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Friends S8E9 — The One with the Rumor
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Friends•Season 8•Episode 9

The One with the Rumor

9.2/10 · 9,270 votesNov 22, 200122 min

Ranked #2 of 23 in Season 8•+0.9 vs season avg

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Monica invites Will, an old high school friend of her and Ross over for a Thanksgiving dinner, unaware that he isn't too fond of Rachel. Meanwhile, Joey vows to eat an entire turkey by himself, and Chandler and Phoebe pretend to watch a football game

Directed byGary Halvorson
Written byShana Goldberg-Meehan
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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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Gary Halvorson

Gary Halvorson

Director

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Shana Goldberg-Meehan

Writer

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Stephen Prime

Editor

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Nick McLean

Director of Photography

Ted Cohen

Ted Cohen

Co-Executive Producer

Andrew Reich

Andrew Reich

Co-Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"The One with the Rumor" is episode 9 of Friends season 8. It scored 9.2/10 from 9,270 votes, ranking #2 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Gary Halvorson and written by Shana Goldberg-Meehan, it aired on November 22, 2001.

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