S01E23 · EP 23
season 1 · 1995-05-11
The One With the Birth
written by David Crane, Marta Kauffman, Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Astrof · directed by James Burrows · 28.7M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

15 scenes · 1 threads
tender 28%absurd 16%tense 12%coincidence 11%cheerful 9%comeuppance 6%social rule violation 5%angry 5%confession 5%awkward 2%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Ross' baby
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Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:04
1 · hospital · act1Friends at hospital

Friends wait at hospital

00:04–02:05
2 · hospital · act1Carol arrives

Carol arrives at hospital

02:05–02:42
3 · hospital · act1Dr. Franzblau meets Rachel

Dr. Franzblau meets Rachel

02:42–03:24
4 ▸ 03:24
4 · hospital · act1Joey argues with Lydia

Joey argues with Lydia

03:24–04:34
5 ▸ 04:34
5 · hospital · act1Chandler and Monica Talk

Chandler and Monica talk

04:34–07:07
6 ▸ 07:07
6 · hospital · act2Chandler and Monica Talk

Chandler and Monica talk

07:07–07:24
8 ▸ 07:40
8 · hospital · act1Carol throws them out

Carol kicks Ross and Susan out

07:40–09:58social_rule_violation
9 ▸ 09:58
9 · hospital · act1Phoebe intervenes

Phoebe stops the fight

09:58–10:18
10 ▸ 10:18
10 · hospital · act2Phoebe's speech

Phoebe's heartfelt speech

10:18–10:22confession
11 ▸ 10:22
11 · hospital · act2Joey helps Lydia

Joey assists Lydia

10:22–12:10
12 ▸ 12:10
12 · hospital · act3Ross and Susan resolve

Ross and Susan make up

12:10–14:14
14 ▸ 15:36
14 · hospital · act2Phoebe Meets Ben

Phoebe meets a hospital worker

15:36–17:00misunderstanding · coincidence
16 ▸ 18:48
16 · hospital · act3Baby is Born

Baby is born

18:48–20:26coincidence · comeuppance
17 ▸ 20:26
17 · hospital · act3Meet Ben

Friends meet the baby

20:26–22:07coincidence · comeuppance
18 ▸ 22:07
18 · hospital · tagFriends Say Goodbye

Friends say goodbye to Ben

22:07–22:39coincidence · comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
1995-05-11
Overall
#23
Writers
David Crane, Marta Kauffman, Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Astrof
Director
James Burrows
Viewers
28.7M (US)
Pace
120 words/min · 100 questions

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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
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Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
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Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
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Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
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Carol Willick36 episodes · drives 2 scenes
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Susan Bunch23 episodes
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Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
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