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The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress

  • Episode aired Mar 15, 2001
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
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8.2/10
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Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow in Friends (1994)
ComedyRomance

Monica has to decide between her wedding dress and the band Chandler wants for the wedding. Joey and Ross date the same girl, and they both try to fight for her attention.Monica has to decide between her wedding dress and the band Chandler wants for the wedding. Joey and Ross date the same girl, and they both try to fight for her attention.Monica has to decide between her wedding dress and the band Chandler wants for the wedding. Joey and Ross date the same girl, and they both try to fight for her attention.

  • Director
    • Kevin Bright
  • Writers
    • Andrew Reich
    • Ted Cohen
    • Brian Buckner
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Courteney Cox
    • Lisa Kudrow
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    4.9K
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    • Director
      • Kevin Bright
    • Writers
      • Andrew Reich
      • Ted Cohen
      • Brian Buckner
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Courteney Cox
      • Lisa Kudrow
    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Jennifer Aniston
    Jennifer Aniston
    • Rachel Green
    Courteney Cox
    Courteney Cox
    • Monica Geller
    • (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
    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
    Andrea Bendewald
    Andrea Bendewald
    • Megan Bailey
    Gabrielle Union
    Gabrielle Union
    • Kristen Lang
    Kim Harris
    Kim Harris
    • Store Owner
    James Michael Tyler
    James Michael Tyler
    • Gunther
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    • Director
      • Kevin Bright
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      • Andrew Reich
      • Ted Cohen
      • Brian Buckner
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    The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress

    Clearly an episode that was meant to air earlier in the 7th series (the chair, Matthew Perry's continued weight fluctuations even between scenes) but it's still one of the better episodes.

    Monica wasn't annoying for a change, and although it fades a bit at the end, the Joey/Ross storyline was fun too.

    Good overall.

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    • Trivia
      The other bride-to-be Megan Bailey, played by Andrea Bendewald, is one of Jennifer Aniston's best friends and was a bridesmaid at her wedding to Brad Pitt and Aniston was Bendewald's matron of honor at her wedding to Mitch Rouse.
    • Goofs
      The dress that Monica tries on in the expensive store and later models for Chandler has a halter neck with satin straps. However, the dress she grabs in Kleinman's and hangs in the living rooms has a sweetheart neck with lace straps.
    • Quotes

      Meagan Bailey: [after having exchanged information with Monica about their wedding dates and photographer] Oh, who's your band?

      Monica Geller: My fiancé wants the Swing Kings.

      Meagan Bailey: Oh, you're so lucky. My fiancé wants the heavy metal band, Carcass.

      Phoebe Buffay: [excitedly] Oh, is that spelled with a "C" or a "K"? Oh my god, it doesn't matter, they're both great!

    • Alternate versions
      On the DVD box-set version, after Joey and Ross are busy putting each other down in front of their date who subsequently leaves during the exchange, they get up to leave. The waiter comes over to tell them their table is ready, they look at each other and Ross says, "Are you hungry?" Joey replies, "Does a bear shit in the woods?" This obviously did not make the original airing, but does not appear in any subsequent Blu-Ray or Netflix releases.
    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Times Chandler Was a Savage on Friends (2022)

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 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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