"Friends" The One with All the Poker (1995)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

James Burrows

Writers:

David Crane (creator) &
Marta Kauffman (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Friends" (1994)

Original Air Date:

2 March 1995 (Season 1, Episode 18)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

The friends play poker together.

Plot Keywords:

Poker | Reference To Ikea | Job Offer | Number In Title | Actor

Cast

Jennifer Aniston	...	Rachel Green
Courteney Cox	...	Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Beverly Garland	...	Aunt Iris

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | 22 min (approx.) | USA:22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When shots are shown of the group playing poker, a space is left between Phoebe and Chandler to allow room for the camera. However, when a bird's eye view is shot, the group is equally spaced around the table.

Quotes:

Aunt Iris: Is Tony Randall dead?
Monica: I don't think so.
Aunt Iris: Well, he might be now, because I just ran him over with my car.

Movie Connections:

References The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

Soundtrack:

Colonel Bogey March

The one they all play poker

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Rachel is looking for a new job, since she doesn't want to be a waitress anymore. Saddly for her, she doesn't have much luck, since she is being rejected by almost all the places she sent her curriculum .

Ross,Chandler and Joey try to teach Monica,Phoebe and Rachel how to play poker. The guys win the girls (who lose money) all the matches they play, so Monica decide to change the score asking her aunt, who is an excellent poker player, to give her and the girls good tips to win the guys( They eventually get better playing poker, but is more then obvious that Ross would win Rachel again, if he wasn't such a nice guy to her).