S02E08 · EP 32
season 2 · 1995-11-16
The One With the List
written by David Crane & Marta Kauffman · directed by Mary Kay Place · 32.9M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 2 threads
awkward 12%confession 9%deal 9%angry 9%tense 6%sad 6%scheme 6%absurd 6%humiliation 6%cheerful 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Ross-Rachel-Julie triangle
B · Monica's Mockolate job
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel tells the girls

Rachel describes her kiss with Ross to Monica and Phoebe.

00:04–01:52confession
4 ▸ 04:13
4 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Ross torn between Rachel and Julie

Ross tells the guys he is conflicted about his kiss with Rachel.

04:13–04:21confession
6 ▸ 04:38
6 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Phoebe sings about love triangle

Phoebe sings a song about a love triangle to the group.

04:38–04:53
7 · Mr. Rastatter's office · act1Monica interviews for Mockolate job

Monica interviews for a job creating recipes with a synthetic chocolate substitute.

04:53–05:37deal
9 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel worries about Ross choosing Julie

Rachel worries that Ross will choose Julie over her.

06:48–07:27
10 ▸ 07:27
10 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Chandler suggests making a pros and cons list

Chandler suggests making a pros and cons list to help Ross choose between Rachel and Julie.

07:27–08:58scheme
12 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Monica's Mockolate recipes fail

Monica's friends are disgusted by her Mockolate recipes.

09:24–09:54
14 ▸ 10:04
14 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Ross breaks up with Julie

Ross tells the guys he broke up with Julie.

10:04–10:58breakup
15 ▸ 10:58
15 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Ross and Rachel get together

Ross tells Rachel he broke up with Julie and they kiss.

10:58–11:59confession
17 ▸ 13:15
17 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2The list prints and Chandler lies

The list prints and Chandler lies to Rachel about it being a short story.

13:15–13:36lie · scheme
18 ▸ 13:36
18 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Rachel reads the list and is devastated

Rachel reads the list of her flaws and is devastated.

13:36–15:14humiliation · secret_exposed
19 ▸ 15:14
19 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Rachel blames Chandler for the list

Rachel blames Chandler for the idea of the list.

15:14–16:10betrayal
20 ▸ 16:10
20 · Monica and Rachel's apartment balcony · act3Ross apologizes on the fire escape

Ross climbs the fire escape to apologize to Rachel with a pros list.

16:10–16:16pursuit
21 ▸ 16:16
21 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act3Rachel rejects Ross's apology

Rachel tells Ross she would never make a list like he did.

16:16–18:49double_standard
22 · Mr. Rastatter's office · act3Monica learns Mockolate failed

Monica learns the FDA approval for Mockolate did not come through.

18:49–19:42deal
23 ▸ 19:42
23 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act3Ross dedicates a song on the radio

Ross dedicates a song to Rachel on the radio, but she calls in to stop it.

19:42–22:43humiliation
24 · Mr. Rastatter's office · tagMonica tries Fishtachios

Monica tries a new product called Fishtachios but is allergic.

22:43–22:47deal
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Episode facts

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Aired
1995-11-16
Overall
#32
Writers
David Crane & Marta Kauffman
Director
Mary Kay Place
Viewers
32.9M (US)
Pace
112 words/min · 106 questions

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MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
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Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
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Bonnie8 episodes · drives 1 scenes
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