171. The One After "I Do"
gs: Elliott Gould (Jack Geller) Morgan Fairchild
(Nora) Bonnie Somerville (Mona) Jim Piddock (Dennis
Phillips) Cole Sprouse (Ben) Allen Lulu (The Photographer)
Matthew Mullany (The Waiter) Dane Anthony (The Bandleader)
Steffani Brass (Melinda) Kendall Hebert (The Second
Girl) Rachel Snow (Gert)
Ross thinks Monica's pregnant, but her denial quickly
shifts the focus to Phoebe, taking the heat off
of Rachel, who doesn't know what to do. However,
when Monica sees Rachel spitting out champagne,
she quickly figures out what's really going on.
Finally, Rachel takes another pregnancy test, which
confirms that she is indeed pregnant. Meanwhile,
Chandler's shoes make it difficult to share his
first dance with Monica. Joey tries to impress Chandler's
mom's date, a Broadway director. Ross tries to impress
one of Monica's coworkers, who's attending the wedding.
b: 27-Sep-2001 pc: 227401 w: David Crane &
Marta Kauffman d: Kevin S. Bright
NOTE: "Dedicated to the people of New York
City"
Christina Pickles (Judy Geller) appears on-screen,
but has no lines, and as such, was uncredited.
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172. The One With The Red Sweater
gs: Eddie Cahill (Tag) Phil Abrams (The Anxious
Wedding Guest) Harry S. Murphy (The Man at the Wedding)
Teresa Parente (The Woman at the Wedding) Reggie
Jordan (The Front Desk Clerk)
Chandler and Ross search for the disposable cameras
that were on various tables during the wedding.
When they can't find them, they crash another wedding
to take more pictures. Meanwhile, Monica can't stop
herself from opening wedding presents, something
she promised to do with Chandler. And finally, Monica
and Phoebe speculate as to who the father of Rachel's
baby is. Joey, thinking that Phoebe's pregnant,
proposes to her so she won't be a single mom, but
Monica quickly tells him the truth. Joey finds a
sweater from a one-night stand that Rachel had a
month ago, and deduces that it belongs to the father.
Phoebe recognizes the sweater as one of Tag's and
arranges a meeting for Rachel with him, but he's
not the father. Joey proposes again, this time to
Rachel. However, Ross discovers the sweater and
claims it as his...
b: 04-Oct-2001 pc: 227402 w: Dana Klein Borkow
d: David Schwimmer
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173. The One Where Rachel Tells...
gs: Michael G. Hagerty (Mr. Treeger) Amanda Carlin
(Dr. Long) Lynn A. Henderson (The Ticket Agent)
Evie Peck (The Nurse) John O'Brien (The Airline
Employee) Anita Dashell (The Front Desk Clerk) Laurie
Naughton (The Woman)
Chandler and Monica prepare to leave for their
honeymoon as Rachel prepares to tell Ross that he's
the father of her baby. Joey and Phoebe scheme to
get inside the newlyweds' apartment after discovering
that they don't have a key. Ross thinks that Rachel
wants a relationship with him, but is stunned when
she gives him the news. Monica and Chandler become
jealous of another honeymooning couple who get bumped
to first class on the airplane. Rachel goes for
her first sonogram, where Ross joins her.
b: 11-Oct-2001 pc: 227403 w: Sherry Bilsing &
Ellen Plummer d: Sheldon Epps
NOTE: Monica and Chandler's subplot, as originally
scripted and filmed, featured the couple unable
to board the airplane after Chandler mentioned the
word "bomb" in the airport. This was rewritten
and reshot in the wake of the 9/11/01 terrorist
attacks.
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174. The One With The Videotape
gs: Lisa Thornhill (Kristen)
Monica and Chandler return from their honeymoon
with stories of a couple that they met on the flight
back. Ross and Rachel disagree over who came onto
whom when they hooked up. He wants to prove it and
accidentally reveals that he has the encounter on
videotape. Monica and Chandler discover that the
other couple gave them a fake number. Ross explains
the story of the fateful night: Joey had given him
"the magic story you use to have sex"
but it didn't work, so Joey let him use his camcorder
to practice the story. Ross brings the tape to Monica
and Chandler's and the gang watches it. On the tape,
Rachel uses Joey's story on Ross, proving that she
hit on him first.
b: 18-Oct-2001 pc: 227406 w: Scott Silveri d: Kevin
S. Bright
NOTE: The Magna Doodle, located in Joey and Rachel's
apartment, reads:
I love NY.
