Episode Rankings: Friends

Friends is the first TV show I watched (or I guess you could say binged) from start to finish. It's a show I have a lot of love and nostalgia for. Sure, it hasn't all aged the best, but Friends is and will always be a comfort show for me, mostly because of the cast. If you wonder why the show has so many iconic lines, it's because of how well they're delivered, and the chemistry between the titular Friends is so good it feels like you're friends with them too, a feeling some of the best sitcoms just can't replicate. Here's my ranking of its episodes:

1. The One Where Everyone Finds Out (S5.14) - Half an hour of nonstop hilarity, one of the funniest episodes of television ever
2. The One With The Embryos (S4.12)
3. The One With Ross's Wedding: Part 2 (S4.24) - In a soap opera, this cliffhanger would be fairly average. In a sitcom, it's absolutely genius.
4. The Last One: Part 2 (S10.18)
5. The One Where No One's Ready (S3.02) - The gold standard of bottle episodes.
6. The One With The Prom Video (S2.14)
7. The One With The Thanksgiving Flashbacks (S5.08)
8. The One With Monica And Chandler's Wedding: Part 2 (S7.24)
9. The One With The Jellyfish (S4.01)
10. The One With The Videotape (S8.04)
11. The One With Chandler In A Box (S4.08)
12. The One With The Morning After (S3.16)
13. The One With Unagi (S6.17)
14. The One With All The Resolutions (S5.11)
15. The One With Ross's Wedding: Part 1 (S4.23)
16. The One Where Ross Got High (S6.09)
17. The One Where Ross Finds Out (S2.07)
18. The One Where Ross Can't Flirt (S5.19)
19. The One With Monica And Chandler's Wedding: Part 1 (S7.23)
20. The One With The Football (S3.09)
21. The One With The Beach (S3.25)
22. The One Where They All Turn Thirty (S7.14)
23. The One With The Cop (S5.16)
24. The Last One: Part 1 (S10.17)
25. The One With The Rumor (S8.09)
26. The One With The Blackout (S1.07)
27. The One With Ross's New Girlfriend (S2.01)
28. The One Where Chandler Crosses The Line (S4.07)
29. The One With The Late Thanksgiving (S10.08)
30. The One With The Blind Dates (S9.14)
31. The One In Vegas: Part 2 (S5.24)
32. The One With All The Poker (S1.18)
33. The One With Ross's Sandwich (S5.09)
34. The One Where Eddie Won't Go (S2.19)
35. The One With All The Haste (S4.19)
36. The One With George Stephanopoulos (S1.04) - This one didn't do much for me as a kid, but I rewatched it a year or two ago and it punched me in the gut. Hands down the most relatable episode in the series.
37. The One With Massapequa (S8.18)
38. The One With The Routine (S6.10)
39. The One With All The Kissing (S5.02)
40. The One With The Red Sweater (S8.02)
41. The One Where They're Up All Night (S7.12)
42. The One Where Rachel's Sister Babysits (S10.05)
43. The One With Rachel's Other Sister (S9.08)
44. The One Where Paul's The Man (S6.22)
45. The One With The Lottery (S9.18)
46. The One With Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss (S5.17)
47. The One With The Stoned Guy (S1.15)
48. The One With The Giant Poking Device (S3.08)
49. The One With The Baby Shower (S8.20)
50. The One With The Holiday Armadillo (S7.10)
51. The One With The Proposal: Part 2 (S6.25)
52. The One With Joey's New Girlfriend (S4.05)
53. The One With Rachel's Going Away Party (S10.16)
54. The One With The Two Parties (S2.22)
55. The One Where Monica Sings (S9.13)
56. The One Where Rachel Tells (S8.03)
57. The One With The Lesbian Wedding (S2.11)
58. The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance (S6.04)
59. The One With All The Wedding Dresses (S4.20)
60. The One With The Flashback (S3.06)
61. The One With Phoebe's Uterus (S4.11)
62. The One With The Mugging (S9.15)
63. The One With The Dozen Lasagnas (S1.12)
64. The One Where Ross And Rachel... You Know... (S2.15)
65. The One With Ross's Tan (S10.03)
66. The One Where Emma Cries (S9.02)
67. The One Where Ross Moves In (S5.07)
68. The One With The Tea Leaves (S8.17)
69. The One With The Fertility Test (S9.21)
