The One with Chandler And Monica's Wedding
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"The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding" is a double length episode of the television sitcom
Friends
. It first aired on May 17, 2001
as the finale of season seven. It is usually broadcast in a one hour slot and presented on DVD as one complete episode, but when the episodes are split the two parts are differentiated by the suffixes Part 1 and Part 2.
. When he leaves he says "I am off to fight the Nazis" but Rachel corrects him by saying that we fought the Nazis in World War II
but nobody knows who fought in WWI. Eventually Rachel suggests the enemy had been Mexico
, which meets with agreement from Phoebe.
At the studios Joey has started shooting with Richard Crosby (Gary Oldman
) who keeps spitting while saying his lines which annoys Joey. When he can stand it no more, he talks to Richard about it, when Richard tells him that all good actors spit while saying their lines. Therefore, when they shoot the next scene, Joey and Richard both constantly spit at each other while saying their lines. When their scenes are over for the day, Joey is given lines for scenes for the next day. However, Joey cannot come the next day since he is performing Monica and Chandler's wedding. Because he is still in the mood of saying the lines, he accidentally spits on the man who gave him the lines, while telling him that he has important plans due to which he cannot come.
Back at Monica's apartment, Chandler and Monica are going to their wedding rehearsal
when he listens to the answering machine after Monica leaves, which he realizes about the word "The Bings". At the rehearsal things are going smoothly until Chandler's parents come and things go crazy. When Chandler's mom, Nora Tyler Bing (played by Morgan Fairchild
), is introduced to Monica's parents Jack and Judy Geller, Jack embarrasses himself by asking her "so...are you Chandler's mom or dad?" Chandler's mom and Chandler's dad, Charles Bing (played by Kathleen Turner
), keep having arguments. As a consequence, Rachel is told by Monica to keep them away from each other. Since Rachel doesn't know what Chandler's dad looks like, Monica describes him, saying "the man in the black dress". When Rachel looks around for second, she spots a woman in a black dress having a drink nearby, and assumes that she is Chandler's dad. When both of them introduce themselves, the woman says her name is Amanda and Rachel replies "Oh, I get it - a-man-duh!", embarrassing herself.
When they return to their apartments, Monica, Phoebe and Rachel are sitting down on the table in Monica's apartment. Monica gets up, walks to her wedding dress and asks Rachel and Phoebe if anyone wanted to be in charge of looking after the dress. Rachel does volunteer, but Monica ignores her since she obviously thinks Rachel is irresponsible from results in the past. Rachel is hurt when she volunteers twice and Monica doesn't give her the responsibility. She states that she can be responsible, leading Monica to feel as if she's misjudging her. She apologizes to Rachel and hands over the responsibility to her.
Meanwhile, Ross arrives at Joey's apartment looking for Chandler. Right at that time, Joey walks out of his room wearing Ray-Ban sunglasses, because his co-star keeps spitting on him when he says his lines. Ross continues with his search and goes to Rachel's room. As he isn't there, Ross heads towards the door. However, a yellow piece of paper next to the phone catches his eye. When he unfolds it, he finds a note from Chandler saying "tell Monica I'm sorry". Ross immediately goes across the hall to Monica's apartment - Rachel opens the door when Monica is in her bedroom, and Ross explains the situation to her. A little while later, Phoebe arrives at the door to find out what's going on and when Rachel just hands over the note without explaining the situation, Phoebe assumes Ross wrote it and tells him to tell Monica himself that he's sorry. Ross goes out to search for Chandler but unfortunately fails.
The next morning, Ross arrives at Monica's apartment and informs Rachel and Phoebe that he still hasn't found Chandler. When he leaves, Monica comes out of her room in excitement and starts getting ready. Seeing that Chandler still isn't found and Monica is so excited and thrilled about her wedding day, Rachel starts to panic and eventually cries. Therefore, Phoebe takes her to the bathroom because Monica cannot see Rachel in this state or she will know something is wrong. When they're in there, Phoebe finds a positive pregnancy test
in the garbage and realizes that Monica is pregnant.
