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Friends
Season 2

Friends season 2 DVD cover

Starring
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1995 –
May 16, 1996
Season chronology

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The second season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 21, 1995. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 16, 1996.

On Rotten Tomatoes season 2 has 3 reviews listed, all positive.[1]

Collider ranked the season number 7 on their ranking of the ten Friends seasons. According to them, "The One with the Prom Video" was its standout episode.[2]

Cast and characters

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The second season was officially released on DVD in region 1 on September 3, 2002, as a 4-disc DVD Box Set. The release includes the extended versions of every episode with footage not seen on their original NBC broadcast. Special Features include 2 audio commentaries with executive producers Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kaufmann and David Crane, a video guide to season two's guest stars, an uncut version of Pheobe's "Smelly Cat" music video; an interactive map of Monica and Rachel's apartment with inside stories from the crew, a trivia quiz and video character bios. For region 2, the release included the original NBC broadcast version of the episodes, and not the extended versions unlike the region 1 release.

Along with the first season, Season Two also had an individual Blu-ray release for region A on April 30, 2013, in this release the episodes are presented in their original NBC broadcast versions and does not include the extra deleted scenes and jokes that were included in the DVD version. For unknown reasons, the 2 audio commentaries that were released with the DVD's were not included in the Blu-ray version, unlike the previous season Blu-ray release that did include the audio commentary on the pilot episode. Additional audio & subtitle tracks are also included with this release.

Friends: The Complete Second Season
Set Details Special Features
  • 23 episodes (1 double-length episode)
  • 4-disc set (DVD)
  • 2-disc set (Blu-ray)
  • English (Dolby 5.0 Surround)
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • English, French & Spanish subtitles
  • Audio Commentaries
  • 566 minutes (DVD)
  • 545 minutes (Blu-ray)
  • Over 22 minutes of Never-Before-Seen footage included on every episode (DVD Only)
  • Producers Commentary on 2 episodes: "The One With the List" and "The One with the Prom Video" (DVD Only)
  • Open House at Monica and Rachel's Place: Interactive Map [b]
  • Friends of Friends: Video Guest Book
  • Trivia Quiz: "How Well Do You Know Your Friends?" [c]
  • The Never-Before-Seen Version of "Smelly Cat"
  • What's Up With Your Friends? Video Character Bios [d]
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 3, 2002 May 29, 2000 October 4, 2006
  1. ^ These episodes originally aired as a single double-length episode but are sometimes split into two episodes for syndication, reruns and DVD presentation.
  2. ^ Not available on the 2019 re-release of the DVD's
  3. ^ Not available on the 2019 re-release of the DVD's
  4. ^ Not available on the 2019 re-release of the DVD's
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  2. ^ Chitwood, Adam (December 26, 2019). "'Friends' Seasons Ranked from Worst to Best". Collider.
  3. ^ Graham, Jefferson (September 27, 1995). "NBC Sunday starters stumble". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
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  9. ^ This scene is excluded from most DVD boxes and Netflix
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