The second season of the American television sitcom Friends aired on NBC from September 21, 1995 to May 16, 1996.
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
Lauren Tom as Julie
Mike Hagerty as Mr. Treeger
Tom Selleck as Richard Burke
Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick
Jessica Hecht as Susan Bunch
June Gable as Estelle Leonard
James Michael Tyler as Gunther
Guest stars
Audra Lindley as Frances (Phoebe's Grandmother)
Maggie Wheeler as Janice Litman
Cosimo Fusco as Paolo
Marlo Thomas as Sandra Green
Ron Leibman as Leonard Green
Elliott Gould as Jack Geller
Christina Pickles as Judy Geller
Emily Procter as Annabel
Joel Beeson as The Hombre Man (Todd)
Steve Zahn as Duncan
Brittney Powell as Jade
Chris Young as Steven Fishman
Max Wright as Terry
Chrissie Hynde as Stephanie Schiffer
Lea Thompson as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
Giovanni Ribisi as "condom boy" (uncredited)
Arye Gross as Michael
Michael McKean as Mr. Rastatter
Vincent Ventresca as Fun Bobby
Phil Leeds as Mr. Adelman
Brooke Shields as Erika
Chris Isaak as Rob Donnen
Fred Willard as the zookeeper
Home media
The second season was officially released on DVD in region 1 on September 3, 2002 by Warner Home Video, as a 4-disc DVD Box Set. The release includes the extended versions of every episode with footage not seen on their original NBC broadcast. Special Features include 2 audio commentaries with executive producers Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kaufmann and David Crane, a video guide to season two's guest stars, an uncut version of Pheobe's "Smelly Cat" music video; an interactive map of Monica and Rachel's apartment with inside stories from the crew, a trivia quiz and video character bios. For region 2, the release included the original NBC broadcast version of the episodes, and not the extended versions unlike the region 1 release.
Along with the first season, Season Two also had an individual Blu-ray release for region A on April 30, 2013, in this release the episodes are presented in their original NBC broadcast versions and does not include the extra deleted scenes and jokes that were included in the DVD version. For unknown reasons, the 2 audio commentaries that were released with the DVD's were not included in the Blu-ray version, unlike the previous season Blu-ray release that did include the audio commentary on the pilot episode. Additional audio & subtitle tracks are also included with this release.
Reception
Collider ranked the season Number 7 on their ranking of all ten Friends seasons, and named "The One with the Prom Video" as its standout episode.