Product details: - Product group: Video
- Edition: VHS Tape
- Publisher: Warner Home Video
- Format: PAL
- Release Date: 2003-10-27
- Number of discs: 1
- Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer
- Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
- Package Dimensions: 7.32 x 57 x 75 inches
Nine years is a long time for any group of Friends to stick so closely together, but somehow the gang are still as daftly charming as ever. After the birth of Emma, Rachel comes to terms with being a mother surprisingly well. It's how everyone else deals with it that makes things interesting. Joey's accidental proposal creates weird friction between him and Ross, who breaks his finger throwing the show's first ever punch. Monica becomes desperately broody and attempts all manner of convoluted ways of persuading Chandler (unfortunately he inadvertently bankrupts them in a move to Tulsa). Phoebe, on the other hand, occupies herself in the dating game, holding on to Mike (Paul Rudd) in the longest guest star relationship anyone's ever had. Other surprise guests this year include Freddie Prinze Jr as an overly sensitive nanny (in the 200th episode), Christina Applegate as another of Rachel's sisters and Jeff Goldblum playing himself on the set of another movie on which Joey is trying to get a break. As always the sparks occasionally fly between Rachel and Ross, while the others manage to strain their own relationships to the max. The real reason for watching now is the one-off kooky scenarios in which they--or rather Joey--get into. His endless dating finally sees him stuck for remembering if he's already slept with a girl; he botches an attempt at eyebrow waxing; and he manages to make Chandler think that Monica wants a breast enhancement. A 10th series and potential movie spin-off were announced well before the year was over, meaning six very rich actors will be supplying the fun for some time yet to come. --Paul Tonks
Customer reviews:  Comedy as hilarious as ever, DVD abysmal, 2003-11-01
I presume that the people who give five stars to this "Friends" edition actually reward the comedy itself rather than the nonexistent quality of this DVD, otherwise... The DVD comes with no extras whatsoever, not even the 2-3 extra minutes previously included. I see no point in this other than an arrogant certainty from the part of the distributing company that "Friends" has an in-built selling drive, which needs not be reinforced in any way. Be that as it may, this is no way to treat a loyal public that followed the series from the word go. I expect to see something much more rewarding in the concluding tenth series, otherwise I will prefer to go cold turkey and NOT buy the DVDs anymore!...
 one of the best series yet!, 2003-02-24
this series is shaping up to be one of the best yet (and it has a lot to be compared to!) those who felt that series 9 was taking it too far (and that includes me) should eat their words. one of the highlights of this box set is certainly the renewal of chemistry between ross and rachel, something that previous series' had lost. the 'will they or wont they' senario is back, with amusing consequences. highlights of this particular video include phoebes birthday party, the one with freddie prinze-junior guest-starring as ross and rachel's male nanny, and the hilarious sight that is ross and rachel rapping 'baby got back' to their baby. overall one of the best friends videos yet!
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