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The One with the Blackout

  • Episode aired Nov 3, 1994
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
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8.9/10
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Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
ComedyRomance

When New York suffers from a blackout, Ross tries to tell Rachel that he likes her, and Chandler gets stuck in an ATM vestibule with a model.When New York suffers from a blackout, Ross tries to tell Rachel that he likes her, and Chandler gets stuck in an ATM vestibule with a model.When New York suffers from a blackout, Ross tries to tell Rachel that he likes her, and Chandler gets stuck in an ATM vestibule with a model.

  • Director
    • James Burrows
  • Writers
    • David Crane
    • Marta Kauffman
    • Ira Ungerleider
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Courteney Cox
    • Lisa Kudrow
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.9/10
    9.4K
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    • Director
      • James Burrows
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Ira Ungerleider
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Courteney Cox
      • Lisa Kudrow
    • 16User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • 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
    Jill Goodacre
    Jill Goodacre
    • Jill Goodacre
    • (as Jill Connick)
    Larry Hankin
    Larry Hankin
    • Mr. Heckles
    Cosimo Fusco
    Cosimo Fusco
    • Paolo
    • Director
      • James Burrows
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      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Ira Ungerleider
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    10jayakrushnak

    On second thought gum would be perfection

    Mathew perry is just awesome. You can relate his every lines to your own feelings. Great work by the writer of course but the way Mathew portrayed in the scene is excellent. He should have given the prestigious golden globe award for the scene. I'm just 20 watching now far from the actual release of the episode but still I'm enjoying it a lot. Hats off for the sense of humour in 90s, great work by all the FRIENDS Team. Joey Tribbiani and Phoebe Buffay are performing excellent in every episode, Joey's "How you doing" and Phoebe's "smelly cat" are the epic signatures that defines their character. Ross Gellers "Hi" is much funny than his occupation as a palaeontologist. Monica's fatty body is a worth laughing scene. Rachel is really cute and funny. Overall every friend of friends make it a worth watching this TV series.
    10Analog_Devotee

    #7!

    Oh, yes! The first episode that felt absolutely perfect in my eyes. The wonderful dynamic between Ross and Rachel blossoms in this episode and leaves us begging for more. Also, the NYC blackout as a plot backdrop works incredibly well. So many different backdrops could've been used but the blackout was just perfect.

    10/10.
    10routhandinesh

    Breakout Episode

    This is the episode where you actually start to like Friends. Before this I was thinking of stop watching friends because it was not looking so great but this episode hold me. If I had watched all the 10 friends seasons 6 times, It wouldn't be possible without this episode.
    10ashutoshaswaleho

    my 3rd favorite

    I watch the series for 5th time. I just can't get enough. I personally love first five seasons, cause it was time where writers are at their finest. And this episode is example of it. the word, concept FRIENDZONE is invented here, and mayor of friend zone too. Some secrets also reveals, that Joey was Monika's crush and phoebes was the second last to know that. And at the end chandler stuck in ATM vestibule with Jill goodacre. I mean that's the fantasy every single boy have in his mind, and it doesn't Matter if its 2017 or 1994. Maybe that is the reason that this show will never getting out of Comedy Central ever.
    8slightlymad22

    Perry Does It Again.

    Matthew Perry makes it three awesome episodes in a row. Again his story line is not the main one, but lied the last episode he steals the show.

    Plot In A Paragraph: There is a blackout in New York City. Joey (Matt Le Blanc) Ross (David Schwimmer) Monica (Courtney Cox) Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Pheobe (Lisa Kudrow) head to Monica and Rachel's apartment, where Ross attempts to tell Rachel how he feels about her, despite Joey telling him he is in the "friend zone". Meanwhile across town Chandler (Matthew Perry) is trapped in his bank ATM Vestibule with model Jill Goodacre.

    Once again, we get to meet a new character in Mr Heckles, a neighbour of Monica and Rachel. Another neighbour is cat owner Pablo. And I'd never heard of the expression "friend zone" till Joey said it. I know know it's harder to break out of than the Phantom Zone from Superman.

    Whilst Ross lusting after Rachel is part of the bigger picture, the episode perks up whenever Perry is on screen.

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    • Trivia
      Matthew Perry's favorite episode.
    • Goofs
      When Chandler is choking on gum in the ATM vestibule, you can clearly see the actor Matthew Perry is storing the gum in the right side of his mouth so that he can spit it in a later shot.
    • Quotes

      Chandler: On second thought, gum would be perfection.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      New York City Has No Power
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Lisa Kudrow

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 1994 (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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