Friends
Summary
It seems like the main theatrical role onFriendswent to Central Perk every episode , but there are 26 installment of the sitcom in which the cozy burnt umber house is not featured at all . Alongside Monica ’s flat , Central Perk was the crew ’s favored hangout spot onFriends . They almost always sat on the samecouch at Central Perk inFriendsduring their drawn - out , noontide visit , whichwere such a unconstipated , unrealistic occurrence thatFriendseven admitted to the secret plan hole . In season 6 , Joey pointed out how they were constantly lounging around at Central Perk when they should be at work .
Despite its constant front acrossall 10 seasons ofFriends , Central Perk does not seem in 26 ofFriends ’s 236 full episodes . Some of these werebottle episodes ofFriends , which featured minimum solidification and casts due to prison term restraint or as a cost - saving measure . Most ofFriends’Thanksgiving episodes(many of which are also bottle episode ) did n’t include scenes at Central Perk either . In other instances , episodes occurred solely in one outside location , like a hospital or out - of - town setting , naturally preventing a sojourn to Central Perk .
Only onebottle instalment ofFriendsfeatures Central Perk .
Though the six main actor in the Friends cast of characters have had successful careers since the sitcom ended , they ’ll always be remembered for their characters .
10Season 1
Episode 23, “The One With the Birth”
The very first instalment ofFriendsin which Central Perk is not present at all is the next-to-last instalment of time of year 1 , " The One With the Birth . " The titulary " birth " in question is Ross ' ex-husband - married woman Carol giving parturition to their son , whom they name Ben . The whole crew shows up for the exciting occasion and quell at the hospitalfor the length of the episode , albeit in dissimilar areas like the waiting way , delivery room , and trapped in the ling closet .
9Season 2
Episode 15, “The One Where Ross and Rachel… You Know”
The next episode ofFriendssans Central Perk does n’t come until more than midway through time of year 2 . This episode opens withJoey unveiling the Barcaloungers to Chandler in their flat , which they do n’t move from for the entire episode . Monica caters for a party at Richard ’s sign of the zodiac with Phoebe and by and by visits him at his optometry office , and Ross and Rachelhave their first day of the month at the museum , where they sleep together for the first metre under the planetarium stars .
This episode marks the introduction of Dr. Richard Burke ( Tom Selleck ) , who would apace become Monica ’s sexual love sake .
Unless it ’s arrange somewhere else , an episode that spread over multiple solar day would typically include a sojourn to Central Perk at some breaker point , making this installment a piece of an anomaly for Friends .
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There are extra tantrum at Monica and Rachel ’s flat , but none at Central Perk . Unless it ’s set somewhere else , an episode that covers multiple days would typically let in a visit to Central Perk at some tip , making this episode a bit of an anomaly forFriends . There ’s no expressed reason or account for Central Perk ’s absence seizure ; it seems a picture at the coffee bean home just did n’t conform to or was n’t necessary for any of the plots .
Ross and Rachel ’s family relationship was a complicated one , and it ’s easy to forget some moments that happened in between arguments and date stamp other hoi polloi .
Episode 16, “The One Where Joey Moves Out”
queerly enough , the very next instalment in season 2 ofFriendscontinued the no - Central Perktrend despite a lack of palliate circumstances ( vacation , out - of - Ithiel Town location , hospital ) . As the episode title suggest , Joey decides to move out after attending a brunch at hisDays of Our Livesco - star ’s swanky flat . Phoebe and Rachel go to a tattoo living room to get ink ( although Phoebe chickens out ) , and Ross and Monica attend their daddy ’s birthday party at their parents ' house with Richard .
The majority of this sequence fall out on the same day when Monica and Ross are on Long Island , which is probably why the author choose not to pen a scene in Central Perk at all . The other characters could have visited at some point that same day , but like the episode that preceded it , it may not have been necessary or even primed .
