The more Monica tries to fix (or forget) things with Richard, the worse it gets for her — and the funnier it gets for everyone around her. The sweetness of this, and Rachel’s attempts to help Joey make more female friends, notwithstanding, the real meat of this episode is Ross’ new couch. This is, if nothing else, a sneak peek of what was to come in his only on-screen performance opposite Anniston. While watching a Thanksgiving parade on TV, Joey realizes he's supposed to be on the Days of Our Lives float, which sends him spiraling. The Story: Phoebe discovers a forgotten wallet with a police badge at Central Perk and uses it to scare people into behaving themselves in public, including the cop who lost it in the first place. The Story: Everyone ultimately learns that Monica and Chandler are secretly in a relationship. Rachel leaves a drunken phone message in which she confesses her feelings, and when Ross finds out, at first he’s furious with her. The Story: Chandler decides to finally pop the question to Monica, but perhaps her mightiest old flame — Tom Selleck’s Richard — decides to return at the most inopportune time. Then again, between their pet duck and their chick-turned-rooster, Chandler and Joey have a lot to lose on this one. For 236 episodes, the characters of “Friends” were there for its audience just as much as they were for each other. Why It’s On This List: When it aired in 2001, this was still a controversial statement: Brad Pitt is hilarious. The b-plot, in which Chandler quickly regrets enlisting Monica as his personal trainer, is good stuff, too. On the one hand, it’s yet another example of how mind-numbingly frustrating Ross can be. Ross doesn’t want another divorce, so he hatches a hare-brained scheme to pretend to get an annulment. For those who watched the original NBC run and saw themselves reflected in the characters, those who reminisced over their own 20s vicariously through them or those who hoped to someday grow up to be like them the show itself has become the seventh friend for it audience. To celebrate “Friends” and the people who brought it to life, Variety has selected (and ranked) the best 30 episodes from the series. Ross ultimately discovers it by the episode’s end when he’s trying to get to the Ugly Naked Guy’s apartment amidst a bout of crippling anger issues. Pedro Pascal and Jon Favreau on the Future of the Newest ‘Star Wars’ Franchise, Demi Lovato's 'Vote' Visual Vetoed at Billboard Awards Following Searing Performance of Anti-Trump Song, NBC Keeps Trump Town Hall Amid Calls to Move Time Slot, Joe Rogan Lists Fully Customized Bell Canyon Estate, Tony Awards 2020: Full List of Nominations, Tony Awards 2020: Full List of Nominations, 'The Masked Singer' Reveals the Identity of Baby Alien, Pedro Pascal on Fame and ‘The Mandalorian’: ‘Can We Cut the S— and Talk About the Child?’, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep and Timothee Chalamet Join Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’, ‘Dexter’ Limited Series Revival Ordered at Showtime, ‘Ridiculousness’ Host Steelo Brim Laughs Into Encino Mansion, King Princess Meets Her Virtual Self for ‘Only Time Makes It Human’ Video. A ranking of the best Friends episodes for its 26th anniversary, featuring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt Le Blanc and Matthew Perry. 0. Share Share Tweet Email. None of this is meant to undermine the far more serious nature of Phoebe’s story, which has plenty of its own silly elements, but it’s all quite memorable nonetheless. He may be one of the weirdest funny guys on the planet. But that’s okay because to truly appreciate the scope of the story’s brilliance, you have to watch both episodes. Shocked by someone's death, Chloe, Lucifer and the rest of the team work together to investigate and take down the killer. In this case, it’s the fact that Chandler has suddenly gotten cold feet about marrying Monica. While it seriously pains us to watch Joey and Chandler fight, the idea of Chandler sitting in a box for six hours is seriously amusing. Its time in syndication and then on streaming allowed for repeat viewing for some, while others found it anew for the first time, marking it a modern classic piece of comfort television. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Unfortunately, Steve goes from Lovitz’s prickly brand to stoned out of his mind, foraging for snacks in the kitchen after a brief fascination with the word “tartlet.”. If you've ever had a Thanksgiving go horribly wrong, this is the episode for you.