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The One with the Invitation

  • Episode aired Apr 23, 1998
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.9K
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Matt LeBlanc in Friends (1994)
ComedyRomance

As Ross and Emily send out wedding invitations, he and Rachel each look back on their relationship together while Joey and Chandler look for a purpose in life.As Ross and Emily send out wedding invitations, he and Rachel each look back on their relationship together while Joey and Chandler look for a purpose in life.As Ross and Emily send out wedding invitations, he and Rachel each look back on their relationship together while Joey and Chandler look for a purpose in life.

  • Director
    • Peter Bonerz
  • Writers
    • David Crane
    • Marta Kauffman
    • Seth Kurland
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Courteney Cox
    • Lisa Kudrow
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    5.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Bonerz
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Seth Kurland
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Courteney Cox
      • Lisa Kudrow
    • 13User 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
    Helen Baxendale
    Helen Baxendale
    • Emily Waltham
    Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
    • Jack Geller
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    James Michael Tyler
    James Michael Tyler
    • Gunther
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Peter Bonerz
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Seth Kurland
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    6cbatukilic

    Friendsback (BORING AGAIN)

    This shows love story arcs are soo boring. Especially Ross and Rachel. Rachel is most boring and annoying character. Even Emily, is better than her. Even Janice! I'm waiting for Chandler&Monica. I bet it will be better. Chandler and Joey are saving show while fourth season. Others just boring. But it's just for fourth season. Others were better first 3 seasons.
    10bwhite-84551

    I made an account to review this episode.

    It's Ross and Rachel. It's Peanut Butter and Jelly. It's the true whole basis that we all know, loved, and hoped for the entire time. Let the damn show take a breath and show us how we're where we are at this point if you were actually watching it for the first time. The people that make this down terribly aren't wrong. Honestly. BUT. It's almost necessary. It keeps things in check and can still be laughed at until no end. Flashback episodes are well, a bit of a Catch 22. But sometimes you gotta go with the cliches.
    6jpapanone

    a fine episode

    All of these reviews about it being clips from previous shows....Uh...when this came out 20+ years ago...they weren't in syndication...no reruns...dvd box sets weren't a thing, i don't think. pretty sure it was vhs. wasn't in HD. If you missed an episode 20 years ago, you had to wait months for it to re air...and if you missed the re airing...good luck. You can wait a few years to see it again unless you rented the season on blockbuster once it came out...or bought an entire season...how much were they back then??? Like $50 a season? It was insane. This was fine.
    10livinglifing

    For REAL Friends fans...

    So what if it's a compilation, mostly, of great scenes from prior episodes? Every now and then it was nice to look back at some quality stuff put together with a storyline...remember this was before streaming and many people didn't have season disc collections. So lighten up you givers of anything less than an "8"...or go watch Seinfeld...
    6klier_leon

    ...

    Just in case you missed the previous three seasons.

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    • Trivia
      Out of the 238 episodes rated individually, this episode is rated at the lowest.
    • Goofs
      A close-up of Rachel's invitation shows that Ross made it out to "Rachel Greene". Ross should have known that her last name doesn't have the final "e" and is spelled "Green".
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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1998 (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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