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9/10
Once Again Matthew Perry And Matt Le Blanc Knock It Out Of The Park
slightlymad2212 December 2014
Plot In A Paragraph: Phoebe's view on the world is shattered when she learns how Old Yeller really ends. It only gets worse when she rents Pride Of The Yankies, Rocky and ET. Monica becomes concerned when Richard starts hanging out with Chandler and Joey, and they are so impressed with him they start modelling themselves on him. Rachel panics when she learns Ross's plans for their future.

Once again Matthew Perry and Matt Le Blanc knock it out of the park, this time with the help of the brilliant Tom Selleck. Their scenes are a highlight of the full season. The Phoebe storyline is fun, unlike the Ross and Rachel storyline. In an annoying inconsistency, in the episode titled 'The List' Ross lists what he loves about Rachel and he list "How great you are with Ben". This episode reveals she has never even held him before.
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8/10
The One Where Old Yeller Dies
Lady_Targaryen6 May 2008
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Phoebe stays shocked to know that many movies that she watched had sad endings,since she never watched a movie until the end. (Her mother wanted to protect her from the pain of the world, only showing her beautiful things!)

Joey and Chandler invite Richard to watch a Knicks'game with them, and Richard becomes their new idol.

Ross is upset that he always misses Ben's first things, so he asks Carol to stay more time with his son. Rachel freaks out when she hears that Ross has their entire future planned in his head, and she tells him that she likes to not know what is going to happen in her life.
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7/10
The One Where Old Yeller Dies
ComedyFan201020 June 2011
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This episode is not bad, but it really doesn't stand out much and most of what happens in it wasn't too exciting.

I think the best part is the part where Chandler and Joey start spending time with Richard and like him a lot so that they even copy his behaviour but see him as too old and his admiration towards him is more like that of kids to a grown up. It is a bit weird to happen to men their age, because people in their late 20's already have no problem to make friendships with people Richard's age, but it did cause a few laughs Phoebe's story about not knowing how some movies was fun in the beginning but got old pretty fast.

And Ross planning out Rachel's future with him was not really the fun story, but it a contribution to show how both of them are growing closer together
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10/10
The One With The Cool Dad Richard
devashishparnami10 February 2018
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Ross is upset that he misses so many of Ben's first things. Phoebe finds out that her mum never showed her the ends of sad movies to shield her from the pain. Joey and Chandler take Richard to a game because it means a lot to Monica. They really like him so Chandler gets a mustache and Joey starts smoking cigars. Ben spends a whole weekend with Ross. Rachel isn't very good with babies and freaks out when she hears that Ross pictures their future with 2 children living in the suburbs. Richard spends more time with the guys than with Monica. But Joey and Chandler really hurt Richard when they tell him he is like a cool dad. Rachel is the only one who hears Ben speak his first word
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5/10
Joey and Chandler shine in this episode
studioAT29 April 2017
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I didn't really think much of the other two story lines, though the Pheobe one was OK, but the story involving Joey and Chandler was great.

Matt Le Blanc and Matthew Perry play off of each other so brilliantly, it's like watching Laurel and Hardy on the small screen. They find laughs in lines that aren't actually that funny and it's a joy to watch.

Having wanted them to get together Ross and Rachel have become a little boring, and their storyline in this reflects this.

Great from Perry/Le Blanc, average elsewhere.
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