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The One at the Beach

  • Episode aired May 15, 1997
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
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Lisa Kudrow in The One at the Beach (1997)
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While at the beach, Phoebe meets a family friend with links to her past; Ross discovers that Rachel still loves him and must decide between her and Bonnie.While at the beach, Phoebe meets a family friend with links to her past; Ross discovers that Rachel still loves him and must decide between her and Bonnie.While at the beach, Phoebe meets a family friend with links to her past; Ross discovers that Rachel still loves him and must decide between her and Bonnie.

  • Director
    • Pamela Fryman
  • Writers
    • David Crane
    • Marta Kauffman
    • Adam Chase
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Courteney Cox
    • Lisa Kudrow
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    6.3K
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    • Director
      • Pamela Fryman
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Adam Chase
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Courteney Cox
      • Lisa Kudrow
    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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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
    Christine Taylor
    Christine Taylor
    • Bonnie
    James Michael Tyler
    James Michael Tyler
    • Gunther
    Teri Garr
    Teri Garr
    • Phoebe Abbott Sr.
    • Director
      • Pamela Fryman
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Adam Chase
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    10bevo-13678

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    This would have been a great episode to end the season. And the show.
    thorodinson-50130

    Season 3 end

    After so long, gap, blah blha i finished s3 and i will watch s4 after finishing The Office s3.

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    • Trivia
      The term "BFF - Best Friends Forever" which Phoebe says in this episode went so viral that it was added to some international dictionaries' databases such as Cambridge and Oxford, and it is still used widely.
    • Goofs
      When Phoebe breaks into Phoebe Abbott's house, after older Phoebe confronts her with the coat hanger and they're talking, the bedroom door that she came out of is closed. While they are talking, the door suddenly swings open as if someone opened it.
    • Quotes

      Chandler Bing: Besides, worse comes to worse, I'll be your boyfriend.

      Monica Geller: [laughs] Yeah, right.

      Chandler Bing: [puzzled] Why is that so funny?

      Monica Geller: [amused] You made a joke, right? So I laughed.

      Chandler Bing: [nervous laugh, then totally serious] A little too hard. What, am I not boyfriend material?

      Monica Geller: [still amused] No, your Chandler. You know, Chandler?

      [punches Chandler on the arm]

      Chandler Bing: [pretending to be joking] Okay, so we've established my name, and hit me.

      [then serious]

      Chandler Bing: But theoretically, you know, I mean, say we weren't friends, it's a blind date, I show up on your door and I'm like,

      [deepens voice]

      Chandler Bing: "Hey, nice to meet you, hey, hey."

      Monica Geller: I'd probably be scared of a guy using a fake voice.

    • Connections
      Featured in Friends: The One with the Invitation (1998)

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 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
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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