Episode
Friends: The One with Joey's New Brain
Overview
Joey's character on Days of Our Lives is awakened from his coma with a brain transplant from one of the show's most legendary characters. Ross practices the bagpipes for Monica and Chandler's wedding. Meanwhile, Phoebe and Rachel fight over a guy who left his cell phone in Central Perk.
Details
- Series
- Friends
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2001-02-15
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The One with Joey's New Brain is Episode 15 in Season 7 of Friends. It aired on 2001-02-15. The runtime is 23 min.
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