The One with the Fake Party (19 Mar. 1998)

Emily will be leaving in 2 days and Ross is very sad but they both knew they'd only have 2 weeks together. Phoebe craves meat but won't eat it. Joshua tells Rachel he had a date and he just... 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 (as Matt Le Blanc)
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Tate Donovan	...	Joshua Burgin
Helen Baxendale	...	Emily Waltham
James Michael Tyler	...	Gunther

Storyline

Emily will be leaving in 2 days and Ross is very sad but they both knew they'd only have 2 weeks together. Phoebe craves meat but won't eat it. Joshua tells Rachel he had a date and he just isn't ready to be dating so Rachel invites him over for Emily's party even though they didn't really plan a party. They invite people on short notice for their fake party. Rachel tries to figure out how she can kiss Joshua without letting him know that she likes him so they play spin the bottle. Rachel is about to kiss Joshua when Phoebe exclaims that the baby kicked so Rachel's chance is over. Rachel's seduction doesn't work out so she just tells Joshua that she likes him and it turns out that Joshua likes Rachel too. Phoebe's cravings are so bad that she eats meat after all. She feels bad for the dead animals so Joey promises not to eat any meat until the baby is born.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 March 1998 (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?

Goofs

In the scene where Rachel comes out and talks to Ross, when she goes to sit next to Ross, the camera moves to left. As the camera is moving, you can see the shadow on the wall disappear, as if a door is opening, or some equipment is moving.

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Quotes

Rachel: You're a pathetic loser, right?
Chandler: Oh yeah

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Connections

References Footloose (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Brimful of Asha"
(uncredited)
By T. Singh
Performed by Cornershop

User Reviews

The One with the Fake Party

The idea of Phoebe suddenly craving meat was pretty amusing. As a vegetarian myself I loved how they handled it! The fact that Joey was such a sweet friend and made sure that no extra animals died was very nice. I also like how she first found that meat she was craving, in Joey's shower

Rachel hitting on Joshua was very amusing as well. Her changing all those clothes, especially towards the end the cheerleader outfit. I love the scene when Monica wanted to stop her but at the end decided not to because she wanted to see how it ends (and I am very grateful to her that she didn't). I loved how Rachel hurt her lip, how she was trying to get her bra off, the episode was full of great ideas