The Best Episodes Written By Michael Borkow

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(49 votes)

   #1 - The One with Chandler in a Box

   S4:E811/20/1997

   Chandler agrees to spend Thanksgiving in a shipping crate as penance for kissing Kathy. The gang decides to give each other Secret Santa gifts. After Monica gets ice in her eye, she ends up visiting Richard's son, who is as attracted to Monica as his father was.

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   8.6/10(61 votes)

   #2 - The One Where Ross Finds Out

   S2:E711/9/1995

   A drunken Rachel is persuaded to call Ross and reveal her feelings for him on his answering machine. Now, Ross must make a decision between her and Julie. Meanwhile, Monica finds work as Chandler's personal trainer and Phoebe has a hard time trying to get her boyfriend to have sex with her.

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   8.5/10(51 votes)

   #3 - The One with Ross's Wedding

   S4:E235/7/1998

   The gang heads over to London for Ross and Emily's wedding. Joey can't contain his excitement about London which annoys Chandler to no end and results in two of them arguing. While the guys are touring the city, Monica, together with Ross and Emily, visit the chapel where the wedding ceremony is supposed to take place only to find out that it's being torn down prematurely. Phoebe tries to warn the gang that Rachel is coming to London to tell Ross that she still loves him. After the initial excitement about visiting England dissipates, Joey begins to feel homesick, however, one of the bridesmaids helps him to forget about it. Meanwhile, Ross and Emily's parents get into an argument over the bill for the wedding.

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   8.5/10(11 votes)

   #4 - Baby (2)

   S4:E215/18/2003

   While Lois is in labor, the house is hectic, and Hal, desperate to get home, has crashed the car on the way out of the expo.

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   8.2/10(61 votes)

   #5 - The One After the Super Bowl (1)

   S2:E121/28/1996

   Ross goes to visit Marcel, his monkey, while on a trip to California. Joey gets his first fan letter and ends up dating the woman. Phoebe is asked to sing for the children at the library, but their parents are horrified by her lyrics.

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   8.2/10(50 votes)

   #6 - The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends

   S3:E131/30/1997

   Monica's willpower is tested when she runs into Richard at the video store. Rachel agrees to read The Shining if Joey reads Little Women. Phoebe's athletic date has a problem with short shorts.

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   8.1/10(31 votes)

   #7 - The One After the Super Bowl (2)

   S2:E131/28/1996

   Rachel and Monica compete for the affections of Jean-Claude Van Damme after meeting him on a movie set. Chandler meets a former schoolmate while an excited Joey gets a role as an extra in the movie. Ross and Marcel go on a whirlwind tour of the city.

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   8.1/10(51 votes)

   #8 - The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break

   S3:E152/13/1997

   Wanting more time to focus on her new job, Rachel suggests that she and Ross take a break from their relationship. Ross later seeks solace at a party. Phoebe dates a diplomat who needs an interpreter to communicate with her. Chandler and Joey ponder a ménage a trois with a woman who seems hot for both of them.

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   8.0/10(58 votes)

   #9 - The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies

   S2:E183/21/1996

   Chandler learns more about his new roommate, Eddie. Ross is stressed out to learn that Rachel had 'animal sex' with Paolo. Richard and Monica are uncomfortable to learn what their numbers of ex-lovers are. Joey's remarks to a fan magazine could cause him to lose his job playing Dr Ramoray.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Homeward Bound

    S6:E711/2/1993

    Darlene visits, making David realize how much he misses her; Roseanne urges Dan to have a man-to-man chat with D. J. after they discover he's been spending too much time behind locked doors.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Thanksgiving '93

    S6:E1011/23/1993

    The Connors' dysfunctional-family Thanksgiving finds Becky preparing the bird, Dan and Mark duking it out, and an absent-minded Nana Mary revealing Bev's secret about her marriage.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Joey and the High School Friend

    S2:E1112/8/2005

    Joey's best friend from high school is visiting. Gina has a big surprise for Michael.

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13. 

    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Long Drive

    S4:E113/2/2003

    A sex lecture from Lois rattles Malcolm; a ranch calamity unnerves Francis; disharmony among Hal's music group is a prelude to their concert. Also, a day in jail tests a defiant Reese, who faces a "Scared Straight" encounter.

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    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #14 - Poker

    S3:E81/6/2002

    Poker showdowns with Abe give Hal a flush; dance lessons turn Lois awhirl; an Alaskan blizzard entraps and rattles Francis. (TV Guide)

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Joey and the Spanking

    S2:E39/29/2005

    Joey faces an unruly child actor on his new movie. When push comes to shove, Joey takes matters into his own hands with interesting results. Meanwhile, Gina helps Alex get over her lagging love life.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Joey and the Critic

    S2:E197/7/2006

    Joey discovers a Critic on the internet and goes to visit her, only to discover that it is an 11 year old.

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    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Cliques

    S3:E215/5/2002

    Back in the general school population, the Krelboyne whiz kids wind up in cliques with jocks, skateboarders and brooding "Goths."

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    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Humilithon

    S4:E211/10/2002

    High school's first day vexes Malcolm, who acquires an unfortunate nickname; and Hal, a parental "volunteer" running afoul of authority.

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    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #19 - A Pirate, Three Frogs and a Prince

    S3:E512/10/2015

    Christy feels threatened by Baxter's girlfriend in the wake of Roscoe's parent-teacher conference. Bonnie flirts with an unlikely target.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Sisters

    S7:E162/8/1995

    Sibling rivalries fester when Jackie complains to Roseanne about D.J.'s annoying visits, and Roseanne lures Darlene home.

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    6.1/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Clip Show

    S3:E194/28/2002

    An embattled psychiatrist probes the boys' naughty behavior patterns in a session framed by flashbacks to past episodes.

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    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Rear Window

    S7:E131/4/1995

    The Connors get an eyeful from a new elderly neighbor couple who enjoy nudity in their home but are all too visible from Roseanne and Dan's bedroom. Meanwhile, Mark is so convinced that he is losing Becky to David that he asks Darlene for help.

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