S02E23 · SCENE 6/19 · 06:29
The One With the Chicken Pox · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Ryan arrives to poxed Phoebe

Ryan visits Phoebe, who has chicken pox, and decides to stay despite the risk, kissing her.

06:29→08:17
in the episode · 1m 48s · S02E23
Ryan arrives to poxed Phoebe

What happens

06:29–08:17

Ryan arrives at Monica's apartment. Phoebe reveals she has chicken pox. Ryan admits he never had it but chooses to stay, kissing her.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverRyan
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadPhoebe and Ryan chicken pox

Key lines

from this scene
07:43

And almost everything I had in mind, we had to be a lot closer than this.

07:48 · ★ iconic

Phoebe, I've spent the last eight months in a steel tube with men...

07:56 · ★ iconic

I am not gonna let a bunch of itchy spots stand between us.

08:09 · ★ iconic

Okay. This is the most romantic disease I've ever had.

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Scene DNA

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tender0.8
seduction0.7
absurd0.2

Beats

06:15Ryan enters
07:56Ryan decides to stay despite pox

Scene in the episode

06:29–08:17
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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Includes this scene · Phoebe catches Chicken Pox | Friends · Beyond The Episode
Includes this scene · Friends: Phoebe Gets The Pox (Season 2 Clip) | TBS · TBS
Includes this scene · Charlie Sheen in Friends · hypothesa
Includes this scene · Friends - Phoebe has the chicken pox · theCaptainBeast
FRIENDS - Joseph quits (TOW the Chicken Pox) · Lots Of Laughter
FRIENDS - Joseph The Processing Guy (TOW the Chicken Pox) · Lots Of Laughter
Joey Pretends to Be a Processor | Friends · Friends

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Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
R
RyanCharlie Sheen3 episodes · drives 2 scenes

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