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Friends Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1998 - 1999
Series 5 of the sitcom that reflects the lives of six twenty-something friends, three men and three women, living in New York.
Episode 1
The One After Ross Says 'Rachel'
Thu, Sep 24, 1998 30 mins
Ross and Rachel cope with the ramifications of Ross saying "Rachel" instead of "Emily" during his wedding vows; Monica and Chandler are still hot for each other.
Episode 2
The One with All the Kissing
Thu, Oct 1, 1998 30 mins
Rachel wants to tell Ross that she still loves him; Chandler must convince Rachel and Phoebe to cover up a kiss with Monica; Phoebe's water breaks.
Episode 3
The One-Hundredth Episode
Thu, Oct 8, 1998 30 mins
Phoebe's pregnancy comes to fruition; Monica and Chandler have their first fight.
Episode 4
The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS
Thu, Oct 15, 1998 30 mins
Phoebe reveals her hatred of PBS; Emily tells Ross she'll see him again---if he stops seeing Rachel.
Episode 5
The One with the Kips
Thu, Oct 29, 1998 30 mins
Monica and Chandler plan a weekend getaway; Ross has to tell Rachel that to save his marriage he can't see her anymore.
Episode 6
The One with the Yeti
Thu, Nov 5, 1998 30 mins
Emily's demands regarding Rachel weigh on Ross; Rachel and Monica encounter a hairy, beastlike man; Phoebe receives a fur coat.
Episode 7
The One Where Ross Moves In
Thu, Nov 12, 1998 30 mins
Ross moves in with the boys; Phoebe dates a health inspector; Rachel plays hard to get for Danny, who's oblivious.
Episode 8
The One with the Thanksgiving Flashbacks
Thu, Nov 19, 1998 30 mins
The gang reflects on bad Thanksgivings---and the biggest turkey belongs to Monica, who recalls her first encounter with Chandler.
Episode 9
The One with Ross's Sandwich
Thu, Dec 10, 1998 30 mins
Ross loses it when someone eats his sandwich at work; keeping up appearances for Monica and Chandler makes Joey look bad; Phoebe and Rachel take a lit class.
Episode 10
The One with the Inappropriate Sister
Thu, Dec 17, 1998 30 mins
Danny's close relationship with his sister bothers Rachel; Ross urges Joey to write a script; Phoebe collects for holiday charity on a street corner.
Episode 11
The One With All the Resolutions
Thu, Jan 7, 1999 30 mins
Rachel's New Year's resolution not to gossip is tested when she discovers Monica and Chandler's romance.
Episode 12
The One with Chandler's Work Laugh
Thu, Jan 21, 1999 30 mins
Monica meets "Work Chandler"; Ross gets together with Janice.
Episode 13
The One with Joey's Bag
Thu, Feb 4, 1999 30 mins
Phoebe meets Frank Sr. at her grandma's funeral; Joey gets attached to a bag that's like a purse.
Episode 14
The One Where Everybody Finds Out
Thu, Feb 11, 1999 30 mins
Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler's romance; Ross plans to rent Ugly Naked Guy's apartment.
Episode 15
The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey
Thu, Feb 18, 1999 30 mins
Chandler freaks out over the subject of marriage to Monica; Joey's girlfriend throws playful, but painful, punches; Ross alienates his new neighbours.
Episode 16
The One with the Cop
Thu, Feb 25, 1999 30 mins
Phoebe finds a police badge; Joey has a romantic dream about Monica; Rachel helps Ross move his new couch.
Episode 17
The One with Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss
Thu, Mar 18, 1999 30 mins
Rachel makes an awkward move during a job interview; Monica and Chandler compete with Phoebe and Gary to be the hotter couple.
Episode 18
The One Where Rachel Smokes
Thu, Apr 8, 1999 30 mins
Rachel takes up smoking for work reasons; Joey angles into an audition involving Ross's son, Ben.
Episode 19
The One Where Ross Can't Flirt
Thu, Apr 22, 1999 30 mins
Ross's flirting with the pizza-delivery girl falls flat; Joey's scene in a TV crime drama is cut.
Episode 20
The One with the Ride Along
Thu, Apr 29, 1999 30 mins
The boys ride along with Gary; Monica and Rachel overhear bride-to-be Emily's urgent phone message to Ross.
Episode 21
The One With the Ball
Thu, May 6, 1999 30 mins
Gary asks Phoebe to live with him; a game of catch goes on for hours; Rachel buys an expensive cat.
Episode 22
The One with Joey's Big Break
Thu, May 13, 1999 30 mins
Joey is cast in an independent film to be shot in the desert outside Las Vegas; Phoebe's angry with Ross.
Episode 23
The One in Vegas
Thu, May 20, 1999 30 mins
Part 1 of 2. Chandler and Monica celebrate their first anniversary; the gang goes to Vegas to visit Joey; Chandler finds out about Monica's lunch with Richard.
Episode 24
The One in Vegas Part 2
Thu, May 20, 1999 30 mins
Conclusion. In Vegas, Monica and Chandler reconcile and literally roll the dice on whether to get married, while one couple actually do tie the knot.
