun by
messing with them. Phoebe makes a pass at Chandler and Rachel gives them all her
laundry when Monica and Chandler go to do "laundry". Ross tries to bribe Ugly Naked
Guy with muffins but so many people want the apartment and bribe him. Monica
figures out that Phoebe knows about them and that she is trying to freak them out by
showing an interest in Chandler. Monica wants to mess with Phoebe and Rachel now
and gets Chandler to pretend like he was attracted to Phoebe as well. Ross is looking
for a way to bond with Ugly Naked Guy. Chandler invites Phoebe over so she can feel
his bicep and "more"... therefore Rachel and Phoebe realize that Monica and Chandler
only mess with them so Phoebe accepts Chandler's invitation. Ross visits Ugly Naked
Guy and bonds with him by eating muffins with him naked. Chandler and Phoebe both
wait for the other one to back down but neither does and they kiss awkwardly before
Chandler gives up and yells out that he loves Monica. Now everyone except Ross
knows officially. Ross gets the apartment and sees Monica and Chandler through the
window and freaks out.
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Rachel Green
(Jennifer Aniston)
a fashion enthusiast and Monica Geller's best friend
from childhood. Rachel first moves in with Monica
in season one after nearly marrying Barry Farber
whom she realizes she does not love. Rachel and
Ross Geller are later involved in an on-again-offagain relationship throughout the series. Rachel
dates other men during the series, such as an Italian
neighbor, Paolo in season one, her client Joshua
Bergin in season four, her assistant Tag in season
seven, and Joey Tribbiani in season ten. Rachel’s first
job is as a waitress at the coffeehouse Central Perk,
but she later becomes an assistant buyer at
Bloomingdale's in season three, and a buyer at
Ralph Lauren in season five. Rachel and Ross have a
daughter named Emma in "The One Where Rachel
Has a Baby, Part Two" at the end of season 8.
The Rachel haircut, also called
The Rachel, is a bouncy, square
layered hairstyle Aniston wore on
Friends and named after her
character. Aniston disliked the
hairstyle and did not keep it, but
the cut was widely imitated and
is still popular.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Rachel_Green
Monica Geller
(Courteney Cox)
The mother hen of the group and a chef, known for her
perfectionist, bossy and competitive nature. Monica is often
jokingly teased by the others for having been extremely
overweight as a child, especially by her brother Ross. Monica
works as a chef in various restaurants throughout the show.
Monica’s first serious relationship is with family friend
Richard Burke who is 21 years her senior. The couple
maintains a strong relationship until Richard expresses that
he does not want to have children much to Monica’s dismay.
Monica and Chandler Bing later start a relationship after
spending a night with each other in the season four finale,
leading to their marriage in season seven and adoption of
twins, a boy and a girl, at the end of the series.
http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Monica_Geller
Phoebe Buffay
(Lisa Kudrow)
an eccentric masseuse and self-taught musician. Phoebe lived in uptown
New York with her mother until her mother killed herself and Phoebe took
to the streets. Phoebe is ditsy but street smart and writes and sings (badly)
her own quirky songs, accompanying herself on the guitar. She has an
"evil" identical twin named Ursula who shares Phoebe’s quirkiness but
unlike Phoebe seems to be cruel and uncaring. Phoebe is childlike and
innocent in disposition. Phoebe tends to use her past misfortunes such as
her mother’s suicide as sympathy ploys. Phoebe has three serious
relationships. Gary (the cop) in season five, an on and off relationship with
Mike Hannigan (Paul Rudd) in seasons nine-ten and David (Hank Azaria) in
season one, which ends when he moves to Minsk on a research grant.
They reconcile whenever he returns but she eventually rejects him for
Mike in season nine. In the last season, she marries Mike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Phoebe_Buffay
Joey Tribbiani
(Matt LeBlanc)
a struggling actor and food lover who becomes famous for
his role on Days of our Lives as Dr. Drake Ramoray. Joey is a
simple-minded womanizer with many short-term girlfriends
throughout the series. Despite his womanizing tendencies
Joey is an innocent and caring character with good
intentions. Joey often uses the catchphrase pick up line
"How you doin'?" in his attempts to win over women. Joey
rooms with his best friend Chandler for years and later a
while with Rachel. He falls in love with Rachel in season
eight. Rachel politely tells Joey that she does not share the
same feelings. They eventually date briefly in season ten, but
after realizing it will not work due to their friendship (and
especially Rachel's complicated relationship with Ross), they
return to being friends as before.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Joey_Tribbiani
Chandler Bing
(Matthew Perry)
an executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration for a
large multi-national corporation. Chandler quits his job and
becomes a junior copywriter at an advertising agency during
season nine. Chandler has a peculiar family history being the
son of an erotic novelist mother, and a cross-dressing Las Vegas
star father. Chandler is known for his sarcastic sense of humor
and bad luck in relationships Chandler marries Monica in season
seven, and they adopt twins at the end of the series. Before his
relationship with Monica, Chandler dated Janice Hosenstein in
season one and subsequently broke up with her many times.
Matthew Perry has expressed his similarities to the character
such as his need to break an awkward silence with a joke and
difficulties with women when first joining the show
http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
ki/Chandler_Bing
Ross Geller
(David Schwimmer)
Monica Geller's older brother, a paleontologist working at the
Museum of Natural History, and later a professor of
paleontology at New York University. Ross is a sweet-natured
man of good humor, although he is often clumsy and socially
awkward. Ross is involved in an on-again-off-again relationship
with Rachel throughout the series. Ross has three failed
marriages during the series: Rachel, Emily, and Carol, a lesbian
who is also the mother of his son, Ben (Cole Sprouse). His failed
love life is potentially due to his paranoia and jealousy in
relationships and his divorces become a point of humor within
the series. He and Rachel have a daughter by the end of season
eight and they confess that they are still in love with each other
in the final episode.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
ki/Ross_Geller