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* MorningSickness: Joey tries to cheer Phoebe up by complimenting her "cool, pregnant-lady glow" but Phoebe replies that the "glow" is just sweat from spending the morning throwing up.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Phoebe is noticebly more agressive and mocking in this episode, something that will remain for the rest of the show.
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* StagParty: Ross gives Joey strict guidelines about what he wants, insisting that they keep things mellow and not do anything crazy like hiring strippers. Joey opts to ignore that last request and hires one anyway. Ross admits he made the right call.

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* StagParty: Ross gives Joey strict guidelines about what he wants, insisting that they keep things mellow and not do anything crazy like hiring strippers. Joey opts to ignore that last request and hires one anyway. Ross admits he made the right call.call.
* WorstWhateverEver: Chandler declaring Joey the "worst best man ever" for losing the ring is the source of the episode's title.
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* HeirloomEngagementRing: Ross plans to give Emily his late grandmother's wedding ring. The ring was the only thing, aside from the clothes she was wearing, that Nana had when she arrived in the USA and Ross claims it's brought luck to every bride that wore it. In the extended cut of the episode [[TheUnfavorite Monica]] is irritated to learn their mother gave the ring to Ross and not her.

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* HeirloomEngagementRing: Ross plans to give Emily his late grandmother's wedding ring. The ring was the only thing, aside from the clothes she was wearing, that Nana had when she arrived in the USA and Ross claims it's brought luck to every bride that wore it. In the extended cut of the episode [[TheUnfavorite Monica]] is irritated to learn their mother gave the ring to Ross and not her.her, so she tells Emily about the Duck eating it to try and ger her to give it up.
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** Phoebe's baby shower is only shown briefly but aside from Monica and Rachel the only recognisable guest is Jasmine who Phoebe used to work with (who only has lines in the extended vut of the episode).

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** Phoebe's baby shower is only shown briefly but aside from Monica and Rachel the only recognisable guest is Jasmine who Phoebe used to work with (who only has lines in the extended vut cut of the episode).

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* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: The guests at Ross' bachelor party are: Joey, Chandler, Gunther (who only got invited because Joey realised he heard them planning) and a couple of guys Ross knows from work who the audience has never seen before.

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The guests at Ross' bachelor party are: Joey, Chandler, Gunther (who only got invited because Joey realised he heard them planning) and a couple of guys Ross knows from work who the audience has never seen before.before.
** Phoebe's baby shower is only shown briefly but aside from Monica and Rachel the only recognisable guest is Jasmine who Phoebe used to work with (who only has lines in the extended vut of the episode).


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* GiftGivingGaffe: Monica gets excited by the baby clothes she buys for Phoebe's shower, only for Rachel to point out that Phoebe is a surrogate who doesn't get to keep the babies. They decide to tell everyone to bring gifts Phoebe can use ''after'' her pregnancy (alcohol, caffeine etc). This doesn't work either, as Phoebe is upset to receive gifts she won't be able to use for months.
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* AnimalChickMagnet: Joey and the Stripper hit it off after she coos over the Chick and the Duck.
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* SelectiveOblivousness: Joey pretends he didn't hear Ross saying not to hire strippers for the bachelor party. At the party Ross agrees he made the right call in hiring one anyway.

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* SelectiveOblivousness: SelectiveObliviousness: Joey pretends he didn't hear Ross saying not to hire strippers for the bachelor party. At the party Ross agrees he made the right call in hiring one anyway.
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* SelectiveOblivousness: Joey pretends he didn't hear Ross saying not to hire strippers for the bachelor party. At the party Ross agrees he made the right call in hiring one anyway.
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* OnlyOneName: After Chandler drunkenly declares them best friends Gunther asks if he even knows Gunther's last name. Chandler's guess is "Centralperk".

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* OnlyOneName: NoLastNameGiven: After Chandler drunkenly declares them best friends Gunther asks if he even knows Gunther's last name. Chandler's guess is "Centralperk".
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* PoliceAreUseless: Ross decides to call the police on the stripper, but Joey mentions that he already called them but they said they're "too busy solving all the murders".
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* FeelingTheBabyKick: At one point Phoebe gets annoyed because she can feel one of the triplets kicking one of the other babies.
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* FriendshipMoment:
** Ross deciding to make both Chandler and Joey his best men for the wedding, saying he's lucky to have two best friends.
** When Phoebe expresses disappointment about having to give the babies up, Rachel and Monica cheer her up by saying she gets to skip all the parenting headaches and be the cool aunt instead.


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* OpenMouthInsertFoot: When Joey complains about how Chandler was already best man once and how he might never get the chance to do so, Chandler tries to make him feel better by saying he can be his best man someday. Ross takes offense to this (pointing out how he'd be passed over by the guy he made best man twice), and Chandler's attempt to backtrack just makes Joey mad at him. Ross makes Joey best man out of spite for this, and Joey is all for it.


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* SandInMyEyes: After Ross makes both of them his best men and gets choked up calling them his best friends, Joey suddenly needs to check something in a distant corner of the room. Chandler and Ross deride this, [[HypocriticalHumor while looking away from each other and wiping their eyes]].
* SiblingRivalry: Phoebe can tell when a baby is kicking one of the other babies.
-->'''Phoebe:''' Don't make me come in there!
* SourOutsideSadInside: Phoebe reveals her surly attitude isn't just because of her hormones. She's started to recognize how hard it's going to be to give up the babies when the pregnancy is over.
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* PregnancyMakesYouCrazy: Phoebe gets very cranky as a result of her hormones and snaps at Rachel and Monica for minor things, making them afraid of her.
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* Brick Joke: Earlier in the episode, Chandler guesses "Centralperk" as Gunther's last name. Later on, the fake name the guys use to hire the stripper again is "Gunther Centralperk".

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* Brick Joke: BrickJoke: Earlier in the episode, Chandler guesses "Centralperk" as Gunther's last name. Later on, the fake name the guys use to hire the stripper again is "Gunther Centralperk".
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* Brick Joke: Earlier in the episode, Chandler guesses "Centralperk" as Gunther's last name. Later on, the fake name the guys use to hire the stripper again is "Gunther Centralperk".
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* HeirloomEngagementRing: Ross plans to give Emily his late grandmother's wedding ring. The ring was the only thing, aside from the clothes she was wearing, that Nana had when she arrived in the USA and Ross claims it's brought luck to every bride that wore it. In the extended cut of the episode [[TheUnfavorite Monica]] is irritated to learn their mother gave the ring to Ross and not her.
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* FirstWorldProblems: Phoebe calls Rachel out for moping over her history with Ross by bringing up her own history of living on the streets and begging for food.


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* MoodSwinger: Phoebe's pregnancy hormones are causing some extreme mood swings.
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* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: The guests at Ross' bachelor party are: Joey, Chandler, Gunther (who only got invited because Joey realised he heard them planning) and a couple of guys Ross knows from work who the audience has never seen before.
* LostWeddingRing: Ross' family heirloom wedding ring goes missing during the bachelor party. The guys assume the stripper stole it after sleeping with Joey. When they confront her she points out that she makes so much money she doesn't ''need'' to steal a ring. Turns out the Duck ate it while Joey was asleep.
* OnlyOneName: After Chandler drunkenly declares them best friends Gunther asks if he even knows Gunther's last name. Chandler's guess is "Centralperk".
* StagParty: Ross gives Joey strict guidelines about what he wants, insisting that they keep things mellow and not do anything crazy like hiring strippers. Joey opts to ignore that last request and hires one anyway. Ross admits he made the right call.
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Ross makes Joey his best man. Rachel and Monica give Phoebe a baby shower.

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