5: Did I mention Brad Pitt? Why it's No. —Joey. As Chandler nervously tries to navigate conversation with his future in-laws, Judy says, "I think he's stoned again." Some things go together naturally, just like Friends and Thanksgiving episodes. And later, it comes out that he and Ross had an "I Hate Rachel Green" club and they started a rumor that Rachel was born a hermaphrodite and still has "a hint of a penis," Will says proudly. . Follow her on Twitter. Turns out it's Richard's son Tim, with whom Monica proceeds to flirt (even with her eye patch on) and she invites him over for Thanksgiving. It's a back-and-forth scene between all the characters that never fails to make us laugh and is a Thanksgiving classic. 3: There is nothing that says Thanksgiving like touch football in the fall foliage, except maybe dinner, which isn't a huge factor here. When each of them thinks the other won’t go, they all end up there together. Plus, the look back at the cast in the '80s and '90s, bad wigs and all, is always satisfying, especially when it addresses an important change (like Monica's weight loss), when it sets up a current romance (like Chandler and Monica's), and when one character breaks form. What makes seeing Pitt's character, Will, mouth to Rachel that he hates her even more funny is knowing that Jennifer Aniston and Pitt were married at the time. After they try to force their way in and the tension subsides, the episode ends with an overjoyed Chandler and Monica finding out that there's a birth mother interested in having them adopt her baby. they're the people who give advice on your casualty-strewn love life . And Rachel's hilarious trifle disaster isn't even the best part of the episode because that comes when Monica and Ross tell their parents all of their sibling's respective secrets. From first "I love you's" to infamous trifles, the Friends Thanksgiving episodes are some of the best the series has to offer. ... “The One With the Football” (Season 3, 1996) Well, Chandler probably wouldn't, but that's the whole point. Best quote: "It's Thanksgiving and we should not want to be together, together!" . As the group … Premise: Monica doesn't want to host Thanksgiving because she needs a break from always being the host and from the stress of adoption, but Phoebe convinces her to compete with herself during last year's Thanksgiving. Eventually, Ross and Rachel decide to put it in the past. When he arrives at Monica's, he admits to her that he hated Rachel because she was horrible to him in high school. Lisa and Terrence wanted to take Tia to Hawaii for the holiday, but since their breakup, things look a little different. Ross tries to convince Joey to talk it out with Chandler and he eventually agrees. No word on what the actual state he forgot was, or why he loves Nevada so much. After they succeed, Ross tries to get out without telling his parents the truth about the weed, but not before Monica starts airing all of his dirty laundry. Premise: When Monica and Ross' parents are joining their kids for Thanksgiving for the first (and only) time on the series, Monica admits to Chandler that they never really liked him. It's like all my life everyone's told... About Us | Copyright Inquiry | Privacy Policy | Contact Us, Friends' Thanksgiving Episodes: Ranked From Worst to Best. Jennifer Aniston's then-husband played Will Colbert, a formerly obese classmate of Ross, Monica, and Rachel's who's since lost 150 pounds. 4: This isn't a particularly strong episode, but it redeems itself in the final minutes when Monica and Chandler find out from the adoption agency that there's a woman in Ohio who's interested in them. Thanksgiving that year started with a lot of frustration, given the fact that everyone was late, hence the title. As they argue in their apartment, Joey reveals that while they were being robbed a while back, he locked himself in the entertainment unit and all he thought about was how he was letting Chandler down. Plus, the gang plays a game where they have to name all fifty states, making Ross agitated and us elated. They all had different plans, with Rachel going to Vail, Joey having dinner with his family, and Chandler infamously boycotting the holiday. Friends (Season 3, Episode 9) - Streaming on HBO Max: The One With The Football On Thanksgiving Day, Monica and Ross try to settle once and for all … What if I wanna be a purse or a hat? Fun fact: Some fans have dared to make Rachel's Shepherd's Pie Trifle. Ross realizes that the reason his parents don't like Chandler is because they think he's a pothead, thanks to one time while Ross was home from college, when he got high in his room and blamed it on Chandler. ; Season 2 technically doesn't have a dedicated Thanksgiving episode. Not only does it work, but caught up in the moment, Chandler tells Monica he loves her. We're sure you have your own personal favorites, so which Thanksgiving episode would you put at the top of your list? —Monica. About Us | Copyright Inquiry | Privacy Policy | Contact Us, 13 Characters Who Deserve Better Than Their Love Interest. they're the people who see who you really are . But Ross is trying to get the hell out of Monica and Chandler's place because he and Joey were invited to Janine's dancer friends' party (where there will only be booze and no food). Worried because the producers spoke to him directly telling him not to be late, he decides he h… 6: They watch football, they pick their Secret Santas, Rachel and Ross drudge up the past, and Joey and Chandler have a bros-before-hos breakthrough moment. —Chandler. Hours later, he claims the one state he forgot was Delaware, but it turns out, he wrote Nevada twice. Premise: Phoebe is watching a friend's dog named Clunkers for Thanksgiving, but Chandler claims he's extremely allergic. While Chandler spending the majority of the day in a box is hilarious, the reason why is so sad and frustrating. Premise: When Chandler, Joey, Rachel, and Phoebe propose some traditional Thanksgiving Day football, Monica and Ross reveal that they had a Geller Bowl growing up and (unsurprisingly) it got quite competitive. In reality, he just hates dogs (puppies included) because "they are needy, they are jumpy, and [he] can't tell what they are thinking and that scares [him] a little bit." What they ate: Yams, turkey, chicken (for Chandler, the Thanksgiving food hater), cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and pecan pie. