Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years, there is no doubt you have heard about the tv show called How I Met Your Mother. Repeatedly, How I Met Your Mother and Friends have been compared. So, which is better? Where do the viewing public really stand on the controversy that is How I Met Your Mother Vs. Friends?
When looking at what people have to say about the two shows, it doesn’t take very long to realize that How I Met Your Mother has the potential of surpassing Friends. Here are a few of the things that have been said and written about the topic…
- The general opinion is hands down that How I Met Your Mother actor Niel Patrick Harris out performs any cast member from Friends.
- How I Met Your Mother relates to how people and their friends think and act in the world today. Friends, though very funny in it’s own right and day, never connected on a deeper level with it’s audience.
- Many people who were extremely loyal to Friends now say that they prefer How I Met Your Mother.
- Many people looking back at the show Friends, aren’t very impressed these days. Granted, our society has come along way, however, this shift has been met head on by How I Met Your Mother.
- The huge popularity of How I Met Your Mother is because the writing is wittier than in Friends.
- The average viewing age for both shows is the same. How I Met Your Mother may very well be lucky enough to ride on the success of Friends which is why it has become so popular.
To summarize, the general opinion is that How I Met Your Mother is superior to Friends. The storyline, characters and wittier jokes being the reasons for its success. However, as Friends was one of the most successful television sitcoms in history, it should remain respected.
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Posted on 6 February '10 by Mark Walters, under Movies and TV. No Comments.
Like Garfield, do you dread Monday mornings? Does taking out your checkbook give you anxiety? Well, if you’re a fan of the lovable, and sometimes surly, big orange cat then carrying Garfield checks will always give you a smile when you take out that checkbook. Plus, it’s not as expensive as you might think, not thanks to the Internet.
Created in 1978 by Jim Davis, Garfield is the world’s most syndicated comic strip. Everyone around the world is familiar with Garfield and his pals. The comic strip centers on the life and adventures of Garfield, a large orange, and sometimes lazy, cat as well as his owner Jon and Jon’s dog, Odie.
Some of the things that the comic strip focuses on are Garfield’s repulsion to diets, his lethargy, his love of all things food, and his detestation of Mondays. Since the comic strip is not political in nature, but rather focuses on the humor of daily life, both children and adults are able to enjoy his antics.
Jon is the owner of Garfield and Odie. He is generally portrayed as being somewhat geeky, although good hearted. Jon’s inability to find a date is an on-running joke, as are his eccentric habits such as stamp collecting and measuring his toenails. According to Garfield, he also has questioning taste in fashion as well.
Odie is an amiable yellow dog that is mostly shown to be naive, but endearing. However, his naivete could be an act since sometimes when Jon and Garfield are gone Odie can be seen watching educational programs on television and reading. Although Garfield usually gets the better of Odie, the two do seem to share a friendship with one another.
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Posted on 10 January '10 by Alan Plastin, under Movies and TV. No Comments.
The One Where Ross Hugs Rachel: Ross hasn’t gotten the annulment yet… but he has gotten a little crazy. It seems the idea of a 3rd failed marriage has pushed him over the deep end. Phoebe (and her panel of women) decide Ross is still in love with Rachel. Ross is in such denial about this that to prove them wrong he goes to his lawyer (Russell) to take care of the annulment… but finds that it’s more complicated than expected, and Rachel will have to be told the truth. Chandler and Monica break the news of their live-in plans, first with Joey (who is happy for them, but sad to be losing Chandler) and then to Rachel (who doesn’t seem to have much of a reaction at all… until she takes it seriously). Rachel is so sad that Ross still can’t tell her the truth. Phoebe foretells the future marriages of the entire group.
The One With Joey’s Porsche: Rachel and Ross go to a judge to get their annulment, but they air too much dirty laundry. The judge decides they don’t qualify for an annulment, so they go to Ross’s lawyer for a divorce. Ross makes it pretty obvious that he still loves Rachel. Rachel reveals that it was her drunken idea to get married. Joey finds the keys to someone’s Porsche. He decides to wait by the car until the owner shows up. He gets mistaken for the owner, and likes the attention he gets so much that even after the owner takes the car away, he keeps up the charade. Phoebe, Monica and Chandler take care of Frank and Alice’s babies. Chandler gets a toy stuck in his throat and Monica takes him to the doctor. Phoebe has to take care of the babies by herself.