8Season 3
Episode 2, “The One Where No One’s Ready”
" The One Where No One ’s Ready " was the very first bottle episode ofFriends , and arguably remain the most iconic since it fit the true definition the good . It open up with everyone taking their fresh time getting ready for Ross ' issue at the museum , despite his good efforts to get them out the doorway of Monica and Rachel ’s space to avoid being late . Except for a brief credits scene at the event , this episode takes post solely in the main life arena of Monica and Rachel ’s apartment .
The characters can be seen entering and exiting the door to the bedrooms , bathroom , and ingress of the apartment , but none of thesespaces are actually shown onscreen in the instalment . collapse the deliberately limited position use , it makes sense that the Central Perk exercise set was left alone in this episode .
FriendsBottle Episodes
Friends is the popular sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, released back in 1994 and ran for ten seasons. The show follows a group of six twentysomethings through their lives in New York City and their time spent between their two apartments and their local coffee shop. The show features the group navigating tricky relationships with one another and comical misadventures.
Season
sequence #
Episode Title
grace ?
Central Perk Scene ?
3
2
" The One Where No One ’s quick "
No
5
19
" The One Where Ross Ca n’t Flirt "
6
" The One On The Last Nox "
9
" The One Where Ross bring forth High "
Yes
7
1
" The One With Monica ’s roaring "
8
" The One Where Chandler Does n’t care Dogs "
4
" The One With The Video Tape "
" The One With The Rumor "
" The One With Rachel ’s Other Sister "
18
" The One With The Lottery "
10
16
" The One With Rachel ’s Going out Party "
Episode 9, “The One With the Football”
" The One With the Football " is the first Thanksgiving episode ofFriendsnot to have Central Perk at all , as the whole episode happenson the holiday itself . Besides the opening and a short setting at the death in Monica ’s flat , the whole episode claim piazza in the outdoor space next to their apartment construction , where they play a very competitive secret plan of football game .
Despite the limited set , this episode is n’t officially considered a bottleful episode due to the extra and extra speaking eccentric as well as the outdoor setting .
FriendsThanksgiving Episodes
Bottle Episode ?
" The One Where Underdog Gets out "
" The One With the football game "
" The One With Chandler in a Box "
" The One With All the Thanksgivings "
" The One With the Rumor "
" The One With the Late Thanksgiving "
7Season 4
Episode 12, “The One With the Embryos”
One of the mostwidely cite and overallbest episode ofFriendssurprisingly does not feature Central Perk at all . Although the deed of conveyance refers to the embryos implanted in Phoebe after she concord to be a surrogate female parent for Frank and Alice , this episode is well think back for the trivia game hosted by Ross and play by Rachel , Monica , Joey and Chandler , which ends with the two sets of roomie switch apartments .
Other than Phoebe at the Doctor of the Church ’s government agency and a abbreviated scene in Joey and Chandler ’s doorway , the sequence plays out entirelyin Monica and Rachel ’s flat . It seems the friends were all manner too invested in their eminent - stake trivia game to break for coffee , result in a deficiency of Central Perk in this episode .
Episodes 23 & 24, “The One With Ross’s Wedding (Parts 1 & 2)”
This is the first of three two - part time of year finales ofFriendsin which neither part featuresCentral Perk at all . The opening of Part 1 is split between the guy cable ' and girls ' apartments ( which have been swapped back ) as the crew sans Phoebe and Rachel prepare for their stumble to London for Ross and Emily ’s wedding party . Besides the scenes with Rachel and a very significant Phoebe in the girls ' apartment in New York , thistwo - part episode ofFriendswas fix and film entirely in London , both on location and in - studio , hence the absence of Central Perk .
The scenes of Joey and Chandler jaw democratic London holidaymaker attractions like Westminster Abbey and Tower Bridge were filmed on positioning , while the scenes at the hotel , restaurant , and wedding locale were film at The Fountain Studios in London . Lisa Kudrow was really significant at the clock time and thus , like her character Phoebe , was unable to take flight to London to film these episodes .
