Friends serial

Tray Tracy Morgan goes all in on his dreams of becoming a chef and Shay Tiffany Haddish has an intriguing business venture of her own on the horizon. The series, co-created by Jordan Peele, debuted in as the 1 new cable comedy. An astronaut named Gary and his planet-destroying sidekick called Mooncake embark on serialized journeys through space in order to unlock the mystery of where the universe actually ends and if it actually does exist.

Tell Me Your Secrets centers on a trio of characters each with a mysterious and troubling past, including Emma, a young woman who once looked into the eyes of a dangerous killer, John, a former serial predator desperate to find redemption and Mary, a grieving mother obsessed with finding her missing daughter.

S1, Ep2. Ross finds out his ex-wife is pregnant. Rachel returns her engagement ring to Barry. Monica becomes stressed when her and Ross's parents come to visit. S1, Ep3. Monica becomes irritated when everyone likes her new boyfriend more than she does.

Chandler resumes his smoking habit. S1, Ep4. Joey and Chandler take Ross to a hockey game to take his mind off the anniversary of the first time he slept with Carol, while the girls become depressed when they realize they don't have a 'plan'. S1, Ep5. Eager to spend time with Rachel, Ross pretends his washroom is rat-infested so he can join her at the laundromat. Meanwhile, Joey has Monica pose as his girlfriend, and Chandler struggles to break up with his girlfriend.

S1, Ep6. Monica's obsessiveness is put to the test after Rachel cleans the apartment. Joey lands a film role as Al Pacino's butt double. Chandler enjoys a relationship with all of the fun but none of the responsibility.

S1, Ep7. S1, Ep8. Sonya 1 episode, Colleen 1 episode, Dirk 1 episode, Professor Sherman 1 episode, Heather 1 episode, Customer 2 1 episode, Nervous Male Passenger 1 episode, Leslie Charleson 1 episode, Joan 1 episode, Andrea 1 episode, Bratty Boy 1 episode, The Lamaze Teacher 1 episode, Fireman Charlie 1 episode, Roy 1 episode, Becky 1 episode, Messenger 1 episode, Chrissy 1 episode, Old Woman 1 episode, Tattoo Artist 1 episode, Jonathan 1 episode, Young Ross 1 episode, Waitress 1 episode, Stevens 1 episode, Hospital Administrator 1 episode, The Kitchen Worker 1 episode, Bank Officer 1 episode, Becker 1 episode, Gina 1 episode, Charlton Heston 1 episode, Oberman 1 episode, Rhonda, The Tour Guide 1 episode, Burgin 1 episode, The Old Man 1 episode, The Professor 1 episode, The Dancing Girl 1 episode, The Woman Dealer 1 episode, Guy 2 1 episode, The Dry Cleaner's Wife 1 episode, Nurse 2 1 episode, Lelani Mayolanofavich 1 episode, Frannie 1 episode, Marc 1 episode, Uncle Dan 1 episode, Leslie Buffay 1 episode, Customer 3 1 episode, Matthew Ashford 1 episode, Jeanette 1 episode, James Campbell 1 episode, Adrienne Turner 1 episode, Nana's Nurse 1 episode, Fireman Ed 1 episode, Fran Devanow 1 episode, Manager 1 episode, Little Boy 1 episode, Christmas Tree Customer 1 episode, Jester 1 episode, Writer 1 episode, Young Monica 1 episode, Arik 1 episode, Tommy 1 episode, Maria the Gym Lady 1 episode, The Poughkeepsie Woman 1 episode, Referee 1 episode, Young Chandler 1 episode, The Smart Kid 1 episode, Alex 1 episode, The Passerby 1 episode, Mel 1 episode, Stryker 1 episode, First Dorm Guy 1 episode, The Guy in Library 1 episode, Stuart 1 episode, The Cowgirl 1 episode, The Girl in the Doctor's Office 1 episode, The Male Guest 1 episode, The Soap Actor 1 episode, Kyle Lowder 1 episode, Chandler Buffay 1 episode, Man in Cab 1 episode, Pizza Delivery Boy 1 episode, Marsha 1 episode, Jamie Buchman 1 episode, Wedding Planner 1 episode, Acting Student 1 1 episode, Cailin 1 episode, Karen Lambert 1 episode, Announcer 1 episode, The Conductor 1 episode, The Ticket Agent 1 episode, The Older Scientist 1 episode, The Delivery Room Nurse 1 episode, Raymond 1 episode, Lisa 1 episode, The Guy Student 1 episode, The man 1 episode, The Female Guest 1 episode, The Boy in the Doctor's Office 1 episode, Dressing Room Woman 1 episode, Gate Attendant 1 episode, Henrietta 1 episode, Interviewer 1 episode, The Crew Member 1 episode, The Maitre D' 1 episode, The Girl Student 1 episode, Rita 1 episode, Ticket Agent 1 episode, Coma Woman 1 episode, Another Scientist 1 episode, Melinda 1 episode, The Clerk 1 episode, Another Passenger 1 episode, The Older Guest 1 episode, Ralph Lauren Employee 1 episode, Female Passenger 1 episode, Gert 1 episode, Woman Giving Birth 1 episode, Woman with Mild Contractions 1 episode, Sick Bastard 1 episode, Nurse 3 1 episode, Veronica Tribbiani 1 episode, Phoebe's Triplets 1 episode, Party Guest 1 episode, The Latte Guy 1 episode, Groom 1 episode, Hotel Valet 1 episode, Patient 1 episode, The Guy on the Tape 1 episode, Emma Geller-Green uncredited 11 episodes, Marcel the Monkey uncredited 9 episodes, Emma Geller-Green uncredited 8 episodes, Airplane Passenger uncredited 3 episodes, Coffee Shop Patron uncredited 2 episodes, Ugly Naked Guy uncredited 2 episodes, Director uncredited 2 episodes, Director uncredited 1 episode, Hockey Fan uncredited 1 episode, Central Perk Coffee Shop Patron uncredited 1 episode, Brian uncredited 1 episode, Coffee Shop Patron uncredited 1 episode, Theatre Actress uncredited 1 episode, Caroline Duffy uncredited 1 episode, Jay Leno uncredited 1 episode, Airline Passenger uncredited 1 episode, Girl 1 uncredited 1 episode, Mike uncredited 1 episode, Monkeyshines Beer Announcer uncredited 1 episode, Girl Scout uncredited 1 episode, Groomsman uncredited 1 episode, Monica gets wind of Chandler's idea, and attempts to propose to him but breaks down in tears and cannot finish.