The One With Ross’s Teeth: Phoebe visits Rachel at work and makes out with Kenny the copy boy, thinking it’s Ralph Lauren. She tells Rachel, who gossips to her boss (Kim), who eventually becomes convinced that Rachel is having an affair with Ralph Lauren in order to get Kim’s job. Ross goes too far when he whitens his teeth in preparation for a date with Hillary, Monica’s co-worker. Chandler tries to convince Joey that he’s letting Janine make him and the apartment too girly.
The One With The Joke: Ross gets a joke published in Playboy, but Chandler claims it’s his. The girls are curious and peruse the Playboy to check out the women, and get into a discussion of which one of the three each would chose to date if they had to pick. Phoebe choses Rachel, which leads to competition and hurt feelings. Joey’s cable and phone are disconnected because he couldn’t pay. He takes a job as a waiter at the coffee house to earn some extra money. After closing the shop for an hour so he can go to an audition, he is fired. But Rachel tells Gunther to give Joey his job back, and of course Gunther complies.
The One Where Chandler Can’t Cry: Unable to handle the idea of Ross and Jill together, Rachel asks Ross to stop seeing Jill. Jill is upset and throws herself at Ross, attempting to use him to get back at Rachel. Chandler doesn’t cry in sad movies… or for any other reason. The gang discovers that Ursula is making porn movies in Phoebe’s name.
The One That Could Have Been, part 2: In the continuation of the alternate reality: Ross and Carol have a threesome with Susan, but Ross feels left out. Phoebe goes stir-crazy in the hospital, and sneaks back to work, only to find our she’s been fired, and promptly has another heart attack. Rachel spends the evening at Joey’s, but gets drunk and sick, and passes out. Monica decides it’s time to have sex with Dr. Roger, but he gets paged and leaves. Chandler and Monica decide to have a one-night stand, but afterwards Chandler convinces her to dump the doctor and be with him. Rachel, relieved that she didn’t cheat on Barry, returns home and find Barry in bed with another woman… their neighbor’s dog walker. She returns to the city to hook back up with Joey, but runs into Ross. They console each other on their bad marriages and Rachel helps Ross realize that Carol is a lesbian. Phoebe goes back to singing at the coffee house.
The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth’s Dad: Joey doesn’t get along well with the roboticist (Wayne) who controls his co-star, “C.H.E.E.S.E.” To save himself from being fired, he teaches Wayne how to talk with women. Phoebe writes a book about relationships, which is really a book about Monica and Chandler, and everything they do. Ross meets Elizabeth’s dad (Paul), who really doesn’t approve of his daughter dating an older man. Paul and Rachel start dating. The gang’s attempts to make Ross look good for Paul continually backfire.
The One With The Proposal, part I: Everyone except Monica knows that Chandler is about to propose. He plans to do it at Monica’s favorite restaurant, but they bump into Richard there, which derails his plans. Returning home, the rest of the gang almost blows the secret, and Chandler decides to act like marriage is the furthest thing from his mind, so Monica won’t get suspicious. Rachel takes Phoebe and Joey to a charity event which her boss is hosting. Phoebe drinks a lot; Joey thinks the silent auction is just a contest to guess the right price, and he ends up buying a sailboat for $20,000. Rachel convinces the second-place bidder to buy it, but she also convinces Joey to keep it, in the process. A dorm-room water-balloon fight shows Ross that his relationship with Elizabeth doesn’t have a future, so he breaks up with her.
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The One With The Cat: Joey and Chandler agree to sell their oversized entertainment center; they have a hard time selling it but and easy time being robbed by a prospective buyer, thanks to Joey. Monica goes out with Chip, Rachel’s high school prom date; unfortunately, Chip hasn’t grown much since Lincoln High. Ross and Rachel continue to bicker about their break-up. Phoebe finds a cat and is convinced it’s her mother reincarnated; a poster is found for a missing cat, but no one has the heart to tell Phoebe… except Ross.
The One With The Ballroom Dancing: Joey chews out Mr. Treeger, the superintendent, for making Rachel cry; Mr. Treeger decides to evict Rachel and Monica (who have an illegal sublet of Monica’s Grandmother’s apartment). In order to smooth things over, Joey agrees to be Mr. Treeger’s practice ballroom dancing partner. Chandler tries to end his membership at his gym; Ross goes with him for moral support but ends up joining as well. Phoebe struggles (unsuccessfully) to contain her desires for Rick, one of her massage clients; she ends up being fired and he turns out to be married.
