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Even in the world of Friends episodes, what goes up must come down and this re-watch definitely left us wanting. And there's only a singular general wondering-ment worth discussing: why does this episode exist? Monica and Chandler are struggling to write their vows so they recruit the friends to help. A series of flashbacks showcasing how their relationship has blossomed over the years helps them put pen to paper. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram! Leave us 5 stars and a review. Thank you for listening!

Long time, no pod!! Sorry we've been MIA the past few weeks. But, we are back with another memorable re-watch. Winona may steal the show this episode but we've still got a list of general wondering-ments to get through. Who doesn't try on a tuxedo before leaving the shop? Should Joey's parents have been invited to the wedding? Let's discuss. Doing a seating chart over a month out from the wedding is not how it works. Do we think Rachel and Ross have already hooked up? Rachel runs into an old sorority sister, Melissa, and recalls the time they got drunk at a frat party and made out. Melissa doesn't remember it but Rachel insists that it happened. Chandler and Ross both want to wear celebrity tuxedos to the wedding so it becomes a competition between James Bond 007 and Batman. Joey assumed his parents were invited to the wedding and now Monica has to find a way to make them fit into the seating chart. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us over on Instagram! Leave us 5 stars and a review while you're here. Thank you for listening!

Even the episodes where Erica and Aubrie disagree on the re-watchability are worth the re-watch! Our list of general wondering-ments is deeply concerning. Raise your hand if you're a woman who WANTS to look at male full frontal nudity in movies? We'll wait. How exactly is this "turtleneck" staying on? How does a Maid of Honor forget to plan a bridal shower for the bride? Ross may be twisted but are we not concerned about Cassie's icky factors in this situation? Ross and Monica's cousin, Cassie, is visiting for a few days and not even Ross can take his eyes off of her. Rachel and Phoebe forgot to plan a bridal shower for Monica so they try to pull one off at the last minute. Joey is up for the perfect film role but, when the director is requiring that the actor they hire be uncircumcised, Joey gives him the thumbs up and turns to Monica for help. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Insta!!! Leave us 5 stars and a kindly worded review, if you don't mind. Thank you for listening!

We will never skip over this re-watch if for no other reason than Ned and Allen. If you know, you know! Our list of general wondering-ments needs to be addressed too. Monica has wedding jitters? Nah, don't buy it. Would the Soapys actually be televised? Why is Ross' velociraptor impression so dang good? Why weren't Ned and Allen offered permanent roles on the show? Joey gets nominated for a Soapy award and brings Rachel to the ceremony as his date. Unfortunately, he fails to execute his gracious loser face when he loses. Ross takes pity on one of his students who claims that being in love with him has caused him to be unable to focus in class. But, things seem fishy when another student makes the same claim asking Ross to change his grade. Monica gets a case of wedding jitters when she begins to realize everything she'll be giving up by getting married. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram! Leave us 5 stars and a kindly worded review while you're here. Thank you for listening!

An episode with a bargain bridal shop brawl will always be worth the re-watch. Let's not gloss over those general wondering-ments though. The dress Monica puts on and the dress she pulls off the discount rack is not the same dress. WHY?? Two months before her wedding and Monica hasn't purchased her dress or secured her wedding band? Shouldn't Joey, regular daytime soap opera actor, be able to afford just about as fancy of a date as Ross? Monica enlists the girls' help in getting her dream wedding dress at a discount bridal shop in Brooklyn. But, when a rival bride threatens to steal away the band that Chandler desperately wants for the reception if Monica doesn't give her the dress, hard decisions will have to be made. Joey and Ross, unknowingly, begin dating the same woman. Once they figure it out it's survival of the fittest. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us over on Instagram! Thank you for being here and for listening. Leave us 5 stars and a review!

An episode re-watch with the most epic prank of all time is one that we would never miss! But let's not skip over our list of general wondering-ments. That's quite a bowl of pretzels you've got there, Pheebs!!! Geez. In the Joey and Monica "what could have been" scene, don't you think Monica might have also gained her weight back? One might be impressed by Chandler's ability disrobe quickly but let's not overlook the fact that Monica appears naked instantaneously without removing a single item of clothing. Finally, once again, let us argue over the difference between an etch-a-sketch and a magna-doodle. After a failed attempt to find a suitable minister to perform their wedding, Monica and Chandler agree to let Joey do the ceremony himself. In an effort to learn more about their relationship so as to write a better ceremony speech, Joey asks them to tell him the story about that fateful night in London. Unknowingly, Phoebe tells Monica to tell him the truth about that night forcing Monica to confess that she was actually looking for Joey that night in London. Ross asks Rachel to babysit Ben. Trying to bond with him, Rachel teaches Ben the art of pranks and practical jokes. Ross is none too thrilled with his son's newfound hobby. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Insta! Leave us a 5 star rating and a kindly worded review. Please and thank you! Thank you for listening!

