S02E09 · SCENE 8/18 · 05:20
The One With Phoebe's Dad · Frances's apartment
Grandma reveals truth about father

Phoebe's grandmother admits the pictures are not of her real father and gives her a real photo.

05:20→07:08
in the episode · 1m 48s · S02E09
Grandma reveals truth about father

What happens

05:20–07:08

Phoebe's grandmother shows her pictures of guys in frames. Phoebe accuses her of lying. Grandma admits the pictures are not of her real father, who left before she was born. She gives Phoebe a real picture of him.

WhereFrances's apartment
DriverPhoebe
Positionact1 · reveal
ThreadPhoebe meets father

Key lines

from this scene
05:45 · ★ iconic

Uh... Huh, how come?

06:17 · ★ iconic

Is it really your...?

06:52

But then she died and it was harder to argue with her.

07:01

All right. So he's not a famous tree surgeon?

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Scene DNA

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confession1.0
secret exposed1.0
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argument

Beats

06:27Grandma admits pictures are fake
07:38Grandma gives real picture of father

Scene in the episode

05:20–07:08
A · Phoebe meets father
B · Ross wins Rachel back
C · Christmas gift chaos

Clips from this episode

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Includes this scene · Friends: Phoebe Learns the Truth About Her Father (Season 2 Clip) | TBS · TBS
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Friends | Season 2 | Phoebe is looking for her dad (Audio quality) · the THUNder
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The Sauna Party | Friends · Friends

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Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
F
Frances6 episodes

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