Friends (TV Series) The One with the Chicken Pox (1996) User Reviews

An Almost Faultless Episode

[slightlymad22 · 9/10 · 12 December 2014]

The brilliant Charlie Sheen guest stars in an almost faultless episode.

Plot In A Paragraph: Phoebe catches chicken pox just as an old flame (Sheen) arrives in town on two weeks leave from the Navy. Chandler quickly regrets getting Joey a job as a processor in his office. Monica finds herself freaking out that Richard doesn't have any quirks.

Charlie Sheen is brilliant here and a lot of fun, it's a pity he never returned as they said he resurfaced every three years so the potential was there, but by this point he was on "Two And A Half Men" and probably not available or was too expensive.

The Joey and Chandler scenes were some of the best of the season. I'm really loving the Chandler character played to perfection by Matthew Perry this second season. He has been my favourite since the show started.

The One with the Chicken Pox

[Lady_Targaryen · 8/10 · 12 May 2008]

Phoebe wants to go out with Ryan (Charlie Sheen), a guy in the navy that she used to go out and that will be in New York to stay many days. To make things complicated for Phoebe, Ben, Ross' kid, has chicken pox, and everybody except Phoebe already had it. Ryan also didn't have chicken pox, so he catches from Phoebe and they both stay sick for the whole time that Ryan stays in the city.

Joey gets a new job with Chandler as a processor. He uses his skills as an actor to pretend to be a processor, but he goes a little too far with his imagination.

Richard and Monica talk about Monica's strange habits in doing things, and she stays a little sad that Richard doesn't share the same obsessive habits that she usually does.

The One with the Chicken Pox

[ComedyFan2010 · 7/10 · 23 June 2011]

I didn't really like Phoebe's chickenpox story,there wasn't much to it to be the main episode story. I also didn't like Charlie Sheen's acting. I think he is a great actor but if I would have reviewed this episode before Two and a Half Men, I would have said that he should stay away from sitcoms and do movies. It did have a funny scene of them scratching each other in a very "erotic" way, but that was it

I much more liked how Chandler hired Joey as a processor and Joey created a character that Chandler hated for being an annoying brown noser. I liked Chandler's way to make Joey quit his job by sleeping with his imaginary wife, was a funny scene well done by both actors

One of my favorites

[speechless1961-564-488484 · 10/10 · 18 July 2020]

I adore Friends and still watch them often.

To the person who said, "Why doesn't Pheobe go to her own apartment to have dinner with Ryan (Charlie Sheen). This has always annoyed."

Obviously, that person didn't actually pay attention. Phoebe tells Ryan that they can't go to her apartment because her Grandma never had chicken pox. Phoebe lives with her Grandma.

And, Phoebe didn't "go out with Ryan". She said that he emerges once in awhile, and they have an amazing 2-3 days together. But this time, they get 2 whole weeks.

It cant be bad with Charlie Sheen

[arnaut-44532 · 10/10 · 23 April 2021]

As the headline says, in this episode we have the most romantic disease Phoebe ever had. Monica and Richard are great together and so Joey and Chandler are.

The One With Itching Lovers

[devashishparnami · 10/10 · 10 February 2018]

Ryan, a guy in the navy who Phoebe used to go out with is coming to the city for 2 whole weeks. Ben has chicken pox and everybody except Phoebe has had them. So of course Phoebe has the chicken pox now but unfortunately Ryan hasn't had them but he wouldn't let the pox stand between them. Chandler organizes a job as a processor for Joey and Joey does a little too much acting like he was a processor. Ryan and Phoebe both have the chicken pox and the itching drives them crazy. Joey is really annoying at work and always ratting Chandler out. They agree that Joey will quit. Monica is upset that Richard doesn't have one thing he is obsessive about.