Friends (TV Series) The One with the Bullies (1996) User Reviews

Another Excellent Episode

[slightlymad22 · 9/10 · 12 December 2014]

Another brilliant episode with Matthew Perry taking centre stage.

Plot In A Paragraph: Chandler and Ross encounter some bullies who tell them to stay away from Central Perk, if they don't want to be beat up. Meanwhile Phoebe decides to go and see her father again, this time with Joey and Rachel for support, however they don't count on getting trapped in her Taxi by a vicious dog. And Monica gambles the last of her money on the stock market when she sees a company with her initials.

The Chandler and Ross Part was funny and the Phoebe Vs The Dog had laugh out loud moments too. Matthew Perry has really hit his stride in the back end of this second season. Actually the show has hit it's stride with several excellent episodes coming after each other.

The One with the Bullies

[Lady_Targaryen · 8/10 · 6 May 2008]

Monica still is unemployed, and since he loses all her money on the stock market,she has to take a job in a 50's restaurant,where she needs to use a costume, fake boobs and to dance.

Phoebe thinks that she sees signs all the time to go visit her dad. When she finally have the courage, she discovers that he left his current wife and son 4 years ago. She meets her half-brother Frank Jr, and they talk a little about their father's habits.

Ross and Chandler get trouble with two bullies in Central Perk, who started to molest them after they sit on the sofa of the Central Perk. They try to avoid Central Perk for some time and to drink coffee in their home, but since it is not the same thing, they try to deal with the bullies.

Last Scene was Great 😂

[mehdimhdjb · 9/10 · 1 September 2021]

Last scene when Monica was dancing was hilarious 😂😂.

The One With Monica's New Job

[devashishparnami · 10/10 · 10 February 2018]

A bully at Central Perk steals Chandler's cap. Monica has a job interview at a 50's theme restaurant where she would have to cook in a costume and dance on the counter. Phoebe goes to see her father but a dog prevents her from doing so. The bullies at the coffee shop keep coming back to bully Ross and Chandler so they try to make their own coffee at home. Phoebe has the courage to go see her dad but he left his wife and son 4 years back. Monica loses all her money ($127) on the stock market so she has to take the job. Ross and Chandler are standing their ground at Central Perk and get into a fight with pickpockets - with the bullies on their side!

Funny

[bevo-13678 · 10/10 · 6 April 2021]

I like the episode where Joey did lunges in chandlers underwear. This wasn't it though.

The One with the Bullies

[ComedyFan2010 · 7/10 · 20 June 2011]

This is again one of the bit slower episodes.

The story with the bullies is not really funny until the very end where they start the fight but have limited areas to hit each other since they have some adult reasons why they can't have bruises on their faces or be kicked in the crotch. It is also funny how nothing happens since they have to get together to catch the thieves who took their things while they were getting ready In Phoebe's story it was funny how she ends up running over her father's family's dog. And while she still doesn't meet her father she gets to know her little brother Frank Jr.

I also liked the ending of Monica working in a diner and dressing up in a ridiculous costume to dance with the rest of the staff of the counter

Not Very Funny

[kaedechika · 3/10 · 13 February 2022]

The more I watch this episode, the less funny I find it. I get it's a sitcom and it's not that deep but bullying is no laughing matter. The fact that two college educated men who make close to 100K a year are that wimpy that they can't deal with adult bullying in a mature, strong matter is a lazy writing opportunity in my opinion. Joey was the only one with a backbone, thankfully. I like Friends for what it is, but the writing to me is questionable as to what topics are "funny".

This Cappuccino Cup is Only Half Full

[mgsxps · 5/10 · 27 February 2023]

This episode seems intent on serving discomfort instead of humor. Bullying... ha ha.

Monica has the best scenes as she dreads the prospect of working at a themed restaurant and invests in stocks as effectively as a cocaine bear, Phoebe has an arc that drags as she continues to try to meet her family, and Ross and Chandler deal with bullies who want the sofa and Chandler's hat.

And Joey does..,. Nothing and Rachel reacts to the "hi-jinx" of her friends.

Not all Friends episodes are created equally. Perhaps the interns wrote this. The good news? Episode 20 and Episode 22 were recommended. When I see this episode show up in my feed, I close the episode and skip to the next one.

Decent enough

[studioAT · 3/10 · 29 April 2017]

Monica is so annoying in this episode. I know the writers wanted to show Courtney Cox off as being more than just being a pretty young woman, but her story line here was dull.

So much more fun was to be had with the story involving Ross and Chandler. Matthew Perry was hilarious. He's such a gifted comedic actor, and here just shine.

The 'Phoebe finds her family' storyline has gone on throughout a few episodes, and this story line wasn't that funny in this episode, save for a few nice remarks from Matt Le Blanc.

A decent enough episode, without being spectacular.