The One with George Stephanopoulos (13 Oct. 1994)

Joey and Chandler take Ross to a hockey game to keep his mind off of the anniversary of his first time with Carol. Monica, Phoebe and Rachel get George Stephanopoulos' pizza by mistake, and spy on him from Monica's balcony.

Director:

James Burrows

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
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Nurse Sizemore
Marianne Hagan	...	Joanne
Michele Maika	...	Kiki
Leesa Bryte	...	Leslie
Sean Whalen	...	Pizza Guy
Benjamin Caya	...	Bratty Boy

Storyline

When Monica fails to make the anniversary of Ross's first time ever, not just with his lesbian ex Carol, pass unnoticed, he gets terribly depressed. Joey and Chandler take Ross to a hockey game to distract him, but it doesn't help when he catches a puck- which breaks his nose, and Nurse Sizemore in hospital admissions proves a bureaucratic hurdle even Chandler can't take... Rachel is happy to get her first-ever pay-check, till she notices how little is left after taxes, and has to pretend job-pride to her spoiled brat friends bunch turning up in Central Perk. Monica, Phoebe and Rachel get hunky TV celebrity George Stephanopoulos's pizza delivered by mistake, and shamelessly spy on him from Monica's balcony...

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title | number in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1994 (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

The man of the title is George Stephanopoulos.

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Goofs

This is one of three episodes where Ross tells someone his birthday. The only problem is that it's never the same day, or even month.

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Quotes

Monica Geller: Hey, Joey! What would you do if you were omnipotent?
Joey Tribbiani: Probably kill myself.
Monica Geller: Excuse me?
Joey Tribbiani: Hey, if Little Joey's dead, I got no reason to live.
Dr. Ross Geller: Uhm, Joey... OMNI-potent.
Joey Tribbiani: You are? I'm so sorry.

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Connections

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

User Reviews

Friends: The One with George Stephanopoulos (#1.4)

Plot: Joey and Chandler take Ross to a hockey game to keep his mind off of the anniversary of his first time with Carol. Monica, Phoebe and Rachel get George Stephanopoulos' pizza by mistake, and spy on him from Monica's balcony.

In this episode, it is Ross' would-be anniversary with Carol. So the guys (Joey and Chandler) take him to a hockey game. Where he gets hit with a hockey puck, and is taken to the hospital. While they are at the hospital, while they are at the game, the girls (Monica, Phoebe, Rachel) get a politician (George Stephanopoulos)'s pizza. The girls snoop around, with binoculars, to see George in his apartment.

The episode is funny, one of the few times we've seen the group separated for nearly the whole episode. Each actor held their own, they were all very good and delivered their lines very well. And again, the writing is great.