The One Where Ross Is Fine

"**The One Where Ross Is Fine**"
"The One Where Ross Is Fine"
Friends episode
Episode no.	Season 10; Episode 2
Directed by	Ben Weiss
Written by	Sherry Bilsing-Graham & Ellen Plummer
Production code	176252
Original air date	October 2, 2003
Guest appearance
	Aisha Tyler as Charlie Wheeler;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss"	Next →; "The One with Ross's Tan"
	Friends season 10
	List of episodes

"The One Where Ross Is Fine" is the second episode of Friends' tenth season. It first aired on the NBC network in the United States on October 2, 2003.^[1]

Plot

Rachel and Joey think Ross might have problems with their new relationship, but Ross assures them he is fine. Ross invites Rachel and Joey on a double-date with him and Charlie. They agree, but Ross gets drunk during the awkward date. Joey stays with Ross overnight to make sure he is okay and they talk. Ross realizes that he has been apart from Rachel for so long that he should not stop Joey and Rachel's relationship. He does give Joey his blessing even though it still hurts him, because they should see where the relationship is going.

Monica and Chandler are having trouble figuring out the adoption process, so Phoebe sends them to a couple who have adopted. Monica and Chandler meet them and Monica instantly gets along with the woman (Kellie Waymire); however later Chandler casually mentions to their son (Daryl Sabara) that he was adopted only to find out that he did not know about it. Chandler also reveals that Santa is not real. The couple then kick out Monica and Chandler after finding out about both things, and about Chandler trying to bribe him.

Phoebe hangs out with her brother Frank (Giovanni Ribisi) and his triplets. The kids are driving Frank crazy and he offers Phoebe one of them. He comes to the realization that he could not possibly give up any of the children so Phoebe offers to babysit so Frank and Alice will have more time to relax. The episode ends with Chandler accidentally revealing to the triplets that Phoebe gave birth to them; embarrassed, he leaves to tell Emma she was an accident.

Reception

In the original broadcast, the episode was viewed by 22.38 million viewers.^[2] Sam Ashurst from Digital Spy ranked the episode #5 on their ranking of the 236 Friends episodes.^[3] Telegraph & Argus ranked the episode #17 on their ranking of all 236 Friends episodes.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Friends | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
^ "Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive - Season Ten". newmusicandmore.tripod.com.
^ Ashurst, Sam (January 1, 2018). "Every single Friends episode – RANKED". Digital Spy.
^ "The definitive ranking of all 236 Friends episodes | Bradford Telegraph and Argus". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-01-23.

[auto-1] "Friends | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.

[2] "Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive - Season Ten". newmusicandmore.tripod.com.

[3] Ashurst, Sam (January 1, 2018). "Every single Friends episode – RANKED". Digital Spy.

[4] "The definitive ranking of all 236 Friends episodes | Bradford Telegraph and Argus". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-01-23.

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v t e Friends episodes
Season 1	"The Pilot" "The One with the Sonogram at the End" "The One with the Thumb" "The One with George Stephanopoulos" "The One with the Blackout" "The One with the Monkey" "The One Where the Monkey Gets Away" "The One with the Fake Monica" "The One Where Rachel Finds Out"
Season 2	"The One with Ross's New Girlfriend" "The One with Russ" "The One with the Lesbian Wedding" "The One After the Superbowl" "The One with the Prom Video" "The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies" "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding"
Season 3	"The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy" "The One Where No One's Ready" "The One with the Flashback" "The One with the Football" "The One with the Morning After" "The One at the Beach"
Season 4	"The One with the Jellyfish" "The One with the Cat" "The One with the Embryos" "The One with Ross's Wedding"
Season 5	"The One After Ross Says Rachel" "The One Hundredth" "The One with All the Thanksgivings" "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey" "The One with the Cop" "The One Where Rachel Smokes" "The One Where Ross Can't Flirt" "The One with the Ride-Along" "The One with Joey's Big Break" "The One in Vegas"
Season 6	"The One After Vegas" "The One Where Ross Got High" "The One with the Apothecary Table" "The One with Unagi" "The One with the Proposal"
Season 7	"The One with Monica's Thunder" "The One with All the Candy" "The One with All the Cheesecakes" "The One Where They're Up All Night" "The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin" "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding"
Season 8	"The One After 'I Do'" "The One with Rachel's Date" "The One with the Halloween Party" "The One with the Rumor" "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby"
Season 9	"The One Where No One Proposes" "The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song" "The One with Rachel's Other Sister" "The One in Barbados"
Season 10	"The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss" "The One Where Ross Is Fine" "The One with Ross's Tan" "The One with the Birth Mother" "The One with Phoebe's Wedding" "The Last One"
Specials	Friends: The Reunion