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8/10
It's not too bad
diegoBrasil12 May 2020
Despite the low rate here, I do not think this is a bad episode. John Stamos, what a Man! It's unbelievable He still is a gorgeus young man like in Full house nowadays.
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7/10
Rachel and Charlie go shopping
Lady_Targaryen11 March 2009
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Charlie is terrible buying clothes, so Joey asks Rachel to help Charlie, since Rachel is great with Fashion and works with that. Rachel is not very excited about the idea, but Phoebe comes along with her. Phoebe needs new clothes to go to a party that Mike's sister invited her, because she wants to look incredible to Mike.

Rachel is avoiding Charlie's company to go out, and Phoebe asks her why she doesn't like Charlie. Rachel says that she likes Joey to Phoebe when they are in changing room, but Charlie was very close to them in the next changing room, to Rachel's despair.

Monica and Chandler hardly will have success in conceiving children naturally, because her uterus has an inhospitable environment and Chandler's sperm has low mobility. Their options are to adopt a kid or go after a sperm donor. Chandler brings a workmate to dinner in the next day, because he thinks Zack would be a great choice in case they choose for a donor.

Ross has chances to be a keynote speaker at the National Paleontology Conference. He needs to impress Professor Sherman, who is the person who is going to decide it, but Ross stays in a terrible situation when Sherman sleeps during his speech.
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7/10
The One with the Donor
ComedyFan201011 September 2011
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In this episode Rachel is being just as annoying as always when someone she likes is dating someone else. Now her dislike is directed to Charlie. And there is a fun spin on it when Charlie overhears Rachel and Phoebe talk about it, only she believes that it is Phoebe who likes Joey.

Monica and Chandler are thinking of getting a sperm donor and Chandler brings his co worker (John Stamos) so they can see if he is fitting. This was a pretty fun story

And what I liked the most was Ross trying to be the keynote speaker of a paleontology conference. Especially when he ends up sitting on the lap of that guy
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10/10
Pretty boring, like most of s9
brindrobnjak31 July 2019
Season 9 is definitely the worst season. And it shows in how much episodes of it are boring or unenjoyable. The One with the Donor is one of the weakest episodes of the entire series
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10/10
Not so good but enjoyable.
mrpattinson-0768916 January 2021
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All credit goes to Chandler and Monica and Joey for saving this episode. Most funny scene is Chandler's conversation with doctor in clinic, that's just show that Chandler is the best kid adult character 😁
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2/10
Limping towards the end of series 9
studioAT15 August 2017
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I didn't like this episode that much if I'm honest.

I thought the Chandler/Monica story line was weak, and that the guest star (John Stamos) drew the short straw being a part of it.

The Ross story line was dull, and only served as a reason to get the characters to Barbados for the series finale.

The Rachel/Joey love story is a questionable route to take to say the least, but would Charlie really not be able to distinguish between Rachel and Phoebe's voices in the changing room? The only bright spark was the Phoebe scene with David (Hank Azaria) at the end.
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5/10
This is rated on imdb a 7.8
jpapanone27 June 2021
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So I don't know why a user here says this is the lowest rated non flashback show.

No clue when that was from...and a quick scroll through other seasons on imdb, and I saw lower rated episodes. Not a lot, but a few here and there.

But that doesn't matter. The overwhelming majority of imdb users throw out 9s and 10s with no regard.

The ratings to some degree are pointless.

I've seen reviews where the user says they didn't like the episode or it was the worst one they ever saw...yet they rated it a 10.

So the average rating is completely useless...AND if an episode has 10,000 #10's...well that's pointless too. Mediocre episodes getting that high a rating means....you can ignore the ratings.

Anyway...I'm not through the episode yet.. Just halfway, but I tend to start my reviews before the show is over.

This episode isn't that bad.

It isn't good...based on the fact I judge this comedy on how funny it is.

And this isn't funny.

It isn't nearly as bad as Friends has been and gets..and not anywhere near its peak.

(Why no audience cheer when Stamos comes in? I haven't kept track...but a lot of guest stars get the applause break. Not all maybe? But...why not him? Come on Friend's audience and people in charge....have mercy)

Uhhhh...Ross put his professor to sleep. Didn't Ross fall asleep reading Rachel's letter?

Finished episode. Doesn't get any better. If need to pass time and have something on in the backround, then this episode is perfect for you.
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