Season 4
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| Season | 4 | |||
| Episodes | 24 | |||
| Aired from | September 25, 1997 - May 7, 1998 | |||
| Premiere | The One With The Jellyfish | |||
| Finale | The One With Ross's Wedding, Part 2 | |||
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The fourth season of Friends aired from September 25, 1997 to May 7, 1998 on NBC in the US.
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[edit] Season summary
During this season, actress Lisa Kudrow became pregnant. This was written into the show by having Phoebe become a surrogate mother to the children of her brother and his wife, Alice Knight. Ross and Rachel briefly reconcile in the premiere but soon break up again. Later on, Rachel finds herself demoted to personal shopper after her boss Joanna dies and the department is abolished. She encounters a new customer, Joshua Bergen, who she develops feelings for. Early in the season, Joey dates a woman named Kathy, who Chandler has a crush on. However, Chandler and Kathy end up kissing and become afraid that Joey may find out. Kathy breaks up with Joey, and when Joey finds out about the affair, he is initially angry, but allows Chandler and Kathy to date. However, mid-season, Chandler breaks up with Kathy when he sees her having simulated sex with her co-star. During the middle of the season, Monica and Rachel are forced to switch apartments with Joey and Chandler after losing a bet on how well the four know each other. They bribe Joey and Chandler to switch back with Knicks season tickets and a one-minute kiss. Mid-season, having moved on, Ross is set up by Rachel for a date to the opera with an English woman, Emily Waltham, and they eventually begin a relationship that turns into an engagement after only six weeks. Meanwhile, Rachel discovers that Joshua likes her too, and they begin a relationship that lasts until when Rachel finds out about Ross's engagement. After Rachel asks Joshua about marrying, he breaks up with her, and her feelings for Ross return. At Ross's wedding in London at the end of the season, Chandler and Monica sleep together when, after a wedding guest mistakes Monica for Ross' mother, Monica seeks comfort in the arms of a friend. Rachel, depressed by the impending wedding enough to chase away a potential boyfriend in Joshua, attends the wedding at the last minute, intending to tell Ross that she still loves him, but decides not to. Things are thrown into chaos when Ross replaces Emily's name with Rachel's while saying his vows.
[edit] Main Cast
Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
Courteney Cox as Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer as Ross Geller
[edit] Recurring Cast
Paget Brewster as Kathy
Helen Baxendale as Emily Waltham
Tate Donovan as Joshua Burgin
Giovanni Ribisi as Frank Buffay Jr.
Debra Jo Rupp as Alice Knight
Alison LaPlaca as Joanna
Michael G. Hagerty as Mr. Treeger
[edit] Episode List
| # | Total | Image | Title | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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| 1 | 74 |  | "The One With The Jellyfish" | Wil Calhoun | Shelley Jensen | September 25, 1997 |
| Ross falls asleep while reading Rachel's 18-page letter. When confronted by her, he pretends to agree with what she wrote. Monica gets stung by a jellyfish and must resort to drastic measures. | ||||||
| 2 | 75 |  | "The One With The Cat" | Jill Condon & Amy Toomin | Shelley Jensen | October 2, 1997 |
| Phoebe believes her adoptive mother's spirit inhabits a stray cat. Joey finds the experience of selling his entertainment center not entertaining at all. Monica finally gets to date the big man on her high school campus. | ||||||
| 3 | 76 |  | "The One With The Cuffs" | Seth Kurland | Peter Bonerz | October 9, 1997 |
| Monica "pulls a Monica" when she caters her mother's party. Chandler gets himself locked into a compromising position with Rachel's boss. | ||||||
| 4 | 77 | "The One With The Ballroom Dancing" | Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen | Gail Mancuso | October 16, 1997 | |
| The girls get an eviction notice and Joey comes to their rescue by agreeing to give the building superintendent dancing lessons. | ||||||
| 5 | 78 | "The One With Joey's New Girlfriend" | Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins | Gail Mancuso | October 30, 1997 | |
| Ross and Rachel continue their power games to make each other jealous. Chandler falls hard for Joey's new girlfriend Kathy. | ||||||
| 6 | 79 | "The One With The Dirty Girl" | Scott Silveri & Shana Goldberg-Meehan | Shelley Jensen | November 6, 1997 | |
| Ross's beautiful new girlfriend has a disgusting secret. Chandler gets closer to Kathy and buys her a pricey birthday gift. Rachel proudly completes a crossword puzzle without help. | ||||||
| 7 | 80 | "The One Where Chandler Crosses The Line" | Adam Chase | Kevin S. Bright | November 13, 1997 | |
| Chandler kisses Kathy after thinking Joey has lost interest in her. Encouraged by an awed Phoebe, Ross debuts his keyboard "sound" in public. | ||||||
| 8 | 81 | "The One With Chandler In A Box" | Michael Borkow | Peter Bonerz | November 20, 1997 | |
