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Friends Season 5 Episode 9

The One with Ross's Sandwich

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AIRED: 12/10/98

Joey starts to get uncomfortable with protecting Monica and Chandler's secret, especially when it places him in embarrassing situations. Meanwhile, Ross becomes enraged at work when someone swipes his turkey sandwich. Phoebe takes a literature class and asks Rachel to come with her, but Rachel doesn't take the class seriously.moreless

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Ross gets angry, Joey is getting tired of covering Monica and Chandler's secrets and Phoebe goes to literature class with Rachel.

9.5

By PureKiwi, Apr 13, 2009

"I'm Joey, I'm disgusting"

Joey always covers Monica and Chandler so the other friends won't find out about their relationship, but it puts him in very embrassing situations like when Phoebe finds Chandler's underwear in Monica's house and more. Joey's answers are funny and he faces it like a man although the friends thinks he is disgusting.

Ross's crisis makes him very angry, especially after someone at work eats his sandwich, which, in the end, makes him stop working for a while to relax (I liked the part when he became calm after the doctor gave him some drugs...He is so stoned )

and Phoebe goes to literature lessons with Rachel, but because Rachel doesn't take it seriously Monica comes instead of her and ruins the lessons.

A great episode, all the friends has funny parts and there are alot of good quotes. A GREAT episode.moreless
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Monica slept with Joey?!

8.5

By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 09, 2009

I forgot to mention in previous reviews that Joey know Chandler & Monica's secret, and basically in this episode he gets called a pervert by Rachel due to hiding the secret. I love Rachel's reactions to the whole thing. Overall she is hysterical! I like how Joey got Monica & Chandler back. Finally the look bad because I seriously felt like they were taking Joey for granted. Anyways now the whole gang thinks Monica slept with Joey! Ross' anger management thing was hilarious! I found myself laughing through the whole plot. Rachel being dumb in school is always a fun plot to watch. Great episode.moreless
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MY SANDWICHHH... I slept with monica... I'm joey. I'm disgusting. i make low-budget adult films and so many more

10

By thebeatles772, Apr 07, 2008

this episode was totally hilarious... i just could not stop laughing and the scripts... David crane and Marta Kauffman are absolute geniuses i mean the tighty-whiteys - that belong to chandler but joey pretends are his, Ross' anger - "MY SANDWICH", joey shaving his legs - to cover for Mon and chandler, Joey / Monica's reason - I'm joey. I'm disgusting. i make low-budget adult films and so on, Monica's naked photo - how Rachel finds joey looking at it and gos and shows it to everyone (including Ross), Monica in class - "I know, I know, I know" and phoebe denying knowing her, street phoebes bad ass note - everyones shock after reading the note, mental Geller - Ross thinking hes cool,joey's excuse - i slept with Monica, just phoebe: - someday I'll tell you about the time i stabbed the cop,

Monica: phoebe? Phoebe: Well, he stabbed me first!. and so many others :)moreless
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"MY SANDWICH!!!!!!" - Ross

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By FriendsSvuLost8, Feb 07, 2008

Ross was hilarious in this episode. He is however getting a little bit sad. Someone from work stole his sandwich wich was the only good thing in his life. So with a little help from Phoebe he writes a note that scares all his coworkers. So he has a word with his boss and when he finds out that his boss was the one that ate his sandwich he gets really really mad. So he is force to take a leave of abscene because of his rage.

Phoebe finds underpants in Monica and Rachel's apartment and to cover for Chandler Joey says that the're his. One thing leads to another and Monica ends up saying she slept with Joey. Which is kinda weird because after this episode they never talk about that again.

Phoebe wants to take a serious literature class with Rachel but Rachel just wants to have fun. It was funny when Rachel started talking about robots in Jane Eyre.moreless
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Ross is upset when somebody eats "the one good thing" going on in his life. He has to toughen up. Joey is tired of covering up for monica and chandler, and looking like a pervert to the rest of the group.moreless

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By CianaDior, May 04, 2007

I absolutely love this episode. Mainly because we get to see Straight nail ross completely lose it. It is really hilarious when he walks in the Coffee house, he looks almost drunk.

Monica having to pretend that she is "Disgusting" and that she is obsessed with Joey so that the rest of the gang won't find out about her and chandler is histerical. Pheobe is just, well pheobe in this episode. She reveals more about life on the street when she has to help ross get mean. I was in fits when she says "I'll tell you about the time I shot the cop... He shot me first".

This episode is trademark, a real classic. It is one of the episodes where you can repeat the words "My sandwich!" to anybody and they will sure as hell know what you are talking about. Definately an episode to remember.

