Friends season 6
season of television series
The sixth season of the American television sitcom Friends aired on NBC from September 23, 1999 to May 18, 2000.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
Courteney Cox Arquette 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
Elle Macpherson as Janine LaCroix
Alexandra Holden as Elizabeth Stevens
Bruce Willis as Paul Stevens
Reese Witherspoon as Jill Green
Tom Selleck as Richard Burke
James Michael Tyler as Gunther
Ron Glass as Russell, the divorce lawyer
Guest stars
Elliott Gould as Jack Geller
Christina Pickles as Judy Geller
June Gable as Estelle Leonard
Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick Bunch
Jessica Hecht as Susan Bunch
Conchata Ferrell as the judge
Ralph Lauren as himself
Joanna Gleason as Kim
Missi Pyle as Hillary
Kristian Alfonso as Hope Brady
Mitchell Whitfield as Barry
Paul Gleason as Jack
Pat Finn as Dr. Roger
Louis Mandylor as Carl
Oliver Muirhead as the jeweller
Brian Dunkleman as the customer
Cheryl Hines as Woman #2
Episodes
Home media
Reception
Collider ranked the season Number 5 on their ranking of all ten Friends seasons, and named "The One Where Ross Got High" as its standout episode.
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