Cheap Best of Friends Volumes 3 & 4 (DVD) (David Schwimmer) (Pamela Fryman, Sam Simon, Mary Kay Place, Michael Lembeck, Joe Regalbuto, Shelley Jensen, Stephen Prime, James Burrows (II), Thomas Schlamme) Price

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Customer Reviews of Best of Friends Volumes 3 & 4

Nowhere near as good as Volumes 1 & 2
Maybe there's a good reason why the box doesn't list which episodes are on this collection, because most of them are not "The Best" of "Friends." Some of these episodes are among the worst in the series. This collection is very heavy on Thanksgiving Day episodes. But, the one that is not included, is the one from the first season where Underdog gets away, and introduced us to Chandler's distaste for Thanksgiving, Joey's portrait on a VD poster, and so on. That was a real gem. "The One With The Football" consists of these characters acting childish for an entire half hour. Also, "The One With the Blackout" is one of the weaker episodes of the first season, and its only appeal was the appearance of Jill Goodacre. The episode where Phoebe gives birth to the triplets is worth seeing because it's the 100th episode, but storywise, this one with the
Fonzie-obsessed obstetrician is a weak outing by the writers. What this does have going for it, is it contains the five-star fantasy episode called, "The One That Might Have Been," in which every one of the characters shines in a top-notch script by Kaufmann and Crane. And the episode where Chandler proposes is also a must-see. The problem is, the first two volumes seemed to focus on the earlier years of the show, the second two should have drawn from the later years, in which there were quite a few classics. And the biggest problem with Boxed Set version of this, is once again, a duplication of material. Why do both discs have to contain the exact same "Behind the Scenes" program which aired on the Discovery Channel. They could have used that disc space more creatively. This is the same problem with the boxed set for volumes one and two, that both contained the Rembrandts' video of "I'll Be There For You." Still, if you want "Friends" on DVD, this is it. Unfortunately, this selection of episodes is not very good.

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Another dose of everyones' favorite Friends
Friends, the sitcom about six very attractive New Yorkers and the problems they face, has released another boxed set full of their best episodes. Friends never fails to please an this collection is no exception. The shows on these DVD's are: Volume 3 The One With The Blackout - The One With The Candy Hearts - The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know - The One With The Football - The One That Could Have Been (Parts 1 and 2) volume 4: - The One With Chandler In A Box - The One Hundredth - The One With All The Revolutions - The One Where Ross Got High - The One With The Proposal (Parts 1 and 2)

The One With the Blackout: A first season episode, Ross wants to ask Rachel out but a cat (and then a handsome Italian man) get in his way
The one with the Candy Hearts: The Valentine's Day Episode where Chandler unknowingly gets set up with his old girlfriend Janice (oh my Gawd!!!) and Phoebe, Monica, and Rachel have a "boyfriend bonfire" because they are all alone.
The One where Rachel and Ross...You know: A second season episode. Now Ross and Rachel have become an official couple and they are going out on their first "official" date: to the Museum of Natural History (where Ross works)and the things that happen there.
The One with the Football: The second of many special Thanksgivings Episodes, the "gang" plays football in a nearby park. Monica and Ross have an ongoing competition which turns into a full out war boys against girls.
The One that Could have Been: A fantasy episode, what if the gang could have lived their lives differently: Rachel was still married to Barry, Ross was still married to Carol (and Carol wasn't a lesbian) Joey wasn't fired from Days of Our Lives, Monica was still fat, Chandler had the guts to quit his meaningless job, and Phoebe was a stockbroker.
The One with Chandler in a Box: Chandler kissed Joey's girlfriend (in the last episode) so Chandler's punishment is to spend time in a box, thinking about how he wronged his friend. A really funny episode with Matthew Perry stealing the show with only three fingers visible.
The One Hundredth: It's time for Phoebe to have her brother's triplets. Chandler and Monica have their first fight and Joey has his own medical problems when he gets kidney stones. The most poignant and touching moment is at the end, Phoebe's speech to her newborn neices and nephews.
The One with All the Resolutions: Its New Years Eve, baby! The gang each make a resolution for the new year. Ross: to do one new thing a day, Phoebe: to Pilot a commercial jet, Monica: to take more pictures, Chandler: to stop insulting people, Rachel: to stop gossiping, Joey: to learn to play the guitar.
The One where Ross got High: Another great thanksgiving episode. Ross and Monica's parents hate chandler and don't know that C+M are living together. The info slips out during Thanksgiving dinner.
The One with the Proposal: The last episode of the 7th season. Chandler finally proposes (or tries to) to Monica.
Friends is a great series and continues to make people laugh. I can't wait for the next installment.

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