Friends
It ’s hard not to enjoyFriends , as the feel - good sitcom always lift audience ' spirit , but that make it easy to forget the bad episodes ofFriends . With witty grapheme and envious chicanery , complete with titillating love level that just warm your heart , Friendsis one of the big show ever , and it only has n’t ever dipped in popularity thanks to rain buckets syndication . The achiever ofFriendsis proven by its ten - year streamlet , followed by new multiplication binge - watching the series on Netflix , not to name HBO ’s Friends reunion hosted by James Corden in 2022 .
However , there have still been some dull moments featuring Monica , Rachel , Phoebe , Chandler , Joey , and Ross . As do it as the characters are , with over 200 instalment , several episodes did n’t land one-half as well as they could have . While the show has become a classic that does n’t mean it ’s unadulterated . Whether it ’s because some are simply lacking in the laugh , not having employ storylines , or because they ’ve aged badly , purge a decisive eye on the untouchable series is long overdue . Though many of protagonist ' worst episode are still fabulously entertaining , others scrape the bottom of the bbl .
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25The One With Monica’s Cousin (S7EP19)
When Ross and Monica ’s cousin-german , Cassie , visits them in New York in time of year 7 , episode 19 , " The One with Monica ’s Cousin , " she gets the crowd into all sorts of bother . Unfortunately , the uncomfortable and awkward moment the episode leads to when everyone , include Ross , becomes attracted to Cassie are n’t funny , They ’re simply bunglesome and uncomfortable . " The One with Monica ’s Cousin " lacks any form of depth , there ’s little of the show ’s trademark banter , and it ’s by far the strangest installment of the serial publication . Falling for his full cousin is themost bizarre matter Ross did inFriends , making it easily one of the worst instalment ofFriends .
24The One With The Apothecary Table (S6E11)
time of year 6 , episode 11 , " The One with the Apothecary Table , " has some amusing here and now , but it ’s mostly based on elevate upscale furniture store Pottery Barn ( and thanks to this flimsy assumption is easily one of the worstFriendsepisodes ) . The episode features the most transparent product placement ever , as it depict , Phoebe , a hippy who is against everything the store stand up for , will light for its lavish items . The odd part of the instalment is Phoebe consider Rachel ’s Trygve Halvden Lie about where she bribe the furniture , but the episode is light on laughs too . However , one of the besthidden detail about Phoebe ’s apartmentis that she actually kept the table .
23The One With Phoebe’s Rats (S9EP12)
Season 9 , instalment 12 , " The One with Phoebe ’s blackleg " has several shady moment , but it also takes the idea of Phoebe ’s beloved of animals , or rodent , to improbable lengths . Despite the drollery , the time of year 9 instalment is one of the weaker sequence of the show , and the independent reason for that is that the focal point is about rats . Mike is supposed to count after them but accidentally let them die . However , the principal rationality this episode was n’t as enjoyable as other episodes is that it accelerates the love affair between Gavin and Rachel , which was something audiences never vex into flat after she had given birth .
22The One With Rachel’s Assistant (S7EP4)
Rachel has had ton of jobs , but in season 7 , she had the career she always want as a shopper and personal buyer for Bloomingdale ’s . That function came with a band of duty and required an helper , but hiring the helper she encounter hottest instead of who was good for the job show how irresponsible Rachel really was . That decision alone make time of year 7 , episode 4 , " The One with Rachel ’s Assistant " one of the worst episodes ofFriends . What makes it even worse is Tag Jones , the character who was lease as the assistant , and he ’s one of the unfit theatrical role in the entire serial publication .
21The One With Ross’s Inappropriate Song (S9EP7)
The chief storyline of time of year 9 , instalment 7 , " The One with Ross ’s Inappropriate Song " is actually one of the funnier plots of season 9 , as the only manner Emma will stop weep is if she ’s sung Sir Mixalot ’s " Baby father Back . " Rachel does n’t see the humor in singing a birdsong about " a guy who likes to have sex activity with women with giant ass " to babies . However , the biggest problem of the episode is the several below - median subplots , such as Phoebe pretend to be classy in front of Mike ’s parents . Then there ’s the drama when Chandler tries to visit a sex taping that Richard and Monica made , which is one of the ickiest moments of the series .
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20The One With Joey’s Fridge (S6EP19)
time of year 6 , episode 19 , " The One with Joey ’s Fridge , " has a funny assumption , as Joey attempts to have other mass yield for his fridge to be furbish up because he ca n’t afford it himself . However , when it fall toFriends , in any other episode , that would be the secondary or even tertiary plot of ground and utterly not the plot that sequence would be known after . " The One with Joey ’s Fridge " might have someClassic Joey quote fromFriends , but there ’s nothing else to grab onto . As the episode also sees Ross literally survey his college student girl on Spring break , it ’s easily one of the least odd and regretful episodes ofFriends .
19The One With The Thumb (S1EP3)
In season 1 , episode 3 , " The One with the Thumb , " the dear sitcom was clearly in its infancy and had n’t totally found its foothold . The episode sees Phoebe receiving $ 7000 in compensation when she happen a severed quarter round in her drinkable , but most of the episode is about how the gang all fall in love with Monica ’s new boyfriend , Alan , except for Monica , who does n’t see a futurity with him . There ’s nothing controversial or problematic about the episode , and there ’s nothing that has n’t aged well , it ’s just that " The One with the Thumb " just is n’t odd , and it was a makeweight instalment at such an other stage in the series .
18The One Where Ross Dates A Student (S6EP18)
When it fare toRoss ’s girlfriends inFriends , the fossilist has n’t always made the correct choices , but season 6 , episode 18 , " The One Where Ross see a Student " meet him make the spoiled decision yet . While there ’s a funny gag about Ross ’s scholarly person flirt with him to get higher grades , that ’s the accelerator for the worst arc in the series and one of the bad episodes ofFriends . None of Ross ’s Friend even attempt to sing him out of it . Though it led to one of the best cameo inFriends , as Bruce Willis played Elizabeth ’s stoic Padre , the first episode of Ross ’s bow with Elizabeth is whole misguided .
17The One With The Stain (S8EP7)
It has been well - established throughout the serial that Monica does n’t like great deal . To relieve her tension in time of year 8 , episode 7 , " The One with the Stain , " Chandler make up one’s mind to charter a maid . Of course , it would n’t be a sitcom if there is n’t some kind of scandal go on . Monica win over herself that the maiden is steal her clothes , which lead to her obsessive - compulsive conduct take the forefront of the sequence . On the other remnant of the spectrum , Phoebe is now dating her twinned sister ’s ex - boyfriend , who ca n’t seem to remember which sister he ’s dating . There ’s more deviancy than joke in the episode , which just makes it plainly feel unpleasant .
16The One Where Chandler Gets Caught (S10EP10)
time of year 10 , installment 10 , " The One Where Chandler Gets Caught , " is where the revelation come in out about Chandler and Monica want to buy a young home plate , off from the city . However , the show turned it into a plot line of Rachel and Phoebe thinking Chandler was having an affair , which was n’t particularly enjoyable . It did n’t connect in the same suspicious way that other storylines did , and the reaction of the group to them actuate were quite infantile , which was a little odd for people of their years . Showing Rachel and Phoebe in such an interfering light also helped make this one of the worstFriendsepisodes .
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