S02E23 · SCENE 18/19 · 19:00
The One With the Chicken Pox · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Richard's west side obsession

Richard reveals his obsessive need to sleep on the west side of the bed.

19:00→20:11
in the episode · 1m 11s · S02E23

What happens

19:00–20:11

Richard wakes Monica to share his realization: he must sleep on the west side of the bed because he grew up in California. Monica is delighted.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverRichard
Positionact3 · payoff
ThreadMonica and Richard obsession

Key lines

from this scene
19:06

I thought of a thing.

19:14

I have to sleep, have to, on this side of the bed.

19:21

No, honey. You have to sleep on this side of the bed because I have to sleep on this side of the bed.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
obsession0.9
tender0.8
triumphant0.2

Beats

19:06Richard shares his obsession
20:01Monica calls him a freak

Scene in the episode

19:00–20:11
A · Phoebe and Ryan chicken pox
B · Joey acts as Joseph
C · Monica and Richard obsession
D · Ross in Navy uniform

Clips from this episode

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Phoebe catches Chicken Pox | Friends · Beyond The Episode
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Friends: Phoebe Gets The Pox (Season 2 Clip) | TBS · TBS
Joey Pretends to Be a Processor | Friends · Friends
Charlie Sheen in Friends · hypothesa
Friends - Phoebe has the chicken pox · theCaptainBeast

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Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RB
Richard BurkeTom Selleck26 episodes · drives 9 scenes

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