Season 9

Season Nine

Season nine begins with Ross and Rachel living together as roommates with baby Emma. Monica and Chandler try to conceive a baby of their own but find out that they are unable to, due to health restrictions. Phoebe begins dating Mike Hannigan (Paul Rudd), and chooses to be with him over her ex-boyfriend David (Hank Azaria). Rachel and Emma move in with Joey in the middle of the season, and Rachel develops romantic feelings for him, while the rest of the “friends” try hard to get Ross and Rachel back together. The group travels to Barbados in the finale to hear Ross give a keynote speech at a palaeontology conference. Joey and his girlfriend Charlie (Aisha Tyler) break up, and she begins a relationship with Ross. Joey and Rachel's feelings for each other return, and the finale ends with them kissing.

Season synopsis

Monica Bing (Courteney Cox) and Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) continue trying have a child throughout the ninth season but discover that they are unlikely to conceive when they go to fertility specialist. Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) begins dating Mike Hannigan (Paul Rudd), who Joey set her up with at the last minute and chooses to be with him over her ex David (Hank Azaria) after some agonizing ponderings. Rachel Green moves out of Ross's (David Schwimmer) apartment along with Emma Geller Green and moves back in with Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) when the two of them have a fight over them dating other people. Towards the end of the season Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) finds herself developing romantic feelings towards Joey after having a dream about the two of them together. While giving some palaeontologists a tour of the city Ross Geller finds himself attracted to one named Charlie (Aisha Tyler) who finds herself with feelings towards Joey, and the two start dating which devastates both Ross Geller and Rachel Green. In the season finale, the gang travels to Barbados to hear Ross give a keynote speech at a palaeontology conference where Charlie ends up kissing Ross Geller; Joey Tribbiani seeing this decides to go ahead with a relationship with Rachel Green, after she had confessed her feelings for him.

 

Cast and characters

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

Guest stars Maggie Wheeler as Janice Hosenstein Elliott Gould as Jack Geller Christina Pickles as Judy Geller Christina Applegate as Amy Green Freddie Prinze Jr. as Sandy Selma Blair as Wendy

Recurring cast Paul Rudd as Mike Hannigan Hank Azaria as David Aisha Tyler as Charlie Wheeler Dermot Mulroney as Gavin Mitchell Phill Lewis as Steve James Michael Tyler as Gunther