Season 8

The eighth season of Friends aired from September 27, 2001 to May 16, 2002 in the US.
==Season summary==
Picking up from where the previous season left off, Season Eight begins with the girls sussing out which one of them is pregnant: Rachel. Then, as more of the gang find out, they discover that the child's father is Ross, following a one-night stand. As the two prepare for the arrival of their child, Phoebe tries to cover for Rachel by pretending she's pregnant. When Rachel bemoans that she's not able to date as often, Joey takes her for a night out but starts to feel attracted to her. However he knows that their dating isn't a good idea given her and Ross' history, and when Rachel finds out she lets him down gently. Joey also decides that Rachel should move in with Ross as he is missing important moments in her pregnancy and is desperate to have Rachel and the baby living with him. Joey remains greatly attracted to his roommate. Rachel's realization that she does not know how to care for a child leads to the prospect of her mother moving in with her and Ross.  Rachel becomes frustrated when the baby is late.
Phoebe and Joey cause havoc when Monica and Chandler are on their honeymoon, Phoebe finds out her sister has been lying to her fiancé, Monica's hiring of a stripper leads to disastrous consequences, Rachel finds out her baby's father once hated her, Phoebe is desperate to meet Sting via Ross, who is nervous about sending out a Christmas card with girlfriend Mona, Chandler mistakes a birthing video for an X-rated movie, it transpires that Phoebe reads tea leaves, Monica goes very far to make her parents cry, Joey is reluctant when it comes to being interviewed, Monica's restaurant is given a terrible review and Joey is annoyed at Chandler when he falls asleep during the premiere of the movie he is starring in.
In the season finale, Rachel goes into a painfully slow labor while her friends get up to all sorts elsewhere in the hospital. Eventually she gives birth to a baby girl, Emma, however Ross isn't willing to restart their relationship now there's a child in the middle of it who could get hurt. Later, Joey is visiting Rachel when he sports a ring on the floor and bends down to pick it up. Rachel, however, thinks he's proposing... and accepts.
==Cast==
===Main Cast===
*Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Greene
*Courteney Cox Arquette as Monica Geller
*Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay/Ursula Buffay ("The One With The Halloween Party")
*Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani
*Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
*David Schwimmer as Ross Geller 
===Recurring Cast===
*Bonnie Somerville as Mona
*Sean Penn as Eric 
*Alec Baldwin as Parker
*Eddie Cahill as Tag Jones
== Trivia ==
* Season 8 was originally scheduled to premiere on Thursday, September 20, but it was cancelled due to the September 11 attacks, which caused entertainment to be postponed. Consequently, this season was pushed back until Thursday, September 27, 2001 and the promotion campaign was toned down almost to the point of abandonment.
* This was almost the last season as negotiations with the cast for season 9 were still ongoing until halfway through the season. Eventually the cast agreed to receive $1,000,000 per episode, an agreement which stretched into one final season.
==Images==
===Visual effects comparisons===
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==See also==
*Season 8 Actors
*Season 8 Characters
*Episodes
==Episode List==
Category:Friends
Category:Episode Lists
Category:Friends Seasons
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