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Friends Season 8 Episode 1

The One After "I Do"

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AIRED: 9/27/01

The excitement of Monica and Chandler's wedding is diminished by the news that someone may be pregnant. Chandler's hopes of not embarrassing Monica on the dance floor are ruined by his slippery new shoes, and Ross' attempts to flirt with an attractive wedding guest.

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Monica & Chandler's wedding party.

9.0

By Canogaparkcindy, Jul 13, 2010

Questions are answered in this premiere, which I found quite satisfying overall. My favorite scene would have to be when Ross mentioned all of his past marriages after Monica & Chandler get married. After the cliffhanger from last season, we learn that Rachel is pregnant. The only thing that remains a question mark is who the father is. Rachel takes the pregnancy test again at the wedding party just to make sure she's pregnant, meanwhile Phoebe has to continue to cover for Rachel pretending that she is the one who is pregnant. Monica eventually finds out and Phoebe teases us in the end there. She lies and says that Rachel isn't pregnant. Rachel realizes she wants to have a baby, that's when Phoebe tells her that she is pregnant. Definitely is going to be a bit of a change for these six friends with the season long pregnancy coming in to play. But I surprisingly like the direction this show is getting at. Joey tries to impress Mrs. Bing's date after finding out he is directing a Broadway show, and we find out that Joey is a size seven in shoes! Chandler reveals he took dance lessons but never seems to dance quite right since his shoes are too slippery. And Ross tries to impress a girl, by dancing with little kids. All plots were hilarious, some of them were even emotional. Great solid season opener.moreless
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a good answer to the previous cliffhangers.

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By simpfan90210, May 05, 2007

The excitement of Monica and Chandler's wedding is diminished by the news that someone may be pregnant but pheobe takes the fall for rachael saying that she is pregnant instead. Chandler's hopes of not embarrassing Monica on the dance floor are ruined by his slippery new shoes and asks joey for his shoes but his shoes are too small and then aks ross for his, and Ross' attempts to flirt with an attractive wedding guest but has to dance with all of the children to get her to notice him. but thats all i can rember about the episode.ha ha ha lol lol.moreless
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Rachel is pregnant!

9.4

By Black_Grace, Apr 25, 2007

Great episode! I can't believe they fell for that when Phoebe says she is pregnant with a famous married guy. Phoebe sure has funniest that helps the show alot. Ross acts like a nice guy so he can dance with that girl. If I was him I would not of sat at the little kids table. Then he has to dance with them and the fat girl. Ross shouldn't of done that. Rachel is pregnant! This is so exciting! Rachel is having a baby!!moreless
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The aftermath of the wedding

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By super_friend21, Mar 26, 2007

The episode continues where it left off last season with Monica and Chandler getting their wedding photos taken and discussing the pregnancy which Monica clearly denies after Phoebe and Ross question her believing she is pregnant and Phoebe finds out inadvertently that Rachel is the one who is pregnant. Phoebe then finds herself having to lie about being pregnant herself to stop others finding out that Rachael is pregnant so concocts a story about the father being James Brolin.

The men try to impress when Chandler wants to show off his new honored dancing skills to Monica but his new shoes are to slippery, Joey tries to impress a Broadway director who is Mrs Bing's date and Ross tries to charm Mona (from the restaurant) by failing to sit at the same table as her and so ppreceeds to dancing with little children that goes too far...

What a great start to a fantastic season.moreless
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This episode is about Monica and Chandlers after-party from the wedding in which Pheobe and Monica learn of Rachels pregnancy.

9.6

By gr8lyknow, Jun 15, 2006

The Series 8 opener is a well-written and funny piece of work but also highlights how difficult it is for single moms to come to terms with their pregnancy.

It starts of with Monica an Chandler\'s wedding photographs being taken. When confronted by Pheobe about a pregnancy test Monica supposedly took her suprised reaction makes Pheobe certain that it was\'nt her. she realises only Rachel could have taken it and covers for her by saying she is pregnant. She makes a rather flimsy story up about James Browlin being the father.

Chandlers mother introuduces her \"lover\" to him a Broadway director who Joey tries to woo over so as to star in his latest work. While making a speech Joey tries to show his acting skills to him and this is a laugh-out-loud moment.

Before going to dance their first as a married couple Chandler surprises Monica by telling her hes been taking dancing lessons. However when they began their dance Chandler slips all over the dancefloor due to slippery soles. The results of this are hilarious.

Ross meets up with a girl from Monicas restaurant,Mona(guest starring Bonne Somerville). She shows him the card number of the table she is sitting and so as to sit next to her he takes a card for table number 9. When about to take his seat he learns that her table was in fact table 6 not table 9. He is to be seated at the childrens table!!!!!!!!. After dinner he asks Mona to dance with him but after a little girl(Melinda) asks him to dance with her Mona lets her take her spot. He lets her dance on his toes. After finishing the dance another little girl approaches him wishing for a dance. He apprehensively accepts and she also dances on his toes. After her another girl(Gurth) approaches him and tries to dance on his toes. The only problem is that she is an obese kid and Ross\'s attempts at trying to dance with her are chokingly funny.