The One With Chandler In A Box: Joey is still upset at Chandler about Kathy; he tries to get over it but can’t, and decides to move out… until he and Chandler stumble upon a way for Chandler to make it up to him–spending most of Thanksgiving day in a box. Monica injures her eye but doesn’t want to have to see Richard again; she arranges to see the on-call doctor, who turns out to be very cute… and Richard’s son. The gang decides to do secret Santa for each other; Ross torments Rachel about always exchanging gifts, until she can’t stand it and shows him all the stuff she saved from their relationship.
The One With The Embryos: The guys’ chicken is becoming a rooster. Phoebe undergoes the procedure to implant embryos in her uterus; the pressure is high as Frank Jr. and Alice can only afford the procedure once. Monica and Rachel bet that they know Chandler and Joey better than Chandler and Joey know them; Ross writes the questions (game show style) and eventually the stakes are raised: If the girls win, the chick and the duck have to go. If the guys win, they get the girls’ apartment.
The One With Rachel’s Crush: When Chandler finds out Kathy’s new play involves a steamy scene with her co-star, he’s worried where it might lead; Joey tells him not to worry–as long as there’s chemistry on-stage, there isn’t anything happening off-stage; This helps… until Chandler sees the play again later and finds the performance isn’t as good; Chandler accuses Kathy of sleeping with her leading man; they fight and part on unfavorable terms; by the time Chandler goes to apologize and make up, it’s too late. Monica tells Joey that the guys have to be the hosts since they have the big apartment; but she can’t stand it, and tries to win everyone over to her place by doing lots of cooking and re-decorating. Rachel’s department at work is eliminated, so she has to become a Personal Shopper; she plans to quit until a handsome, well-to-do young man needs her services; she wants to ask him on a date, but doesn’t know how… she’s never had to ask anyone out before.
The One With Rachel’s New Dress: Phoebe is asked to name one of the three babies she’s carrying; this sparks some rivalry between Joey and Chandler, who each want the baby named after them. Susan is shooting a commercial in London so Emily offers to show her around; Ross worries that they might be having too much of a good time together… like when Carol started spending time with Susan. Rachel plans a big date with a special dinner, new lingerie and a nice dress; while eating dinner at her place, the chick and the duck upset Joshua, who has a phobia of farm birds; since his apartment is being remodeled and his parents are out of town, they go to his parents’ house; unexpectedly, his parents return home while Rachel is wearing only a negligee; she tells them it’s actually a new dress and ends up having to wear it while they all go out to dinner.
The One With All The Haste: The singing man, the bird smell, and the lack of space drive Rachel and Monica to new attempts to get their old apartment back; when they fail to bribe Chandler and Joey with season Knicks tickets, they try making another bet… and lose again, so they have neither the tickets nor the apartment. However, while Joey and Chandler are at a game, Rachel and Monica switch apartments anyway. Chandler objects but Monica and Rachel offer to kiss each other for a full minute if they can keep the apartment. Ross gets an ear-ring. Phoebe tries to knit. Ross hates the fact that Emily has to be gone so much, so he considers asking her to move in with him… but ends up asking her to marry him; she says yes. The gang is shocked to hear the news… especially Rachel.
The One With Ross’s Wedding, part 1: Ross, Monica, Joey, and Chandler leave for London; Phoebe’s pregancy prohibits travel and Rachel stays to take care of her… and to avoid the emotional strain of watching Ross get married. Joey and Chandler go sight-seeing, but Joey’s tourist behavior embarrasses Chandler and they split up for the day; Chandler has a lousy time, but Joey has a great day… including a visit with the Duchess of York. Emily stresses about the wedding arrangements, and everything is on the verge of collapsing when the demolition work starts on the building where they were to wed. Monica suggests they postpone the wedding (an idea which leads to more problems). Rachel realizes she’s still in love with Ross, and tries to console herself by shopping; Phoebe also tries to help her get over Ross. When all this fails, Rachel decides to leave right away for London to tell Ross how she feels.
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The Pilot: Rachel leaves Barry at the alter and moves in with Monica. Monica goes on a date with Paul the wine guy, who turns out to be less than sincere. Ross is depressed about his failed marriage. Joey compares women to ice cream. Everyone watches Spanish soaps. Ross reveals his high school crush on Rachel.
The One With The Butt: Everyone attends Joey’s new musical, Freud! While there, Chandler meets a beautiful and exotic woman, Aurora, and begins dating her. Joey gets picked up by the Estelle Leonard Talent Agency, which gets him a job as Al Pacino’s butt double. However, he loses the job by overacting. Rachel cleans the apartment by herself for the first time; however, she moves the green ottoman, which starts Monica obsessing. Chandler finds out Aurora is married and already has another boyfriend. When she picks up still another, Chandler isn’t sure he can take it.
