pilot drew carey pilot episode series premiere american sitcom drew carey aired september abc network united_states premise revolves life drew carey lived stand comedian pilot introduces main characters drew carey kate miller lewis ryan drew workplace fictional department store enemy pilot written series creators carey bruce michael directed shot april warner television studios burbank california episode ranked joint 29th television programs viewers week september critical response mixed comparing nbc sitcom friends ray richmond los_angeles daily_news praised carey performance thought episode click variety tony scott liked opening sequence inventive direction plot episode opens drew drew carey friends lewis ryan lee harvey local bar warsaw tavern discussing following day drew best friend kate brien miller tells broken boyfriend fired job body shop desperate job kate asks drew hire department store assistant director personnel drew insists hire friends drew boss bell kevin asks hire position counter conducting interviews drew meets hostile woman wears eye shadow drew tries soon realises going job accuses drew complains bell drew getting trouble later warsaw tavern drew hanging friends walks confronts drew talks honestly job telling attitude problem deal fact looks stop getting jobs like drew advice leaves bar needing fill position quickly drew believes found ideal candidate silver kate turns apply job drew admits worried kate hate fire bell insists drew hire kate having seen lobby drew agrees kate later comes drew house ask lewis samples promote episode ends drew playing pool garden rain watch window production conception writing drew carey bruce created drew carey having worked twice good life like carey joined told wanted develop came ideas created drew carey carey later told group television critics network launch series originally going called drew ing carey saying going drew carey anybody home figure revolved life carey lived stand comedian carey told thought employed mid level management job job americans time carey wanted regular people wanted set cleveland home town getting lot attention carey drove city january research toured local bars try right look bar warsaw tavern carey heard song moon bars title sequence carey wrote pilot episode expected drew carey air abc placed slot agreed language pilot executive standards practices asked words deemed offensive removed script mention jack daniel line implied characters going buy use drugs casting carey plays fictionalized version drew assistant director personnel department store carey explained wanted white collar job authority bad boss work credit worked bank insurance carey said settling character saying miller trying role drew close friend kate brien abc thought inexperienced role asked appearance episode episode aired miller creator larry david rough cut abc miller went secure role kate considered person right role ryan won role lewis despite known role british improve line audition process everybody said don think drew aware line time hadn air years think comedy central time admitted liked fun character following appearance realised needed regular income decided return television tested drew carey initially want cast told kevin smith wanted drive price pilot partners lost role bob jon learned drew carey wanted hire play lee harvey role went actress originally intended episode guest star series regular noticed editing pilot funniest scenes featuring hired seven episodes eventually appeared episode robin writing sun herald branded moving visual assault personality match painted bright clothes relocating chicago spent year auditioning shows cast recurring role larry actors appear pilot reed hall david james silver filming pilot shot april directed michael set cleveland actually filmed warner television studios burbank california noticed cast look saying lines tried encourage look laugh told bring cast weekend pressure relax drew job required work stated dealing situation producers networks felt confined disagreed set accessible center piece designed built memphis plaza lounge old brooklyn inspiration bar warsaw tavern owner lounge refused sell naming rights warner agree film building crew shot building temporarily replaced memphis plaza lounge sign warsaw tavern sign hung window years warner took reception episode finished joint 29th prime time shows nielsen ratings week september came second households adults rating share respectively pilot received mixed reviews television critics ray richmond los_angeles daily_news branded friends clone praised carey calling season talent thought immensely richmond added pilot feel potential spread inside ellen grace fire sandwich difficult miss chicago_sun-times thought probable hit based pilot observed cleveland variation friends thought early time slot turn required language toned david baltimore sun awarded episode branded blue collar friends boston_globe gave episode half stars commented carey keeps watching threatening funnier friends supporting actors slow central character set decoration comic scenes involving cast build trip writing buffalo news included drew carey new shows noting carey male buddy chance male version designing women cited lack prominent female characters reliance language jokes weaknesses washington_post tom found episode funny adding drew carey prevailing sitcom trends tony scott critic variety thought characters needed dialogue observations scott think car pool segment worked liked opening sequence bar praised direction calling inventive peter age prepared series chance based episode saying like american drew carey share liners gives impression trying little hard fair series characters develop took little time essential viewing


musical musical musical episode american comedy drama television series episode originally aired episode season january episode follows story miller patient mysteriously starts hearing speech singing written wrote lyrics episode music composed resident composer jan stevens worthless paul perry tony award winning broadway avenue writing team jeff robert episode directed guide ranked musical list greatest episodes episode received emmy award nominations winning plot style traditional musical episode follows act structure acts separated commercial break instead style traditional episode preceded cold open cold open deciding parental leave hospital says doesn mind way decides year starts celebrating scene changes park woman miller abruptly falls unconscious returns consciousness sees worried group singing right tries respond sings reality actually singing miller consciousness wakes wheeled ambulance parking lot sacred heart hospital hospital employees singing welcome sacred heart led act cox tells believes miller suffering psychological problem opposed tells run tests turf approach miller sample explaining comes brought isabella hospital new baby comes announces happily bought new house exits isabella expresses concern thinks moving house decided year parental leave worthless wonder hospital help gon miss begins realize want separate work long miller stops cox hall insist crazy interrupted cox breaks rapid fire delivery song annoying things help cox tells miller leave tests wants miller impressed cox agrees schedule scan worry difficult conversations respectively options act finale truth comes come offers job worries tell worries tell moving miller goes scan turns gigantic temporal lobe cox breaks news miller pulling curtain privacy signals end act act decide confront thinks help respective problems believes men open feelings contrary sing guy love breaks news walks room refusing talk tells wants return work responds saying thought family important thing puerto angry singing time dominican tries explain finally agrees support decision catches feeling awful offers let declines tells friends forever miller afraid upcoming surgery asks going happen staff led cox fine finally gets calm staff stays taken surgery staff repeats fine hope goes asks cox surgery works cox replies gon tell step miller realized surgery success longer hears singing thanks cox breaks moment asking best singer head rest staff especially cox dismay reflects musicals want reality having choice miss way things realizes misses roommate realizes wishes spent time daughter miller realizes misses music head production details long dream writer room musical episode creator bill lawrence self confessed musical theatre writers addition cast members backgrounds musical theatre according lawrence knew reyes broadway style singers dancers knew sarah dance danced young knew loved musical theater actually seen big river broadway kid john guys admit lot musicals stuff actors johnny knew gilbert sullivan number big voice previously musical genre including west story parody episode way highway broadway style finale philosophy lawrence long unwilling musical episode difficulties making organic work inevitably involved finally end season season looking like probably season lawrence told writers going musical episode season long time writer took challenge contacted medical consultant provided case studies musical associated originating published clinic proceedings basis miller condition unlike episodes products entire writers room musical written entirely including lyrics written lyrics music written composers including paul perry member worthless composer jan stevens tony award winner helped write arrange songs notable contributors jeff robert writers hit broadway musical avenue involvement came suggestion asking producer possible actual broadway composers work episode contribution music form musical genre suggestions actual composition process composers room cast independently starring role avenue wrote miller mind seeing broadway love left avenue coincidence long fan chance suggested direct episode broadway experience hello original broadway run opposite carol lance longtime choreographer retained musical episode filming episode expected long process prior episode cast underwent week rehearsals episode group core dancers brought dance numbers dancers involved welcome sacred heart scene notable cameos episode including episode composer jeff gon miss occasional musical contributor extra okay broadway actress karen friend matters fact reyes recently fractured film scenes sitting dancing aside number time dominican filmed approximately months rest episode bald cap wore end episode took hours described uncomfortable musical numbers features musical numbers titles appear closing credits right welcome sacred heart comes gon miss song options truth comes guy love time dominican friends forever going happen welcome sacred heart welcome sacred heart composed considers welcome sacred heart song especially performance sacred heart jerry robert preston