Gary wants to ask Phoebe to move in with him. Phoebe is freaked because it's so soon and asks Chandler to make him afraid of commitment so Gary won't ask her. Joey and Ross throw a ball back and forth without dropping it for hours. Rachel buys a very expensive naked cat. Monica joins the boys in their ball throwing game. Rachel's cat isn't as cute as Rachel thought it would be but the store won't take it back. Phoebe agrees to move on with Gary. Rachel sells the cat for $1,500 to poor Gunther. . Phoebe breaks up with Gary because he shot a bird. Monica, Chandler, Joey and Ross have been throwing the ball all night when Phoebe puts down the ball, refusing to play.
4 Reviews
The One with the Ball
ComedyFan201016 August 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Not a good episode.
All three story lines were pretty bad and far from funny The one with the cat was just dumb. Joey's "this is not a cat" was just annoying and never a good joke. Gunther asking if it was a snake, are you kidding me? Maybe the only good part of this story is that it shows people that supporting breeders instead of adopting free cats is a dumb idea, but I don't think this was a point of the episode
The story of Phoebe and Gary was not funny either. And him killing a bird in the end was not funny too. I guess they just wanted to show how little they knew each other to move in together but it didn't work for me
And the story with the ball had potential but it never hit it. Monica just ruined the game and that was it
All three story lines were pretty bad and far from funny The one with the cat was just dumb. Joey's "this is not a cat" was just annoying and never a good joke. Gunther asking if it was a snake, are you kidding me? Maybe the only good part of this story is that it shows people that supporting breeders instead of adopting free cats is a dumb idea, but I don't think this was a point of the episode
The story of Phoebe and Gary was not funny either. And him killing a bird in the end was not funny too. I guess they just wanted to show how little they knew each other to move in together but it didn't work for me
And the story with the ball had potential but it never hit it. Monica just ruined the game and that was it
The One with the Ball
studioAT31 July 2021
This feels a bit like a padding episode to me - killing time merrily before we get to the series finale.
The 'ball' and 'Rachel's cat' plots work, just about.
Neither Gary or the actor that played him (Michael Rapaport) have worked for me during their very brief (but too long!) arc on the show, but surely they could've worked out a better ending for him than that?! Not the show at its best.
The 'ball' and 'Rachel's cat' plots work, just about.
Neither Gary or the actor that played him (Michael Rapaport) have worked for me during their very brief (but too long!) arc on the show, but surely they could've worked out a better ending for him than that?! Not the show at its best.
Moving In With The BF, Sphinx Cat and Throwing A Ball
vivianla19 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers
The officer wants Phoebe to move in with him. Joey and Ross try to see how long they can toss the ball to each other without dropping it. Monica calls in sick to play with them. When Rachel is told they have been going on for about 3 h, she says wow what a waste of time. Rachel gets a sphinx cat which she later wants to sell.
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