The One With The Blackout: New York City is blacked out (due to a mishap on Mad About You). Chandler is trapped in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre. The rest of the gang hangs out at Monica and Rachel’s apartment. Ugly Naked Guy lights a bunch of candles and has a slight accident. While trying to share his feelings with Rachel, Ross is attacked by a cat. While searching for the cat’s owner, Rachel and Phoebe meet “the Weird Man”, known in later episodes as Mr. Heckles. He tries to claim the cat, but it obviously isn’t his. The cat turns out to belong to Paolo, an Italian hunk who lives in the building and doesn’t speak much English.
The One With The Monkey: Ross gets a monkey named Marcel. Everyone makes a pact not to bring dates to their New Years Eve Party. While performing at Central Perk, Phoebe confronts some noisy boys and ends up dating one of them: David, Scientist Guy. Their relationship develops well until he gets offered a grant to go to Minsk, and doesn’t know what to do. Everyone breaks the no-date pact except Ross; Phoebe brings David, Joey brings Sandy, someone he met while working as an elf in a department store; Rachel plans to bring Paolo, who’s flying in earlier than expected; Chandler snaps and asks Janice; Monica invites Fun Bobby; Ross just brings Marcel. However, no one ends up with their date (or monkey) at midnight.
The One With The Boobies: Chandler accidentally walks in on Rachel after a shower and sees her breasts, leading to a series of shower peepings. Phoebe’s new psychiatrist boyfriend, Roger, depresses and angers everyone. Joey finds out his dad has been having an affair with Ronni, a pet mortician, for six years; he insists his dad either break it off or confess, but it turns out his mom already knew–and didn’t want it to stop.
The One With Two Parts, part 1: Chandler and Joey meet Ursula, Phoebe’s twin sister; Joey begins dating Ursula, but that bothers Phoebe, who doesn’t get along with her sister very well. Ross attends Lamaze class with Carol and Susan; Carol isn’t sure she can go through with the delivery; Ross realizes he’s really going to be a father. Chandler can’t bear to fire an employee he’s attracted to, so he starts to date her and tells everyone else she’s mentally unbalanced, so it isn’t safe to fire her; she begins to notice people treating her oddly, so Chandler has to come clean. Ross has trouble controlling his monkey, Marcel, who switches Monica’s TV into Spanish mode; no one can figure out how to switch it back. Mr. Heckles could have cats. Jamie and Fran (from Mad About You) make an appearance in Central Perk. Rachel finally gets around to taking down the Christmas lights, but falls off the balcony in the process, and ends up hanging upside down outside Mr. Heckles’ window.
The One With The Fake Monica: Monica’s credit card is stolen; after seeing the credit card statement, Monica decides the thief lives her life better than she does. She meets ‘Fake Monica’ at a dance class which was charged to her card, and suprisingly they become friends. As Mononna, she and Fake Monica have a great time… until Fake Monica is arrested. Ross’ monkey, Marcel, reaches sexual maturing and starts humping everything in site; Ross has to find a zoo in which to put his pet. Joey tries to choose a stage name.
The One Where Rachel Finds Out: Joey participates in a fertility study, but things get hard when he has to avoid intimacy with Melanie, his new fruit-basket-making girlfriend. The gang has a barbecue, but Ross only shows up long enough to drop off Rachel’s birthday present and announce he’s going to China to get a bone for the museum. Later, while Rachel opens her presents, Chandler lets slip that Ross is in love with her; she goes to the airport to catch him before he leaves, but just misses him. While he’s gone, she debates what to do do. Finally, she decides to go for it and goes to the airport for his return. Unknown to her, however, Ross has become involved with another woman during his week in China.
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Murphy Brown (1988-1998): A modern-day Mary Richards (if Mary had done a stint at the Betty Ford clinic and been an unmarried mom), Murphy (Candice Bergen) was a tough TV reporter who loved, but was annoyed by, her colleagues … not to mention Dan Quayle, who infamously railed against Murphy’s single-mom status.
Sex and the City (1998-2004): Inspiring countless copycats of sex columnist Carrie’s fab designer lifestyle, ‘SATC’ ultimately owed its success to one of the best female ensembles in tube history, with Sarah Jessica Parker and pals just as adept at physical comedy as they were at dropping those naughty one-liners.
