Episode
Friends: The One with the 'Cuffs
Overview
Monica caters a party for her mother, who still doesn't quite know how to talk to her daughter. Chandler's encounter with Rachel's boss leads to an embarrassing situation. And an encyclopedia salesman takes advantage of Joey.
Details
- Series
- Friends
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1997-10-09
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The One with the 'Cuffs is Episode 3 in Season 4 of Friends. It aired on 1997-10-09. The runtime is 23 min.
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