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For the next twenty-two minutes, Leo wasn't just watching a sitcom; he was the uncredited seventh friend. He helped Joey practice a "smell the fart" acting face, listened to Phoebe’s bizarre song about a cat with hygiene issues, and even gave Ross a high-five when he finally got his umbrella to open correctly.

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The first season of the American sitcom premiered on September 22, 1994, on NBC. It consists of 24 episodes that establish the core group of six friends—Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Ross—navigating life, love, and careers in Manhattan. Season Overview

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It has been over two decades since a group of six twenty-somethings first gathered at a coffee shop on Manhattan’s Lower West Side, and yet, Friends remains the undisputed king of sitcoms. For new viewers, the journey begins with Season 1—the season that introduced us to Rachel Green in a wedding dress, Ross Geller’s unrequited love, and the phrase “We were on a break!” (even though that argument comes later).

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