A fashion enthusiast and Monica Geller's best friend from childhood. Rachel first moves in with Monica in season one after nearly marrying Barry Farber. Rachel and Ross Geller are later involved in an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the series. Rachel dates other men during the series, such as Italian neighbor, Paolo, in season one; Joshua Bergin, a client from Bloomingdale's, in season four; Tag Jones, her assistant, in season seven; and Joey Tribbiani, one of her close friends, in season ten. Rachel's first job is as a waitress at the coffee house Central Perk, but she later becomes an assistant buyer at Bloomingdale's in season three, and a buyer at Ralph Lauren in season five. Rachel and Ross have a daughter named Emma in " The One Where Rachel Has a Baby, Part Two" at the end of season eight. In the final episode of the series, Ross and Rachel confess their love for each other, and Rachel gives up a dream fashion job at Louis Vuitton in Paris to be with him. It is heavily implied in the spin-off series, Joey, that Rachel married Ross after the series finale. Feran, Tom (September 22, 1994). "New Series Softens Dabney Coleman—A Little", The Plain Dealer, Newhouse Newspapers. Retrieved on January 4, 2009. Friends (Season 8) (4 DVD Set)". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009 . Retrieved January 4, 2009.

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After the series finale in 2004, LeBlanc signed on for the spin-off series, Joey, following Joey's move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. Kauffman and Crane were not interested in the spin-off, although Bright agreed to executive produce the series with Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan. [229] NBC heavily promoted Joey and gave it Friends' Thursday 8:00pm timeslot. [230] [231]

In India, there are six Friends-themed cafes, located in Chandigarh (named Central Perk); Kolkata; and West Bengal (named F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Cafe), which features many icons from the original T.V. series, including Chandler and Joey's ugly dog statue, the orange sofa, the purple door of Monica and Rachel's apartment, and Phoebe's pink bicycle. The other three cafes are located in Delhi, Gurgaon; Bhubaneswar, Odisha; and Pune, Maharashtra. [143] [144] Fergus, George (December 12, 2018). "Friends (1994) (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020 . Retrieved January 3, 2021. Zap2it.com | TV | Shows | Features | Archive". Zap2it.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2001 . Retrieved January 11, 2022. Or do you want to miss Joey’s dialogue printed hoodie of “Joey Doesn’t Share Food”? If you are a foodie then this customized hoodie is absolutely for you. Joey finds new friends on NBC". CNN. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009 . Retrieved January 4, 2009.a b c Hartlaub, Peter (January 15, 2004). " Friends challenge- finding right words to say goodbye". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009 . Retrieved December 28, 2008. The Chicago Sun-Times ' Ginny Holbert found Joey and Rachel's characters to be underdeveloped, [92] while Richmond commended the cast as a "likeable youth ensemble" with "good chemistry." [90] Robert Bianco of USA Today was complimentary of Schwimmer, calling him "terrific." He also praised the female leads, but was concerned that Perry's role as Chandler was "undefined" and that LeBlanc was "relying too much on the same brain-dead stud routine that was already tired the last two times he tried it." [93] The authors of Friends Like Us: The Unofficial Guide to Friends thought that the cast was "trying just a little too hard"; in particular, Perry and Schwimmer. [94] a b Lowry, Brian (August 12, 1996). " Friends cast returning amid contract dispute". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009 . Retrieved March 8, 2009.