Friends season 3
Appearance
Friends | |
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Season 3 | |
Starring | |
No. of episodes | 25 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 19, 1996 May 15, 1997 | –
Season chronology | |
The third season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 19, 1996. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 25 episodes and concluded airing on May 15, 1997.
Reception
Collider ranked the season #3 on their ranking of the ten Friends seasons, and picked "The One with the Morning After" as its best episode.[1]
Cast and characters
- (In particular, Introduced in season 3 or Only in season 3)
Main cast
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Recurring cast
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Guest stars
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Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
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49 | 1 | "The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy" | Gail Mancuso | Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins | September 19, 1996 | 465251 | 26.76[2] | 13.8/42[3] |
50 | 2 | "The One Where No One's Ready" | Gail Mancuso | Ira Ungerleider | September 26, 1996 | 465252 | 26.73[4] | 13.3/39[5] |
51 | 3 | "The One with the Jam" | Kevin S. Bright | Wil Calhoun | October 3, 1996 | 465253 | 25.23[6] | 12.9/40[7] |
52 | 4 | "The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel" | Steve Zuckerman | Alexa Junge | October 10, 1996 | 465254 | 26.10[8] | 13.6/40[9] |
53 | 5 | "The One with Frank Jr." | Steve Zuckerman | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | October 17, 1996 | 465255 | 23.25[10] | 12.1/34[11] |
54 | 6 | "The One with the Flashback" | Peter Bonerz | David Crane & Marta Kauffman | October 31, 1996 | 465256 | 23.27[12] | 12.0/36[13] |
55 | 7 | "The One with the Race Car Bed" | Gail Mancuso | Seth Kurland | November 7, 1996 | 465257 | 27.36[14] | 13.7/38[15] |
56 | 8 | "The One with the Giant Poking Device" | Gail Mancuso | Adam Chase | November 14, 1996 | 465258 | 28.69[16] | 14.3/38[17] |
57 | 9 | "The One with the Football" | Kevin S. Bright | Ira Ungerleider | November 21, 1996 | 465259 | 29.28[18] | 15.2/41[19] |
58 | 10 | "The One Where Rachel Quits" | Terry Hughes | Gregory S. Malins & Michael Curtis | December 12, 1996 | 465260 | 25.10[20] | 12.4/36[21] |
59 | 11 | "The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister" | Terry Hughes | Alexa Junge | January 9, 1997 | 465261 | 29.80[22] | 15.3/37[23] |
60 | 12 | "The One with All the Jealousy" | Robby Benson | Doty Abrams | January 16, 1997 | 465262 | 29.61[24] | 15.0/38[25] |
61 | 13 | "The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends" | Robby Benson | Michael Borkow | January 30, 1997 | 465265 | 28.03[26] | 14.3/38[27] |
62 | 14 | "The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner" | Robby Benson | Wil Calhoun | February 6, 1997 | 465266 | 28.91[28] | 15.2/40[29] |
63 | 15 | "The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break" | James Burrows | Michael Borkow | February 13, 1997 | 465263 | 27.25[30] | 13.9/38[31] |
64 | 16 | "The One with the Morning After" | James Burrows | David Crane & Marta Kauffman | February 20, 1997 | 465264 | 28.26[32] | 14.5/40[33] |
65 | 17 | "The One Without the Ski Trip" | Sam Simon | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | March 6, 1997 | 465267 | 25.84[34] | 12.9/37[35] |
66 | 18 | "The One with the Hypnosis Tape" | Robby Benson | Seth Kurland | March 13, 1997 | 465269 | 28.07[36] | 13.4/37[37] |
67 | 19 | "The One with the Tiny T-Shirt" | Terry Hughes | Adam Chase | March 27, 1997 | 465268 | 23.65[38] | 11.9/38[39] |
68 | 20 | "The One with the Dollhouse" | Terry Hughes | Wil Calhoun | April 10, 1997 | 465270 | 24.36[40] | 12.6/39[41] |
69 | 21 | "The One with a Chick and a Duck" | Michael Lembeck | Chris Brown | April 17, 1997 | 465271 | 23.22[42] | 11.5/36[43] |
70 | 22 | "The One with the Screamer" | Peter Bonerz | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | April 24, 1997 | 465272 | 22.63[44] | 11.9/37[45] |
71 | 23 | "The One with Ross's Thing" | Shelley Jensen | Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich | May 1, 1997 | 465274 | 24.17[46] | 12.9/39[47] |
72 | 24 | "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion" | Robby Benson | Story by : Pang-Ni Landrum & Mark Kunerth Teleplay by : Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | May 8, 1997 | 465273 | 23.07[48] | 12.2/38[49] |
73 | 25 | "The One at the Beach" | Pamela Fryman | Story by : Pang-Ni Landrum & Mark Kunerth Teleplay by : Adam Chase | May 15, 1997 | 465275 | 23.39[50] | N/A |
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