The story arc for the seventh season of this phenomenally successful sitcom follows Monica (Courteney Cox) and Chandler's (Matthew Perry) wedding preparation, including a competition between Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) to be her maid of honor. Among other things, Joey (Matt LeBlanc) has job woes and Ross (David Schwimmer) goes nuts teaching his son about Hanukkah. This season alone received eight Emmy nominations. This disc includes the following episodes:
7. The One with Ross's Library Book - Rachel and Phoebe convince Joey to keep dating a girl that they like. Monica unintentionally invites Janice to her wedding and she and Chandler try to find a way to tactfully uninvite her. Ross is proud to find his thesis in the library but gets upset when he discovers it is in a section that is so deserted that students go there to make out. 4.5 stars.
8. The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs - Ross drives himself insane when he can't name all 50 states in a simple game. Tag joins the gang for Thanksgiving dinner, where Joey accidentally spills the beans about Rachel's crush on him. Phoebe sneaks a dog into the apartment, making Chandler extremely nervous. 3.75 stars (Dale-4, David-3.5)
9. The One with All the Candy - When Phoebe tells the gang about how she was too poor to have a bike as a child, Ross goes out and buys her one. Phoebe loves the bike but the gang soon discovers that she doesn't know how to ride a bike. Ross decides to teach her. Rachel writes a playful work evaluation of Tag that he accidentally turns in to human resources. Rachel fears for her job but Tag is able to cover by claiming that he wrote the review himself as a joke. Monica decides to make candy and leave it outside her door as a way to meet the neighbors. The candy is a huge hit and people start dropping by at all hours to get more. Eventually Chandler convinces her that she's trying to buy the friendship of the neighbors and it's not working since they love the candy but don't even know her name. 4 stars.
10. The One with the Holiday Armadillo - Ross's plans to teach Ben about Hanukkah are continually thwarted when the young boy can't get his mind off of Santa. Phoebe prepares to move back into her refurbished apartment, with or without Rachel. However, she'll stop at nothing to get Rachel to go with her, including buying Joey a drum set. Monica is mystified by Chandler's inability to tip properly. 4.5 stars.
11. The One with All the Cheesecakes - Phoebe gets angry with Joey when he blows off dinner with her for a date. The tables are turned however when her scientist boyfriend David returns to town for one night--the same night when she's scheduled to go to dinner with Joey. Monica is upset by her lack of invitation to a cousin's wedding, especially when she finds out that Ross was invited "with guest". She convinces Ross to take her as his guest, only to find that the cousin had a good reason to not invite her--she had previously slept with the groom. Chandler accidentally gets a cheesecake delivered that was intended for another apartment. When he and Rachel start eating it, they are unable to stop and refuse to give it back. In fact, the cheesecake is so good, they take the replacement delivery as well. 4.5 stars.
12. The One Where They're Up All Night - Ross assembles the gang on the roof to watch a meteor shower. They all decide to leave, however. Ross becomes trapped on the roof with Joey; the two try to escape using the fire escape. Rachel and Tag argue over which one of them forgot to send a package at work. Phoebe's fire alarm won't stop beeping. Chandler and Monica can't seem to fall asleep together, so they keep waking each other up. 4.75 stars (Dale-5, David-4.5)
Disc 2: 4.33
Season 7: 4.11 (Disc 1-2)
Collection: 4.19 (Season 1-6)