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The nationally acclaimed NBC sitcom Friends has gone down in history as one of the most influential television shows. The show's premise follows the life of six "twenty-somethings" living in down town Manhattan. It premiered September 22, 1994 and ran for ten seasons, having its last episode on May 6, 2004. To say that it has made an impact in the twenty-first century is an understatement. With a total of 236 episodes, each quirky story helped to shape and form how American's interacted with one another. I can't remember being a teenager and not watching Friends. It has been an intricate part of my adolescence and I truly wanted to be "one of the Friends", for the show was formed as if you really did feel like you were friends with these characters. It has spawned multiple catch phrases and Friends idioms over the years, such as Joey's infamous "How you doin?" and Janice's whiney "Oh, My God!". It even spawned a hair-do in the nineties called "The Rachel"!

As I step back and viewed with a critical eye, four episodes from season eight, airing in 2002, it helped me to realize just how much our culture is portrayed within each of these six Friends. At this point in the series, it was already a smash hit, and everyone was tuning in to see what would come next for these characters. Ross and Rachel had just had their baby, Emma and were now living together, yet not in a relationship. Monica and Chandler were married and trying to conceive, Phoebe had just started to date Mike (who would become her husband) and Joey was back on Days of Our Lives. Each had already turned thirty and had matured in their characters.
However, regardless of the story, its format allowed for viewers to turn in on any episode and still have an enjoyable experience. This was one of the many selling points of the series. It was filled with light humor, gags, cultural references, and physical comedy. All ages were able to watch this show and connect in one way or another.
In the episode "The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song" (each episode is labeled as "The One with...") Ross tries to get his baby daughter to laugh and when he is out of ideas, he begins to rap the hit cult song "Baby Got Back", a popular song from the nineties. The song makes her laugh and when Rachel gets back, she is obviously horrified that he could ever sing such an offensive rap song to their child. Yet, when she herself fails to get Emma to laugh, Rachel also resorts to singing "Baby Got Back". These small, yet hilarious stories are what make Friends so special. They are every day people with situations that we can relate to. Later in the season, it is revealed that Monica and Chandler are infertile and are faced with the issues of adoption and surrogacy, leading them to eventually adopting twins. Yet with each problem, it is handled with comedy and an appropriate amount of seriousness. We laughed with them and we cried with them. Infertility has become a major issue of today's society and it was appropriate that one of the Friends had to deal with it.

One thing I will mention is that their lifestyles are often overlooked because of the show's light humor and happy demeanor. When in actuality, the amount of casual sex each Friend had I am surprised that they had not been more affected by STD's, emotional problems, and more unwanted pregnancies. When watching a show like Friends, it is necessary as a teenager or a parent that these issues are addressed, and you can view the shows without receiving a skewed picture on causal sex or morality. A major issue when watching television or anything in that matter is that you recognize it as fiction and separating it from reality. For example, in actuality none of the characters could ever afford to live in such luxurious apartments in Manhattan and with the time you see them sitting around, it appears as if they never are working!

Overall, you are the one who is responsible analyze what you are viewing and understand how you are being affected by it. With the series Friends there are multiple positive attributes like a strong committed group of friends and knowing how to love one another in community. Yet, they are not to be viewed as people living "moral" lives and we can't expect them to, they are just a reflection of the culture. This show has been for a long time one of my absolute favorite television series. With the release of the DVD box sets, viewers were now able to watch every single episode over and over again, learning the lines and laughing with the Friends. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching this series and think the good outweigh the bad in this very likable sitcom.

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Friends: The Complete Ninth Season Feature

• The hilarity continues with Season Nine of the smash-hit comedy series as Phoebe is confronted with some tough romantic choices, Rachel takes on motherhood and Monica and Chandler become inspired to start their own family. Guest appearances include Hank Azaria, Freddie Prinze Jr., Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Jon Lovitz, Jeff Goldblum, John Stamos, Elliot Gould and Dermot Mulroney.Running Tim

Friends: The Complete Ninth Season Overview

The hilarity continues with Season Nine of the smash-hit comedy series as Phoebe is confronted with some tough romantic choices, Rachel takes on motherhood and Monica and Chandler become inspired to start their own family. Guest appearances include Hank Azaria, Freddie Prinze Jr., Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Jon Lovitz, Jeff Goldblum, John Stamos, Elliot Gould and Dermot Mulroney.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Producer Audio Commentary on 3 episodes
Challenges:Who's Your Best Friend? (menu based challenge)
Documentary:Behind The Style: The Look of Friends, a retrospective on fashion, make-up and hairstyles through the years.
Featurette:Behind The Style: The Look of Friends, a retrospective on fashion, make-up and hairstyles through the years.
Gag Reel
Interviews
Music Video:Phoebe Battles The Pink Robots Music Video
Other

Friends: The Complete Ninth Season Specifications

Friends' penultimate season could well be called "The One with All the Romantic Arcs." Phoebe meets Mike (Paul Rudd virtually joining the ensemble). Rachel attempts to "move on" from Ross with a rival co-worker (guest star Dermot Mulroney). Ross meets Charley (Aisha Tyler, welcome colorblind casting), a paleontologist with an intimidating roster of Nobel Prize-winners in her dating history (so, of course, she hooks up with Joey). Other storylines, including Chandler's transfer to Tulsa and Rachel's sudden lust for Joey, are not as compelling as previous seasons', and an indication that inspiration is flagging. But while one is hard-pressed to add any of these episodes to the Friends pantheon, what redeems the season are the grace notes: Phoebe channeling a New England WASP to impress Mike's parents ("The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song") or playing naughty girl to Ross's "daddy" ("The One with the Lottery"); Joey's confession that he doesn't get it when people punctuate the air with finger quotes ("The One Where Emma Cries"); and Chandler's discomfort (and ultimate revenge) as an audience member at a ranting feminist's one-woman show ("The One with the Soap Opera Party").

On the guest star front, Friends welcomes back Jon Lovitz, who reprises his character from the classic first-season episode, "The One with the Stoned Guy" in "The One with the Blind Dates," and Hank Azaria as David the "Science Guy" who returns to complicate Phoebe's love life. Christina Applegate is a riot as "Rachel's Other Sister," and it's surprising that NBC didn't go all Suddenly Susan on Freddie Prinz Jr. after his surprisingly funny stint in "The One with the Male Nanny." Selma Blair is a seductive co-worker who makes a play for Chandler in "The One with Christmas in Tulsa," and Jeff Goldblum portrays a master thespian who mistakes Joey's urge to urinate as method acting. For Friends fanatics, it's a coup to get the episodes complete and uncut as opposed to their commercial-laden syndicated counterparts. For more casual viewers, let's just say of this comparatively lackluster season (by Friends' own gold standards) that the show was on a break. --Donald Liebenson

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Customer Reviews

Positive Review of Friends: The Complete Ninth Season - Gina A. Briganti - The Desert, CA
If you are a fan of the series and collecting the seasons in order, the way we did, I think you will enjoy owning this season as much as we do.

Everything about this season shines for us. When we need a laugh, we put in one of these DVD's and sit back to enjoy ourselves. It's always a good time for us.






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