type broadway 42nd street guest beauty beast cited influence filming sequence involved extras berkeley style shot choreography achieved crane mounted camera comes comes composed inspiration song came medical advisors shared observation samples asked hospitals matter diagnosed number music videos released nbc youtube advance episode video guy love videos deleted youtube reappeared website song lyrics underwent changes order find right level initial version later versions included references slang line sound gross sound need comes ass changed sound gross need comes gon miss gon miss composed perry sings song member worthless called favorite song episode sits song reyes fractured features secondary characters including song song composed perry song gilbert sullivan style song order complement cox normal rapid fire bill lawrence mentioned major general song pirates specific influence studio modern major general spoof theirs isn funny described section song episode moment long fan reason character named miller section song started penny door refers incident pilot day convinced broken door penny truth comes truth comes composed unlike songs episode song intended direct parody single song hear people sing les serves dramatic purpose day finale act previous songs act events events come act march song painful steps sequence reyes aforementioned fractured seen portrayed double guy love guy love composed perry late addition episode brought according bill lawrence modern musicals like love songs wanted hardest song write met perry help lyrics gave hook guy love guys writing easier wanted reference tender moment knew big fan minutes later sent list moments including performing day song meant power ballad guy love music videos released nbc youtube advance episode air date comes videos removed youtube addition night musical aired actors appeared jimmy live interview host grabbed hand held microphone hidden chair began singing guy love song appeared road cell phone ring tone arranged incidental version words wisdom played background music comedy song season premiere day school time dominican time dominican composed perry stevens knew wanted write latin themed number decide style literally itunes listening latin style music think settling song parodies rent sequence filmed months principal photography reyes time heal able question asks verse issue previous episode grew chicago medicine years meeting wedding song beatles days week struggled remembering middle additionally called puerto rican occasions chance angrily responded time dominican friends forever going happen friends forever going happen composed friends forever parody 1950s style musical numbers general particular original plan according shocked got demo envisioned 50s number mention example wanted cheesy fun happy ending kind thing song going happen resembles numbers rent specifically life support called miller solo going happen easiest episode write soundtrack digital soundtrack episode released music download websites itunes_store featuring tracks songs episode right welcome sacred heart comes gon miss song options truth comes guy love time dominican finale friends forever going happen welcome sacred heart reprise reception episode received critics audiences alike described initial musical concept episode fears rest fact episode insane singing came brain despite singing episode fit continuity noted songs fit characters like cox song story arcs actually advanced episode returning hospital longer living hand thought music felt forced inevitably reviews positive negative compared episode vampire slayer musical episode feeling comparison bill lawrence credits inspiring big episodes multi camera life cameras wizard parody way home singing abilities cast particular came fire critics agreed competent simply matter reyes members cast broadway star receive praise singing abilities general final assessments positive episode called best episode far season worth hype lot fun episode popular download entire series itunes_store episode received praise worked described great experience called crew crews worked previously working hollywood loved working cited influencing los_angeles described episode experience struggling mentioning time years entire cast crew met watch episode primetime emmy awards episode musical nominated awards categories received nominations outstanding directing comedy series outstanding original music lyrics comes guy love outstanding music direction jan stevens tied award outstanding sound mixing comedy drama series half hour animation joe peter john cook entourage nominations year


hello goodbye ugly betty hello goodbye series finale television comedy drama series ugly betty episode serves 20th final episode fourth season written series creator executive producer directed victor aired abc united_states april guest stars episode include grant bowler ryan matt newton adam episode focuses betty america struggling tell friend boss daniel new job london time betty sister tries father finding moving manhattan williams recovers shot tyler newton finally finds father hello goodbye received critical acclaim television critics according nielsen ratings system episode watched million viewers original broadcast season high received rating share viewers demographic plot betty america worried daniel news leaving mode new job london james michael betty talking new job sends mass text building daniel reveals betty knows new job tells fine later burns contract release form tells angry leaving daniel offers betty promotion turns daniel turn farewell party betty says goodbye family time williams coma shot tyler claire light witness possible suspect wakes visited connor grant bowler tells live leaving hospital holds press conference tells reporters shot accidentally claire thanks mentioning tyler tells good daniel later tells stepping editor mode gives job bobby adam tell betty looking apartment manhattan worries father tony lonely bobby eventually tells moving happy live receives promotion second chance matt newton newton finds father confronts tells knew daughter hired stylist embrace betty shown enjoying new life london later runs daniel square talk daniel apologizes saying goodbye asking betty dinner betty jokingly asks needs looking new assistant daniel tells submit resume betty heads work square series title superimposed scene moment ugly disappears production hello goodbye written ugly betty creator executive producer directed victor episode originally aired april abc twentieth episode series fourth season overall episode marks end ugly betty abc announced january series fourth season following falling ratings joint statement abc entertainment president steve said mutually come difficult decision ugly betty final season network cut episode order gave writers time create satisfying conclusion air april set accomplish series finale said primarily wanted betty journey betty making professional life foremost overcoming obstacles past succeeding williams said cancellation ugly betty devastating cast said cast rare opportunities love real devastating ended final scenes episode cast crew travelled london film variety city landmarks episode featured guest appearance mad men star continued role soap opera star cannon previous episode announced march star final season ugly betty potential love interest james michael second mad men actor appear final season series following rich appearance fire nice reception according nielsen ratings hello goodbye viewed million viewers original broadcast united_states increase percent previous episode past presents future watched million american viewers earned rating share demographic means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast hello goodbye highest viewed episode season number hour airing episode received critical acclaim critics entertainment_weekly praised episode calling super sweet end super sweet series television website fanatic said overall hello goodbye wrap beloved characters lives nice pretty bow added wanted day episode airing reporter british newspaper daily_mail praised betty transformation saying gone thick glasses defined america character place professional career woman signalling completion year critics felt ending episode mark boston herald gave episode mixed review saying like long loved ones don want leave added conclusion new_york magazine said cast ugly betty damn earned happy ending exactly creator gave night series finale found conclusion saying hour finale easily longer meaning went unresolved new_york_post said night ugly betty attempted earn place history fear episode quickly forgotten fans added favored high drama cool camp expected ending enjoy final scene calling pitch perfect


pilot friday night lights pilot episode sports drama television series friday night lights episode premiered nbc network october introduces men women involved texas high school football team pilot episode team preparing game season game new head coach taylor based film friday night lights turn based non fiction book friday night lights town team dream peter cousin directed film wrote directed pilot episode served executive producer series actors movie returned act actors cast specifically television series critical reception good average general appreciation realistic portrayal middle america generally speaking doubts able stay air long gone complete seasons episode viewership seven million characterized disappointing relatively men aged plot monday morning days game season high school football team coach taylor surveying field players getting ready practice tim recovering brother billy warns kicked team second string quarterback matt preparing lunch grandmother friend clarke drives practice stadium television crew conducting interviews revealed coach taylor recently head coach coach exceptionally gifted quarterback jason street clear deep seated conflict tim loud running brian smash williams later local fast food restaurant players regularly hang matt try approach coach daughter insists associate football players assure team matt gets virtually playing time street tuesday night rally held local car owner host buddy father jason street girlfriend coach taylor surrounded members local community questioning game gradually emerging important football town great responsibility rests taylor shoulders wife reluctantly recruited society wives join book club girlfriend tries trouble flirting street smash wednesday goes team visit group elementary school football players older boys teams lord prayer thursday night night game street party lays plan street going national_football_league living percent street salary retire ranch act street texas forever game night coach taylor gives talk warns players taking opponents high school lightly rallying