S3E25The One At The Beach
66.2
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Season 3, Episode 25 · 1997-05-15

The One At The Beach

Ranked #207 out of 236 episodes in Friends

Phoebe invites everyone to stay at her massage client's beach house for the weekend. In search of her father, Phoebe meets someone who knows details about her family. Rachel expresses her jealousy of Ross' uninhibited girlfriend and Joey nags the friends into agreeing to play strip poker with unintended results. Chandler wonders why Monica doesn't think he's serious after asking if she would ever date him.

Season finale relies on character awkwardness over tight comedy; 66 score reflects scattered pacing.

Directed by Pamela Fryman · Written by Pang-Ni Landrum, Mark Kunerth, Adam Chase

66.2/ 100

Humor Index

WAR

15

JPM

2.1

Craft

6.3

Impact

6.5

IMDb

8.7

The One At The Beach” ranks #207 of 236 Friends episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 66.2Mixed. The episode packs 40 scored jokes at 2.1 per minute, averaging 6.3 on craft and 6.5 on impact, with Unknown character landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.

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