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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 Time: 620 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 085393366124 Manufacturer No: 33661

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2803 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2005-03-08
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Number of discs: 4
• Dimensions: .75 pounds
• Running time: 620 minutes

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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

Customer Reviews

Friends Season 9
Friends was one of the best shows on TV. I MISS IT -so I bought all of the seasons on DVD and now can watch whenever I need to laugh. They had a good run.

One of TV's all time funniest shows
Few comedy series have made me laugh (and cry) like "Friends". I love the entire series. It's what I watch when I need a laugh. Season 9 has some great moments, as our friends - Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey - begin to really start the adult phase of life. And it's still hilarious, just like the first 8 seasons. If you are a fan of the show, it's worth it to get the series on DVD.

jc
A must for your Friends collection. I got this for my 14 year old son but my 17 & 10 year old love watching it as well.