cry clear eyes hearts lose enter field half problematic end second half visitors potentially game winning interception street left tackle succeeds tackle hard remains prone ground crowd left silence starting quarterback taken waiting ambulance coach taylor highly unprepared initially makes silly mistakes coach tells relax focus manages connect smash scores touchdown recovers ensuing kick final seconds game throws long pass receiver makes end zone touchdown win game teams gather mid field pray jason street team members head hospital street condition unclear smash reconcile tries comfort voice coach taylor heard saying vulnerable point lives fall production conception television series friday night lights based movie friday night lights turn based non fiction book friday night lights town team dream book describes season high school football team texas movie set television series takes place present peter cousin wrote directed movie wrote directed friday night lights pilot addition writing script pilot produced entire project sarah john cameron expressed regret interviews having sacrifice certain story lines movie time restraints television series allowed issues addressed depth idea create television exists soap opera exploration human beings said interview chronicle football team pursuit glory series filmed partly austin went local football players play roles attempt maintain authentic texas environment elements incorporated local society football scenes filmed local high school stadium complex uniforms based real life casting casting included actors appeared movie including buddy character similar played movie taylor wife coach taylor felt female story lines movie promised topics given attention television series kyle playing role head coach taylor said played high school football good recalled showing early meeting friend party drink smoked cigarettes generally tired liked look wanted coach appear old weary need drink lot smoke lot cigarettes advised scott porter playing role quarterback jason street knew character paralyzed episode said big reason took role porter played high school football wide receiver played highly successful team high school described huge fan friday night lights movie taylor tim said interview able relate character based personal experiences father life revealed interview discover stuff maybe wasn dealing person said character matt different parts people know growing people tight credited peter coming character said grateful realistic heartfelt storylines asked actors drafted highest nfl replied probably taylor good athlete scott kill saying scott played football growing good arm taylor faster think help draft status charles plays smash williams graduated school drama determined find job year friday night lights describes right football says taken intensity plays set brown head coach university texas austin football team plays cameo episodes appears rally scene member local community questioning coach taylor brown played script according heard fathers years ought know kyle coach taylor reportedly surprised brown intensity reception lisa column washington_post pointed spite critical praise premiere poorly viewers million viewers worst ratings performance series premiere official season hand popmatters wrote episode good performance demographic men aged saving grace episode nominated award best dramatic pilot casting casting director nominee award won series brothers sisters episode pilot friday night lights received good reviews virginia new_york_times gave episode good review suggested series good medium television praised intelligent performances actors found smash williams character convincing thought improved end appreciated use audio tell story buzz surgeon saw sound skin stuck leather keith club wrote appreciate feel high stakes attached small market school sports knowing high school system details family life worried america failing fall love expressed doubts allowed survive henry writing entertainment_weekly gave episode grade accused abandoning racial diversity gritty poverty film allowed peter kept thrust matt character singled particularly promising positively contrasting teen age dramas like tree hill doubts staying power variety brian called earnest beautifully shot religious primetime felt like family programs middle america conservatives pine actually bother watch pointed compete house dancing stars women men order survive washington_post critic tom called extraordinary way particularly quality cast issues documentary style camera movements thought best new drama series season


dog pony dog pony eighth episode season american sitcom drew carey 54th overall series focuses work home life fictionalized version actor comedian drew carey episode aired november abc united_states episode plot sees pass caring boss martin hungarian employee drew drew carey drew prize winning dog shaved friends decide perform local bar warsaw tavern earn quick cash buy replacement episode written producers robert steve directed inspired british comedy film carey invited film cast members appear episode dog pony shot october warner television studios burbank california set closed usual taping audience cast performed routine dog pony seen estimated million viewing households finishing 15th place ratings week aired critical response positive reporters praising script routine plot asked look martin prize winning hungarian decides pass task employee drew drew carey kate brien miller offers dog lucky drew house leave suddenly pick boyfriend drew kate note assumes lucky stray takes shaved kate sees dog fears drew fired finds advertisement pure bred hungarian costs kind money suggests sell bodies money inspired guys decide perform warsaw tavern money need lewis ryan backs performance minute larry steps replacement bar guys begin routine soon stopped police explain regulations stripping illegal warsaw drew guys city_council request denied drew questions council deny seeing guys including lewis decide demonstrate routine council members request approved performing bar drew counts money finds asks extra money drew replies people earned walks stage audience starts handing extra cash having seen naked production dog pony written producers robert directed steve episode inspired british comedy film following release united_states drew carey saw film times loved invited cast appear episode promoting film andrew essex entertainment_weekly reported cast members mark paul barber steve hugo allowed perform stopped american immigration department work permits cast members instead billed guests honor actors equity rules preventing paid cameo episode filmed warner television studios burbank california october set closed usual taping audience carey performed winter group free ride cast members came set offer advice watch taping remainder episode filmed audience later night having guys paint body embarrassing filming routine joked episode time totally naked cast carey admitted grateful stripping prime time apologized viewers naked clarified cast wore protect reception original broadcast dog pony finished 15th ratings week november nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households fourth highest rated abc week following episodes home improvement monday night football episode received positive attention television critics reporter los_angeles daily_news gave episode positive review calling usual reporter thought sharply silly said carey doesn come till end rear view raw strategically blocked fun half baked preceded writing usual reporter called characters unlikely added carey best scripts mixed understated humor conscious writing buffalo news awarded episode half stars said episode offers delicious surprise theatrical movie hit england thought jokes especially time slot called dance scenes funny spokesman review john martin stated usually condemned cheap use nudity boost ratings different carey thought wild martin finished saying carey comic prime time pull speak got love big guy chicago_sun-times gave episode stars chicago_tribune steve johnson said working usual level called homage reporter age chose dog pony shows melbourne talking week aired australia sun herald rachel awarded episode stars called hilarious homage gang protected james writing newcastle herald commented episode crack later branded plot contrived thought end episode suitably


goes goes seventeenth episode season episode premiered abc february goes later released vhs january episode special included christmas dvd september complete season dvd boxed set episode david_letterman portrayed self help group leader offering robin williams pam attend suggestion friend susan morgan endure authoritarian brand group therapy points teachings fraud episode called parody training est course episode received positive reviews highlighted season best episodes christmas mixed emotions david_letterman performance received good reviews plot beginning episode tom sitting feeling depressed learned supervisor arranged transferred planet suffering writer block friend susan comes visit suggests attend guests arrive asks susan checks order lays rules duration training includes leaving consumption alcohol hears promptly gets leave given harsh version reality compared training belief self says rid emotional highs lows centers goal notion finding space utilizes authoritarian style control group method solve problems attendees shown passive consumers looking way fix personal issues trademark causing difficulty begins question foundation rules course nature philosophical material forth pointing contradictory statements end wins philosophy instead calling mind universal moral values dismisses victory got rolls wins moral victory turns rolls stolen cultural references article journal theory society lewis clark college professor robert compared contrasted character training program course training noted episode spent time est like commercial pop went note inherent problem training seen parody self help entrepreneur portrayed walking collection lifestyle status points sign values conspicuous consumption define personality explained episode succeeded distinguishing criticism training criticism citing character traits open greed vulgar money making reception guide book guide ultimate resource television programs dvd highlighted goes classic episodes season including christmas mixed emotions matthew wrote episode notable david_letterman appearance known cited david_letterman performance abusive est like guru memorable parts season dvd boxed set thought highlight season episode mixed emotions dallas morning news praised performance speaker commenting episode way later work late david_letterman described est like guru called episode