Back at table 1 Monica and Rachel receive champagne. Rachel pours it into her mouth and then realises she cant drink and spits it back out. She looks at Monica and says \"oh well thats how the French drink it\". Monica then realises its Rachel and not Pheobe who is pregnant. Just to make sure she is definately pregnant the three woman buy a pregnancy test for Rachel. In the bathroom Rachel dosen\'t have the stomach to look at the results and asks Pheobe to do the honours. It\'s negative. This envokes Rachel to cry because she realises she had her heart set on it.\"It\'s really negative\" she asks. \"No its positive\" replies Pheobe. Wow!!!!!! Pheobe has pulled off a risky stunt. Rachel is pregnant. She is going to have a baby!

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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

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Jim Piddock	Dennis Phillips	Guest Star
Allen Lulu	The Photographer	Guest Star
Steffani Brass	Melinda	Guest Star
Elliott Gould	Jack Geller	Recurring Role
Christina Pickles	Judy Geller [DVD only]	Recurring Role
Morgan Fairchild	Nora Tyler Bing	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (9)
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- Goof: When discussing retaking her pregnancy test, Rachel says that she can take it when she gets home and asks how late the reception goes. But, it is seen in the next episode, "The One With the Red Sweater" that she stayed over night at the hotel, meaning that she wouldn't have been going home after the reception.
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- Continuity: At the beginning of the episode when Monica and Chandler are kissing, the wedding background behind them is different than in "The One with Monica and Chandler's wedding."
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- Continuity: Phoebe claims that she took three pregnancy tests to make sure that she was pregnant, but in 'The One with the Embryos', she only took the one that Frank and Alice gave her and announced that she was pregnant.
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- Continuity: At the beginning of the episode, Chandler is seen smiling while the wedding photos are being taken. However, last season in "The One With The Engagement Picture" Chandler is incapable of smiling in a photo.
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- Goof: When Monica has her back towards the camera while talking to Joey about wearing his tennis outfit, you can clearly see that her wedding gown is being held together with a safety pin at the top and the buttons aren't through the button holes.
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- Goof: When Monica and Rachel are discussing Phoebe being "pregnant," Rachel's hair keeps tucking itself behind her ear, falling out, and going back whenever the camera angle changes.
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- Trivia: In this episode Joey made a joke about Chandler having "slow swimmers." We find out in "The One with the Fertility Test" that this is actually true.
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- Goof: When Monica tells Ross and Joey that she isn't pregnant, her hand is on her chest. When the shot changes, it is down by her side and then on her chest again.
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- Goof: Just before Chandler says the dance floor is too slippery for his new shoes, you can see that he doesn't slide on the floor, but on Monica's wedding dress.
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QUOTES (19)
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- Mrs. Bing: Dennis is a dear old friend and a fantastic lover.
  Chandler: Bravo Dennis, thanks for pleasing my mother so.
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- Monica: (About Joey's tennis outfit) Oh sweet Lord.
  Joey: I'm sorry! Okay? I went down to the gift shop and it's either this or a bathrobe! Look, what's more important, the way I'm dressed or me being with you on your special day?
  Monica: Honey, I'm not even going to pretend I was listening.
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- Phoebe: So, are you ready to talk about it?
  Rachel: No.
  (Pause)
  Phoebe: Now?
  Rachel: No!
  Phoebe: Okay, we'll talk about something else then.
  Rachel: Thank you.
  Phoebe: Who's the father?!
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- Chandler: Before we go out there I've got a present for ya.
  Monica: Honey, I'm going to put my hand in your pocket!
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- Phoebe: (Looking at the pregnancy test) It's negative.
  Rachel: What?
  Phoebe: It's negative.
  Rachel: Oh. Well, there you go. Phew. That's great. That is really great, great news. You know, because the whole... not being ready and the financial aspects, all that. This is so just the way that this was supposed to be.
  Monica: Then, great.
  Rahel: (Crying) God, this is so stupid. How can I be upset over something I never had?
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- Monica: Are you ready to get back on the dance floor?
  Chandler: Did it turn into sand?
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- Chandler: I didn't want you to be embarrassed to be seen on the dance floor with some clumsy idiot.
  Monica: Oh honey, you could never embarrass me. Okay, you could easily embarrass me.
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- Ross: (About Mona, as he dances with a little girl) I am so gonna score.
  Ashley: What?
  Ross: I like your bow!
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- Monica: Between me and you, in this day and age, how dumb do you have to be to get pregnant?
  Rachel: Hey, you know, sometimes you can do everything right, everyone can wear everything they're supposed to wear, and one of those little guys just gets through!
  Monica: How?
  Rachel: I don't know, maybe they have tools.
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- Ross: Monica's pregnant!
  Joey: Oh my God, is that why you guys had to get married?
  Monica: Guys, I'm not pregnant.
