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The One With The Cat

Episode Number: 75    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Thursday October 2, 1997    Prod Code: 466602
Phoebe believes that her adoptive mother's spirit resides in a cat that jumped into her guitar case in Central Perk. Monica goes on a date with Rachel's hunky high-school boyfriend, who was cool in high-school, but a failure now. And when Joey and Chandler decide to sell the entertainment center, Joey takes stupidity to a new level.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Amy Toomin, Jill Condon
Director: Shelley Jensen
Star: Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green),  Courteney Cox (Monica Geller),  David Schwimmer (Ross Geller),  Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing),  Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani),  Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay)
Recurring Role: James Michael Tyler (Gunther)
Guest Star: Ken Weiler (Peter),  Matthew Kaminsky (Tony),  Dan Gauthier (Chip),  Marc Unger (The Thief)

Notes

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This episode runs 24:03 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00). (edit)
Dedicated "To the memory of Dorothy Kauffman." (edit)

Quotes

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Ross: Oh! You know, I've got an extra futon.
Joey: Dude, you don't have to brag! We got nothing here! (edit)
(Chandler walks past the entertainment unit and rips his suit)
Chandler: (To Joey) Wow! That ripped! That ripped real nice! (edit)
Ross: Hey! So, uh, what did the insurance company say?
Chandler: Oh, they said, uh "you don't have insurance here, so stop calling us." (edit)
Monica: What happened here?
Chandler: Well, Joey was born. And 28 years later, I was robbed! (edit)
Rachel: They really got you guys! The TV, the stereo...
Phoebe: The microwave, the chairs...
Joey: Aww man, he took the five of spades! Oh, no here it is. (edit)

Trivia

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Phoebe's Song: "Dumb, Drunken Bitch"
...dumb, drunken bitch! (edit)
Magna Doodle: THANKS FOR ALL YOUR STUFF! (edit)
Continuity: In "The One With the List", Monica says that she is allergic to cat hair, yet in this episode she is comfortable with a cat right in front of her. She also mentions several other times that she is allergic to cats and in season 5 when Rachel gets the hairless cat she has an allergic reaction to it. (edit)
Goof: When Rachel is supposedly on the phone calling Chip, you can clearly see that she does not dial. The camera goes to Ross and then back to Rachel real quick and there's no way she could have dialed the numbers that fast. (edit)
Factual Error: Aren't animals, besides special-help dogs, banned from any place that serves food like Central Perk? (edit)

Allusions

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Chandler: Uh, Gepetto? Five thousand dollars? Are you insane?

The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, about a woodcarver named Geppetto and his marionette. It was successfully adapted into the Walt Disney film Pinocchio. (edit)
Rachel: Jurassic Park could happen!

Jurassic Park is a 1993 thriller film, adapted from a novel written by Michael Crichton, about genetically engineered dinosaurs. (edit)
Rachel: Actually, I do think Kirk was smarter than Spock.

Kirk and Spock are both characters from the famous TV series Star Trek. (edit)
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Community Reviews (3)

 
9.1
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The One With The Cat
"Another great installment"
Funny
Continue » Posted Jul 19, 2007 8:25 am PST
9.4
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The One With The Cat
"Another great installment"
Quite good episode.
Continue » Posted Mar 9, 2006 7:56 am PST
8.5
Great
The One With The Cat
"Fine example"
A terrific comedic episode that demonstrates what the show is capable of when it leans back and just has fun.
Continue » Posted Feb 12, 2006 7:48 am PST
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