S1E04The One With George Stephanopoulos
70.6
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Season 1, Episode 4 · 1994-10-13

The One With George Stephanopoulos

Ranked #152 out of 236 episodes in Friends

While the men attend a hockey game and end up at a hospital, a delivery man accidentally brings a pizza meant for George Stephanopoulos, who lives across the street from the girls; they decide to peek at the former White House advisor with their binoculars.

Early Friends leans on character quirks over premise: 81 jokes in 22 minutes.

Directed by James Burrows · Written by Alexa Junge, Mike Sikowitz, Ira Ungerleider

70.6/ 100

Humor Index

WAR

43.7

JPM

4.2

Craft

6.7

Impact

6.4

IMDb

7.9

The One With George Stephanopoulos” ranks #152 of 236 Friends episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 70.6Solid. The episode packs 81 scored jokes at 4.2 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.4 on impact, with Monica landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.

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Our scorer flagged 15:00-16:00 pizza delivery setup as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.

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