The One in Vegas: Part 1 (20 May 1999)

Joey calls Phoebe; refusing to take Chandler's apologies for not believing in his film, he barks for him to not come over- he's working as a gladiator in armor in a Vegas casino. Monica ... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Bright

Writers:

David Crane (creator), Marta Kauffman (creator),

Stars:

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jennifer Aniston	...	Rachel Green
Courteney Cox	...	Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani (as Matt Le Blanc)
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Thomas Lennon	...	Randall
Rick Pasqualone	...	The Croupier
Todd Glass	...	The Airplane Guy
Baillie Gerstein	...	The Tourist
Lisa Cash	...	The Flight Attendant (as Lisa Jamie Cash)

Storyline

Joey calls Phoebe; refusing to take Chandler's apologies for not believing in his film, he barks for him to not come over- he's working as a gladiator in armor in a Vegas casino. Monica tells Phoebe, who may not tell Chandler, that she met and lunched with Richard, but felt nothing. Monica decides to give Chandler one anniversary present a day early: tickets for Las Vegas; Phoebe insists everyone goes, to make up for her missing London. Ross and Rachel have previous engagements but decide to follow the next day. As Phoebe put the idea in her head, Rach tests out walking around alone and naked; Ross sees her and comes over, thinking it was a sexual invitation; this misunderstanding escalates on the plane to embarrassing each-other in outrageous ways. In Vegas, Joey must admit he's just earning cash while the movie is delayed lacking funds. Chandler and Monica fight whether she may see Richard again. Joey loses his only tip in one hand, but thinks he'll make a fortune because he found ...

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Plot Keywords:

las vegas nevada | vacation

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), reluctantly takes advantage of being naked while having the apartment to herself. Jennifer Aniston did the whole sequence herself. The scene was written because Aniston was dating Brad Pitt at the time and Pitt was known for walking around his home in the buff.

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Goofs

When Monica says she needs something old in order to get married, Chandler offers a condom that has been in his wallet since he was 12. In season 4, episode 4 Chandler cleans out his wallet discarding this very condom stating, "the old condom ring in the leather just doesn't scream cool anymore."

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Quotes

[Ross and Rachel are both drunk]
Joey: Hey.
Ross: Hey! It's Joey, I love Joey!
[Hugs Joey]
Rachel: Oh, I love Joey! Joey lives with a duck.
Joey: Hi.
[Hugs Rachel]
Joey: Alright look, I need some help, okay?Someone has to convince my hand twin to cooperate!
Ross: I'll do it. Whatever you need me to do, I'm your man.
Ross: [Sits down on nothing and falls to the ground]
[...]

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Crazy Credits

In an episode made shortly after Courteney Cox married actor David Arquette and considered taking the name "Courteney Cox Arquette", the producers of Friends jokingly added "Arquette" likewise to the end of the names of every actor in the opening credits.

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Connections

Featured in Friends: The One with All the Other Ones: Part 1 (2004)

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Soundtracks

"It's Not Unusual"
(uncredited)
Performed by Tom Jones

User Reviews

The One in Vegas: Part 1

It is great to see the friends going on another trip. And it is even greater to see how Phoebe invited herself to go with Monica and Chandler! She is still upset about not being in London, I am glad the writers brought it into the story. It makes it even funnier. Like when she was making a list of Vegas vs. London to see which trip is better

The story on how Monica saw Richard is alright. I don't agree with Chandler who forbade her to see Richard, people doing it in relationships deserve to be dumped. But it is interesting that she had an issue with it. She has no problem to control him

Loved the story of Rachel trying to be naked in the apartment and Ross thinking that it is an invitation to "the physical act of love". He was hilarious when he came over and started throwing off his shoes!