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Friends S9E5 — The One with Phoebe's Birthday Dinner
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Friends•Season 9•Episode 5

The One with Phoebe's Birthday Dinner

8.3/10 · 5,279 votesOct 31, 200224 min

Ranked #7 of 23 in Season 9•+0.2 vs season avg

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The friends are looking forward to getting together and celebrating Phoebe's birthday. However, on the day of the party, Ross struggles to convince Rachel to leave Emma with Mrs. Geller babysitting, and Monica and Chandler get into an argument, after Monica discovers that he's been

Directed byDavid Schwimmer
Written byScott Silveri
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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

Crew4

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Director

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Scott Silveri

Writer

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Stephen Prime

Editor

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Nick McLean

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"The One with Phoebe's Birthday Dinner" is episode 5 of Friends season 9. It scored 8.3/10 from 5,279 votes, ranking #7 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by David Schwimmer and written by Scott Silveri, it aired on October 31, 2002.

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