The series Friends does not really have the reputation of being a sultry show, full of scandals and all kinds of controversies. However, two episodes of the cult sitcom faced censorship problems!
We recently revealed why an episode of the NBC show was banned in the UK due to content it deemed inappropriate. Today we’re looking at the second episode of Friends to be censored, this time in the United States.
The Atlantic-censored episode of Friends is the eleventh episode of Season 2. If the adventures of Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross, the six heroes of the NBC series, don’t have a secret, then maybe. Remember his plot.
In the episode in question, titled Who does not like certain marriages and first aired in the United States on 18 January 1996, the main plot is not one in which Phoebe is convinced she is inhabited by the body of one of her dead clients, but one involving Ross.
In Who does not like certain marriagesDavid Schwimmer’s character is outraged when he learns that Carol (Jane Sibbett), his former partner, is about to marry a woman, Susan (Jessica Hecht). After a confrontation between them, Ross eventually reconciles with them and allows them to reunite.
This episode, which was distinguished by its progressive aspect, was not liked by everyone. Because of its portrayal of lesbian marriage, it was indeed censored in some conservative parts of the United States. Guests in 2017 on the British talk show Lorraine, Jane Sibbett and Jessica HechtCarol and Susan’s interpreters returned to this experience.
“It was the first lesbian wedding that was shown on television and was censored in some places.”– said Jane Sibbett. “But it all worked out, with the help of the press, who denounced this censorship. We won awards for this conspiracy!”
Who does not like certain marriages It was one of the most watched episodes in the history of television. It attracted no fewer than 31.6 million viewers.
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