The Best of Friends: Season 3 - The Top 5 Episodes (1994)

The creators of the most popular TV comedy series ever present their choices for the best episodes of Season Three each one now including ADDED FOOTAGE exclusively on home video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 085392424528 Product Description

Actually a good representation of the best of Season 3

The choices for all of the "Best of 'Friends'" DVDs have to be taken with a grain of salt because a lot of the best episodes already made their way into the four volumes of the original "Best of Friends" set. However, only a pair of episodes, "The One Where No One's Ready" and "The One with the Football," were pulled from the show's third season. That was the year when the show's producers decided that Ross and Rachel apart was funnier than Ross and Rachel together, which gets us to their infamous "break." The problem with the third season was that the Ross and Rachel relationship was dominating things to the point that everybody else was shoved into the background (e.g., "The One Without the Ski Trip"). Nobody else has a decent story arc in Season 3, which is amply illustrated by the whole bit between Monica and Pete the millionaire, but there are a few moments worth savoring:

"The One with Frank, Jr." is worth it just for the "freebie list," where you come up with the five stars you are allowed to sleep with and not jeopardize your relationship. If you have not yet made your own list seeing this again should remind you to do it before it is too late, and if you think that is an idle threat then all I have to say to you is "Isabella Rossellini." Yes, Pheobe reunited with her brother, but that relationship does not get seriously crazy until Season Four.

"The One with the Flashback" is a slightly better episode where Janice ask if the gang had ever almost hooked up with each other. The fun hear is to see what the Friends were like right before the series began, without going all the way back to their high school days (where Joey and Phoebe are never involved). You know this one works when you cannot predict who ends up kissing who on top of the pool table.

"The One With Monica & Richard Are Just Friends" is not really talking about being just friends, but rather just friends "with benefits." This is the least deserving choice of the five and the sub-plot has to do with Phoebe's new boyfriend, Robert, who is the only one who does not know he is an exhibitionist. However, the sub-sub plot, where Joey agrees to read "Little Women" and Rachel tackles "The Shining" has one of my favorite epilogues of all-time.

"The One Where Ross & Rachel Take a Break" is the pivotal third season episode. Rachel tells Ross they need to "take a break," so he sleeps with Chloe from the copy store. If you have not yet been convinced that Ross is under a curse, then this should be the episode that finally convinces you. But the key thing is that even when Rachel announces the "break," the relationship has enough resonance that you know that this is one that will never be over until one of these two is dead and in their grave (or in an urn on the other one's mantle).

"The One With the Morning After" is the next episode. After the "break" comes the breakup. Ross is desperately trying to keep Rachel from finding out that he spent the night with Chloe and it is just a question of how long he will be able to keep the truth from her before the world comes crashing down on his head. Funny and yet heartbreaking, since we want these two to be happy (and because Ross becomes unbearable when he is not with her). Of course, all the other four can do is try to listen through the wall to the big fight.

Of course, part of the fun with watching these DVDs is to complain about what episodes should have been included. You have to have the last two and you cannot get rid of an episode with Isabella Rossalini in it. The flashback episode is pretty good, and that means the only one I would jettison is "The One With Monica & Richard Are Just Friends," as long as I can keep the final scene ("Joey...do you want to put the book in the freezer?"). As far as replacing it, I would probably pick "The One at the Beach" over "The One with the Hypnosis Tape" and Ben Stiller's episode "The One with the Screamer." Overall, they did a good job of selecting the best episodes from Season 3, I just think of Season 3 as being one of the weaker seasons, even though the two episodes they originally pulled for the original "Best of 'Friends'" DVDs were not the season's two best. November 10, 2005

Season 3

This is a great DVD for anyone who doesn't want to own the complete season. So far I believe only the first 4 seasons are out and I do hope that they release the other 6 in this format. Featuring the top 5 episodes from season 3 (this goes really well when followed up by the "Best of Season 4" DVD), this DVD will delight all fans of the TV show Friends. September 27, 2005

Episode Guide

TOW Frank Jr. 10/10: (I love this episode! Its hilarious.) Summary: Pheobe's half brother comes for a very strange buisness. Roos makes a list of women Rachel will let him sleep with.
TOW with the flash back 8/10: (Pretty good episode. Funny.)Summary: Janice asks if they have ever almost slept with each other. A flahback of three years ago evoloves.
TOW Monica and Richard are just frieds 6/10 : (Pretty good episode.) After six months of getting over RIchard, Monica celebrates by...going on a date with him!?! Summary: Pretty good...mostly centerd around sex though.
TOW Rachel and Ross take a break 4/10: (Dont really like this one) Summary: Rachel calls it a break...Ross calls it a break up.
TOW the morning afer 2/10: (Its way to sad!!) Rachel finds out about the one mighter with the Xerox girl.
Total: 7/10 (A good buy. Multiple Languages) October 21, 2003

It's Gotta Be Friends

From Central Perk to Montauq, Season Three goes everywhere. Join Chanler, Phoebe, Rachel, Ross, Monica and Joey for the best of the best, the Best of Friends. No one can deny it, Friends has a huge effect of America, what other show has people waiting for Thursdays evenings? Now you can get your Friends fill whenever. The best of Friends Season Three truely delivers!!!! July 21, 2003

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