| Friends Season 5 | |||
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Friends season 5 DVD cover |
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| Country of origin | USA | ||
| No. of episodes | 24 | ||
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| Original channel | NBC | ||
| Original run | September 24, 1998 – May 20, 1999 | ||
| Home video release | |||
| DVD release date | Region 1: November 4, 2003 Region 2: May 29, 2000 Region 4: October 4, 2006 |
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The fifth season of Friends, an American situation comedy created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC (National Broadcasting Company) on September 24, 1998. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 20, 1999.
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Season five features Monica and Chandler trying to keep their new relationship a secret from their friends. Phoebe gives birth to triplets in the show's one hundredth episode. She gives birth to a boy, Frank Jr. Jr., and two girls: Leslie, and Chandler. (They had originally thought that there were two boys and one girl, but decided to keep the name Chandler, despite the baby turning out a girl.) Ross and Emily's marriage is called off as Emily is intimidated by Rachel, and Ross is unwilling to give up his friendship with her as Emily demands. Phoebe starts a relationship with police officer Gary (Michael Rapaport). Monica and Chandler go public with their relationship, to the surprise of their friends. They decide to get married on a trip to Las Vegas, but change their plans after witnessing Ross and Rachel drunkenly stumble out of the wedding chapel.
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| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 98 | 1 | "The One After Ross Says Rachel" | Kevin S. Bright | Seth Kurland | September 24, 1998 |
| After having said the wrong name at the altar, Ross tries to patch up things with Emily. Monica and Chandler try to find some alone time in London but can't seem to get any. Upon returning to New York, the couple attempt to put their brief fling behind them only to find that some feelings can't be ignored. | |||||
| 99 | 2 | "The One with All the Kissing" | Gary Halvorson | Wil Calhoun | October 1, 1998 |
| Monica and Chandler try to hide their relationship but kiss in front of the others, accidentally. Chandler then kisses Rachel and Phoebe, which Monica then explains as his 'European thing.' Eventually all three girls put a stop to it (this includes Monica). Monica is put in charge of Rachel's love life because Rachel believes that she makes bad decisions, and Phoebe's water breaks and is upset that her bond with the triplets is coming to an end but glad she no longer has to do "pregnant stuff." Rachel tells Ross she is still in love with him. | |||||
| 100 | 3 | "The One Hundredth" "The One with the Triplets" |
Kevin S. Bright | David Crane & Marta Kauffman | October 8, 1998 |
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Phoebe gives birth to her brother's triplets. Joey gets sick at the hospital, with kidney stones. Chandler tells Monica that he is just goofing around in their relationship and Monica threatens to date one of Phoebe's male nurses, but they kiss and make up at the end. Trivia: This is Lisa Kudrow's favorite episode. |
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| 101 | 4 | "The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS" | Shelley Jensen | Michael Curtis | October 15, 1998 |
| Joey gets a job at a PBS telethon which prompts Phoebe to reveal that she hates PBS. He tells her that there is no such thing as a selfless good deed and she tries to find one to prove him wrong. Emily agrees to come to New York - if Ross promises to stop being friends with Rachel. When Rachel reveals that Monica said her new "secret boyfriend" (who is Chandler) was the "best sex she ever had", Chandler begins to gloat. | |||||
| 102 | 5 | "The One with the Kips" | Dana DeValley Piazza | Scott Silveri | October 29, 1998 |
| Chandler and Monica go away for the weekend but spend the entire time fighting after Monica insists changing rooms whilst Chandler is watching a TV program. Ross tells Rachel about his agreement with Emily, and he and Rachel get into a fight. Joey finds out about Monica and Chandler's relationship after Monica tells Rachel that she's lost her eyelash curler, which was left in the hotel room. | |||||
| 103 | 6 | "The One with the Yeti" | Gary Halvorson | Alexa Junge | November 5, 1998 |
| Emily's demands become more and more unreasonable, so Ross tells her she's got to trust him or their marriage won't work. Emily then tells him she can't trust him, and she and Ross decide to divorce. Monica and Rachel look for a waffle maker in the basement, the light falters and see a very hairy guy, who they mistake for a yeti. He then turns out to be their new neighbor, Danny. | |||||
| 104 | 7 | "The One Where Ross Moves In" | Gary Halvorson | Gigi McCreery & Perry M. Rein | November 12, 1998 |
| Having already given up his apartment and with Emily's cousin kicking him out, Ross is homeless. Chandler and Joey are more than happy to let him move in with them but when he starts to get on their nerves they start to show him unsuitable apartments in an attempt to get him out. Phoebe dates a health inspector who keeps shutting the restaurants they go to. At first she revels in his power, but begins to tire when he starts shutting down her favourite restaurants and when it appears Central Perk is going to suffer the same fate Phoebe decides enough is enough. Rachel and Monica are invited to their new neighbor Danny's party but Rachel is reluctant to go. | |||||
