The final punchline, however, belongs to Ross. After Will leaves, Rachel turns to Ross and realizes that Ross was the co-founder of the club. She asks if the hermaphrodite rumor is true. Ross, panicking, blurts out: “You don’t know how long I’ve wanted to do this!” and kisses her passionately. It’s a classic Ross deflection, and it works—for a few seconds, at least. “The One with the Rumor” was a ratings juggernaut. It drew over 31.7 million viewers on its original broadcast, making it one of the most-watched episodes of Friends entire run. It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Pitt lost to Anthony LaPaglia on Frasier ).
He recounts a moment when, at a party, he complimented her Grateful Dead t-shirt. Rachel, being the popular mean girl, responded by shouting across the room: “Hey everybody! This guy likes the Grateful Dead! What a loser!” The entire party laughed at him, and he has carried that shame for over a decade.
Rachel, feeling a flicker of guilt, challenges Will to a dance-off to make amends. What follows is a cringe-comedy masterpiece: the athletic, cool Brad Pitt is nowhere to be seen. Instead, Will Colbert performs a series of uncoordinated, embarrassing dance moves (including “the sprinkler”) while Rachel effortlessly out-dances him.
The final punchline, however, belongs to Ross. After Will leaves, Rachel turns to Ross and realizes that Ross was the co-founder of the club. She asks if the hermaphrodite rumor is true. Ross, panicking, blurts out: “You don’t know how long I’ve wanted to do this!” and kisses her passionately. It’s a classic Ross deflection, and it works—for a few seconds, at least. “The One with the Rumor” was a ratings juggernaut. It drew over 31.7 million viewers on its original broadcast, making it one of the most-watched episodes of Friends entire run. It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Pitt lost to Anthony LaPaglia on Frasier ).
He recounts a moment when, at a party, he complimented her Grateful Dead t-shirt. Rachel, being the popular mean girl, responded by shouting across the room: “Hey everybody! This guy likes the Grateful Dead! What a loser!” The entire party laughed at him, and he has carried that shame for over a decade. brad pitt friends episode
Rachel, feeling a flicker of guilt, challenges Will to a dance-off to make amends. What follows is a cringe-comedy masterpiece: the athletic, cool Brad Pitt is nowhere to be seen. Instead, Will Colbert performs a series of uncoordinated, embarrassing dance moves (including “the sprinkler”) while Rachel effortlessly out-dances him. The final punchline, however, belongs to Ross