8.7/1046 votes#1 - The One After Ross Says Rachel
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1998
In the aftermath of his Freudian slip, Ross tries to rescue his marriage with Emily. Meanwhile, Chandler and Monica try and find a moment alone in order to continue their affair while overseas.
Director: Kevin S. Bright
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.6/1037 votes#2 - The One with Phoebe's Uterus
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/1998
Phoebe considers her options when her brother visits with his new wife and asks her to carry their child. Joey works as a tour guide at Ross's museum and tries to tear down the walls between tour guides and scientists. And Chandler seeks advice from Monica and Rachel after he fears that he will not live up to Kathy's sexual expectations--especially since the last guy she slept with before him was Joey.
Director: David Steinberg
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.5/1038 votes#3 - The One with the 'Cuffs
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1997
Monica caters a party for her mother, who still doesn't quite know how to talk to her daughter. Chandler's encounter with Rachel's boss leads to an embarrassing situation. And an encyclopedia salesman takes advantage of Joey.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.5/104 votes#4 - S-I--SICK D-A--DAY
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2017
Dylan becomes Kenneth’s replacement for JJ when Kenneth also gets sick. Jimmy ends up doing well with Maya’s normal duties, but he tries to keep it from her to avoid her feeling bad. Meanwhile, JJ protects Dylan from a boy she’s interested in. And despite its illness, the family bands together and pulls an all-nighter to finish Ray’s school project.
Director: Bill Purple
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.3/1040 votes#5 - The One with the Race Car Bed
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1996
Monica buys a new bed from Janice's soon-to-be-ex-husband, "The Mattress King", but the wrong one is delivered. Rachel's attempts to have her father and Ross bond fail, until she stops trying. Joey gets a job teaching a soap opera acting class.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.3/1037 votes#6 - The One with the Ride Along
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/1999
While the guys go on a ride-along with Gary, Rachel accidentally deletes a message from Emily on Ross's answering machine.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.3/1039 votes#7 - The One with the Hypnosis Tape
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/13/1997
Monica receives a tip from an admirer worth a small fortune then goes out with the guy. A hypnosis tape intended to assist Chandler to stop smoking has a rather strange side effect. Phoebe is upset when her 18-year-old half-brother, Frank Jr., makes a surprise announcement that he is getting married - to a woman more than twice his age.
Director: Robby Benson
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.2/1039 votes#8 - The One with Ross's Denial
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1999
Monica and Chandler disagree over how to redecorate Rachel's old room. Joey advertises for a "non-ugly" roommate. Ross is unwilling to accept that he still has feelings for Rachel.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.2/1040 votes#9 - The One Where Ross Dates a Student
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2000
At the end of semester Ross gets his student evaluations and one of them writes that he's hot. It turns out to be a cute girl named Elizabeth and even though it could cost him his job, Ross considers dating her. An ex-girlfriend of Chandler's from college is directing the new Al Pacino movie and Joey asks Chandler for help with getting an audition. Meanwhile, after a fire ruins Phoebe and Rachel's apartment, they're forced to find temporary living spaces with Monica and Joey.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.0/101 votes#10 - Donny Goes AWOL
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2003
Donny's parents ask Bridget to be a part of a video message they are sending Donny. They are shocked to discover that Bridget has broken up with their son on the tape. Donny goes AWOL to try and patch things up. Meanwhile, Paul is asked to help give a nickname to a neighborhood prankster who has been terrorizing the block, not realizing that the culprit may be living under his own roof.
Director: Robby Benson
Writer: Seth Kurland
8.0/101 votes#11 - Thanksgiving
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2004
While the family prepares Thanksgiving dinner for Cate to give her some much needed time off, she's left with nothing to do until she brings home an unexpected guest while on an errand. While C.J. deep-fries the turkey, Bridget and Kerry spar over pie recipes. Jim disassembles the TV in an attempt to repair it.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Seth Kurland
7.8/105 votes#12 - R-A-Y-C RAY-CATION
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/30/2016
Maya enlists the family to assist JJ in romancing a girl at school, but it backfires when JJ expresses his feelings to Claire, and they are not reciprocated. Meanwhile, as the DiMeos are always late, Ray has the family practice to get to school in time for his upcoming weekend field trip.
