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| Friends Season 8 | |
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| Season 8 | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 27, 2001 – May 16, 2002 |
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The seventh season of Friends, an American situation comedy created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC (National Broadcasting Company) on September 27, 2001. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 16, 2002. This is the most watched season of the series, with an average of 24.5[1] million of viewers tune in, placing the show in the rank as #1.
The eighth season's first three episodes revolve around the identity of Rachel's baby's father, who is revealed to be Ross. Rachel and Ross decide to have the baby, but do not resume their romantic relationship. Joey develops romantic feelings for Rachel, but she does not feel the same. Rachel gives birth to baby Emma in the season finale, and Ross's mother wants him to propose. Joey finds Ross's ring on the floor, and Rachel accepts what she thinks is his proposal.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
- Courteney Cox as Monica Geller
- Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
- Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribianni
- Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
- David Schwimmer as Ross Geller
Episodes
| # | Total | Title | Director | Writer | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | 171 | "The One After "I Do"" | Kevin S. Bright | David Crane & Marta Kauffman | September 27, 2001 | |
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Everybody thinks Monica's pregnant, but her denial quickly shifts the focus to Phoebe, taking the heat off of Rachel. Chandler's shoes are slippery. Joey tries to impress a Broadway director. Ross dances with children to impress a woman. This episode is dedicated to "The People Of New York City" to remember September 11, 2001. | ||||||
| 2 | 172 | "The One with the Red Sweater" | David Schwimmer | Dana Klein Borkow | October 4, 2001 | |
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Rachel won't tell anybody who the father of her baby is until she tells him. Joey tells Monica and Phoebe that a guy slept with Rachel a few weeks earlier, and left a red sweater behind. Phoebe thinks it's Tag Jones' and arranges a meeting for Rachel with him. Ross and Chandler attempt to recreate the wedding pictures, after Chandler loses the disposable cameras. Monica opens all of her and Chandler's wedding presents. But Tag is not the only one who owns a red sweater. | ||||||
| 3 | 173 | "The One Where Rachel Tells..." | Sheldon Epps | Sherry Bilsing & Ellen Plummer | October 11, 2001 | |
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Chandler and Monica prepare to leave for their honeymoon as Rachel prepares to tell the father of her baby. Phoebe and Joey try to get into Monica and Chandler's apartment. Note: The original subplot of Chandler and Monica's honeymoon involved Chandler playfully joking about bombs when preparing to board first-class. Chandler and Monica are then taken for interrogation, but shortly after they're determined not to be a threat to the aircraft, a cellphone outburst from Monica alerts the authorities, who prepare to interrogate the couple once again. This subplot was heavily altered as a result of the September 11 attacks, but many of the same lines were recycled.[citation needed] | ||||||
| 4 | 174 | "The One with the Videotape" | Kevin S. Bright | Scott Silveri | October 18, 2001 | |
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Ross and Rachel disagree over who came onto whom when they hooked up. He wants to prove it and accidentally reveals that he has the encounter on videotape. Monica and Chandler meet another couple while on their honeymoon. | ||||||
| 5 | 175 | "The One with Rachel's Date" | Gary Halvorson | Brian Buckner & Sebastion Jones | October 25, 2001 | |
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Phoebe begins dating a guy who works for Monica, causing a problem when Phoebe wants to dump him on the same day Monica plans to fire him. A guy at Chandler's work thinks that Chandler's name is Toby. Rachel goes on a date with Joey's costar, despite being pregnant. | ||||||
| 6 | 176 | "The One with the Halloween Party" | Gary Halvorson | Mark Kunerth | November 1, 2001 | |
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Monica and Chandler are throwing a Halloween Party. At the party Phoebe runs into her sister's fiance, Eric (Sean Penn), and finds herself attracted to him. Ross and Chandler arm wrestle. Rachel has the job of answering the door to Trick-or-Treaters, but her maternal instincts soon kick in. | ||||||
| 7 | 177 | "The One with the Stain" | Kevin S. Bright | R. Lee Fleming Jr. | November 8, 2001 | |
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Chandler hires a maid to help Monica but she thinks the maid is stealing her clothes. Eric broke up with Ursula and wants to date Phoebe but she reminds him too much of her sister. Ross attempts to secure the apartment of a dying Dutch woman for Rachel, while Joey tries to convince Rachel to continue living with him. | ||||||
| 8 | 178 | "The One with the Stripper" | David Schwimmer | Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen | November 15, 2001 | |
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Rachel's having dinner with her dad to tell him that she's pregnant. Meanwhile Monica hires a stripper, who turns out to be a hooker, for Chandler. | ||||||
| 9 | 179 | "The One with the Rumor" | Gary Halvorson | Shana Goldberg-Meehan | November 22, 2001 | |
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Monica invites a high school friend, Will (Brad Pitt) to her Thanksgiving dinner. Rachel finds out that he and Ross started a rumor about Rachel having both male and female "body parts" during their senior year of High School. Joey tries to eat an entire turkey because 'he's a Tribbiani'. Chandler and Phoebe avoid helping Monica by just sitting on the couch and shouting random sentences at the T.V set. They have no idea what's going on though. | ||||||
| 10 | 180 | "The One with Monica's Boots" | Kevin S. Bright | Story: Robert Carlock, Teleplay: Brian Buckner & Sebastion Jones | December 6, 2001 | |
