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Underrated episodes?


Hey guys. We´ve all seen the popular favourite episodes that make best of lists like TOW the embryos, TOW everybody finds out, and a bunch of the thanksgiving episodes. My question is which are some of your favourite episodes that don´t get the love they deserve and why? I´ll get things going.

1. S3E17 TOW without the ski trip. This is an episode that just falls below top tier episodes but is still really funny. I love this episode because of the dynamic between Rachel and Ross post break-up. Chandler being his sarcastic best while the group gives him a hard time over smoking. This is also a rare episode that mostly takes place outside of the usual places and was directed by TV genius Sam Simon, co-creator of the Simpsons.

2. S6E6 TO on the last night. For those that don´t remember, its the one before Chandler moves into Monica´s and where he invents "Cups" after losing the infamous foosball game to Joey. This is like an end of an era episode but one of the best Joey/Chandler episodes. One of the few sentimental episodes that still manages to be funny.

3. S4E1 TOW the jellyfish. Yes I´m cheating a bit here, this episode is pretty well regarded but I felt like it deserved inclusion since its not mentioned all that much. This one has Rachel´s 18 page letter (front and back) and all of Ross´s hilarious reactions to it, Monica getting stung and Ross and Rachel´s 2nd break-up and of course "We were on a break!"

4. S2E22 TOW the two parties. I had forgotten about this one, and its generally a well-rated episode but one that doesn´t get the recognition it deserves, definitely one of the funniest in the series.

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The One Without the Ski Trip is funny, but nowadays the dynamic between Ros and Rachel annoys me, especially Rachel's attitude.

Cups was funny, but it reminded me of an episode of a Dutch tv show that also featured a fake game with rules that were made up along the way.

The Ross and Rachel exchange in The One With the Jellyfish is hilarious, especially Ross' reactions.

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Its funny you mentioned they did a fake game on a Dutch show, I believe the "ski trip" episode has been done on various shows. One off the top of my head is "That 70´s show".
I agree that Rachel acts a bit petty in this episode but it happens rare enough that it makes the episode interesting to me at least.

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Isn't there a myth that pretty much every sitcom plot goes back to I Love Lucy???😁

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I´ve never heard that one but there is probably some truth to it.

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The one where Phoebe says she's very bendy.

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The One With the Cake

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