Episode
Friends: The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance
Overview
Joey's health benefits lapse just as he develops a hernia. Ross is asked to give a lecture at NYU and eager to impress his students, he puts on a fake British accent. Meanwhile, Phoebe gets some bad news from her psychic.
Details
- Series
- Friends
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1999-10-14
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance is Episode 4 in Season 6 of Friends. It aired on 1999-10-14. The runtime is 22 min.
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