The Best Episodes Written By Greg Malins

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(51 votes)

   #1 - The One with Chandler and Monica's Wedding

   S7:E235/17/2001

   So close to the wedding, Chandler suddenly realizes the overwhelming meaning of getting married and takes off without warning anyone. Meanwhile, Joey acts opposite a famous actor in a movie, but can't bring himself to tell him that he spits when he says his lines. Phoebe and Ross try to find Chandler before the wedding starts, while Rachel tries to hinder Monica, so that she doesn't find out the shocking news. On the day of the wedding Joey encounters a scheduling problem, while Phoebe and Rachel come across a surprising discovery.

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   8.5/10(56 votes)

   #2 - The One with All the Thanksgivings

   S5:E811/19/1998

   Although the Thanksgiving meal is great, Chandler is still moody over his parent's divorce during the holiday when he was a boy and Ross is depressed about his second divorce. The group reminisces about their worst Thanksgivings in order to cheer them up, and Monica's worst memory is revealed.

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   #3 - The One Where Ross Got High

   S6:E911/25/1999

   It's Thanksgiving and Monica's parents are coming to visit, which is a problem because, not only they do not like Chandler, they also don't know that he and Monica are living together. Rachel is tasked with making a Thanksgiving dessert, but she does so with mixed results. Meanwhile, Joey and Ross are eager to finish the dinner and leave, because they want to go to a Thanksgiving party with Janine and her dancer friends.

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   8.4/10(62 votes)

   #4 - The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know

   S2:E152/8/1996

   Joey buys a big screen TV and two leather recliners with his newfound money. Monica has a catering job for one of her parents' friends and becomes infatuated. Ross and Rachel attempt to have their first real date, but Rachel laughs every time they kiss. When they try again the next evening, they are interrupted when Ross is called into the museum.

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   8.4/10(60 votes)

   #5 - The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy

   S3:E19/16/1996

   Ross reveals a fantasy to Rachel involving a certain "Star Wars" character. Monica suffers from insomnia after her breakup with Richard. And Chandler, back together with Janice, wants Joey to bond with her.

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   8.4/10(55 votes)

   #6 - The One with All the Wedding Dresses

   S4:E204/16/1998

   Chandler takes Joey to a sleep clinic when he starts snoring. After Ross asks Monica to pick up Emily's wedding dress, she tries it on and can't stop wearing it. Meanwhile, jealous of Ross's proposal to Emily, Rachel tries to talk Joshua into marriage.

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   8.3/10(60 votes)

   #7 - The One Where Eddie Won't Go

   S2:E193/28/1996

   Creeped out by his bizarre new roommate, Chandler demands he move out; Eddie agrees... but won't go. Joey has trouble coming to grips with the death of Dr. Drake Ramoray and is facing some exorbitant bills. And a new book on women's empowerment inspires the ladies to have a "goddess meeting."

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   8.3/10(54 votes)

   #8 - The One with Joey's New Girlfriend

   S4:E510/30/1997

   Chandler hits on a woman at Central Perk, not realizing she is Joey's new girlfriend. He soon realizes he is very attracted to, possibly in love, with her. Ross and Rachel play the jealousy game in their relationships. And Phoebe desperately tries to catch a cold after discovering that her voice is sexier and her singing better when she has phlegm in her throat.

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   8.3/10(51 votes)

   #9 - The One with the Holiday Armadillo

   S7:E1012/14/2000

   Ross's plans to teach Ben about Hanukkah are continually thwarted when the young boy can't get his mind off of Santa. Meanwhile, Phoebe prepares to move back into her refurbished apartment, with or without Rachel. However, she'll stop at nothing to get Rachel to go with her, including buying Joey a drum set. Monica is mystified by Chandler's inability to tip properly.

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    8.3/10(54 votes)

    #10 - The One with the Ball

    S5:E215/6/1999

    Phoebe learns that Gary is going to ask her to move in with him and thinking this is way to fast, she tries to get Chandler to talk him out of this decision. Rachel buys an expensive sphynx cat but is disappointed when it doesn't behave as she hoped it would. Meanwhile, Ross and Joey start throwing a ball while they are bored but it changes from a time-filler to a super-competitive obsession when Monica joins in.

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    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #11 - Something Borrowed

    S2:E215/7/2007

    With everything going wrong on Lily and Marshall's wedding day, to everyone's surprise it's confirmed bachelor Barney who tries to fix it all.

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    8.2/10(61 votes)

    #12 - The One Where Heckles Dies

    S2:E310/5/1995

    After Mr. Heckles dies and leaves all his belongings to Monica and Rachel, Chandler discovers eerie similarities between the late eccentric man and his own life. Ross and Phoebe have a dispute over the progression of evolution.

