The One with Monica's Thunder 

The gang celebrate Monica and Chandler's engagement, however Ross and Rachel upstage them by briefly reuniting. Joey tries to dress and act like a nineteen year for an audition.

Director:

Kevin Bright (as Kevin S. Bright)

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 (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani (as Matt Le Blanc)
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller

Storyline

It's still the night of Monica and Chandler's engagement and they all dress up to go drink champagne at the Plaza. Rachel is a little sad and lonely and asks Ross whether they want to have a night together with no strings attached. Monica catches them kissing and is upset because she waited her whole life for that day and thought it would only be about her engagement but now it is about Rachel and Ross getting back together - they stole "Monica's thunder". Monica is really upset and doesn't want to go out for champagne anymore. Monica and Rachel have a huge fight and Rachel admits that she kissed Ross because she was sad about not even being close to getting married. Monica forgives Rachel.

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Plot Keywords:

foreplay | handheld mirror | bedroom | female female hug | argument between friends | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2000 (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

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the group first laughs at Joey mentioning he's auditioning to play the part of a 19 year-old, Chandler jokes that the audition must take part in 1986. Matt LeBlanc, who plays Joey, would have been been 19 in 1986, whereas Joey the character would have been 17.

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Goofs

Even though this is supposed to take place the day after the previous episode (from the previous season), Chandler's hair is very different and he is significantly thinner.

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Quotes

Phoebe: Singing: Whenever I get married guess who won't be asked to sing somebody named Geller and somebody else named Bing!

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Connections

References Blanche Neige et les sept nains (1937)

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Soundtracks

Who Will Perform the Ceremony?
Performed by Lisa Kudrow

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