The ninth season of ''
Friends
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
'', an American
sitcom created by
David Crane and
Marta Kauffman, premiered on
NBC on September 26, 2002. ''Friends'' was produced by
Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with
Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 15, 2003.
Reception
Collider picked it as the worst ''Friends'' season, as they wrote that it was uneven, and that it creatively began to run out of steam "when there's a subplot in which
Joey can't remember if he's already slept with the woman he's dating". They picked "The One with Rachel's Other Sister" as its best episode.
Cast and characters
::''(In particular,
Introduced in season 9 or
Only in season 9)''
Main cast
*
Jennifer Aniston as
Rachel Green
Rachel Karen Green is a fictional character, one of the six main characters who appeared in the American sitcom ''Friends''. Portrayed by Jennifer Aniston, the character was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, and appeared in all of t ...
*
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
*
Paul Rudd as
Mike Hannigan
*
Hank Azaria as
David
*
Aisha Tyler as
Charlie Wheeler
*
Dermot Mulroney
Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in romantic comedy, western, and drama films. Appearing on screen since 1986, he is known for his work in various films such as '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' Stay ...
as
Gavin Mitchell
*
Phill Lewis as Steve
*
Melissa George as Molly
*
James Michael Tyler
James Michael Tyler (May 28, 1962 – October 24, 2021) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of Gunther on the NBC sitcom '' Friends''. Prior to acting, he was an assistant film editor and production assistant. His early works in ...
as
Gunther
Gundaharius or Gundahar (died 437), better known by his legendary names Gunther ( gmh, Gunther) or Gunnar ( non, Gunnarr), was a historical king of Burgundy in the early 5th century. Gundahar is attested as ruling his people shortly after they ...
Guest stars
*
Maggie Wheeler as
Janice Litman-Goralnik
*
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s.
Elliott's breakthrough role was in the ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination f ...
as
Jack Geller
Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends'' and its spin-off series ''Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast members: Rachel Green-Geller (Jennifer A ...
*
Christina Pickles as
Judy Geller
Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends'' and its Spin-off (media), spin-off series ''Joey (TV series), Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast member ...
*
Christina Applegate as
Amy Green
*
Freddie Prinze Jr. as
Sandy
Sandy may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Sandy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Sandy (surname), a list of people
*Sandy (singer), Brazilian singer and actress Sandy Leah Lima (born 1983)
* (Sandy) ...
*
Selma Blair
Selma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She played a number of roles in films and on television before obtaining recognition for her leading role in the film '' Brown's Requiem'' (1998). Her breakthrough came when she s ...
as
Wendy
*
John Stamos
John Phillip Stamos ( ; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which he was nominated for the Da ...
as Zack
*
Jeff Goldblum as Leonard Hayes
*
Cleo King as Nurse Kitty
*
Janet Hubert as Ms. McKenna
*
Kyle Gass as Lowell the Mugger
Episodes
denotes a "super-sized" 40-minute episode (with advertisements; actual runtime around 28 minutes).
United States ratings
Season 9 averaged 21.6 million viewers and finished as the second most watched show in the 2002–03 television season.
Notes
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friends (Season 9)
09
2002 American television seasons
2003 American television seasons