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place! —Chandler. So he joins the Gellers' makeshift Thanksgiving, as does Rachel... but only after she misses her flight to Vail, when the gang gets locked out of the apartment after heading to the roof to check out the Underdog balloon that got away during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Saturday night!Joey: No plans, huh?Chandler: Not a one. The One Where Ross Got High: Season 6, Episode 9. Well, what if I don't want to be a shoe? It's a metaphor Daddy!Ross: You can see where he'd have trouble. My wallet's too small for my $50s and my diamond shoes are too tight!'") © 2020 TV Fanatic Meanwhile, Monica is preparing Thanksgiving dinner and gets some ice in her eye, but she doesn't want to go to the optometrist because it's her ex-boyfriend, Dr. Richard Burke. What they ate: Cranberry sauce, stuffing, Brussels sprouts, turkey, pumpkin pie (off Joey's shirt), and what would've been chocolate pie, if Rachel and Phoebe had remembered to pick them up. Bonus points. What they ate: Rachel's "traditional English trifle" (which, according to Ross, "tastes like feet"). Best quote: "Oh my god, the pages are stuck together." 8: The absurdity about Amy's lack of appearance throughout the series prior to the penultimate season and the lack of inclusion of Emma, considering it was her first Thanksgiving, are really what make this episode rank lowly on the list. Rachel tries to make dessert for the gang. Premise: In the follow-up episode to Ross and Rachel's monumental rainy kiss at Central Perk, Ross realizes he has to choose between his longtime crush and his current girlfriend Julie. They're both gorgeous and sexy. After that debacle, their mom said they weren't allowed to play football. Fun fact: This episode reunited Applegate and Matt LeBlanc, who'd guest-starred as her character Kelly's boyfriend Vinnie Verducci on Married... With Children more than a decade earlier. (via Lauren’s Latest) Super Speedy Double Chocolate Pie: Chocolate pie was supposed to grace the friends’ Thanksgiving table in season 10, but Phoebe and Rachel forget to pick it up. After some persuading, she agrees to use them for dinner, however she stays very nervous. It's Thanksgiving Day and Chandler suggests that they use their wedding china for dinner, but Monicais too nervous that something might happen to them. The audience was treated to a few hilarious and memorable Thanksgiving flashbacks, from embarrassing high school stories to the time when Joey got a turkey stuck on his head. During the game, Joey and Chandler get distracted by a Dutch woman in the park as Monica and Ross manage to get even pettier over the football rules. It's like all my life everyone's told me, "You're a shoe! Sure, Tag was attractive, but really, that's all this episode had to offer. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with Bring Me! Rachel is furious and says she never did anything to hurt Ross in high school, but Monica outs Rachel as the one who told everyone that Ross made out with their librarian, Mrs. Altman. While other episodes center around the day, this episode was the follow-up to Ross and Rachel’s epic kiss and focused mostly on their relationship with only a few mentions of the fact that it is Thanksgiving.2 2: It's heartwarming (everyone pitches in to buy struggling waitress Rachel a ticket to Vail to ski with her family) and truly hilarious (Joey finds out he's the face of VD when he gets dumped by a girl on the subway platform while The Police's "Don't Stand So Close To Me" plays in the background). In a flashback, Ross tells Chandler privately that he hopes to ask Rachel out and Monica overhears him say, "I just don't want to be stuck here all night with your fat sister." And seeing them fight is never an enjoyable experience. By 2002, Friends had explored most every possible Thanksgiving angle, except for the one that defines so many real-life Thanksgivings: familial fighting. Sarah Little is a staff writer for TV Fanatic. Directed by Kevin Bright. My entire family thinks I have VD." Obsessed with travel? But Monica's worst (or second worst) Thanksgiving was in 1987 when she first met a Flock-of-Seagulls-coiffed Chandler as an overweight high-schooler. Before Friends had the NBC monopoly on Thanksgiving, there was Cheers. It's "moo.". Chandler and Monica warn everyone about using their wedding china during dinner, except Joey, who got a regular plate because they don't trust him — and that's understandable, considering he forgot he was supposed to be on the Days of Our Lives float during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade earlier that day. Get all the best moments in pop culture & entertainment delivered to your inbox. So we took it upon ourselves to rank them from worst to best just in time for you all to watch them on Thanksgiving day. The gang remember and share with each other their worst Thanksgivings. (We later learn Monica retrieved the trophy while Ross was at the hospital.) When they run into Phoebe and Rachel in the hallway, Monica overhears them discussing their excuses and she and Chandler refuse to let them in. With Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc. Than a little disturbing, at least the show had been on for nearly a decade we! 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