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The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends

  • Episode aired Jan 30, 1997
  • TV-PG
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
5.6K
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Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and Markus Flanagan in Friends (1994)
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Monica's willpower is tested when she bumps into Richard. Joey and Rachel exchange their favorite books. Phoebe dates an athletic guy who doesn't realize he has a "wardrobe malfunction".Monica's willpower is tested when she bumps into Richard. Joey and Rachel exchange their favorite books. Phoebe dates an athletic guy who doesn't realize he has a "wardrobe malfunction".Monica's willpower is tested when she bumps into Richard. Joey and Rachel exchange their favorite books. Phoebe dates an athletic guy who doesn't realize he has a "wardrobe malfunction".

  • Director
    • Robby Benson
  • Writers
    • David Crane
    • Marta Kauffman
    • Michael Borkow
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Courteney Cox
    • Lisa Kudrow
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robby Benson
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Michael Borkow
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Courteney Cox
      • Lisa Kudrow
    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jennifer Aniston
    Jennifer Aniston
    • Rachel Green
    Courteney Cox
    Courteney Cox
    • Monica Geller
    Lisa Kudrow
    Lisa Kudrow
    • Phoebe Buffay
    Matt LeBlanc
    Matt LeBlanc
    • Joey Tribbiani
    • (as Matt Le Blanc)
    Matthew Perry
    Matthew Perry
    • Chandler Bing
    David Schwimmer
    David Schwimmer
    • Dr. Ross Geller
    Tom Selleck
    Tom Selleck
    • Dr. Richard Burke
    James Michael Tyler
    James Michael Tyler
    • Gunther
    Markus Flanagan
    Markus Flanagan
    • Robert
    Gina Hecht
    Gina Hecht
    • Richard's Date
    Steven Harad
    • Clerk
    Robert Aguilar Jr.
    Robert Aguilar Jr.
    • Video Store Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Laura Bennecke
    • Coffee House Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robby Benson
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Michael Borkow
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    The storyline with Phoebes new boyfriends isnt my cup of tea but it did made me laugh here and there. In this episode Richard is back so the episode must be good. And do I have to mention how adorable Joey is. Out of three storylines, his and Rachels is the best one for sure.
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    I liked the bit with the hamburger. It made me want to go out and get a hamburger.

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    Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
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    Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942)
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    • Trivia
      The tye-dye shirt Phoebe wears is a Grateful Dead Lithuanian basketball shirt. In 1992, Lithuania, newly independent from the Soviet Union, did not have enough funds to send its basketball team to the Olympics. The Grateful Dead heard about this and took it upon themselves to raise the money to get them to the Olympics. In thanks, the Lithuanian basketball team sported tye-dye jerseys. They went on to win the bronze in Barcelona.
    • Goofs
      When Joey is trying to talk about The Shining in front of Rachel, he says "Remember when Danny sees those two blanks in the hallway" (referring to the twins) and "All blank and no blank make blank a blank blank" (referring to the famous line "All work and no play make Jack a dull boy". Those things do not happen in the book by Stephen King, and are exclusive to the 1980 movie adaptation.
    • Quotes

      Gunther: Hey buddy, this is a family place. Put the mouse back in the house.

    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Friends Season 3 Moments (2019)

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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