The One with the Cat (2 Oct. 1997)

A cat walks into Central Perk and Phoebe is convinced that it is her mother's reincarnation. Joey and Chandler agree to sell the entertainment center. People come to look at it and Joey ... See full summary »

Director:

Shelley Jensen

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
Dan Gauthier	...	Chip Matthews
James Michael Tyler	...	Gunther
Matt Kaminsky	...	Tony (as Matthew Kaminsky)
Ken Weiler	...	Peter
Marc Unger	...	The Thief

Storyline

A cat walks into Central Perk and Phoebe is convinced that it is her mother's reincarnation. Joey and Chandler agree to sell the entertainment center. People come to look at it and Joey gets locked into it by a guy who then steals all their other furniture. Monica goes on a date with Rachel's ex from high school Chip. He is still very cute but he still lives with his parents and still works at the movie theater as he did in high school. The friends find an ad from a little girl who lost the cat. Ross and Phoebe fight about the cat but Phoebe agrees to take her "mum" back to the girl in the end. Joey and Chandler trade the entertainment center for a canoe.

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Plot Keywords:

cat | entertainment center | reincarnation | canoe | date | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1997 (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 Magna-Doodle board on the door of Joey's apartment reads: "Thanks for all your stuff".

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Goofs

Monica is petting the cat which Phoebe thinks is her mother without getting any allergic reaction, although she told her former employer (at Mockolate) she was allergic to cat hair.

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Quotes

[after Chip picks up Monica and she runs to her bedroom in a towel]
Monica: Not yet. Not yet. Not yet. Not yet. Not yet.

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Connections

References Pinocchio (1940)

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Soundtracks

"Dumb Drunken Bitch"
(uncredited)
Performed by Lisa Kudrow

User Reviews

One Of The Best From Season 4.

The One with the cat is one of the best episodes from season 4. Love how Ross explains how crazy it is that Phoebe thinks her mother is inside of the cat in spirit. Ross being the voice of reason seems to work here since all the other characters just let Phoebe believe that the cat is really her mother. However as good as this plot is I like how Joey and Chandler are trying to sell the entertainment unit better. Joey just does not want to get rid of the unit, unless of course he could get a "canoe" in exchange for it. Who can forget what happens when Joey gets into the entertainment unit "voluntarily". I do not want to give it away so you will have to see this episode to find out.