The One With Monica's Thunder

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"The One With Monica's Thunder"
Friends episode

Season	7x01

Episode no.	147

Written by	Wil Calhoun Marta Kauffman David Crane

Directed by	Kevin S. Bright

Original airdate	October 5, 2000

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"The One With Monica's Thunder" is the seventh season premiere of Friends, which aired on NBC on October 5, 2000. Minutes after Chandler proposes to Monica, she plans to celebrate on the town with he pals - until she catches Ross and Rachel kissing.

[edit] Plot

It's still the night of Monica and Chandler's engagement and they all dress up to go drink champagne at the Plaza. Rachel is a little sad and lonely and asks Ross whether they want to have a night together with no strings attached. Monica catches them kissing and is upset because she waited her whole life for that day and thought it would only be about her engagement but now it is about Rachel and Ross getting back together - they stole "Monica's thunder". Monica is really upset and doesn't want to go out for champagne anymore. Monica and Rachel have a huge fight and Rachel admits that she kissed Ross because she was sad about not even being close to getting married. Monica forgives Rachel.

[edit] Cast and Crew

[edit] Main Cast

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

[edit] Crew

Directed By:
Kevin S. Bright

Written By:
Wil Calhoun, Marta Kauffman & David Crane

[edit] Trivia

[edit] General

This is one of the few bottle episodes in which no extra actors or sets are used.
When Joey comes out dressed as a 19-year old, Chandler is playing "CTR: Crash Team Racing" in his Play Station.
During season seven, the theme song is now cut down to just the chorus of the song and there are no dancing scenes of them at the fountain. The DVD, however, has dancing scenes and is the same length as the other seasons.
The Magna Doodle shows a drawing of a cartoon beetle ready to step on an ant.

[edit] Goofs/Continuity

This episode was filmed months after the previous episode, due to Jennifer Aniston's wedding to Brad Pitt, even though they are supposed to take place on the same day. Some mistakes result from this such as:
- Chandler looks noticeably tanner and thinner in this episode than the previous one.
- Monica's hair is much darker than at the end of the previous episode.
- Rachel's hair is several inches shorter than at the end of the previous episode.
Monica states that Rachel is jealous that she is getting married before she does, but Rachel technically got married first to Ross in "The One In Vegas, Part 2".
When Chandler tells Rachel that she looks great, Rachel puts her hair behind her ears. The camera then cuts to Chandler, then straight back to Rachel, and her hair is not behind her ears anymore.
When Phoebe and Joey are talking, Joey is holding a sandwich. When the camera angle changes, the sandwich is on the table.