S01E11 · EP 11
season 1 · 1995-01-05
The One With Mrs. Bing
written by Alexa Junge · directed by James Burrows · 26.6M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 5 threads
awkward 20%tense 14%social rule violation 11%seduction 8%obsession 4%petty grievance 4%tender 4%angry 4%scheme 4%absurd 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Coma Guy
B · Nora's Visit
C · Ross' Mistake
D · Ross Nora Kiss
E · Rachel Writes Book
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · street · cold_openMonica and Phoebe

Monica and Phoebe see a cute guy

00:01–01:28social_rule_violation · coincidence
2 · hospital · act1Coma Guy's Hospital

Monica and Phoebe visit Coma Guy

01:28–02:35obsession · petty_grievance
3 ▸ 02:35
3 · TV studio · act1Nora Tyler Bing

Chandler's mom is on TV

02:35–05:07social_rule_violation
4 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Dinner Plans

Friends make dinner plans

05:07–05:42rivalry · petty_grievance
5 · Mexican restaurant · act2Mexican Restaurant

Friends have dinner

05:42–05:48seduction · betrayal
6 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act3Aftermath

Ross and Nora's kiss

05:48–06:06lie · betrayal
7 ▸ 06:06
7 · TV studio · act1Nora on TV

Nora talks about writing

06:06–08:44scheme · social_rule_violation
8 ▸ 08:44
8 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Ross and Nora

Ross talks to Nora

08:44–09:36seduction · social_rule_violation
9 ▸ 09:36
9 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Joey and Ross

Joey confronts Ross

09:36–11:48social_rule_violation · betrayal
10 · Hallway · act2Racquetball

Joey and Chandler

11:48–12:17petty_grievance · avoidance
11 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Paolo and Rachel

Paolo says goodbye

12:17–12:32seduction · social_rule_violation
12 ▸ 12:32
12 · Hospital and Central Perk · act3Hospital and Central Perk

Monica and Phoebe

12:32–14:30obsession · petty_grievance
13 · Central Perk · cold_openPhoebe Sings

Phoebe sings at Central Perk

14:30–16:37scheme
14 · Central Perk · act1Chandler's Mom

Chandler talks about his mom

16:37–17:40social_rule_violation
15 · Hospital · act2Coma Guy Awakes

Coma guy wakes up

17:40–19:15comeuppance
16 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Ross and Nora

Ross talks to Nora

19:15–19:44seduction
17 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act3Rachel Writes

Rachel writes a book

19:44–22:39humiliation
18 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · tagAftermath

Aftermath of events

22:39–22:43confession
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Episode facts

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Aired
1995-01-05
Overall
#11
Writers
Alexa Junge
Director
James Burrows
Viewers
26.6M (US)
Pace
117 words/min · 114 questions

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In this episode

MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
NT
Nora Tyler Bing7 episodes · drives 4 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
P
PaoloCosimo Fusco8 episodes