S8E05The One With Rachels Date
56.0
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Season 8, Episode 5 · 2001-10-25

The One With Rachels Date

Ranked #236 out of 236 episodes in Friends

Phoebe begins dating a guy who works for Monica as a sous-chef, however, they soon find themselves in an awkward position when things don't work out for either of them. Meanwhile, Ross discovers that a co-worker of Chandler's has been calling him Toby for five years. And Joey sets Rachel up on a date with one of his co-stars, which freaks Ross out when he realizes that this guy might become a step-father of his and Rachel's baby.

Weakest Rachel-focused episode: 56 score reflects character-comedy reliance without strong punchlines.

Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Brian Buckner, Sebastian Jones

56.0/ 100

Humor Index

WAR

0

JPM

2.7

Craft

6.3

Impact

5.1

IMDb

7.9

The One With Rachels Date” ranks #236 of 236 Friends episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 56.0Weak. The episode packs 61 scored jokes at 2.7 per minute, averaging 6.3 on craft and 5.1 on impact, with Chandler landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.

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Our scorer flagged 04:00-05:00 as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.

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