70. The One With The Birth (S1.23)
71. The One Where The Stripper Cries (S10.11)
72. The One With The Cheap Wedding Dresses (S7.17)
73. The One In Vegas: Part 1 (S5.23)
74. The One Without The Ski Trip (S3.17)
75. The One With The Nap Partners (S7.06)
76. The One With A Chick And A Duck (S3.21)
77. The One With The Cuffs (S4.03)
78. The One With The Baby On The Bus (S2.06)
79. The One Where Estelle Dies (S10.15)
80. The One Where Eddie Moves In (S2.17)
81. The One With The Last Night (S6.06)
82. The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey (S5.15)
83. The One With The East German Laundry Detergent (S1.05)
84. The One With All The Rugby (S4.15)
85. The One With The Boob Job (S9.16)
86. The One Where Chandler Takes A Bath (S8.13)
87. The One That Could've Been: Part 1 (S6.15)
88. The One With All The Cheesecakes (S7.11)
89. The One With Joey's Big Break (S5.22)
90. The One With The Two Parts: Part 2 (S1.17)
91. The One Where Ross Says Rachel (S5.01)
92. The One With The Screamer (S3.22)
93. The One With The Race Car Bed (S3.07)
94. The One With Joey's New Brain (S7.15)
95. The One Where Ross Hugs Rachel (S6.02)
96. The One After The Superbowl: Part 1 (S2.12)
97. The One With Barry And Mindy's Wedding (S2.24)
98. The One Where Joey Dates Rachel (S8.12)
99. The One With The Memorial Service (S9.17)
100. The One With Monica's Thunder (S7.01)
101. The One With The Birth Mother (S10.09)
102. The One With The Proposal: Part 1 (S6.24)
103. The One With Ross's Inappropriate Song (S9.07)
104. The One With Chandler's Work Laugh (S5.12)
105. The One With Rachel's New Dress (S4.18)
106. The One Where Rosita Dies (S7.13)
107. The One Where Joey Moves Out (S2.16)
108. The One Hundredth (S5.03)
109. The One Where Joey Tells Rachel (S8.16)
110. The One Where Rachel Finds Out (S1.24)
111. The One With The Ride Along (S5.20)
112. The One Where Ross Is Fine (S10.02)
113. The One With Rachel's Date (S8.05)
114. The One With The Princess Leia Fantasy (S3.01)
115. The One With The Thumb (S1.03)
116. The One After Vegas (S6.01)
117. The One With The Male Nanny (S9.06)
118. The One With The Stripper (S8.08)
119. The One With Princess Consuela (S10.14)
120. The One Where Nana Dies Twice (S1.08)
121. The One With The Ballroom Dancing (S4.04)
122. The One Where Old Yeller Dies (S2.20)
123. The One With The Ring (S6.23)
124. The One With Ross's Thing (S3.23)
125. The One With The Girl From Poughkeepsie (S4.10)
126. The One After I Do (S8.01)
127. The One Where Heckles Dies (S2.03)
128. The One With The Engagement Picture (S7.05)
129. The One With The Kips (S5.05)
130. The One With The Two Parts: Part 1 (S1.16)
131. The One With The Truth About London (S7.16)
132. The One With Ross's Denial (S6.03)
133. The One With The Soap Opera Party (S8.20)
134. The One With The Cooking Class (S8.21)
135. The One With Ross And Rachel On A Break (S3.15)
136. The One In Barbados: Part 1 (S8.23)
137. The One With Ross's Teeth (S6.08)
138. The One With The Dirty Girl (S4.06)
139. The One With The Ball (S5.21)
140. The One Where Rachel Quits (S3.10)
141. The One After The Superbowl: Part 2 (S2.13)
142. The One With Phoebe's Cookies (S7.03)
143. The One Where Chandler Can't Cry (S6.14)
144. The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner (S9.05)
145. The One With Rachel's Crush (S4.13)
146. The One With The Hypnosis Tape (S3.18)
147. The One With Ross's Grant (S10.06)
148. The One With Joey's Porsche (S6.05)
149. The One With Phoebe's Rats (S9.12)
150. The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate (S1.01)
151. The One With The Ick Factor (S1.22)
152. The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS (S5.04)
153. The One With The Free Porn (S4.17)
154. The One With Joey's Award (S7.18)
155. The One With The Worst Best Man Ever (S4.22)
156. The One Where Dr Ramoray Dies (S2.18)
157. The One With The Boobies (S1.13)
158. The One That Could've Been: Part 2 (S6.16)
159. The One With The Jam (S3.03)
160. The One With The List (S2.08)
