Friends season 3

*Friends*
Friends
Season 3
	Friends season 3 DVD cover
Starring	Jennifer Aniston; Courteney Cox; Lisa Kudrow; Matt LeBlanc; Matthew Perry; David Schwimmer;
No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 19, 1996 –; May 15, 1997
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 2 Next →; Season 4
	List of episodes

The third season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 19, 1996. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 25 episodes and concluded airing on May 15, 1997.

Reception

Collider ranked the season #3 on their ranking of the ten Friends seasons, and picked "The One with the Morning After" as its best episode.^[1]

Cast and characters

(In particular, Introduced in season 3 or Only in season 3)

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
49	1	"The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy"	Gail Mancuso	Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins	September 19, 1996 (1996-09-19)	465251	26.8^[2]
50	2	"The One Where No One's Ready"	Gail Mancuso	Ira Ungerleider	September 26, 1996 (1996-09-26)	465252	26.7^[2]
51	3	"The One with the Jam"	Kevin S. Bright	Wil Calhoun	October 3, 1996 (1996-10-03)	465253	25.2^[2]
52	4	"The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel"	Steve Zuckerman	Alexa Junge	October 10, 1996 (1996-10-10)	465254	26.1^[2]
53	5	"The One with Frank Jr."	Steve Zuckerman	Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	October 17, 1996 (1996-10-17)	465255	23.3^[2]
54	6	"The One with the Flashback"	Peter Bonerz	David Crane & Marta Kauffman	October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31)	465256	23.3^[2]
55	7	"The One with the Race Car Bed"	Gail Mancuso	Seth Kurland	November 7, 1996 (1996-11-07)	465257	27.4^[2]
56	8	"The One with the Giant Poking Device"	Gail Mancuso	Adam Chase	November 14, 1996 (1996-11-14)	465258	28.7^[2]
57	9	"The One with the Football"	Kevin S. Bright	Ira Ungerleider	November 21, 1996 (1996-11-21)	465259	29.3^[2]
58	10	"The One Where Rachel Quits"	Terry Hughes	Gregory S. Malins & Michael Curtis	December 12, 1996 (1996-12-12)	465260	25.1^[2]
59	11	"The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister"	Terry Hughes	Alexa Junge	January 9, 1997 (1997-01-09)	465261	29.8^[3]
60	12	"The One with All the Jealousy"	Robby Benson	Doty Abrams	January 16, 1997 (1997-01-16)	465262	29.6^[4]
61	13	"The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends"	Robby Benson	Michael Borkow	January 30, 1997 (1997-01-30)	465265	28.0^[5]
62	14	"The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner"	Robby Benson	Wil Calhoun	February 6, 1997 (1997-02-06)	465266	28.9^[6]
63	15	"The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break"	James Burrows	Michael Borkow	February 13, 1997 (1997-02-13)	465263	27.3^[7]
64	16	"The One with the Morning After"	James Burrows	David Crane & Marta Kauffman	February 20, 1997 (1997-02-20)	465264	28.3^[8]
65	17	"The One Without the Ski Trip"	Sam Simon	Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	March 6, 1997 (1997-03-06)	465267	25.8^[9]
66	18	"The One with the Hypnosis Tape"	Robby Benson	Seth Kurland	March 13, 1997 (1997-03-13)	465269	28.1^[10]
67	19	"The One with the Tiny T-Shirt"	Terry Hughes	Adam Chase	March 27, 1997 (1997-03-27)	465268	23.7^[11]
68	20	"The One with the Dollhouse"	Terry Hughes	Wil Calhoun	April 10, 1997 (1997-04-10)	465270	24.4^[12]
69	21	"The One with a Chick and a Duck"	Michael Lembeck	Chris Brown	April 17, 1997 (1997-04-17)	465271	23.2^[13]
70	22	"The One with the Screamer"	Peter Bonerz	Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	April 24, 1997 (1997-04-24)	465272	22.6^[14]
71	23	"The One with Ross's Thing"	Shelley Jensen	Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich	May 1, 1997 (1997-05-01)	465274	24.2^[15]
72	24	"The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion"	Robby Benson	Story by : Pang-Ni Landrum & Mark Kunerth Teleplay by : Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	May 8, 1997 (1997-05-08)	465273	23.1^[16]
73	25	"The One at the Beach"	Pamela Fryman	Story by : Pang-Ni Landrum & Mark Kunerth Teleplay by : Adam Chase	May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)	465275	23.4^[17]

References

External links

Friends at IMDb
Friends: Season 3 at Rotten Tomatoes

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v t e Friends
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Characters	Chandler Bing Phoebe Buffay Monica Geller Ross Geller Rachel Green Joey Tribbiani
Music	"I'll Be There for You" "Smelly Cat"
Related shows	Mad About You Hello Friends Joey Friends: The Reunion
Other	Awards and nominations 'Til the End The One with All the Trivia The Friends Experience The Rachel
Category

v t e Friends episodes
Season 1	"The Pilot" "The One with the Sonogram at the End" "The One with the Thumb" "The One with George Stephanopoulos" "The One with the Blackout" "The One with the Monkey" "The One Where the Monkey Gets Away" "The One with the Fake Monica" "The One Where Rachel Finds Out"
Season 2	"The One with Ross's New Girlfriend" "The One with Russ" "The One with the Lesbian Wedding" "The One After the Superbowl" "The One with the Prom Video" "The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies" "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding"
Season 3	"The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy" "The One Where No One's Ready" "The One with the Flashback" "The One with the Football" "The One with the Morning After" "The One at the Beach"
Season 4	"The One with the Jellyfish" "The One with the Cat" "The One with the Embryos" "The One with Ross's Wedding"
Season 5	"The One After Ross Says Rachel" "The One Hundredth" "The One with All the Thanksgivings" "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey" "The One with the Cop" "The One Where Rachel Smokes" "The One Where Ross Can't Flirt" "The One with the Ride-Along" "The One with Joey's Big Break" "The One in Vegas"
Season 6	"The One After Vegas" "The One Where Ross Got High" "The One with the Apothecary Table" "The One with Unagi" "The One with the Proposal"
Season 7	"The One with Monica's Thunder" "The One with All the Candy" "The One with All the Cheesecakes" "The One Where They're Up All Night" "The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin" "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding"
Season 8	"The One After 'I Do'" "The One with Rachel's Date" "The One with the Halloween Party" "The One with the Rumor" "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby"
Season 9	"The One Where No One Proposes" "The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song" "The One with Rachel's Other Sister" "The One in Barbados"
Season 10	"The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss" "The One Where Ross Is Fine" "The One with Ross's Tan" "The One with Phoebe's Wedding" "The Last One"
Specials	Friends: The Reunion