30 Rock (2006-present): We already knew Tina Fey was a brilliant comedy writer, and this ‘Saturday Night Live’ spoof also proves what a master of deadpan Alec Baldwin is. But it takes a true classic to mine with such deftness the humor of Kenneth the Page and wild comedian Tracy Morgan.
South Park (1997-present): If you’ve never been offended by a pop culture-skewering episode of this delightfully subversive cartoon, you haven’t been paying enough attention. Tackling everything from Scientology and Catholicism to Christmas poo, the filthiest grade schoolers in TV history have also proved to be the most astute.
The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998): No flipping! But who’d want to turn from this gem, which ripped the curtain off a talk show? If smarmy Larry (Garry Shandling) wasn’t dissing his sidekick, he was kissing up to guests or pondering David Duchovny’s man-crush on him.
Friends (1994-2004): The fact that Monica and Rachel lived in a swanky New York apartment they could never have afforded in the real world didn’t diminish how much we loved the ‘Friends’-ship of the Central Perk gang, the Ross-Rachel romance and our favorite TV wiseacre, Chandler Bing.
M*A*S*H (1972-1983): From Hawkeye’s womanizing to Klinger’s obsession with getting a Section Eight, a constant barrage of wisecracks and juvenile pranks was just what the doctor ordered for these Korean War army surgeons, whose gallows humor was the only way they, and viewers, could deal with the traumas of war.
The Simpsons (1989-present): The longest-running comedy on TV holds that record for a reason — it is, quite simply, the best sitcom in history. The animated classic has spent 19 seasons mocking and celebrating pop culture, and giving us TV’s most beloved family and most delightfully ornery 10-year-old, Bartholomew J. Simpson.
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The One With The Triplets: The gang arrives at the hospital for Phoebe’s labor. Joey makes a video documentary of the occasion, until he is beset with pain; what is thought to be sympathy pains turns out to be kidney stones. Phoebe’s doctor is obsessed with Fonzie, but Ross’s attempts to find a more satisfactory doctor only yield a very young looking resident whom Phoebe won’t accept. Rachel tries to set Monica and herself up with two male nurses, which causes problems between Monica and Chandler. Joey can make everything (even grandma’s chicken salad) sound dirty. Phoebe wants to keep one of the babies and manipulates Rachel into asking for her. Instead of two boys and a girl, Phoebe has two girls and a boy. Joey passes three kidney stones.
The One With The Kips: Chandler and Monica, tired of sneaking around, each make up an excuse to leave town and then go away for a weekend together. They end up fighting the whole time and Chandler’s afraid it may be over. Ross struggles to reveal his agreement with Emily not to see Rachel anymore. Rachel doesn’t take it very well; she doesn’t want to give up Ross, nor get left out of the group like Chandler’s old roommate, Kip. Joey finds some similarities in Chandler’s and Monica’s stories about the weekend, and figures out the truth; Monica and Chandler swear him to secrecy.
The One With All The Thanksgivings: After Thanksgiving dinner at Monica’s, the gang tells stories about their worst Thanksgivings ever. In a series of flashbacks, we see Chandler learning of his parent’s divorce (1978); Phoebe losing an arm (twice) in past lives (1862 and’15); Joey with his head in a turkey (1992); Chandler hurting Monica’s feelings (1987); and Monica getting a little more revenge than she planned, when Chandler loses a toe (1988).
The One With Chandler’s Work Laugh: Rachel tries to learn more about Chandler and Monica’s relationship; when Rachel confronts her, Monica makes up some pretty lame lies to cover it up. Ross finds out Emily is engaged to be married again; he goes out on the town and somehow hooks up with Janice. Their relationship starts out great, but soon Janice can’t stand Ross’s constant whining and she breaks it off. Chandler takes Monica to a work party, as well as some outings with Chandler’s boss and his wife; Monica learns that ‘Work Chandler’ is a suck-up with an exaggerated laugh. Phoebe and Joey race birds.
The One With Joey’s Bag: Chandler finds out Monica gives terrible massages but doesn’t want to tell her. When the truth comes out, Monica has a hard time accepting it. Joey is auditioning for a sophisticated part in a play, so Rachel offers to help him look the part. She outfits him at Bloomingdales, and part of the ensemble is a “man’s bag,” which bears a striking resemblence to a purse. Unfortunately, Joey’s devotion to the bag ends up costing him the audition. Phoebe’s grandmother dies; Ursula, who thought grandma was already dead, skips the memorial. The memorial does have one unexpected guest, however–Phoebe’s father. Without revealing her true identify, she arranges to meet with him later, at which time she reveals the truth… but things are still a little awkward.
