Also, Friends didn't invent 'The one with...', they named their episodes like that as a joke because it is common for fans of a show to refer to their favourite episodes along such lines regardless of what the episodes are actually titled.
So use of 'The one with the whales' very likely predates Friends.
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Caught this rewatching "The One with the Whales" | Spyke
I never noticed that one either, well double dumbass on me I guess
What a colorful metaphor.
Of course he's hitting on her....it's been a long road....
...gettin' whales here to there.
Of course Kirk is familiar with the works of DH Lawrence, one of the horniest poets ever.
Good movie, my favorite part was the whales
Please don't refer to it like an episode of Friends.
It's widely referred to as that.
Also, Friends didn't invent 'The one with...', they named their episodes like that as a joke because it is common for fans of a show to refer to their favourite episodes along such lines regardless of what the episodes are actually titled.
So use of 'The one with the whales' very likely predates Friends.