The 25 best 'Friends' episodes of all time – from unagi to the prom video and Ross's tan


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The popular American television series Friends is turning 25 next month.

The series ran for 10 seasons, making its debut on September 22, 1994, and wrapping its final episode up on May 6, 2004.

It also made stars out of its main cast that featured Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.

But Friends was more than just a TV show; it was also a pop culture phenomenon. Hairstyles were dubbed "The Rachel", "how you doin'?" became a global catchphrase and every now and then someone might bust out a song about a "smelly cat".

If, however, you are one of those whose never seen an episode, the idea of watching the series in its entirety – all 236 episode – might seem daunting. After all, one company in Utah is even offering to pay one lucky fan $1,000 (Dh3,670) to watch 25 hours (or 60 episodes) of the show and live-tweet the entire experience.

Rather than make you re-watch every episode, we're instead offering some help for those who are interested in celebrating the show's 25th anniversary, and instead break down our picks for the 25 best episodes to watch again.

Scroll through the gallery above to see what are, in our opinion, the best Friends episodes of all time.

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2004 Roger Federer

2005 Roger Federer

2006 Roger Federer

2007 Roger Federer

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2009 Roger Federer

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2013 Rafael Nadal

2014 Novak Djokovic

2015 Novak Djokovic

2016 Andy Murray

2017 Rafael Nadal

2018 Novak Djokovic

2019 Rafael Nadal