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The One with the Football ()

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  • Season 3
  • Episode 9
Old sibling rivalry between Monica and Ross resurfaces and postpones Thanksgiving dinner when the gang decide to play a game of "touch" football.
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Rachel Green
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Monica Geller
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Phoebe Buffay
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Joey Tribbiani (as Matt Le Blanc)
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Chandler Bing
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Dr. Ross Geller
Susanna Midnight ...
Margha (as Susanna Voltaire)

Directed by

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Kevin Bright ... (as Kevin S. Bright)

Written by

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David Crane ... (created by) (creator) &
Marta Kauffman ... (created by) (creator)
 
Ira Ungerleider ... (written by)
 
Wil Calhoun ... (executive story editor) &
Seth Kurland ... (executive story editor)
 
Shana Goldberg-Meehan ... (story editor) &
Scott Silveri ... (story editor)

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Michael Borkow ... co-executive producer
Kevin Bright ... executive producer (as Kevin S. Bright)
Adam Chase ... producer
David Crane ... executive producer
Michael Curtis ... producer
David Helfand ... associate producer
Alexa Junge ... producer
Marta Kauffman ... executive producer
Wendy Knoller ... coordinating producer
Greg Malins ... producer (as Gregory S. Malins)
Todd Stevens ... producer (produced by)
Ira Ungerleider ... producer

Cinematography by

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Mikel Neiers ... director of photography

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Stephen Prime

Editorial Department

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Rick Dalby ... final colorist (uncredited)
Gordon Ferris ... negative conforming supervisor (uncredited)

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Leslie Litt

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John Shaffner

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Greg J. Grande ... (as Greg Grande)

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Debra McGuire

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Karen Blynder ... makeup artist
Chris McMillan ... hair stylist
Robin Siegel ... makeup artist

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Richard Allen ... unit production manager
Jamie O'Connor ... post-production supervisor

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Carlos Piñero ... second assistant director
Ben Weiss ... first assistant director

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Marjorie Coster ... property master (as Marjorie Coster-Praytor)
Gretchen Dalton ... assistant property master
Daren Janes ... set designer
G. Roger Abell ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Bickelhaupt ... re-recording mixer
Cary Butler ... sound mixer
Marc A. Gilmartin ... sound mixer
Al Gomez ... foley mixer
Charlie McDaniel ... re-recording mixer (as Charlie McDaniel III)
Richard Partlow ... foley artist (uncredited)

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James Fredburg ... special effects supervisor
Greg C. Jensen Sr. ... special effects foreman (as Greg C. Jensen)

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Jimmy Ortega ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Scott Papera ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Patricia Gregory ... dolly grip (uncredited)
Kevin McGill ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Barbara Miller ... executive in charge of casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Diane Crooke ... costume supervisor
Mary Lou Reinbold ... key costumer

Music Department

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Peter Erskine ... musician
The Rembrandts ... performer: theme song
Michael Skloff ... composer: additional music / composer: title theme
Allee Willis ... lyrics

Script and Continuity Department

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Sheila Lauder ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Rossella Acerbo ... Italian dubbing: Phoebe Buffay
Matt Day ... production assistant (1996)
Massimo De Ambrosis ... Italian dubbing: Chandler Bing
Eleonora De Angelis ... Italian dubbing: Rachel Green
Vittorio De Angelis ... Italian dubbing: Joey Tribbiani
Barbara De Bortoli ... Italian dubbing: Monica Geller
Dana De Vally Piazza ... technical coordinator (as Dana deVally)
Ben Hisoler ... production assistant
Simone Mori ... Italian dubbing: Ross Geller
Don Ohlmeyer ... president of NBC West Coast
Robert Polgar ... production assistant
Mary Rodriquez ... production coordinator
Richard Rosenstock ... creative consultant
James Thompson III ... post production coordinator (as James L. Thompson III)
Ran Barker ... administrator (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

It's Thanksgiving, so everyone is dining Monica's festive meal. After watching pros on TV, they decide to have a friendly American Football game in the park, despite the fact the Geller parents forbade Ross and Monica to play each-other ever again after years of vicious rivalry for the 'Geller Cup'. Rachel and Phoebe prove worse then worthless. Joey and Chandler are totally absorbed by Margha, a Dutch girls who stays watching and get competitive about her. Now the teams start playing to win; then the Geller-rivalry takes over- Monica even makes it boys-girls, and every dirty trick is tried... Written by KGF Vissers

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Also Known As
  • The One with the Football (United States)
Runtime
  • 22 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The two children on the swings in this episode are Marta Kauffman's children. See more »
Goofs The accent of Margha is clearly not Dutch. (It's more a kind of Russian accent) See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The One Where Chandler Gets Caught (2004). See more »
Soundtracks Get Ready for This See more »
Quotes Chandler: Hey Joey, where do Dutch people come from?
Joey: Uh... well the Pennsylvania Dutch come from Pennsylvania.
Chandler: and the other Dutch come from somewhere near the Netherlands right?
Joey: Nice try, see the Netherlands is this make believe place where Peter Pan and Tinkerbell come from.
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