An episode re-watch where I'm not sure we've ever laughed this hard? Yes, please!! Even with the boisterous laughs and the occasional tangent, our list of general wondering-ments still warrants some attention. Is Guadalajara/La Guardia the best Joey joke of the series? It might be. We're pretty sure anybody would call in a noise complaint over how loud those bagpipes are. Susan Sarandon is a legend and George Stultz is not...let's discuss! Joey's character on Days of Our Lives is coming out of his coma via a brain transplant which means the character of Jessica Lockhart is being killed off the show. So, Joey asks the actress, Cecilia, to help him learn how to play Jessica so that she can live on. Phoebe and Rachel see a cute guy leave his cell phone behind at Central Perk and proceed to fight over who should get to be the one to return it and, thus, begin their digital fairytale. Ross learns to play the bagpipes for Monica and Chandler's wedding. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram! Thank you for listening and for sharing. Leave us 5 stars and a review.

An episode re-watch with a slew of birthday flashbacks is always worth it. Once we address the enormous elephant in the room that is Rachel's May birthday not tracking with this Feburary episode, we move on to the rest of our general wondering-ments. A formal birthday party inside an apartment that, we presume, isn't taking place until after 11pm feels a bit off, right? An entire MILE on a hippity-hop? We don't buy it. Just a tad more effort into character styling for the flashbacks would have been appreciated. It's Rachel's 30th birthday. While she's wallowing in the fact that she's not anywhere near where she'd thought she'd be by this age, the rest of the friends remember their 30th birthdays. Phoebe aims to complete her birthday bucket list by reconciling with her sister and, instead, she finds out that she's actually 31. Monica shows up to her surprise party drunk and isn't subtle about it. Ross buys a sports car but can't even get it out of the parking spot. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram! Thank you for listening and for sharing. Leave us 5 stars and a review. Please and thank you!

Another week, another episode re-watch. The whole of the episode may be mostly forgettable, but still we mourn Rosita's passing. Our list of general wondering-ments is far from forgettable, though. What exactly is toner? While we're on the subject, what is escrow? It's for sure February AND a weekend and nothing is making sense. Why would Rachel and Joey reassemble Rosita before heading out to find a new chair? Rachel accidentally breaks Joey's barca lounger, Rosita. When they return from the store with a new chair, Rosita appears to be miraculously healed...but not really. Jack and Judy are selling Ross and Monica's childhood home so they return to collect all of their keepsakes and memories. But, it's discovered that all of Monica's boxes are ruined. Phoebe takes a side job as a telemarketer and ends up on the phone with a man threatening suicide. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on the Gram! Leave us 5 stars and a review. Thank you for listening!

We would stay up all night for this episode re-watch! But it does come with some very curious general wondering-ments. Weren't cell phones pretty common-place by this point? Couldn't the fireman have disabled the alarm himself before bringing it back to Phoebe? Is there actually anybody that resorts to warm milk to help them sleep? Ross has all the friends up on the rooftop to watch a passing comet. When the comet is a no-show, the friends all head their own ways and are kept up all night for different reasons. Ross and Joey get locked onto the rooftop and have to go down the firescape. Chandler has a bout of insomnia and keeps Monica awake with his ponderings and requests for help. Phoebe's fire alarm goes rogue, the beeping driving her to toss it down the trash chute. Rachel and Tag end up back at their office in search of a document that she insists she left on his desk that he has no recollection of receiving. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram! Leave us 5 stars and a review while you're here. Thank you for listening!

A re-watch that makes us desperately crave cheesecake? Sign us up. But let's talk about our very concerning list of general wondering-ments first! There is absolutely no way these cheesecakes are being delivered from another state without being packed on ice or in some kind of secure packaging. Do you think the woman over Phoebe's shoulder with the thigh high slit knew what she was doing? Would YOU eat the cheesecake? A delicious cheesecake gets delivered to the Purple Palace by mistake and Chandler and Rachel eat the entire thing. As it turns out, one cheesecake simply isn't enough. Phoebe lectures Joey on the principle of never canceling plans with friends, but when David, the scientist guy, is in town for only one night she may change her beliefs entirely. Monica doesn't get an invite to a cousin's wedding so she sneaks her way in as Ross' plus one. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Insta! Thank you for being here, for listening and for sharing. Leave us 5 stars and a kindly worded review!

