Friends: The Complete Ninth Season (Viva)

Season 9, one more to go. I've bought all 9 seasons so far and next year I'll binge-watch again as they are always funny and entertaining. This is one of those sitcoms that never gets boring and I remember waiting each week when they first came out, now I can binge-watch them whenever I want.

Heading into the ninth season of Friends, just about everyone associated with the show figured this was going to be their last season. Even fans were expecting the show to wrap when filming on the ninth season ended.Only midway through season nine did the powers that be and the actors agree on one more season, a truncated 18 episodes for the 10th and final season.With that possible ending in mind, writers had to be careful as they opened the season, knowing that they may be pushing toward a finale when the season drew to a close.Getting caught up, season eight ended with the birth of Ross and Rachel's baby, Emma. Joey inadvertantly proposed to Rachel, and the new mother, obviously a little confused, said yes, prompting an interesting start to season nine.Joey's feelings for Rachel had come out in season eight, and he knew that his accidental proposal to Rachel would certainly cause a lot of tension with everyone, particularly Ross. The story line surrounding the three served as a good start to the ninth season.The season took a lot of moves along the way, with all the characters making some major choices in their lives. Monica and Chandler agree that they want to have a baby of their own, but continually fail to become pregnant, leading them to a fertility clinic, where they learn it may be impossible for them to have kids. While this show was known for its comedic moments, this storyline served as one of the more touching moments in the show, yet still was able to maintain the comedy aspect. Chandler and Monica are great together, as Courtney Cox Arquette and Matthew Perry have some very good chemistry. His laid-back approach and her uptightness go well together. Season nine also finds Chandler out of a job and serving as an intern with an ad company, finally moving on from statistical analysis and data reconfiguration.Of course the big life changing moment for Ross and Rachel is Emma. Rachel moves in with Ross, which provides many strange moments, as they both try to live their lives with an ex and a kid in the same apartment. One of the funniest moments in the season is an episode where Rachel is leaving Emma for the first time and her and Ross get locked out of the apartment with the baby still inside. Ross's great story about the eagle and the baby, along with his great gestures to go with it, was hilarious. Of course, Ross and Rachel have a history and eventually they decide living together wasn't the best idea and Rachel heads back to Joey's.After his proposal to Rachel, Joey finds himself in a tough situation with Ross. A viewer genuinely feels that Joey's feelings for Rachel are true, but at the same time, he knows he can't act on them. At least not at the beginning of the year. Through the season, Joey wrongly believes that Monica is cheating on Chandler while he is in Tulsa, gets Phoebe a job as an extra on Days of our Lives and misses his appearance in the big Thanksgiving Day parade. His life changing moment however, comes at the end of the season. After his breakup with paleontologist Charlie, he sees Ross kissing her and decides that is time to act on his feelings for Rachel, closing the ninth season.Phoebe got caught in a love triangle, forcing her to choose between David, her scientist boyfriend who returned from Minsk, and Mike, the piano playing former lawyer who Joey set her up with on a blind date (accidentally of course). When Phoebe finds out that Mike never wants to get married because of his failed marriage, this causes them to break up, sending her into the arms of David. However, it is Mike who swoops in at the end to take Phoebe's heart away.The season ends in Barbados, a great way to end the season, as the gang gathers for Ross's convention. Mike's proposal, Joey and Rachel's kiss and even Ross and Charlie, provide fuel for the final season.Season nine featured some great guest stars. Paul Rudd is excellent as Mike, and he fits right in with the cast. Hank Azaria is also very good as the stammering, nervous David. He hits the nail right on the head. Aisha Tyler is good as the beautiful paleontologist Charlie. However, stealing the guest star show is Christina Applegate as Rachel's sister Amy. She won an Emmy for this role and it is well deserved. She was fantastic in her role in the Thanksgiving episode.Extras include three commentaries from the executive producers, a quiz show, a look ahead to the final season, a music video and a great gag reel.This season set, like the eight before it, is very well done and will help preserve one of the best comedies of our generation for years to come.

