Friends (season 2)
Friends (season 2) | |
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Season 2 | |
No. of episodes | 24 |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 21, 1995 May 16, 1996 | –
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The second season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 21, 1995. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 16, 1996. TV Guide placed the season 31st on their list of 100 all-time greatest television seasons.
Season synopsis
The season begins with Rachel waiting at the airport to greet Ross to tell him about her feelings for him, only to discover that he has found a new girlfriend while he was away. In the first couple episodes of the season, Rachel attempts to tell Ross she likes him, mirroring his own failed attempts in the first season. She accidentally lets it slip out in a drunken voicemail message. When Ross finds out, he has a hard time choosing between Rachel and Julie, but ultimately decides to breakup with Julie. When Rachel finds a list of bad things that he wrote about her to help him decide between her and Julie, she is angry and refuses to talk to him. Eventually, an old prom video reveals that Ross had intended to take Rachel to the prom when her date was late. This makes Rachel forgive him and they begin a relationship.
In this season, Chandler and Joey's friendship deepens. This becomes especially apparent in the episodes in which Joey temporarily moves out after he gets a part in a fictionalized version of the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He loses the part soon after when he angers the writers by saying in an interview that he writes many of his own lines.
Tom Selleck begins a recurring guest role as Dr. Richard Burke, a friend of Monica and Ross's parents who is recently divorced. Although 21 years older than Monica, they date for the second half of the season. In the season finale, they end their relationship when they realize that he does not want any more children and she does. This is the only season (excluding the final season) of the entire series in which the season finale does not lead to the immediate beginning of the first episode of the following season.
Cast and characters
- (In particular, Introduced in season 2 or Only in season 2)
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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25 | 1 | "The One with Ross's New Girlfriend" | Michael Lembeck | Jeffrey Astrof & Mike Sikowitz | September 21, 1995 | 457301 | 32.1[1] |
26 | 2 | "The One with the Breast Milk" | Michael Lembeck | Adam Chase & Ira Ungerleider | September 28, 1995 | 457302 | 29.8[1] |
27 | 3 | "The One Where Heckles Dies" | Kevin S. Bright | Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins | October 5, 1995 | 457303 | 30.2[1] |
28 | 4 | "The One with Phoebe's Husband" | Gail Mancuso | Alexa Junge | October 12, 1995 | 457305 | 28.1[1] |
29 | 5 | "The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Chris Brown | October 19, 1995 | 457304 | 28.3[1] |
30 | 6 | "The One with the Baby on the Bus" | Gail Mancuso | Betsy Borns | November 2, 1995 | 457306 | 30.2[1] |
31 | 7 | "The One Where Ross Finds Out" | Peter Bonerz | Michael Borkow | November 9, 1995 | 457307 | 30.5[1] |
32 | 8 | "The One with the List" | Mary Kay Place | David Crane & Marta Kauffman | November 16, 1995 | 457308 | 32.9[1] |
33 | 9 | "The One with Phoebe's Dad" | Kevin S. Bright | Jeffrey Astrof & Mike Sikowitz | December 14, 1995 | 457309 | 27.8[1] |
34 | 10 | "The One with Russ" | Thomas Schlamme | Ira Ungerleider | January 4, 1996 | 457311 | 32.2[1] |
35 | 11 | "The One with the Lesbian Wedding" | Thomas Schlamme | Doty Abrams | January 18, 1996 | 457312 | 31.6[1] |
36–37 | 12–13 | "The One After the Superbowl" | Michael Lembeck | Part 1: Jeffrey Astrof & Mike Sikowitz Part 2: Michael Borkow | January 28, 1996[a] | 457313/ 457314 | 52.9[1] |
38 | 14 | "The One with the Prom Video" | James Burrows | Alexa Junge | February 1, 1996 | 457310 | 33.6[1] |
39 | 15 | "The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know" | Michael Lembeck | Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins | February 8, 1996 | 457315 | 32.9[1] |
40 | 16 | "The One Where Joey Moves Out" | Michael Lembeck | Betsy Borns | February 15, 1996 | 457316 | 31.1[1] |
41 | 17 | "The One Where Eddie Moves In" | Michael Lembeck | Adam Chase | February 22, 1996 | 457317 | 30.2[1] |
42 | 18 | "The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies" | Michael Lembeck | Story: Alexa Junge Teleplay: Michael Borkow | March 21, 1996 | 457318 | 30.1[1] |
43 | 19 | "The One Where Eddie Won't Go" | Michael Lembeck | Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins | March 28, 1996 | 457319 | 31.2[1] |
44 | 20 | "The One Where Old Yeller Dies" | Michael Lembeck | Story: Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins Teleplay: Adam Chase | April 4, 1996 | 457320 | 27.4[1] |
45 | 21 | "The One with the Bullies" | Michael Lembeck | Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones | April 25, 1996 | 457321 | 24.7[1] |
46 | 22 | "The One with the Two Parties" | Michael Lembeck | Alexa Junge | May 2, 1996 | 457322 | 25.5[1] |
47 | 23 | "The One with the Chicken Pox" | Michael Lembeck | Brown Mandell | May 9, 1996 | 457324 | 26.1[1] |
48 | 24 | "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding" | Michael Lembeck | Story: Ira Ungerleider Teleplay: Brown Mandell | May 16, 1996 | 457323 | 29.0[1] |
Awards and Nominations
- Nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series
- Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Marlo Thomas) (Episode: "The One with the Lesbian Wedding")
- Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Michael Lembeck) (Episode: "The One After the Superbowl")
- Nomination for Best Comedy Series
- Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie (Lisa Kudrow)
2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series (Lisa Kudrow)
- Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Regular Cast)
Notes
- ^ These episodes originally aired as a single double-length episode but are sometimes split into two episodes for syndication, reruns and DVD presentation.