![]() In the flashback where Joey gets the turkey stuck on his head, Joey complains that it smells bad and Phoebe replies "Of course it smells bad you have your head in a dead animal." In " The One Where Chandler Gets Caught" this flashback is reused, but this time Phoebe's reply is "Of course it smells bad you have your head up a turkey's ass." Apparently they used another take when selecting the scene.This was a play on the fact that Matthew Perry is missing part of his right middle finger. In this episode we see that Chandler's toe was severed.When his father appears later in the series he's played by Kathleen Turner. In the first Thanksgiving flashback showing Chandler learning that his parents are divorcing, an unidentified gray haired man plays his father.3 in "UK's 6 Favorite Friends Episodes Countdown" The popularity of this episode saw it included on one of the first region 1 "best of" DVD releases. The authors of Friends Like Us: The Unofficial Guide to Friends write "This unusual episode is one of the series' best ever, with the non-stop comedy roller-coaster suddenly throwing a brilliant surprise ending at you".ĭebra McGuire was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Series, while the mixers were nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special. A tag scene shows another of Phoebe's past life memories as she serves in a World War I field hospital in 1915, and again loses her arm.ĭavid Schwimmer - Ross Geller Supporting CastĮntertainment Weekly rates the episode "B+", calling the "pre-nose job" Rachel and "Fat Monica" great sight gags and citing Joey's line "It's not so much an underpant as it is a feat of engineering" (in reference to a thong) as the best of the episode. And the turkey on Monica's head freaks Joey out. When Monica comes by his apartment seeking his forgiveness by putting a turkey on her head, puts a fez hat and large glasses on it, and dances for him, making him inadvertently tell her he loves her for the first time in their relationship. In the present, Chandler becomes upset after learning that he had lost his toe because he called Monica fat, and angrily leaves. He is rushed to hospital to have it reattached but, in the commotion, Monica unknowingly mixed up the digit with a small piece of carrot. She accidentally drops the knife and severs his toe, due to the fact Chandler's shoes are very weak. To seduce Chandler by rubbing various objects, including a knife, against herself. Based on Rachel's suggestion that she act like everything around her turns her on, Monica tries Monica tells Rachel that she wants to humiliate Chandler for calling her fat, so Rachel suggests tricking him into taking off his clothes. The flashbacks continue to 1988 Ross and Chandler (this time dressed like members of Miami Vice) arrive for dinner to find Monica has slimmed down, and Chandler now finds her attractive. Rachel reveals that story is not the story she was referring to. Monica accidentally drops the kitchen knife on Chandler's foot.īack in the present, Chandler apologies to Monica for insulting her. Disgusted that he actually meant that, Monica stops overeating. But, hearing it might be all night and Ross offers to let him stay at his house, Chandler blurts out that he doesn't want to be around his 'fat' sister, which was overheard by Monica. Ross overhears this and tells Chandler that he is thinking of asking Rachel out and tells Chandler his plan. ![]() Rachel tells Monica, who is overweight, that she is through dating high school boys and wants to date men. Ross brings Chandler home from college for Thanksgiving (with Ross having his Afro and Mustache and Chandler with a "Flock Of Seagulls" Hair Style). In 1987, Rachel, who has a big nose, comes over, upset about Chip Matthews dumping her for Nancy Branson. Monica then tells the group what she thinks is her worst Thanksgiving. This results in Chandler being scared when he returns. Joey intended to freak Chandler out with the turkey, so Phoebe, and later Monica, after she comes home, attempt to pull the turkey out. Rachel says she knows Monica's worst Thanksgiving, but Phoebe interrupts with a story about the Thanksgiving when Joey got a turkey stuck on his head. Phoebe then tells of a worse one from a past life where she lost an arm, though Ross disqualifies her story, limiting the tales to true lives. ![]() Chandler reminds everyone of the Thanksgiving where his parents told him they were getting a divorce. ![]() Ross's complaint that his divorce and eviction means he is having the worst Thanksgiving ever prompts the others to tell their stories of bad holidays that they had gone by before. ![]()
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