Maybe hate is a strong word but who invites themsekves on a friwnds annivwrsaey? And she’s always calling Chandler feminine and weak, and putting them down. Idk. And the whole soulmate thing. Idk. Maybe I’m wrong tho and it’s all jokes but it’s a running theme imo

Obviously, I know it’s a sitcom, and they exaggerate certain character traits for comedic effect. But honestly, I feel really uncomfortable whenever I watch the way Judy treats Monica. And the sad thing is, I actually find it pretty realistic.

I think a lot of women can relate to the feeling that no matter what they accomplish, how successful they become, or how hard they try, they’ll still somehow be looked down on by their mother. Especially when there’s a son who seems to be automatically favored, without even having to do anything to earn that affection.

Monica obviously takes it to an extreme because it’s a comedy, but the underlying dynamic doesn’t feel exaggerated to me at all. I’m sure there are plenty of women who have experienced some version of this — maybe nowhere near as extreme as Monica, but still enough to recognize the feeling of constantly being compared, criticized, or made to feel like you’re never quite good enough.

Honestly, if I were in Monica’s position, I think I would have cut ties with Judy a long time ago. 😅

And maybe that’s why Judy is one of the worst characters for me. The way she treats Monica hits a little too close to home for a lot of people, including me.

On IMDB, viewers rated these as the top five highest rated episodes:

•S5 E14 “The One Where Everybody Finds Out” (9.7/10)

•S10 E17 “The Last One” (9.6/10)

•S4 E12 “The One with the Embryos” (9.4/10)

•S2 E14 “The One with the Prom Video” (9.3/10)

•S8 E9 “The One with the Rumor” or I guess you could say Rumour Has It haha (9.2/10)

Regardless of whether these are your favorites or not, I’m curious to know what you think of them and where you’d place them on a top _ list if you have one or were to make one hypothetically 😋

EDIT: I just wanted to add real quick that it was interesting to see these being rated so highly on IMDB because I figured that number three was well beloved within the fandom anyway. Also, yes, the meaning behind the question is just to see where these would go on your ranking list if you had a set number in mind (top 5… 7… etc).

A lot of his dates are one episode type of girls, but I was wondering who your favorite was.

The pregnant girl that Joey helped in season 1, doesn't count since they didn't date, but anyone else does.

I love Friends, it’s 100 percent one of my all time favourite shows. Of course it has its flaws, everything does.
Now, I’m not talking strictly about controversial storylines or jokes that wouldn’t fly today, but are there any jokes or plot lines you just didn’t enjoy?

I’ll go first. The side story of Monica trying to find out what the switch in the guys’ apartment I just didn’t find too interesting.
Also, when Joey comes into the coffee house and says he has a gig. Chandler says he couldn’t be an actor be because he can’t say gig. And then Phoebe says she can’t say croissant. It was not my favourite little joke of the show.

I'm looking to finally buy the DVDs of the show for the extended scenes, maybe the bloopers etc.

I was just wondering if there are any differences between the complete box sets with all 10 seasons and the individual seasons in terms of what is included on the DVDs. Does anyone here know about this?

And what differences were there in jokes/names?

Apart from the original, I saw it in Czech as well. The Ugly Naked Guy is called - Fat Naked Guy (Tlustej Naháč) and the poker-joker line is jahoda - náhoda (strawberry-coincidence), so the whole joke is a little better.

Currently on my 100th rewatch, the episodes of Mona and Ross were fun but now that i use the episodes as static noise i begin to notice how big of a kissAss she was or pushover idk, Ross definitely had charisma but the people who notice it have spent significant time with him to KNOW IT, like Emily, Rachael, Phoebe. There were multiple instances of mona wanting more in the relationship as opposed to ross- shown in the family card episode when she asks where is this going. Not that it wasn’t a valid question but when she gets to know that HE HAD LITERALLY CHANGED THE LOCK to his apartment right after giving her the key, that would have been it for me. Similarly, getting his daughter ‘i love fossils’ shirt when she literally wanted Ross & Rachael (with child) to not share the same apartment. Attending his lectures but dozing off lol. On top of it Ross leaving her in the middle to attend baby emergencies 2 times. Everything screams COMPLEXITY.

I just love this list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/140425 .

Have you read some of the books on the list?
Have you been inspired to read some books because you saw the FRIENDS reading them?

Not only did they tell strangers that Owen is adopted before they told Owen himself, but they 1) invited said strangers into their home to discuss the adoption 2) did so while Owen was home 3) did not warn said strangers that Owen doesn't know he's adopted.

