The One With The Ride Along
🎞️ S5 E20 🤔 Gray area

Friends

Is Friends S5 E20 OK for kids?

The One With The Ride Along

📺 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

Preview first — about 10+

Friends S5 E20, “The One With The Ride Along”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Alcohol & drugs (5). 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 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Friends S5 E20:

  • Joey Okay, imagine the best sex you've ever had.

Alcohol & drugs 5 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Friends S5 E20:

  • Rachel Ohhhh. Honey, honey, honey, it's okay, it's okay honey. I'm gonna fix you a drink, huh? Maybe a margarita?
  • Rachel No honey, it's okay! Listen, I'll got to Ross's and get the blender, you get all the margarita stuff ready.
  • Monica I need a few more things to make the margaritas. Uhh, I need some salt, some margarita mix, and tequila.
  • Emily (Rachel runs back into the room with the tequila.) I know this is out of the blue but uh, I'm getting married tomorrow.
  • Rachel Oh. Oh! (Takes a slug of tequila.)

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