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Premiered

Thursday, September 24, 1998

Ended: Thursday, May 20, 1999

When does Friends Season 5 come out?

Friends Season 5 premiered Thursday, September 24, 1998 on NBC and ended Thursday, May 20, 1999. The season has 23 episodes.

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Friends Season 5 release schedule

Friends Season 5 episode release dates
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1. The One After Ross Says Rachel

In the aftermath of his Freudian slip, Ross tries to rescue his marriage with Emily. Meanwhile, Chandler and Monica try and find a moment alone in order to continue their affair while overseas.

Thursday · 28 years ago

2. The One with All the Kissing

Ross continues to try and mend his marriage to Emily. When Chandler accidentally kisses Monica in front of everyone before leaving for work, he tries to recover by kissing Rachel and Phoebe as well. Meanwhile, Phoebe starts getting irritated by everyone's London stories.

Thursday · 28 years ago

3. The One Hundredth

Phoebe is rushed to the hospital for the birth of her brother's triplets. While there, Joey winds up with severe sympathy pains that turn out to be kidney stones. Meanwhile, Rachel tries to set Monica up on a date with a male nurse.

Thursday · 28 years ago

4. The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS

Joey lands a job with a PBS telethon, which ignites an old hatred Phoebe has towards the network. Meanwhile, Monica tries to convince Rachel that she's dating someone from work to hide her relationship with Chandler. And Ross finally gets in touch with Emily and they try to work it out.

Thursday · 28 years ago

5. The One with the Kips

Monica and Chandler plan an Atlantic City getaway in order to have an intimate weekend away from their friends. Meanwhile, Ross prepares himself to tell Rachel that he can't see her anymore.

Thursday · 28 years ago

6. The One with the Yeti

Emily decides that the only way to continue her marriage with Ross is to have him get rid of all traces of Rachel in his apartment. Meanwhile, Rachel and Monica mistake a hairy neighbor for a yeti.

Thursday · 28 years ago

7. The One Where Ross Moves In

Chandler and Joey let Ross move in with them once his marriage to Emily falls apart. Meanwhile, Phoebe gets involved with the local health inspector and Rachel becomes convinced that Danny is trying to seduce her with mind games.

Thursday · 28 years ago

8. The One with All the Thanksgivings

Although the Thanksgiving meal is great, Chandler is still moody over his parent's divorce during the holiday when he was a boy and Ross is depressed about his second divorce. The group reminisces about their worst Thanksgivings in order to cheer them up, and Monica's worst memory is revealed.

Thursday · 27 years ago

9. The One with Ross's Sandwich

Joey starts to get uncomfortable with protecting Monica and Chandler's secret, especially when it places him in embarrassing situations with the rest of the group. Meanwhile, Ross becomes enraged at work when someone swipes his turkey sandwich. Phoebe and Rachel enroll in a literature class.

Thursday · 27 years ago

10. The One with the Inappropriate Sister Mid-season finale

Joey teaches Ross how to be unemployed. Phoebe is working for the Salvation Army during the holidays. Monica is tired of Rachel's obsessing about Danny and asks him to go out with her. Ross convinces Joey to write a play about himself. Phoebe is distressed after finding out that New Yorkers are mean. Rachel meets Danny's sister and is dismayed when the two seem a little too playful. Phoebe vows a return to "Street Phoebe."

Thursday · 27 years ago

11. The One with All the Resolutions

With the New Year, the friends make New Year's resolutions. Ross resolves to try a new thing every day. Chandler resolves to not make fun of his friends for a week. Joey resolves to learn how to play the guitar, with Phoebe as his teacher. Rachel resolves to give up gossiping. Chandler nearly goes insane holding it all in. Ross is stuck in a sticky situation at his date's apartment, in constricting and hot leather pants. Rachel discovers a big secret (Monica and Chandler) that threatens to spoil her resolution.

Thursday · 27 years ago

12. The One with Chandler's Work Laugh

Monica begins to hang out with Chandler during his work functions, since they don't have to keep their relationship a secret among his coworkers. However, she learns that Chandler has a second, more annoying personality when he's around his boss. Meanwhile, Ross learns that Emily is getting remarried and in his grief hooks up with an old nemesis of the gang: Janice.

Thursday · 27 years ago

13. The One with Joey's Bag

Phoebe's grandmother dies, and Phoebe is shocked when her father turns up at the funeral. Meanwhile, Rachel gives Joey a "man's bag" for an audition, and Chandler is scared to tell Monica he doesn't like her massages.

