Tonight is the Friends reunion for a tribute to the show’s director James Burrows. My daughter and I recently binged watched the Thanksgiving episodes marathon. I can’t bring myself to delete those episodes from my DVR. It’s funny when I watched the original shows I was in love with Chandler and so annoyed by Joey. Re-watching the episodes with my college age daughter laughing at everything Joey says gives me a new appreciation for what Joey (Matt LeBlanc) brought to the Friends show. Hearing my daughter compare Ross to one of her brothers gives me a new perspective. Now when I watch an episode with Monica and Ross I compare their (fictional) sibling relationship to my daughter and youngest son. This is the gift of a well loved series. My {first} husband is not a fan of sitcoms and doesn’t share my enthusiasm for Friends, but when I shared how it brought our daughter and I together for a Friends binge watching session he had to admit it was an unexpected gift.
One of my favorite episodes is the Thanksgiving one with Rachel preparing a traditional English truffle. I shared a snippet of the episode here .
Another favorite episode was the one when Ross attempts to teach his son the traditions of his Jewish faith and a costume mixup leads to the Holiday Armadillo. I can’t do the scene justice so sharing from youtube::
Look at them now! Matthew Perry is absent because of a previous commitment in London. What are your favorite episodes? The tribute to James Burrows airs tonight on NBC!
My high school daughter has been watching Friends on Netflix and we get to watch some together…it really is bonding!! I enjoy the episodes so much–all over again. I agree about Joey’s charm and humor!! I”m recording the reunion.