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175. The One With Rachel's Date
gs: Kevin Rahm (Tim) Chris Parnell (Bob) Bonnie
Somerville (Mona) Geoff Pierson (Mr. Franklin) Johnny
Messner (Cash)
Phoebe begins dating a guy who works for Monica,
causing a problem when Phoebe wants to dump him
on the same day Monica plans to fire him. Ross discovers
that a coworker of Chandler's has been calling him
Toby for five years. However, that turns out to
be helpful after Chandler sabotages the guy's promotion.
Joey sets Rachel up on a date with one of his co-stars.
Ross worries about this and the fact that he doesn't
see a future with Rachel anymore; she may feel just
the opposite as she watches Ross flirt with a woman
at Central Perk.
b: 25-Oct-2001 pc: 227404 w: Brian Buckner &
Sebastian Jones d: Gary Halvorson
NOTE: Chandler's middle name is Muriel.
Dedicated to the memory of Richard L. Cox, Sr.
Music: Semisonic, "Closing Time"
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176. The One With The Halloween Party
gs: Sean Penn (Eric) Bonnie Somerville (Mona) James
Michael Tyler (Gunther) Daniel Smith (Boy in the
Cape) Rachel David (The Ballerina) Emily Osment
(Lelani Mayolanofavich) Ivy Malone (The Cowgirl)
Monica and Chandler decide to throw a Halloween
party, to which Ross plans to bring Mona. Phoebe
runs into Ursula, who's getting married next week,
and invites her and her fiance to the party. Rachel's
mothering instincts kick in at the party, and she
resorts to writing checks for kids when she runs
out of candy. Phoebe meets Ursula's fiance, Eric,
and discovers that Ursula has told him nothing but
lies about herself. Monica and Joey discuss who
could kick whose ass among the friends. Ross and
Chandler engage in an arm-wrestling competition,
which Chandler forfeits so that Ross can impress
Mona. Phoebe enlightens Eric about Ursula.
b: 01-Nov-2001 pc: 227405 w: Mark J. Kunerth d:
Gary Halvorson
NOTE: The Halloween costumes: Monica (Catwoman),
Phoebe (Supergirl), Chandler (The Velveteen Rabbit),
Ross (Spudnik), Joey (Chandler).
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177. The One With The Stain
gs: Sean Penn (Eric) Arden Myrin (Brenda) James
Michael Tyler (Gunther) Dale Raoul (Mrs. Verhoeven)
Chandler hires a maid, whom Monica suspects is
stealing her clothing. Eric has broken up with Ursula
and is ready to date Phoebe, except for one problem:
he can't look at her without seeing Ursula. Ross
tries to get Rachel an apartment in his building,
but the woman living there isn't in a hurry to die,
and Joey wants Rachel to stay with him.
b: 08-Nov-2001 pc: 227407 w: R. Lee Fleming Jr.
d: Kevin S. Bright
NOTE: Dedicated to the memory of Pearl Harmon.
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178. The One With The Stripper
gs: Ron Leibman (Leonard Green) Bonnie Somerville
(Mona) Jackie Debatin (The Hooker) Fred Stoller
(Stu) Martin Yu (The Waiter)
Rachel prepares to have dinner with her dad and
tell him that she's pregnant. When she finally tells
him, he assumes that Ross and Rachel will be getting
married. Upon finding out that's not true, he confronts
Ross at his apartment, interrupting a romantic tryst
with Mona. Meanwhile, an unknowing Chandler discovers
that Monica had a stripper at her bachelorette party,
causing her to try to make it up, by getting him
a stripper. However, complications ensue when the
"stripper" turns out to be a hooker.
