The One with the Bullies (25 Apr. 1996)

A bully at Central Perk steals Chandler's cap. Monica has a job interview at a 50's theme restaurant where she would have to cook in a costume and dance on the counter. Phoebe goes to see ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Lembeck

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
Peter DeLuise	...	Carl
Nicky Katt	...	Arthur
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Frank Buffay Jr.
Laraine Newman	...	Mrs. Buffay
James Michael Tyler	...	Gunther

Storyline

A bully at Central Perk steals Chandler's cap. Monica has a job interview at a 50's theme restaurant where she would have to cook in a costume and dance on the counter. Phoebe goes to see her father but a dog prevents her from doing so. The bullies at the coffee shop keep coming back to bully Ross and Chandler so they try to make their own coffee at home. Phoebe has the courage to go see her dad but he left his wife and son 4 years back. Monica loses all her money ($127) on the stock market so she has to take the job. Ross and Chandler are standing their ground at Central Perk and get into a fight with pickpockets - with the bullies on their side!

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Plot Keywords:

bully | stock market | fight | dog | running over a dog | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 1996 (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

Monica says she buys CHP stocks because she had a crush on Erik Estrada, a reference to the show CHiPs. Nicky Katt, who plays one of the bullies, had one of his first on air appearences on "CHiPs".

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Goofs

When Ross, Chandler, and the two bullies run after the men that steal their watches and money, an extra bumps into a fire hydrant which moves.

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Quotes

Joey Tribbiani: Monica, relax, go get a beer.
Monica Geller: I don't want a beer.
Joey Tribbiani: Who said it was for you?

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

"Y.M.C.A."
(uncredited)
Performed by The Village People

User Reviews

The One with the Bullies

This is again one of the bit slower episodes.

The story with the bullies is not really funny until the very end where they start the fight but have limited areas to hit each other since they have some adult reasons why they can't have bruises on their faces or be kicked in the crotch. It is also funny how nothing happens since they have to get together to catch the thieves who took their things while they were getting ready In Phoebe's story it was funny how she ends up running over her father's family's dog. And while she still doesn't meet her father she gets to know her little brother Frank Jr.

I also liked the ending of Monica working in a diner and dressing up in a ridiculous costume to dance with the rest of the staff of the counter