The One with the Joke

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Friends season six
September 1999 - May 2000
List of Friends episodes

Episodes:

  1. The One After Vegas
  2. The One Where Ross Hugs Rachel
  3. The One with Ross's Denial
  4. The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance
  5. The One with Joey's Porsche
  6. The One on the Last Night
  7. The One Where Phoebe Runs
  8. The One with Ross's Teeth
  9. The One Where Ross Got High
  10. The One with the Routine (a.k.a. The One With The Rockin' New Year)
  11. The One with the Apothecary Table
  12. The One with the Joke
  13. The One with Rachel's Sister
  14. The One Where Chandler Can't Cry
  15. The One that Could Have Been, Part 1
  16. The One that Could Have Been, Part 2
  17. The One with Unagi (a.k.a. The One With the Mix Tape)
  18. The One Where Ross Dates a Student
  19. The One with Joey's Fridge
  20. The One with Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.
  21. The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad
  22. The One Where Paul's the Man
  23. The One with the Ring
  24. The One with the Proposal, Part 1
  25. The One with the Proposal, Part 2

"The One with the Joke" is the twelfth episode of season six of Friends.

First aired: January 13, 2000

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Plot

Ross has a joke published in the Playboy magazine, and Chandler claims that Ross stole the joke from him. They both argue over whose joke it is, and ultimately asks Monica to decide for them, who upon hearing their explanations behind the creation of the joke, calls them both idiots for arguing over who gets credit for the joke; on the other hand, they should be arguing over who is to be blamed for inflicting such a terrible joke upon the world. Ross and Chandler both hastily back down from claiming credit for the joke.

Meanwhile, Rachel, Monica and Phoebe ask each other who they would date out of the other two - both Rachel and Monica decide that they don't know, but Phoebe says that she would go out with Rachel. Monica becomes upset upon hearing this, and demands to know why. It emerges that Phoebe thinks that Monica is high-maintenance, and that Rachel is apparently a "push-over". They both retaliate by calling Phoebe "flaky", but Phoebe nonchalantly agrees.

Joey gets a job at Central Perk, although he doesn't really want it because he feels that it's embarrassing to be a waiter, especially since he is an actor, and also that it's weird to be serving his friends.


Preceded by
"The One with the Apothecary Table"
List of Friends episodes Followed by
"The One with Rachel's Sister"