The Best Holiday Episodes On Friends

Over 70 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Holiday Episodes On Friends

Get your turkeys on your head, and enjoy the best Friends holiday episodes. Whether you're looking for Thanksgiving episodes or Christmas specials, this list of Friends holiday-themed episodes includes favorites, like "The One with All the Thanksgivings" and "The One with the Football," as well as Friends Halloween episodes.

Vote up the best holiday episodes, and see how they rank among the funniest Friends episodes of all time.

Latest additions: The One With The Birthing Video, The One with Christmas in Tulsa, The One with Rachel's Other Sister

  • The One Where Ross Got High
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    Thanksgiving

    Monica's parents come for Thanksgiving, which is a problem because, not only do they not like Chandler, they don't know where he's living. Rachel makes a dessert--with beef. Phoebe develops a crush on Mr. Geller. Joey and Ross can't wait for dinner to end so they can go to Janine's "Thanksgiving with models".
    • Original Airing: November 25, 1999
    • Season: Friends Season 6
    • Episode Number: 9
    • Series: Friends
    29 votes
  • The One with the Rumor
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    Thanksgiving

    Monica invites an old friend from high school over for Thanksgiving dinner, unaware that Will started a "We Hate Rachel" club with Ross. Meanwhile, Joey vows to eat an entire turkey by himself, and Chandler and Phoebe pretend to watch football to avoid helping in the kitchen.
    • Original Airing: November 22, 2001
    • Season: Friends Season 8
    • Episode Number: 9
    • Series: Friends
    24 votes
  • The One Where Underdog Gets Away
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    Thanksgiving

    Monica's first Thanksgiving dinner for the gang burns when they all run to the rooftop to see the runaway Underdog balloon from the parade. Joey wins his first modeling gig as the poster boy for VD. And Ross competes with Susan to "communicate" with his unborn baby.
    • Original Airing: November 17, 1994
    • Season: Friends Season 1
    • Episode Number: 9
    • Series: Friends
    19 votes
  • Thanksgiving

    Chandler agrees to spend Thanksgiving in a shipping crate as penance for kissing Kathy. The gang decides to give each other Secret Santa gifts. After Monica gets ice in her eye, she ends up visiting Richard's son, who is as attracted to Monica as his father was.
    • Original Airing: November 20, 1997
    • Season: Friends Season 4
    • Episode Number: 8
    • Series: Friends
    16 votes
  • The One With The Routine
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    New Year's

    Joey is beginning to like Janine more. She gets an invitation to dance on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" and invites Joey, Monica and Ross to join her. Monica and Ross are a little TOO happy. While Monica is at the taping, Rachel, Phoebe and Chandler search for their Christmas presents. Joey and Janine kiss.
    • Original Airing: December 16, 1999
    • Season: Friends Season 6
    • Episode Number: 10
    • Series: Friends
    13 votes
  • Thanksgiving

    Emotions become the feast of the day when the gang plays a game of touch football on Thanksgiving as Joey and Chandler argue over who gets to date a model and Ross and Monica argue over winning in a case of sibling rivalry.
    • Original Airing: November 21, 1996
    • Season: Friends Season 3
    • Episode Number: 9
    • Series: Friends
    23 votes