S02E20 · SCENE 1/18 · 00:06
The One Where Old Yeller Dies · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Phoebe Learns Old Yeller's End

Phoebe is shocked to learn Old Yeller's sad ending and that her mother shielded her from sad movie endings.

00:06→02:06
in the episode · 2m 00s · S02E20
Phoebe Learns Old Yeller's End

What happens

00:06–02:06

Phoebe believes Old Yeller has a happy ending, but her friends reveal the dog gets rabies and is shot. She is horrified and learns her mother used to shut off sad movies before the end to shield her from pain.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverPhoebe
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadPhoebe's Sad Movies

Key lines

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00:08 · ★ iconic

-What you guys doing? -Monica's making us watch Old Yel/er.

00:40 · ★ iconic

He doesn't have rabies. He has babies.

01:13 · ★ iconic

Okay, what kind of a sick doggy snuff film is this?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
misunderstanding1.0
social rule violation1.0
sad1.0
tense1.0
argument

Beats

00:52Phoebe learns the truth about Old Yeller

Scene in the episode

00:06–02:06
A · Phoebe's Sad Movies
B · Richard's Knicks Game
C · Ross's Fatherhood
D · Ross's Future Plans
E · Richard's Guy Time
F · Phoebe's Movie

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PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes

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