Thursday · 27 years ago

14. The One Where Everybody Finds Out

When the friends discover that Ugly Naked Guy is moving out of his apartment, Ross leaps at the opportunity to get his own place again. Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler's relationship, and tries to get them to reveal the truth by seducing Chandler.

Thursday · 27 years ago

15. The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey

Joey starts dating Katie, a little girl who packs a mean punch. When Ross refuses to contribute to the retirement fund of the building's maintenance man, he winds up offending everyone in the building. Meanwhile, Chandler freaks out about his relationship with Monica.

Thursday · 27 years ago

16. The One with the Cop

Joey has a dream about Monica and becomes convinced he is in love with her. Meanwhile, Phoebe finds a police badge in Central Perk and uses it to go on missions of mercy. And Ross buys a new sofa but has trouble moving it up the stairs into his new apartment.

Thursday · 27 years ago

17. The One with Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss

Monica becomes jealous of Phoebe and Gary. Rachel has an awkward encounter when she interviews for a new job. Joey tries to meet a girl living in Ross's building, but has trouble with finding her apartment.

Thursday · 27 years ago

18. The One Where Rachel Smokes

Rachel decides to start smoking in order to avoid missing important meetings with her boss. Meanwhile, Ben gets offered an audition for a soup commercial, and Joey auditions to be Ben's father during the ad. Also, Monica and Phoebe plan a surprise birthday party for Rachel together, but Monica takes over.

Thursday · 27 years ago

19. The One Where Ross Can't Flirt

As Joey's Italian-speaking grandmother visits to watch him on TV, Ross has trouble flirting with the pizza delivery girl, and Rachel tries to find an earring of Monica's that she has misplaced.

Thursday · 27 years ago

20. The One with the Ride Along

While the guys go on a ride-along with Gary, Rachel accidentally deletes a message from Emily on Ross's answering machine.

Thursday · 27 years ago

21. The One with the Ball

Phoebe learns that Gary is going to ask her to move in with him and thinking this is way to fast, she tries to get Chandler to talk him out of this decision. Rachel buys an expensive sphynx cat but is disappointed when it doesn't behave as she hoped it would. Meanwhile, Ross and Joey start throwing a ball while they are bored but it changes from a time-filler to a super-competitive obsession when Monica joins in.

Thursday · 27 years ago

22. The One with Joey's Big Break

Joey seems to have finally hit big when he gets offered a lead part in a movie shooting outside of Las Vegas. However, when Chandler begins expressing doubts about the film's legitimacy, it causes a rift in their friendship. Also, Rachel gets an eye infection but is reluctant to seek treatment because of her eye phobia. And Phoebe is mad at Ross, but doesn't know why.

Thursday · 27 years ago

23. The One in Vegas Finale

Chandler decides the only way to mend his friendship with Joey is to fly out to Vegas and visit him. Phoebe is determined not to be left out on another adventure, so everyone winds up going. Trouble is in the water, however, when Chandler finds out that Monica had lunch with Richard. Meanwhile, Ross and Rachel try to embarrass each other after an awkward encounter. Chandler and Monica reconcile and hastily decide to get married. Ross and Rachel get drunk and roam the casino. Phoebe deals with a 'lurker' on the slot machines.

Thursday · 27 years ago

Friends Season 5 guest stars

  • Lilyan Chauvin

    Lilyan Chauvin

    Grandma Tribbiani

  • Zen Gesner

    Zen Gesner

    Dave

  • Bob Balaban

    Bob Balaban

    Frank Sr.

  • Christopher Liam Moore

    Christopher Liam Moore

    Hotel Clerk

  • Michael Rapaport

    Michael Rapaport

    Gary

  • John Kassir

    John Kassir

    Stanley

  • Michael Ensign

    Michael Ensign

    Dr. Ledbetter

  • Thomas Lennon

    Thomas Lennon

    Randall

  • Morgan Fairchild

    Morgan Fairchild

    Nora Bing

  • Kristin Dattilo

    Kristin Dattilo

    Caitlin

  • Daniel Hagen

    Daniel Hagen

    Casting Director

  • June Gable

    June Gable

    Estelle Leonard

  • Willie Garson

    Willie Garson

    Steve

  • NiCole Robinson

    NiCole Robinson

    Smoking Woman

  • Samantha Smith

    Samantha Smith

    Window Woman

  • Gregory Sporleder

    Gregory Sporleder

    Larry

Friends Season 5 FAQ

When does Friends Season 5 come out?

Friends Season 5 premiered Thursday, September 24, 1998 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Friends Season 5?

Friends Season 5 has 23 episodes.

Are new episodes of Friends Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Friends Season 5 finale?

The Friends Season 5 finale (Episode 23) aired Thursday, May 20, 1999.

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