S02E23 · SCENE 8/19 · 09:43
The One With the Chicken Pox · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Scratching temptation strikes

Phoebe and Ryan struggle with itching from chicken pox and give in to scratching.

09:43→10:57
in the episode · 1m 14s · S02E23
Scratching temptation strikes

What happens

09:43–10:57

Phoebe and Ryan play a board game but are overwhelmed by the urge to scratch. They give in and scratch each other's backs, then stop themselves.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverPhoebe
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadPhoebe and Ryan chicken pox

Key lines

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09:44

You know what makes the itching even worse?

09:46

That you don't stop talking about it?

10:07

No. This is what I do for luck, okay?

10:17

Look, double sixes.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
escalation0.8
chaotic0.7
absurd0.3

Beats

09:57They start scratching
10:58They stop scratching

Scene in the episode

09:43–10:57
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

fan uploads · YouTube · matched by frame
Includes this scene · Phoebe catches Chicken Pox | Friends · Beyond The Episode
FRIENDS - Joseph quits (TOW the Chicken Pox) · Lots Of Laughter
FRIENDS - Joseph The Processing Guy (TOW the Chicken Pox) · Lots Of Laughter
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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Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
R
RyanCharlie Sheen3 episodes · drives 2 scenes

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