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The One with the Jam

[ComedyFan2010 · 8/10 · 23 June 2011]

The best part of this episode is when Ross and Rachel give Chandler advice on how to act in the relationship. Especially when he asks how to deal with Janice wanting to cuddle and Rachel says that they are cuddly sleepers. But right after she leaves Ross has some advice for Chandler. Only it doesn't work out and the scene of him trying to roll Janice away is great

The story with Ursula's stalker is less fun. Good work by Lisa Kudrow, but I didn't like David Arquette's character. And this not because he acted badly, but because there wasn't much for him to do with it.

Joey eating Monica's jam all the time caused some funny moments. And also the first scene where he hurts his hand by jumping on the bed

The One with the Jam

[Lady_Targaryen · 8/10 · 13 May 2008]

Monica still is depressed because of the end of her relationship with Richard.Because of that, in this episode she decides to do a lot of Jam to occupy her mind and think about other stuff. Some days later, her idea is to go to a sperm bank to see the potential donors. ( And the friends see that Joey is also a donor!)

A stalker stays following Phoebe, thinking that she is Ursula. After she tells him her identity, she decides to help him to forget Ursula by stalking and going out with her.

Joey stays the entire episode eating Monica's Jam.

Chandler takes some tips with Ross about how to do the ''hug and role trick'' with Janice,since he is not a ''cuddle sleeper'' and wants to have his own space in bed.When Rachel discovers that Ross does that trick, she stays angry with him.

The One With Ursula's Lover

[devashishparnami · 9/10 · 24 February 2018]

Monica tries to get over Richard by using her free time to make jam and considers artificial insemination through a sperm bank. Phoebe is stalked by a man who mistakes her for Ursula.

Yeah, the Knicks rule!

[arnaut-44532 · 10/10 · 25 April 2021]

Not the perfect episode of Friends, but a solid one for sure. Monica is still having a hard time getting over Richard and she decides to make jam and get pregnant. We had cute Joey and Monica moment, funny relationship problems and a laugh here and there. Fun fact - actor Matt LeBlanc hurt his hand while filming the previous episode The one where no one's ready so the injury is real.

The One Where Monica Wants To Have A Baby With A Sperm Donor...

[taylorkingston · 10/10 · 28 January 2015]

I love this episode. It's one of my all-time favorite Season 3 episodes and even one of my all-time favorite overall episodes. It's just so funny. I just love it.

In this episode, still a bit sad about breaking up with Richard, Monica has taken it upon herself to take control of her life. How, you ask. By making jam. That's right. She's making jam and Joey is loving it. So much so, that during the episode Chandler asks him, if he'd rather have a naked girl or a big tub of jam. What was Joey's response? Put them together. Monica eventually stops making jam because she's losing money out of it and decides that she wants to have a baby. She goes through a list of potential sperm donors and finally decides one, but not after seeing Joey's profile. In the end, Joey convinces her not to go through it, because she needs to have the whole package. Someone she loves as well as children.

Overall, I give this episode a 10 out of 10.

Cloying

[bevo-13678 · 10/10 · 6 April 2021]

I like all the jam. Not as good as the ham on the peep show where Jeremy nailed Sophie's mum.

Massive Drop In Quality

[slightlymad22 · 7/10 · 12 December 2014]

Only one part of this episode was funny for me and that was the Chandler storyline. Such a drop in quality after the first two episodes were great.

Plot In A Paragraph: Much to an injured Joeys delight, a depressed Monica starts making tons of jam to take control of her life and to get over Richard. After a while Monica abandons the jam plan, and decides to have a baby instead. Leaving Ross threatening to tell their parents. Meanwhile Phoebe is dating a guy (David Arquette) who used to be obsessed with her sister and now has a restraining order to keep away from Ursula and Chandler seeks advice from Ross on how to get some space in the bed on a night, so Ross tells him about his "hug and roll" technique.

A mix of emotions

[studioAT · 5/10 · 5 May 2017]

I liked the fact that the writers were trying to add layers of depth to the Monica character at this point. We really feel for her as she tries to get on with her life post Richard, as well as her yearning for kids. There was a sweet moment between her and Joey too, which was lovely.

In terms of comedy value the Chandler story line was the one that provided the most laughs, with Matthew Perry on top form. I didn't find the Phoebe story line that interesting, but that's the way with 'Friends' sometimes - two of the stories are good and one isn't.

I like the fact that this episode was able to balance comedy and drama so well.

Kind of a lame, unfunny disposable episode.

[heyitsadam · 5/10 · 28 August 2020]

This is easily one of the 5 worst FRIENDS episodes in the entire series. Literally none of the characters have ANYTHING to do of any consequence and every single escapade is forgotten by the next week. I'm just going to give you the laundry list of what happens:

• The writers had no idea what to do with unemployed, dumped Monica so they made her go crazy and start making "jam." That gave way to a weird urge to have an out-of-wedlock baby as an unemployed single mother.
• Joey was jumping up and down on his bed like an idiot and dislocated his shoulder (Matt LeBlanc had a real life injury so this was done to cover it up).
• Ross gives Chandler crappy advice on how to share the bed with Janice who smothers him.
• And most disturbingly, Phoebe picks up a stalker who thinks he is following Phoebe's twin sister. After talking to him, she finds him ODDLY CHARMING despite the fact that he's creepy, sick, and exhibiting the behavior of a serial killer.
• Rachel literally does nothing but make out with Ross and go to work.
• David Arquette plays the "stalker." He is just as unfunny in this as he is in everything else that he is in.

I find it hilarious that the SJWs who are trying to retroactively "cancel" FRIENDS always bring up the Monica Fat Suit episodes, the fact that all 6 members of the cast are white, and the jokey "Chandler's gay" jokes as a reason the show should be scrubbed from history like it's a Civil War statue, but never mention the episode where they tried to make a joke about a single woman being stalked in a big city.