From lobsters to poker to beef in the trifle, we count down the top 25 episodes of Friends…
It would always be there as part of the TV scenery.
And then all of a sudden, it went away.
We learned a valuable lesson that day: dont take sitcom for granted.
Treasure it and keep it close to your heart.
Now, its back.
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25.
Put simply, its the last one.
Its the end of an era.
Thats not to say it lacks for laughs.
to Jim Rashs passenger panicking about the left phalange on Rachels Paris-bound plane.
After yet another airport chase (how many is that now?
This ones included for one reason only: David Schwimmer.
This one though, does a little bit more.
Bonus points to Courteney Cox for playing that whole scene brilliantly with a fez-wearing turkey on her head.
Ambassador of darkness, flitting out of his cave like a winged messenger.
Sightless spectre of the macabre
This two-parter has more 90s A-listers thrown at it thanOceans Eleven.
All very romantic stuff.
The One With The Boobies
Season 1, Episode 13
Her names Roni, shes a pet mortician.
His dig at Central Perks big cups which Im sorry, may as well have nipples is particularly fun.
The main action though, is all Ross and Rachel.
The One With The Proposal
Season 6, Episodes 24 & 25
I want the Mister Beaumont!
This two-parter in which Richard returns and almost breaks up Friends best couple, is a classic.
And Joey accidentally buying a boat.
When Chandler decides to keep Heckles yearbook as a memento, its very sweet.
The line is a dot to him.
The One With The Morning After
Season 3, Episode 16
This cant be it.
Then how come it is?
In terms of story, this is a lynchpin episode for Ross and Rachel.
Rachel finds out and is incandescent with rage.
It leads to a fight that takes up half the episode.
Schwimmer is great, Aniston is great, and both characters come away truly injured.
This is David Schwimmers episode, thanks to a Ross-classic date mishap.
The One With Chandler In A Box
Season 4, Episode 8
The meaning of the box is three-fold.
Nobody likes it when Chandler and Joey fight, and this is their biggie.
Its Thanksgiving, and Joey refuses to forgive Chandler for kissing his girlfriend Kathy.
The One With The Blackout
Season 1, Episode 7
Gum would be perfection.
An early great episode, this.
A simple bet escalates until, yup, she loses the apartment, leading to a multi-episode swap.
Who doesnt love the sight of Giovanni Ribisi jubiliantly shouting My sisters gonna have my baby!?
The One Where No-Ones Ready
Season 3, Episode 2
Could I be wearing any more clothes?
You know how all the Friends are self-obsessed, petty and inconsiderate of other peoples needs?
They were probably three-fold) and they all eventually behave.
This is the one that coined the phrase going commando too, according to legend.
The One Where Ross Got High
Season 6, Episode 9
Whats not to like?
The One With The Prom Video
Season 2, Episode 14
See?
Its the start of an era.
