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The One with the Cop

Season 5, Episode 16, Aired Feb 23, 1999

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Joey has a dream about Monica. Phoebe finds a police badge under her seat at Central Perk and uses it to go on missions of mercy. Ross buys a sofa but has trouble moving it up the stairs into his new apartment.moreless

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Mark Fite

The Salesman
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Nicole Robinson

The Smoking Woman
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Aloma Wright

The Saleswoman

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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Good except for the end.

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By vereese, Feb 10, 2011

Did you know I can't stand Phoebe? She is stupid and annoying. And the end is complete bull poop. The cop could have lost his job. Then he could have been sub-peoned for not arresting Phoebe. She was a criminal, and he didn't arrest her because she's pretty. So unbelievably stupid. All her story-lines are. Her pregnancy, her stupid broken family, her living on the street, when her grandma was in the city. And, obviously, Ursula wasn't living on the street... Why didn't Phoebe go with Ursula?So annoying!! Friends would be the most awesome show if she wasn't in it. I can't stand her!! The rest of the ep was good.moreless
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One of the best episodes of the season.

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By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 09, 2009

Well I really enjoyed watching this episode because it was so funny. My favorite plot was Ross trying to move the couch upstairs with Rachel, made them look like a couple. Also when Rachel finds out Ross counted how much times they did it, I laugh so hard. I couldn't breathe. I liked Joey's dream about Monica. Gives Monica/Joey shippers a chance. Anyways besides all that the "main plot." The cop catches Phoebe and ends up asking her out? I like how Phoebe was trying to bust guys on the street. Also a funny plot. An amazing hilarious episode overall that is one of the best episodes of the season.moreless
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Joey Dreams That He Is Dating Monica After He Sees Her & Chandler Together. Afterwards He Starts Hitting On Rachel Because He Wants A Relationship With A Friend. Ross Buys A New Sofa But He Can't Get It Up Into His Apartment.moreless

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By SSWA-lele, Sep 06, 2008

One Of My Very Favourite Episodes!!!! It is just really funny throughout the whole episode but i really love the part where phoebe tells the woman to apoligize to the tree, and she actually does it! lol!. And the part at the very end when ross is trying to return his sofa to the store although it is now cut in half & he tries to make out that he recieved it that way but in the end all he gets is four dollars store credit. & the part where phoebe shouts at the police officer but then runs away when she finds out that he is an offcier. Totally Awesome Episode!moreless
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a good episode

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By simpfan90210, Apr 27, 2007

Joey has a dream about Monica that they are bf and gf after he sees them together and they say that he wants that intimacey. Phoebe finds a police badge under her seat at Central Perk and uses it to go on missions of mercy bossing people around untill the rel cop shows up but then they date instead of arresting her. Ross buys a sofa but has trouble moving it up the stairs into his new apartment and in the end has to cut it in half to finally fit it up the stairs but has to take it back instead.moreless
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By Andrew0000, Apr 16, 2007

