This is one of my favorites episodes of this show. I won't go over the points the other posters have already made, mostly because this is all about Monica and Ross's dance routine for me. Monica and Ross are invited to a televised dance party as guests of Joey's love interest Janine (Elle McPherson). The siblings really really want to be chosen to perform on a platform, and they decide that a dance routine they invented for a grade school talent show is going to get them a spot. Well it does, but not for the reasons they intended. The episodes where the characters think back to their less glamorous pasts are always funny. This is perfect viewing for the wee hours of New Year's Day.
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It's Christimas!!
Lady_Targaryen8 June 2009
Warning: Spoilers
It's Christimas and the Friends are decorating the Christmas tree in Monica's house. Joey still is resisting to be near Janine, that he still likes. Janine is going to dance in a TV program called ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve'', which Monica and Ross are big fans since they were kids. Janine invites Joey to go the program and to be her dancing partner, and also invites Ross and Monica because they are big fans of the show. Joey has a plan to kiss Janine when the fake New Year's counting starts.
Ross and Monica stay ridiculous dancing together and trying to appear on TV in any way.
Phoebe and Rachel go search Monica's Christimas presents for them, and Chandler, who was reluctant at first, ends up joining them to search the presents too, since the girls told him that they need to give a present as good as the one Monica is going to give.
Ross and Monica stay ridiculous dancing together and trying to appear on TV in any way.
Phoebe and Rachel go search Monica's Christimas presents for them, and Chandler, who was reluctant at first, ends up joining them to search the presents too, since the girls told him that they need to give a present as good as the one Monica is going to give.
The One with the Routine
ComedyFan201017 August 2011
Warning: Spoilers
The routine is indeed very funny. Actually the whole combination of Ross and Monica is great in this episode. I love them dancing, their crazy routine and how in the end they want to do the routine the way they did it back in the days, with Monica catching Ross, and yet it doesn't work out
The idea with Rachel, Chandler and Phoebe looking for Monica's presents wasn't so bad. I like the most the look on Chandler's face when Monica tells him what he got
Joey's and Janine's kissing story wasn't too good. I just liked how Joey wet that guys' pants.Otherwiseit was pretty bad, I guess I just don't see the chemistry
The idea with Rachel, Chandler and Phoebe looking for Monica's presents wasn't so bad. I like the most the look on Chandler's face when Monica tells him what he got
Joey's and Janine's kissing story wasn't too good. I just liked how Joey wet that guys' pants.Otherwiseit was pretty bad, I guess I just don't see the chemistry
So great!
AnnaPagrati23 December 2021
All about 'that' routine
studioAT18 November 2019
Sometimes an episode of 'Friends' can be summed up in one scene, to the point where all the other storylines in it are forgotten.
Here the defining scene is Ross/Monica dancing 'the routine'. It's by far the best bit of what actually is another good episode.
Here the defining scene is Ross/Monica dancing 'the routine'. It's by far the best bit of what actually is another good episode.
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