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Friends S8E16 — The One Where Joey Tells Rachel
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Friends•Season 8•Episode 16

The One Where Joey Tells Rachel

8.1/10 · 5,106 votesFeb 28, 200221 min

Ranked #13 of 23 in Season 8•−0.2 vs season avg

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After Joey reveals to Ross that he's in love with Rachel, Ross has a hard time accepting this revelation. However, after giving it some thought, he convinces Joey to tell Rachel how he feels. So he does exactly that by taking Rachel out to dinner,

Directed byBen Weiss
Written byTed Cohen, Andrew Reich
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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

Ted Cohen

Ted Cohen

Writer

Andrew Reich

Andrew Reich

Writer

S

Stephen Prime

Editor

B

Ben Weiss

Director

N

Nick McLean

Director of Photography

Ted Cohen

Ted Cohen

Executive Producer

Andrew Reich

Andrew Reich

Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"The One Where Joey Tells Rachel" is episode 16 of Friends season 8. It scored 8.1/10 from 5,106 votes, ranking #13 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Ben Weiss and written by Ted Cohen, Andrew Reich, it aired on February 28, 2002.

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