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Friends
Season 7
Friends season 7 DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 12, 2000 (2000-10-12) –
May 17, 2001 (2001-05-17)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The seventh season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on October 12, 2000. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 17, 2001.

Reception

Collider ranked it #4 on their ranking of the ten Friends seasons, and cited "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding" as its best episode. They also wrote that "The One with the Engagement Picture" and "The One with the Vows" were other highlights.[1]

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Friends characters
See also: List of Friends characters § Introduced in season 7, and List of Friends characters § Only in season 7

Episodes

See also: List of Friends episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18–49)
1471"The One with Monica's Thunder"Kevin S. BrightStory by : Wil Calhoun
Teleplay by : David Crane & Marta Kauffman		October 12, 2000 (2000-10-12)22640125.54[2]13.7/38[3]
1482"The One with Rachel's Book"Michael LembeckAndrew Reich & Ted CohenOctober 12, 2000 (2000-10-12)22640227.93[2]15.4/39[3]
1493"The One with Phoebe's Cookies"Gary HalvorsonSherry Bilsing & Ellen PlummerOctober 19, 2000 (2000-10-19)22640522.72[4]11.7/35[5]
1504"The One with Rachel's Assistant"David SchwimmerBrian BoyleOctober 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)22640322.66[6]11.7/32[7]
1515"The One with the Engagement Picture"Gary HalvorsonStory by : Earl Davis
Teleplay by : Patty Lin		November 2, 2000 (2000-11-02)22640424.43[8]12.8/34[9]
1526"The One with the Nap Partners"Gary HalvorsonBrian Buckner & Sebastian JonesNovember 9, 2000 (2000-11-09)22640622.01[10]11.2/30[11]
1537"The One with Ross's Library Book"David SchwimmerScott SilveriNovember 16, 2000 (2000-11-16)22641023.73[12]12.1/32[13]
1548"The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs"Kevin S. BrightPatty LinNovember 23, 2000 (2000-11-23)22640716.57[14]7.3/22[15]
1559"The One with All the Candy"David SchwimmerWil CalhounDecember 7, 2000 (2000-12-07)22640821.08[16]11.0/30[17]
15610"The One with the Holiday Armadillo"Gary HalvorsonGregory S. MalinsDecember 14, 2000 (2000-12-14)22640923.26[18]11.5/32[19]
15711"The One with All the Cheesecakes"Gary HalvorsonShana Goldberg-MeehanJanuary 4, 2001 (2001-01-04)22641224.37[20]12.4/32[21]
15812"The One Where They're Up All Night"Kevin S. BrightZack RosenblattJanuary 11, 2001 (2001-01-11)22641322.86[22]11.6/30[23]
15913"The One Where Rosita Dies"†Stephen PrimeStory by : Ellen Plummer & Sherry Bilsing
Teleplay by : Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones		February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01)22641522.24[24]10.8/27[25]
16014"The One Where They All Turn Thirty"†Ben WeissStory by : Vanessa McCarthy
Teleplay by : Ellen Plummer & Sherry Bilsing		February 8, 2001 (2001-02-08)22641122.40[26]11.2/27[27]
16115"The One with Joey's New Brain"†Kevin S. BrightStory by : Sherry Bilsing & Ellen Plummer
Teleplay by : Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen		February 15, 2001 (2001-02-15)22641621.75[28]10.6/27[29]
16216"The One with the Truth About London"†David SchwimmerStory by : Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones
Teleplay by : Zachary Rosenblatt		February 22, 2001 (2001-02-22)22641721.22[30]9.9/24[31]
16317"The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress"Kevin S. BrightStory by : Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones
Teleplay by : Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen		March 15, 2001 (2001-03-15)22641420.84[32]10.0/29[33]
16418"The One with Joey's Award"Gary HalvorsonStory by : Sherry Bilsing & Ellen Plummer
Teleplay by : Brian Boyle		March 29, 2001 (2001-03-29)22641817.81[34]8.1/21[35]
16519"The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin"Gary HalvorsonAndrew Reich & Ted CohenApril 19, 2001 (2001-04-19)22642116.55[36]7.7/22[37]
16620"The One with Rachel's Big Kiss"Gary HalvorsonScott Silveri & Shana Goldberg-MeehanApril 26, 2001 (2001-04-26)22641916.30[38]8.1/24[39]
16721"The One with the Vows"Gary HalvorsonDoty AbramsMay 3, 2001 (2001-05-03)22642415.65[40]7.6/21[41]
16822"The One with Chandler's Dad"Kevin S. Bright & Gary HalvorsonStory by : Gregory S. Malins
Teleplay by : Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones		May 10, 2001 (2001-05-10)22642017.23[42]8.6/27[43]
16923"The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding"Kevin S. BrightGregory S. MalinsMay 17, 2001 (2001-05-17)[a]22642230.05[44]15.7/43[45]
17024Marta Kauffman & David Crane226423

Special

Special No. Title Original air date U.S. viewers
millions 		Rating/share
(18–49)
S01"Friends: The Stuff You've Never Seen"February 15, 2001 (2001-02-15)22.50[28]11.6/27[29]

^† denotes a "super-sized" 40-minute episode (with advertisements; actual runtime around 28 minutes).

Home Media

The seventh season was officially released on DVD in region 1 on April 6, 2004, as a 4-disc DVD Box Set. The release includes the extended versions of every episode with footage not seen on their original NBC broadcast. Special Features include 3 audio commentaries, a video guide to season seven's guest stars, a trivia quiz and Easter Eggs about the next season. For region 2, the release included the original NBC broadcast version of the episodes, and not the extended versions unlike the region 1 release.

Season 7 was released on Blu-ray altogether with the rest of the series on the Complete Series releases; in this releases the episodes are presented in their original NBC broadcast versions and does not include the extra deleted scenes and jokes that were included in the DVD version. Although, the set did include the original "super-sized" broadcast versions of several episodes of seasons 7, 9 & 10 as part of the special features; however, only the episodes of Season 7 are not presented in High Definition and are instead included in Standard Definition. Additional audio & subtitle tracks are also included with this releases.

Friends: The Complete Seventh Season
Set Details Special Features
  • 23 episodes (1 double-length episode)
  • 4-disc set
  • English (Dolby 5.0 Surround)
  • English, French & Spanish subtitles
  • Audio Commentaries
  • 576 minutes
  • Additional Never-Before-Seen scenes available on every episode
  • Producers Commentary on 3 episodes: "The One with the Holiday Armadillo", "The One with Joey's New Brain" and "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding"
  • Friends of Friends: Video Guestbook
  • Gag Reel
  • Monica's Wedding Book Challenge: Trivia Quiz
  • Gunther Spills the Beans About Next Season: Season 8 Easter Eggs
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
April 6, 2004 October 25, 2004 October 4, 2006

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.

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