“The Thanksgiving Flashbacks” (Season 5, Episode 9) And on top of everything else, Phoebe is having naughty dreams about Monica and Ross’ father Jack! All this leads to an overload of information to the clueless parents by the end of the episode, setting up a side-splitting climax. Chandler is out to impress Monica’s parents so that he can he can tell them about moving in with her, but it turns out her parents don’t like him because of a dubious lie told by Ross while in college. This time around Ross and Joey want to ditch the others to go to party thrown by Joey’s hot roomie and her hot dancer friends, and Rachel makes dessert for the first time in her life, leading to a disaster of a dish which no one but Joey can stomach. And Joey’s genius idea to hire an actor named Carl to play his twin for a study paying $2000 backfires, mostly because of Carl’s acting. This is one of those episodes in which each one of the subplots is equally zany. Both of them forget to, and Monica admits it, but Chandler, enjoying the pampering he gets for his ‘not self-made’ gift (a mixtape made by his annoying ex Janice), doesn’t. Monica and Chandler decide to make each other gifts for Valentine’s. Needless to say, the girls (and even two strangers who Ross mistakes to be them) kick Ross’ butt. What follows is a bid to out-scare each other. Phoebe and Rachel are taking self-defense classes, but they’re berated by Ross for not possessing something he calls ‘Unagi’, a state of total awareness (which is actually a freshwater eel sushi!). discussing which triplet he’d be ready to give up are hilarious subplots on their own, but this episode shall forever be memorable for Ross forgetting to wear oven mits… twice! 8. Monica and Chandler meeting another couple to know more about adoption and Phoebe and Frank Jr. He does make his peace with the situation by the end (at the expense of charred hands), showing one of many instances where in the series where Ross values friendship more than love. “Ross Is Fine” (Season 10, Episode 2)ĭavid Schwimmer as Ross has always aced at physical comedy throughout the run of ‘Friends’ (remember ‘Pivot’), but he is in full form as a bumbling, drunk idiot in this episode, where he is trying his best to show that he is’fiiiiiine’ with Joey and Rachel being together. This episode is a constant barrage of one-liners, chuck-full with some of the most quotable lines from the show. On the other hand, a bunch of sloppy moves from Chandler (like leaving undies on couches and video cams and naked pictures in the open) and Monica raise the suspicion of the others, on which they promptly throw poor Joey under the bus. The latter arc reaches its peak in this episode, where Ross loses it over someone eating the only good thing in his life – his Thanksgiving sandwich. The first half of Season 5 saw most of its laughs originating from Chandler and Monica vying to keep their relationship under wraps and Ross trying to deal with his broken marriage. A reminder of how how far the friends have come. Once you’ve watched ‘The Last One’, this one feels like a fond memory. It is a lighthearted caper (much like the entire first season), featuring friends, old and new, just having a good time, while also setting the all-important Ross-Rachel storyline in motion. The pilot of the series shows off all the quirks and whims which the characters would soon make their own. The beauty of this episode is that it makes you feel like you’ve known Ross, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler and Joey for ages, and Rachel is the newbie you’re meeting for the first time too. Yes, the very first one, and in my opinion the most underrated episode of the series. But when he gets out of the shower he ties a towel around his waist. Joey and Chandler’s infantile banter for the chair (and then its ‘essence’) is the highlight though! Best Quote: Chandler: Donald Duck never wears pants. Rachel can’t decide what to wear, Monica is hung up over a message from her ex, Chandler and Joey fight over the comfiest chair in the room which ruins the dress of Phoebe, the only person who did get ready! The entire episode is bottled up inside a single room, thus elevating all the proceedings. The premise of this episode is simple – Ross has a speech at a black-tie event for which the gang has to leave in 26 minutes, but no one is ready. One of the beauties of ‘Friends’ is the way the show used simple, even rundown tropes and still managed to elicit quality laughter. But here they are, the list of funniest and best Friends episodes (In my humble opinion, so don’t unleash your wrath on me ‘Friends’ snobs!)ġ2. Selecting just 12 episodes which trump all else in humour, thus, is a herculean feat. I’m one of those fanboys who’ve watched every episode half a dozen times, and still find themselves returning for a random quick peek once in a while.
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