Product Details

• Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry
• Writers: David Crane, Marta Kauffman
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
• VHS Release Date: December 19, 2000
• Run Time: 22 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000541SA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,103 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Friends With No Commercials!!!!!, April 13, 2001

By 

Mr. JKW "jkw" (Honolulu, Hawai'i) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Friends, Vol. 1-2 (DVD)

This two-volume set, actually just a boxed set of both previously released "Best of" volumes, collects the top 10 episodes of the hit comedy as decided by the fans. Here's a quick rundown of the episodes:

Volume One:

1. Pilot (9/22/94). THE very first episode of Friends where we meet the whole gang. Runaway bride Rachel returns to become Monica's roommate.

2. The One With Two Parts (3/2/95). Two-part episode where Ross confronts his anxiety over becoming a dad, Monica and Rachel meet two cute doctors from the ER (guest stars those guys from ER), Joey dates Phoebe's twin Ursula and Ross' monkey causes havoc.

3. The One With All the Poker (2/23/95). A battle of the sexes as the girls challenge the guys to poker.

4. The One Where Ross Finds Out (11/9/95). Rachel admits her feelings for Ross after her jealousy over Julie and Ross' decision to have a cat. Also, Monica works out Chandler to death.

5. The One With The Prom Video (2/1/96). Classic flashback episode to high school. A video of Rachel and Monica getting ready for the Prom is the catalyst to Ross and Rachel's first "get together."

Volume Two:

1. The One Where No One's Ready (9/26/96): The gang can't decide what to wear to Ross' function, plus Monica copes with her break up.

2. The One With The Embryos (1/15/98): Phoebe agrees to carry her brother's baby.

3. The One With Ross's Wedding (5/7/98): Classic two-parter where the gang goes to London for Ross's wedding to Emily. Plus, Ross's big flub at the end.

4. The One With All the Thanksgivings (11/19/98): Or perhaps a better title would be, "The Ghost of Thanksgivings Past?" Another great flashbacks episode where the gang relives Thanksgivings of the past. More development in the Chandler/Monica relationship.

5. The One Where Everybody Finds Out (2/11/99): Hilarious episode as Phoebe plays with Chandler's mind. The cats finally outta the bag once everyone finds out about Monica and Chandler's clandestine relationship. Plus, Ross acquires the Naked Man's apartment.

Exclusive DVD features: Cast bios (both volumes), the Rembrandt's "I'll Be There For You" music video (both volumes), behind the scenes on location footage of Friends' tour in London (on volume 2), plus additional footage for each episode. (Honestly, I can't tell the difference...)

Here's my quick rundown:

Good: NO COMMERCIALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The extras on the DVD were a great bonus. The Cast bios were a great and interesting read. The behind the scenes footage in London was also pretty interesting. The Rembrandt video was pretty cool too. Definitely a plus.

So-so: The additional footage? Me personally, I can't really tell the difference but I guess that makes it a plus.

Bad: Nothing!!!

I like the fact that they released these episodes on DVD. The replay value, like most sitcoms, is awesome. It's just like watching Friends syndicated reruns on your local station but without the commercials and with a better picture. Personally, I think the DVD is a good investment to your DVD collection. Unlike taping your favorite episodes off the air, the DVD won't get "eaten" from constant replay.

Must have for a Friends fan? Not necessarily -- but it definitely won't hurt :)

Recommended.

142 of 160 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! Friends on DVD!!!!, November 17, 2000

By 

Allen A Bryant (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Friends, Vol. 1-2 (DVD)

I am a big fan of Friends and I've been waiting forever for them to release some uncut episodes on DVD. For those of you who don't know which episodes are included on this here they are: Disc 1: The Pilot, The One With Two Parts (One Hour), The One With All the Poker, The One Where Ross Finds Out, and The One With the Prom Video. Disc 2: The One Where No One's Ready, The One With the Embryos, The One With Ross's Wedding (One Hour), The One With the Thanksgiving Flashbacks, and The One Where Everybody Finds Out. This DVD set makes a great gift for any extreme Friends fan out there. You all know who you are.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great For A Friends Fanatic!! Recomended!!, June 30, 2002

By 

Ashleigh K. "Future Teacher" (East Lansing, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Friends, Vol. 1-2 (DVD)

I love The Show Friends and these are definatly some of their best episodes ever! This DVD set includes 10 episodes and many special features. They Include:

1. Pilot: Rachel leaves her fiancee at the alter and comes to see her old high-school friend Monica; Ross moves into an apartment in Monica's building to be closer to Joey and Chandler.

2. The One With Two Parts- Parts 1 & 2: Joey and Chandler meet Ursula, Pheobe's sister, at a resteraunt where she is a waitress; Rachel falls off the roof taking down the Christmas lights and ends with a date up with a hansome doctor (funny twist there); Ross takes Marcell to the E.R. after swollowing a Scrabble Letter. (No wonder it needs two parts!)

3. The One With All The Poker: The girls want to get in on the guys poker game; Rachel wants a job and Ross wants Rachel.

4. The One Where Ross Finds Out: Rachel leaves a drunken messages on Ross' answering machine saying that she is "over him" while she is on a date with another man.

5. The One With The Prom Video: Monica's mother gives her a box of stuff from when Monica was in high-school; Rachel finds out what Ross would go through to get her a date for the prom.

2nd Volume

6. The One Where No One's Ready: Now, Ross and Rachel are dating; Ross is trying to get everyone organized to go to his speech at the museum; Chandler and Joey Fight over a chair, Monica has a phone problem; Rachel can't decided what to wear.

7. The One With The Embryos: Pheobe gets the Embryos planted in her Uteris; Monica and Rachel versus Chandler and Joey in a trivia game about each other, winner gets Rachel and Monica's Apartment.

8. The One With Ross' Wedding: Parts 1& 2: Everyone goes off to England to see Ross' Wedding and leaves Pregnant Pheobe back at home with Rachel; Joey and Chandler explore "London Baby"; Rachel goes to England to Stop the wedding, but Ross does that on his own!

9. The One With All The Thanksgivings: It all started with Chandler's depressing Thanksgiving story; Chandler finds out why Monica chopped off his toe; You'll find out why Monica lost all that weight.

10. The One Where Everyone Finds Out: Rachel and Joey know about Monica and Chandler; Pheobe hits on Chandler; Ugly Naked Guy is Moving Away.

THE SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: The "I'll Be There For You" music video and "On Location In London"

That Basically Sums up this DVD collection, Hope I was Of some help to you! THANKS!!