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Joey and Janine (Elle Macpherson) heat up the New Year's Rockin' Eve set. The Apartment Shuffle: Chandler and Monica take the big leap and move in together. The Proposal: One of the most emotional and iconic finales in TV history. Special Features: Audio commentaries on select episodes.

Look for the original 2004 Warner Bros. release on eBay or collector's shops, or pick up the repackaged version on Amazon. Just make sure you get the full-screen version (4:3) for the authentic experience, not the cropped widescreen re-issue.

Then there is the culinary disaster to end all culinary disasters: The One Where Ross Got High . Often cited by critics as one of the best episodes of the entire series, this episode features a Thanksgiving storyline where Rachel attempts to make a traditional English trifle. Due to a cookbook mishap, the layers of custard and jam are combined with... beef sautéed with peas and onions. The DVD experience allows you to savor the reactions of the cast—particularly Matt LeBlanc’s Joey, who genuinely enjoys the beef-custard concoction—in high definition clarity.

Season 6 is where Friends stopped being a show about your 20s and started being a show about your 30s. It deals with annulments, dating younger men (Paul Rudd appears this season as Phoebe’s Mike!), and the terror of commitment. But it does so with the sharpest writing and most confident physical comedy of the entire series.

In an age of Netflix, HBO Max (now Max), and Prime Video, one might ask: why buy the ? The answer lies in ownership, quality, and extras.