Where to watch Friends Season 5 in Australia
Friends season 5 is streaming in Australia on HBO Max (subscription) and Netflix (subscription). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99 and Prime Video Store from $29.99.
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What happens in “The One with the Ball”
Phoebe learns that Gary is going to ask her to move in with him and thinking this is way to fast, she tries to get Chandler to talk him out of this decision. Rachel buys an expensive sphynx cat but is disappointed when it doesn't behave as she hoped it would. Meanwhile, Ross and Joey start throwing a ball while they are bored but it changes from a time-filler to a super-competitive obsession when Monica joins in.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 21 of 23 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 20 first.
- It runs about 23 minutes.
- Directed by Gary Halvorson, written by Greg Malins and Scott Silveri.
- TMDB users rate it 8.3 out of 10 (62 votes).
Friends trailer
The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).
Play video: Friends trailer
Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Gary Halvorson
- Writers
- Greg MalinsScott Silveri
- Guest stars
- Michael Rapaport as GaryAntoinette Spolar as Woman #1James Michael Tyler as GuntherVictoria Garcia-Kelleher as Woman #2
Credits: TMDB.
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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.