"Friends" The One with the Birth Mother (2004)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

David Schwimmer

Writers:

David Crane (creator) and
Marta Kauffman (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Friends" (1994)

Original Air Date:

8 January 2004 (Season 10, Episode 9)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

After Rachel confirms Joey is more mature in relationships, Phoebe presents him to another friend as date...

Plot Keywords:

Coffeehouse | Gay Father | New York | Monkey | Shipper

Cast

Jennifer Aniston	...	Rachel Green
Courteney Cox	...	Monica Geller-Bing (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jorge Luis Abreu	...	The Waiter
Anna Faris	...	Erica
Jim O'Heir	...	Adoption Agency Center
Annie Parisse	...	Sarah
Cali Sheldon	...	Emma Geller-Greene
Noelle Sheldon	...	Emma Geller-Greene
Carla Toutz	...	Joan

Runtime:

22 min | 22 min (approx.) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Company:

Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions

Quotes:

[to the woman whose baby Chandler and Monica want to adopt]
Chandler: My wife's an incredible woman. She's loving and devoted and caring. And don't tell her I said this, but the woman's always right... I love my wife more than anything in this world. And I... it kills me that I can't give her a baby... I really want a kid. And when that day finally comes, I'll learn how to be a good dad. But my wife... she's already there. She's a mother... without a baby... Please?

Soundtrack:

The Twilight Zone

Proof that it never went downhill

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

If the fact that they managed three strong story-lines interlinking doesn't impress you, then the smart jokes, great writing and - last but by no means least - Chandler's speech most certainly will. Never before or after has a sitcom brought me so close to tears.

Despite Monica and Phoebe being quite annoying during the episode, the rest of the cast played their part's perfectly, including those outside the group of six. Though Rachel's part was the definitely smallest, she pulled off her part beautifully. The introduction of new character was a nice touch as it was apparent from the end of the episode that Erika would be with the group for a few more episodes. In conclusion, this was a great episode and the makers should be proud of it, despite what people say about "Friends" going downhill towards the end.