Season 8, Episode 21 · 2002-05-02
The One With The Cooking Class
Ranked #218 out of 236 episodes in Friends
Monica's restaurant gets a bad review in the Post. After confronting the critic who wrote it, she decides to join a cooking class, with Joey in tow. Meanwhile, Rachel gets jealous when Ross hits it off with a woman at the baby department store. And Chandler prepares for a job interview after Phoebe tells him that he makes a bad first impression.
Mid-season slump: below-average density and impact, leaning on cringe over laughs.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Brian Buckner, Sebastian Jones, Dana Klein
Humor Index
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“The One With The Cooking Class” ranks #218 of 236 Friends episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 64.5 — Weak. The episode packs 63 scored jokes at 3.0 per minute, averaging 6.2 on craft and 6.3 on impact, with Rachel landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Our scorer flagged 16:16-17:09 as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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