destination imagination destination imagination television special animated television series foster home imaginary friends plot special follows trapped huge mysterious world treated like royalty forced leave mac journey world rescue facing challenges way written tim destination imagination directed rob series creator plot conceived crew decided wanted episode adventure featuring characters going large quest sorts dark storytelling approach special came episodes foster home imaginary friends special originally broadcast cartoon network november thanksgiving day received won primetime emmy award outstanding animated program programming hour nominated annie awards best animated television production produced children directing plot summary pouring rain mother father leave heavily toy box foster home imaginary friends instructions opened day grown outraged job house giving endless care day day discovers box left instructs leave attic fit anger intentionally ignores instructions given box inside falls inside discover vast world filled anthropomorphic toys treats hears young boy voice max later revealed imaginary friend named world given crew living toy chest family left box foster world goes visit day treated like royalty voice day goes leave friend refuses allow locks exit castle mac curious sudden disappearance attic enter toy box discovering vast world resides ask small town seen woman description responds group policemen discover entered world chase gang saved heroic man tries warn pursuit lead extremely dangerous environments determined rescue meantime outraged disappearance attempts find replacement avail failing cross musical colorful bridge gang falls pit sticky material zombie like moves chase escape super mario world like environment house toy dog set trap eat sleeping powder mac eat sleeping powder thought sugar eat sugar temporarily losing mind able save try escape discover heroic man met journey controlled single face world control seemingly world trapped apple gang leaves desert horse truly guise mac gang rides world able castle gang find attempt save reveals world kidnapped staying free happy away work foster constant friends come home insisting need care believes pleas selfish storms sick taking care receiving word thanks help tiny little respect attempt console world fall asleep find fake version foster created world begins hear tiny voices calling world tries distract finally discovers friends world finally upset planning leave toy box forever gang bursts having gotten toy box past gang obstacles harshly world preparing gang home leave world think long hard world world falls pieces white void world angry unstable turns like creature attack remaining refuse world gang manages escape toy box climbs tries convince let world box finally yields releases world box realization long newfound appreciation absence world gets happy shouts free confused answer think way imagine able wanted thing thing wanted thing friend wanted trying protect brought friends world mean come isn friendship foster shouts promptly glove delight world new environment lives stuffed doll home having learned valuable lesson experience creates new fair act divide imaginary friends deserved break job imaginary friends house free travel toy box enjoy toy box style similar theme enter world shout post credits scene madame foster returns vacation greeted house wonders production destination imagination written foster home imaginary friends creator tim series founder directed rob special conceived edward baker alex means creating adventure story send gang fantastic quest character world created means imaginary friend entire world instead usual hang baker suggested character portrayed young child agreed brought originality story allowed emotional understand bigger picture confused vulnerable like kid throw fit don way special written goal telling story honest sincere way writers attempted continue tense unpleasant relationship begun developing series began approaching believable sensible fashion heavy plot running special writers tried use companions means add humor wrote demanding previously want cruel lot special edgy dark previously foster home imaginary friends major reason danger conflict constructed plot heavily explains start things think tone goofy stay true tone higher stakes let naturally way reception destination imagination originally broadcast thanksgiving day november cartoon network est followed afternoon long marathon animated series gym partner monkey thanksgiving special entitled thanksgiving carol special series entitled good hunting aired thanksgiving 61st primetime emmy awards special won award outstanding animated program programming hour winning spike resurrection nominated annie awards best animated television production produced children directing animated television production short form special lost nickelodeon avatar destination imagination received generally positive reviews television critics reporter steve called best imaginative chapters praised tom kane grey performance calling stellar dark edgy special


time time episode american television anthology series twilight zone episode adapted short story written pen short story appeared january edition science fiction magazine worlds science fiction seven years television episode aired time famous episodes original twilight zone frequently parodied story man seeks salvation rubble ruined world tells henry played meredith loves books surrounded prevent reading episode follows post apocalyptic world touching social issues anti dangers reliance technology difference loneliness opening narration plot summary far sighted bank avid henry meredith works window bank reading david causes annoyed customer angry boss taylor later wife complain far time reading cruel joke wife asks read poetry books find text page words seconds later destroys book pages henry dismay day usual henry takes lunch break bank vault reading disturbed moments sees newspaper headline reads bomb capable total destruction enormous explosion outside bank violently vault knocking unconscious regaining consciousness recovering thick glasses required emerges vault find bank demolished dead leaving bank sees entire city destroyed realizes nuclear war devastated earth vault saved finding totally shattered world food lifetime share despair prepares commit suicide revolver found sees ruins public library distance investigating finds books intact books hope reading huge fallen face clock learns time world read despair gone sorts books looks forward reading years come bends pick book glasses fall shock picks broken remains glasses virtually blind says fair fair time time needed fair fair bursts tears surrounded books read closing narration production time episodes written twilight zone introduced meredith series went star episodes introduced stranger twilight zone promotional spots season obsolete man narrated film twilight zone movie reference time opening sequence characters discussing episode detail footage exterior steps library filmed months production completed steps seen exterior public building mgm version time machine john nominated directors guild award work episode book reading vault open bomb explodes history life christopher columbus washington themes message careful wish themes episode paramount question versus loneliness embodied moment near suicide additionally portrayal societal attitudes books speaks contemporary decline traditional literature given time reading past time ending behavior greatest desire thwarted rod concluding statement episode fragment man alludes robert burns scots language poem mouse john book mice men named poem concludes best laid schemes mice men gang aft translation time implies nuclear warfare destroyed humanity film critic andrew notes episode necessarily unrealistic format allowed production commence era internet irony depicted time information age counterpart according points person earth finally time read books technology medium glasses breaks hypothetical world books published observes readers lightning strike faulty switch natural disaster away henry end world power potential time read like lose medium books computer analogy taken suggest today technology dependent world books pedestrian render gateway work entertainment computer video games television removing electricity equation presents henry heaven modern society hell similar episodes twilight zone explored similar themes run time strong thematic ties number episodes series starting isolation explored series pilot everybody prominent theme previous episode lonely additionally plot similar time mind matter tells man uses mind humanity find existence people notion outsider lost sea common themes series thematic elements episode found series obsolete man takes episode literary notion reading eventually considered obsolete extreme state declared books obsolete librarian played meredith finds trial notion akin ray short story pedestrian alluded episode number looks like perfect equal world considers works like shakespeare impact critical fan favorite time ratings success initial airing instant classic remains best remembered best loved episodes twilight zone according author twilight zone companion poll asked readers twilight zone magazine episode series remembered time frequent response serve man coming distant second land presentation guide memorable moments television time ranked interview years episode aired cited time favorites entire series episode invaders popular culture elements american popular culture frequently pay homage time amusement park attractions twilight zone tower terror theme park ride disney hollywood studios disney california adventure park displays replica henry broken glasses lobby noted reading glasses meredith wears entire episode look comics comic book version simpsons simpsons comics published story called fat man based partially time includes short scene homer simpson man reading book nuclear bunker eat unintentionally taking shelter film twilight zone movie albert brooks recounts episode dan drive stretch highway thing years old says brooks character adding bought pair glasses case happen episode title borrowed independent film man tries escape office building film official website listed mail alias movie wall takes place future contains scene pair broken glasses seen foreground games game fallout tactics includes librarian world wants player find missing glasses read books music episode title borrowed song fall album code selfish television numerous notable television episode examples include stephen christmas greatest gift dvd second alternative ending family guy end season episode wasted talent episode scary door twilight zone style airs year head polls adventures jimmy boy genius return drew carey episodes television shows refer time include modern family episode airport references time screen jay electronic reader gets broken jay broken glass floor saying fair fair episode revolution titled ghosts jim hudson character goes henry henry jim town librarian miles convinces help rebels real line seconds minutes hours crawl hands knees referenced girls season episode speed demon villain girls revealing arrived years future landing controls man segment simpsons episode horror viii features homer accidentally survives hiding nuclear bunker comes discover apparently person alive season episode simpsons strong arms accidentally trapped car simpson house intends read twilight zone magazine discovers glasses broken accident says fair twilight zone main theme music heard background sitcom half men references character nervous breakdown episode mentioned cbs drama series dome season adaptations time released numerous formats years available vhs twilight zone collector edition releases widely available episodes tape release scheme similar individual multi episode dvds released exclusively available twilight zone definitive edition volume released december included audio interview meredith clip drew carey parody episode story inspired released form success episode falcon picture group produced series radio dramas based series stating 1950s radio series turned television series reverse broadcast stations usa time included volume time twilight zone episodes offered download google video later sites


