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Friends S6E12 — The One with the Joke
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Friends•Season 6•Episode 12

The One with the Joke

7.8/10 · 5,344 votesJan 13, 200022 min

Ranked #22 of 23 in Season 6•−0.5 vs season avg

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After a joke gets published in Playboy, Chandler and Ross have an argument about who came up with it first. Meanwhile, a wayward remark of Phoebe's leads to trouble between the girls and a broke Joey starts working at Central Perk.

Directed byGary Halvorson
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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

Crew9

Gary Halvorson

Gary Halvorson

Director

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Stephen Prime

Editor

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Mikel Neiers

Director of Photography

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Shana Goldberg-Meehan

Story

Andrew Reich

Andrew Reich

Teleplay

Ted Cohen

Ted Cohen

Teleplay

S

Shana Goldberg-Meehan

Co-Executive Producer

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Wendy Knoller

Co-Producer

S

Scott Silveri

Co-Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"The One with the Joke" is episode 12 of Friends season 6. It scored 7.8/10 from 5,344 votes, ranking #22 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Gary Halvorson, it aired on January 13, 2000.

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