Friends season 2 explained

Season Number:	2
Bgcolour:	AE152C
Image Upright:	1.15
Num Episodes:	24
Network:	NBC
Prev Season:	Season 1
Next Season:	Season 3
Episode List:	List of Friends episodes

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.

Reception

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

Collider ranked the season #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

See main article: article and List of Friends characters.

Main cast

• Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
• Courteney Cox as Monica Geller
• Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
• Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani
• Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
• David Schwimmer as Ross Geller

Recurring cast

• Lauren Tom as Julie
• Mike Hagerty as Mr. Treeger
• Tom Selleck as Richard Burke
• Adam Goldberg as Eddie Menuek
• Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick
• Jessica Hecht as Susan Bunch
• June Gable as Estelle Leonard
• James Michael Tyler as Gunther

Guest stars

• Audra Lindley as Frances (Phoebe's Grandmother)
• Maggie Wheeler as Janice Litman
• Cosimo Fusco as Paolo
• Marlo Thomas as Sandra Green
• Ron Leibman as Leonard Green
• Elliott Gould as Jack Geller
• Christina Pickles as Judy Geller
• Emily Procter as Annabel
• Joel Beeson as The Hombre Man (Todd)
• Brittney Powell as Jade
• Chris Young as Steven Fishman
• Max Wright as Terry
• Chrissie Hynde as Stephanie Schiffer
• Lea Thompson as the Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
• Giovanni Ribisi as "condom boy" (uncredited)
• Arye Gross as Michael
• Michael McKean as Mr. Rastatter
• Vincent Ventresca as Fun Bobby
• Phil Leeds as Mr. Adelman
• Brooke Shields as Erika
• Chris Isaak as Rob Donnen
• Fred Willard as the zookeeper
• Dan Castellaneta as the zoo janitor
• Jean-Claude Van Damme as himself
• Julia Roberts as Susie Moss
• Charlie Sheen as Ryan
• Brian Posehn as the script messenger
• Mitchell Whitfield as Barry Farber

Episodes

See also: List of Friends episodes.

Home media

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 Friends of Friends: Video Guest Book Trivia Quiz: "How Well Do You Know Your Friends?" The Never-Before-Seen Version of "Smelly Cat" What's Up With Your Friends? Video Character Bios
Release Dates
Region 1		Region 2		Region 4
September 3, 2002		May 29, 2000		October 4, 2006

Notes and References

1. Web site: Friends: Season 2 . .
2. Web site: 'Friends' Seasons Ranked from Worst to Best. Adam. Chitwood. . December 26, 2019.