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| |ShortSummary=Ross tries to prevent Rachel from learning that he slept with Chloe, the copy store employee. When she finds out anyway and they go back to her apartment and have a fight, the other four friends are trapped in Monica's bedroom, forced to listen in as Rachel decides to break up with Ross. | |ShortSummary=Ross tries to prevent Rachel from learning that he slept with Chloe, the copy store employee. When she finds out anyway and they go back to her apartment and have a fight, the other four friends are trapped in Monica's bedroom, forced to listen in as Rachel decides to break up with Ross. This episode yielded Ross's famous "We were on a break" line.<ref>{{cite book|last=Burnett|first=Marie Miranti|title=Sex, Secrets, And Lies: The Marriage Vows Revisited|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Hz3YIIjJXKcC&pg=PA7|accessdate=27 June 2012|year=2005|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9780595340828|pages=7–8}}</ref> | ||
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Season of television series
| Friends season 3 | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 Friends season 3 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 19, 1996 (1996-09-19) – May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15) |
| Season chronology | |
| ← Previous Season 2 Next → Season 4 | |
| List of episodes | |
The third season of Friends, an American situation comedy created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 19, 1996. It is usually regarded as some of the series's finest work. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 25 episodes and concluded airing on May 15, 1997.
Season synopsis
This season took on a significantly greater serialized format. Rachel begins working at Bloomingdale's and Ross becomes jealous of her co-worker, Mark Robinson. Ross and Rachel break up after Ross sleeps with the hot girl from the copy shop, Chloe. His insistence that he and Rachel were "on a break" becomes a running gag through the remaining seasons. The two show significant animosity towards each other through the second half of the season, though the cliffhanger ending suggests the two reconcile. Interestingly, the first episode after they break up does not focus on the two of them, but on Chandler, who's having a very hard time dealing with the situation, as it reminds him of his parents' divorce. Also early in the season Chandler and Janice's relationship takes a shocking turn when Joey accidentally sees Janice kissing her ex-husband in his office, which ultimately ends with Janice going back to him. Phoebe Buffay, established as having no family except for an identical twin sister, becomes acquainted with her half-brother, Frank Jr. and in the finale discovers her birth mother she never knew she had. Joey develops a crush on Kate, his acting partner in a new play. At first, she doesn't harbor feelings for him, even after sleeping together. However, after her boyfriend/director dumps her following a scathing review of the play, she turns to Joey for support. The relationship doesn't last long, as she is given an opportunity on a soap opera in Los Angeles. Monica begins a relationship with Pete Becker, a millionaire who has a crush on her. At first, she only sees him as a friend, but eventually, the two begin to date. Preparing for what she thinks is a marriage proposal, Pete confides in her that he wants to become the Ultimate Fighting Champion. After seeing him get beat up badly in two matches, she tells him he has to give it up. Since he won't, she breaks up with him.
Cast and characters
See also: Characters of Friends- (In particular, Characters of Friends#Introduced in season three)
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Episodes
See also: List of Friends episodes| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 49 | 1 | "The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy" | Gail Mancuso | Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins | September 19, 1996 (1996-09-19) | 465251 |
| 50 | 2 | "The One Where No One's Ready" | Gail Mancuso | Ira Ungerleider | September 26, 1996 (1996-09-26) | 465252 |
| 51 | 3 | "The One with the Jam" | Kevin S. Bright | Wil Calhoun | October 3, 1996 (1996-10-03) | 465253 |
| 52 | 4 | "The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel" | Steve Zuckerman | Alexa Junge | October 10, 1996 (1996-10-10) | 465254 |
| 53 | 5 | "The One with Frank Jr." | Steve Zuckerman | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | October 17, 1996 (1996-10-17) | 465255 |
| 54 | 6 | "The One with the Flashback" | Peter Bonerz | David Crane & Marta Kauffman | October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31) | 465256 |
| 55 | 7 | "The One with the Race Car Bed (1)" | Gail Mancuso | Seth Kurland | November 7, 1996 (1996-11-07) | 465257 |
| 56 | 8 | "The One with the Giant Poking Device (2)" | Gail Mancuso | Adam Chase | November 14, 1996 (1996-11-14) | 465258 |
| 57 | 9 | "The One with the Football" | Kevin S. Bright | Ira Ungerlinger | November 21, 1996 (1996-11-21) | 465259 |
| 58 | 10 | "The One Where Rachel Quits" | Terry Hughes | Greg Malins & Michael Curtis | December 12, 1996 (1996-12-12) | 465260 |
| 59 | 11 | "The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister" | Terry Hughes | Alexa Junge | January 9, 1997 (1997-01-09) | 465261 |
| 60 | 12 | "The One with All the Jealousy" | Robby Benson | Doty Abrams | January 16, 1997 (1997-01-16) | 465262 |
| 61 | 13 | "The One Where Monica and Richard are Just Friends" | Robby Benson | Michael Borkow | January 30, 1997 (1997-01-30) | 465265 |
| 62 | 14 | "The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner" | Robby Benson | Wil Calhoun | February 6, 1997 (1997-02-06) | 465266 |
| 63 | 15 | "The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break (1)" | James Burrows | Michael Borkow | February 13, 1997 (1997-02-13) | 465263 |
| 64 | 16 | "The One with the Morning After (2)" | James Burrows | David Crane & Marta Kauffman | February 20, 1997 (1997-02-20) | 465264 |
| 65 | 17 | "The One Without the Ski Trip" | Sam Simon | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | March 6, 1997 (1997-03-06) | 465267 |
| 66 | 18 | "The One with the Hypnosis Tape" | Robby Benson | Seth Kurland | March 13, 1997 (1997-03-13) | 465269 |
| 67 | 19 | "The One with the Tiny T-Shirt" | Terry Hughes | Adam Chase | March 27, 1997 (1997-03-27) | 465268 |
| 68 | 20 | "The One with the Dollhouse" | Terry Hughes | Wil Calhoun | April 10, 1997 (1997-04-10) | 465270 |
| 69 | 21 | "The One with a Chick and a Duck" | Michael Lembeck | Chris Brown | April 17, 1997 (1997-04-17) | 465271 |
| 70 | 22 | "The One with the Screamer" | Peter Bonerz | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | April 24, 1997 (1997-04-24) | 465272 |
| 71 | 23 | "The One with Ross's Thing" | Shelley Jensen | Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich | May 1, 1997 (1997-05-01) | 465274 |
| 72 | 24 | "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion" | Robby Benson | Story: Pang-Ni Landrum & Mark J. Kunerth Teleplay: Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | May 8, 1997 (1997-05-08) | 465273 |
| 73 | 25 | "The One at the Beach" | Pamela Fryman | Story: Pang-Ni Landrum & Mark J. Kunerth Teleplay: Adam Chase | May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15) | 465275 |
References
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