| 105 | 8 | "The One with All the Thanksgivings" | Kevin S. Bright | Gregory S. Malins | November 19, 1998 |
| It's Thanksgiving, and everybody has flashbacks of their worst thanksgiving. Phoebe recalls her Thanksgiving in 1862, which happened in one of her "past lives". Rachel reveals Monica's worst Thanksgiving, at which Monica accidentally cut off Chandler's little toe. When Monica tries to get Chandler to forgive her, he accidentally reveals that he's in love with her and quickly tries to retract it. | |||||
| 106 | 9 | "The One with Ross's Sandwich" | Gary Halvorson | Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich | December 10, 1998 |
| Ross loses his temper - and possibly his job - after someone eats his sandwich. Joey, still the only person aware of Monica and Chandler's secret relationship, finds himself constantly having to cover for them much to his embarrassement. Phoebe attends literature classes which she wants to learn seriously but Rachel, who accompanies her takes it as nothing more than some fun. Later Monica takes the class with Phoebe and incidentally turns it into a very competitive class much to everyone's annoyance. | |||||
| 107 | 10 | "The One with the Inappropriate Sister" | Dana DeValley Piazza | Shana Goldberg-Meehan | December 17, 1998 |
| Phoebe volunteers to help collect money for the poor during Christmas time. Ross, with nothing to do while he's on indefinite leave from work, helps Joey write a screenplay. However, his constant pushing of Joey sparks up an argument with Chandler. Rachel starts dating Danny, but is put off by his very close relationship with his sister. | |||||
| 108 | 11 | "The One with All the Resolutions" | Joe Regalbuto | Story: Brian Boyle Teleplay: Suzie Villandry |
January 7, 1999 |
| The gang makes New Year's resolutions: Chandler cannot make fun of his friends, Rachel will gossip less, Ross will do something new daily, Joey will learn to play the guitar, Phoebe will pilot a commercial jet and Monica resolves to take more pictures of all the friends together. However, Chandler and Rachel struggle to keep to theirs, as Rachel finds out about Monica and Chandler, and sneakily tries to see if Joey knows, while as a result of the other friends' resolutions Chandler finds it hard to keep to his. Ross decides to wear leather pants to a date but this backfires as the pants shrink whilst he takes them off. | |||||
| 109 | 12 | "The One with Chandler's Work Laugh" | Kevin S. Bright | Alicia Sky Varinaitis | January 21, 1999 |
| Monica finds out that Chandler kisses up to his boss at work and starts to lose respect for him but behind her back, Rachel is trying to get Monica to confess her secret and when she doesn't Rachel feels hurt that Monica is apparently unwilling to confide in her. Ross learns Emily is engaged again, and has a one-night stand with someone the group is all too familiar with, Janice. | |||||
| 110 | 13 | "The One with Joey's Bag" | Gail Mancuso | Story: Michael Curtis Teleplay: Seth Kurland |
February 4, 1999 |
| Phoebe's grandmother dies, and she meets someone she's been looking for since childhood. Rachel convinces Joey to start carrying a "man's bag" to help him get a part in a movie, to the amusement of the other friends. | |||||
| 111 | 14 | "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" | Michael Lembeck | Alexa Junge | February 11, 1999 |
| It's a sad day as Ugly Naked Guy is moving out and Ross decides to apply to sublet his apartment. Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler after seeing them through Ugly Naked Guy's window and although Joey is happy that now they can just confront them, Rachel and Phoebe instead decide to make out that Phoebe is romantically interested in Chandler. Monica and Chandler realize something's up so they play along. Ross finds out that quite a few people are interested in Ugly Naked Guy's apartment and goes to extremes to win him over. Eventually the competition between Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Rachel comes to a head and Chandler and Monica admit that they love each other. Despite this, they still wish to keep their relationship a secret from Ross... but it isn't long before he finds out too. | |||||
| 112 | 15 | "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey" | Kevin S. Bright | Adam Chase | February 18, 1999 |
| Ross is initially furious upon learning of Chandler and Monica's relationship, but quickly comes round when he learns it is serious. Joey dates a girl who likes to punch him (Soleil Moon Frye). Ross gets off on the wrong foot with his new neighbors when he, not unreasonably, refuses to contribute towards the retiring Superintendant's collection. Chandler and Monica have problems with their relationship after everyone jokes around about marriage. Monica is upset that Chandler refuses to consider getting married one day and he becomes so worried about losing her that he hastily proposes. Monica turns him down telling him that while she wants him to be open to the idea of getting married one day, they certainly aren't ready yet (much to Chandler's relief). | |||||
| 113 | 16 | "The One with the Cop" | Andrew Tsao | Story: Alicia Sky Varinaitis Teleplay: Gigi McCreery & Perry M. Rein |
February 25, 1999 |
