James Michael Tyler Movies
- 1996
Chandler (Matthew Perry) invokes memories of Three's Company ("Okay, think! What would Jack and Chrissy do?") when Rachel's (Jennifer Aniston) divorcing parents, Sandra (Marlo Thomas) and Leonard (Ron Leibman), show up unexpectedly at her surprise party. To avoid further embarrassment, the party, like an evolving cell, splits in two: one for Sandra, one for Leonard. As if that makes anything better. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1996
Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Ross (David Schwimmer) have a run-in with a pair of bullies at Central Perk -- only to join forces with their tormentors when another bully horns in. Monica's (Courteney Cox) eccentric methods of stock investment (based upon her initials) come a cropper, forcing her to take a humiliating job at a "1950s" diner. And Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow) efforts to meet her birth father yield unexpected results. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1996
This is also "The One Where Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) Finds Out Her Dad Isn't Her Dad"-- thus launching one of the series' most poignant (and hilarious) story threads. Appropriately enough, the episode occurs at Christmas time, when Monica (Courteney Cox) tries to tip the paperboy, mailman, and the rest with homemade cookies, and is not always greeted with the appropriate holiday spirit. As for Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and Chandler (Matthew Perry), they've reversed the usual procedure and done their Christmas shopping late -- a bit too late. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
