S02E14 · EP 38
season 2 · 1996-02-01
The One With the Prom Video
written by Alexa Junge · directed by James Burrows · 33.6M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 15%cheerful 11%humiliation 11%tender 9%absurd 6%tense 5%sad 5%confession 5%misunderstanding 3%social rule violation 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Joey's bracelet gift
B · Ross and Rachel's lobster
C · Monica's job and parents
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Central Perk · act1Joey gives Chandler a bracelet

Joey gives Chandler a gold engraved bracelet as thanks for past support.

00:02–02:35misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
2 · Restaurant kitchen · act1Monica's bad job interview

Monica interviews for a chef job but the chef makes inappropriate advances.

02:35–03:54seduction · humiliation
3 · Central Perk · act1Ross mopes over Rachel

Ross takes a message for Rachel from a guy and Phoebe calls Rachel his lobster.

03:54–05:23obsession
4 · Central Perk · act1Monica worries about rent

Monica worries about money and Chandler offers to lend her some.

05:23–06:22avoidance
5 · Monica's apartment · act1Monica's parents bring her stuff

Monica's parents bring her old belongings and reveal they are turning her room into a gym.

06:22–07:32social_rule_violation
6 · Central Perk · act1Chandler mocks the bracelet

Chandler mocks Joey's bracelet to a woman, and Joey overhears.

07:32–09:05misunderstanding · eavesdropping
7 · Central Perk · act1Ross confronts Rachel

Ross interrupts Rachel's date and tries to win her back, but she rejects him.

09:05–11:51pursuit · avoidance
8 · Monica's apartment · act2Chandler apologizes to Joey

Chandler apologizes to Joey for mocking the bracelet and promises to never take it off.

11:51–13:11confession · petty_grievance
9 · Monica's apartment · act2Monica tells parents she was fired

Monica tells her parents she was fired, and they encourage her to use her savings.

13:11–14:57confession
10 · Monica's apartment · act2Chandler buys replacement bracelet

Chandler buys a replacement bracelet, then the original is found, and he gives one to Joey.

14:57–16:10coincidence · deal
11 · Monica's apartment · act2Ross lends Monica money

Ross lends Monica money to help with her rent.

16:10–16:37deal
12 ▸ 16:37
12 · Monica's apartment · act2Friends find old prom video

Monica finds a video of her and Rachel getting ready for prom, and they start watching it.

16:37–17:31secret_exposed · humiliation
13 ▸ 17:31
13 · Monica's apartment · act2Prom video plays

The prom video continues, showing Monica and Rachel getting ready.

17:31–17:58humiliation
14 ▸ 17:58
14 · Monica's apartment (video) · act2Rachel gets stood up

Rachel is stood up by her prom date Chip, and Ross plans to take her instead.

17:58–20:35pursuit
15 ▸ 20:35
15 · Monica's apartment (video) · act2Ross prepares to rescue Rachel

Ross gets dressed in his father's tuxedo to take Rachel to prom.

20:35–20:54scheme
16 ▸ 20:54
16 · Monica's apartment (video) · act2Chip shows up before Ross

Rachel's date Chip arrives before Ross can ask her, and Ross is left disappointed.

20:54–22:06coincidence · humiliation
17 · Monica's apartment · act3Rachel kisses Ross

Touched by Ross's past gesture, Rachel kisses him and forgives him.

22:06–22:38confession
18 · Monica's apartment · tagEnd credits with parents' tape

Monica finds a recording of her parents having sex on the videotape.

22:38–22:42secret_exposed · humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
1996-02-01
Overall
#38
Writers
Alexa Junge
Director
James Burrows
Viewers
33.6M (US)
Pace
106 words/min · 104 questions

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