By the way this is my first ever review so sorry if its kinda suckish.moreless
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Jennifer Aniston	Rachel Green
Courteney Cox	Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	Ross Geller

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Scott Mosenson	The Teacher	Guest Star
Michael Ensign	Dr. Ledbetter	Guest Star
Jennette Robbins	Cynthia	Guest Star

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TRIVIA (5)
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- Goof: When Phoebe's talking about the time she stabbed a cop and says "He stabbed me first!" the camera angle changes to show everyone one the sofa and Phoebe say 'first' again but her voice is inaudible.
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- Continuity: Joey offers his chicken to the gang after Monica tells them she's a sex addict. However in "The One with the Birth Mother," he states his new catch phrase of "Joey doesn't share food."
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- Goof: In Central Perk when Phoebe writes the note for Ross and mentions that she stabbed a cop, she has a green mug in her hand. When the shot changes, the mug is gone and she's holding the pen again. Then she is holding the mug.
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- Magna Doodle: A drawing of Saturn and stars
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- Goof: When Joey is about to walk in on Chandler and Monica in the living room, Monica kicks over the pillows when she runs into Chandler's room. But when Joey and his date walk in, the pillows are arranged neatly.
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QUOTES (9)
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- Rachel: (About Joey) Ew, he takes naked pictures of us, then he eats chicken and looks at them!
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- Joey: I slept with Monica.
  Chandler: Well let's... let's see what everybody thinks of that.
  Ross: You slept with my sister?
  Joey: Ah, yes. But we just did it once... in London.
  Ross: This is not good for my rage.
  Rachel: Monica is this true?
  Joey: Of course it's true. How else would you explain all the weird stuff that is going on?
  Monica: Yes it's true.
  Rachel: Okay, but if it only happen that one time, how come we found your underwear in our apartment the other day?
  Joey: Uh... that was the underwear I was wearing that night in London. Right, Monica?
  Monica: I guess I wanted to keep it as a souvenir.
  Ross: My God, Monica!
  Chandler: Are you sure, Joe? Are you sure you are just not a sex addict?
  Joey: No. And if anyone's a sex addict here is Monica. Yeah, she has been trying to get me back in the sack every since London.
  Phoebe: So that's why she gave you a naked picture of herself.
  Joey: That makes sense.
  Rachel: And the video camera?
  Joey: Uh... Monica?
  Monica: I guess I set up the video camera to try and entice Joey.
  Joey: But sadly, I could not be enticed.
  Ross: Unbelievable. You really kept Joey's underwear? Why? Why would you do that?
  Monica: I'm Monica. I'm disgusting. I stalk guys and keep their underpants.
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- Chandler: (About hiding Monica and his relationship) All this lying has been hard on us too.
  Joey: Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, I bet all the sex makes it easier!
  Chandler: Well, yeah actually.
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- Ross: A guy at work called me Mental. Mental Geller. I've always wanted a cool nickname like that.
  Monica: Yeah, the best you got in high school was Wet Pants Geller.
  Ross: It was the water fountain, okay!
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- Joey: (To Chandler) Get ready to come out of the non-gay closet!
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- Phoebe: (Explains why she's taking a class) Well, I really liked that Lamaze class I took. So this time I decided to do something a little more intellectual, with you know, a less painful final exam.
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- Ross: (To everyone) Someone at work stole my sandwich!
  Chandler: (Sarcastically) And what did the police say?
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- Ross: I'm telling you. You get strict with people, you can get anything you want.
  (Joey walks in drinking coffee)
  Ross: Hey Tribbiani! Give me that coffee!
  (Without looking up, Joey pushes Ross over the arm of the couch)
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- Monica: Phoebe, you are a badass!
  Phoebe: Yeah, sometime I'll tell you the story about the time I stabbed a cop.
  Rachel: Phoebe!
  Phoebe: Well, he stabbed me first!
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- International Episode Titles:
  Czech Republic: Rossův sendvič (Ross's Sandwich)
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- Matt LeBlanc actually shaved his leg for this episode.
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- This episode runs 23:09 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00).
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- In the tag scene which takes place in the classroom, the names on the blackboard are a breakdown of characters from thenovel Middlemarch by George Eliot (the pen name of writer Mary Anne Evans).
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- Phoebe: It was just so funny when you started comparing Jane Eyre to RoboCop.
  
  RoboCop is a 1987 film about a cop who becomes a cyborg.
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- Rachel: So tell me about this Jane Eyre woman.
  
  Jane Eyre is a classic romance novel by Charlotte Brontë. It has been adapted into several films including the 1983 film Jane Eyre.
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- Teacher: The Brontë sisters were really remarkable women for their time.
  
  The Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, were from a famous literary family. Emily Brontë wrote Wuthering Heights, the book they were reading. The book has been adapted into several films including the 1939 film Wuthering Heights.
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- Chandler: Say Ross, when you picture Phoebe living on the street is she surrounded by the entire cast of Annie?
  
  Annie is a famous musical about an orphan living in New York. It was adapted into the hit film Annie.
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- Phoebe: What am I sitting on?
  Chandler: Top of the world? Dock of the bay?
  
  "Top of the World" is a classic song by The Carpenters.
  "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay" is a c Otis Redding song about heartbreak.
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