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"The One With A Chick And A Duck" is the twenty-first episode of the third season of Friends, which aired on April 17, 1997.

Plot

After watching the news, Joey decides to adopt a baby chick for Chandler. Chandler is not too crazy about the chick until he spends an entire day taking care of it. He then lashes out with Joey, much like a married couple does, about how Joey's not spending enough time with the chick and that its arrival is only the cause of a lot of fighting between the two. Chandler resolves to take the chick back, but not only does he fail to return her (because he finds out that they would kill her if nobody else is willing to adopt her), but he apparently also comes back home with a fully-grown duck.

At the Moondance diner, Monica has to start working on rollerskates, so she practices with Phoebe and Rachel outside the coffee house. Monica slips and falls on Rachel, who hurts her ribs. Pete, returning from Japan, brings Monica some hotel toiletries and some huge news for her - he wants her to be the head-chef at his new restaurant. Monica literally falls over at the news. However, she is reluctant to work at his restaurant because she fears he's doing this out of love for her, but he blows her off by telling her he met someone else. Phoebe hears the whole conversation between Monica and Pete, and deducts that Pete made up the woman because he's still in love with Monica. Pete makes her promise not to tell Monica, which promise she keeps. After inspecting the kitchens, Monica accepts the job but as she hugs Pete, he tries to catch the scent of her hair. Monica works out that he still loves her (which he soon reveals to her) and rejects the job. Pete doesn't let her go without a kiss. However, Monica soon discovers that a kiss is all it takes to start looking at Pete in a totally different light. The two share a passionate kiss, beginning their romantic relationship.

Ross obtains a part in a panel for the Discovery Channel, and he's really excited about it. He keeps asking the guys for advice on what he should wear, with mixed criticism. When he sees Rachel in pain due to the fall from Monica, he helps her get ready for the dinner she has with her work colleagues. When it turns out that Rachel is in too much pain to go anywhere, he takes her to the hospital, cancelling his appearance on the Discovery Channel in the process. He doesn't tell Rachel of this until after their hospital visit, but when he does, Rachel tells him that it's the sweetest thing he's done. Ross tells her to get some sleep.

Cast and Crew

Main Cast

Jennifer Aniston - Rachel Greene
Courteney Cox - Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow - Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc - Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry - Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer - Ross Geller

Supporting Cast

Jon Favreau - Pete Becker
James Michael Tyler - Gunther

Crew

Directed By:
Michael Lembeck

Written By:
Chris Brown

Quotes

Monica: Can you believe he just offered me a restaurant?
Rachel: What a jerk. You want me to kick his ass?
Monica: This has been my dream since I got my first Easy-Bake oven and opened Easy Monica's Bakery.

Trivia

At the beginning of the episode Gunther brings Rachel a cocoa outside of Central Perk, even though it's against the rules. In "The One With Frank Jr." Gunther sends Rachel outside to get the cup Phoebe had outside. Of course, since Gunther is in love with Rachel, it can be assumed that if he would break the rules for anybody, it would be for Rachel.
In this episode, Chandler has facial hair (in which Joey states he looks like Satan), and has it for 4 episodes until "The One At The Beach". His goatee is similar to the one he had in "The One With The Flashback".
When Joey exclaims "Oh my!" when he sees Monica and Rachel on the pavement, this is a callback to "The One With The Evil Orthodontist" when he said the same thing first when he saw Rachel and Mindy and later Rachel and Monica hugging.
The Magna Doodle in this episode shows a cartoon face.
When Joey brings Chandler the chick and cuddles it in his arms, Chandler exclaims "easy Lennie". This is a reference to the Nobel-Prize winning novel Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, where Lennie has an obsession over soft objects and unintentionally kills small animals by stroking them too hard.
This is the last appearance of the diner in the show; Monica quits her job there to work at Pete's restaurant.
Rachel playfully nudging Ross with her foot is recalled in "The One Where Chandler Can't Cry" when they nudge each other with their foot after he breaks up with Jill.
The radiator in the hallway has moved to under the little window at the top of the stairs. It was previously by the step.
This episode was used as "X is for X-ray" in the Nick at Nite Friends A-Z Event (January 2023).

Goofs

At the beginning of the episode, Phoebe and Rachel push Monica on rollerskates back and forth. Phoebe, having suggested rollerskating at the restaurant earlier, shouldn't be surprised when Monica says that it was a suggestion from a customer.
At the beginning of the episode, Phoebe gives Monica a push on her roller skates and then the scene was cut to Gunther giving Rachel a mug of cocoa. At this point, Monica is about to crash into Rachel, but as the angle changes, it was shown that Phoebe was giving Monica a push for a second time.
When Ross came to ask Joey and Chandler which suit was the better he was holding the brown one with his right and the blue one in his left hand. But in the next scene, the brown one was in the left and the blue one in the right.
Rachel asks Ross to do her eye makeup for her but in a later episode, Ross tells the gang that she doesn't like anything near her eye.
When Monica is coming toward Pete in the first scene in the restaurant, a mat is visible for Monica to fall on later.
After Ross tells her "you can't look fat in a x-ray", Rachel is seen to say something but there's no audio.

