Friends season 1
season of television series
The first season of the American television sitcom Friends aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 18, 1995.
Cast and 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
Anita Barone/Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick
Mitchell Whitfield as Barry Farber
Cosimo Fusco as Paolo
Maggie Wheeler as Janice Hosenstein
Jessica Hecht as Susan Bunch
Vincent Ventresca as Fun Bobby
Elliott Gould as Jack Geller
Christina Pickles as Judy Geller
Larry Hankin as Mr. Heckles
James Michael Tyler as Gunther
Guest stars
Merrill Markoe as Marsha, Ross' boss
Jill Goodacre as herself
Hank Azaria as David
Morgan Fairchild as Nora Bing
Fisher Stevens as Roger
Jon Lovitz as Steve
Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman
Leila Kenzle as Fran Devanow
George Clooney as Dr. Mitchell
Noah Wyle as Dr. Rosen
Jennifer Grey as Mindy
Claudia Shear as Fake Monica
Leah Remini as Lydia
Jonathan Silverman as Dr. Franzblau
Corinne Bohrer as Melanie
Lauren Tom as Julie
Sofia Milos as Aurora
Jennifer Grant as Nina
John Allen Nelson as Paul the Wine Guy
Geoffrey Lower as Alan
Beth Grant as Lizzy
Marianne Hagan as Joanne
Camille Saviola as The Horrible Woman
June Gable as The nurse
Lee Garlington as Ronni Rapalano
Brenda Vaccaro as Gloria Tribbiani
Robert Costanzo as Joey Tribbiani Sr.
Dorien Wilson as Mr. Douglas
Wayne Péré as Max
Episodes
Home media
The first season was officially released on DVD in region 1 on April 30, 2002 by Warner Home Video, becoming available in both the United States and Canada 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. Additionally, each episode is updated with color correction and sound enhancement.
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