b: 15-Nov-2001 pc: 227408 w: Andrew Reich &
Ted Cohen d: David Schwimmer
NOTE: Music: "Let Me Blow Ya Mind," Eve
featuring Gwen Stefani
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179. The One With The Rumor
gs: Brad Pitt (Will [uncredited])
Monica invites an old friend from high school over
for Thanksgiving dinner, unaware that Will started
a "We Hate Rachel" club with Ross. Meanwhile,
Joey vows to eat an entire turkey by himself, and
Chandler and Phoebe pretend to watch football to
avoid helping in the kitchen.
b: 22-Nov-2001 pc: 227410 w: Shana Goldberg-Meehan
d: Gary Halvorson
NOTE: Brad Pitt is Jennifer Aniston's real-life
husband.
This episode was voted number 5 in NBC's 6 favorite
Friends episodes countdown.
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180. The One With Monica's Boots
gs: Trudie Styler (Herself) Cole Sprouse (Ben) Tammy
Townsend (The Teacher) Marla Sokoloff (Dina) Marc
Rose (Bobby)
Monica's expensive new boots hurt her feet, but
she's determined to prove to Chandler that her purchase
was worth it. Phoebe discovers that Ben goes to
school with Sting's son and is determined to score
concert tickets out of it. Rachel mediates between
Joey and his sister Dina, who tells him she's pregnant.
b: 06-Dec-2001 pc: 227409 w: Brian Buckner &
Sebastian Jones s: Robert Carlock d: Kevin S. Bright
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181. The One With The Creepy Holiday Card (a.k.a.
The One With Ross's Step Forward)
gs: Bonnie Somerville (Mona) Sam McMurray (Doug)
Shawn Christian (Dr. Schiff) Evie Peck (Nurse) Wesley
Thompson (The Locksmith) Ashley L. Clark (Roger)
Ross freaks out when Mona wants to send out joint
Christmas cards and wants to have "the talk."
He ends up giving her a key to his apartment. Meanwhile,
Chandler's newly divorced boss takes him to a strip
club, thinking that he and Monica are having problems.
And Rachel's hormones are acting up, thanks to her
pregnancy, leading her to proposition Joey.
b: 13-Dec-2001 pc: 227411 w: Robert Carlock d:
Gary Halvorson
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182. The One Where Joey Dates Rachel
gs: Cole Sprouse (Ben) Krista Allen (Mabel) Matthew
Yang King (The Student) Caryn Ward (The Waitress)
Phoebe gets Monica and Chandler a Ms. Pacman arcade
game for a wedding present. Everybody soon becomes
addicted to it, but Chandler finds himself in trouble
after giving all of the high scores dirty words,
especially when Ben is coming over to play. Ross
gets to teach an important class because of a retiring
professor--the only catch is that the class is across
town and he has 10 minutes to get there. Joey wants
to take Rachel to dinner on a pretend date to practice
his dating skills. However, he begins to develop
feelings for her which may interfere in their friendship.
b: 10-Jan-2002 pc: 227412 w: Sherry Bilsing &
Ellen Plummer d: David Schwimmer
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183. The One Where Chandler Takes A Bath
gs: Amanda Carlin (Dr. Long)
Monica turns Chandler on to the concept of a bath
to relax, complete with scented oils and candles.
However, luring him out of it proves to be a worthy
task. Ross and Rachel toss baby names back and forth
while deciding whether to learn the baby's sex.
(It's a girl, by the way). And Joey still likes
Rachel, a fact that Monica, Chandler and Phoebe
discover by a little detective work. Joey tries
to convince himself that it's just a crush.
b: 17-Jan-2002 pc: 227413 w: Vanessa McCarthy d:
Ben Weiss
NOTE: Music: Enya, "Only Time"
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184. The One With The Secret Closet
gs: Amanda Carlin (Dr. Long) Richard Penn (The Doctor)
Phoebe talks Monica into letting her give her a
massage but becomes disconcerted when Monica begins
making sexual noises. Joey dreams about being with
Rachel and betraying Ross. He takes Rachel to the
hospital when she has stomach pains, and suggests
that Rachel should move in with Ross so that he
can be more involved. Chandler realizes he's never
seen what's in the closet by the bathroom and tries
to break in.
b: 31-Jan-2002 pc: 227414 w: Brian Buckner &
Sebastian Jones d: Kevin S. Bright
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185. The One With The Birthing Video
gs: Bonnie Somerville (Mona) James Michael Tyler
(Gunther)
Phoebe tries to cheer up a depressed Joey by lending
him the world's happiest dog. Ross has yet to tell
Mona that Rachel's living with him. Monica and Chandler's
romantic Valentine's Day is interrupted when they
watch a videotape of Phoebe's friend giving birth.
