UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             Current Report Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 9, 2005
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                         FRIENDLY ICE CREAM CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

                                  MASSACHUSETTS
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

           001-13579                                      04-2053130
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    (Commission File Number)                (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1855 Boston Road, Wilbraham, MA                             01095
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (413) 543-2400
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 9, 2005, Friendly Ice Cream Corporation (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing selected financial results of the Company for the
quarter and nine months ended October 2, 2005, included herewith as Exhibit
99.1.


Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)    Exhibits
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Exhibit Number        Exhibit Description
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99.1                  Friendly Ice Cream Corporation Press Release dated
                      November 9, 2005 announcing financial results for the
                      quarter and nine months ended October 2, 2005. (This press
                      release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is being
                      furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 2.02, Results of
                      Operations and Financial Condition, to this Report on
                      Form 8-K).
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                                   SIGNATURE
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 9, 2005      FRIENDLY ICE CREAM CORPORATION


                           By:   /s/ PAUL V. HOAGLAND
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                                  Name: Paul V. Hoagland
                           Title: Executive Vice President of Administration and
                                  Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit Number        Exhibit Description
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99.1                  Friendly Ice Cream Corporation Press Release dated
                      November 9, 2005 announcing financial results for the
                      quarter and nine months ended October 2, 2005. (This press
                      release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is being
                      furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 2.02, Results of
                      Operations and Financial Condition, to this Report on
                      Form 8-K).
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