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(#2) The One with Christmas in Tulsa
- December 12, 2002
This is another of the famous Friends clips shows. This one is particularly bad, because the framing for it is that Chandler is stuck in Tulsa on Christmas, missing his friends and wife back home. Selma Blair guest stars as a former pageant girl, who, unhappy in her own relationship, decides Christmas is the best time to make a pass at her married boss. Meanwhile, at home in New York, Monica is convinced that Chandler is going to cheat on her. However, the silver lining here is that the come on encouraged Chandler to finally quit his job and return home to his friends.
Most uncomfortable moment: After Monica finds out Chandler is alone in the office with "the second prettiest girl in Oklahoma," her tone immediately changes, and she hangs up as quickly as possible.
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(#14) The One Where Ross And Rachel Take A Break (1)
- February 13, 1997
The silver lining of this episode is Phoebe, Monica, Joey, and Chandler, who are trapped in Monica's room after Ross and Rachel's most dramatic fight breaks out. Monica and Phoebe have the guys try waxing their legs with supposed miracle product "Waxene!" to disastrous - and hilarious - effect. However, the rest of the episode is about whether or not Ross cheated on Rachel with his fling with the copy girl. Rachel believes yes, and the two break up, seemingly for good. It's a difficult pill to swallow for Ross and Rachel shippers.
Most uncomfortable moment: When Rachel asks Ross how Chloe (Angela Featherstone) was, and he says, "different." Chandler's response to Ross's answer is funny, but the moment overall is painful and sad.
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(#8) The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister
- January 09, 1997
This episode earned a spot on the list because it is so obviously not politically correct. Admittedly, I have found this episode funny before, but watching it now, it's over the top in its portrayal of Joey's Italian heritage. His sisters are all stereotypes who want to either kiss or punch Chandler. Meanwhile, this episode brings Mark (Steven Eckholdt) into the fold. He's entertaining at the diner, and it's funny to hear Rachel vent about her job problems while Monica wears a padded bra and serves food at a kitschy themed diner. However, the jealousy he brings out in Ross, and all of the fights that revolve around him eventually get pretty tedious.
Most uncomfortable moment: Joey's entire family is gathered around Chandler, and one of his sisters says that Chandler was trying to make out with her becuase he "thought I was Mary Angela."
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(#12) The One Where Rachel Has A Baby (2)
- May 16, 2002
There are silver linings to this two-parter, which features Rachel going into labor, and dealing with the painful waiting in this hospital to deliver her baby. Janice (Maggie Wheeler) makes an appearance, to Chandler's dismay. Monica and Chandler decide they want to have a baby... and get it on in the hospital. The cringeworthy part comes in the second half of the episode, when Ross's grandmother's ring falls out of his pocket, and Joey picks it up, leading Rachel to believe he had proposed to her. It only gets worse when Rachel says yes, leading to a host of problems between her, Joey, and Ross, and setting their relationship back another year.
Most uncomfortable moment: When Rachel says, "yes."
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(#9) The One With Mac And C.H.E.E.S.E.
- April 13, 2000
This is not only a clips show, but it introduces Joey's ridiculous show, Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E., with C.H.E.E.S.E. standing for Computerised Humanoid Electronically Enhanced Secret Enforcer. Chandler gets interrupted while writing down information about Joey's important audition. So the episode mostly revolves around other clips of the friends making mistakes. Season six is really strong for the most part, so this blip really stands out.
Most uncomfortable moment: When Joey complains about how lame the robot is, not realizing he was talking to the operator and creator.
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(#7) The One Where No One Proposes
- September 26, 2002
This is another hiccup on the road to Ross and Rachel's happiness. They were so close to starting to date again, following the birth of their daughter. However, when Ross realizes that Rachel had said yes to Joey, he is too upset to move forward with her romantically. It's a devastating episode for Rachel in particular, because she sees how close she was to happiness, and that she ruined it by acting impulsively because she was scared of being alone.
Most uncomfortable moment: When Ross finally realizes that Rachel thought Joey had proposed... and she said yes.
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