The fourth season of the American television sitcom Friends aired on NBC from September 25, 1997 to May 7, 1998.
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 Helen Baxendale as Emily Waltham Tate Donovan as Joshua Burgin Giovanni Ribisi as Frank Buffay, Jr. Debra Jo Rupp as Alice Buffay Alison La Placa as Joanna Michael G. Hagerty as Mr. Treeger James Michael Tyler as Gunther Teri Garr as Phoebe Abbott Paxton Whitehead as Mr. Waltham Laura Dean as Sophie Paget Brewster as Kathy
Guest stars Maggie Wheeler as Janice Litman Elliott Gould as Jack Geller Christina Pickles as Judy Geller Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick Jessica Hecht as Susan Bunch Penn Jillette as Encyclopedia Salesman Dan Gauthier as Chip Matthews Rebecca Romijn as Cheryl Taylor Negron as Alessandro Sherri Shepherd as Rhonda, the tour guide Tom Conti as Steven Waltham Jennifer Saunders as Andrea Waltham June Whitfield as the housekeeper Olivia Williams as Felicity Jane Carr as the ticket agent Hugh Laurie as The Gentleman on the Plane Richard Branson as souvenir seller Anne Betancourt as The Saleslady Christina Moore as Marjorie Thea Mann as Sleep Clinic Worker Sarah Ferguson as Herself
Episodes
Home media The fourth season was officially released on DVD in region 1 on July 15, 2003 by Warner Home Video, 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. Special Features include 3 audio commentaries with executive producers Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kaufmann and David Crane, a video guide to season four's guest stars, a full-length documentary exploring the Friends phenomenon in other countries, a trivia quiz and video character bios. For region 2, the release included the original NBC broadcast version of the episodes, and not the extended versions unlike the region 1 release.
Season 4 was released on Blu-ray altogether with the rest of the series on the Complete Series releases; in this releases the episodes are presented in their original NBC broadcast versions and does not include the extra deleted scenes and jokes that were included in the DVD version. Additional audio and subtitle tracks are also included with this releases.
Friends: The Complete Fourth Season Set Details Special Features 23 episodes (1 double-length episode) 4-disc set (DVD) 2 discs (Blu-ray) English (Dolby 5.0 Surround) (DVD) English (Dolby Digital 5.1) (Blu-ray) English, French, Spanish, Chinese & Korean subtitles Audio Commentaries 561 minutes (DVD) 535 minutes (Blu-ray) Over 30 minutes of Never-Before-Seen footage included on every episode (DVD Only) Producers Commentary on 3 episodes: "The One with Chandler in a Box", "The One with the Embryos" and "The One with Ross's Wedding" Friends Around the World: An All-New Documentary Friends of Friends: Video Guestbook What's Up with Your Friends: Video Character Bios Who Knows Whom Best?: Trivia Quiz (DVD Only) Release Dates Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 July 15, 2003 May 29, 2000 October 4, 2006
Reception Collider ranked the season Number 8 on their ranking of all ten Friends seasons, and named "The One with the Embryos" as its standout episode.
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