S02E20 · SCENE 11/18 · 12:00
The One Where Old Yeller Dies · Joey and Chandler's apartment
Phoebe's Movie Woes

Phoebe laments sad movie endings; Monica gives her It's a Wonderful Life; Richard plans to hang out with the guys.

12:00→13:10
in the episode · 1m 10s · S02E20

What happens

12:00–13:10

Phoebe is upset about the sad endings of movies like E.T., Rocky, and Charlotte's Web. Monica gives her It's a Wonderful Life to cheer her up. Meanwhile, Richard makes plans with Joey and Chandler.

WhereJoey and Chandler's apartment
DriverRichard
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadRichard's Guy Time

Key lines

from this scene
12:18

It's like, "Welcome home from the hospital." Thud!

12:46

Uh, the guy was Lou Gehrig. Didn't you kind of see it coming?

13:06

Bring your nerves of steel.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
cheerful0.6
scheme0.5
social rule violation0.5
awkward0.4
rapid back and forth

Beats

13:02Richard plays a game with the guys

Scene in the episode

12:00–13:10
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

Clips from this episode

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Phoebe Learns How ‘Old Yeller’ Actually Ends | Friends · Friends
FRIENDS CLIP: Friends S02E20 The One Where Old Yeller Dies · theonesw ithfriends
"Nothing But Rubber Gloves" | Friends (1994) · Lieutinant Whoareyou
Rachel Panics as Ross Plans Their Life | Friends · Friends
Chandler & Joey Love Monica's Boyfriend | Friends · Friends

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RB
Richard BurkeTom Selleck26 episodes · drives 9 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes

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