FRIENDS’ 25th Anniversary: TBS Sets Final Week of Marathon

The final week of TBS’ FRIENDS 25th anniversary marathon, and the theme of the week is the core characters and their relationships.

Check out the lineup…

JOEY & PHOEBE’S FRIENDSHIP
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

10:00 AM – “The One with Two Parts Pt. 1”
Joey falls for Phoebe’s twin sister Ursula, making Phoebe feel neglected.

10:30 AM – “The One with Two Parts Pt. 2”
When Phoebe’s twin sister Ursula breaks Joey’s heart, Phoebe tries to fix it by impersonating Ursula so Joey can get the closure he needs. In the end, Joey chooses his friendship with Phoebe over his fling with Ursula.

11:00 AM – “The One with the Fake Party”
Phoebe, the vegetarian, starts craving meat while she’s pregnant. Because she feels bad for all the dead animals once she gives into her craving, Joey helps her feel better by giving up meat until the babies are born.

11:30 AM – “The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS”
Phoebe tries to prove to Joey that there is such a thing as a selfless good deed. Hers ends up helping Joey get on TV.

12:00 PM – “The One with All the Resolutions”
Phoebe attempts to teach Joey guitar in her own special way.

12:30 PM – “The One Where Ross Hugs Rachel”
Phoebe tells Joey that they will be together eventually, after she takes all of Chandler’s money, Rachel and Joey’s kids, and kills Ross.

1:00 PM – “The One with All the Cheesecakes”
Joey offers Phoebe a shoulder to cry on when David has to go back to Minsk, even though she bailed on her dinner plans with Joey earlier that night.

1:30 PM – “The One Where They All Turn Thirty”
Joey helps Phoebe cross something off her bucket list before she turns 31 by kissing her (and being 1/16th Portuguese).

2:00 PM – “The One with the Birthing Video”
Phoebe gets Joey the happiest dog to cheer him up when he’s depressed he can’t be with Rachel.

2:30 PM – “The One Where Rachel Goes Back to Work”
Joey arranges for Phoebe to get a job as an extra on his daytime drama series, but she wreaks havoc on the set.

3:00 PM – “The One with Phoebe’s Wedding”
Phoebe asks Joey to walk her down the aisle as a replacement for her incarcerated father, but he takes his role way too seriously. He does, however, end up officiating her wedding.

3:30 PM – “The One Where Joey Speaks French”
Joey implores Francophile Phoebe to teach him French before an important audition, but she quickly becomes exasperated with the gibberish coming out of Joey’s mouth.

ROSS & CHANDLER’S FRIENDSHIP
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

10:00 AM – “The One with the Bullies”
Two bullies eject Chandler and Ross from Central Perk.

10:30 AM – “The One with the Jam”
Chandler goes to Ross for advice with Janice, where Ross teaches him his secret cuddling technique – the Hug & Roll.

11:00 AM – “The One with the Ballroom Dancing”
Ross goes to the gym with Chandler to give him the courage to quit, but Ross ends up getting his own membership. They decide the best plan is to close their bank accounts so the gym won’t charge them. After leaving the bank, though, they not only still have their gym memberships and bank accounts, they’ve also opened up a joint bank account.

11:30 AM – “The One with All the Thanksgivings”
Ross brings Chandler home with him for Thanksgiving after becoming best friends in college. In this flashback we have the privilege of seeing Ross with an Afro and mustache, and Chandler with a Flock of Seagulls hairstyle.

12:00 PM – “The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey”
Ross confronts Chandler and Monica after finding out about their relationship – “My best friend and my sister! I cannot believe this!”

12:30 PM – “The One with Rachel’s Big Kiss”
Ross and Chandler compete for wedding tuxedos.

1:00 PM – “The One with the Red Sweater”
Ross and Chandler frantically try to re-stage generic wedding photos with other couples at the hotel when Chandler loses the film from his own ceremony.

1:30 PM – “The One with Rachel’s Date”
Ross finally learns Chandler’s middle name.

2:00 PM The One with the Halloween Party”
When Monica and Phoebe argue over who would win in a fight – Ross or Chandler – they choose Ross. Chandler wants to prove them wrong by settling it with an arm-wrestling match.

2:30 PM The One with Rachel’s Dream”
Chandler makes a nonrefundable reservation at a Vermont country inn to surprise Monica. Unfortunately, she is too busy with her job, so Ross accompanies Chandler to the romantic hideaway.

3:00 PM The One Where the Stripper Cries”
Chandler and Ross attend a college reunion and meet an attractive woman they both promised not to date during school (with college flashbacks galore).