| Phoebe finds a police badge at the coffeehouse and has fun pretending she's a cop - until she pulls it on the owner, a cop named Gary, who later successfully asks her out for dinner. Ross buys a new couch, but refuses to pay the huge delivery fee. As a result, he and Rachel struggle to lift it up to his apartment and Ross soon wishes he'd just paid the money. Joey thinks he is in love with Monica, after dreaming about her, as a result, he feels like he needs to have a relationship similar to Monica and Chandler's. | |||||
| 114 | 17 | "The One with Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss" | Shelley Jensen | Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen | March 18, 1999 |
| Rachel interviews with Ralph Lauren and accidentally kisses her interviewer and prospective boss - Mr. Zelner. Monica wants to prove that she and Chandler are a hotter couple than Phoebe and her new boyfriend. Joey flirts with a girl across the street—in Ross's building, but he can't seem to find her. | |||||
| 115 | 18 | "The One Where Rachel Smokes" | Todd Holland | Michael Curtis | April 8, 1999 |
| Rachel tries to take up smoking so she'll feel more included at work with her boss and co-worker. Joey auditions for a soup commercial with Ben playing his son, however the director pairs Ben with another father and eventually Joey is left in the uncomfortable position of going up against his friend's son. Monica and Phoebe throw a birthday party for Rachel, and Phoebe gets upset about Monica taking charge, so when they agree to work together, Phoebe goes all out, when she is in charge of cups and ice. | |||||
| 116 | 19 | "The One Where Ross Can't Flirt" | Gail Mancuso | Doty Abrams | April 22, 1999 |
| Ross has trouble flirting with the pizza delivery girl. So he orders lots of pizzas to try to gain her attention. Joey invites his grandmother over to watch his role on Law and Order - but his part's been cut. So he films his own 2 min role while everybody is watching the show. Monica asks Phoebe for a pair of earrings that she lent her but Phoebe has lent them to Rachel who loses one. | |||||
| 117 | 20 | "The One with the Ride-Along" | Gary Halvorson | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Seth Kurland | April 29, 1999 |
| Ross, Joey and Chandler go on a ride-along with Phoebe's cop boyfriend Gary, but in an attempt to save his sandwich from a car backfire, Joey ends up saving Ross as well. Chandler thinks that Joey cares more about Ross than he does — until he finds out Joey was trying to save his sandwich. Meanwhile, while stealing margarita ingredients from Ross's apartment, Rachel intercepts a message from Emily who is about to get married but is having second thoughts and is considering giving Ross another chance. When Rachel accidentally deletes it she agonises over if she should tell Ross. | |||||
| 118 | 21 | "The One with the Ball" | Gary Halvorson | Story: Scott Silveri Teleplay: Gregory S. Malins |
May 6, 1999 |
| Phoebe and Gary move in together - then break up after he shoots a bird. Rachel buys a hairless Sphinx cat, which disturbs her. Ross and Joey pass time by tossing a ball back and forth, and subsequently try to make a record of how long they can throw it, without dropping the ball. Their game is disrupted, however, when Monica feels the need to include herself. Chandler is called a 'Dropper' when he wants to join the game. | |||||
| 119 | 22 | "The One with Joey's Big Break" | Gary Halvorson | Story: Shana Goldberg-Meehan Teleplay: Wil Calhoun |
May 13, 1999 |
| Joey gets the lead in a movie and has to travel to Las Vegas to film. Upon learning Joey won't actually be paid unless the film is successful, Chandler doubts this is Joey's big break but agrees to drive him to Vegas. On the trip, Chandler tells Joey what he thinks about the film and an upset Joey forces Chandler to get out and drives himself. Reaching the set, Joey is dismayed to learn that filming is suspended due to financial difficulties. When Chandler phones to make amends, Joey pretends everything is fine but has actually been forced to take a job as a casino gladiator to make ends meet. Phoebe is mad at Ross, but can't remember why. Rachel has to see the eye doctor but doesn't want to. | |||||
| 120 | 23 | "The One in Vegas (1)" | Kevin S. Bright | Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich | May 20, 1999[1] |
| Monica has lunch with Richard but doesn't want to tell Chandler. She and Chandler go to Las Vegas for their anniversary, but Phoebe tags along to make up for missing out on London. They find out that Joey is working as a gladiator while the recording for his movie has been postponed. Rachel takes Phoebe's advice and wanders around in her apartment naked, which Ross mistakes as an invitation to "the physical act of love." To get back at Rachel for making fun of him, he attempts to embarrass her on the flight to Las Vegas; mishap ensues. | |||||
| 121 | 24 | "The One in Vegas (2)" | Kevin S. Bright | Gregory S. Malins & Scott Silveri | May 20, 1999[1] |
| When Ross and Rachel arrive in Vegas, they get drunk. Joey discovers his "identical hand twin" and decides that he can make money off him so he can fund his still-postponed movie. Phoebe feuds with a slots "lurker" and gets thrown out of the casino, though she returns, posing as "Regina Phalange". Chandler and Monica contemplate marriage, and almost go through with it - until they see Ross and Rachel drunkenly stumbling out of the chapel Ross throwing rice and Rachel with a white boquet of flowers. | |||||
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