10 Worst Friends Episodes

10. The One With The Joke

One of the things this show did so well was carrying a simple joke and expanding it. They could take a tiny concept and create an array of gags, emotions and humour. But, in this one, you get a lot of the same in both the A and B stories.

The One With The Joke follows a dispute between Chandler and Ross after a joke of theirs gets published in Playboy, and they argue over who wrote it. Alongside this comes more conflict as Phoebe accidentally insults Monica and Rachel by calling out their flaws.

As you can tell from that description, you'd better enjoy bickering; otherwise, this one might be a snore-fest for you. The pettiness from Ross and Chandler has legs to stand on, but it stays the same throughout and doesn't progress enough to feel funny.

A great example of this kind of bickering working is Chandler and Joey's argument in The One Where No-One's Ready, which actually goes somewhere, but here, it's just a damp squib.

The outings only saving grace is a fun side-plot with Joey taking a job in Central Perk, but even that just runs through the motions rather than doing something unique.