External links

Transcript of the episode including the deleted scenes
"The One with the Chick and the Duck" at the Internet Movie Database

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Preceded by "The One With The Dollhouse"	Series Three Episodes	Followed by "The One With The Screamer"


<< Season 2		Season 3				Season 4 >>
#01	"The One With The Princess Leia Fantasy"		#10	"The One Where Rachel Quits"	#19	"The One With The Tiny T-Shirt"
#02	"The One Where No One's Ready"		#11	"The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister"	#20	"The One With The Dollhouse"
#03	"The One With The Jam"		#12	"The One With All The Jealousy"	#21	"The One With A Chick And A Duck"
#04	"The One With The Metaphorical Tunnel"		#13	"The One Where Monica And Richard Are Friends"	#22	"The One With The Screamer"
#05	"The One With Frank Jr."		#14	"The One With Phoebe's Ex-Partner"	#23	"The One With Ross' Thing"
#06	"The One With The Flashback"		#15	"The One Where Ross And Rachel Take A Break"	#24	"The One With The Ultimate Fighting Champion"
#07	"The One With The Race Car Bed"		#16	"The One With The Morning After"	#25	"The One At The Beach"
#08	"The One With The Giant Poking Device"		#17	"The One Without The Ski Trip"
#09	"The One With The Football"		#18	"The One With The Hypnosis Tape"

