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The Best Episodes of Friends Season 4

Every episode of Friends Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Friends Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Friends Season 4 Episode 1 - The One with the Jellyfish
    8.6/10(7454 votes)

    #1 - The One with the Jellyfish

    S4:E1

    Ross chooses between Rachel and his bald-headed girlfriend Bonnie. Phoebe struggles to deal with the revelation that her mother's friend is actually her mother. Monica gets stung by a jellyfish, forcing Chandler and Joey to step up to the plate in order to relieve her pain.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Wil Calhoun

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  2. Friends Season 4 Episode 2 - The One with the Cat
    7.9/10(5878 votes)

    #2 - The One with the Cat

    S4:E2

    Phoebe believes that her adoptive mother's spirit resides in a cat that jumped into her guitar case in Central Perk. Monica goes on a date with Rachel's hunky high-school boyfriend, who was cool in high-school, but a failure now. And when Joey and Chandler decide to sell the entertainment center, Joey takes stupidity to a new level.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:Jill Condon, Amy Toomin Straus

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  3. Friends Season 4 Episode 3 - The One with the 'Cuffs
    8.5/10(6022 votes)

    #3 - The One with the 'Cuffs

    S4:E3

    Monica caters a party for her mother, who still doesn't quite know how to talk to her daughter. Chandler's encounter with Rachel's boss leads to an embarrassing situation. And an encyclopedia salesman takes advantage of Joey.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Seth Kurland

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  4. Friends Season 4 Episode 4 - The One with the Ballroom Dancing
    7.9/10(5757 votes)

    #4 - The One with the Ballroom Dancing

    S4:E4

    Joey attempts ballroom dancing in order to help Monica and Rachel keep their illegal sublet. Phoebe is attracted to one of her massage clients. And Ross tries to help Chandler quit the gym.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writers:Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen

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  5. Friends Season 4 Episode 5 - The One with Joey's New Girlfriend
    8.3/10(5827 votes)

    #5 - The One with Joey's New Girlfriend

    S4:E5

    Chandler hits on a woman at Central Perk, not realizing she is Joey's new girlfriend. He soon realizes he is very attracted to, possibly in love, with her. Ross and Rachel play the jealousy game in their relationships. And Phoebe desperately tries to catch a cold after discovering that her voice is sexier and her singing better when she has phlegm in her throat.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writers:Michael Curtis, Greg Malins

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  6. Friends Season 4 Episode 6 - The One with the Dirty Girl
    8.4/10(5962 votes)

    #6 - The One with the Dirty Girl

    S4:E6

    Ross's new girlfriend seems nearly perfect until he visits her house and discovers that her apartment is incredibly dirty. Chandler helps Joey pick out a thoughtful present for Kathy's birthday. Rachel attempts to finish a crossword puzzle by herself. And Phoebe helps Monica cater a funeral.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:Scott Silveri, Shana Goldberg-Meehan

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  7. Friends Season 4 Episode 7 - The One Where Chandler Crosses the Line
    8.3/10(6056 votes)

    #7 - The One Where Chandler Crosses the Line

    S4:E7

    Chandler must decide between the girl of his dreams and his best friend when he and Kathy share a passionate kiss. Needless to say, Joey is not happy when he finds out about it. And nobody wants to tell Ross how awful his keyboard playing is.

    Director:Kevin S. Bright
    Writer:Adam Chase

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  8. Friends Season 4 Episode 8 - The One with Chandler in a Box
    8.8/10(7377 votes)

    #8 - The One with Chandler in a Box

    S4:E8

    Chandler agrees to spend Thanksgiving in a shipping crate as penance for kissing Kathy. The gang decides to give each other Secret Santa gifts. After Monica gets ice in her eye, she ends up visiting Richard's son, who is as attracted to Monica as his father was.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Michael Borkow

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  9. Friends Season 4 Episode 9 - The One Where They're Going to Party!
    8.0/10(5613 votes)

    #9 - The One Where They're Going to Party!

    S4:E9

    Chandler and Ross's college friend Gandalf is planning to come to town. Gandalf is "the party wizard." Ross and Chandler are very excited until Gandalf cancels. However, they decide to make their own party with Joey's help. Joanna squashes Rachel's chance at a promotion. And when Monica fills in for a friend as food critic for a small newspaper, she must decide between a steady job as head chef of a restaurant she panned or keeping her catering business with her friend Phoebe.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writers:Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen

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  10. Friends Season 4 Episode 10 - The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie
    8.0/10(5627 votes)

    #10 - The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie

    S4:E10

    Ross must decide whether to continue dating a girl he must travel two-and-a-half hours to see. Chandler sets Rachel up with a co-worker who misunderstands her intentions. Monica is being treated poorly by her new co-workers so she hires Joey just so she can fire him and show who's the boss. And Phoebe tries to write the perfect holiday song.

    Director:Gary Halvorson
    Writer:Scott Silveri

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  11. Friends Season 4 Episode 11 - The One with Phoebe's Uterus
    8.5/10(6078 votes)

    #11 - The One with Phoebe's Uterus

    S4:E11

    Phoebe considers her options when her brother visits with his new wife and asks her to carry their child. Joey works as a tour guide at Ross's museum and tries to tear down the walls between tour guides and scientists. And Chandler seeks advice from Monica and Rachel after he fears that he will not live up to Kathy's sexual expectations--especially since the last guy she slept with before him was Joey.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Seth Kurland

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  12. Friends Season 4 Episode 12 - The One with the Embryos
    8.9/10(10847 votes)

    #12 - The One with the Embryos

    S4:E12

    Phoebe's uterus is examined for implantation of the embryos. Meanwhile, a seemingly harmless game between Chandler and Joey against Monica and Rachel escalates into a full blown contest where the stakes are raised higher and higher.

