Skip to content
Compare TV
Friends S09E22, The One with the DonorS09E22

Friends · Season 9

Friends season 9 episode 22: The One with the Donor

Aired 8 May 200325 minRated TV-PG

8.0TMDB · 52 votesMark watched

Where to watch Friends Season 9 in Australia

Friends season 9 is streaming in Australia on HBO Max (subscription) and Netflix (subscription). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99 and Prime Video Store from $24.99.

We may earn a commission when you sign up through our links. How we make money.

Stream (subscription)

Buy or rent

Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “The One with the Donor”

Rachel and Phoebe take Joey's girlfriend Charlie shopping, where she overhears the two of them gossiping about Joey. Meanwhile, Ross gives a presentation to a fellow professor in the hopes of getting the role of keynote speaker at the paleontology convention in Barbados. Also, Monica and Chandler consider alternate pregnancy options making some people really uncomfortable in the process.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 22 of 23 of season 9, so watch episodes 1 to 21 first.
  • It runs about 25 minutes.
  • Directed by Ben Weiss, written by Ted Cohen and Andrew Reich.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.0 out of 10 (52 votes).

Friends trailer

The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

Friends trailerPlay video: Friends trailer

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Ben Weiss
Writers
Ted CohenAndrew Reich
Guest stars
Aisha Tyler as Charlie WheelerHank Azaria as DavidJohn Stamos as ZackAndy Umberger as Dr. ConnellyDan Desmond as Professor ShermanJames Michael Tyler as GuntherCynthia Newman as JeanetteKim Harris as Cologne Spritzer

Credits: TMDB.

More from Friends Season 9

  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17
  18. E18
  19. E19
  20. E20
  21. E21
  22. E22
  23. E23

Every episode of Season 9Friends episode guide

Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.