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    8.1/10(57 votes)

    #13 - The One Where Rachel Quits

    S3:E1012/12/1996

    Rachel makes a rash decision after Gunther tells her she needs to be retrained. Phoebe tries to help Joey when he gets a job selling Christmas trees. And Ross accidentally breaks a girl's leg and tries to make it up to her.

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    8.1/10(51 votes)

    #14 - The One with Chandler's Dad

    S7:E225/10/2001

    When Monica's Porsche shows up again, Ross and Rachel hit the freeway together and it turns out to be an adventurous ride. Meanwhile, Chandler and Monica go off to Vegas to find Chandler's estranged father. And back at home, Joey proves his masculinity to Phoebe.

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    8.0/10(55 votes)

    #15 - The One with the Worst Best Man Ever

    S4:E224/30/1998

    Joey convinces Ross to pick him as his best man instead of Chandler. He throws a great bachelor party, but the next morning he's shocked to find out that the wedding ring is missing and he suspects that the stripper stole it. Meanwhile, Phoebe is experiencing major mood swings due to her pregnancy and the girls decide to throw her a baby shower to cheer her up, but it only makes matters worse.

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    8.0/10(38 votes)

    #16 - Swarley

    S2:E711/6/2006

    Marshall goes on his first real date post-breakup with Lily. Not only do Ted and Barney try to warn him that this girl has got the crazy eyes, but Lily decides to do everything she can to find out about this her and break them up. Also, Barney gets a new name.

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    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #17 - The Three Days Rule

    S4:E214/27/2009

    Ted breaks one of Barney and Marshall's relationship rules, texting a woman he recently met, so the pair play a joke on Ted by pretending to be the woman.

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    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #18 - Jenkins

    S5:E131/18/2010

    When Lily refuses to believe that Jenkins, Marshall's attractive female colleague, kissed him, Marshall insists Jenkins tell Lily what really happened. Meanwhile, Robin finds out that a drinking game has been made up about her.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Saving Grace, Again (1)

    S7:E811/11/2004

    Grace comes home from a great date and listens to a staticy message she's received from Leo. Grace hides the message from Will, but when Will learns about it, he decides to take Grace to the Berkshires to get her mind off of Leo. Meanwhile, Karen and Jack try to set each other up.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Bully Woolley

    S7:E152/3/2005

    Scott Woolley, under the alias Haley Joel Osment, hires Grace to design his new restaurant under the condition Grace fires Karen from her design firm. Grace later tells Karen about the incident and they realize the man that hired Grace is really Woolley. Grace and Karen decide to trap him in his lie. Meanwhile, Jack takes Will out for a boys' night to get his mind off of Vince, but ends up abandoning Will at the club. In an effort to make it up to Will, Jack takes him out to lunch and tries to ignore everyone around him except, Will. The task becomes incredibly difficult once Jack realizes Patti Lupone has entered the restaurant.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Bathroom Humor

    S8:E111/12/2006

    Karen celebrates her birthday with some of New York's crème de la crème, but the festivities turn sour when she ends up crammed in the bathroom with Grace, Will and Jack, who have all embarrassed themselves at the party.

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    7.8/10(59 votes)

    #22 - The One Where Old Yeller Dies

    S2:E204/4/1996

    Monica's new boyfriend impresses Chandler and Joey. Phoebe's world view is shattered when she finds out what she missed as a child, and Rachel resents the fact that Ross has planned their whole life together.

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    7.6/10(61 votes)

    #23 - The One That Could Have Been

    S6:E152/17/2000

    Barry and Mindy's impending divorce prompts the gang to fantasize about what their lives might be like if they'd all taken different courses. Ross is still married to Carol, and Rachel is married to Barry, but fawning over famous soap star Joey Tribbiani. Monica is still fat and dating a doctor. Chandler is an aspiring writer and Phoebe is a Wall Street shark for Merrill Lynch. The gang continue to fantasize about how different their lives could have been. Carol and Ross decide to have a threesome to spice up their marriage. Rachel goes to Joey's but is incredibly nervous about cheating and gets drunk. Meanwhile, Monica's dinner date falls through and Chandler tries to cheer her up but things take an unexpected turn.

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    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #24 - I Heart NJ

    S4:E310/6/2008

    When Stella's babysitter cancels, a night out turns into the gang hanging out at her place, and Ted talks up New Jersey... until he learns Stella wants him to move there after marriage.

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    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #25 - And the Disappearing Bed

    S1:E610/24/2011

    Caroline and Max try to install a Murphy bed in their apartment.

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