A great episode, with a really interessting storyline and a good and funny cast. And like all episodes it has it's great wave in the storyline and a good cliff hanger at the end. A great episode, with a really interessting storyline and a good and funny cast. And like all episodes it has it's great wave in the storyline and a good cliff hanger at the end. A great episode, with a really interessting storyline and a good and funny cast. And like all episodes it has it's great wave in the storyline and a good cliff hanger at the end.moreless
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- Trivia: This episode marks the second time in the series where a reference is made to Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech. In "The One With the Stoned Guy", Chandler complains that he doesn't have any goals or dreams, to which Ross replies, "Ah, the lesser-known 'I don't have a dream' speech".
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- Magna Doodle: Joey your agent called Magna Doodle: A drawing of a target
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- Gary: Okay, so it's a date. Phoebe: Yeah! I gotta ask you though. How did you know where to find me? Gary: Well you're fingerprints were all over my badge, so I just ran it through the computer and this was listed as your last known address. So I just checked it out. Phoebe: Oh, impressive. Gary: Not as impressive as you. I gotta tell you, I looked at your record and you've done some pretty weird stuff. Phoebe: ...Yeah, we'll talk at dinner. Gary: Okay. So I'll come by in a couple hours and pick you up? Phoebe: All right, I can't wait! Gary: Okay. And don't worry, I'm not just gonna take you out for donuts. (Chandler busts out laughing and everyone just looks at him.) Chandler: (To Rachel) He has a gun!
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- Phoebe: I don't think it's very nice of you to park here. You know you're blocking the entrance. Gary: Don't worry about it. It's not a problem. Phoebe: Well, it's a problem for me, which means it's a problem for you, 'cause I'm a cop. Gary: (Slams flashing-light on the hood of his car) So am I. Phoebe: Oh no.
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- Ross: This couch is cut in half. I would like to exchange it for one that isn't cut in half. Saleswoman: You're telling me this couch was delivered to you like this? Ross: Look, I'm a reasonable man. I will accept store credit. Saleswoman: I'll give you store credit in the amount of four dollars. Ross: I will take it.
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- Ross: Look, I drew a sketch about how we're gonna do it. Okay, Rach, that's you. That's the couch. Rachel: Whoa, what's ... what's that? Ross: Oh, that's me. Rachel: Wow! You certainly think a lot of yourself. Ross: No! That's ... that's my arm. Chandler: Oh, I see. I thought you just really, really liked your new couch.
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- Joey: I kinda had a dream, but I don't want to talk about it. Chandler: Oh, come on! What if Martin Luther King had said that? "I kind of have a dream ... I don't want to talk about it."
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- Ross: Pivot! Pivot! Pivot! Chandler: Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
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- Rachel: (About helping Ross move a couch upstairs) I brought reinforcements! Ross: You brought Joey? Rachel: Well, I brought the next best thing. (Chandler walks in) Ross: Chandler? You brought Chandler? The next best thing would be Monica! Chandler: Normally, I'd be offended, but she is freakishly strong.
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NOTES (6)
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Policejní odznak (Police Badge)
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- This is the first appearance of Michael Rapaport as Gary. Gary was in 4 episodes of Friends.
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- Nicole Robinson, who plays The Smoking Women, will later work with Matthew Perry when he guest stars on The West Wing in three episodes: "Evidence of Things Not Seen" "Life On Mars" "Separation of Powers"
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- Lisa Kudrow and Michael Rapaport later costarred in Lucky Numbers, a 2000 comedy. David Schwimmer and Michael Rapaport costarred in The Pallbearer, a 1996 comedy. They also both guest starred on the same episode of NYPD Blue, entitled "Brown Appetit".
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- In "Friends: The Stuff You've Never Seen," David Schwimmer claims that the filming of the couch-in-the-stairwell scene is the hardest that he's ever laughed in his life.
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- This episode runs 24:36 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00). There is an extra scene where Rachel pulls the fire alarm accidentally and people start evacuating, destroying Ross's new couch.
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- Gary: I heard that kid from Silver Spoons is really good. Silver Spoons was a American TV show about rich kids, starring Rick Schroder. Gary was referring to when Schroder replaced Sipowicz's partner on NYPD Blue.
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- Joey: I kind of had a dream. But I don't wanna talk about it. Chandler: Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah. What if Martin Luther King had said that? This is a reference to Martin Luther King, an African American civil rights activist who is perhaps most famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech, given in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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- Ross: I saw it on Dateline. Rachel: Oh, I love Dateline. Ya know, Jane Pauley is the one woman I would kiss. Dateline NBC is a primetime news broadcast on NBC. Jane Pauley, an American journalist, was an anchor on Dateline for 12 years.
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- Phoebe: Do you know Sipowicz? This is an allusion to Andy Sipowicz, the most famous character of ABC's long-running police series NYPD Blue.
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- Monica: Are you saying I smell bad? Joey: No, you smell like a meadow. (Sees the others' reactions) I'm sorry. (Leaves quickly) Rachel: What's with him? Chandler: The last time Joey went to a meadow his mother was shot by a hunter. This is a reference to the Disney classic Bambi, in which Bambi's mother is shot and killed at the meadow.
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