In the season 6 premiere, Ross and Rachel's marriage turns out to be a drunken mistake that neither remembers until the other friends mention it. Ross promises Rachel he will get them an annulment, then secretly does nothing because he cannot face having three failed marriages. By the time Rachel discovers they are still married, an annulment is impossible due to their history; they are forced to get a divorce. After ignoring the numerous signs that they should get married, Monica and Chandler decide to live together, forcing Rachel to move in with Phoebe. Joey gets a new roommate, Janine ( Elle Macpherson). Season 8 begins at Monica and Chandler's wedding reception. Phoebe and Monica discover Rachel's pregnancy and persuade her to take another test to confirm it. Phoebe initially claims the test is negative, badly disappointing Rachel, then reveals it is positive, saying Rachel now knows how she really feels about having a baby. Ross is eventually revealed to be the father, and the season revolves around Rachel's pregnancy. Rachel and Ross agree to be co-parents without resuming their romantic relationship; Ross begins dating Mona ( Bonnie Somerville), who is Monica's co-worker from Allesandro's. Having already made huge success in the United States, Friends producers decided to air the show in Europe. It premiered in the United Kingdom on April 28, 1995. [163] Season 1 was broadcast until September 1995 on Channel 4 at 9:30 PM on Friday nights, and immediately was a success. The popularity of the show allowed the theme song by the Rembrandts to hit number 3 on the UK Singles Charts in September 1995. [164]

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Lieberman, David (October 15, 2014). " 'Friends' Licensed To Netflix In Warner Bros Deal — VIDEO". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017 . Retrieved December 24, 2017. if you consider any man a friend whom you do not trust as you trust yourself, you are mightily mistaken and you do not sufficiently understand what true friendship means. The series's creators completed the first draft of the hour-long finale in January 2004, four months before its original airing. Crane, Kauffman and Bright watched the finales of other sitcoms to prepare the episode's outline, paying attention to what worked and what did not. They liked the ones that stayed true to the series, citing the finale of The Mary Tyler Moore Show as the gold standard. Crane, Kauffman, and Bright had difficulty writing the finale. They did not want to do "something high concept, or take the show out of the show." [74] The most critical parts of the finale were shot without an audience and with a minimum number of crew members. The main cast enjoyed the finale and were confident that the fans would react similarly: [74]

Friends". Television Academy. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018 . Retrieved October 16, 2018. Friends' Reunion Special Delayed at HBO Max". The Hollywood Reporter. March 18, 2020. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020 . Retrieved March 18, 2020. friends is found as an invariable plural in the phrases make friends with and be friends with: I am friends with her; He made friends with his co-worker. Tiwari, Shwali (September 27, 2016). "India Now Has 5 F.R.I.E.N.D.S Themed Cafes, But There's A Catch". India Times. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017 . Retrieved February 11, 2017. Seemayer, Zach (March 31, 2014). "The 10 Most-Watched TV Series Finales Ever!". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015 . Retrieved May 23, 2015.

There are two Friends themed cafes in Pakistan—one in Lahore, Punjab, known as "Friends Cafe" and the other in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa called "Central Perk". Both cafes have an iconic couch, a guitar and foosball table, quotes from the show on the walls and episode reruns on a projector. They're planning to have their own Gunther at the bar. [145] friend 嚟 㗎。 [ Cantonese, simp.] keoi 5 hai 6 ngo 5 go 3 fen 1 lai 4 gaa 3. [Jyutping] He's my friend.