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Friends (season 4)
Season 4
Friends season 4 DVD cover
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 1997 (1997-09-25) –
May 7, 1998 (1998-05-07)
Season chronology
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Season 5
List of episodes

The fourth season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 25, 1997. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 7, 1998. It was one of three seasons included on TV Guide's list of the Top 100 TV Seasons.

Season synopsis

In the Season 4 premiere, Ross decides to break up with Bonnie to get back together with Rachel, who writes him a letter. However, Ross is too tired to read the 18-page letter in the early hours of dawn, but his desire to get back with Rachel is such that he lies about reading it to her the next morning. Upon realizing the letter had stated that Rachel is willing to reconcile with Ross only on condition he accepts full responsibility for their previous break-up, Ross balks. They break up again due to Rachel's continuous mention of the letter and Ross not being able to continue having Rachel think he has taken responsibility for their first break up.

During this season, Phoebe becomes a surrogate mother for her brother and his new wife. Joey starts dating an actress named Kathy, whom Chandler has a crush on. Chandler and Kathy end up kissing while she was still with Joey. Joey finds out about the kiss from Chandler, whose guilt prompted him to buy new furniture for their empty apartment. Joey becomes so angry that he starts sending off the stuff Chandler bought, until Chandler resolves the issue by spending Thanksgiving in a box.

Ross and his new girlfriend, Emily, move on quite fast, and agree to get married in London. This sets off Rachel in a competition with Ross, so she proposes to her boyfriend Joshua, who is still in the process of getting his divorce final. She scares him off so much that he breaks up with her. Rachel decides not to go to the wedding because she is worried of being highly uncomfortable seeing Ross marry another woman, so she stays home with Phoebe, who at this point is too far in her pregnancy to travel by plane. The other friends all go to London for the wedding; Monica and Chandler end up sleeping together after a drunk man mistakes Monica for her mother. Phoebe tries to help Rachel get over her feelings for Ross, only for Rachel to discover that she still loves him. On the day of the wedding, Rachel rushes off to London to tell Ross she still loves him only to find him kissing his wife-to-be and realizes that he is happy. She decides to just congratulate him instead. At the ceremony, Emily says her vows, and as Ross starts saying his, he stops mid-stream after he calls Emily "Rachel", putting an end to the fourth season.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Friends characters
(In particular, Introduced in season 4 or Only in season 4)

Episodes

See also: List of Friends episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
741"The One with the Jellyfish"Shelley JensenWil CalhounSeptember 25, 1997 (1997-09-25)46660129.4[1]
752"The One with the Cat"Shelley JensenJill Condon & Amy ToominOctober 2, 1997 (1997-10-02)46660225.5[1]
763"The One with the Cuffs"Peter BonerzSeth KurlandOctober 9, 1997 (1997-10-09)46660324.0[1]
774"The One with the Ballroom Dancing"Gail MancusoTed Cohen & Andrew ReichOctober 16, 1997 (1997-10-16)46660424.3[1]
785"The One with Joey's New Girlfriend"Gail MancusoGregory S. Malins & Michael CurtisOctober 30, 1997 (1997-10-30)46660524.4[1]
796"The One with the Dirty Girl"Shelley JensenShana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott SilveriNovember 6, 1997 (1997-11-06)46660625.7[1]
807"The One Where Chandler Crosses the Line"Kevin S. BrightAdam ChaseNovember 13, 1997 (1997-11-13)46660726.4[1]
818"The One with Chandler in a Box"Peter BonerzMichael BorkowNovember 20, 1997 (1997-11-20)46660826.8[1]
829"The One Where They're Going to Party!"Peter BonerzTed Cohen & Andrew ReichDecember 11, 1997 (1997-12-11)46660923.9[1]
8310"The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie"Gary HalvorsonScott SilveriDecember 18, 1997 (1997-12-18)46661223.2[1]
8411"The One with Phoebe's Uterus"David SteinbergSeth KurlandJanuary 8, 1998 (1998-01-08)46661023.7[1]
8512"The One with the Embryos"Kevin S. BrightJill Condon & Amy ToominJanuary 15, 1998 (1998-01-15)46661127.1[1]
8613"The One with Rachel's Crush"Dana DeVally PiazzaShana Goldberg-MeehanJanuary 29, 1998 (1998-01-29)46661325.3[1]
8714"The One with Joey's Dirty Day"Peter BonerzWil CalhounFebruary 5, 1998 (1998-02-05)46661425.1[1]
8815"The One with All the Rugby"James BurrowsStory: Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich
Teleplay: Wil Calhoun		February 26, 1998 (1998-02-26)46661724.4[1]
8916"The One with the Fake Party"Michael LembeckStory: Alicia Sky Varinaitis
Teleplay: Scott Silveri & Shana Goldberg-Meehan		March 19, 1998 (1998-03-19)46661523.1[1]
9017"The One with the Free Porn"Michael LembeckStory: Mark Kunerth
Teleplay: Richard Goodman		March 26, 1998 (1998-03-26)46661623.2[1]
9118"The One with Rachel's New Dress"Gail MancusoStory: Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen
Teleplay: Jill Condon & Amy Toomin		April 2, 1998 (1998-04-02)46662021.7[1]
9219"The One with All the Haste"Kevin S. BrightScott Silveri & Wil CalhounApril 9, 1998 (1998-04-09)46661821.8[1]
9320"The One with All the Wedding Dresses"Gail MancusoStory: Adam Chase
Teleplay: Gregory S. Malins & Michael Curtis		April 16, 1998 (1998-04-16)46662121.9[1]
9421"The One with the Invitation"Peter BonerzSeth KurlandApril 23, 1998 (1998-04-23)46661921.5[1]
9522"The One with the Worst Best Man Ever"Peter BonerzStory: Seth Kurland
Teleplay: Gregory S. Malins & Michael Curtis		April 30, 1998 (1998-04-30)46662223.2[1]
96–9723–24"The One with Ross's Wedding"Kevin S. BrightPart 1: Michael Borkow
Part 2: Teleplay: Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri
Story: Jill Condon & Amy Toomin		May 7, 1998 (1998-05-07)[a]466623/
466624		31.6[1]

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.

Awards and Nominations

50th Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Lisa Kudrow) (Episode: "The One with Ross's Wedding")

14th TCA Awards

  • Nomination for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Comedy (Courteney Cox)

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 Four". Newmusicandmore.tripod.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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