Friends: The Complete Tenth Season (Viva)(DVD)
The worldwide comedy hit comes to a bittersweet but comic close in its tenth and final season. Nothing is off limits and episodic storylines include Phoebe's marriage to Mike (Paul Rudd), Ross's spray-on tanning trip gone wrong and Emma's first birthday celebrated with a disturbingly inappropriate adult novelty cake. Also this season, Joey tries out some "big words" and even attempts to speak French, Phoebe gives away a hideous painting, Rachel overcomes her fear of swing sets, Phoebe and Mike try to "undonate" a charitable donation, Monica has her hair beaded and, as Rachel contemplates a move to Paris, Monica and Chandler contemplate a move to gasp! the suburbs. Featuring great guest stars like Giovanni Ribisi as Phobe's adopted brother, Frank Jr., Greg Kinnear, Anna Faris, Dakota Fanning and Danny DeVito as a sensitive stripper, among others, the landmark, Emmy®-winning sitcom goes out on top!
Amazon.com Throughout its phenomenal run, Friends demonstrated that familiarity doesn't always breed contempt. But isn't it nice that even after 10 years, we could still learn something new about these intimately observed characters? Tidbits revealed in the episode "The One Where the Stripper Cries": Ross (David Schwimmer) and Monica (Courtney Cox Arquette) used to entertain at family gatherings as Donny and Marie; ("Oh God, that's right," remembers Rachel. "I blocked that out.") and Chandler (Matthew Perry) kissed Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) at a college party in the 1980s. The best was saved for "The Last One": At one time, Ross (David Schwimmer) pursued being a professional dancer ("Do you realize we almost made it 10 years without that coming up?," he remarks). Friends' tenth season is all about life changes and closure. Monica and Chandler buy a house and make plans to adopt. Once New Age free spirit Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) gets married. Rachel is offered a job in Paris, prompting Ross to finally proclaim his love. Two of Friends's most invaluable players are granted worthy send-offs. Janice (Maggie Wheeler) resurfaces as a prospective homebuyer in the house next door to Monica and Chandler in "The One Where Estelle Dies," and Central Perk fixture Gunther (James Michael Tyler) at last professes his adoration of Rachel in "The Last One." Christina Applegate makes a welcome retu