rachel green rachel karen green fictional character main characters appear american sitcom friends portrayed actress character created creators david crane appeared episodes decade long run premiere september finale introduced pilot naive runaway bride reunites childhood best friend new_york_city rachel gradually inexperienced daddy girl successful second season character romantically involved friend ross maintains complicated relationship entire series characters daughter emma role rachel originally offered actresses producer choice cox declined favor starring sitcom naked truth cox favor playing rachel best friend friends virtually unknown actress time previously starred short lived auditioned role rachel turning offer cast member sketch comedy saturday night live acquiring role friends aired temporarily risk recast involved sitcom time ultimately canceled allowed remain friends critical reception rachel remained consistently positive friends decade long run club early success character storylines criticized specifically romantic relationship friend season rachel popularity established breakout character named greatest television characters time character second season spawned international phenomenon named rachel character continues imitated millions women world remains popular history spite resentment rachel regarded style icon influence 1990s character relationship ross cited television beloved rachel considered breakout role credited making famous cast member spawning successful film career praised performance rachel won emmy award outstanding lead actress comedy series golden globe award best performance actress television series comedy musical role rachel debuts pilot episode friends runaway bride distraught abandoning fiancé barry mitchell altar high school best friend cox person knows new_york_city agrees let rachel reside attempts life rachel meets befriends friends lisa matt matthew perry reuniting older brother ross david romantic feelings high school having previously relied parents money entire life sole goal marrying wealthy rachel attempts independent young woman central new friends regularly season concludes rachel finally confesses love ross having learned feelings find begun dating woman ross eventually chooses rachel girlfriend tom couple dates remainder second season relationship rapidly begins deteriorate end season rachel job favor working fashion rachel increasingly preoccupied new job ross grows jealous mark ultimately culminating break year anniversary following series heated arguments disagreements episodes following break rachel ross initially hostile continue harbor feelings beach house vacation friends rachel ross briefly reconcile ends relationship taylor break disagreement season rachel dates customer ross dates boss niece emily helen eventually gets engaged rachel proposes recent frightening rachel indirectly contributes demise ross emily relationship accidentally rachel exchanging wedding vows ross ultimately jealous emily choosing friendship rachel instead end season ross rachel married friends las_vegas season request denied rachel having leveled allegations ross forcing file divorce instead season seven ross rachel conceive child birth control fails rachel gives birth girl season naming baby emma green emma gift previously child rachel ross live non romantic half season rachel eventually finds job opportunity france second thoughts ross eventually says love rachel ultimately decides stay relationship ross getting plane minute development conception writing short lived television series family album canceled television writers david crane pitched friends nbc president warren sitcom special time life friends family basing experiences young people living new_york main characters inspired friends conceived young woman unprepared adulthood character rachel green originally named rachel critics audiences initially perceived main character friends premiered writers actually given rachel pilot prominent storyline deciding rachel ross item entire series writers originally intended defining couple success pilot rachel ross developing romance hinted witnessing star david screen chemistry time crane determined entire series relied finding wonderful audiences began rachel ross union beginning friends openly voicing frustration rachel ross feelings episode ultimately transform friends relationship remainder series season finale rachel finds rachel finally learns ross true feelings time discovering actually feels episode nearly went time friends writers expecting couple relationship phenomenon ultimately episode suggested director james writers felt time alter couple dynamic order avoid repetitive oblivious pattern work author jane inspiration finally shift arc ross rachel stakes episode high rachel finds friends reworked episode couple kiss end season ross finds met applause studio audience crane admitted keeping viewers interested relationship years challenging daily_telegraph believes accomplished ing possibility ross rachel putting according encyclopedia television author ross rachel changing relationship converted traditional situation comedy ones akin episodic drama writing new_york review books blair agreed friends created sense chemistry characters putting obstacles way setting long deferred union rachel ross married vacation las_vegas season initially objected idea having character ross divorce divorce felt taking far actor explained arc relationship weird ross able marry love rachel later went bit far rachel romantic storyline conceived writers wanted delay ross rachel reunion crane felt pairing rachel season greater good inappropriate cast initially protested idea fearing rachel ross ultimately characters audiences going pregnant woman rachel rejecting ross standing writers approached concept rachel pregnancy baby tentatively worrying include want friends baby hand don want pretend isn according robert usa_today critical success popularity rachel pregnancy ultimately responsible propel ratings finally came time write series finale thing crane absolutely knew early ross rachel deciding audience years won didn advantage frustrating longer point writers ending series ross rachel gray area aren hint sense road ultimately crane relented favor giving audience want casting final character cast rachel portrayed actress auditioned role shortly declining position cast member sketch comedy saturday night live decision initially ridiculed friends actor adam saturday night live actress time referred media ball offered role rachel studio choice declined favor starring sitcom naked truth actress elizabeth auditioned role prior cast teen sitcom saved bell actresses auditioned rachel include richards rivers parker originally producers wanted cast actress cox rachel crane particularly drawn upbeat energy additionally cox famous cast member time amidst ensemble relatively unknown actors actress lobbied role rachel best friend ultimately cast felt quirky play rachel time unbeknownst considered role fought play rachel felt character suited better point cox begun regret decision play character storylines started improving friends sixth sitcom previous ventures canceled prematurely feeling vulnerable begun doubt actress personally approached career encouraged audition friends referred friends like time crane worked prior casting rachel posed challenge network time simultaneously starring developing cbs sitcom called plays young woman mother returning home jail years cbs initially reluctant release contract required actress balance roles simultaneously traveling forth friends weeks nbc having recast role rachel replace episodes cbs series proved successful potentially cost network millions dollars remained confident fail essentially producers friends hoped canceled friends premiered feared successful spite preference friends time uncertainty forced participate friends related promotions photo shoots network excluded case replaced explained shooting grouping cast photos asked step bunch didn know going playing rachel director james admitted cast second position producers begun auditioning actresses received phone calls friends warning auditioning friends ultimately canceled months episodes weeks pilot friends aired allowing role second youngest cast member age crane appreciated interpretation rachel wrong hands rachel kind annoying commending actress breathing life difficult character crane strongly envisioned friends ensemble comedy warner initially marketed having cast appear entirety press interviews photo shoots time workplace comedy family sitcom star famous comedian elizabeth new_york_times explained main characters equal importance writer crane preferred way utilizing equal players emphasizing allow story lines echoed friends worked best entire ensemble onstage reason credited title sequence cast listed ensemble format believed prevented jealous conflicts cast famously friends cast television history negotiate group equal salaries refusing work demands episode met season eventually increased million episode seasons approximately million year alongside cox actress lisa portrays highest paid television actress time surpassed cox famous cast member having launched international hair trend rachel successfully transitioning film career combined high profile relationship husband actor