Chandler then asks her to marry him and the show is ended with celebration with many of the friends who were standing outside the door. The seventh season largely concerns various wedding-related antics by Monica and Chandler.

Joey's television series is canceled but he is offered his old job back on Days of Our Lives. Phoebe's apartment is fixed but due to the way the apartment has been rebuilt, Rachel stays with Joey. The two-part season finale follows Monica and Chandler's wedding, with guest stars that include Kathleen Turner as Chandler's transvestite father.

The closing moments of the season reveal that Rachel is pregnant. The eighth season ' s first episodes follow a "Who's the father? Joey begins to develop romantic feelings for roommate Rachel and when Joey's feelings are revealed things become awkward for the two. Eventually their friendship returns to its status quo but in the finale, following Rachel's giving birth to a daughter, she accepts an accidental proposal of marriage from him.

The season was regarded as a return to form for the series; its ratings increased as viewers tuned in for comfort following the September 11, terrorist attacks. It won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in The first in that category for the series. The ninth season follows Ross and Rachel living together with baby Emma after she and Joey clear up the misdirected proposal.

She soon moves back in with Joey after a fight with Ross. Monica and Chandler, inspired by Ross and Rachel, decide to conceive a child of their own. They seek medical advice after several episodes of trying for a baby, and discover that both of them are physically unable to conceive.

Paul Rudd appears in the recurring role of Mike Hannigan , a new boyfriend for Phoebe. Hank Azaria returns as David "the scientist guy", a character originated in the first season, and Phoebe must choose between the two in a touching finale, deciding to choose Mike. The finale is set in Barbados, where the group goes to hear Ross give a keynote speech at a Paleontologist conference.

Aisha Tyler appears as the series' first recurring black character. Tyler plays Charlie , Joey's intelligent girlfriend. Even though Joey's attracted to her, she finds herself eventually becoming attracted to Ross, who is more her intellectual equal. Rachel develops feelings for Joey and Joey's feelings return after Charlie dumps him.

They agree to clear it with Ross first, until Joey catches Ross kissing Charlie. The finale ends with Joey and Rachel kissing. The tenth season closes up several storylines; Joey and Rachel try to contend with Ross' feelings about them being together.

However, consummating the relationship becomes disastrous, and they decide to remain friends. Charlie decides to return to Benjamin Hobart Greg Kinnear , her old flame, and from whom Ross was trying to obtain a research grant. Monica and Chandler decide to adopt a child, and meet Erica, a birth mother from Ohio played by Anna Faris. Erica gives birth to twins in the series finale. Phoebe and Mike get married towards the end of the season and Rachel prepares to take a job based in Paris after getting fired from Ralph Lauren.

Ross bribes her boss into giving Rachel her job back at Ralph Lauren and declares his love for her but she initially gets on the plane anyway before famously appearing in Ross's apartment saying "I got off the plane" and they resume their relationship not making any mistakes this time in the season finale, while Monica and Chandler move out of their apartment into the suburbs.

Joey is upset that everything is changing. In the series finale, at the end, a tearful Rachel says 'Shall we go get some coffee? David Crane and Marta Kauffman began developing three new television pilots — which would premiere in the Fall season — following the cancellation of their sitcom, Family Album , by CBS in November Kauffman and Crane decided to pitch the series about "six people in their 20's making their way in Manhattan" to NBC, which they felt best suited the network's style.

The idea for the series was conceived when Crane and Kauffman began thinking about the time when they had finished college and started living by themselves in New York; Kauffman believed they were looking at a time when the future was "more of a question mark".