    Director:Kevin S. Bright
    Writers:Jill Condon, Amy Toomin Straus

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  13. Friends Season 4 Episode 13 - The One with Rachel's Crush
    7.9/10(5596 votes)

    #13 - The One with Rachel's Crush

    S4:E13

    After seeing Kathy's play, Chandler becomes convinced she is cheating on him with her co-star. Rachel develops a crush on one of her customers. Monica becomes jealous when she realizes she is no longer the 'hostess'.

    Director:Dana De Vally Piazza
    Writer:Shana Goldberg-Meehan

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  14. Friends Season 4 Episode 14 - The One with Joey's Dirty Day
    8.1/10(5641 votes)

    #14 - The One with Joey's Dirty Day

    S4:E14

    After a three-day fishing trip with his dad, Joey is in a jam when he doesn't have time to take a shower before going to the set of Charlton Heston's new movie. Rachel, continuing to fawn over clothing shopper Joshua, sets Ross up with her boss's niece Emily when she is unable to take her to the opera. And while Chandler is despondent after his breakup with Kathy, the girls take him to a strip club.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Wil Calhoun

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  15. Friends Season 4 Episode 15 - The One with All the Rugby
    8.3/10(5888 votes)

    #15 - The One with All the Rugby

    S4:E15

    Chandler runs into Janice, and finds her more irritating than ever. Meanwhile, Ross attempts to learn how to play rugby to impress Emily and Monica obsesses over an electric switch in her new apartment.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Friends Season 4 Episode 16 - The One with the Fake Party
    8.0/10(5687 votes)

    #16 - The One with the Fake Party

    S4:E16

    With two days left until Emily's departure back to England, Rachel throws a fake party for her, just so that she can see Joshua outside of work. And a pregnant (vegetarian) Phoebe craves meat.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Friends Season 4 Episode 17 - The One with the Free Porn
    8.4/10(5839 votes)

    #17 - The One with the Free Porn

    S4:E17

    Chandler and Joey discover that they're getting a free porno station on their TV. Monica encourages Ross to tell Emily he loves her just before she leaves for London. Phoebe gets some shocking news when she visits her OB-GYN.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Friends Season 4 Episode 18 - The One with Rachel's New Dress
    8.0/10(5586 votes)

    #18 - The One with Rachel's New Dress

    S4:E18

    Rachel has an awkward encounter with Joshua's parents. Phoebe is offered the chance to name one of the triplets. Ross becomes paranoid when Emily goes to London with Susan.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Friends Season 4 Episode 19 - The One with All the Haste
    8.6/10(5901 votes)

    #19 - The One with All the Haste

    S4:E19

    Ross proposes to Emily. Monica and Rachel try to win their apartment back from Chandler and Joey.

    Director:Kevin S. Bright
    Writers:Scott Silveri, Wil Calhoun

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  20. Friends Season 4 Episode 20 - The One with All the Wedding Dresses
    8.5/10(5789 votes)

    #20 - The One with All the Wedding Dresses

    S4:E20

    Chandler takes Joey to a sleep clinic when he starts snoring. After Ross asks Monica to pick up Emily's wedding dress, she tries it on and can't stop wearing it. Meanwhile, jealous of Ross's proposal to Emily, Rachel tries to talk Joshua into marriage.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Friends Season 4 Episode 21 - The One with the Invitation
    7.3/10(6244 votes)

    #21 - The One with the Invitation

    S4:E21

    As Ross and Emily send out wedding invitations, he and Rachel each look back on their relationship together while Joey and Chandler look for a purpose in life.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Seth Kurland

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  22. Friends Season 4 Episode 22 - The One with the Worst Best Man Ever
    8.0/10(5634 votes)

    #22 - The One with the Worst Best Man Ever

    S4:E22

    Joey convinces Ross to pick him as his best man instead of Chandler. He throws a great bachelor party, but the next morning he's shocked to find out that the wedding ring is missing and he suspects that the stripper stole it. Meanwhile, Phoebe is experiencing major mood swings due to her pregnancy and the girls decide to throw her a baby shower to cheer her up, but it only makes matters worse.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Friends Season 4 Episode 23 - The One with Ross's Wedding
    8.5/10(6133 votes)

    #23 - The One with Ross's Wedding

    S4:E23

    The gang heads over to London for Ross and Emily's wedding. Joey can't contain his excitement about London which annoys Chandler to no end and results in two of them arguing. While the guys are touring the city, Monica, together with Ross and Emily, visit the chapel where the wedding ceremony is supposed to take place only to find out that it's being torn down prematurely. Phoebe tries to warn the gang that Rachel is coming to London to tell Ross that she still loves him. After the initial excitement about visiting England dissipates, Joey begins to feel homesick, however, one of the bridesmaids helps him to forget about it. Meanwhile, Ross and Emily's parents get into an argument over the bill for the wedding.

    Director:Kevin S. Bright
    Writer:Michael Borkow

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The One with the Jellyfish" is the best rated episode of "Friends" season 4. It scored 8.6/10 based on 7454 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by Wil Calhoun, it aired on 9/25/1997. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The One with the Cat".