guest starred episode times producers use actress popularity boost ratings notably character seventh season kiss actress pregnancy arc telling press ninth season initially hesitant return friends film tenth final season explained nbc matt wanted end people loved high feeling like rachel actress ultimately agreed complete tenth season friends reduced episodes accommodate busy film schedule characterization themes rachel youngest friends main characters term describe character personality early appearances describes rachel funny character according rachel original character description written crane pilot character courageous young woman worked unlike best friend initially equipped james identified rich kid daily_news dubbed rachel daddy girl author kim wrote rachel book friends films character land called naive citing differences rachel female friends guardian ryan observed character wasn self regard like like frequently identified fitting girl door anne telegraph described rachel funny funny pretty pretty sexy sexy described character smart determined writing huffington_post rachel beautiful slightly borderline character observing main characters based stereotype daily_telegraph identified rachel self absorbed goes according reign magazine rachel human vulnerability humor strength aesthetically beauty originally depicted character unprepared world adult rachel personality gradually tailored suit series progressed self sufficient sympathetic according shining shadows movie stars 2000s author murray boundary collapsed real rachel authentic noted character similar character actress expressive talking hands good deal book write television author wrote rachel grew context series struggle image conscious daddy girl fled wedding pilot similarly buddytv wrote rachel eventually absorbed later series remains image centric vogue edward opined self centered rachel green stylish fashion obsessed character land summarized character arc development website biography writing rachel born necessarily born worker fact moving work thanks parents rachel smart future bright member workforce newfound tribe examining character sexuality mike determined rachel sexual partners highest percentage relationships opined series rachel continually meeting men wants impress typically fail winds relationship additionally rachel character admit having homosexual experience interview jewish telegraph confirmed rachel jewish character jewish ties told rachel jewish minds explaining create character rachel green character choices prior critics fans long speculated rachel jewish entire websites entirely devoted discussing vulture identifies jewish observed similarities jewish stereotypes shares character citing facts rachel refers grandmother green long_island origin engagement jewish doctor allusions character jewish culture book changed good feminist history broadway musical author wolf identified rachel popular female television characters embodied jewish stereotypes 1990s served butt shows jokes cited rachel earliest prominent examples jewish american princess stereotype screen writing university north_carolina chapel hill acknowledged rachel initial jewish american princess qualities describing dependent father money horrified thought working living generally attempts eventually revealed nose job eventually evident later seasons article mothers cooper described rachel jew aside discussion experiences growing jewish culture use references family members jewish cooper continued write rachel possesses jewish american princess traits similar little woman stereotype new_york_post robert labeled rachel jewish american princess contrast sister amy remains selfish reception legacy critical response critical reception rachel remained positive year run writing club john holds rachel responsible success pilot explaining story group friends start stranger coming town rachel perfect stranger plot believes rachel initiated character development main characters describing arrival catalyst grow unlike rest rachel interested finding meaning life writing club pleased rachel ross romantic encounter time rachel displays moment true human went describe rachel model women coming age 1990s popular pretty girl dissatisfied taken unwilling embrace aggressively feminist career woman strategy new_york_times joseph enjoyed rachel telephone conversation father pilot describing hilarious los_angeles_times bob admitted attracted rachel feelings rachel embarrassment mirror cosmopolitan reviewed rachel best fictional gal pal people called usa_today robert credits rachel pregnancy arc saving friends explaining propel led ratings ultimately decline ways watching wedding imagined concluded fortune altering twist friends probably ended sooner ranked ball rachel kiss football fake party rachel best episodes criticized rachel storyline season evil sleeping fiancé barry episode criticized character arc season fake party times character generated mild controversy specifically response role second season episode dies rachel fight revealed friends fans approach things rachel deemed writing daily_telegraph hailed rachel young new helped friends kind relationships form heart sitcom according friends films author kim audiences wanted rachel figure life allowing character favorite friends fans seasons writing echoed rachel general favourite bad word rachel breakout character revered greatest characters television history weekly magazine ranked rachel beloved television character past years citing endearing personalities entertainment_weekly ranked character sixth similar list aol ranked rachel television greatest women number author kim rachel viewers favorite friends grew note character independent caring pal cbs news placed rachel cast friends number list greatest characters buddytv ranked rachel 15th funniest female character sitcom history collectively ranked rachel 11th 12th 13th website list female characters time writing believes rachel influence evident character penny sitcom big bang theory noting characters blonde cute funny girls door baby books websites commonly associate rachel character according peaked popularity second season friends ninth popular female united_states year performance friends praised appearance pilot entertainment_weekly ken_tucker wrote actress provides rachel intelligence writing baltimore sun david cited strong cast variety tony scott wrote appear display sharp sitcom skills robert pittsburgh post gazette praised female cast collectively guide wrote actress instantly audiences perfect looks flawed persona kevin daily beast dubbed performance friends work brilliant character actress guardian ryan reviewed member ensemble reliant caricature concluding playing character viewer reasonably identify meant got lion share attention andrew collins radio_times described natural comic performer adept subtle nose fluent quick fire won emmy award outstanding lead actress comedy series wins total nominations actress won golden globe award best performance actress television series comedy musical karen thomas usa_today dubbed favorite friend according turner classic movies ultimately popular television actresses era according friends films author kim actress fame stars cast member rise prominence actress continues experience post friends success performance friends led successful film career according news rachel role end launching success evans believes likely wouldn major movie star friends ranking attractive sitcom star 1990s complex magazine wrote fame true gift comedy combined big star replacing cox established according steve yahoo movies series main movie star end agreeing film career successful critics believe actress filmography remains limited playing rachel like roles romantic comedies save exceptions ryan guardian noted consequently movie roles rachel andrew collins radio_times agreed writing trapped playing variations rachel according guide usually called play variation friends character cites rachel roles grateful owe admits times gives challenge shape people perceptions audiences struggle lose rachel tag world faces relationships rachel romantic relationships friends decade long run famous prominent remains relationship friend ross wildly popular audiences couple met mixed reviews critics daily express described characters relationship heart china daily cited ross rachel reunion series finale episode highlights rolling_stone believes audiences happy couple ultimately reunited wire joe opinion second season time ross rachel truly great virgin media wrote couple dynamics grown tedious season cable network ranked rachel ross ninth greatest friends couple writing relationship gave friends fans iconic quotes fill book considering line ross iconic ross rachel season breakup spawned debate friends fans continue argue fault rachel suggesting break relationship ross sleeping woman immediately writing jenna ruled favor rachel excuse ross sleeping suggested taking break concluding ross blew jewish community particularly receptive fact jewish american couple existed prime time television described magazine rachel ross considered television greatest beloved couples referred favourite break duo weekly ranked second best television couple respectively guide ranked ross rachel greatest television couple dubbing iconic couple recent memory extra placed couple number writing want people ross rachel included rachel ross website couples want forever list pair ranked television greatest won couples naming ross rachel greatest won couple network believes defined term suggest dubbed won couple according sarah radio_times couple synonymous phrase break line refers couple popular quoted reilly magazine defined term person meant forever complex magazine believes person tell exactly ross rachel relationship means ultimately rachel season pregnancy arc credited reviving ratings reviews rachel brief romantic relationship friend season drew strong criticism critics fans alike viewership harmed fact believes reason final seasons performed spite lackluster reviews rachel ross love triangle ign referred rachel storyline questionable entertainment tonight canada ranked rachel kiss worst episodes number author johnson desperate concluding romantic plot cheers abandoning cited episode worst calling idea enjoyed rachel couple brought positive aspects personalities relationship spawned debate fans argued making rachel couple bad idea jenna determined far series throw didn sense romantic scenes felt forced fashion rachel fashion icons combined influence 1990s onwards particularly british women according vogue magazine edward rachel fashion sense inspired cool new_york look according stylist magazine rachel revived love shirts believes character managed dominate fashion trend passed radar stylish ways possible