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Monica buys very expensive boots and promises Chandler to wear them all the time. After a while they are killing Monica's feet but she doesn't dare to tell it to Chandler. Joey's youngest sister Dina is pregnant and comes to Rachel for advice. Phoebe finds out that Sting's son is in Ben's class so she goes to see Sting's wife (real wife (Trudie Styler)) pretending to want to talk about Ben and Jack in order to get tickets to Sting's concert. | ||||||
| 11 | 181 | "The One with Ross's Step Forward (The One with the Creepy Holiday Card)" | Gary Halvorson | Robert Carlock | December 13, 2001 | |
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Ross freaks out when Mona wants to send out joint Christmas cards and wants to have "the talk". Chandler tries to get out of spending time with his boss. Rachel has hormonal problems as a result of pregnancy and becomes "erotically charged". | ||||||
| 12 | 182 | "The One Where Joey Dates Rachel" | David Schwimmer | Sherry Bilsing-Grahem | January 10, 2002 | |
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Now that Rachel can't go on dates anymore due to her pregnancy, Joey decides to take her on a date. But instantly, he begins to have a crush on Rachel, something that even he is scared about. Monica and Chandler get a Ms. Pac-Man arcade game for a late wedding present. After Phoebe plays the game, Chandler instantly becomes a pro by repeatedly playing and putting swear words as his initials. Ross is late for his classes. | ||||||
| 13 | 183 | "The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath" | Ben Weiss | Vanessa McCarthy | January 17, 2002 | |
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Monica sways Chandler's dislike of baths but he soon becomes addicted to them, Phoebe who thinks Joey has a crush on her is shocked to discover that Joey actually likes Rachel and Ross and Rachel debate over potential names for their baby and find out the baby's sex. | ||||||
| 14 | 184 | "The One with the Secret Closet" | Kevin S. Bright | Brian Buckner & Sebastion Jones | January 31, 2002 | |
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Chandler becomes obsessed with finding out what is behind the door of Monica's secret closet. Phoebe feels betrayed when she discovers Monica has been using a different massage therapist. Ross feels left out after missing the baby's first kick especially when Joey is mistaken for as the father. Joey, feeling bad about the situation, suggests that Rachel should move in with Ross. | ||||||
| 15 | 185 | "The One with the Birthing Video" | Kevin S. Bright | Dana Klein Borkow | February 7, 2002 | |
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Phoebe gives a birthing video to Rachel. Monica, Rachel and Chandler freak out when they watch it. Ross struggles to tell Mona that Rachel is now living with him. Joey is depressed and ends up telling Ross about his feelings for Rachel. | ||||||
| 16 | 186 | "The One Where Joey Tells Rachel" | Ben Weiss | Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen | February 28, 2002 | |
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Joey confesses his love for Rachel, but Rachel politely and lovingly turns him down. Phoebe is convinced that a British man called Don is Monica's soul mate. Guest starring Sam Pancake as the waiter. | ||||||
| 17 | 187 | "The One with the Tea Leaves" | Gary Halvorson | Story: R. Lee Fleming Jr., Teleplay: Steven Rosenhaus | March 7, 2002 | |
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Phoebe determines through tea leaves that she'll soon meet the man of her dreams. Rachel invents a crazy work problem to reduce the awkwardness of hanging out with Joey. Ross tries to retrieve his pink shirt from Mona's apartment. | ||||||
| 18 | 188 | "The One in Massapequa (The One with the Zesty Guy)" | Gary Halvorson | Story: Peter Tibais, Teleplay: Mark Kunerth | March 28, 2002 | |
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Monica writes a speech for her parent's 35th wedding anniversary. Phoebe dates Parker (Alec Baldwin), who's very enthusiastic about everything. Ross and Rachel have to pretend to be married. | ||||||
| 19 | 189 | "The One with Joey's Interview" | Gary Halvorson | Doty Abrams | April 4, 2002 | |
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Joey prepares for an interview with Soap Opera Digest, although he's afraid of appearing stupid, so he enlists his friends to make sure things go well. | ||||||
| 20 | 190 | "The One with the Baby Shower" | Kevin S. Bright | Sherry Bilsing-Grahem & Ellen Plummer | April 25, 2002 | |
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Phoebe and Monica prepare for Rachel's baby shower and forget to invite Rachel's mother. So at the party, Sandra is being rude to Monica, so she tries everything she can to make things better. Joey auditions for a job as a host for a new game show called "Bamboozled" and Chandler and Ross help him practice. | ||||||
| 21 | 191 | "The One with the Cooking Class" | Gary Halvorson | Story: Dana Klein Borkow Teleplay: Brian Buckner & Sebastion Jones | May 2, 2002 | |
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Monica's cooking skills get a bad review in The Post. After confronting the critic who wrote it, she decides to join a cooking class, with Joey in tow. Rachel gets jealous when Ross meets a girl at the baby department store. Phoebe helps Chandler prepare for an interview by stopping his natural instinct to make immature jokes. | ||||||
| 22 | 192 | "The One Where Rachel is Late" | Gary Halvorson | Shana Goldberg-Meehan | May 9, 2002 | |
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Joey invites Chandler to his movie's premiere but Chandler falls asleep during it. Rachel is very frustrated with the fact that she's eight days late, which leads to a bet between Monica and Phoebe. | ||||||
| 23 | 193 | "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby, Part One" | Kevin S. Bright | Scott Silveri | May 16, 2002 | |
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Ross and Rachel arrive at the hospital. Judy Geller arrives too. She gives Ross her mother's engagement ring to propose to Rachel with. Monica and Chandler decide to have a baby. | ||||||
| 24 | 194 | "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby, Part Two" | Kevin S. Bright | Marta Kauffman & David Crane | May 16, 2002 | |
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After 47 hours of labor, Rachel has her baby, Emma. Joey finds Ross's engagement ring. Rachel thinks he's proposing and says "Okay". Monica and Chandler try for a baby in the hospital. | ||||||
References
- ^ "How did your favorite show rate?". USA Today. May 28, 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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