6Season 5
Episode 1, “The One After Ross Says Rachel”
The season 5 premiere ofFriendspicks up exactly where the season 4 finale leave off , with Rachel ’s name hanging in the gentle wind during the vows at Ross ’s wedding . After a tense reception at the hotel , Ross stays behind to piece things up with Emily , while Monica , Chandler , and Joey fly back to New York , where they convoke at Monica ’s apartment upon their issue . Rachel develop stick in London and ends up go away on Ross ' honeymoon in Athens alone . With three characters just returning home and two still abroad , a Central Perk visit did not check in this episode .
Season 5 is tie with time of year 8 for the time of year that feature the most episodes without an appearance from Central Perk , with five each .
Episode 3, “The One Hundredth” (also known as “The One With the Triplets”)
Also referred to as " The One With the Triplets , " " The One Hundredth " is one offive sequence ofFriendswith alternate titles . This is also the 2d infirmary - based episode ofFriends , as it ’s centered around Phoebe give giving birth to Frank and Alice ’s terzetto via surrogacy . Once again , the whole gang exhibit up to the hospital to affirm Phoebe , and none of them leave the assumption at any point to go anywhere , including Central Perk .
Episode 8, “The One With the Thanksgiving Flashbacks”
The second Thanksgiving instalment ofFriendsspent wholly away from Central Perkopens in the present solar day at Monica and Rachel ’s place , as the gang reflect on their worst Thanksgiving ever . This episode then cuts back and forth to flashback from before the show began , including Chandler ’s childhood , Phoebe ’s past life , Joey getting a Meleagris gallopavo stuck on his school principal at Monica ’s place in 1992 , and the iconic back - to - back Thanksgivings at the Geller house in the ' LXXX with Monica , Ross , Rachel , and Chandler . Given the structure of the installment and the holiday occasion , Central Perk had no place in this episode .
FriendsFlashback Episodes
14
" The One With the Prom Video "
" The One With the Flashback "
" The One With the Thanksgiving Flashbacks "
15 & 16
" The One That Could Have Been ( Parts 1 & 2 )
" The One Where They All Turn Thirty "
" The One With the Truth About London "
" The One With the Videotape "
11
" The One Where the Stripper Cries "
Even though it ’s primarily known for its comedy , Friends has a lot of heartwarming moments throughout its iconic Thanksgiving episodes .
Episode 19, “The One Where Ross Can’t Flirt”
After season 3 , the next bottle episode ofFriendsdoesn’t happen for another two seasons . Other than the opening in Joey and Chandler ’s apartment , this episode play out entirely in Monica and Rachel ’s apartment , where Joey ’s grandmother has derive to watch him onLaw & Orderas Ross tries unsuccessfully to flirt with the pizza pie saving young lady . The only departure is Rachel accompany the pizza pie saving girl out onto the street to convert her to give Ross a chance . give this was a feeding bottle episode set at night , it have sense the Central Perk set was not used .
Episodes 23 & 24, “The One in Vegas (Parts 1 & 2)”
The two - part season 5 finale ofFriendsis also set away from Central Perkbut still much close to place . Other than the airplane sequences , scenes at Monica and Rachel ’s , and a abbreviated moment in Ross ' apartment , both component part predominantly take office in the cassino and hotel room in Vegas , except for the wedding chapel service where a very sottish Ross and Rachel get married . Not only would a Central Perk scene not have made sense give the Vegas setting , it actually would n’t have been potential , sincethe Central Perk set was metamorphose into Vegas ' famous Caesar ’s Palacefor this affair .
5Season 6
Episode 6, “The One on the Last Night”
Yetanother bottle episode ofFriendsthat avoided the Central Perk setis " The One on the Last Night , " in which Chandler prepares to move in with Monica despite Rachel ’s hesitation to move out of their place . The whole episode is split between the boy ' and girl ' apartments , featuring a rarified appearance from Rachel ’s bedroom . Because this episode was focused on the signification of the two longtime roommate duos separating at last , it was fitting that their apartments were the only setting for this occasion .
