The One Where They All Turn Thirty
- Episode aired Feb 8, 2001
- TV-PG
- 22m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
4.8K
YOUR RATING
Rachel's 30th birthday prompts the rest of the gang to reminisce about their own 30th celebrations.Rachel's 30th birthday prompts the rest of the gang to reminisce about their own 30th celebrations.Rachel's 30th birthday prompts the rest of the gang to reminisce about their own 30th celebrations.
Courteney Cox
- Monica Geller
- (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
Matt LeBlanc
- Joey Tribbiani
- (as Matt Le Blanc)
James Michael Tyler
- Gunther
- (uncredited)
Vanessa White
- Woman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRachel has the most birthdays shown overall in the seasons.
- GoofsJoey says: "But it hurts my Joey's apple." and Chandler replies that it isn't named after each individual. But in _"Friends" (1994) {The One Where Heckles Dies (#2.03)}_, Joey emphasizes: "When I first moved to the city, I went out a couple of times with this girl, really hot, great kisser, but she had the biggest Adam's apple." which implies that he does know that 'Adam's apple' is a global term.
- Quotes
Rachel Green: [reading Chandler's card and trying not to cry] "Happy birthday, Grandma. It's better to be over the hill..."
Rachel Green: [opens the card] "... than buried under it."
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)
- SoundtracksRoute 66
(uncredited)
Written by Nelson Riddle
Played at the end when Joey and Ross are sitting Ross' car
Featured review
Another unfunny episode of season 7
Well, at least they managed to do something special - they made an episode without a single funny joke. Nothing here works, I didn't even exhale slightly louder once, let alone laugh during this bore fest.
It is not surprising, considering that the core idea of this episode is completely moronic, and typically American notion that at 30 people are ancient and should be dead, or at least profoundly unhappy and ashamed because of their age.
Rachel is at her most shallow here, obsessed with age and designer maternity clothes. Just terrible.
To add to this, the audience (or is it the laugh track?) is extremely annoying - exploding into hysterics after each word. I guess they did what could be expected from people who have no talent to write something actually funny - try to make unfunny jokes seem funny by inserting extremely loud laughing, which, of course, has the exact opposite effect.
It is not surprising, considering that the core idea of this episode is completely moronic, and typically American notion that at 30 people are ancient and should be dead, or at least profoundly unhappy and ashamed because of their age.
Rachel is at her most shallow here, obsessed with age and designer maternity clothes. Just terrible.
To add to this, the audience (or is it the laugh track?) is extremely annoying - exploding into hysterics after each word. I guess they did what could be expected from people who have no talent to write something actually funny - try to make unfunny jokes seem funny by inserting extremely loud laughing, which, of course, has the exact opposite effect.
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- puzgolac
- Jul 13, 2023
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