An iconic re-watch of an episode that goes down in Friends history! Where else do you get David Schwimmer, as Ross, dressed in an Armadillo costume? Our list of general wondering-ments are full of fun too. Who actually believes that Rachel Green had a pet tarantula as a child? Phoebe's grandmother's ability to erect a wall inside their apartment without the landlord's knowledge is either extremely impressive or it literally didn't happen. Didn't Richard himself teach Chandler how to do the money-transfer handshake? Ross has Ben for the holidays this year and he hopes to take the opportunity to teach him about Hanukkah. But, when Ben is so disappointed he won't see Santa, Ross tries to track down a Santa costume at the last minute to no avail leaving him with only one option: the Holiday Armadillo! Phoebe and Rachel's apartment restoration is finished but Phoebe is worried that Rachel is having too much fun living with Joey to want to move back in with her so she tries to create an unbearable living situation at the Bachelor Pad. Chandler practices the art of being smooth and never quite achieves it. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram. Leave us 5 stars and a review while you're here. Please and thank you! Thank you for listening!

Another week, another re-watch and there's plenty to love about this one! And our list of general wondering-ments might be just as entertaining. What kind of monster said having 150 extras in the park scenes was the way to go? How dumb is Rachel to think stamping something with the word "confidential" wouldn't deter Tag from opening it? On that note, props to Tag for not reading it AND for taking the fall. Do these people really just never lock their apartment doors...even overnight? The holiday season is upon us and Monica decides that, in order to get to know the neighbors, she's going to put out homemade candy in a basket hanging on the door. When the tenants get a little too greedy for more candy, Chandler has to step in. Rachel fills out an inappropriate work evaluation for Tag as a joke, but, it somehow ends up on her boss' desk. Ross finds out that Phoebe never had a bike growing up so he buys her the perfect bike and offers to help her learn how to ride it. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on the 'Gram! Leave us 5 stars and a kindly worded review. Thank you so much for listening!

If it's a Friends-giving episode it's ALWAYS worth the re-watch! Between Chandler's states game, Joey's "moo point" and Chandler's dog phobia, there's comedic gold to go all around. But let's talk about some of our general wondering-ments, shall we? Monica, the professional chef, really did no meal prep/cooking prior to Thanksgiving day? Tag seemed to get over his ex-girlfriend, whom he thought he would be with forever, rather quickly. Have we been watching Friends for too long or does Joey's "moo point" make complete sense? Naming all 50 states in under 6 minutes is easy and Erica & Aubrie can prove it. It's Thanksgiving at the Purple Palace and the friends are spending it together. Monica and Chandler discover that Phoebe has been secretly keeping a dog in her room. Chandler's deepest, darkest secret, thus, must come to light: Chandler hates dogs. Chandler has all the friends play a game where you have to list all 50 states in under 6 minutes. Ross gets a little too confident and when he can't do it, he makes a bet that he can get all 50 before dinner or he won't eat. Tag joins the friends for dinner after breaking up with his girlfriend. Joey misreads the situation and lets it slip that Rachel likes him forcing her to confess everything. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram! Thank you for listening. Please leave us 5 stars and a review while you're here!

Any episode that includes Janice is worth the re-watch. Our list of general wondering-ments, however, warrants some discussion. Again with restaurant patrons being allowed back into a working restaurant kitchen to talk to the chef...this doesn't actually happen! Do these makeout corners exist in large public libraries? How about a two minute tangent to talk about A Star is Born? You're welcome. Ross discovers that his doctoral discertation is published and in the library on campus. However, when he discovers that students are using the paleontology section to get frisky he takes security matters into his own hands. Joey has what he planned on being a one-night stand but when Rachel and Phoebe meet Erin they are convinced Cupid delivered her there just for Joey. They finally convince him to give her a real chance and when he comes around to really liking her, it turns out, she doesn't like him as much. Monica runs into Janice and she invites herself to the wedding, so Monica and Chandler now have to figure out how to uninvite her! All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Insta! Thank you for listening and for sharing. Leave us 5 stars and a review while you're here!

