S02E24 · SCENE 6/19 · 05:46
The One With Barry and Mindy's Wedding · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Richard Doesn't Want Kids

Richard reveals he doesn't want children in their future.

05:46→07:29
in the episode · 1m 43s · S02E24

What happens

05:46–07:29

Monica asks Richard if he sees kids in their future. Richard says he loves children but doesn't want to be 70 when they go to college. Monica drops the subject, saying it's way in the future.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverMonica
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadMonica and Richard Breakup

Key lines

from this scene
05:57

That's probably why babies learn to talk, so they can tell grownups to cut it out.

06:03 · ★ iconic

Hey, I got a question for you.

07:08

Well, I just think the baby would keep falling off the dog.

07:23

I don't wanna be 70 when our kids go off to college and our life can finally start.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
negotiation0.6
tense0.6
avoidance0.4
tender0.4
argument

Beats

06:52Richard asks if she sees a bassinet.
07:26Richard says he doesn't want to be 70 when kids go to college.

Scene in the episode

05:46–07:29
A · Rachel at Barry's Wedding
B · Joey's Kissing Problem
C · Chandler's Internet Date
D · Monica and Richard Breakup

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

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