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- Friends. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow. 649 votes. This iconic sitcom, starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer, revolves around a group of six pals living in Manhattan.
- The Big Bang Theory. Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco. 429 votes. Spotlighting the unconventional bond between four socially awkward scientists and their interactions with those around them, The Big Bang Theory stands out for its unique blend of nerd culture and humor.
- The Golden Girls. Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White. 269 votes. Heralded as a groundbreaking sitcom during its time, The Golden Girls chronicles the lives of four older women living together in Miami.
- How I Met Your Mother. Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders. 479 votes. Through a captivating narrative structure, this series recounts Ted Mosby's journey to meet his children's mother.
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- Scott McCall and Stiles Stilinski — Teen Wolf.
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- 20. The One With Ross’ Tan (season 10, episode 3)
- 19. The One With Unagi (season 6, episode 17)
- 18. The One With All The Cheesecakes (season 7, episode 11)
- 17. The One Where Ross Finds Out (season 2, episode 7)
- 16. The One With All The Resolutions (season 5, episode 11)
- 15. The One With The Jellyfish (season 4, episode 1)
- 14. The One With The Rumor (season 8, episode 9)
- 13. The One After the Superbowl (season 2, episodes 12 and 13)
- 12. The One With Chandler in the Box (season 4, episode 8)
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By Gem Seddon
published 27 May 2021
The 20 best Friends episodes, according to us
(Image credit: Courtesy of HBO Max)
Looking for the best Friends episodes ahead of a rewatch? You've picked a good time. This week, HBO Max dropped its long-awaited special, Friends: The Reunion. This unscripted event reunites the Central Perk gang for the first time since they closed the door to Monica’s apartment in 2004. The one-off reunion doesn't continue the story of Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, and Joey, but instead looks back at the show’s best moments – it's not bad.
This episode offers a classic example of Ross’ academic mind getting in the way of a simple task. After noticing Monica’s bronzed complexion, Ross decides to also pay a visit to the spray-on tan place. Typical of Ross, he botches it and spends the episode getting increasingly more tanned until he looks downright ridiculous. Even in its final season...
Phoebe and Rachel take a self-defense class, which Ross scoffs at. He believes their skills to be no match for his own ‘ka-ra-tay’ and supposed mastery of the ancient concept of Unagi, a “a total state of awareness” which actually means eel. That doesn’t stop Ross from trying to prove he’s an ultimate badass, but the girls get their own back on him...
It’s a shame we didn’t get more Rachel and Chandler episodes, since Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry played off of each other so well. In this one, the pair unite over a cheesecake Chandler finds in the hallway that’s the best either of them has ever tasted. Alas, it ends up on the floor, with the two picking at it with forks in a classic Friends...
A must-see episode in the Ross and Rachel journey. Having finally given up on Ross now that he’s dating Julie, Rachel gets winedrunk on a date who inspires her to seek closure. She leaves Ross a drunken voicemail confessing that she’s now “over him.” In one of the show’s perfect setups, he plays back the message with a hungover Rachel nearby. The e...
The gang makes New Year’s resolutions, perfect fodder for some truly great gags that tie together several story strands while never scrimping on comedy. That said, this really should be called 'The One With Ross’ Leather Pants', as it’s his storyline that everyone remembers (that moment comes up in the reunion special, too). Vowing to try something...
This big episode wraps up the season 3 finale cliffhanger – will Ross end up with Rachel or Bonnie? As it turns out, neither. Ross falls asleep reading an 18-page letter from Rachel (“Front and back!”) and mistakenly agrees to take responsibility for all their previous problems, birthing the iconic “We were on a break!” line. Elsewhere, unconventio...
This episode is best known as 'The Thanksgiving One With Brad Pitt'. Jennifer Aniston’s then-husband appears as Ross and Monica’s friend Will, who Rachel bullied all throughout high school. It’s revealed that Will co-created the 'I Hate Rachel Green' club, and is dismayed to learn that its co-founder, Ross, is the father of Rachel’s child. Pitt’s t...
Season 2 welcomed a slew of guest stars and crammed most of them into this star-studded and memorable two-parter. The wraparound story involves the fictional Outbreak 2 shooting on the streets of Manhattan, where Ross tries to reconnect with his monkey, Marcel. Meanwhile, Monica and Rachel chat up Jean Claude Van Damme, who tries to ensconce Monica...
Chandler kisses Joey’s girlfriend, Cathy, and as “punishment” he spends Thanksgiving in a box. That’s Joey logic for you. Joey changes his mind at the last second as Chandler waves goodbye to Cathy (with one finger through a hole), realizing how much the two care for one another. Meanwhile, Monica invites Richard’s son to dinner and things get weir...
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- Pilot. Season 1, Episode 1. This is where it all started, so it's only natural that your binge-watch would start here too. Plus, it holds up as a great sitcom pilot.
- The One with the Blackout. Season 1, Episode 7. This episode features everything that was so great about early Friends — a big ensemble episode, Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow) songs, angsty Ross (David Schwimmer) — and adds in Chandler (Matthew Perry) off on perhaps the greatest solo side plot of the show's entire run.
- The One with All the Poker. Season 1, Episode 18. A personal favorite, this episode combines some of the best one-liners ("The fifth dentist caved and now they're all recommending Trident?"
- The One Where Rachel Finds Out. Season 1, Episode 24. Friends definitely knew how to do cliffhangers and Rachel rushing to the airport to greet Ross after finding out he has feelings for her, only to see him kissing another woman was one of the best.
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May 28, 2021 · Lists. May 27, 2021 5:30pm PT. ‘Friends’: Best 30 Episodes, Ranked. By Danielle Turchiano. Courtesy of NBC. For 236 episodes, the characters of “Friends” were there for its audience just as...