A re-watch that goes down in Friends fandom history! That list of general wondering-ments, though. Should we be surprised that Joey is the big spoon and Ross is the little spoon? Shouldn't Rachel have been Monica's maid of honor to begin with? Does any woman really want their fiance tracking down a girlfriend from over fifteen years ago just so they can apologize to them? Joey and Ross accidentally share the best nap of their lives together and are struggling to stop themselves from doing it again...on purpose. Monica tells Rachel and Phoebe that they have to decide who is going to be her maid of honor. Things turn competitive when Ross and Joey get involved in the decision process. Monica runs into one of Chandler's ex-girlfriends who appears to be holding a fifteen year old grudge, so, Monica asks him to apologize to her. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram! Thank you for listening and for sharing.

Chandler's epic failed smile attempt is always worth the re-watch. We do still have a list of general wondering-ments to get through, though. Is it really feasible to get the idea for a photo session, secure the appointment, have the session and receive a proof sheet all in one day? So, exactly how much authority does Rachel have to be giving away a dozen Ralph Lauren shirts in 24 hours? Is this the worst engagement photographer in the history of time? Monica and Chandler are getting professional engagment pictures taken for the local newspaper back home except Chandler can't smile naturally when the camera comes out. Ross and Phoebe are both dating one half of an almost divorced couple and, before they know it, the divorced couple's problems become their problems. Rachel asks Joey to hang out with Tag and then Joey teaches him how to be Joey so Rachel makes him take it back. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram! Leave us 5 stars and a review while you're here. Thank you for listening!

It may be a re-watch with one of our least favorite guest appearances but the comedy is still gold! And our list of general wondering-ments keeps us plenty entertained. So did they completely change the plot of Days of Our Lives to write Joey back in as Drake instead of the original part he was going in for, Stryker? A big fashion corporation is doing walk-in interviews for a senior level assistant position? What is happening with Phoebe's pants that are six inches too short? Rachel gets promoted and gets to have her own assistant. When interviewing applicants she's torn between the middle-aged woman who is more than qualified and the young boy with the pretty face. Chandler and Monica exchange secrets but when Ross finds out that one of those secrets was his own, well, the gloves are off and everybody's secrets are coming out. Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E. is officially out in the world AND Days of Our Lives wants Joey back to play Drake's evil twin, Stryker. But, Joey gets too big for his britches when he takes offense at being asked to audition. Once he gets word that Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E. is cancelled he has to return to the DOOL offices with his tail between his legs. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Instagram! Thank you for listening. Leave us 5 stars and a review!

A re-watch with an iconic Friends moment and we are here for it! And our list of general wondering-ments is going strong, y'all. Does anybody say Nestle Tollhouse without hearing it in Phoebe's french accent? It turns out, in real life, sailing is exhausting and not fun in the slightest...according to Aubrie! Do steam rooms really have that much steam in them? Monica, the professional chef, really can't come up with her own kick-ass chocolate chip cookie recipe? Does Rachel not know how to properly hold a sandwich? Monica is on a mission to be the mom who makes the best chocolate chip cookies. Wanting to get Phoebe's grandmother's recipe, she's forced to get creative when Phoebe discovers that the recipe was lost in the fire and only 1 cookie from a frozen batch remains. Rachel teaches Joey how to sail. Jack invites Chandler to play racquetball with him and Ross but Chandler suffers the embarassment of a lifetime when he sits on Jack's naked lap in an overly steamy steam room. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on the Gram! Thank you for listening and for sharing. Make sure you hit that subscribe button and leave us 5 stars and a kindly worded review while you're here!

A re-watch with an erotic novel, weird massages and wedding budgets. This one runs the gamut of comedy. Our list of general wondering-ments though! Ross, the bachelor, with a delicately prepared salad in a wooden salad bowl with matching wooden spoons for dinner? We have questions. Is anybody on Monica's side of the wedding budget debate with Chandler? What exactly is a Vicker? Joey climbing into Rachel's bed with his shoes on....ewwww! Joey stumbles upon an erotic novel that Rachel has hidden in her bedroom and he is never going to let her live this down. Phoebe moves in with Ross for a few days to give Monica and Chandler some privacy, but Ross didn't realize that also meant she would be massaging clients in his living room. Jack and Judy have spent all of the money in Monica's wedding fund so now she and Chandler must pay for it on their own. But, first, they have to agree on how much they are willing to spend. All clips are property of Warner Media. Find us on Insta! Leave us 5 stars and a review. Thank you so much for listening!