The One Where Rachel Smokes: Ben auditions for a soup commercial and Joey comes along to try for a part as well. Things are going great until Joey gets paired with another child and it gets competitive. Joey has a little trouble with his line, however. Rachel starts her new job at Ralph Lauren; she soon feels left out because all the decisions get made on smoking breaks, and she doesn’t smoke. She tries to solve the problem by taking up the habit; it doesn’t work out too well, so she convinces her co-workers to quit… but that lasts about a day. Phoebe and Monica plan a surprise birthday party for Rachel. Monica, in her usual fashion, takes over completely, leaving Phoebe in charge of only cups and ice. Phoebe decides to make the most of it; she makes everything imaginable out of cups, and serves every kind of ice.
The One With The Ball: Gary decides to ask Phoebe to live with him. She doesn’t think it’s a good idea, which makes him sad, so she ends up agreeing. After some changes of heart (back and forth) they finally move in together… until one morning Gary shoots a bird that’s chirping outside the window. Phoebe breaks up with him. Ross and Joey throw a ball back and forth without dropping it for a couple hours; soon it becomes a contest, joined by Monica and Chandler. Around the tenth hour, they invite Phoebe to join; unfortunately, she doesn’t feel like playing. Rachel spends a thousand dollars on a pure-bred, hairless Sphinx cat, like the one her grandmother had when Rachel was a kid. Unfortunately, this cat is not very nice, and a scratched-up Rachel ends up selling the cat to Gunther.
The One In Vegas, Part 2: Ross and Rachel arrive at the casino, where Rachel quickly learns she is “a human doodle”. The ink won’t come off, so she and Ross spend the day hiding in the hotel room, raiding the mini-bar. Once they’re completely drunk, Rachel finally agrees to go back down to the casino–after she draws on Ross’ face. Phoebe, playing the slots, is plagued by a lurker: An elderly woman who follows her around, waiting for her to give up a machine that hasn’t paid out, then takes over and hits the jackpot (a strategy with absolutely no basis in the laws of probability). She decides to out-lurk the lurker; but during a confrontation with her, Phoebe gets thrown out of the casino. Joey tries to persuade his identical hand twin that they should go into show business. He becomes such a nuisance that he gets thrown out, too. Chandler makes a scene to get Monica’s attention. They make up, and Monica continues her winning streak playing craps. Chandler says if she rolls another hard eight, they’ll get married. The dice bounce off the table and the roll is disqualified; one die shows a four, the other is on it’s edge between four and five. Chander decides it’s a four. They arrive at the wedding chapel and are waiting for the previous service to end, when the chapel doors fly open and out walk the drunken Ross and Rachel, newly married.
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Newhart (1982-1990): Author Dick (Bob Newhart) and wife Joanna left city life behind when they bought Vermont’s Stratford Inn, but their new bucolic setting was hardly boring, thanks to a lineup of small-town loonies, including daffy caretaker George and hillbilly handyman Larry, his brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl.
Family Guy (1999-present): The naughty and pop culture-obsessed ‘Family Guy’ is loaded with some of TV’s best characters: offensive patriarch Peter, Brian the sauced dog and Peter Lorre-sound-a-like baby Stewie, whose botched matricidal missions are second in hilarity only to his perpetually thwarted plots for world domination.
The Golden Girls (1985-1992): Sex and the city? Before Carrie and pals were heating up NYC, Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia were painting the town red in Miami. Sure, viewers normally don’t want to think about their grannies getting their freak on, but the charm of these golden gals was that they didn’t act their ages.
Gilligan’s Island (1964-1967): For a three-hour tour, they sure had a lot of luggage. But hey, it’s not like coconut radios were realistic, either. Nor was the stream of visitors who never helped the gang get rescued. In fact, it’s Gilligan and company’s haplessness that kept them on the island and viewers hooked on the show.
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982): The ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ of radio, ‘WKRP’ revolved around endearing boobs at an Ohio rock station. Johnny Fever, leisure-suited Herb and smart-cookie Jennifer kept the station, and the laughs, afloat; but nebbishy newsman Les (and his unfortunate flying turkey stunt) made the show a classic.
Sanford & Son (1972-1977): Father and son, junkyard partners: Both those relationships fueled the tug of war between Fred, who schemed to keep his son by his side, and Lamont, who strove to break free. Of course, it didn’t take a big dummy to see they really loved each other, though the scheming was often more fun.
Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979): One of the best theme songs ever was followed by the Sweathogs’ cornball quips and memorable catchphrases. The show also made a star of John Travolta, and if you don’t think that’s a good thing, well, up your nose with a rubber hose.
Maude (1972-1978): Edith Bunker’s cousin (and Archie’s nemesis) was a “compromisin’, enterprisin’, anything but tranquilizing” feminist who proved to be both hilarious and groundbreaking, as she and hubby Walter tackled alcoholism, nervous breakdowns, and, in the most controversial episode, abortion.
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The One Where Heckles Dies: Chandler breaks up with a woman because her nostrils are too big–yet another superficial reason to avoid a real relationship. Mr. Heckles complains again about the noise–it’s disturbing his birds (he could have birds). Phoebe, Rachel, and Joey impersonate Janice. Mr. Heckles dies, apparently while hitting his ceiling with a broom because of the noise from above. Phoebe doesn’t believe in evolution, which bothers Ross enough that he feels he has to convince her of the theory. Rachel and Monica inherit all of Mr. Heckles earthly possesions; while clearing out his apartment, they discover that Heckles was quite a funny guy in his time. Chandler is upset to find how much he has in common with Mr. Heckles, and in his determination not to die alone, he calls Janice… only to find out that she’s married and pregnant. While trying to decide which of Heckles’ things to keep, Rachel realizes that Monica doesn’t consider the apartment to be “their” apartment.
The One With The Baby On The Bus: Ben always cries when he’s near Monica. Ross has an allergic reaction to Monica’s Kiwi Lime Pie; his tongue swells up and he has to go to the hospital. Chandler and Joey take care of Ben for the day, but accidentally leave him on a city bus while meeting women. They retrieve him from Human Services, but are a little unsure whether they’ve got the right baby. Phoebe is displaced when Terry, the manager of Central Perk, hires Stephanie, a professional singer, to play at the coffee house. Rachel arranges for Phoebe to play after Stephanie, but Phoebe feels slighted because, unlike Stephanie, she won’t be getting paid. She becomes a street musician, outside Central Perk.
The One With The List: Chandler gets a new computer. Ross is depressed about having to chose between Julie and Rachel. Chandler suggests they make a list of pros and cons, which somehow never makes it past the cons. Ross choses Rachel, but then she finds the list and decides she doesn’t want to be with Ross anymore. Monica’s finds a new job creating Thanksgiving recipes for Mockolate, a synthetic chocolate substitute.
The One With Russ: Joey gets bad reviews for his latest play and decides to quit show business… until his agent gets him an audition for a soap opera. He finds out, however, that he’d have to sleep with the casting director to get the part. Monica starts dating Fun Bobby again; she notices he seems to have a drinking problem. She confronts him and he decides to quit, after which Monica notices he’s no longer any fun. Rachel dates Russ, who bears a striking resemblence to Ross.
The One After The Superbowl, part 2: The gang spends time on Marcel’s movie set. Ross has a hard time getting time or attention from Marcel. Chandler bumps into Susie Moss, a girl he knew in the fourth grade, whom he embarrased by lifting her skirt during the class play. She comes on really strong but it turns out to be an elaborate scheme to get back at him. Monica and Rachel see Jean-Claude Van Damme; when Rachel tries to get him interested in Monica, he asks Rachel out instead, causing a rift between the roommates. Joey gets a small part in the movie but doesn’t perform too well.
The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies: Chandler’s roommate, Eddie, begins to show signs of instability: He’s obsessed with his ex-girlfriend; he accuses Chandler of sleeping with her, and of killing his fish. Richard wonders how many men Monica’s been with, after Phoebe announces that it’s been “a lot.” This leads Ross and Rachel to a similar discussion. Monica has Richard sleep over on the same night that Rachel has Ross sleep over. Unfortunately, there’s only one condom in the apartment. Joey’s claim in Soap Opera Digest that he writes a lot of his own lines angers the show’s writer, who decides to have Dr. Ramoray fall down an elevator shaft.
The One Where Old Yeller Dies: Phoebe discovers that her mother used to shield her from the sad parts of movies, like Old Yeller. She rents all the movies her mother used to show her, and gets rather depressed and pessimistic. Ross, bothered that he’s missing significant steps in Ben’s development, takes Ben for a weekend. Ben says his first words. At Monica’s request, Chandler and Joey start spending time hanging out with Richard. Then they try to be more like Richard: Joey smokes cigars and Chandler grows a mustache. Richard starts to talk and dress like Chandler. They end up spending too much time together, until Richard discovers they view him as a father figure, rather than one of the guys. Rachel finds out that Ross has his future with her all planned out, and she panics.