queen heat magazine observed character influence skirts citing costume character wore season friends determined rachel popularized dress guide published list ways rachel friends changed 90s fashion rachel ranked television best dressed characters included rachel magazine best dressed women list ranked friends 15th website list shows changed way dress citing rachel impressive wardrobe ranked friends 36th fashionable television time praising rachel costumes ranked rachel stylish characters time number cosmopolitan magazine compiled list things rachel green wore work totally wear today virgin media ranked character television sexiest magazine ranked rachel wedding dress best wedding dresses rachel named character rachel refers bouncy layered inspired way wore hair friends second seasons series rachel debuted 20th episode evil believes hair stylist chris created rachel immediately popular women launching international hair trend popularity rachel coincided popularity friends mid marie claire estimates million women donned decade daily express determined popular british women went hair magazine pictures asking look according vanity_fair widespread popularity year cemented sitcom early heavily influential came style rachel remains popular history popular united_states actress hair credit appeal popularity medium length volume combined tendency frame face mark described cut designed women look beautiful rachel ranked greatest iconic time placing number time ranking ninth huffington_post determined famous time weekly ranked rachel 17th iconic glamour magazine ranked rachel fourth magazine list best time glamour cited best hair small screen ranking memorable television history sydney morning herald ranked second greatest television metro ranked rachel character second best ranked sixth entertainment_weekly list fashion moments changed entertainment declared desired clinton era barnes self magazine joked character hair true star popularity led virgin media rachel hair rachel television greatest sarah magazine believed popularity helped friends phenomenon opining friends spawned memorable comparison contemporaries tom baltimore sun attributed legacy calling cultural trend complex magazine felt fame true gift comedy combined big star replacing cox according jim paste magazine rachel decade defining calling definition influence second season episode lesbian wedding rachel complains mother thomas trying pattern life couldn copy eventually abandoned rachel longer look remained popular nonetheless despite association cut disliked found maintaining help difficult stating curse chris time took like surgery head wear rest life celebrities worn variations rachel actresses cameron rachel emma watson julia roberts comedian tina_fey model banks singer lily allen


rumor rumor ninth episode eighth season american television situation comedy friends aired nbc november continues series annual thanksgiving themed episode tradition guest stars cast member husband uncredited role reveals ross david hate rachel club hated rachel green got exchange student thailand join club revealed spread rumor high school rachel episode directed written nominated multiple primetime emmy awards criticized insulting national education group admitted appearance mainly promote upcoming film spy game plot cox tells friends cooking turkey thanksgiving large create eat turkey result dislike thanksgiving foods result childhood trauma lisa character vegetarian rachel having pregnancy left ross eat enormous turkey matt protests announces eat entire turkey necessary agrees finishes nineteen pound turkey end episode tells rachel invited old high school friend ross called rachel remember total disgust finds rachel joining dinner dinner hostile rachel like lost great deal weight high school looks great keeps ignoring advances continuously hostile reveals horrible high school eventually reveals high school ross initiated episode titular rumor rachel spread entire high school went far reach high school rachel claiming hurt ross high school reminds started rumor ross school year old librarian ross reveals fact true amusement disgust rachel saying despite rumor popular girl high school reminds ross rachel having baby things important high school feels betrayed ross relationship rachel turns high discovers ross knocked marry ultimately characters settle differences episode finishing turkey wearing turned rachel pants getting meat extremely room pie production reported entertainment_weekly don fat suit flashback scenes fat childhood weight merely referred screen frequently visited studios appearance set fear distracting audience questioned appearance said promote upcoming film spy game added liked series episode taped november following days rehearsals reception series finale drew close times ranked worst guest stars friends reactions overly exaggerated comedy near self consciousness despite film actor knew depth sitcom stage minutes viewing audience work set admired main stars recalls definitely going type called great usa_today rates line look standing greatest enemies ross rachel green complex best episode eponymous rumor drew criticism community member wrote strongly letter complaint nbc calling episode ignorant insulting absolutely member urged network learn individuals society website read air apology future episodes primetime emmy award nominations nominated primetime emmy award outstanding guest actor comedy series appearance episode additionally nick nominated outstanding cinematography multi camera series stephen prime nominated outstanding multi camera picture editing series work episode


ross wedding ross wedding fourth season finale american television sitcom friends comprising episodes series overall originally broadcast nbc episode features ross later rachel travelling england attend wedding ross david fiancée emily helen london ross emily wedding vows ruined ross accidentally says ross thee rachel asks emily continue episode ends cliffhanger season premiere ross says rachel episode written scott story michael amy episode genesis came break seasons channel_4 british run broadcaster friends proposed episode set united_kingdom series producers proposal fitted storyline planned character ross married end fourth season episode filmed march direction executive producer kevin bright locations london live studio audience fountain studios scenes featuring lisa character filmed sets burbank california pregnant fly london rest cast gave birth son day episode original airing ross wedding features supporting roles tom olivia williams cameos richard sarah york hugh june episode received good critical feedback broadcast cited series best episodes aired united_kingdom poorly received criticism focused dimensional portrayal britain british plot begins group heads ross wedding london leaving heavily pregnant lisa rachel declined invitation london matt matthew perry sights musical montage featuring clash song london calling filming embarrassed friend enthusiasm buys large union flag hat played guest star richard company reunite hotel room apologizes video recording sarah york played emily takes ross hall wedding discover demolished earlier originally scheduled later suggests emily postpone wedding perfect passes thought ross tells people flown america chooses ross ross apologizes emily showing ceremony place half demolished hall agrees new_york rachel realizes loves ross flies london tell tries contact phone warn rachel eventually getting hotel stirring rehearsal dinner ross introduces parents jack emily tom jack volunteered pay half wedding expenses discover extravagant costs ross spends evening trying bargain future laws makes received guests taken drunken guest mistakes ross mother console alcohol wake bed morning rachel eventually boards plane passport passengers including guest star hugh telling relationship ross hall sees happy ross emily wishes luck phones hear wedding annoyance ross ross says vows accidentally says rachel emily ask emily continue camera shoots character character settling shocked rachel production summer hiatus producers contacted channel_4 british run broadcaster friends proposal film episode london producer quoted saying come storyline cause friends london ended ross getting married wedding episode featured numerous supporting roles british actors role heard joan collins voice head absolutely fabulous star june appeared cameo played olivia williams cameos sarah richard sells hat hugh man sitting rachel plane lisa join london heavily pregnant fly like character inadvertently revealed public rachel turn wedding scenes involving main apartments filmed london week beginning march location shooting scenes featuring outside london square open london bus crosses tower bridge scene final cut features opening titles episode interiors restaurant hallway hotel rooms filmed purpose built sets fountain studios reaction audience came bed covers meant actors hold position seconds filming ran late evening production team ordered audience episode coup channel_4 erected crush barriers outside building hold fans cast arrived press conference fans actually turned broadcaster commissioned scenes program princess productions hosted british television personality johnny johnny makes friends features comedic tongue cheek interviews main cast contacted claiming couldn international calls dressing room broadcast channel_4 brief scenes filmed titled friends goes london friends location london included dvd releases seasons tie book making friends isbn published channel_4 books november said book bundled gift pack entitled london wedding featured extended cut episode merged episode ross emily marriage originally planned helen wish remain america pregnant writers script convincing story emily seen despite married ross written season making cameo appearances season premiere reception original airing ross wedding finished ratings week nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households highest rated nbc week following aired network thursday night lineup episode aired republic ireland days earlier united_kingdom aired channel_4 december watched million viewers making friends highest rated channel week ending december entertainment_weekly gives episode rating calling near perfect finale finds game cliff relationship seasons come authors friends like unofficial guide friends state best moments list detail single rachel describing perfect wedding ross sarah cameo embarrassing following broadcast episode independent critical saying twice length normal episode night offering approximately half funny suggested cast character british viewers regarded episode ill informed caricature people causing episode labelled insult english david expressed dissatisfaction ross married saying mistake ross given credit says ross taking world shattered following character wouldn david crane said filming different audience actors writers hall wedding ceremony took place inspire location wedding david victoria events episode revisited seventh season episode truth london flashbacks reveal ended bed hotel room set recreated scenes guide ranked beginning affair greatest twist time