161. The One After Joey And Rachel Kiss (S10.01)
162. The One Where Monica And Richard Are Just Friends (S3.13)
163. The One Where Phoebe Runs (S6.07)
164. The One With Russ (S2.10)
165. The One With Frank Jr (S3.05)
166. The One Where Rachel Is Late (S8.22)
167. The One With The Dollhouse (S3.20)
168. The One With The Bullies (S2.21)
169. The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad (S6.21)
170. The One With Joey's Dirty Day (S4.14)
171. The One Where The Underdog Gets Away (S1.09)
172. The One With The Inappropriate Sister (S5.10)
173. The One With The Halloween Party (S8.06)
174. The One With The Joke (S6.12)
175. The One With The Secret Closet (S8.14)
176. The One With The Breast Milk (S2.02)
177. The One With The Yeti (S5.06)
178. The One With Rachel's Assistant (S7.04)
179. The One With The Ultimate Fighting Champion (S3.23)
180. The One With The Home Study (S10.07)
181. The One With The Pediatrician (S9.03)
182. The One With Monica's Boots (S8.10)
183. The One With The Apothecary Table (S6.11)
184. The One In Barbados: Part 2 (S9.24) - Believe it or not, I don't hate Joey and Rachel. My problem with this finale is actually the table tennis subplot.
185. The One With The Fake Party (S4.16)
186. The One With Phoebe's Husband (S2.04)
187. The One With Fake Monica (S1.21)
188. The One With The Cake (S10.04)
189. The One With Ross And Monica's Cousin (S7.19)
190. The One With All The Jealousy (S3.12)
191. The One With Rachel's Dream (S9.19)
192. The One With All The Candy (S7.09)
193. The One With The Cat (S4.02)
194. The One With The Sonogram At The End (S1.02)
195. The One Where Chandler Gets Caught (S10.10)
196. The One Where Ross Dates A Student (S6.18)
197. The One With The Tiny T-Shirt (S3.19)
198. The One With Rachel's Book (S7.02)
199. The One With The Metaphorical Tunnel (S3.04)
200. The One With The Stain (S8.07)
201. The One With The Candy Hearts (S1.14)
202. The One With The Birthing Video (S8.15)
203. The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs (S7.08)
204. The One With Rachel's Sister (S6.13)
205. The One With The Butt (S1.06)
206. The One With The Evil Orthodontist (S1.20)
207. The One With Joey's Fridge (S6.19)
208. The One With Phoebe's Wedding (S10.12) - I really wish I liked this one more than I did, but everyone's just so annoying in it!
209. The One With Ross's Library Book (S7.07)
210. The One With Mrs Bing (S1.11)
211. The One Where No One Proposes (S9.01)
212. The One With Joey's Bag (S5.13)
213. The One With Rachel's Big Kiss (S7.20) - This was exploitative, entirely driven by a desperate attempt to get views the show didn't even need.
214. The One With Phoebe's Dad (S2.09)
215. The One Where Rachel Smokes (S5.18)
216. The One With Rachel's Phone Number (S9.09)
217. The One With Chandler's Dad (S7.22) - This one hasn't aged well.
218. The One With Ross's Step Forward (S8.11)
219. The One Where Joey Speaks French (S10.13)
220. The One Where Rachel Has A Baby: Part 1 (S8.23)
221. The One Where Rachel Goes Back To Work (S9.11)
222. The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister (S3.11)
223. The One With The Monkey (S1.10)
224. The One With Mac And C.H.E.E.S.E. (S6.20)
225. The One Where The Monkey Gets Away (S1.19)
226. The One With The Chicken Pox (S2.23)
227. The One With Phoebe's Ex-Partner (S3.14)
228. The One With Two Steaks And An Eggplant (S2.05)
229. The One With The Donor (S9.22)
230. The One With Joey's Interview (S8.19)
231. The One With The Vows (S7.21)
232. The One Where They're Going To Party! (S4.09) - Most depressing episode ever.
233. The One Where Rachel Has A Baby: Part 2 (S8.24) - I'm still, and always will be, mad about this episode.
234. The One With The Sharks (S9.04) - Who the hell thought this episode was okay?
235. The One With The Invitation (S4.21) - One of the worst clip show episodes simply for introducing the trend of giving seasons clip show episodes.
236. The One With Christmas In Tulsa (S9.10)