Friends (season 2)

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Friends (season 2)
Season 2
Friends season 2 DVD cover
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1995 (1995-09-21) –
May 16, 1996 (1996-05-16)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
251"The One with Ross's New Girlfriend"Michael LembeckJeffrey Astrof & Mike SikowitzSeptember 21, 1995 (1995-09-21)45730132.1[1]
262"The One with the Breast Milk"Michael LembeckAdam Chase & Ira UngerleiderSeptember 28, 1995 (1995-09-28)45730229.8[1]
273"The One Where Heckles Dies"Kevin S. BrightMichael Curtis & Gregory S. MalinsOctober 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)45730330.2[1]
284"The One with Phoebe's Husband"Gail MancusoAlexa JungeOctober 12, 1995 (1995-10-12)45730528.1[1]
295"The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant"Ellen GittelsohnChris BrownOctober 19, 1995 (1995-10-19)45730428.3[1]
306"The One with the Baby on the Bus"Gail MancusoBetsy BornsNovember 2, 1995 (1995-11-02)45730630.2[1]
317"The One Where Ross Finds Out"Peter BonerzMichael BorkowNovember 9, 1995 (1995-11-09)45730730.5[1]
328"The One with the List"Mary Kay PlaceDavid Crane & Marta KauffmanNovember 16, 1995 (1995-11-16)45730832.9[1]
339"The One with Phoebe's Dad"Kevin S. BrightJeffrey Astrof & Mike SikowitzDecember 14, 1995 (1995-12-14)45730927.8[1]
3410"The One with Russ"Thomas SchlammeIra UngerleiderJanuary 4, 1996 (1996-01-04)45731132.2[1]
3511"The One with the Lesbian Wedding"Thomas SchlammeDoty AbramsJanuary 18, 1996 (1996-01-18)45731231.6[1]
36–3712–13"The One After the Superbowl"Michael LembeckPart 1: Jeffrey Astrof & Mike Sikowitz
Part 2: Michael Borkow
January 28, 1996 (1996-01-28)[a]457313/
457314
52.9[1]
3814"The One with the Prom Video"James BurrowsAlexa JungeFebruary 1, 1996 (1996-02-01)45731033.6[1]
3915"The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know"Michael LembeckMichael Curtis & Gregory S. MalinsFebruary 8, 1996 (1996-02-08)45731532.9[1]
4016"The One Where Joey Moves Out"Michael LembeckBetsy BornsFebruary 15, 1996 (1996-02-15)45731631.1[1]
4117"The One Where Eddie Moves In"Michael LembeckAdam ChaseFebruary 22, 1996 (1996-02-22)45731730.2[1]
4218"The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies"Michael LembeckStory: Alexa Junge
Teleplay: Michael Borkow
March 21, 1996 (1996-03-21)45731830.1[1]
4319"The One Where Eddie Won't Go"Michael LembeckMichael Curtis & Gregory S. MalinsMarch 28, 1996 (1996-03-28)45731931.2[1]
4420"The One Where Old Yeller Dies"Michael LembeckStory: Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins
Teleplay: Adam Chase
April 4, 1996 (1996-04-04)45732027.4[1]
4521"The One with the Bullies"Michael LembeckBrian Buckner & Sebastian JonesApril 25, 1996 (1996-04-25)45732124.7[1]
4622"The One with the Two Parties"Michael LembeckAlexa JungeMay 2, 1996 (1996-05-02)45732225.5[1]
4723"The One with the Chicken Pox"Michael LembeckBrown MandellMay 9, 1996 (1996-05-09)45732426.1[1]
4824"The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding"Michael LembeckStory: Ira Ungerleider
Teleplay: Brown Mandell
May 16, 1996 (1996-05-16)45732329.0[1]

Awards and Nominations

48th Primetime Emmy Awards

  • 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")

53rd Golden Globe Awards

  • 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

  1. ^ These episodes originally aired as a single double-length episode but are sometimes split into two episodes for syndication, reruns and DVD presentation.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive - Season Two". Newmusicandmore.tripod.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

External links