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The One Where Joey Dates Rachel

Episode Number: 183    Season Num: 8    First Aired: Thursday January 10, 2002    Prod Code: 227412
Phoebe gets Monica and Chandler a Ms. Pacman arcade game for a wedding present, which leads to some heavy competition between Monica, Phoebe, and, surprisingly, Chandler. Ross gets to teach an important class because of a retiring professor, but soon learns that its on the other side of town, and he doesn't have enough time to get there. Joey takes Rachel to dinner on a pretend date to make her feel better since she can't have a normal relationship due to her pregnancy.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Sherry Bilsing, Ellen Plummer
Director: David Schwimmer
Star: Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green),  Courteney Cox (Monica Geller-Bing),  Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay),  Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani),  Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing),  David Schwimmer (Ross Geller)
Recurring Role: Cole Sprouse (Ben Geller-Willick-Bunch)
Guest Star: Krista Allen (Mabel),  Caryn Ward (The Waitress),  Matthew Yang King (The Student)

Notes

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Music: "Symphony No. 9" by Beethoven (edit)
This episode marks the last appearance of Ben, played by Cole Sprouse. (edit)
This episode runs 24:02 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00). (edit)

Quotes

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Monica: (About the initials on the Ms. Pacman machine) Hey wait a minute, this one isn't dirty.
Chandler: It is when you put it together with that one.
Monica: Ah, well if you don't clear this off, you won't be getting one of those from me. (edit)
Joey: Oh come on! Just pick one! Between Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, and Ross if you had to, if you had to, who would you punch?
Rachel: No one! They are my friends, I wouldn’t punch any of them.
Joey: Chandler?
Rachel: Yeah, but I don’t know why. (edit)
Chandler: Come on, by age seven kids have already seen orgies. (Silence) Was it just me? (edit)
Phoebe: Chandler sucks, he couldn't have gotten this good.
Chandler: I did, (Looks at his hand) but it came at a price. (edit)
Monica: Chandler, Phoebe's hogging the game.
Chandler: Who cares? It's a stupid game.
Monica: You only think it's stupid because you suck at it.
Chandler: I don't suck, it sucks, you suck. (edit)

Trivia

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Goof: When Joey arrives with flowers and a brownie, he says he ate the brownie which was in a paper bag. However, after his date with Rachel, he wants to lick the crumbs in the bag, and he grabs a plastic bag. (edit)
Goof: When Joey and Rachel go out on a date and Rachel leaves to go to the bathroom, she turns left by the bathrooms. When Joey is on a date the next night, they are at the same restaurant. When his date leaves to go to the bathroom, she turns right instead of left. (edit)
Goof: When Ross arrives at his class a lot late, he throws his jacket and it lands on the floor. When the camera angle changes, his jacket is on the coat rack. (edit)
Magna Doodle: A drawing of the sun and moon (edit)
Goof: When Ross enters his first advanced class, a microphone is visible at the top of the screen. (edit)

Allusions

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Joey's Date: And then he turned around and it was Stephen Baldwin.

Stephen Baldwin is an American actor from the famous Baldwin family. (edit)
Rachel: It's not like it's Citizen Kane.

Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film directed by Orson Welles. (edit)
Ross: Who am I, Rockefeller?

John Rockefeller, the founder of the Standard Oil Company, is a famous billionaire. (edit)
Joey: Oh, subscription to Playboy.

Playboy is a popular American men's magazine founded in 1953. As well as jokes and the obvious photographs of nude women, it features various articles on fashion, sports, consumer goods, and public figures. (edit)
Rachel: Remember last night how we were talking about that movie Cujo?
Cujo is a horror movie that is based on a Stephen King novel about a huge rabid dog. (edit)
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10.0
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The One Where Joey Dates Rachel
"Series classic"
Awww! Too Cute!
Continue » Posted Aug 28, 2008 2:31 pm PST
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The One Where Joey Dates Rachel
"A very special episode"
rachel and joey on a date
Continue » Posted Jul 8, 2007 4:37 am PST

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10.0
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The One Where Joey Dates Rachel
"Dream sequence"
funny
Continue » Posted May 5, 2007 11:56 am PST
9.0
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The One Where Joey Dates Rachel
"Series classic"
Joey dates Rachel but he wants more of it.
Continue » Posted May 5, 2007 1:11 am PST
9.6
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The One Where Joey Dates Rachel
"Character development"
This was one of those episodes that you can never forget
Continue » Posted Oct 10, 2006 2:28 pm PST
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