Editing Friends (section)

=== Home media ===
All ten seasons have been released on DVD individually and as a box set. Each [[DVD region code|Region]] 1 season release contains special features and are presented in their aforementioned original international broadcast versions, although Region 2 releases are as originally aired domestically. For the first season, each episode is updated with color correction and sound enhancement.<ref name="friendswrit" /> A wide range of ''Friends'' merchandise has been produced by various companies. In September 1995, [[Warner Music Group|WEA Records]] released the first album of [[Music of Friends|music from ''Friends'']], the ''Friends Original TV Soundtrack'', containing music featured in previous and future episodes. The soundtrack debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at number 46,<ref>{{cite news |author=Dretzka, Gary |date=November 2, 1995 |title=Hit Show, Hit Soundtrack: It's No Longer An Accident |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19951102/2150142/tv-amp-music----hit-show-hit-soundtrack-its-no-longer-an-accident |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823075419/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19951102&slug=2150142 |archive-date=August 23, 2009 |access-date=January 3, 2009 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> and sold 500,000 copies in November 1995.<ref>{{cite news |author=Burlingame, Jon |date=December 27, 1995 |title=''Friends'' Theme Leads Pack of Hot-Selling TV Soundtracks |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4E4396284FBF4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125074058/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4E4396284FBF4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |access-date=January 3, 2009 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

In 1999, a second soundtrack album entitled ''Friends Again'' was released.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 16, 1999 |title=''Friends Again'': Various Artists |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000023YA0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116035556/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000023YA0 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |access-date=January 3, 2009 |website=Amazon}}</ref> Other merchandise includes a ''Friends'' version of the DVD game ''[[Scene It?]]'', and a quiz video game for [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PC game|PC]] entitled ''Friends: The One with All the Trivia''.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Friends: The One With All the Trivia'' |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B6H21S |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116035507/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B6H21S |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |access-date=January 3, 2009 |website=Amazon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''Friends: The One With All the Trivia'' |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AMFEHM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626211400/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AMFEHM |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |access-date=October 8, 2009 |website=Amazon}}</ref> On September 28, 2009, a box set was released in the UK celebrating the show's 15th anniversary. The box set contained extended episodes, an episode guide, and original special features.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 28, 2009 |title=Friends – Season 1–10 Complete Collection 15th Anniversary DVD: Amazon.co.uk: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, James Michael Tyler, Elliott Gould, Maggie Wheeler, Christina Pickles, Paul Rudd, Jane Sibbett, David Crane, Marta Kauffman: DVD |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002CYIR0M/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116035541/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002CYIR0M/ |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |access-date=July 26, 2010 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk}}</ref>

Warner Home Video released a complete series collection on [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] on November 13, 2012.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Friends – Warner Home Video Press Release Announces The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc! |date=June 19, 2012 |publisher=Warner Home Video |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Friends-The-Complete-Series/17109 |via=TV Shows On DVD |access-date=June 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622020526/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Friends-The-Complete-Series/17109 |archive-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref> In September 2024, the entire series was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the show.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Chan |first=Tim |date=September 21, 2024 |title='Friends' in 4K: The Hit Series Celebrates 30th Anniversary With This Special-Edition Box Set |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/friends-complete-series-4k-box-set-buy-online-1235108619/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>