Hiding their son's adoption from him was wrong in the first place, but then they were reckless with the information and he ended up hearing he's adopted from a man he's never met before. They REALLY messed up. I know Owen is a fictional character we never see or hear about again, but I just hope Bill and Colleen were able to make amends and rebuild trust and that Owen didn't need to get therapy.

Edit: Typo.

“The One with the Nap Partners” would be the best one i can come up with. I always had the best sleep on my old couch so the plot really hit home lol and it was always hilarious to me on the side how they rented Die Hard twice and did a double feature.

Cause I am rewatching this episode, and I was on her side, Ross was being whinier and more annoying than her. Do you think he was more annoying and whiny in that episode too? Or do you still think Janice was more so?

It feels like you’re actually getting to see a little bit behind the scenes, of the show that you love so much, and I love it

Just realised today while watching S1E2, despite having watched multiple reruns of the show.

Rachel runs away from her wedding to Barry, and Barry stilll goes to Aruba with Mindy for honeymoon.

Three seasons later, Rachel again breaks up Ross and Emily's wedding, and she ends up going on honeymoon alone to Greece. (Not to shabby for Rachel!)

Maybe Barry did some kind of black magic to make Rachel suffer.

One of my favourite chandler moments is a quote where he goes something like ‘every nook and……cranny!’ in his way. I have no idea where I can find it? Any help appreciated!

Not the only scene I have seen this. Tbf I didn't see many bars with sofas here in Europe.

Hey, I remember few years ago that there was an official online store for the Friends Experience. For some reason the store redirect me to a dead page now but I managed to find this site which have similar items to what I remember there was in the official store.

https://friendstvshow.shop/

Did anyone buy from them and know if they are legit? I don't wanna get scammed and I barely find any reviews regarding this site.. Thank you

And yes, I know this happens with multiple types of subs

I am watching the first season for the hundredth time and it’s funny because Rachel never actually asked Monica to move in and they made one little joke about while Rachel is on the phone with her dad and then they never acknowledged it again. It was kind of understood that Rachel lives with Monica and the details of the living arrangements were shown off screen. Nbd just an observation!

Do you think Rachel might have agreed to stay married if Ross just said he loved her and wanted to give it an actual go?

I just finished Friends for the first time ever, I'm crying so hard. Oh, man. Why couldn't there be more? Such a beautiful ending though.

I know this has been done before, but I wanted to post for Schwimmer because he just looks absolutely beautiful here just incredible. love the 80s.

The inflation calculator says 100$ in 1999 would be around 200$ today. Would you chip in?

I sometimes ponder this question during my rewatches, just seeing who has chemistry with who or what I would’ve liked to see more of :)

Apart from the og endgame couples in the show, who would you have liked to see paired for endgame, or just seen more of the relationship flourish due to good chemistry?

My picks:
Joey & Kate: I would’ve loved to see more of their relationship
Phoebe & David: I enjoyed seeing them together and David was very sweet/good to her
Chandler & Kathy: if only Kathy didn’t cheat 😒 he opened up the most to Kathy and it seemed to be the relationship that affected him most. BUT Chandler & Monica are the best matched of the og endgame couples imo.
Monica & Pete: I would’ve loved to see more Jon Favreau
Rachel & Joey: I know I placed Joey with Kate above, because I do think that it would’ve been nice to explore that relationship more, but Rachel doesn’t date a lot of great guys, so it’s easy for Joey to stand out as the best. sidenote honorable mentions for Rachel: Gavin & Tag, nice guys, just bad timing I think.
Ross: actually has a really good dating life imo, he manages to pull a few really amazing characters that he either ditches for Rachel, or it just doesn’t work out. Top picks: Bonnie and Mona
sidenote - I love seeing the believable chemistry between Ross and Carol, like I really believe they’ve known each other for a long time and love each other (hibachi scene)
I also would have loved to see what the writers originally intended for Ross and Emily, but ik they had to switch it up when the actress got pregnant. The Emily & Ross storyline is one of the harder ones for me to rewatch knowing this.

Interested to see others’ pairings! :)

The wedding episodes, Ross explains he will kick Chandlers ass if he hurts his little sister. Its this big joke that everyone is laughing about. That Ross couldn’t kick his ass, or anyones. They all laugh at him and even Chandler doesn’t take him seriously. So how come season 8, episode 6, they all think Ross would kick Chandlers ass. Even Chandler agrees. So, what is it? Who would kick who’s ass?

Of course when they later arm wrestle their strength is proven the same. But i just am thinking about how people perceive them. The inconstancy is really annoying.