The Most Important 'Friends' Episodes

After Ross messes things up with Rachel, the group tries to move forward, but a prom video shows up.A prom video comes from Rachel and Monica's high school days. Rachel's date bails, so Ross rushes in to save her. At the last minute, Rachel's date shows up as Ross asks her to prom, leaving her unaware of his gesture.Rachel's date bails. Ross rushes in to save her. At the last second, Rachel's date shows up as Ross goes to ask her to prom, leaving her unaware of his gesture.

This moment is the final push Rachel needs to date Ross. Because their relationship matters throughout the series, this point is very important in their history.

When it becomes clear Ugly Naked Guy is moving out, Ross tries to get the apartment. While he is with Rachel and Phoebe, the women see Monica and Chandler having sex by the window in Monica's apartment across the street.

Ross wants the apartment when the Ugly Naked Guy moves out. While Ross, Rachel, and Phoebe are there, the women watch Monica and Chandler have sex through the window in Monica's apartment.

They plan to force Chandler and Monica to tell the group about their relationship, leading to some sexual action. Ross stays clueless until the episode ends. He sees his sister and best friend by the window across the street, which causes...This is the two-part episode.The season finale focuses on Chandler deciding to propose to Monica. To surprise her, he starts acting like he does not want marriage. His plan fails, though, when Richard shows up and proposes before Chandler can.

In a rush to fix things, Chandler is tricked when Monica surprises him by proposing in a candlelit apartment. Both cry as the couple agrees to marry.The final two-part episode.The season finale focuses on Chandler proposing to Monica. To surprise her, he pretends he doesn't want marriage. Richard shows up and proposes before Chandler can.

Chandler rushes to fix things. Monica surprises him by proposing in a candlelit apartment. Both women cry as the couple agrees to marry.

The episode ends with the group leaving Monica's apartment for the last time. They remain friends but start separate, different lives.This was the episode that started it all. Rachel appears in a wedding dress while the group hangs out in the coffee shop, reuniting with Monica from high school.The series episode "The Last One" summarizes plots from the season and the whole series. Monica and Chandler's adopting mother has twins. Joey breaks the foosball table to save a chick and duck. Phoebe helps Ross get to the airport to face Rachel before she leaves for Paris for a new job.

After Ross admits his love for Rachel, she gets on the plane, leaving him upset. But when he hears the message she left on the plane, she admits she loves him too. She gets off the plane, and they reunite.

The group leaves Monica's apartment for the final time. They remain friends but start separate, different lives.

This was theepisode that started it allWhile the group hangs out at the coffee shop, Rachel appears in a wedding dress and reunites with her high school friend Monica.

Ross shows a long-held interest in Rachel. Joey and Chandler's personalities quickly form within the group. Phoebe's strange lifestyle also becomes clear.

The show starts with Rachel moving into Monica's place. This lets her start a new life, separate from her rich father's help.

The two-part episode about Ross' wedding—his second one—affects all the friends. Ross and others go to England for Ross to marry Emily, but things go wrong. They lose their planned spot, and Ross nearly ruins everything by pushing for an alternate wedding.

Ross messes up after saying the wrong name when asked to repeat, "I take thee, Emily." He says "Rachel." That is what he says.

Rachel leaves a pregnant Phoebe in New York. Rachel shows up at the wedding and confuses Ross.

Chandler and Monica sleep together for the first time. They start casually, but their encounters lead to a romance that grows into marriage.

Rachel gets tired of Ross' constant hovering and jealousy toward her coworker. She asks for a break from their relationship, starting the time Ross calls "We were on a break!"

He says that line because he drinks too much and sleeps with a woman from a copy shop.The next morning, Rachel visits his place. They make up, but soon after, Rachel learns about Ross' cheating, and the break becomes a full breakup.Rachel visits while Ross is there. They reconcile, but Rachel soon finds out about Ross' cheating. The break ends in a total split.

"The One In Vegas (1)" appears in 'The Most Important 'Friends' Episodes'.The One In Vegas." is a two-part season-finale episode. The friends travel to Las Vegas to see Joey, who went there toThis star appears in a movie.. If that fails, he plays a Roman soldier on the casino floor at Caesars Palace.

The group arrives and gets into messy situations. Monica and Chandler agree to marry as a result. Just as they plan it, a very drunk Ross and Rachel appear from the same chapel as husband and wife.

These events continue for the rest of the series.

After Phoebe's half-brother and his wife ask her for a big favor, Phoebe takes time to decide if she wants to be aThis is a surrogate.Phoebe's real mother tries to stop her from being a surrogate. She gives Phoebe a puppy to care for for a few days. Phoebe thinks she will see how hard it is to give up a dog, and how much harder it is to let a baby go.

That plan fails. However, it strengthens Phoebe's joy from doing something nice for her little brother. She agrees to be a surrogate for triplets (she does not know this at the time).

Rachel goes into labor, but friends' mistakes leave few people present for the birth. She delivers aThe episode features a baby girl.Rachel remains unnamed for a short time. After the delivery, Rachel mistakes Joey picking up a ring for a proposal and accepts his marriage.

Joey explains the mix-up for Rachel and Ross, causing much frustration. Ross decides not to use his grandmother's ring to propose to Rachel; their future stays unclear.

Rachel's defining moment hits when sheRachel quits her job.leaves the coffee shop. Tired of her bad job performance (and reminded by training), she quits and seeks work in fashion.

After several failed tries, she gets a job in fashion, but as a low-level worker, she makes coffee for the boss. This shift moves her from listlessness to seeking a better career; it starts when she stops working at Central Perk.

When Janice asks if anyone slept together, the episode shifts to aThe episode includes a series of flashbacks.from when they first met or early in their friendships before Rachel joined the group.

Monica becomes attracted to Joey. Joey misreads her light flirting as a direct invitation to sleep with him.

Chandler tries to date Rachel, who visits the bar (before it became Central Perk).

Ross, upset his wife is a lesbian, almost hooks up with Phoebe at a pool table after the bar closes.

After Chandler starts dating Joey's ex-girlfriend, he tries to fix things byplacing himself in a boxwhere he must stay quiet and think about his actions.

When the relationship seems doomed, Chandler follows the rules and stays silent. This lets Joey free him from their deal so he can pursue the woman he wants.

Ross experiences much over the ten seasons. When Rachel and Joey start dating, Ross insists he is "Ross is fine.," and he hosts a small dinner party to show how fine he claims to be.

Ross struggles with the relationship between his ex-girlfriend/child's mother and a best friend. Things go poorly as Ross admits his feelings, and the group talks about moving ahead.

Joey spends much of the episode longing for the relationship between Chandler and Monica, causing confusion and him to flirt with Rachel. He then moves past those feelings and returns to "How you doin'?"

Phoebe gets into trouble after finding the badge of aA New York police officer appears.She uses her badge power to fix city problems. Then, she tries to cite the officer seeking his badge. He arrests her but asks her out instead.

Ross tries hard to move a couch into his apartment. This episode shows the famous 'pivot' scene where moving a couch around a corner fails comically.

The episode gives the group several key character moments. Joey starts his relationship with Rachel. Phoebe begins a relationship with Gary. Ross' couch problem offers one of his funniest series stories.