The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie 

In order for her kitchen staff to acknowledge her authority, Monica hires Joey so she can fire him in front of them. Chandler unsuccessfully tries to set Rachel up with a co-worker. Ross can't choose between two girls.

Director:

Gary Halvorson

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
Fred Stoller	...	The Waiter
James Michael Tyler	...	Gunther
Jamie Kaler	...	Mike
Micheal DiMaggio	...	Drew
Shannon Maureen Brown	...	The Woman On The Train
Amy Smallman	...	The Kitchen Worker
Yasemin Baytok	...	The Poughkeepsie Woman
Vic Helford	...	The Conductor

Storyline

Ross meets an amazing girl from Poughkeepsie on the train. Rachel hates to be alone around the festive season. She doesn't necessarily need a real relationship but would love to have a fling. Monica is still being picked on at the restaurant. Chandler promised Rachel to fix her up with someone from work and the guys at work all suck up to Chandler because they want to go out with Rachel. Monica hires Joey only to fire him again to show the others at the restaurant who the boss is. Ross can't decide between the girl from Poughkeepsie and another girl who isn't as fun but lives in the city. Rachel goes out with a guy named Patrick and really liked him but is furious when she finds out that Chandler told everyone she was looking for a fling. Joey refuses to be fired because he makes so much money with the tips he gets. Ross decides to break up with both women because he is so exhausted from seeing the one in Poughkeepsie and doesn't really like the other one. Patrick breaks up with ...

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Plot Keywords:

restaurant | train | tip | reference to burger king | sports ticket | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the end of the episode, Ross is seen traveling to Poughkeepsie to break up with one of the girls, but has fallen asleep. He apparently stays asleep until arriving in Montreal, which is approximately a 9 and a half hour journey by train (via Amtrak's Adirondack service). Therefore, it's highly doubtful he would've remained asleep for such a long period of time. Additionally, the woman on the train in Montreal states "it's just a two hour ferry ride to Nova Scotia." No passenger ferry services exist between Montreal and Nova Scotia (they are in fact connected by road), and even if they did the trip would take significantly longer than two hours (would take 80-90 minutes by plane, and 10-14 hours by car, several days via waterways).

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Goofs

When Ross wakes up in Montreal, the woman beside him says she lives in Nova Scotia, "a two-hour ferry ride" from Montreal. In fact, there is no ferry between Montreal and Nova Scotia; the nearest part of Nova Scotia is about 940 km (584 miles) from Montreal by road. (Manhattan is only about 587 km, or 365 miles, from Montreal.)

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Quotes

Phoebe Buffay: [a Christmas song for her friends] Went to the store/Sat on Santa's lap/Asked him to bring my friends all kinds of crap/He said all you need is to write them a song/They haven't heard it yet, so don't try to sing along/So don't sing along/Monica/Monica/Have a happy Hannakah/Saw Santa Claus/He said hello to Ross/And please tell Joey Christmas will be snowy/And Rachel and Chandler/
[mumbling]
Phoebe Buffay: ... hangler.
[finishes the song]
Phoebe Buffay: Happy Holidays, everybody.

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Connections

References The Exploits of Elaine (1914)

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Soundtracks

Went to the Store
(uncredited)
Performed by Lisa Kudrow

User Reviews

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 1997 (USA)

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1