"The One Where Rachel Finds Out" is the 24th and final episode of '' Friends'' first season. It first aired on the
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network in the
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on May 18, 1995.
Plot
Joey
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*Joey (name)
Animals
* Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial
* Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets
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participates in a fertility study at NYU. Part of the study requires that he abstain from sex for two weeks, impacting his relationship with new girlfriend Melanie (co-owner of a fruit basket company). The gang holds a barbecue to celebrate
Rachel
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's birthday; Ross finds out he has to go to China at the last minute for an important paleontology find. He drops off a present for Rachel before he leaves.
While opening her presents ( Chandler got her Travel
Scrabble
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; Joey got her an ''
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
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'' by
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel (;"Seuss" '' Digital Spy ranked it #70 on their ranking of the 236 ''Friends'' episodes, and called it a popular episode with a strong cliffhanger ending.
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'' ranked it the 10th best episode on their ranking of all 236 ''Friends'' episodes.https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/13745603.the-definitive-ranking-of-all-236-friends-episodes