Meanwhile, when Ross and Phoebe cannot find Chandler, Ross asks Phoebe where she would go if she was Chandler. The next scene is shot with Ross and Phoebe arriving at Chandler's office, to find a confused Chandler sitting on his desk. Ross convinces Chandler to go back to the apartment and begin getting ready, doing one thing at a time, not thinking about the goal. Back at Monica's apartment, Rachel is just about to reveal that they can't find Chandler and starts saying "We can't find Chandler...". At this point, Phoebe opens the door and gives a thumbs-up sign to Rachel behind Monica and Rachel suddenly changes the subject "Chandler...'s vest", controlling the situation.
At the studios Joey is stuck shooting an easy scene over and over since Richard is drunk and can barely stay focused. The director made it very clear to Joey that he cannot leave until the scenes are finished or as long as Richard is on set and conscious, so Joey convinces a confused Richard that they have completed all of their scenes and sends him home.
At the hotel everything is ready for the wedding when Joey calls Rachel to warn her that he will be late. Meanwhile, Ross is keeping an eye on Chandler since he still has cold feet. Chandler steps out to sneak a cigarette when he suddenly hears Phoebe and Rachel coming, so he ducks into a storeroom to hide. He overhears that Monica is pregnant and takes off again. Rachel finds another wedding finishing up in the same hotel and convinces the minister to officiate Monica and Chandler's wedding in case Joey does not arrive in time. Meanwhile, Ross and Phoebe find Chandler again, who admits that he was indeed running away until he found a small baby outfit in the hotel's gift store and realized that someone that small cannot be scary. He then goes with Phoebe and Ross to the wedding, although he still has cold feet.
As the ceremony begins, Joey finally arrives and takes his place between Monica and Chandler, accidentally letting slip that Chandler had second thoughts about the wedding. Monica delivers her self-written vow, while Chandler returns his scripted vow to Ross and ad-libs; both speeches are very moving and reveal how perfect they really are for one another. When the ceremony is over Chandler tells Monica that he knows about her being pregnant but Monica denies this. Phoebe then turns to Rachel and says "And they're going to have a baby!" Rachel replies in tears, "Uh huh..." The camera then zooms in on Rachel showing her looking worried and very emotional, leaving the audience with the knowledge that it is in fact she who is pregnant.
Gary Oldman received an Emmy nomination in the category of 'Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series' for his portrayal of Richard Crosby. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/awards
Situation comedy
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Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
. It first aired on May 17, 2001
2001 in television
The year 2001 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2001.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:*Meet the Press .*Candid Camera .*CBS Evening News ....
as the finale of season seven. It is usually broadcast in a one hour slot and presented on DVD as one complete episode, but when the episodes are split the two parts are differentiated by the suffixes Part 1 and Part 2.
Part one
Monica is making a list of things which are most likely to go wrong which seems to be all Rachel's chores when suddenly Joey appears telling he got a part in the movie which he wanted which is related to World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. When he leaves he says "I am off to fight the Nazis" but Rachel corrects him by saying that we fought the Nazis in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
but nobody knows who fought in WWI. Eventually Rachel suggests the enemy had been Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, which meets with agreement from Phoebe.
At the studios Joey has started shooting with Richard Crosby (Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, voice actor, filmmaker and musician.A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime , Sid and Nancy and Prick Up Your Ears , with his performance in the latter bringing him his first BAFTA Award...
) who keeps spitting while saying his lines which annoys Joey. When he can stand it no more, he talks to Richard about it, when Richard tells him that all good actors spit while saying their lines. Therefore, when they shoot the next scene, Joey and Richard both constantly spit at each other while saying their lines. When their scenes are over for the day, Joey is given lines for scenes for the next day. However, Joey cannot come the next day since he is performing Monica and Chandler's wedding. Because he is still in the mood of saying the lines, he accidentally spits on the man who gave him the lines, while telling him that he has important plans due to which he cannot come.
