The One Where Ross Finds Out 

A drunken Rachel calls Ross and reveals her feelings for him on his answering machine. Meanwhile, Monica keeps busy by being Chandler's personal trainer and Phoebe constantly wonders why her current boyfriend won't sleep with her.

Director:

Peter Bonerz

Writers:

David Crane (created by), Marta Kauffman (created by)

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
Lauren Tom	...	Julie
Arye Gross	...	Michael
Barry Diamond	...	Phone Guy
Marcus Jacques	...	Waiter (as Marcus D. Jacques)

Storyline

Rachel claims to be over Ross and Monica sets her up with a date. Rachel doesn't concentrate on her date and gets really drunk because she is upset that Ross and Julie are going to buy a cat together. Her date tells her she needs a "closure" to get over Ross. Rachel then calls Ross and leaves him a message saying she is over him. When Ross hears the message he is taken aback that Rachel has feelings for him and is very confused. Ross refuses to buy a cat and tells Rachel she had no right telling him about her feelings because he was ok before he knew and now he isn't. They argue and kiss - for the first time!

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Plot Keywords:

cat | dinner | sit ups | argument between friends | waitress | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

The One Where Ross Finds Out

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Schwimmer is actually allergic to cats.

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Goofs

When Rachel walks out of the coffee shop with the tray in her hand, she walks back in and sets the tray on a table. However, when she turns to leave, the tray is nowhere to be seen. Actually, the tray contains a yellow mug, and in the wide shot, the mug is visible on the table, which would imply that the tray is still there.

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Quotes

Ross: So, do you have any cats that are really old or incredibly sick?
Julie: Ross, I don't want one that's about to die...
Ross: Oh well, see, we should've worked that out before we came down here!
Julie: OK sweetie, I'm gonna narrow it down to this one over here... and this one with the stripes. Okay? You pick.
Ross: Whoa, hey... I... I have to pick?
Julie: Yeah, whichever one you want.
Ross: [Looks back and forth between the cats and scratches his head] Well, I don't know. I mean, it's not that easy to choose, you know... both cats ...
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Connections

References Diner (1982)

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Soundtracks

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
(uncredited)
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

User Reviews

Weird Episode To Watch

A weird episode for me this one.

Plot In A Paragraph: Upset that Ross is buying a cat with his girlfriend Julie, Rachel gets drunk on a date and leaves him a drunken voicemail saying she is over him. Meanwhile when Chandler is upset when he finds out he has put on a little weight, an unemployed and bored Monica appoints herself his personal trainer (Even if he wants her to or not) and Phoebe worries the guy she is dating does not think she is sexy enough as he doesn't seem to want to sleep with her.

My mixed feelings on this episode stem from the Phoebe storyline being very sexist. The Chandler and Monica storyline was fun, but again David Schwimmers acting was awkward to watch once he heard the voicemail.

But we get to see Ross and Rachel have their first real kiss.

A generous 7/10 for the Perry and Cox storyline and the first kiss.