My favorite’s the one where somebody chimes in with a sarcastic response to show how they hate the show because they’re way too cool to watch something so popular.
My real favorite is the one where the monkey gets away, from way back in the first season. It helps that Rachael wears a not-quite-Catholic-schoolgirl-uniform for most of the episode.
My favorite would be the trivia contest. Brilliant way to let people get to know your characters. Extremely fast paced and very funny. And the hilarious end bit, the pictionary with Rachel’s bean.
I’ll also say that I also really enjoyed the way they revealed the events that occured at the beach.
And, actually, the Pictionary tag is from The One With All The Poker , which is one of my faves. Rachel draws a bean, taps it insistently, and Joey (!) correctly guesses “The INcredible Lightness of Being.” Monica: "THAT you get? " gesturing with the wineglass and everybody ducks!
Also, some of Chandler’s best sarcastic comebacks in this ep:
Rachel: Guess what?
Chandler: Uh, the fifth dentist caved, now they all recommend Trident?
Rachel: So, that’s how you get your ya-ya’s – taking money from your friends?
Chandler: Actually, I get my ya-ya’s from Ikea. I have to put them together myself, but they cost a little less!
And to think, I used to avoid watching this show for years, because I thought I was too cool to watch something so popular…
The wife was played by Debra Jo Rupp, after she played Seinfeld’s agent and before “That 70’s Show.”
I don’t like the show, but I did like the scene when they figured out who the father of Rachel’s baby was. And the one where Joey (?) got locked in the box and all their stuff was stolen.
I would kill to see this ep again. When Ross goes to buy a couch and wont pay for shipping. Chandler and Rachel (I think?) try to help him carry it up a turning flight of stairs. When they get to a turn in the stairs, Ross starts with a slow uttering of ‘pivot’ and repeats and repeats it til his voice sounds like he’s yelling ‘PIVOT!’ through his nose.
Also when Ross is trying to get his leather pants on. He calls for help on his cell phone and gets Joey. Joey suggests first trying baby powder then, then that doesn’t work, he suggests hand lotion…
Ross: It’s making a paste, man.
Joey: What color is it?
Ross: Why?
Joey: 'Cause if it’s the same color as the pants, you can make a pair a of paste pants.