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The One with the Rumor

  • Episode aired Nov 22, 2001
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
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Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
ComedyRomance

Monica invites Will, an old school friend of her and Ross over for Thanksgiving dinner, unaware he isn't too fond of Rachel.Monica invites Will, an old school friend of her and Ross over for Thanksgiving dinner, unaware he isn't too fond of Rachel.Monica invites Will, an old school friend of her and Ross over for Thanksgiving dinner, unaware he isn't too fond of Rachel.

  • Director
    • Gary Halvorson
  • Writers
    • David Crane
    • Marta Kauffman
    • Shana Goldberg-Meehan
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Courteney Cox
    • Lisa Kudrow
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.2/10
    7.5K
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    • Director
      • Gary Halvorson
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Shana Goldberg-Meehan
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Courteney Cox
      • Lisa Kudrow
    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Brad Pitt and Courteney Cox in Friends (1994)
    Brad Pitt and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Brad Pitt and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Brad Pitt and Courteney Cox in Friends (1994)
    Brad Pitt in Friends (1994)
    Brad Pitt and Courteney Cox in Friends (1994)
    Brad Pitt in Friends (1994)
    Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston in Friends (1994)
    Courteney Cox and Matt LeBlanc in Friends (1994)
    Brad Pitt and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)

    Top cast

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    Jennifer Aniston
    Jennifer Aniston
    • Rachel Green
    Courteney Cox
    Courteney Cox
    • Monica Geller-Bing
    • (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
    Lisa Kudrow
    Lisa Kudrow
    • Phoebe Buffay
    Matt LeBlanc
    Matt LeBlanc
    • Joey Tribbiani
    • (as Matt Le Blanc)
    Matthew Perry
    Matthew Perry
    • Chandler Bing
    David Schwimmer
    David Schwimmer
    • Dr. Ross Geller
    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Will Colbert
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gary Halvorson
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Shana Goldberg-Meehan
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were married at the time this episode first aired.
    • Goofs
      It is Thanksgiving Day -- Rachel conceived in April (known because Monica & Chandler's wedding was booked for May) -- therefore, over 7 months have passed. Rachel should be due sometime in January and "showing" much more than she is now.
    • Quotes

      Ross: It was no big deal. We... we said that... the rumor was that you had both male and female reproductive parts.

      Rachel: What?

      Will: That's right! We said your parents flipped a coin, decided that Rachel was a girl, but you still had a hint of a penis.

      Rachel: Oh, my God!

      Monica: You started that?

      Rachel: What? You heard that?

      Monica: Everyone at our school heard it!

      Chandler: Everybody at my school heard it! You were the hermaphrodite cheerleader from Long Island?

    • Connections
      Featured in The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002)

    User reviews9

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    amusing
    I laughed so hard during this episode, it was another great Friends accomplishment, and goddamn Brad Pitt is HOT!!!

    Summarization of the episode:

    Its thanksgiving and Monica invited and old friend Will ((Brad Pitt)) from highschool to join them. Evidently he hated Rachel and formed an "I hate Rachel Green" club with Ross. Will and Ross started a rumor that Rachel had both male and female reproductive parts, and they soon find out that Rachel started a rumor that Ross made out with a 50 year old teacher named Ms. Altman.

    Funny as hell, loved it.
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    • Dec 6, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 22, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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