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Friends S8E12 — The One Where Joey Dates Rachel

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Friends•Season 8•Episode 12

The One Where Joey Dates Rachel

8.4/10 · 5,456 votesJan 10, 200222 min

Ranked #9 of 23 in Season 8•+0.1 vs season avg

Phoebe gets Monica and Chandler a Ms. Pacman arcade game for a wedding present, which leads to some heavy competition between Monica, Phoebe, and, surprisingly, Chandler. Ross gets to teach an advanced class because of a retiring professor, but soon learns that its on the

Directed byDavid Schwimmer

Written bySherry Bilsing, Ellen Kreamer

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Seasons10

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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

Crew7

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Director

K

Kenny Tintorri

Editor

N

Nick McLean

Director of Photography

S

Sherry Bilsing

Writer

Ted Cohen

Ted Cohen

Co-Executive Producer

E

Ellen Kreamer

Writer

Andrew Reich

Andrew Reich

Co-Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"The One Where Joey Dates Rachel" is episode 12 of Friends season 8. It scored 8.4/10 from 5,456 votes, ranking #9 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by David Schwimmer and written by Sherry Bilsing, Ellen Kreamer, it aired on January 10, 2002.

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