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Friends · Season 8

Friends season 8 episode 16: The One Where Joey Tells Rachel

Aired 28 February 200221 minRated TV-PG

8.2TMDB · 56 votesMark watched

Where to watch Friends Season 8 in Australia

Friends season 8 is streaming in Australia on HBO Max (subscription) and Netflix (subscription), and free on 10 Play. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99 and Prime Video Store from $17.99.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “The One Where Joey Tells Rachel”

After Joey reveals to Ross that he's in love with Rachel, Ross has a hard time accepting this revelation. However, after giving it some thought, he convinces Joey to tell Rachel how he feels. So he does exactly that by taking Rachel out to dinner, however, her reaction to the news isn't quite what he expected. Meanwhile, Phoebe claims that she has met Monica's soulmate which makes Chandler really anxious.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 16 of 23 of season 8, so watch episodes 1 to 15 first.
  • It runs about 21 minutes.
  • Directed by Ben Weiss, written by Ted Cohen and Andrew Reich.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.2 out of 10 (56 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Ben Weiss
Writers
Ted CohenAndrew Reich
Guest stars
Harry Van Gorkum as DonSam Pancake as WaiterJames Michael Tyler as GuntherTerence Paul Winter as Waiter #2

Credits: TMDB.

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  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
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  17. E17
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  19. E19
  20. E20
  21. E21
  22. E22
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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.