They found the concept to be interesting, as they believed "everybody knows that feeling", and because it was also how they felt about their own lives at the time. At the same time, Warren Littlefield, the then-president of NBC Entertainment, was seeking a comedy involving young people living together and sharing expenses. Littlefield wanted the group to share memorable periods of their lives with friends, who had become "new, surrogate family members".

However, Littlefield found difficulty in bringing the concept to life, and found the scripts developed by NBC to be terrible. When Kauffman, Crane and Bright pitched Insomnia Cafe , Littlefield was impressed that they knew who their characters were. NBC bought the idea as a put pilot, meaning they risked financial penalties if the pilot was not filmed. Kauffman and Crane began writing a pilot script for a show now titled Friends Like Us , which took three days to write.

Littlefield wanted the series to represent Generation X and explore a new kind of tribal bonding, but the trio did not share his vision. Crane argued that it was not a series for one generation, and wanted to produce a series that everyone would enjoy watching. Once it became apparent that the series was a favored project at NBC, Littlefield reported that he was getting calls from every agent in town, wanting their client to be a part of the series.

Auditions for the lead roles took place in New York and Los Angeles. The casting director shortlisted 1, actors who had replied for each role down to Those who received a callback read again in front of Crane, Kauffman and Bright. At the end of March, the number of potential actors had been reduced to three or four for each part, and were asked to read for Les Moonves, president of Warner Bros.

During the casting process, more changes occurred to the series' storylines. The writers found that they had to adjust the characters they had written to suit the actors, and the discovery process of the characters occurred throughout the first season. Kauffman acknowledged that Joey's character became "this whole new being", and that "it wasn't until we did the first Thanksgiving episode that we realized how much fun Monica's neuroses are.

Aniston, Perry and Kudrow were cast based on their auditions. Kauffman said that Cox had "this cheery, upbeat energy", which was not how they envisioned Monica. When Cox auditioned for the role, the producers were surprised by her direction of the character and she was cast. The writers did not originally intend for Joey to be dim, but found it to be a major source of comedy. LeBlanc also gave the character heart, which the writers did not realize Joey had.

In the weeks after NBC's pick up of Friends , Crane, Kauffman and Bright reviewed sent-in scripts that writers had originally prepared for other series, mainly unproduced Seinfeld episodes. Kauffman and Crane hired a team of seven young writers because "When you're 40, you can't do it anymore. The networks and studios are looking for young people coming in out of college. The majority of the storyline ideas came from the writers, although the actors added ideas.

The writers originally planned a big love story between Joey and Monica, as they intended them to be the most sexual of the characters in the series pitch. The idea of a romantic interest between Ross and Rachel emerged during the time when Kauffman and Crane were writing the pilot script. During the production of the pilot, NBC requested that the script be changed to feature one dominant storyline and several minor ones, but the writers wanted to keep three story lines of equal weight and refused.

NBC thought the cast was too young, and pushed for an older character who could give the young adults advice. Crane and Kauffman were forced to comply, and wrote a draft of an early episode which featured "Pat the cop". Crane found the storyline to be terrible, and Kauffman joked, "You know the kids book, Pat the Bunny?

We had Pat the Cop. The producers would outline the storylines for each season early in the previous summer. Before an episode went into production, Kauffman and Crane would revise the script written by another writer, mainly if something felt foreign to either the series or a character. Unlike other storylines, the idea for a relationship between Joey and Rachel was decided on halfway through the eighth season. The creators did not want Ross and Rachel to get back together so soon, and while looking for a romantic impediment, a writer suggested Joey's romantic interest in Rachel.

The storyline was incorporated into the season; however, when the actors feared that the storyline would make their characters unlikeable, the storyline was wrapped up, until it again resurfaced in the season's finale. For the ninth season, the writers were unsure about the amount of storyline to give to Rachel's baby, as they neither wanted the show to revolve around a baby nor pretend there to be none. The Greenwich Village building used as the friends' apartment in establishing shots as of Aug.

The first season was shot on Stage 5 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. The NBC executives had worried that the coffee house setting was too hip and asked for the series to be set in a diner, but eventually consented to the coffee house concept.

The opening title sequence was filmed in a fountain at the Warner Bros. Ranch at am, while it was particularly cold for a Burbank morning. At the beginning of the second season, production moved to the larger Stage 24, which was renamed "The Friends Stage" after the series finale.

The football episode was filmed on two stages with the audience and crew moving to the other larger Stage 25, after all the apartment scenes were completed. Filming began in the summer of in front of a live audience, who were given a summary of the series to familiarize themselves with the six main characters; a hired comedian entertained the studio audience between takes.

Each minute episode took six hours to film — twice the length of most sitcom tapings — mainly due to the several retakes and rewrites of the script.

Although the producers always wanted to find the right stories to take advantage of being on location, Friends was never shot in New York. Bright felt that filming outside the studio made episodes less funny, even when shooting on the lot outside, and that the live audience was an integral part of the series.