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+{{Episode Season 3
-{{Infobox Television episode
-| Title        = "The One With A Chick And A Duck"
+| name = The One With A Chick And A Duck
+| season = 3
-| Series       = ''[[Friends]]''
+| episode = 21
-| Image        = [[File:3.21.png|200px]]
+| episodenr = 69th
-| Caption      = Chandler bathing the duck
+| image = TOWAChickAndADuck.png
-| Season       = 3x21
+| caption = Chandler bathes the duck.
-| Episode      = 69
+| airdate = April 17, 1997
-| Writer       = [[Chris Brown]]
-| Director     = [[Michael Lembeck]]
+| writer = [[Chris Brown]]
+| director = [[Michael Lembeck]]
-| Guests       = [[Jon Favreau]] as [[Pete Becker]] <br> [[James Michael Tyler]] as [[Gunther]]
+| previous = [[The One With The Dollhouse]]
-| Airdate      = April 17, 1997
+| next = [[The One With The Screamer]]
-| Episode list = Episode Chronology
-| Prev         = [[The One With The Dollhouse]]
-| Next         = [[The One With The Screamer]]
 }}
-'''"The One With A Chick And A Duck"''' is the twenty-first episode of the [[third season]] of ''Friends'', which aired on April 17, 1997.
+'''"The One With A Chick And A Duck"''' is the twenty-first episode of the [[Season 3|third season]] of ''[[Friends]]'', which aired on April 17, 1997.
 ==Plot==
-After watching the news, Joey decides to adopt a baby chick for Chandler. Chandler is not too crazy about the chick until he spends an entire day taking care of it. He then lashes out with Joey, much like a married couple does, about how he's not spending enough time with the chick and that its arrival is only the cause of a lot of fighting between the two. Chandler resolves to take the chick back, but not only fails to return it (because he finds out that they would kill her if nobody else is willing to adopt here), but comes home with a duck. The two now have to care about [[The Chick and The Duck|a chick and a duck]], becoming a running gag on the show. Joey and Chandler also becomes fashion models to as the new Ant and Dec
+After watching the news, [[Joey Tribbiani|Joey]] decides to adopt a [[The Chick and The Duck|baby chick]] for Chandler. [[Chandler Bing|Chandler]] is not too crazy about the chick until he spends an entire day taking care of it. He then lashes out with Joey, much like a married couple does, about how Joey's not spending enough time with the chick and that its arrival is only the cause of a lot of fighting between the two. Chandler resolves to take the chick back, but not only does he fail to return her (because he finds out that they would kill her if nobody else is willing to adopt her), but he apparently also comes back home with a [[The Chick and The Duck|fully-grown duck]].
-At the Moondance diner, Monica has to start working on roller blades, so she practices with Phoebe and Rachel outside the coffeehouse. Monica slips and falls on Rachel, who hurts her ribs. Pete, returning from Japan, brings Monica some hotel toiletries and some huge news for her - he wants her to be the head-chef at his new restaurant. Monica literally falls off at the news, slipping off her roller blades. Monica, however, is reluctant to work at his restaurant because she fears he's doing this out of love for her, but he blows her off by telling her he met someone else. Phoebe hears the whole conversation between Monica and Pete, and deducts that Pete made up the woman because he's still in love with Monica. Pete makes her promise not to tell Monica, which promise she keeps. After inspecting the kitchens, Monica accepts the job. Pete, however, gets a whiff from her head. Monica works out that he still loves her (which he soon reveals to her) and rejects the job. Pete doesn't let her go without a kiss. However, Monica soon discovers that that kiss is all it takes to start looking at Pete in a totally different light, and she starts making out with him.
+At the [[Moondance diner]], [[Monica Geller|Monica]] has to start working on rollerskates, so she practices with [[Phoebe Buffay|Phoebe]] and [[Rachel Greene|Rachel]] outside the [[Central Perk|coffee house]]. Monica slips and falls on Rachel, who hurts her ribs. [[Pete Becker|Pete]], returning from Japan, brings Monica some hotel toiletries and some huge news for her - he wants her to be the head-chef at his new restaurant. Monica literally falls over at the news. However, she is reluctant to work at his restaurant because she fears he's doing this out of love for her, but he blows her off by telling her he met someone else. Phoebe hears the whole conversation between Monica and Pete, and deducts that Pete made up the woman because he's still in love with Monica. Pete makes her promise not to tell Monica, which promise she keeps. After inspecting the kitchens, Monica accepts the job but as she hugs Pete, he tries to catch the scent of her hair. Monica works out that he still loves her (which he soon reveals to her) and rejects the job. Pete doesn't let her go without a kiss. However, Monica soon discovers that a kiss is all it takes to start looking at Pete in a totally different light. The two share a passionate kiss, beginning their romantic relationship.
-Ross obtains a part in a panel for the Discovery Channel, and he's really excited about it. He keeps asking the guys for advice on what he should wear, with mixed criticism. When he sees Rachel in pain due to the fall from Monica, he helps her get ready for the dinner she has with her work colleagues. When it turns out that Rachel is in too much pain to go anywhere, he takes her to the hospital, canceling his appearance on the Discovery Channel in the process. He doesn't tell Rachel of this until after their hospital visit, but when he does, Rachel tells him that it's the sweetest thing he's done. Ross tells her to get some sleep.
+[[Ross Geller|Ross]] obtains a part in a panel for the Discovery Channel, and he's really excited about it. He keeps asking the guys for advice on what he should wear, with mixed criticism. When he sees Rachel in pain due to the fall from Monica, he helps her get ready for the dinner she has with her work colleagues. When it turns out that Rachel is in too much pain to go anywhere, he takes her to the hospital, cancelling his appearance on the Discovery Channel in the process. He doesn't tell Rachel of this until after their hospital visit, but when he does, Rachel tells him that it's the sweetest thing he's done. Ross tells her to get some sleep.
 ==Cast and Crew==
 ===Main Cast===
-'''[[Jennifer Aniston]]''' - [[Rachel Green]]<br />
+'''[[Jennifer Aniston]]''' - [[Rachel Greene]]<br>