rachel rachel eighteenth episode fifth season friends overall aired nbc united_states april episode rachel starts new job soon feels left decision making takes place smoking breaks smoke rachel attempts solve problem taking habit proves difficult ben auditions soup commercial matt decides come try paired different actors auditions competitive cox lisa plan surprise party rachel episode directed holland written michael curtis character rachel actress time filming said planned quit original broadcast rachel acquired nielsen rating finishing week ranked plot ross david carol jane inform son ben jack charlie allen audition soup commercial matt finds hard accept learns commercial father volunteers audition ben chosen lack similarity looks makes director cast different individuals ensuring chosen commercial paired famous child actor talks ross attempt ben audition ross finds ben audition place invited end fighting held word line soup ultimately losing ross consoles informing later ben didn day working rachel tries new colleague boss nancy kim cigarette break rachel join doesn smoke angered find nancy kim busy making company decisions smoking break rachel fears position kim nancy spend time smoking breaks better chance bond nancy probably going promotions effort bond workers rachel goes cigarette enthusiastic fall bad habit tries talk kim nancy comes avail later catching smoking kim warns rachel fire catches cigarette doesn want drag forces rachel leave invites nancy business trip paris lisa cox organize surprise party rachel month ahead birthday insistence responsibility leaves cup ice duties vows party apartment decorations cups enjoying snow ice meaning food ignored rachel arrives home surprised find party given matthew perry birthday production rachel written michael curtis making writing credit season episode directed holland holland worked previously director tales notably larry won primetime emmy award outstanding directing comedy series 50th primetime emmy awards despite character refusal smoke time filming frequent publicly asserted intention quit past turned help star lisa appearance rachel boss kim later appear sixth season episode ross teeth rachel marked final appearance charlie jack allen ben bunch replaced cole cultural references songs cake bob heard playing rachel birthday party ben audition copy variety magazine seen read child carol recognises reception original airing rachel finished ratings week april nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households highest rated nbc week episode premiered united_kingdom attained million viewers making watched program network week entertainment_weekly rated episode review fifth season cited line got push past okay good best episode review criticized manner employee feel pressured smoking adding exactly stuff laughs argued competitive vibe ross dvd movie guide added review fifth season dvd don like kid plays ben audition bits funny screw ups inability correctly read line soup amusing offers highlights episode released friends complete fifth season regions extra scenes included dvd carol audition party attempting sneak cigarette


friends series finale television sitcom friends episode serves seventeenth eighteenth episode season episode parts classified separate episodes written series creators david crane directed executive producer kevin bright series finale aired nbc united_states watched million viewers making watched entertainment telecast years sixth watched overall television series finale history watched episode television series decade 2000s television canada finale aired simultaneously global viewed million viewers highest viewed episode series highest viewed highest rated episode canada sitcom series finale closes long running storylines ross david confesses love rachel green decide resume relationship cox matthew perry adopt twins suburbs episode final scene shows group leaving apartments final time going central cup coffee prior writing episode crane bright watched inspiration found liked ones stayed true series filming took place warner studios burbank california taped january january finale received critics cast members plot lisa matt pack belongings accompanied anna hospital rachel leaves ross bedroom apparent reunion previous episode gives birth twins surprise expecting child apartment shows house warming gift chick replace ones died ross arrives confesses pair slept rachel rachel emerges bedroom disappointment tells ross night perfect way goodbye later central café convinces ross tell rachel feels leaves new job paris tell central manager james michael tyler confesses love rachel apartment ross decides tell rachel fear rejection prepares leave catch flight waits long return twins named biological mother jack father rachel leaves ross change heart takes taxi follow rachel airport returns apartment chick duck hiding finds trapped table decide break open find way getting birds reckless driving gets ross airport buying ticket past security search information boards rachel flight number locate flight information boards ross calls checks number discovers wrong airport ross drove rachel flying nearby newark airport phones rachel boarded flight stall time passenger jim saying problem fictitious left plane gets plane prompting leave emotionally attached table find unable bear breaking open offers retrieve birds suggests keeps ross arrive airport rachel boards plane ross tells loves unable deal confession gets plane ross returns home finds message rachel phone explains actions decides plane message cuts ross turns rachel standing doorway kiss following morning friends gather apartment time remaining leave new house leave keys apartment kitchen counter decide cup coffee implied stated central line series sure final scene shot apartment round slowly living space door production writing music series creators completed draft hour long finale january months prior airing writing episode david crane kevin bright decided watch series paying attention worked found liked ones stayed true series found finale mary tyler moore gold standard writers difficulty writing finale spent days thinking final scene able write word crane said want high concept music playing camera apartment end episode journey jefferson airplane song yellow band pearl jam featured episode rachel boards plane time making pearl jam song licensed television spokesperson group said simply matter producers asking permission filming episode filmed los_angeles california stage warner studios friends filmed second season taped january second january series finale stage renamed friends stage month filming final episode said episode got harder read lines explained cast nerves raw emotions knows feel need night producers promised ending cast admitted crying faked filmed scenes revealed rest cast said started crying looked cox appeared emotional thought professional upset lost girlfriend told people entire cast makeup redone starting perry broke tension saying somebody gon fired perry told new_york_daily_news cry felt like like seven hours planned key scenes episode filmed audience order avoid leaks plot producers decided worry issue filmed live studio audience producers instigated rumor multiple endings filmed fact planned shot start friends episode filming cast introduced studio audience time time cast headed pre curtain bow cry said newman script supervisor specially invited audience taping hank played scientist boyfriend episodes years david filmed wife cox backstage video camera missing husband told producers wanted surprised finale aired television guests invited studio audience ordinary members public reactions rest series friends family colleagues cast crew served extras episode reception promotion ratings awards nbc heavily promoted series finale preceded weeks hype price second commercial broadcast approximately million usd viewing parties organized local nbc united_states including event universal featuring special broadcast finale outdoor screen shown new_york_city people watched big screens parks finale subject episodes nbc ran hours prior airing episode hour retrospective clips previous episodes shown following finale tonight jay_leno filmed set friends central cafe featured series cast guests advertising rates finale averaged million seconds commercial time currently remains largest advertising rate sitcom breaking previous record held finale million finale watched million american viewers making watched entertainment telecast years watched episode decade 2000s television watched friends episode series history distinction belongs title suggests aired immediately super bowl january drew audience million viewers friends finale sixth watched overall series finale television history roots cheers fugitive watched million viewers respectively retrospective episode watched million viewers finale second watched television year super bowl episode nominated primetime emmy awards 56th primetime emmy awards outstanding multi camera sound mixing series special outstanding multi camera picture editing series lost final season categories critical reviews reviews series finale generally positive robert usa_today described finale entertaining satisfying praised mixing emotion humor showcasing stars sarah boston herald praised acting felt characters reunion felt bit neat fans wanted newsday called episode sweet dumb satisfying roger felt newcomers series surprised affair nearly strained gag depends sheer characters editorial usa_today highlighted view critics found problem aging cast commenting friends getting remained popular heather said despite hype disappointing season lackluster finale important remember great long time parish fort worth star telegram gave finale grade calling touching comical satisfying terms closure knee funny response staff cast members reportedly got los_angeles watch finale received main cast confident fans reaction david said exactly hoped end sense new beginning audience sense new chapter lives characters taping episode cast crew passed custom production staff signed cast gave producers inscribed watches producers gave cast lane jewelry sets broken cast crew got street outside central glass box separate wrap parties dinner residence january sit cast sole west hollywood january big party guests january los_angeles park plaza hotel party park plaza hotel performed theme song friends cast gave enactment pilot episode scene