S01E05 · SCENE 14/18 · 16:09
Laundry disaster

Rachel's laundry turns pink due to a red sock.

16:09→17:34
in the episode · 1m 25s · S01E05

What happens

16:09–17:34

Rachel feels confident after doing laundry, but discovers a red sock turned everything pink, making her feel like a failure.

WhereLaunderama
DriverRachel
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadRoss and Rachel do laundry

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16:37

Uh-oh Uh-oh, the laundry's done.

16:44

The laundry song that we sing.

16:57

It's just that you left a red sock in with your whites, and now...

17:26

I can't even do laundry!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
humiliation0.7
sad0.6
awkward0.4
escalation0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

16:42Rachel discovers everything is pink.
17:17Rachel says she looks like a Marshmallow Peep.

Scene in the episode

16:09–17:34
A · Chandler breaks up with Janice
B · Joey wins back Angela
C · Ross and Rachel do laundry

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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes

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