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The One with the Videotape

  • Episode aired Oct 18, 2001
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
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David Schwimmer and Lisa Thornhill in Friends (1994)
Friends: The One With The Videotape
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Ross and Rachel tell everyone about the night they were together. They have two different stories of how it happened until Ross accidentally reveals that he videotaped it. Not surprisingly, ... Read allRoss and Rachel tell everyone about the night they were together. They have two different stories of how it happened until Ross accidentally reveals that he videotaped it. Not surprisingly, everyone wants to see it.Ross and Rachel tell everyone about the night they were together. They have two different stories of how it happened until Ross accidentally reveals that he videotaped it. Not surprisingly, everyone wants to see it.

  • Director
    • Kevin Bright
  • Writers
    • David Crane
    • Marta Kauffman
    • Scott Silveri
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Courteney Cox
    • Lisa Kudrow
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.2/10
    7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kevin Bright
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Scott Silveri
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Courteney Cox
      • Lisa Kudrow
    • 11User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Friends: The One With The Videotape
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    Friends: The One With The Videotape

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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
    Lisa Thornhill
    Lisa Thornhill
    • Kristen
    • Director
      • Kevin Bright
    • Writers
      • David Crane
      • Marta Kauffman
      • Scott Silveri
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    10mostafabsat

    She obviously came on to him!

    To the ladies reading this, did I ever tell you about the time I went back-bagging through Western Europe?
    10MaxAlshehri

    The roof of perfect storytelling

    This whole episode had me laughing and intrigued throughout the whole episode from start to finish.

    Everything was perfectly told even the small subtle stuff that didn't seem like it was important at first it turned out being important.

    This episode is an example on how good the writing got in season 8 in Friends after the slow season 7 was season 8 was what the show needed from the beginning of the season the writing is so sharp and like I just said this episode is the perfect example of that alongside the ones before it.

    One of my favorite episodes of Friends and both David and Jennifer were absolutely on top of their game.
    10sbkr-49787

    One of my favorite episodes

    This episode is definitely one of the top 3 episodes of the series.
    lzervakos-76588

    This episode contains the best line in the history of friends...

    Ross to Joey: hey joey I wanta talk to you about something that kinda makes me uncomfortable. Joey: ok... how about you showering with your mom?

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    • Trivia
      In this episode, Joey corrects Ross's statement "who came onto who" with the word "whom." In previous episodes, Ross has corrected the other friends' grammar also from "who" to "whom."
    • Goofs
      When Rachel starts the video tape, none of the cast is reflected in the television but crew members are.
    • Quotes

      Chandler: That's the magical story you use when you want to have sex!

      Rachel: How do you know about that story?

      Joey: How do you know about that story?

      Rachel: I heard it from my friend Irene who heard it from some guy.

      Joey: [raising his hand and pointing to himself] Some guy!

      Rachel: No, she told me his name was Ken Adams.

      Joey: [raising his hand again] Ken Adams.

    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Funniest Rachel Moments on Friends (2018)

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 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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