The One With The Birth

Everyone arrives at the hospital for Carol's delivery. Ross and Susan fight; Rachel flirts with the doctor... for a while; Phoebe sings and makes a lot of sense; Joey helps a single mother (Lydia) give birth; Monica yearns for a baby of her own; Chandler tries to comfort her, but isn't totally successful. The baby is named Ben, after Phoebe.

Original air date: 11 May 1995

Written by: David Crane & Marta Kauffman and Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Strauss
Director: James Burrows

Guest stars:
Jonathan Silverman as Dr. Franzblau
Jane Sibbett as Carol
Jessica Hecht as Susan
Leah Remini as Lydia
June Gable as The Nurse
Carlo Imperato as Roy
Jackie Bright as The Janitor

[ NOTES: June Gable, who plays the nurse in this episode, is the same woman who has the recurring role of Estelle Leonard, Joey's agent. As the series aired in 1994-95, the character had not been shown yet; perhaps the writers gave her the part due to Estelle being chopped out of episode 6.
Jonathan Silverman attended Beverly Hills High School with David Schwimmer along with fellow classmate Nicolas Cage.
This episode runs 23:15 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00). ]

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