  Joey: Ah, slow swimmers?
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- Ross: Mona. Well, uh, what a beautiful name.
  Mona: You think so? I always kinda hated it.
  Ross: Ah come on! Mona Lisa? Mona...um Llegglachen? The famous botanist. Huh? Oh, no, she's, well, she's dead now, but supposedly she was once quite the hottie of the plant world.
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- Chandler: What size shoes do you wear?
  Joey: Uh, eleven. Eleven and a half.
  Chandler: Great, cause my shoes are giving me a little problem on the dance floor. Could I borrow the boots from your costume?
  Joey: I don't even really know where I left them, so ...
  (Chandler looks down at Joey's feet)
  Chandler: Those aren't eleven and a half.
  Joey: Okay, fine, I'm a seven! All right, I have surprisingly small feet, but the rest of me is good, I'll show ya!
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- Rachel: (About the father of her baby) I'm not going to tell you until I tell him.
  Phoebe: Aha! At least we know it's a him.
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- Ross: I'm so happy for you guys. And you are both so lucky! I mean you both said the right names. And nobody was drunk.
  Rachel: Okay.
  Ross: And nobody was gay. (Crying) And on your first try.
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- Monica: Wait a minute! Who's the father?
  Phoebe: Oh no, she won't tell us.
  Monica: Come on, it's my wedding! That can be my present!
  Rachel: Wait, hey, I just gave you peeing on a stick!
  Phoebe: See, this is why you register.
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- Phoebe: It's not negative, it's positive.
  Rachel: Are you sure?
  Phoebe: Well yeah, I lied before. Now you know how you really feel about it.
  Rachel: Oh-oh, that's a risky little game!
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- Joey: (Trying to impress Dennis) I'd like to propose a toast. To Monica and Chandler, the greatest couple in the world. And my best friends. Now, when I first found out they were getting married I was, I was a little angry. I was like, "Why, God? Why? How can you take them away from me?" But then I thought back over all our memories together, some happy memories. (Laughs) And there were some sad memories. (Cries) I'm sorry. And some scared memories. Whoa! (Acts scared) Eh? And then, and then I realized I'll always be their friend, their friend who can speak in many dialects and has training in stage combat and is willing to do partial nudity. (Starts to walk away) Oh! To the happy couple!
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- Dennis: Look umm Joey, I don't think you're quite right for this project.
  Joey: Oh, see that's where you're wrong. Whatever it is, I can do it. And if you didn't see it up there, just try me.
  Dennis: It's an all Chinese cast. Can you be Chinese?
  Joey: Well I'm not proud of this, but... (He turns around and starts to mess with his eyelids)
  Dennis: Oh my God. Please, please don't!
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- Monica: Are you sure you peed on the stick right?
  Rachel: How many ways are there to do that?
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- International Episode Title:
  France: Celui qui venait de dire oui (The One Who Had Just Said "I Do")
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- This is the only episode title with quotation marks.
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- This is the final appearance of Morgan Fairchild as Nora Tyler Bing. Mrs. Bing was in 5 episodes of Friends.
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- This is the first appearance of Bonnie Somerville as Mona. Mona was in 7 episodes of Friends.
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- This episode is one of the few titles that doesn't begin with "The One Where..." or "The One With..." These episodes are:
  "The One After the Super Bowl (1)"
  "The One After the Super Bowl (2)"
  "The One At the Beach"
  "The One Hundredth"
  "The One in Vegas (1)"
  "The One in Vegas (2)"
  "The One After Vegas"
  "The One On the Last Night"
  "The One That Could Have Been (1)"
  "The One That Could Have Been (2)"
  "The One After "I Do""
  "The One in Barbados (1)"
  "The One in Barbados (2)"
  "The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss"
  "The Last One (1)"
  "The Last One (2)"
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- This episode runs 26:51 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00). Some extra scenes added at the beginning of the show at the photo shoot, and another extra scene is where Chandler slips and falls on the dance-floor, grabbing his mother-in-law's skirt, ripping it.
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- Rare episode where neither Monica and Chandler's apartment or Central Perk is shown.
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- Even though she appeared on screen, Christina Pickles was not credited in the original broadcast airing of the episode, because all of her lines were cut for time. However, she is credited on the DVD, where her lines are restored.
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- Dedicated "To the people of New York City"
  
  This was the first episode to air after the attack on September 11, 2001.
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ALLUSIONS (2)
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- Phoebe: I could only think of two names: him and Ed Begley Jr.
  
  Ed Begley Jr. is an actor and environmentalist who is best known for his role on the television series St. Elsewhere.
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- Phoebe: James Brolin is the father of my baby.
  Chandler: As in Barbara Streisand's husband James Brolin?
  
  James Brolin is an American actor, director, and producer.
  Barbara Streisand is an actress and singer. She has won numerous Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Golden Globe awards. Interestingly, she used to be married to actor Elliot Gould, who plays Jack Geller.
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