3:30 PM The One with Phoebe’s Wedding”
Chandler and Ross find out they are not going to be groomsmen in Phoebe’s wedding, but when one of Mike’s groomsmen can’t make it, they lobby Rachel to choose one of them as a last-minute replacement in what promises to be a most unorthodox wedding procession.

THE GIRLS’ FRIENDSHIP
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

10:00 AM – “The One with George Stephanopoulos”
Monica, Rachel and Phoebe have a girls’ night in when they realize they don’t have plans for their lives – “I don’t even have a pla-“. They end up getting George Stephanopoulos’ pizza delivered by mistake, turning their night around by spying on him from across the street.

10:30 AM – “The One with the Candy Hearts”
Monica, Phoebe and Rachel rebel against the spirit of Valentine’s Day by burning mementos of past relationships.

11:00 AM – “The One with the Fake Monica”
The girls take a tap class after Monica finds out the woman who stole her identity will be there.

11:30 AM – “The One with the Breast Milk”
Rachel is extremely upset and jealous when Monica goes shopping with Julie. They end up making up, trading “I love you” to each other, and Phoebe can’t help but join in because she loves them too.

12:00 PM – “The One After the Super Bowl Pt. 2”
Rachel and Monica fight over Jean-Claude Van Damme, requiring Phoebe to break them up.

12:30 PM – “The One Where Eddie Won’t Go”
Phoebe and Monica introduce Rachel to a new book, Be Your Own Windkeeper. The girls start to stand by the book word for word, eventually turning on each other, culminating in a big fight during a goddess-circle quiz. They make up at Central Perk and give up the book and its teachings.

1:00 PM – “The One with All the Wedding Dresses”
Monica, Phoebe and Rachel dress up in wedding dresses to cheer Rachel up when Joshua rejected her, and she realizes that she’s not handling Ross getting married very well.

1:30 PM – “The One on the Last Night”
Phoebe and Monica help Rachel pack and move out, leading to Rachel and Monica fighting about all the things that bother them about the other.

2:00 PM – “The One with the Nap Partners”
Rachel and Phoebe compete to be Monica’s maid of honor, but Monica doesn’t want to make the decision. Phoebe eventually allows Rachel to fulfill the duty.

2:30 PM – “The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress”
Rachel and Phoebe help Monica battle another shopper for the perfect wedding dress.

3:00 PM – “The One with Ross’ Grant”
Phoebe tries to give a hideous painting she created to an extremely reluctant Monica and Rachel.

3:30 PM – “The One Where the Stripper Cries”
Monica and Rachel hire an ungainly stripper, Roy (Danny DeVito), without seeing him first, for Phoebe’s bachelorette party.

THE ONE WITH THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

6:00 AM – “The One with the Blackout”
When New York suffers from a blackout, Ross tries to tell Rachel that he likes her, while getting attacked by a cat and competing with new “hunk” Paolo. Chandler gets stuck in an ATM vestibule with a model.

TBS Favorite Line: “Gum would be perfection.”

6:30 AM – “The One with the Baby on a Bus”
Ross accidentally eats Monica’s kiwi pie and has an allergic reaction to the kiwis, so Monica takes him to the hospital, leaving Chandler and Joey to babysit Ben. Phoebe loses her singing gig at Central Perk to a professional singer. The good thing is that some great songs come from this.

TBS Favorite Moment: The Debut of “Smelly Cat”

7:00 AM – “The One Where Ross Finds Out”
A drunken Rachel is persuaded to call Ross and reveal her feelings for him on his answering machine. Monica becomes Chandler’s personal trainer, and Phoebe wonders why her boyfriend won’t sleep with her.

TBS Favorite Line: “And that, my friend, is what they call closure!”

7:30 AM – “The One with the Prom Video”
The gang watches an old home video of Monica and Rachel’s prom, revealing Monica’s former weight, Rachel’s former nose, and the way Ross has always felt about Rachel. Meanwhile, Joey buys Chandler a hideous gold friendship bracelet.

TBS Favorite Line: “He’s her lobster!”

8:00 AM – “The One Where Eddie Moves In”
Joey misses living with Chandler, but by the time he goes to do something about it, Chandler already has a new roommate. Phoebe gets the chance to make a music video for her song “Smelly Cat.”

TBS Favorite Moment: The reveal of the “Smelly Cat” music video

8:30 AM – “The One Where No One’s Ready”
In a race against the clock, Ross tries to get the gang dressed and ready for a black-tie benefit at the museum.