Director: Bill Purple
Writer: Seth Kurland
7.4/105 votes#13 - I-N-S– INSPIRATIONS
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2016
Exploring the city on their own, JJ and Kenneth realize strangers look at them as inspirational. The two push their luck, receiving free food and baseball game admissions. Kenneth lets this get to his head, goes overboard, and things fall apart. Meanwhile, as the family can’t do anything without having to worry about wheelchair accessibility, Dylan and Ray convince Maya to take them paintballing. But can she let herself have fun without JJ?
Director: Christine Gernon
Writer: Seth Kurland
7.3/1038 votes#14 - The One with the Invitation
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/23/1998
As Ross and Emily send out wedding invitations, he and Rachel each look back on their relationship together while Joey and Chandler look for a purpose in life.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Seth Kurland
7.2/105 votes#15 - H-A-L– HALLOWEEN
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2016
Jimmy is upset the kids no longer want to participate in the family tradition of dressing up for Halloween. Maya tries to cheer up Jimmy by allowing him to do things he loves by taking things off the family “Dead to Me” list. Meanwhile, Ray recruits Dylan to help work the school’s haunted mansion while Kenneth is scared of losing his job when JJ gets drunk at a party. Even though Maya is furious, she is thrilled to see JJ having a “normal” life.
Director: Christine Gernon
Writer: Seth Kurland
7.0/102 votes#16 - J-J’S D-R–DREAM
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2017
Ray gets in over his head when he makes up a fake charity to impress his girlfriend; Maya gives Jimmy tips on being the boss; and Dylan demands Kenneth get out of her space.
Director: Christine Gernon
Writer: Seth Kurland
6.0/101 votes#17 - Get Real
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2004
The Hennessy household and Jim are thrown for a loop when Cate's wayward nephew C.J. stops by to pay his respects to Paul and generally keep them company.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Seth Kurland
6.0/101 votes#18 - The Principal
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2004
When Bridget is busted over a school dress code violation, Cate is called upon to meet with her new principal. But Cate is in for a shock when she discovers that she went to high school with him. Meanwhile, when C.J. becomes his massage therapist, Jim hurts his feelings when he refuses to admit that his grandson has become good at something.
Director: Lynn M. McCracken
Writer: Seth Kurland
6.0/101 votes#19 - Changes
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2004
The kids question Cate's motives when they return from their summer getaways and discover that she has bought a new bed and changed her hairstyle. Meanwhile, after traveling through Europe over the summer, Kerry met and had a fling with a boy - which leaves Bridget jealous and Kerry wondering what to do about boyfriend Kyle; new high school Student Body President Bridget is convinced even further that life is a popularity contest after taking a trip to Washington, DC over the summer; and after a depressed Jim fails to win back the affections of his wife in Florida, Rory attempts to help him quit smoking -- which is complicated by Jim's discovery that C.J. was responsible for their irreconciliation.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Seth Kurland
6.0/101 votes#20 - Closure
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/2005
When Cate and C.J. discover that Kerry has been e-mailing Bruno, they secretly try to snoop in her computer to find out what the two have been up to. Unbeknownst to them, Bruno is hiding in the attic, while Bridget tries her best to talk Kerry out of doing something she may regret. Meanwhile, Jim discovers Rory's clandestine poker game and decides to deal himself in to teach Rory and his friends a lesson.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Seth Kurland
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"The One After Ross Says Rachel" is the best rated episode written by Seth Kurland. It scored 8.663/10 based on 46 votes. It was directed by Kevin S. Bright. It aired on 9/24/1998 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The One with Phoebe's Uterus".