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While Pitt and Aniston would divorce a few years later, the episode remains a frozen-in-time artifact of when they were the world's most famous couple. For Friends fans, it’s simply one of the funniest Thanksgiving episodes of the entire series—proving that sometimes, the best guest stars are the ones willing to play the fool.

The episode, titled (Season 8, Episode 9), aired on November 21, 2001. It was a Thanksgiving episode, a tradition Friends always excelled at, but this one had a secret weapon: real-life chemistry and a perfectly crafted script. The Setup: A High School Grudge The plot is simple yet brilliant. The gang is gathered for Monica and Chandler’s first Thanksgiving as a married couple. Monica announces that an old high school friend, Will Colbert, will be joining them. When Will arrives, he’s played by a nearly unrecognizable Brad Pitt—sporting an extra 20 pounds of "movie star weight" (prosthetics and padding to look less sculpted) and a floppy haircut. friends brad pitt episode

If you need a laugh, skip the movie trailers and watch Brad Pitt, covered in fake sweat, scream "You were the Hermaphrodite cheerleader from Long Island!" at his then-wife. It’s perfect television. While Pitt and Aniston would divorce a few