Friends (TV Series) The One with the List (1995) User Reviews

Mocklate, it's not just for breakfast.

[acedj · 8/10 · 1 April 2020]

Monica gets a job for a company trying to market synthetic chocolate named Mocklate, to no avail. After a few episodes of Ross being tortured that he needs to choose between his current girlfriend and Rachel, the woman he has loved since high school, he and Chandler write a pro/con list. Rachel discovers the list and is upset enough to decide she does not want to be with Ross.

This is far from the best of the series, but it is still funny and touching. It was also necessary to stretch out the eventual coupling of Ross and Rachel.

The One with the List

[Lady_Targaryen · 8/10 · 5 May 2008]

Ross stays in doubt between Rachel and Julie. Rachel always was his passion, but his relationship with Julie is great. Chandler gives him the idea of making a list of their defects to become easier for him to choose between them two. Things turns out to become very bad when Rachel sees the list,since Rachel doesn't want to be with Ross anymore.

Monica is hired to make recipes for a new synthetic product called ''Mockolate ', who wants to be the substitute of chocolate. But the product, besides not being approved for any institution yet, has a terrible taste, making everybody feel disgusted only to prove it (Phoebe and Rachel included, since Monica makes the girls try her recipes).

The One with the List

[ComedyFan2010 · 7/10 · 18 June 2011]

Ross finally makes a decision between Rachel and Julie. But the problem is he does so by writing a list about what is wrong with Rachel and Rachel finds it out. She gets angry because of it and refuses to go out with Ross. So the audience is just being teased by thinking that they are finally together and then being disappointed. Very clever! Rachel did slightly annoy me in this episode, while I totally see why she was upset she was really annoying trying to see what is in Chandlers computer

Monica's story about mocklate was more silly than funny. Nothing really special. The only part in it that was funny was when Phoebe tries it and says "Oh this is what evil must taste like!"

An underrated episode

[brindrobnjak · 10/10 · 28 October 2019]

God I'm sick of the reviewer who writes Plot in a paragraph and e.g. OVERALL, I GIVE THIS EPISODE AN 8 OUT OF 10 WHICH IN MY RATING BOOKS IS: GOOD. I DON'T CARE! CHILL out about the episode. It's great. The writers just didn't want Ross and Rachel to get together, so what? It created a great episode. For all those The One with the Prom Video lovers, if this episode had Ross and Rachel get together, then that episode wouldn't exist. It wouldn't be.

The One With Mockolate...

[taylorkingston · 8/10 · 31 May 2015]

I love this episode. It's very funny and it makes me hate Ross even more than I already do.

In this episode, Monica gets a job trying to come up with a new Thanksgiving recipe for a new synthetic chocolate, called mockolate, which from the face she makes when she tries it, is not the most appetizing thing on the planet. Meanwhile, Ross can't decide whether he wants to stay with Julie or go after Rachel, so he makes a pros and cons list. When Rachel finds out, things do not end well.

Overall, I give this episode an 8 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Awesome.

The One With Synthetic Chocolate

[devashishparnami · 9/10 · 7 February 2018]

Rachel tells Phoebe and Monica, Ross tells Chandler and Joey about their kiss. Ross doesn't know what he's doing because he can't figure out whether to be with Julie or Rachel. Everyone (including Julie) is at Central Perk and Phoebe sings a song about their love triangle. Monica gets a new job making up recipes for a synthetic chocolate substitute. Chandler, Joey and Ross make a list with Julie and Rachel's pros and cons to make it easier for Ross to pick one of them. Monica makes Phoebe and Rachel try her terrible Mockolate recipes. Ross breaks up with Julie and Rachel is very happy but she sees the list they wrote and is not exactly happy... they argue and Rachel doesn't want to be with Ross anymore. Ross gives everything to win Rachel back

Worst Episode Of The Season

[slightlymad22 · 6/10 · 8 December 2014]

Worst episode of the second season which so far has been solid.

Plot In A Paragraph: When he is unable to decide who he wants (Like every viewer does not know he REALLY wants Rachel) Ross uses Chandlers new laptop to make a list of pros and cons to decide whether to be with Julie or Rachel. Meanwhile, a desperate for work Monica gets a job making food with a disgusting chocolate substitute.

So far season 2 of "Friends" has been very solid, but this is the worst episode so far of this season, as Ross dithers over who he wants, and then upsets Rachel for what appears to be no good reason other than to keep him and Rachel apart so the writers can use the same Ross and Rachel storyline that has worked so well so far.

On my last nerve.

[ebooth-276-658638 · 3/10 · 10 April 2019]

This episode is the only one of the entire 10 seasons that drives me nuts everytime I see it. Forget the ridiculousness of Joey, Chandler and Ross making a list. Then Rachel sees her name on the computer for a brief second, insists on knowing what it is. Like none of them could have stood up to her and said it's private. Then it "accidentally" prints and Chandler bumbles through a horrible made up story. Finally, and what I can't past, is "She's not Rachum". To insinuate that Rachel is that dumb that she doesn't realize Ross is saying "She's not Rachel" is just pushing it too far. Also at anytime Joey and Chandler could have easily claimed responsibility for the list. This episode is just to far off from the wall. I realize it's not real, it's supposed to be funny and there are tons of plot holes but this one drives me nuts!

An average episode

[studioAT · 4/10 · 14 April 2017]

While perhaps not being the best episode of 'Friends' ever (despite it being written by creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane) this is still a decent one.

Ross dithers as only Ross can about which of the two women in his life to be with - Rachel or Julie - and it all blows up in his face.

I think the problem with this episode is that the other characters are mainly just serving the purpose of observing the action. Matthew Perry has some funny moments, but apart from that the others are underused.

The Monica B plot is OK, nothing special. There are some nice lines.

Overall, even an average episode of 'Friends' is better than most sitcoms.

Does not deserve the high ratings.

[natashajamos-01315 · 5/10 · 10 January 2023]

Friends hasn't aged well. At all. Jokes on the show are cringey and have really weird storylines. For example Phoebe being a surrogate for her brother, Monica going out with a high school kid and then going out with somebody who's an actual grandfather (Richard), Ross having a monkey, Rachel and Joey...and this episode. Why did Ross need to make a list?? He's been in love with Rachel forever and has been wit Julie for five seconds. Why did he need to choose?? I don't get it.

Was an unnecessary episode pretty much a filler. And the audience cheering every time they kissed was really irritating.