Season 6, Episode 22 · 2000-05-11
The One Where Pauls The Man
Ranked #223 out of 236 episodes in Friends
Chandler and Phoebe shop for a ring for Monica. Chandler finds the perfect one, but Phoebe accidentally lets it get away. While Chandler is busy with getting the ring back, Joey and Ross are lead to believe that he's mad at them, so they decide to team up and give him a cold shoulder treatment. Rachel continues to date Paul and wants him to open up to her, however, he opens up a bit too much.
Season finale falls flat at 64—character comedy can't overcome weak misdirection payoffs.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen
Humor Index
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“The One Where Pauls The Man” ranks #223 of 236 Friends episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 64.0 — Weak. The episode packs 45 scored jokes at 2.5 per minute, averaging 6.1 on craft and 6.5 on impact, with Ross landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Our scorer flagged 01:40-02:00 as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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