| Still angry over the Kathy kiss, Joey punishes Chandler by shutting him in a box on Thanksgiving. Monica gets a surprise when she visits the eye doctor. | ||||||
| 9 | 82 | "The One Where They're Going To Party" | Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen | Peter Bonerz | December 11, 1997 | |
| When the guys try to be wild and crazy, they reluctantly realize they'd rather act like adults. Monica writes a scathing restaurant review - and gets a job offer as a result. | ||||||
| 10 | 83 | "The One With The Girl From Poughkeepsie" | Scott Silveri | Gary Halvorson | December 18, 1997 | |
| Ross debates whether to date a faraway beauty or a less desirable woman who lives nearby. Chandler tries to set up a date for Rachel with some co-workers. | ||||||
| 11 | 84 | "The One With Phoebe's Uterus" | Seth Kurland | David Steinberg | January 8, 1998 | |
| Phoebe's half-brother Frank Jr. returns with exciting news - and asks a huge favor of Phoebe. Ross gets Joey a job as a museum tour guide. | ||||||
| 12 | 85 | "The One With The Embryos" | Jill Condon & Amy Toomin | Kevin S. Bright | January 15, 1998 | |
| Phoebe's uterus is put to the ultimate test. A seemingly harmless game between the guys and the girls escalates into a full-blown contest to see which pair knows more personal data about the other. | ||||||
| 13 | 86 | "The One With Rachel's Crush" | Shana Goldberg-Meehan | Dana J. de Vally | January 29, 1998 | |
| Rachel schemes to get a handsome client to ask her on a date. Chandler's jealousy causes problems with his girlfriend. | ||||||
| 14 | 87 | "The One With Joey's Dirty Day" | Wil Calhoun | Peter Bonerz | February 5, 1998 | |
| On Joey's first day on a major movie, one of Hollywood's legendary stars finds him in a compromising position in his trailer. Rachel regrets asking Ross for a favor when it sparks a new romance. | ||||||
| 15 | 88 | "The One With All The Rugby" | Teleplay by Wil Calhoun, Story by Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen | James Burrows | February 26, 1998 | |
| Chandler's abrasive ex-girlfriend Janice reappears. Monica finds a mysterious switch in Joey and Chandler's old apartment. Ross tries to impress Emily by playing rugby. | ||||||
| 16 | 89 | "The One With The Fake Party" | Teleplay by Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri, Story by Alicia Sky Varinaitis | Michael Lembeck | March 19, 1998 | |
| To become better acquainted with her crush Joshua, Rachel inadvertently thwarts Ross's plans. Phoebe's pregnancy cravings evoke a sympathetic response from Joey. | ||||||
| 17 | 90 | "The One With The Free Porn" | Teleplay by Richard Goodman, Story by Mark J. Kunerth | Michael Lembeck | March 26, 1998 | |
| Chandler and Joey are glued to their TV after discovering an unscrambled adult cable channel. Monica helps Ross tell his girlfriend he loves her. Phoebe gets some surprising pregnancy news. | ||||||
| 18 | 91 | "The One With Rachel's New Dress" | Teleplay by Jill Condon & Amy Toomin, Story by Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen | James Burrows | April 2, 1998 | |
| Rachel takes a provocative pose to get Joshua into a romantic mood - but her plans go awry. Chandler and Joey are at odds to persuade Phoebe to name one of her triplets after them. | ||||||
| 19 | 92 | "The One With All The Haste" | Wil Calhoun & Scott Silveri | Kevin S. Bright | April 9, 1998 | |
| Drastic developments blight Ross's relationship with Emily. Monica and Rachel try to win back their old apartment, much to Chandler and Joey's delight. | ||||||
| 20 | 93 | "The One With All The Wedding Dresses" | Teleplay by Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins, Story by Adam Chase | Gail Mancuso | April 16, 1998 | |
| Distraught over Ross's engagement, Rachel takes Joshua aside and suggests they also get married. Chandler forces Joey to go to a sleep clinic to stop his loud snoring. | ||||||
| 21 | 94 | "The One With The Invitation" | Seth Kurland | Peter Bonerz | April 23, 1998 | |
| Rachel and Ross each reminisce about when they used to date each othr. Everyone's disappointed when Rachel decides not to attend the wedding in England. | ||||||
| 22 | 95 | "The One With The Worst Best Man Ever" | Teleplay by Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins, Story by Seth Kurland | Peter Bonerz | April 30, 1998 | |
| When Joey's duck swallows Ross's wedding ring, he is worried he'll have to sacrifice his beloved fowl to retrieve it. | ||||||
| 23 | 96 | "The One With Ross's Wedding, Part 1" | Michael Borkow | Kevin S. Bright | May 7, 1998 | |
| Arriving in London, Joey and Chandler go sightseeing but Joey's overly enthusiastic behavior compels Chandler to go off on his own. | ||||||
| 24 | 97 | "The One With Ross's Wedding, Part 2" | Teleplay by Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri, Story by Jill Condon & Amy Toomin | Kevin S. Bright | May 7, 1998 | |
| Back in New York, Rachel realizes her feelings for Ross are stronger than ever and rushes off to the airport as wedding time nears. | ||||||
[edit] Trivia
- This is the very first season to contain a two-part finale episode. This continues for the rest of the series.
