Friends (TV Series) The One with the Hypnosis Tape (1997) User Reviews

The One with the Hypnosis Tape

[ComedyFan2010 · 9/10 · 3 July 2011]

This is a great episode. Chandler listening to the hypnosis tape to quit smoking and at the same time picking up that he is a "strong, confident woman" is just great. Matthew Perry is really good at doing it. And the ending where Joey figures out what is happening and records something on the tape is also great

Very happy to see Frank again. And now there is a great addition: his older girlfriend Alice. It is funny how Phoebe who is such an open minded person is the one against their relationship because of society enforced prejudices. But at the end the two make her give it up because of their love. Kudos to Friends team for making this relationship a good thing, even though the woman is so much older

And we have another addition as well which is Pete. This already seems to have the potential to be a very exciting story

The One with the Hypnosis Tape

[Lady_Targaryen · 8/10 · 16 May 2008]

Rachel gives to Chandler a tape to help him stop smoking. It is a hypnoses tape,but it is destined to help women, and Chandler listens to it every night when he goes to sleep, without knowing that fact. When he starts to have strange habits like using gloss and acting too gay, things get really funny.

Phoebe stays shocked when she sees that her brother's fiancée is at least 20 years older then him and was his teacher in school. Decided to bring them apart, Phoebe asks Ross and Joey to help her to split them, but they end up being the best man and ring bearer of Frank's wedding. When Phoebe sees that Frank Jr and his fiancée really like each other, she gave up her idea.

Monica meets Peter Becker while working in the restaurant. Peter always asks her to go out with him, but she always denied. When she discovers by Chandler that he is a famous millionaire, she stays REALLY surprised with his 20.000 dollars check, as a tip, that he gave her.

Very funny episode

[sabian-36199 · 9/10 · 12 March 2022]

A few have said they don't like Frank Jr. As a character. I disagree, as his delivery was always funny to me. He also says THE funniest line not spoken by the main cast, in the entire series in a later episode.

The One With The Tape

[devashishparnami · 10/10 · 9 October 2018]

Phoebe's brother Frank is getting married to a woman twice his age who used to be his teacher. Phoebe asks Joey and Ross to talk Frank out of getting married at 18. But they see that Frank really loves Alice and they agree to be best man and ring bearer. Monica is asked out by a millionaire. Chandler is using a hypnosis tape to quit smoking. The tape tells him he is "a strong confident woman" who doesn't need to smoke. He begins to act like a female.

Age Difference

[vivianla · 21 May 2020]

Jen looks amazing - her makeup is very 90s and beautiful. Her face is very slim in this particular episode.

Phoebe's brother comes in announcing he is to be married to an older woman. Phoebe is upset and in the end, the lovers have a hot make out session.

Monica is on a date with a rich man who takes her to Italy just for their date.

Frankie say relax

[arnaut-44532 · 10/10 · 31 May 2021]

I love all storylines in this episode, especially Chandler is hilarious.

Yes

[bevo-13678 · 10/10 · 6 April 2021]

This thing seems to have too many funny things for it not to be funny.

Half of a funny episode.

[heyitsadam · 6/10 · 29 August 2020]

The episode title refers to the hypnosis tape that Chandler has to listen to in an effort to help him quit smoking. However, the tape is geared towards a woman and it turned him into an effeminate caricature (which is actually hilarious).

Sadly, the rest of the episode focuses on Frank Jr. who announces that he was thrown out of his house because his mom found out that he was dating his Home Ec teacher and they're getting married. Personally, any Frank Jr episode can be skipped during a binge watch. He isn't funny. He adds nothing to the plot except as a respirator for giving Phoebe something to do periodically. And worst of all, he comes off as this mentally challenged goober. If you get through the series a few times you realize he has no arc as a character. He's a moron with no prospects at the beginning and he's even worse for wear at the end of the series because he's still a moron and has triplets he can't afford.

Although there is one hidden gem: Jon Favreau as tech billionaire Pete Becker makes an appearance and takes Monica on a date which sets them off on an interesting side-story. What happens if an insanely rich person who can take care of you for the rest of your life likes you, but you don't like them? Monica is truly conflicted. Monica and Pete are a nice distraction towards the end of Season 3 and their relationship gets very funny.

A pretty standard episode but personally, I can do without Frank Jr and he's in ALOT of this episode.

That is a stunning blouse

[studioAT · 4/10 · 28 May 2017]

While the Ross and Rachel break-up and the effects of this are still going on in the background, the show at this point seemed to be getting back to normal and is all the better for it.

Despite being painfully thin and not looking well, Matthew Perry gives a good performance here, and his story line provides a fair few laughs.

We also meet the lovely Pete, whose relationship with Monica will be a part of the next few episodes.

The Phoebe story line was my favourite of this episode, because there's real heart behind it.

A sweet episode