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The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel

  • Episode aired Oct 10, 1996
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
5.6K
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Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
ComedyRomance

Chandler tries to get over his fear of commitment. Phoebe poses as Joey's agent after she forgets to tell him about an audition. Ross panics after seeing Ben play with a Barbie doll and trie... Read allChandler tries to get over his fear of commitment. Phoebe poses as Joey's agent after she forgets to tell him about an audition. Ross panics after seeing Ben play with a Barbie doll and tries to convince him to play with more manly toys.Chandler tries to get over his fear of commitment. Phoebe poses as Joey's agent after she forgets to tell him about an audition. Ross panics after seeing Ben play with a Barbie doll and tries to convince him to play with more manly toys.

  • Director
    • Steve Zuckerman
  • Writers
    • David Crane
    • Marta Kauffman
    • Alexa Junge
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Courteney Cox
    • Lisa Kudrow
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steve Zuckerman
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Alexa Junge
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Courteney Cox
      • Lisa Kudrow
    • 11User 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
    Jane Sibbett
    Jane Sibbett
    • Carol
    Jessica Hecht
    Jessica Hecht
    • Susan Bunch
    Maggie Wheeler
    Maggie Wheeler
    • Janice Litman-Goralnik
    Charles Thomas Allen
    • Ben
    • (as Charlie Allen)
    John Christopher Allen
    • Ben
    • (as Jack Allen)
    Edo Azran
    • Young Ross
    Sierra Dawn Hill
    • Young Monica
    Mike Levey
    • Program Host
    • (uncredited)
    James Michael Tyler
    James Michael Tyler
    • Gunther
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Steve Zuckerman
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Alexa Junge
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    7slightlymad22

    Another So So Episode

    These type of story lines are the worst ones "Friends" do as Monica and Rachel attempt to talk Chandler through his issues with Janice, saying cliché things like "If a woman did, what you did, a guy would be sleeping with someone else by now!!" Plot In A Paragraph: Chandler struggles to show his commitment to Janice and he ends up scaring her off when he goes to far. Meanwhile Ross is upset that Ben is playing with a Barbie doll and Joey asks Phoebe for some help with getting an audition when he fails to get a message in time.

    Normally a storyline with Matthew Perry taking centre stage, but this episode misses the mark.
    10arnaut-44532

    The one with the Barbie

    Every storyline here is funny. I like Phoebe the most in this episode.
    5jpapanone

    Very mediocre episode if not below average.

    Janice and Chandler storyline...eh. More annoying than anything. And what Rachel and Monica do...fine. Just not funny.

    Hey...not everything can be a homerun.

    Ross and Ben's doll...fine. Again...nothing really funny or memorable. Instantly forgettable plot.

    Sometimes I like Carol and Susan...other times I'm just not in the mood for them. When they showed up I was like...ughh. An episode with them. Not a lot of screen time.

    The only funny thing was Phoebe and Joey, and Phoebe was my least favorite friend for a long time.

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    • Trivia
      Mike Levey makes an uncredited appearance at the beginning in the segment with Joey using the Milk Master 2000. Largely forgotten now, he was a popular media figure in the 1990's, who was frequently seen on television infomercials promoting new products with an overly enthusiastic manner, complete with an array of colorful sweaters. It's interesting that the product featured here is now commonly found pre-installed on many milk and juice cartons sold in the U.S.
    • Goofs
      During the ice cream scene with Rachel, Monica, and Chandler, the ice cream container that Chandler is eating out of rotates in his hand, showing different parts of the container. Moreover, two different containers of two different, but similar, colors were used for the filming of this scene.
    • Quotes

      Chandler Bing: [on the phone] Hi Janice, hold on

      [puts the phone to his chest]

      Chandler Bing: what do I do?

      Rachel Green: I don't know

      Monica Geller: If we did, what you did, no man would ever call us again, act like you just woke up, be sleepy

      Rachel Green: And grumpy

      Chandler Bing: Stop naming dwarfs!

    • Connections
      Featured in The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997)

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1996 (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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