The fifth season of the American television sitcom Friends aired on NBC from September 24, 1998 to May 20, 1999.
Contents
Cast and characters
Main cast
Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
Courteney Cox as Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer as Ross Geller
Recurring cast
James Michael Tyler as Gunther
Helen Baxendale as Emily Waltham Geller
George Newbern as Danny
Michael Ensign as Dr. Donald Ledbetter
Michael Rapaport as Gary
Tom Selleck as Dr. Richard Burke
Guest stars
Maggie Wheeler as Janice Litman
Elliott Gould as Jack Geller
Christina Pickles as Judy Geller
Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick Bunch
Jessica Hecht as Susan Bunch
Giovanni Ribisi as Frank Buffay, Jr.
Debra Jo Rupp as Alice Knight Buffay
Morgan Fairchild as Nora Bing
June Gable as Estelle Leonard
Bob Balaban as Frank Buffay, Sr.
Tom Conti as Steven Waltham
Jennifer Saunders as Andrea Waltham
Zen Gesner as Dave
Sam Anderson as Dr. Harad
Patrick Fabian as Dan
T.J. Thyne as Dr. Oberman
Gregory Sporleder as Larry
Iqbal Theba as Joey's doctor
Gary Collins as himself
Sam McMurray as Doug
Lise Simms as Kara
Soleil Moon Frye as Katie
Willie Garson as Steve
Joanna Gleason as Kim Clozzi
Reception
Collider ranked the season Number 2 on their ranking of all ten Friends seasons, and named "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" as its standout episode.