Back at Monica's apartment, Chandler and Monica are going to their wedding rehearsal
Rehearsal dinner
A rehearsal dinner is a pre-wedding ceremony in North American tradition, usually held after the wedding rehearsal and the night before the wedding ceremony....
when he listens to the answering machine after Monica leaves, which he realizes about the word "The Bings". At the rehearsal things are going smoothly until Chandler's parents come and things go crazy. When Chandler's mom, Nora Tyler Bing (played by Morgan Fairchild
Morgan Fairchild
Morgan Fairchild is an American actress. She achieved prominence during the late 1970s and early 1980s with continuing roles in several television series, in which she usually conveyed a glamorous image. Fairchild has also performed in live theater and played guest roles in television comedies...
), is introduced to Monica's parents Jack and Judy Geller, Jack embarrasses himself by asking her "so...are you Chandler's mom or dad?" Chandler's mom and Chandler's dad, Charles Bing (played by Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Peggy Sue Got Married, Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Prizzi's Honor...
), keep having arguments. As a consequence, Rachel is told by Monica to keep them away from each other. Since Rachel doesn't know what Chandler's dad looks like, Monica describes him, saying "the man in the black dress". When Rachel looks around for second, she spots a woman in a black dress having a drink nearby, and assumes that she is Chandler's dad. When both of them introduce themselves, the woman says her name is Amanda and Rachel replies "Oh, I get it - a-man-duh!", embarrassing herself.
When they return to their apartments, Monica, Phoebe and Rachel are sitting down on the table in Monica's apartment. Monica gets up, walks to her wedding dress and asks Rachel and Phoebe if anyone wanted to be in charge of looking after the dress. Rachel does volunteer, but Monica ignores her since she obviously thinks Rachel is irresponsible from results in the past. Rachel is hurt when she volunteers twice and Monica doesn't give her the responsibility. She states that she can be responsible, leading Monica to feel as if she's misjudging her. She apologizes to Rachel and hands over the responsibility to her.
Meanwhile, Ross arrives at Joey's apartment looking for Chandler. Right at that time, Joey walks out of his room wearing Ray-Ban sunglasses, because his co-star keeps spitting on him when he says his lines. Ross continues with his search and goes to Rachel's room. As he isn't there, Ross heads towards the door. However, a yellow piece of paper next to the phone catches his eye. When he unfolds it, he finds a note from Chandler saying "tell Monica I'm sorry". Ross immediately goes across the hall to Monica's apartment - Rachel opens the door when Monica is in her bedroom, and Ross explains the situation to her. A little while later, Phoebe arrives at the door to find out what's going on and when Rachel just hands over the note without explaining the situation, Phoebe assumes Ross wrote it and tells him to tell Monica himself that he's sorry. Ross goes out to search for Chandler but unfortunately fails.
The next morning, Ross arrives at Monica's apartment and informs Rachel and Phoebe that he still hasn't found Chandler. When he leaves, Monica comes out of her room in excitement and starts getting ready. Seeing that Chandler still isn't found and Monica is so excited and thrilled about her wedding day, Rachel starts to panic and eventually cries. Therefore, Phoebe takes her to the bathroom because Monica cannot see Rachel in this state or she will know something is wrong. When they're in there, Phoebe finds a positive pregnancy test
Pregnancy test
A pregnancy test attempts to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant.These markers are found in urine and blood, and pregnancy tests require sampling one of these substances. The first of these markers to be discovered, human chorionic gonadotropin , was discovered in 1930 to be produced by...
in the garbage and realizes that Monica is pregnant.
Part two
Ross tells Rachel to stall Monica so he can have more time to search for Chandler and Phoebe decides to help him look, since she thinks Ross must not be very good at it. When Monica comes back out of her room to begin getting ready for the wedding, Rachel distracts her by saying "I am never gonna get married" and starting to cry. When this doesn't work Rachel tries other less believable tactics and Monica realizes that something is going on. Rachel decides to tell Monica, beginning by telling her that no matter what happens, she herself and everyone else will be there for her...Meanwhile, when Ross and Phoebe cannot find Chandler, Ross asks Phoebe where she would go if she was Chandler. The next scene is shot with Ross and Phoebe arriving at Chandler's office, to find a confused Chandler sitting on his desk. Ross convinces Chandler to go back to the apartment and begin getting ready, doing one thing at a time, not thinking about the goal. Back at Monica's apartment, Rachel is just about to reveal that they can't find Chandler and starts saying "We can't find Chandler...". At this point, Phoebe opens the door and gives a thumbs-up sign to Rachel behind Monica and Rachel suddenly changes the subject "Chandler...'s vest", controlling the situation.