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This season is very funny but it is what I believe the longest season of "Friends" (620 minutes). Here are the episodes of the ninth season of "Friends":9.01 The One Where No One Proposes9.02 The One Where Emma Cries9.03 The One With the Pediatrician9.04 The One With the Sharks9.05 The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner9.06 The One With the Male Nanny9.07 The One With Ross's Inappropriate Song9.08 The One With Rachel's Other Sister9.09 The One With Rachel's Phone Number9.10 The One With Christmas in Tulsa9.11 The One Where Rachel Goes Back To Work9.12 The One With Phoebe's Rats9.13 The One Where Monica Sings9.14 The One With The Blind Dates9.15 The One With The Mugging9.16 The One With The Boob Job9.17 The One With The Memorial Service9.18 The One With The Lottery9.19 The One With Rachel's Dream9.20 The One With The Soap Opera Party9.21 The One With The Fertility Test9.22 The One With The Donor*9.23 The One In Barbados, part 1*9.24 The One In Barbados, part 2*(9.23 and 9.24 are combined together in one episode with a approximate 1 hour long season finale.)My favorite episode is the last one in this season which is 9.23 and 9.24 (which are combined together in one episode) because it is funny especially the scene of the sunny-rain of the speech to beach. Also, the scene of the ping-pong game is funny. And Finally, the final scene about the kissing is very touching. However, other episodes are also funny. Like 9.15, it is pretty good because Joey has an audition for a boardway play which he uses a special techinque to make those people (including the "Lost World" guest star) impressed.Overall, this season is one of best season so far. All the episodes are good. Worth to watch it and worth buying. Recommended to everyone. :)

I love this show and I have them forever now that Netflix took them away from me.

I don't have the complete 9th season. I have seen the whole season. I have some issues with the way they rejoice over pornagraphy and they are all pretty loose sexually. They don't say the 2 worst words but they do curse. Even though I have a lot of reservations about Friends, it is still funny and very enjoyable. And I like all the characters, they are all very good actors. I can't imagine that there are too many People that haven't even seen a episode. It's about friendships we all wish we had. So as they say eat the hay and spit out the stubble!!!!!!!!! In others words even though I am not pleased with various scenes, it is still worth watching. So if you need a good laugh most of the time there are Laugh out loud moments. Watch I think you will be glad you did.

Compared to Season 1, Season 9 is a totally different yet equally as funny production. The opening year of the series exuded the feel of winter in New York City. The cinematography, especially in the One with Two Parts with sets from Rif's Cafe and focus on Ursula, added a sentimental hue that evoked nostaliga in the shows older fans. By season nine, the show had evolved into a play, scenery and sets completely secondary to the words and movements of the actors. It works because we have watched the cast grow and age, just like us. Season 9 includes the utterly unbelievable "The One with the Shark" and the totally believable episode with Phoebe's birthday. It encompasses an event most of us have lived through. I didn't know how much I liked Season 9 until I left it in a hotel room in NYC. I'm buying my replacement copy now.

Friends is my favorite tv series, and I really cannot get enough of them. The 9th season is where things climb to a climax, which will lead to an end in the 10th, final season. There are some commentaries at some episodes of this version,which is optional to choose, and where the producers talk about things like how they decided the story of the episode, what was going on behind the scenes etc.

Who doesn't like Friends? And who hasn't seen Friends that they are relying on my review?? I can't give this DVD any less than 5 stars. It's been 20 years since the first episode, but I think the humour has aged ok - you may not laugh if you watch Friends for the first time today, but having grown up with it, I find it hugely comforting and enjoyable.

great series worth a watch

I love Friends, so was very happy to receive this. However, in taking the discs out of the box I realised that two of the discs were the same disc, so I had the middle episodes missing. I can't understand how something which was sealed could be done like that. Is that why it was so reasonably priced? I've had to send it back for a refund. All the other box sets are more expensive now on Amazon, so I may not be buying this again at the moment. Very disappointed.

Bought to fill in my wife's collection, partly so she can watch any episode she likes when ill and partly to complete our collection because it is madness to me to only own some of a series