The One With The Chicken Pox: Phoebe’s Navy man (Ryan) is in town for two weeks, but their plans are foiled because Phoebe has the chicken pox, and gives them to him as well. Monica tapes oven mits to their hands so they won’t scratch. Monica is releaved that Richard thinks her neurotic behavior is endearing; but she’s upset that he doesn’t seem to have any compulsive obsessions himself. Chandler gets Joey a job at his office, and tells him to act like a processor. Joey takes it too far, and invents a character, “Joseph,” who has a wife and kids, and who causes quite a bit of trouble for Chandler. Rachel is turned on by uniforms; Ross gets one.
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The One With The Jam: Joey falls while jumping on the bed and dislocates his arm. Monica tries to stay busy to keep her mind off Richard. First, she makes a lot of jam, which Joey loves. Second, she begins screen sperm donors–and runs into Joey’s file. Phoebe is followed by her sister’s stalker (Malcolm)… then starts dating him. Chandler seeks advice on relationships from Rachel and Ross. Ross secretly tells him about the “hug and roll”–a maneuver designed to end the cuddling and give you some space. Chandler tries it out but ends up dumping Janice on the floor.
The One With The Metaphorical Tunnel: Joey appears in an infomercial for the Milk Master 2000. Phoebe forgets to tell Joey about an audition… but makes it up to him by calling the casting director and pretending to be an agent; Joey asks her to represent him full time. Ross has a hard time accepting that his son plays with a Barbie doll; he tries to get him interested in more masculine toys. Chandler is scared of the “tunnel” of commitment until Joey convinces him to face his fears… but then Chandler overdoes it and scares Janice away for a while. Monica and Rachel welcome Chandler to “their side of the tunnel” and console him with ice-cream.
The One With The Football: The girls cook Thankgiving dinner while the guys watch a football game on TV; all six decide to play football together. Monica and Ross compete for the “Geller Cup.” Joey and Chandler compete for a Dutch girl. Rachel goes long. Phoebe flashes the other team.
The One Where Chandler Can’t Remember Which Sister: Joey astounds the gang with a card trick. Chandler, depressed over his break-up with Janice, fools around with one of Joey’s sisters at Joey’s birthday party; but afterward can’t remember which sister; he visits the Tribianni family, hoping to figure it out, but only gets himself into trouble–by kissing the wrong one. Rachel meets Mark, who gets her an interview at Bloomingdale’s; Ross worries about Mark’s motives. Phoebe dates the noisy guy from upstairs, who seems to charm himself out of any situation.
The One Where Monica and Richard are Just Friends: Monica and Richard have a chance meeting in a video store and decide to see each other as friends–but it doesn’t stop there. Phoebe dates Robert, a jock whose shorts are a little too revealing; Ross and Chandler don’t know how to tell him. Joey and Rachel read each other’s favorite books: The Shining and Little Women.
The One With The Hypnosis Tape: Rachel gives Chandler a hypnosis tape to help him quit smoking; however, the tape was designed for women–and it works all too well. Phoebe’s brother, Frank, announces that he’s getting married–to his home economics teacher, who is much older; Phoebe tries to break it up and enlists help from Ross and Joey. Monica gets asked out by a customer at the diner, who turns out to be a millionaire; they go out for pizza… in Italy.
The One With a Chick. And a Duck.: The diner where Monica works puts their staff on roller-skates; Monica crashes into Rachel while skating; Rachel’s injuries are worse than first believed. Pete buys a restaurant and offers Monica a job as head chef; she’s unsure whether to take it, since she still isn’t attracted to Pete. Pete makes up a story about another woman so Monica will think he’s over her; Phoebe sees right through it but promises not to tell Monica. Joey buys a pet chick for Chandler, but caring for it becomes a source of conflict. Ross has a chance to be on TV as part of a panel of Paleontologists, but gives it up to take Rachel to the hospital. Monica and Pete are about to stop seeing each other, but then they kiss… and Monica finally feels it.
The One With The Screamer: Phoebe waits on hold so she can have her phone repaired before the warranty expires. The gang goes to Joey’s play on opening night. Rachel dates Tommy, who seems pretty nice… except when he starts screaming at people; however, only Ross witnesses this behavior and can’t convince anyone else. Joey’s play gets bad reviews, prompting the director to break up with Kate; Joey and Kate spend the night talking and falling in love. Kate gets a job offer in L.A. and decides to leave.
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