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[s8e3] The One Where Rachel: Tells...

Ross’s reaction to the 3% failure rate of condoms led to a memorable scene where he calls the condom company’s "complaint department" while Rachel waits in the other room.

Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) spends the episode working up the courage to tell Ross (David Schwimmer) that he is the father of her baby. Ross, however, is hilariously oblivious, initially convinced that Rachel simply wants to sleep with him again. When the truth finally drops, Ross’s stunned silence—and his subsequent panic upon learning that condoms are only 97% effective—becomes one of the season's most iconic comedic sequences. [S8E3] The One Where Rachel Tells...

Mike Hagerty (Mr. Treeger) and Amanda Carlin (Dr. Long). Trivia and Legacy Ross’s reaction to the 3% failure rate of