Friends (TV Series) The One with Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E. (2000) User Reviews

The one with all the flashbacks

[Mat_Nichol · 6/10 · 27 October 2018]

Was there a writer's strike? We see this more and more in the later episodes.

I hate flashbacks

[mehdimhdjb · 7/10 · 28 May 2021]

I extremely hate flashbacks, and this episode has some flashbacks (not too much); but the other things were not bad, I wanted to give it 6 of 10 (which is lowest in my points for Friends) but cause of other things interesting, I gave 7.

When writers have writers' block, why can't they ...

[professor_of_gamez · 6/10 · 5 August 2022]

... just run a re-run??

At first the flashbacks tied in with the story line (friendship, forgiveness, etc.). But the longer the flashbacks went, the further afield they went.

I prefer an episode with at least some sort of plot.

Chandler forgets to give Joey an important message

[Lady_Targaryen · 8/10 · 9 June 2009]

Joey goes to an audition of a new TV show called ''MAC AND CHEESE ''where he is going to be one of the main characters, MAC, a detective who solve crimes with his robot partner Cheese. Joey doesn't have much hope in getting the job, but he is approved in the first audition. When they call Joey to give him the details of his second audition, Chandler is the one who picks the phone. He gets the details of Joey's second audition, but forgets to write and to tell Joey about the message, since Monica arrived when he was on the phone.

Joey stays angry with Chandler when he discovers that Chandler didn't give him the message, but for Joey's luck, the actor they picked to be Mac had problems and Joey is their second option for the role.

Phoebe annoying in this episode

[jpapanone · 6/10 · 17 July 2021]

I'm not even sure if she shows up anymore...but she annoyed in the opening... and annoying in the first scene.

I don't necessarily have issues with clip shows...but here they just seem forced and out of place.

If gonna do a clip show, do a clip show.

I guess they wanted to do a clip show, but make it part of an episode...which seems like it's original I guess.

And no problem with clip shows 20 years ago. DVR, binging and streaming not a thing back then. If u didn't catch it on the initial showing...or the rerun....had to wait a long time for reruns or to buy the box set.

And friends doesn't seem that dated. Seamlessly easy to watch. But lack of cell phones is glaring.

Home phone? A what?

I will say that the clips in the 2nd half are WAY more enjoyable and funny than the first 2 sets. The first clips...eh. The rest of em, I thoroughly enjoyed.

I remember this episode and loved the idea of Chandler not giving him the message. Very good.

But...I'm not fan of Mac and Cheese storyline.

Not sure what to rate it.

I really don't like rating any episode below 8, but I had to

[brindrobnjak · 10/10 · 20 July 2019]

Half the clip shows of FRIENDS were good, but the other half not so much. Mac And C.H.E.E.S.E. is way worse than the previous clip show from season 4. The flashbacks were the best thing about the episode and also the funniest we ever got from it. One of the top 5 worst episodes of the entire series, and it wasn't really entertaining. But it's FRIENDS, so this episode isn't bad, it's also not good, it's okay. Not the worst clip show, but also not a good episode.

Opinion

[ajalleel · 10/10 · 7 September 2020]

I can't understand why the rating of this episode is too low it's wonderful

I Detest Clip Show Episodes With A Passion And This Is No Different

[djcaone · 2/10 · 10 August 2021]

The episode has a decent enough ending but clip show episodes are purely used to fill up the season and knowing that you've already seen all of these moments just makes it dull.

Not that bad

[jansanshivhare · 10/10 · 8 March 2021]

It's a good episode. I can't figure out why people are upset about it. Flashback happens.

The One with Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.

[ComedyFan2010 · 5/10 · 19 August 2011]

I am not a big fan of the episodes where they show parts of other episodes. But this one was way better than the previous ones

This is because in this episode the storyline was a bit bigger and more amusing than those in the previous ones

Still, most of the episode was wasted on showing us what we have seen before.

But what I did like was that it was a story about Chandler and Joey and I always appreciate their friendship stories. I also liked the title of the show for which Joey is auditioning and it had a few moments that made me laugh

Writers are on strike, throw in the flashbacks

[imrahilbelfalas · 4/10 · 17 June 2021]

I really get the impression that there were no writers involved on this episode.

It's mostly flashbacks, with no particular logic to them.

Easily the least interesting episode of the series up until now.

flashback!!

[sudarshan-52058 · 1/10 · 17 January 2020]

I can rewatch the episodes. no need for flashbacks

The One with Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.

[studioAT · 3/10 · 26 June 2021]

Warning - flashback episode alert!

This is one of the more bearable ones though, focusing on the Joey/Chandler relationship.

It's not great, of course it's not, but it is one of the few flashback episodes I sit through when going back through S6.

Recap Of The Previous Seasons

[vivianla · 22 December 2020]

Rachel has a new hairstyle, it is her longest yet. Monica has a nice new shade of brown for her hair and I love the style.

Chandler takes a message and forgets to write it on the board. Joey misses his audition and gets upset. The gang thinks back to their past mistakes and fights, which results in the episode being a recap.

Chandler comes in with the Joey Special and answers the phone. Joey has another shot because the allergy guy got attacked by a dog.

Joey saw the message and the two celebrate his new gig.