The One with the Birth Mother
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{{Infobox television episode
| season_article = Friends season 10
| episode_list = List of Friends episodes
| series = Friends
| season = 10
| episode = 9
| production = 176258
| airdate = {{Start date|2004|01|08}}
| writer = Scott Silveri
| director = David Schwimmer
| guests =
| prev = The One with the Late Thanksgiving
| next = The One Where Chandler Gets Caught
}}
"The One with the Birth Mother" is the ninth episode of Friends{{'}} tenth season. It first aired on the NBC network in the United States on January 8, 2004.{{Cite web |title=Friends | TV Guide |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/friends/episode-9-season-10/the-one-with-the-birth-mother/100168 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715152233/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/friends/episodes-season-10/100168/ |archive-date=July 15, 2017 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=TVGuide.com}}
Plot
In this episode, Monica and Chandler travel to Ohio to meet Erica (Anna Faris), a young woman who has chosen them to adopt her baby. However, upon meeting Erica, they realize there's been a mix-up, and she thinks they're a doctor and a reverend. The couple panics, thinking they'll lose their chance at adopting the baby, but they decide to come clean about the misunderstanding. Monica and Chandler's honesty and genuine desire to be parents ultimately win Erica over, and she chooses them to be the adoptive parents, leading to a moment of relief and joy for the couple.
Reception
In the original broadcast, the episode was viewed by 25.49 million viewers.{{Cite web|url=http://newmusicandmore.tripod.com/friendsratings10.html|title=Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive - Season Ten|website=newmusicandmore.tripod.com}} Sam Ashurst from Digital Spy ranked the episode #188 on their ranking of the 236 Friends episodes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/g24617/friends-episodes-best-ranked-every-all/|title=Every single Friends episode – RANKED|first=Sam|last=Ashurst|date=January 1, 2018|website=Digital Spy}} Telegraph & Argus ranked the episode #188 on their ranking of all 236 Friends episodes.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/13745603.the-definitive-ranking-of-all-236-friends-episodes |title=The definitive ranking of all 236 Friends episodes | Bradford Telegraph and Argus |access-date=2019-01-23 |archive-date=2019-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416204730/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/13745603.the-definitive-ranking-of-all-236-friends-episodes/ |url-status=dead }}
References
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