The One After Ross Says Rachel
🎞️ S5 E1 🚫 Hard pass

Friends

Is Friends S5 E1 OK for kids?

The One After Ross Says Rachel

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

Friends S5 E1, “The One After Ross Says Rachel”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.

Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (5); Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (3). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 5 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in Friends S5 E1:

  • Monica/Chandler continue secret sex relationship.
  • Phoebe (To Joey) You ate meat! (Joey is shocked) (To Chandler and Monica) You had sex! (They’re shocked.)
  • Monica Phoebe, I did not have sex.
  • Joey Look, which one of us is gonna be having sex in there, me or you?
  • Chandler Oh Mon-Mon-Mon-Mon-look, this is the honeymoon suite. The room expects sex. The room would be disappointed if it didn’t get sex. All of the other honeymoon suites would think it was a loser.

Violence & injury 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Friends S5 E1:

  • Chandler It could’ve been worse, he could’ve shot her.
  • Mr. Waltham You spend half your life in the bathroom, why don’t you ever go out the bloody window!

Alcohol & drugs 3 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Friends S5 E1:

  • Mr. Waltham (drunkenly) The next tour of the wine cellar will plan in two in-in minutes…
  • Time lapse, Chandler is finishing his third little bottle of booze.
  • Rachel Ahh, yes, I will have a glass of the Merlot and uh, (points to Ross’s seat.) he will have a white wine spritzer.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.