Friends (season 9)
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The ninth season of Friends
, an American situation comedy
created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman
, premiered on NBC
on September 26, 2002. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
, in association with Warner Bros. Television
. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 15, 2003.
Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) begins dating Mike Hannigan (Paul Rudd), and chooses to be with him over her ex David (Hank Azaria) after some agonising ponderings. Rachel and Emma move in with Joey (Matt LeBLanc) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) finds herself kinda falling in love with him.
In the Friends season 9 finale, the gang travels to Barbados to hear Ross (David Schwimmer) give a keynote speech at a palaeontology conference.
Joey’s palaeontologist girlfriend, Charlie (Aisha Tyler), winds up kissing Ross. Meanwhile, Joey enjoys an end-of-season kiss with… Rachel!
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, an American situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman
Marta Kauffman
Marta Kauffman is an American writer and TV producer, best known as the co-creator of the popular sitcom Friends, alongside David Crane. Both Crane and Kauffman were also executive producer of the show, along with Kevin Bright. Crane and Kauffman have also produced Veronica's Closet, starring...
, premiered on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
on September 26, 2002. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions is a production company created by Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. The company is most notable for their production work on the American sitcom Friends, which aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004. Other series by Bright/Kauffman/Crane are Veronica's Closet...
, in association with Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television is the television production arm of Warner Bros. Entertainment, itself part of Time Warner. Alongside CBS Television Studios, it serves as a television production arm of The CW Television Network , though it also produces shows for other networks, such as Shameless on...
. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 15, 2003.
Season synopsis
Monica (Courteney Cox) and Chandler (Matthew Perry) decide to have a child themselves but discover that they’re unlikely to conceive.Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) begins dating Mike Hannigan (Paul Rudd), and chooses to be with him over her ex David (Hank Azaria) after some agonising ponderings. Rachel and Emma move in with Joey (Matt LeBLanc) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) finds herself kinda falling in love with him.
In the Friends season 9 finale, the gang travels to Barbados to hear Ross (David Schwimmer) give a keynote speech at a palaeontology conference.
Joey’s palaeontologist girlfriend, Charlie (Aisha Tyler), winds up kissing Ross. Meanwhile, Joey enjoys an end-of-season kiss with… Rachel!
Main cast
- Jennifer AnistonJennifer AnistonJennifer Joanna Aniston is an American actress, film director, and producer, best known for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends, a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.Aniston has also enjoyed a successful film career,...
as Rachel GreenRachel GreenRachel Karen Green is a fictional character on the popular U.S. television sitcom Friends, portrayed by Jennifer Aniston. Aniston received an Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe for her performances.-Background:... - Courteney Cox ArquetteCourteney CoxCourteney Bass Cox is an American actress, she is best known for her roles as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream and as Jules Cobb in the ABC sitcom Cougar Town, for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination....
as Monica GellerMonica GellerMonica E. Geller Bing is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends, portrayed by Courteney Cox. Monica is known as the "Mother Hen" of the group and her Greenwich Village apartment was one of the group's main gathering places. She was also known for her obsessive personality... - Lisa KudrowLisa KudrowLisa Valerie Kudrow is an American actress, best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the television sitcom Friends, for which she received many accolades including an Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards...
as Phoebe BuffayPhoebe BuffayPhoebe Buffay-Hannigan is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom Friends , portrayed by Lisa Kudrow... - Matt LeBlancMatt LeBlancMatthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc is an American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC sitcoms Friends and its spin-off Joey....
as Joey TribbianiJoey TribbianiJoseph Francis "Joey" Tribbiani, Jr. is a fictional character on the popular U.S. television sitcom Friends and the title character in the spin-off, Joey , portrayed by Matt LeBlanc.... - Matthew PerryMatthew Perry (actor)Matthew Langford Perry is a Canadian-American actor and comedian, best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Chandler Bing on the popular, long-running NBC television sitcom Friends...
as Chandler BingChandler BingChandler Muriel Bing is a fictional character on the popular U.S. television sitcom Friends, portrayed by Matthew Perry.-Background:Chandler Muriel Bing was born on April 8, 1968, the son of an erotic novelist mother and a cross-dressing Las Vegas star and is of Scottish ancestry. Chandler was Ross... - David SchwimmerDavid SchwimmerDavid Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York City, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...
as Ross GellerRoss GellerRoss Eustace Geller, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the popular U.S. television series Friends, portrayed by David Schwimmer. The character is noted for his geeky, lovable demeanor.- Origin :...
Guest stars
- Maggie WheelerMaggie WheelerMaggie Wheeler is an American actress, best known for her role as Janice on the TV show Friends.-Personal life:Wheeler was born Margaret Emily Jakobson in Manhattan...
as Janice Hosenstein - Christina PicklesChristina PicklesChristina Pickles is an English actress, best known for her long-running role of Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the hospital drama St. Elsewhere, for which she was nominated for four Emmys.-Life and career:...
as Judy Geller - Christina ApplegateChristina ApplegateChristina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...
as Amy Green - Freddie Prinze Jr. as Sandy
Recurring cast
- Paul RuddPaul RuddPaul Stephen Rudd is an American actor and screenwriter. He has primarily appeared in comedies, and is known for his roles in the films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Dinner for Schmucks, The Object of My...
as Mike Hannigan - Hank AzariaHank AzariaHenry Albert "Hank" Azaria is an American film, television and stage actor, director, voice actor, and comedian. He is noted for being one of the principal voice actors on the animated television series The Simpsons , on which he performs the voices of Moe Szyslak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief...
as David - Aisha TylerAisha TylerAisha N. Tyler is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and author, known for her regular role as Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer and voicing Lana Kane in Archer, as well as her recurring roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup, and on Friends as Charlie...
as Charlie Wheeler - Dermot MulroneyDermot Mulroney-Early life:Mulroney was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of Ellen, a housewife and amateur actress originally from Manchester, Iowa, and Michael Mulroney, a law professor at Villanova University School of Law, originally from Elkader, Iowa. He has a sister, Moira, and three brothers, Conor,...
as Gavin Mitchell - Phill LewisPhill LewisPhill Lewis is an American film and television actor,director and comedian, often seen in comedic roles. He is best known for his role as Mr. Moseby on Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck. He also played T.C...
as Steve - James Michael TylerJames Michael TylerJames Michael Tyler is a US actor best known for his role as Gunther on the NBC sitcom Friends.-Biography:James Michael Tyler was born the youngest of six children on 28 May 1962 in Winona, Mississippi, US to a retired Air Force captain and a homemaker...
as Gunther
Episodes
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (million) |
|---|
United States Ratings
| Episode | Episode Title | Air Date | Rating | Share | Viewers (millions) | Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 (9-01) | The One Where No One Proposes | September 26, 2002 | 20.3 | 31 | 34.01 | #1 |
| 196 (9-02) | The One Where Emma Cries | October 3, 2002 | 17.6 | 28 | 28.93 | #1 |
| 197 (9-03) | The One with the Pediatrician | October 10, 2002 | 16.6 | 26 | 26.63 | #2 |
| 198 (9-04) | The One with the Sharks | October 17, 2002 | 16.1 | 25 | 25.82 | #3 |
| 199 (9-05) | The One with Phoebe's Birthday Dinner | October 31, 2002 | 15.6 | 25 | 24.46 | #2 |
| 200 (9-06) | The One with the Male Nanny | November 7, 2002 | 17.0 | 26 | 27.51 | #2 |
| 201 (9-07) | The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song | November 14, 2002 | 15.8 | 25 | 25.35 | #2 |
| 202 (9-08) | The One with Rachel's Other Sister | November 21, 2002 | 17.0 | 26 | 26.76 | #1 |
| 203 (9-09) | The One with Rachel's Phone Number | December 5, 2002 | 15.8 | 24 | 25.43 | #2 |
| 205 (9-11) | The One Where Rachel Goes Back to Work | January 9, 2003 | 15.2 | 24 | 23.67 | #2 |
| 206 (9-12) | The One with Phoebe's Rats | January 16, 2003 | 15.1 | 23 | 23.66 | #3 |
| 207 (9-13) | The One Where Monica Sings | January 30, 2003 | 16.3 | 25 | 25.82 | #2 |
| 208 (9-14) | The One with the Blind Date | February 6, 2003 | 14.7 | 22 | 23.37 | #4 |
| 210 (9-16) | The One with the Boob Job | February 20, 2003 | 12.8 | 19 | 19.52 | #8 |
| 211 (9-17) | The One with the Memorial Service | March 13, 2003 | 13.5 | 21 | 21.00 | #3 |
| 212 (9-18) | The One with the Lottery | April 3, 2003 | 13.0 | 21 | 20.79 | #2 |
| 213 (9-19) | The One with Rachel's Dream | April 17, 2003 | 12.0 | 21 | 18.25 | #2 |
| 214 (9-20) | The One with the Soap Opera Party | April 24, 2003 | 13.7 | 23 | 20.71 | #3 |
| 215 (9-21) | The One with the Fertility Test | May 1, 2003 | 12.8 | 21 | 19.03 | #3 |
| 216 (9-22) | The One with the Donor | May 8, 2003 | 12.8 | 21 | 19.55 | #6 |
| 217 (9-23) | The One in Barbados (Part 1) | May 15, 2003 | 16.0 | 26 | 25.46 | #1 |
| 218 (9-24) | The One in Barbados (Part 2) | May 15, 2003 | 16.0 | 26 | 25.46 | #1 |
- Season 9 averaged 21.1 million viewers and finished in as being the 3rd most watched show in the 2002-2003 TV season.
- All episodes aired Thursdays at 8.00pm to 9.00pm on NBC.