-'''[[Courtney Cox]]''' - [[Monica Geller]]<br />
+'''[[Courteney Cox]]''' - [[Monica Geller]]<br>
-'''[[Lisa Kudrow]]''' - [[Phoebe Buffay]]<br />
+'''[[Lisa Kudrow]]''' - [[Phoebe Buffay]]<br>
-'''[[Matt LeBlanc]]''' - [[Joey Tribbiani]]<br />
+'''[[Matt LeBlanc]]''' - [[Joey Tribbiani]]<br>
-'''[[Matthew Perry]]''' - [[Chandler Bing]]<br />
+'''[[Matthew Perry]]''' - [[Chandler Bing]]<br>
-'''[[David Schwimmer]]''' - [[Ross Geller]]<br />
+'''[[David Schwimmer]]''' - [[Ross Geller]]
 ===Supporting Cast===
-'''[[Jon Favreau]]''' - [[Pete Becker]]<br />
+'''[[Jon Favreau]]''' - [[Pete Becker]]<br>
-'''[[James Michael Tyler]]''' - [[Gunther]]<br />
+'''[[James Michael Tyler]]''' - [[Gunther]]
 ===Crew===
-'''Directed By:'''<br />
+'''Directed By:'''<br>
-[[Michael Lembeck]]<br />
+[[Michael Lembeck]]
+'''Written By:'''<br>
+[[Chris Brown]]
+==Quotes==
+<poem>
+'''Monica''': Can you believe he just offered me a restaurant?
+'''Rachel''': What a jerk. You want me to kick his ass?
+'''Monica''': This has been my dream since I got my first Easy-Bake oven and opened Easy Monica's Bakery.
+</poem>
-'''Written By:'''<br />
-[[Chris Brown]]<br />
 ==Trivia ==
-*At the beginning of the episode Gunther brings Rachel a cocoa outside of Central Perk, even though it's against the rules. In [[The One With Frank Jr.]] Gunther sends Rachel outside to get the cup Phoebe had outside. Of course, since Gunther is in love with Rachel, it can be assumed that if he would break the rules for anybody, it would be for Rachel.
+*At the beginning of the episode Gunther brings Rachel a cocoa outside of Central Perk, even though it's against the rules. In "[[The One With Frank Jr.]]" Gunther sends Rachel outside to get the cup Phoebe had outside. Of course, since Gunther is in love with Rachel, it can be assumed that if he would break the rules for anybody, it would be for Rachel.
+*In this episode, Chandler has facial hair (in which Joey states he looks like Satan), and has it for 4 episodes until "[[The One At The Beach]]".  His goatee is similar to the one he had in "[[The One With The Flashback]]".
-*When Joey brings Chandler the chick and cuddles it in his arms, Chandler exclaims "easy Lennie". This is a reference to the Nobel-Prize winning novel ''Of Mice and Men", written by John Steinbeck, where Lennie has an obsession over soft objects and loves to cuddle them in his arms.''
+*When Joey exclaims "''Oh my!''" when he sees Monica and Rachel on the pavement, this is a callback to "[[The One With The Evil Orthodontist]]" when he said the same thing first when he saw Rachel and Mindy and later Rachel and Monica hugging.
+*The [[Magna Doodle]] in this episode shows a cartoon face.
+*When Joey brings Chandler the chick and cuddles it in his arms, Chandler exclaims "easy Lennie". This is a reference to the Nobel-Prize winning novel ''[[Wikipedia:Of Mice and Men|Of Mice and Men]]'', written by John Steinbeck, where Lennie has an obsession over soft objects and unintentionally kills small animals by stroking them too hard.
 *This is the last appearance of the diner in the show; Monica quits her job there to work at Pete's restaurant.
+*Rachel playfully nudging Ross with her foot is recalled in "[[The One Where Chandler Can't Cry]]" when they nudge each other with their foot after he breaks up with Jill.
+* The radiator in the hallway has moved to under the little window at the top of the stairs. It was previously by the step.
+*This episode was used as "X is for X-ray" in the [[Nick at Nite Friends A-Z Event]] (January 2023).
 ===Goofs===
+*At the beginning of the episode, Phoebe and Rachel push Monica on rollerskates back and forth. Phoebe, having suggested rollerskating at the restaurant earlier, shouldn't be surprised when Monica says that it was a suggestion from a customer.
-*When Ross came to ask Joey and Chandler which suit was the better he was holding the brown one with his right and the blue one in his left hand. But in the next scene, the brown one was in the left and the blue one in the right.
+*At the beginning of the episode, Phoebe gives Monica a push on her roller skates and then the scene was cut to Gunther giving Rachel a mug of cocoa. At this point, Monica is about to crash into Rachel, but as the angle changes, it was shown that Phoebe was giving Monica a push for a second time.
-*Goof: In the tag scene, Joey and Chandler put the chick in the bath, but it's still able to chirp even though it is supposed to be under water.
+*When Ross came to ask Joey and Chandler which suit was the better he was holding the brown one with his right and the blue one in his left hand. But in the next scene, the brown one was in the left and the blue one in the right.
-*Goof: Also in the tag scene, despite previously assuming the chick is a "she", which they do up until "[[The One With the Embryos]]", Joey refers to the Chick as a "him" when telling Chandler to (unwittingly) leave it drowning.
+*Rachel asks Ross to do her eye makeup for her but in a later episode, Ross tells the gang that she doesn't like anything near her eye.
-*Goof: When Joey comes in with the shoebox containing the chick, it looks like a normal box. But when Joey takes the lid off, we can see the chick's entire body. The chick must be elevated by something in the box.
-*When Monica is coming to Pete in the first scene in the restaurant, a mat is visible for Monica to fall on later.
+*When Monica is coming toward Pete in the first scene in the restaurant, a mat is visible for Monica to fall on later.
+*After Ross tells her "you can't look fat in a x-ray", Rachel is seen to say something but there's no audio.
-* After Joey gives Chandler the chick, Chandler spends an entire day taking care of her. When Joey comes in from work, he is wearing a black shirt with blue, yellow, and red stripes and Chandler is wearing a green shirt. They talk about the chick and end up deciding they can't keep her anymore. Chandler tells Joey that he'll take the chick back to the store the next day. The next time we see them, Chandler and Joey are wearing the same shirts that they were wearing the previous day. This is shown when Joey says to Chandler "I thought you were going to take her back to the store today.", showing that is it in fact the next day.
+== External links ==
+* [http://uncutfriendsepisodes.tripod.com/season3/321uncut.htm Transcript of the episode including the deleted scenes]
+* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0583590/ "The One with the Chick and the Duck"] at the Internet Movie Database
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