After being dumped by Mona, Ross gives Joey advice
on his love life, helpful until Joey reveals that
he's in love with Rachel.
b: 07-Feb-2002 pc: 227415 w: Dana Klein Borkow
d: Kevin S. Bright
NOTE: Music: "Fallin," Alicia Keys
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186. The One Where Joey Tells Rachel
gs: Harry Van Gorkum (Don) James Michael Tyler (Gunther)
Sam Pancake (The Waiter) Terence Winter (I) (The
Waiter #2)
Ross has trouble understanding Joey's revelation,
as does Gunther. However, he comes to his senses
and convinces Joey to tell Rachel how he feels.
Joey takes her out to dinner and tells her, as she
thinks it's a joke. She doesn't feel the same way,
but they pledge to remain friends. Meanwhile, Phoebe
meets Monica's soulmate.
b: 28-Feb-2002 pc: 227416 w: Andrew Reich &
Ted Cohen d: Ben Weiss
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187. The One With The Tea Leaves
gs: Alec Baldwin (Parker) Bonnie Somerville (Mona)
James LeGros (Jim) Steve Ireland (Mr. Zelner) Mark
Lutz (Mona's Date)
Joey has been hiding from Rachel, so she invents
a problem at work ("My boss wants to buy my
baby!") to draw him into conversation. Phoebe's
tea leaves tell her that she's going to meet the
man of her dreams, except that the man she meets
is a nightmare. Later on though, she does meet a
nice guy. Ross tries to retrieve his favorite shirt
from Mona's, interrupted when she returns home with
a date.
b: 07-Mar-2002 pc: 227417 w: Steven Rosenhaus s:
R. Lee Fleming Jr. d: Gary Halvorson
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188. The One In Massapequa (a.k.a. The One With
The Zesty Guy)
gs: Alec Baldwin (Parker) Elliott Gould (Jack Geller)
Christina Pickles (Judy Geller) Kat Sawyer-Young
(Catherine) Ellen Gerstein (Aunt Lisa) John C. Moskoff
(Uncle Dan) Tim Silva (The Male Guest) Aixa Clemente
(The Female Guest)
Everybody prepares to go out to Long Island for
the elder Gellers' 35th wedding anniversary party.
Monica wants to write a toast to make everybody
cry like Ross's toasts do. Ross and Rachel discover
that his parents have told people they're married.
Ross describes how he would propose to Rachel, and
she seems intrigued. Phoebe invites her new boyfriend,
Parker, who is extremely enthusiastic.
b: 28-Mar-2002 pc: 227418 w: Mark J. Kunerth s:
Peter Tibbals d: Gary Halvorson
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189. The One With Joey's Interview
gs: Sasha Alexander (The Interviewer) James Michael
Tyler (Gunther [uncredited])
Joey prepares for an interview with Soap Opera
Digest, although he's afraid of appearing stupid,
so he enlists his friends to make sure things go
well. During the interview, he reminisces about
his past acting experiences, what he does in his
spare time, eating and exercising right, his friends,
his homosexual tendencies, and his romantic life.
b: 04-Apr-2002 pc: 227424 w: Doty Abrams d: Gary
Halvorson
NOTE: Clip Show #4.