TBS Favorite Line: “Look at me – I’m Chandler! Could I BE wearing any more clothes?””
*BONUS* TBS Favorite Moment: Monica’s “breezy” voicemail

9:00 AM – “The One with the Morning After”
Ross feels incredibly guilty after sleeping with Chloe and desperately tries to stop Rachel from finding out. When she does, the rest of the gang listen to them argue and end up trapped in Monica’s room for the rest of the night.

TBS Favorite Moment: Joey reconsiders his walk – “I think I need a take-notice walk.”

9:30 AM – “The One with the Jellyfish”
Ross chooses to get back together with Rachel after unknowingly agreeing to take responsibility for their breakup – outlined in Rachel’s 18-page letter to Ross (front and back). Joey, Chandler and Monica have to make a tough decision after Monica gets stung by a jellyfish.

TBS Favorite Line: While we could choose “We were on a break!” we’ll go with Rachel’s zinger “And just so you know, it’s NOT that common, it DOESN’T happen to every guy, and it IS a big deal!”

10:00 AM – “The One with Phoebe’s Uterus”
Phoebe’s half-brother and his wife ask her to be their surrogate. Joey gets a job as a tour guide at Ross’ museum. Chandler asks Monica and Rachel for advice on how to sexually satisfy his girlfriend.

TBS Favorite Moment: Monica teaching Chandler the seven erogenous zones – “SEVEN! SEVEN! SEVEN! *whispers* SEVEN.”

10:30 AM – “The One with the Embryos”
Phoebe undergoes an embryo transplant and becomes pregnant. A simple challenge escalates into a full-blown contest between the guys and the women, and the result of the bet is that they switch apartments.

TBS Favorite Moment: The entire thing! How do you choose just one moment from this episode?!

11:00 AM – “The One with All the Rugby”
Chandler runs into Janice, now divorced, and finds her more irritating than ever. Ross plays rugby to impress Emily, and Monica tries to figure out what a mysterious electrical switch in her new apartment does.

TBS Favorite Line: “Well then I guess I’m going to Yemen! I’m going to Yemen!” Then, to this old woman also going to Yemen, “When we get to Yemen, can I stay with you?”

11:30 AM – “The One with All the Thanksgivings”
It’s Thanksgiving and the gang remembers former terrible Thanksgiving experiences, including the time Monica accidentally cut off Chandler’s toe.

TBS Favorite Moment: Chandler telling Monica he loves her for the first time… while she has a turkey on her head.

12:00 PM – “The One with Ross’ Sandwich”
Ross becomes upset when someone at work takes his sandwich from the refrigerator and eats it. Joey finds himself in a terrible mess when he tries to cover for Chandler and Monica’s dating. Rachel and Phoebe enroll in a literature class.

TBS Favorite Moment: Ross’ sandwich RAGE

12:30 PM – “The One with All the Resolutions”
The gang makes their New Year’s resolutions. Chandler struggles to not make jokes about everyone. Rachel struggles not to gossip when she uncovers a secret of Chandler and Monica’s relationship. Joey struggles with guitar lessons from Phoebe. And Ross struggles back into his new leather pants.

TBS Favorite Moment: Ross + leather pants + baby powder + Vaseline = Paste Pants

1:00 PM – “The One Where Everybody Finds Out”
Ross rents an apartment with a window facing Monica and Rachel’s place. While checking out the apartment, Phoebe sees Monica and Chandler having sex and learns the truth. Finally, Ross finds out that they are dating as well.

TBS Favorite Line: “They don’t know that we know they know!”

1:30 PM – “The One with the Cop”
After Joey has a dream about Monica, he becomes convinced that he’s in love with her. Meanwhile, Phoebe finds a police badge in Central Perk, and Ross gets Chandler and Rachel to help him move his new sofa into his apartment.

TBS Favorite Line: Everybody say it with me – “PIVOT!”

2:00 PM – “The One Where Ross Got High”
Ross is forced to reveal the real reason his parents don’t like Chandler. Rachel tries to make dessert for Thanksgiving.

TBS Favorite Moment: Rachel’s beef trifle – “It tastes like feet!”

2:30 PM – “The One with Unagi”
Chandler and Monica agree to give each other homemade presents for their six-month anniversary, but neither of them has anything prepared. Ross tries to teach martial arts to Rachel and Phoebe. Joey hires a look-alike.

TBS Favorite Moment: A toss up between Rachel and Phoebe becoming the masters of “Unagi'”by scaring Ross, and Janice’s voice coming on the mix tape that Chandler re-gifted to Monica.

3:00 PM – “The One with the Proposal Pt.1”
Chandler’s romantic marriage proposal is ruined when Monica’s former boyfriend (Tom Selleck) returns. Joey accidentally buys a boat. A dormitory incident reminds Ross of how young his girlfriend is.

