S01E06 · EP 6
season 1 · 1994-10-27
The One With the Butt
written by Adam Chase & Ira Ungerleider · directed by Arlene Sanford · 18.2M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

10 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 20%humiliation 11%obsession 8%tender 8%absurd 7%cheerful 6%deadpan 6%deal 5%seduction 5%breakup 4%

Story threads over runtime

click a block to open the scene
0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Joey's acting career
125789
B · Chandler and Aurora
36
C · Monica's cleanliness obsession
410
01

Every scene

10 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Theater · act1Friends attend Freud musical

The friends watch Joey's terrible musical, Freud, and are horrified.

00:05–01:38humiliation
2 · Theater lobby · act1Chandler gets Aurora's number

After the play, Chandler gets a beautiful woman's number.

01:38–04:29coincidence · deal
3 ▸ 04:29
3 · Central Perk · act1Chandler's date with Aurora

Chandler reveals Aurora is married and has a boyfriend, but he's fine with it.

04:29–07:44seduction · double_standard
4 ▸ 07:44
4 · Rachel's apartment · act1Monica cleans Rachel's apartment

Monica obsesses over Rachel's rearranged furniture and cleaning.

07:44–09:57obsession · petty_grievance
5 ▸ 09:57
5 · Central Perk · act2Joey gets Al Pacino movie role

Joey excitedly announces he got a role as Al Pacino's butt double.

09:57–12:06humiliation · deal
6 ▸ 12:06
6 · Monica's apartment · act2Chandler borrows moisturizer

Chandler borrows moisturizer from Monica for his date with Aurora.

12:06–13:33avoidance · seduction
7 ▸ 13:33
7 · Film set · act2Joey overacts as butt double

Joey gets fired for overacting his role as Al Pacino's butt.

13:33–14:54humiliation · escalation
8 ▸ 14:54
8 · Chandler's apartment · act2Chandler breaks up with Aurora

Chandler ends things with Aurora because he wants commitment.

14:54–17:38breakup · confession
9 ▸ 17:38
9 · Central Perk · act3Friends console Joey after firing

The friends comfort Joey after he gets fired from the Al Pacino movie.

17:38–20:41humiliation · comeuppance
10 · Rachel's apartment · tagMonica leaves shoes out to seem kooky

Monica struggles with leaving her shoes out to prove she's a kook.

20:41–20:45obsession · petty_grievance
03

Same DNA

nearest episodes by gene profile
S04E1623.13M viewers
The One With the Fake Party
19 scenesMar 1998
S02E1433.6M viewers
The One With the Prom Video
18 scenesFeb 1996
S03E2024.36M viewers
The One With the Dollhouse
18 scenesApr 1997
S02E1532.9M viewers
The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know
17 scenesFeb 1996
S01E0419.7M viewers
The One With George Stephanopoulos
21 scenesOct 1994
S09E2219.55M viewers
The One With the Donor
18 scenesMay 2003
← S01E05The One With the East German Laundry DetergentS01E07 →The One With the Blackout

Episode facts

Wikipedia · Wikidata
Aired
1994-10-27
Overall
#6
Writers
Adam Chase & Ira Ungerleider
Director
Arlene Sanford
Viewers
18.2M (US)
Pace
111 words/min · 84 questions

Read more

FPlot, trivia & quotesFriends WikiOPEN ↗WProduction & receptionWikipediaOPEN ↗QStructured dataQ20785846OPEN ↗

Where to watch

sponsored
TV
Stream all 10 seasonsWhere it's streaming now · JustWatch
Find
BD
The Complete SeriesBlu-ray / DVD box set
Shop
EP
The One With the ButtDigital purchase
Buy
Links may earn SceneClip a commission. Illustrative availability.

In this episode

MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
Fandom
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
Fandom
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
Fandom
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
Fandom
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
Fandom
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
Fandom
EL
Estelle LeonardJune Gable14 episodes
FandomWiki