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190. The One With The Baby Shower
gs: Marlo Thomas (Sandra Green) Jonathan Nichols
(Ray) Adria Tennor (Katherine) Lisa Calderon (Erin)
Rachel panics during her baby shower when she realizes
how totally unprepared she is to care for an infant,
and reluctantly goes along with her icy mother Sandra's
plans to move in and help out—which hardly
makes roommate Ross jump for joy. Meanwhile, as
Monica tries to atone for forgetting to invite Sandra,
an exhausted Chandler and Ross help Joey prepare
for his audition as a new game show host by playing
the befuddling game over and over.
b: 25-Apr-2002 pc: 227421 w: Sherry Bilsing &
Ellen Plummer d: Kevin S. Bright
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191. The One With The Cooking Class
gs: Molly Hagan (Sarah) Rena Sofer (Katie) Tucker
Smallwood (Mr. Tyler) Tim Maculan (The Food Critic)
Scott Richards (The Acting Teacher)
Monica's restaurant gets a bad review in the Post.
After confronting the critic who wrote it, she decides
to join a cooking class, with Joey in tow. Ross
goes on a date with a clerk from a baby store, making
Rachel jealous. Chandler prepares for a job interview
after Phoebe tells him that he makes a bad first
impression.
b: 02-May-2002 pc: 227419 w: Brian Buckner &
Sebastian Jones s: Dana Klein Borkow d: Gary Halvorson
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192. The One Where Rachel Is Late
gs: June Gable (Estelle) Amanda Carlin (Dr. Long)
With the release of Joey's movie approaching, he
must decide which friend to invite to the premiere.
Unfortunately, his pick, Chandler, falls asleep
during it. Monica and Phoebe bet on when the baby
will be born as Rachel's due date comes and goes.
The doctor tells Ross and Rachel that sex may help
speed things along. Just as they start to do it,
Rachel's water breaks.
b: 09-May-2002 pc: 227420 w: Shana Goldberg-Meehan
d: Gary Halvorson
NOTE: A nice bit of continuity: Joey stated in
the 7th season finale that his World War I-themed
movie would be released on Memorial Day 2002.
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193. The One Where Rachel Has A Baby (1)
gs: Amanda Carlin (Dr. Long) Debi Mazar (Evil Bitch)
Eddie McClintock (Cliff) Rachael Harris (Julie)
Tim DeKay (Marc) Jo Nell Kennedy (Nurse #1) Henriette
Mantel (Nurse #2) Maggie Wheeler (Janice) Christina
Pickles (Judy Geller) Mark Daniel Cade (The Doctor)
Laura Margolis (Woman Giving Birth) Karin Co (Woman
with Mild Contractions) Jimmy Palumbo (Sick Bastard)
Sarah Rush (Nurse #3)
Rachel and Ross arrive at the hospital; she's upset
to get a semi-private room. Monica and Chandler
decide to have a baby and right away. Mrs. Geller
turns up to give Ross her mother's engagement ring;
she wants Ross to marry Rachel. Joey can't understand
why somebody wouldn't want to be married to Rachel.
Phoebe meets a handsome stranger, but can't quite
get his room number, so she gets Dr. Drake Ramoray
to get it. She also gets him to find out some personal
info from the guy. As Rachel waits for her own baby,
various other pregnant women come and go, until
Janice shows up.
b: 16-May-2002 pc: 227422 w: Scott Silveri d: Kevin
S. Bright
NOTE: This is Jennifer Aniston's favorite episode.
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194. The One Where Rachel Has A Baby (2)
gs: Amanda Carlin (Dr. Long) Eddie McClintock (Cliff)
Maurice Godin (Sid) Maggie Wheeler (Janice)
Drake reports to Phoebe. Chandler and Monica look
for a room in the hospital to use for a tryst. After
21 hours of labor, Rachel's ready to have the baby.
Joey blows it for Phoebe but fixes it just as quickly.
The baby is in breach, but comes out okay. After
Ross and Rachel kiss, the baby is named Emma Geller
Green. Monica and Chandler find a janitor's closet.
Janice convinces Rachel that she needs a guy who
will be around. Ross still isn't interested, but
Phoebe talks him into it. Joey finds the engagement
ring. Rachel thinks he's proposing and says yes,
as Ross walks down the hall with flowers.
b: 16-May-2002 pc: 227423 w: David Crane &
Marta Kauffman d: Kevin S. Bright
NOTE: Music: Eric Clapton, "River of Tears";
Bob Dylan, "Sign on the Window"
This is Jennifer Aniston's favorite episode.