TBS Favorite Line: Rachel – “Phoebe don’t you think you’ve had enough to drink?” Phoebe – “I’m just helping the kids… because the more I drink, the less there is for the kids to drink.” Sound logic if you ask me.

3:30 PM – “The One with the Proposal Pt.2”
Rachel and Phoebe choose “backup” husbands. Chandler fools Monica into believing he hates the idea of marriage, and she seeks consolation with Richard. However, Monica and Chandler finally become engaged.

TBS Favorite Moment: THAT PROPOSAL! Brings a tear to the eye every time.

4:00 PM – “The One with the Holiday Armadillo”
Ross dresses up as the Holiday Armadillo and, with Monica, Chandler and Joey’s help, teaches Ben about Chanukah. Phoebe worries that Rachel prefers living with Joey.

TBS Favorite Moment: Ross as the Holiday Armadillo

4:30 PM – “The One with the Rumor”
In this Thanksgiving episode, special guest star Brad Pitt plays Will, Monica’s high school friend who was the only student fatter than Monica was. She invites him to Thanksgiving dinner with the gang, unaware that he isn’t exactly fond of Rachel. Meanwhile, Chandler and Phoebe pretend to be enthralled with a televised football game in order to avoid helping Monica in the kitchen. And Joey vows to devour the entire turkey single-handedly.

TBS Favorite Moment: Joey’s stretchy pants a.k.a. Phoebe’s old maternity pants

5:00 PM – “The One with the Birth Mother”
Monica and Chandler travel to Texas to meet a young pregnant woman, Erica Simmons, who is considering allowing them to adopt her child when it’s born. Meanwhile, Joey dates Phoebe’s friend but annoys her with his territorial eating habits. And after succumbing to a sexy and persuasive salesgirl, Ross ends up in a unique new wardrobe.

TBS Favorite Line: “Joey doesn’t share food!”

5:30 PM – “The One Where the Stripper Cries”
Joey appears as a celebrity contestant on The $100,000 Pyramid, but Joey’s dubious IQ costs his partner the prize money. Meanwhile, Monica and Rachel hire an ungainly stripper, Roy, without seeing him first, for Phoebe’s bachelorette party. Also, Chandler and Ross attend a college reunion and meet an attractive woman they both promised not to date during school.

TBS Favorite Line: “Paper! Snow! A ghost!”
*BONUS* TBS Favorite Moment: Danny DeVito as a stripper

THE GUYS’ FRIENDSHIP
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

10:00 AM – “The One with George Stephanopoulos”
Joey and Chandler take Ross to a hockey game to distract him from Carol. They end up in the hospital after Ross gets hit in the face with a hockey puck and breaks his nose.

10:30 AM – “The One with the Stoned Guy”
Joey tries to help Ross master the art of “dirty talk,” and Chandler happens to walk in at the wrong moment.

11:00 AM – “The One with All the Poker”
The girls want in on Joey, Ross and Chandler’s poker night.

11:30 AM – “The One with Ross’ Thing”
When Ross finds some mysterious “thing” on his backside, he seeks advice from Joey and Chandler.

12:00 PM – “The One Where They’re Going to Party”
When Ross and Chandler’s old friend and “party wizard” can’t make it into the city, Joey offers to take them to party.

12:30 PM – “The One with the Worst Best Man Ever”
After Joey almost loses Ross’ wedding ring, Ross asks both Joey and Chandler to serve as his best man.

1:00 PM – “The One Where Ross Moves In”
After getting kicked out of his apartment, Ross moves in temporarily with Chandler and Joey, driving all three of them crazy.

1:30 PM – “The One with the Ride-Along”
Phoebe’s cop boyfriend offers to take the boys on a ride-along. When a car backfires they believe it to be a gunshot, and Joey dives in front of Ross. Chandler becomes jealous that Joey likes Ross more than him, but Joey tells Chandler that he wasn’t saving Ross; he was saving his sandwich.

2:00 PM – “The One on the Last Night”
Chandler creates the game “Cups” to help Joey win some money, but when Joey goes to teach Ross the game, he loses all the money he’d won from Chandler. Being a good friend, Chandler wins it back from Ross.

2:30 PM – “The One with the Nap Partners”
After having a guys’ movie night watching Die Hard, Chandler leaves while Joey and Ross take a nice nap together.

3:00 PM – “The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress”
Monica comes home to find the boys watching a basketball game… and “getting younger looking skin” with face masks.

3:30 PM – “The One with the Baby Shower”
Ross and Chandler help Joey with his audition for a game show called Bamboozled.

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