Episode 9, “The One Where Ross Got High”
" The One Where Ross Got High " is remember best for Rachel ’s famous dessert trifle complete with beef , pea , and onions , but it was alsothe first Thanksgiving episode ofFriendsthat was also a proper bottle episode . There are scene in Joey ’s apartment and the hall , but most of the episode hire place in Monica and Chandler ’s flat , where Jack and Judy Geller , unaware that Chandler lives there now ( or that they ’re even date ) , join the gangfor Thanksgiving . As is the case for almost all Thanksgiving and/or nursing bottle episodes , Central Perk was deliberately excluded .
TheFriendsseason 6 DVD box put have a deleted scene from this instalment that takes place in Central Perk .
4Season 7
Episode 1, “The One With Monica’s Thunder”
This bottleful episode ofFriendsis set up just a few time of day after Monica and Chandler got engaged in the season 6 finale . The instalment jumps back and onward between Joey and Rachel ’s flat , including Rachel ’s bedroom , and Monica and Chandler ’s apartment , including their sleeping accommodation and balcony , as their plans to celebrate at the Plaza Hotel get derailed . Like most bottle episodes , it would ’ve been a calculated decision not to use the Central Perk set up to salve money , and the dark place setting made this inevitable .
This is the only time of year premiere ofFriendsthat was also a bottle episode .
Monica and Chandler are one of the cutest twosome in Friends - but how did their human relationship play out over the years ?
Episode 8, “The One Where Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs”
Once again , theFriendswriters took advantage of the Thanksgiving juncture to create a nursing bottle episodeby having this instalment predominantly take seat at Monica ’s . However , they change up the formula a bit by swap back and off between Ross ' apartment across the street alternatively of Joey ’s across the Charles Martin Hall . As common , due to the vacation setting and exploit to limit the sets , no scenes take place at Central Perk in this episode .
Episode 12, “The One Where They’re Up All Night”
This nighttime episode ofFriendsopens with a very rare appearance of the roof as the gang plus Tag tries to spot a comet . Ross and Joey end up getting stuck on the cap and make their way down the fire safety valve . Phoebe ’s flat also makes a rare appearing as she attempts to quieten her grim sess alarm system . Monica ’s bedroom also gets a circle of airtime , and Rachel and Tag even make a previous - Nox visit to the Ralph Lauren authority . Naturally , sincethis installment takes place in the middle of the night , Central Perk had no business organization appear in it .
3Season 8
Episode 1, “The One After I Do”
The season 8 premiere ofFriendsis set directly after Monica and Chandler ’s wedding ceremony in the season 7 finale , opening with the wedding ceremony party taking pictures before the reception . The repose of the nighttime plays out in unlike character of the fancy hotel during the reception , including a noted scene in the ladies ' room , where Rachel finds out for certain that she is pregnant . Similar to the infirmary episodes,“The One After I Do ” never depart from the wedding venue , hence the absence seizure of Central Perk .
Episode 4, “The One With the Videotape”
As usual , the duration of this nursing bottle instalment ofFriendsis spend in Monica and Chandler ’s apartment , with the exception of the flashbacks to the night Ross and Rachel ’s baby was conceive . These scene happen in Ross ' apartment and at Joey and Rachel ’s billet , where Ross ' unintentional footage of the conception was also filmed . Most of this episode occurs on the same mean solar day with the focus on getting to the bottom of how Ross and Rachel sleep together go down , meaning there was no reasonableness to break for a Central Perk tantrum .
Episode 9, “The One With the Rumor”
" The One With the Rumor " continues the trend ofa bottleful sequence using Thanksgiving to keep the episode ’s event in the building . Besides the possibility scene in Joey and Rachel ’s apartment , this bottle sequence ofFriends , as common , is set entirely in Monica and Chandler ’s apartment . The gang is joined by Ross ' former classmate Will for Thanksgiving , played by Jennifer Aniston ’s then - married man Brad Pitt .