At the studios Joey is stuck shooting an easy scene over and over since Richard is drunk and can barely stay focused. The director made it very clear to Joey that he cannot leave until the scenes are finished or as long as Richard is on set and conscious, so Joey convinces a confused Richard that they have completed all of their scenes and sends him home.
At the hotel everything is ready for the wedding when Joey calls Rachel to warn her that he will be late. Meanwhile, Ross is keeping an eye on Chandler since he still has cold feet. Chandler steps out to sneak a cigarette when he suddenly hears Phoebe and Rachel coming, so he ducks into a storeroom to hide. He overhears that Monica is pregnant and takes off again. Rachel finds another wedding finishing up in the same hotel and convinces the minister to officiate Monica and Chandler's wedding in case Joey does not arrive in time. Meanwhile, Ross and Phoebe find Chandler again, who admits that he was indeed running away until he found a small baby outfit in the hotel's gift store and realized that someone that small cannot be scary. He then goes with Phoebe and Ross to the wedding, although he still has cold feet.
As the ceremony begins, Joey finally arrives and takes his place between Monica and Chandler, accidentally letting slip that Chandler had second thoughts about the wedding. Monica delivers her self-written vow, while Chandler returns his scripted vow to Ross and ad-libs; both speeches are very moving and reveal how perfect they really are for one another. When the ceremony is over Chandler tells Monica that he knows about her being pregnant but Monica denies this. Phoebe then turns to Rachel and says "And they're going to have a baby!" Rachel replies in tears, "Uh huh..." The camera then zooms in on Rachel showing her looking worried and very emotional, leaving the audience with the knowledge that it is in fact she who is pregnant.
Production
The show was filmed over two weeks, with all of the scenes featuring Gary Oldman being filmed in the first week. The wedding was filmed in the second week, with the final shot of Rachel filmed after the studio audience had left.Reception
The first part has a 9.1 rating at TV.com with the second having a slightly higher 9.2.Gary Oldman received an Emmy nomination in the category of 'Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series' for his portrayal of Richard Crosby. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/awards
Additional Cast
- Gary OldmanGary OldmanGary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, voice actor, filmmaker and musician.A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime , Sid and Nancy and Prick Up Your Ears , with his performance in the latter bringing him his first BAFTA Award...
as Richard Crosby - Kathleen TurnerKathleen TurnerMary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Peggy Sue Got Married, Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Prizzi's Honor...
as Helena/Charles - Elliot Gould as Jack Geller
- Morgan FairchildMorgan FairchildMorgan Fairchild is an American actress. She achieved prominence during the late 1970s and early 1980s with continuing roles in several television series, in which she usually conveyed a glamorous image. Fairchild has also performed in live theater and played guest roles in television comedies...
as Nora - James Michael TylerJames Michael TylerJames Michael Tyler is a US actor best known for his role as Gunther on the NBC sitcom Friends.-Biography:James Michael Tyler was born the youngest of six children on 28 May 1962 in Winona, Mississippi, US to a retired Air Force captain and a homemaker...
as Gunther - Mark RobertsMark Roberts (actor)Mark Roberts was an American stage, film and television support actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1938 and 1994, according to the Internet Movie Database. Sometimes he was credited as Bob Scott, Robert E. Scott, or Robert Scott...
as the director - Christina PicklesChristina PicklesChristina Pickles is an English actress, best known for her long-running role of Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the hospital drama St. Elsewhere, for which she was nominated for four Emmys.-Life and career:...
as Judy Geller