Friends (TV Series) The One with the Nap Partners (2000) User Reviews

Character growth everywhere

[eslike · 10/10 · 11 October 2016]

I think it was really important that they did an episode like this. We all know how Chandler used to be with girls. Super shallow, intolerant of any tiny flaw that his girlfriends have. This episode was a demonstration of how much he's grown as a character and as a person. Despite the fat jokes he was making about Julie (he uses jokes as a defense mechanism), at the end, he really owned up to what he did, and he settled Monica'a understandable fear that he would be intolerant of her weight gain.

Joey and Ross's nap story is brilliantly hilarious. They're both trying to be macho men, but deep down, they just want to snuggle.

And the maid of honor thing was okay, but it was kind of annoying. It was painfully obvious from the beginning how much more it meant to Rachel than to Phoebe. Plus, she has known Monica her entire life. She grew up with her watching her plan her wedding. There is no good reason why Phoebe should be the maid of honor instead of Rachel. But I did like at the end that Rachel came to terms with it, despite how much it meant to her, and not only did she congratulate Phoebe, but she also gave her stuff to help her out. I'm also glad that Phoebe saw what was going on and gave it to Rachel. It really showed the warm side of Phoebe that we haven't seen in forever.

The One with the Nap Partners

[ComedyFan2010 · 8/10 · 20 August 2011]

This episode is pretty good. I especially like the story of Rachel and Phoebe trying to decide who will be Monica's maid of honor. The whole competition was so ridiculous and funny"! I think what was so fun about it is that guys were giving more points to the answers that seemed to be the worst for somebody being a maid of honor. And it was also very sweet how at the end Phoebe let Rachel be the maid of honor because she saw how much it meant to her. Of course Monica will not make it a pleasant experience (what were they thinking) and it was funny when Rachel said: "Wait she will be yours!"

The nap of Joey and Ross was great as well. Especially how much Joey was trying to get it again

The one Ross and Joey sleep close to each other

[Lady_Targaryen · 8/10 · 13 March 2009]

Monica tells Phoebe and Rachel that she needs to have a maid of honor, but she will let Phoebe and Rachel decide which one of them will be in Monica's wedding with this position. When they are making a toast to Monica, an unknown woman wishes Monica ''Good Luck'' in her wedding to Chandler, but in a ironic way. Monica tells Chandler about what happened, and they discover that she is Julie Graff, Chandler's camp girlfriend. Chandler tells Monica that the reason they separated from each other was because Julie got too fat, and this makes Monica stays neurotic,because she fears that Chandler can separate from her if she gets some extra weight.

Chandler let Ross and Joey watching DIE HARD, but they two end up sleeping each other's lap. When they wake up, they stay embarrassed with the situation, but Joey admits to Ross that it was the best nap he already have.

Phoebe and Rachel have a discussion of who will be Monica's maid of honor, and they even do a quizz with Ross and Joey as judges,to decide that.

The One With The Bridesmaid Decision...

[taylorkingston · 8/10 · 17 April 2015]

I love this episode. It's so funny. It's just so great.

In this episode, after watching Die Hard for the millionth time, Joey goes to get Die Hard II, but accidentally gets Die Hard again. So, they watch it again. Chandler leaves and Joey and Ross accidentally fall asleep, whilst cuddling each other on the couch. The wake up and freak out about what just happened. Calm down, guys. It was just a nap. Joey says it's the best nap he'd ever had, and he tries to get Ross to have another nap with him. He refuses, but in the end, they have another nap. Meanwhile, Monica decides to let Phoebe and Rachel choose who will be her bridesmaid. Phoebe says she's never done it, so Rachel let's her do it. But then she finds out that Phoebe lied and they have to start all over again. In the end they decide that they'll take turns. Such as Phoebe is Monica's, Monica is Rachel's, and Rachel is Phoebe's. After this, Monica meets Chandler's summer camp girlfriend, who wishes her luck with marrying him, but not in a nice way, in a sarcastic way. It turns out that Chandler dumped her because she gained way. Tisk, tisk, tisk, bad Chandler.

Fun Fact: Joey and Chandler watch Die Hard, which stars Bruce Willis, who later guest stars in several episodes.

Favorite Line: "This is Die Hard 1 again." - Chandler, "Yeah, but if we watch it again, it'll be Die Hard II." - Joey

Overall, I give this episode an 8 out of 10.

Deciding The Maid of Honour and Ross x Joey

[vivianla · 25 December 2020]

The girls go out to a restaurant. Rachel says its exciting Mon is going to be Mrs. Chandler Bing.

A woman from the next table overhears and wishes her good luck sarcastically. Monica finds out later from Chandler he broke up with the woman whose name is Julie because she gained 145 lbs. She got fat. Monica is offended because she once was overweight.

The girls decide who is maid of honour. Monica tells them they will decide. Phoebe and Rachel both compete with Ross and Joey as judges. Phoebe uses the boys' dirty thoughts to her advantage and for her maid of honour speech says that she remembers when her and Rachel thought about this when they were showering together - naked. The guys pause and imagine and declare the speech as well done.

Phoebe is the winner and Rachel apologizes for being a sore loser and provides the ideas she had. She has a bag full of memories and a blue garter for Monica's something borrowed.

The One with the Nap Partners

[studioAT · 4/10 · 10 July 2021]

The Ross/Joey storyline is great fun (though the bloopers are better) but other than that I didn't really warm to this episode.

The story with the girls was only so-so (it did make a change though not to have a Rachel/Tag plot) and the Monica/Chandler one wasn't great either.

Another average episode from a 7th series I've never really thought was consistently the show at its best.