Episode
Friends: The One with the Football
Overview
Emotions become the feast of the day when the gang plays a game of touch football on Thanksgiving. Joey and Chandler argue over who gets to date a model while Ross and Monica argue over winning in a case of sibling rivalry.
Details
- Series
- Friends
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1996-11-21
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The One with the Football is Episode 9 in Season 3 of Friends. It aired on 1996-11-21. The runtime is 23 min.
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