The One with the Chick and the Duck (17 Apr. 1997)

Joey buys a chick for him and Chandler, Monica gets offered a restaurant by Pete, and Ross gives up being on TV for Rachel.

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 (as Matt Le Blanc)
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Jon Favreau	...	Pete Becker
James Michael Tyler	...	Gunther

Storyline

After seeing chicks on television, Joey decides to buy one for him and Chandler. This leads to fights between them, so they decide to take it back, but end up adopting a duck too instead. Ross is supposed to be on television, on the Discovery Channel, but gives up the opportunity to help Rachel go to the hospital after she broke her rib. Pete is still in love in Monica, and he offers her a restaurant. She refuses at first, but they end up making out.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 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

At the beginning of the episode Gunther brings Rachel a cocoa outside of Central Perk, even though it's against the rules. In "The One With Frank Jr." Gunther sends Rachel outside to get the cup Phoebe had outside, but of course he would break the rules for Rachel.

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Goofs

When Ross is asking Chandler and Joey for their opinion about the suit he should wear, he is holding a blue suit in his right hand and a brown one in the other hand; in the next shot the suits switch places.

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Quotes

Chandler Bing: [bringing his duck outside when Ross and Rachel arrive] Now you stand out there and think about what you did! And when you come back in, I hope you'll remember that the chick is *not* a toy!

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Connections

Features Quincy M.E. (1976)

User Reviews

The One with the Chick and the Duck

While watching TV, Joey sees cute chicks being sold and decides to buy one for him and Chandler. Since the chick needs attention, one of them needs to be at home to take care of it, what makes Joey and Chandler fight and decide to donate the chick to an animal shelter. When Chandler goes to the animal shelter, he stays upset to see so many animals abandoned, and he stays not only with the chick, but he also brings a duck for him and Joey.

Pete, the millionaire, buys a restaurant and wants Monica to be the head Chef. Monica accepts the invitation because she thinks that Pete doesn't like her anymore, since Pete lied about meeting a new woman in one of his travels.

Ross lost his interview to National Geografic because he helped Rachel to go the hospital in the same time he should be giving the interview. (She has a broken rip) Rachel realizes the sacrifice Ross did in order to help her.