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Friends S4E16 — The One with the Fake Party

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Friends•Season 4•Episode 16

The One with the Fake Party

8.0/10 · 5,809 votesMar 19, 199823 min

Ranked #19 of 23 in Season 4•−0.3 vs season avg

With two days left until Emily's departure back to England, Rachel throws a fake party for her, just so that she can see Joshua outside of work. And a pregnant (vegetarian) Phoebe craves meat.

Directed byMichael Lembeck

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Cast6

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Rachel Green

Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox

Monica Geller

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow

Phoebe Buffay

Matt LeBlanc

Matt LeBlanc

Joey Tribbiani

Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

Chandler Bing

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Ross Geller

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Michael Lembeck

Michael Lembeck

Director

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Stephen Prime

Editor

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Mikel Neiers

Director of Photography

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Scott Silveri

Teleplay

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Shana Goldberg-Meehan

Teleplay

Andrew Reich

Andrew Reich

Executive Story Editor

Ted Cohen

Ted Cohen

Executive Story Editor

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Alicia Sky Varinaitis

Story

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Shana Goldberg-Meehan

Co-Producer

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Wil Calhoun

Supervising Producer

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Seth Kurland

Supervising Producer

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Scott Silveri

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"The One with the Fake Party" is episode 16 of Friends season 4. It scored 8.0/10 from 5,809 votes, ranking #19 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Michael Lembeck, it aired on March 19, 1998.

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