The One in Vegas, Part One

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Friends season five September 1998 - May 1999 List of Friends episodes

Episodes: The One After Ross Says Rachel The One with All the Kissing The One Hundredth The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS The One with the Kips The One with the Yeti The One Where Ross Moves In The One with All the Thanksgivings The One with Ross's Sandwich The One with the Inappropriate Sister The One with All the Resolutions The One with Chandler's Work Laugh The One with Joey's Bag The One Where Everybody Finds Out The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey The One with the Cop The One with Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss The One Where Rachel Smokes The One Where Ross Can't Flirt The One with the Ride-Along The One with the Ball The One with Joey's Big Break The One in Vegas, Part One The One in Vegas, Part Two

"The One In Vegas, Part One" is the 23nd episode of season 5 of the sitcom Friends.

First aired: May 20, 1999

[edit] Plot

The episode starts where The One with Joey's Big Break left off. Joey is in Las Vegas, Nevada, working at Caesar's Palace casino as a costumed "atmosphere" character; the film that was going to be his "big break" has been placed on indefinite hiatus. Chandler, who fought with Joey right before his departure over whether it would be Joey's big break, has been trying to apologize by phone, but Joey refuses to let him (particularly since Chandler turned out to be right!). Chandler decides to fly out and visit Joey in person, so Monica buys him two tickets: it's her and Chandler's one-year anniversary ("We can call it our plane-iversary." "Do we have to?"). Phoebe buys in because the last time there was a big trip, everyone "ditched" her ("Ditch you? Phoebe, you were pregnant with the triplets!") Finally, Ross and Rachel get involved, but decide to fly out a day later due to previous engagements. Thus, the entire cast ends up (eventually) in Las Vegas.

Though Monica is definitely in love with Chandler, she faces a problem: she recently met old flame Richard Burke over lunch, she confesses to Phoebe, and has not been able to tell Chandler in a way that won't inspire intense jealousy. Phoebe, of course, spills the whole deal on the flight over, with predictable repercussions. This culminates in a huge fight and separation ("Happy Anniversary!").

Rachel takes advantage of the empty apartment to act on Phoebe's suggestion and walk around in the nude. Unfortunately, Ross sees her from across the street and assumes she's coming on to him (or, possibly, his entire building). This leads to an awkward conversation in the hall, and then frosty contretemps on the plane the next day.

Finally, Joey spends the entire episode posturing as a gladiator and wishing he had a get-rich-quick scheme, and Phoebe keeps tabs on whether the Las Vegas or London trip is scoring more points. Both of them get more substantial activities in the second-half of the two-part episode, which originally aired right after this one.

[edit] Trivia

• Joey's PIN number is 5639. He has scratched it on the ATM machine on the corner near their department. The number 5639 also spells out the word JOEY.

[edit] Quotes

• Rachel (in her thoughts): Look at me, I'm naked....in my living room. (picks up an orange) I'm picking up an orange...still naked.

Preceded by "The One With Joey's Big Break"

List of Friends episodes

Followed by "The One in Vegas, Part Two"