Episode 20, “The One With the Baby Shower”
While Monica and Phoebe are bewilder a child shower for Rachel at Monica ’s place in this installment ofFriends , Ross and Chandler are across the dormitory at Joey ’s helping him apply for his audition to be the host of a new plot show called " Bamboozled ! " The tryout room for " Bamboozled ! " is also shown , as are Rachel ’s mother ’s house for a brief moment and Ross ' and now - Rachel ’s flat in the final vista . turn over the juncture of the sister shower , it seemsthis installment did n’t necessitate a trip to Central Perk .
Episodes 23 & 24, “The One Where Rachel Has a Baby (Parts 1 & 2)”
The last two - part season coda ofFriendswithout any Central Perk appearancesis also a infirmary - base instalment . Like Carol and Phoebe ’s birthing episodes , both constituent of " The One Where Rachel Has a Baby " play out exclusively in different parts of the hospital . This time , as the title intimate , Rachel is the one having a baby .
Part 1 jump back and forth between the waiting way , hallway , and various hospital rooms , including Rachel ’s room , which she share with a number of other significant women , including Janice , who keepdilatingfaster than her . Rachel last move to the legal transfer room in part 2 and gets assigned a private elbow room after giving nascence to her and Ross ' girl , Emma .
Janice has made an appearance in nineteen protagonist episode , which have contributed to her being one of the most recollect characters of the show .
2Season 9
Episode 1, “The One Where No One Proposes”
The time of year 9 premiere ofFriendspicks up right where the two - part time of year 8 conclusion left off , with Rachel erroneously guess Joey proposed to her after she give birth to Emma . Other than some scenes in the hospital hallway , the events of this episode predominantly occur in Rachel ’s hospital way .
Episode 8, “The One With Rachel’s Other Sister”
After meeting Rachel ’s younger babe Jill ( Reese Witherspoon ) in time of year 6 , fan eventually got to meet Rachel ’s other , much more abrasivesister , Amy ( Christina Applegate ) , inthe final Thanksgiving - bottle - hybrid sequence ofFriends . After Amy shows up at Ross and Rachel ’s partake flat the morning of Thanksgiving , she fall back to expend the holiday with the ring at Monica and Chandler ’s because her married fellow call off on her . Once again , the combination of the Thanksgiving occasion and status as a nursing bottle instalment explain why Central Perk is absent in this episode .
1Season 10
Episode 1, “The One After Joey Kisses Rachel”
Yet another time of year premier ofFriendsnot to feature Central Perk was the very last time of year premiere of the series . The friends are still in Barbadosfor Ross and Joey ’s fossilist lady friend Charlie ’s conference in the season 10 premiere , which opens in the aftermath of Joey and Charie ’s separation . Monica , Chandler , and Phoebe eavesdrop on Charlie and Ross kissing on one side of their adjoining hotel elbow room , while Joey and Rachel osculate on the other side .
The gang leaves Barbados mid - episode , with the ease of the scenes taking placeon the plane , in Mike ’s apartment , and in the rest of their apartments ( except Phoebe ) . Although the whole installment does n’t materialise away from plate , it ’s probable that a Central Perk sojourn just did n’t fit in this episode ofFriends .
Episode 16, “The One With Rachel’s Going Away Party”
Surprisingly enough , the next-to-last episode of the entireFriendsseries in reality does n’t feature Central Perk at all . In fact , the writer used this chance to create one last feeding bottle installment ofFriendsbefore the show wrapped . In " The One With Rachel ’s go aside Party , " each of the friends says their good-bye to Rachel at Monica and Chandler ’s apartment before she jet off to Paris . Other than the opening takes place at Joey and Rachel ’s and the finale tantrum at Ross ’s , the entire episode plays out at Monica and Chandler ’s .
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admirer is the popular sitcom make by David Crane and Marta Kauffman , publish back in 1994 and run for ten time of year . The show follows a grouping of six twentysomethings through their lives in New York City and their fourth dimension pass between their two apartments and their local coffee shop . The show features the group sail tricky relationships with one another and risible misadventure .
