TBS Friends marathon honoring Matthew Perry starts November 1
TBS has special Friends blocks airing from November 1-5.
With the tragic passing of Matthew Perry, the iconic Friends theme song "I'll Be There for You" rings even louder. TBS is going to be there for fans of the series and Perry as the network has planned a five-day Friends marathon that will feature many of the best Chandler episodes. The Best of Chandler marathon begins on Wednesday, November 1, and continues through Sunday, November 5.
Perry, who passed away on Saturday, October 28, was a beloved member of what we at What to Watch (and many others) consider one of the greatest TV shows of all time. As Chandler Bing, he used his sarcastic wit to make us laugh, but was also a caring friend who ended up having one of TV's best relationships with Monica (Courtney Cox).
TBS is breaking this marathon up into different categories: Best of Chandler on November 1, Best of Chandler and Joey's Friendship on November 2 and Best of Chandler & Monica's Relationship on November 3. The remaining two days are going to see most of the episodes featured in the Best of Chandler category broken up between November 4 and November 5.
The marathons are going to start in the morning each day. Here is the full schedule of the Best of Chandler marathon:
November 1: Best of Chandler marathon
- 6 am: Friends season 1 episode 7, "The One with the Blackout"
- 6:30 am: Friends season 2 episode 13, "The One After the Super Bowl Part 2"
- 7 am: Friends season 2 episode 14, "The One with the Prom Video"
- 7:30 am: Friends season 2 episode 18, "The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies"
- 8 am: Friends season 2 episode 19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go"
- 8:30 am: Friends season 2 episode 24, "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding"
- 9 am: Friends season 3 episode 3, "The One with the Jam"
- 9:30 am: Friends season 3 episode 11, "The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister"
- 10 am: Friends season season 3 episode 18, "The One with the Hypnosis Tape"
- 10:30 am: Friends season 3 episode 21, "The One with a Chick and a Duck"
- 11 am: Friends season 4 episode 2, "The One with the Cat"
- 11:30 am: Friends season 4 episode 3, "The One with the Cuffs"
- Noon: Friends season 4 episode 8, "The One with Chandler in a Box"
- 12:30 pm: Friends season 4 episode 12, "The One with the Embryos"
- 1 pm: Friends season 4 episode 15, "The One with All the Rugby"
- 1:30 pm: Friends season 4 episode 20, "The One with the Wedding Dresses"
- 2 pm: Friends season 5 episode 8, "The One with All the Thanksgivings"
- 2:30 pm: Friends season 5 episode 14, "The One Where Everybody Finds Out"
- 3 pm: Friends season 5 episode 16, "The One with the Cop"
- 3:30 pm: Friends season 6 episode 24, "The One with the Proposal Part 1"
- 4 pm: Friends season 8 episode 6, "The One with the Halloween Party"
- 4:30 pm: Friends season 8 episode 17, "The One with the Tea Leaves"
- 5 pm: Friends season 9 episode 4, "The One with the Sharks"
- 5:30 pm: Friends season 9 episode 11, "The One Where Rachel Goes Back to Work"
November 2: Best of Chandler and Joey’s Friendship marathon
- 6 am: Friends season 2 episode 6, "The One with the Baby on the Bus"
- 6:30 am: Friends season 2 episode 14, "The One with the Prom Video"
- 7 am: Friends season 2 episode 15, "The One Where Ross and Rachel… You Know"
- 7:30 am: Friends season 2 episode 16, "The One Where Joey Moves Out"
- 8 am: Friends season 2 episode 19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go"
- 8:30 am: Friends season 3 episode 2, "The One Where No One's Ready"
- 9 am: Friends season 3 episode 21, "The One with a Chick and a Duck"
- 9:30 am: Friends season 4 episode 2, "The One with the Cat"
- 10 am: Friends season 4 episode 8, "The One with Chandler in a Box"
- 10:30 am: Friends season 4 episode 12, "The One with the Embryos"
- 11 am: Friends season 9 episode 13, "The One Where Monica Sings"
- Noon: Friends season 10 episode 6, "The One With Ross's Grant"
November 3: Best of Chandler & Monica's Relationship marathon
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- 10 am: Friends season 4 episode 24, "The One with Ross's Wedding Part 2"
- 10:30 am: Friends season 6 episode 24, "The One with the Proposal Part 1"
- 11 am: Friends season 6 episode 25, "The One with the Proposal Part 2"
- 11:30 am: Friends season 7 episode 23, "The One with Chandler and Monica's Wedding Part 1"
- Noon: Friends season 7 episode 24, "The One with Chandler and Monica's Wedding Part 2"
November 4: Best of Chandler encore
- 6 am: Friends season 1 episode 7, "The One with the Blackout"
- 6:30 am: Friends season 2 episode 13, "The One After the Super Bowl Part 2"
- 7 am: Friends season 2 episode 14, "The One with the Prom Video"
- 7:30 am: Friends season 2 episode 18, "The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies"
- 8 am: Friends season 2 episode 19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go"
- 8:30 am: Friends season 2 episode 24, "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding"
- 9 am: Friends season 3 episode 3, "The One with the Jam"
- 9:30 am: Friends season 3 episode 11, "The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister"
- 10 am: Friends season season 3 episode 18, "The One with the Hypnosis Tape"
November 5: The Best of Chandler encore
- 6 am: Friends season 3 episode 21, "The One with a Chick and a Duck"
- 6:30 am: Friends season 4 episode 2, "The One with the Cat"
- 7 am: Friends season 4 episode 3, "The One with the Cuffs"
- 7:30 am: Friends season 4 episode 8, "The One with Chandler in a Box"
- 8 am: Friends season 4 episode 12, "The One with the Embryos"
- 8:30 am: Friends season 4 episode 15, "The One with All the Rugby"
- 9 am: Friends season 5 episode 8, "The One with All the Thanksgivings"
- 9:30 am: Friends season 5 episode 14, "The One Where Everybody Finds Out"
- 10 am: Friends season 5 episode 16, "The One with the Cop"
- 10:30 am: Friends season 6 episode 24, "The One with the Proposal Part 1"
- 11 am: Friends season 8 episode 6, "The One with the Halloween Party"
- 11:30 am: Friends season 8 episode 17, "The One with the Tea Leaves"
- Noon: Friends season 9 episode 4, "The One with the Sharks"
To watch this TBS Best of Chandler marathon, you need to have a cable or live TV streaming service subscription that includes TBS. Most cable plans do, while Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV are options for live TV streaming services.
Of course, you can watch all of these episodes at your convenience if you are a subscriber to Max, where all seasons of Friends are available on-demand. In addition, Max has the Friends reunion special that saw Perry and his co-stars Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer return to the iconic set and talk about making the show and its lasting legacy.
Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Only Murders in the Building, Yellowstone, The Boys, Game of Thrones and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd.