
Season 7, Episode 18 · 2001-03-29
The One With Joeys Award
Ranked #64 out of 236 episodes in Friends
Joey is nominated for a Soapie Award for his part on Days of Our Lives, and while he doesn't win, he ends up with an award anyway - together with his partner in crime, Rachel. Meanwhile, Ross finds himself in an awkward position when one of his students proclaims that he failed his midterm because he's in love with Ross. Also, Monica freaks out a little when she realizes that after marrying Chandler she's not gonna experience a rush of dating someone new ever again. In a surprising change of roles, Chandler becomes a voice of reason that calms her.
Joey's award subplot drives a solid 76.6, though 2.49 jokes per minute trails Season 7's peak density episodes.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Brian Boyle, Sherry Bilsing, Ellen Kreamer
Humor Index
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8.2
“The One With Joeys Award” ranks #64 of 236 Friends episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.6 — Great. The episode packs 51 scored jokes at 2.5 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.9 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 16:00-17:00 range with repetitive student storyline as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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