The One with the Truth About London (22 Feb. 2001)

Rachel watches Ben for an hour and is a little scared because she's never been alone with him before. Rachel teaches Ben practical jokes to entertain him but everybody hates the pranks. ... See full summary »

Director:

David Schwimmer

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 (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani (as Matt Le Blanc)
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Jane Sibbett	...	Carol Willick
Cole Sprouse	...	Ben Geller (as Cole Mitchell Sprouse)

Storyline

Rachel watches Ben for an hour and is a little scared because she's never been alone with him before. Rachel teaches Ben practical jokes to entertain him but everybody hates the pranks. Chandler and Monica try to choose a minister but can't find one so they promise Joey that he can marry them. Joey gets his minister certificate on the Internet and writes his speech including the story how Chandler and Monica got together. Chandler finds out that Monica actually wanted to sleep with Joey when she knocked on the door but Chandler was the only one there. Chandler is really upset and doesn't want Joey to do the wedding anymore. Joey talks to him about how Chandler and Monica are meant for each other and nothing could take that away and Chandler is happy to let Joey do the wedding. Ross and Ben play a prank on Rachel so she will stop teaching them to Ben.

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Plot Keywords:

undressing

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 February 2001 (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

During the London flashback, Joey walks into his and Chandler's hotel room and Monica dives under the covers. In this shot there is a microphone clearly visible in the top center of the screen.

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Quotes

Carol Willick-Bunch: [calling from the kitchen] Rach, would you like some sugar in your coffee?
Rachel Green: Yes, I...
[to Ben]
Rachel Green: Do I want sugar in my coffee?
[Ben shakes his head]
Rachel Green: No. Just some milk would be good, Carol. Thanks.

User Reviews

Smashing good episode!!

This episode involves Monica's and Chandler's search for a minister to perform their wedding. Their quest for the perfect minister leads them to an unexpected candidate, and hilarity ensues! Meanwhile, Ross asks Rachel to watch Ben for him when he has to go to a meeting. Completely awkward around Ben, Rachel is overjoyed to find that Ben likes her stories of practical jokes that she and her sisters played on each other.

In an interesting side note, there is an entire sub-story that was dropped from the original episode showed on TV. Luckily, they included it on the DVD of season seven. The story involves a headache-stricken Phoebe accepting a pain reliever pill from Monica. Phoebe is amazed that her headache has been cured by Western medicine, but soon becomes obsessed with the list of possible side effects. This section of the story is very amusing and it is a shame that it wasn't included in the original episode.

Overall, this episode is full of laugh out loud moments that bring us back to our roots, including surprising twists in both story lines!