S03E04 · SCENE 13/15 · 17:45
The One With the Metaphorical Tunnel · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Joey goes back to Estelle

Phoebe gives Joey more rejection feedback, including that he was 'pretty dumb' and not believable as a human. Joey decides to go back to Estelle because her lies are easier to handle. Phoebe admits she made up some rejections.

17:45→19:00
in the episode · 1m 15s · S03E04

What happens

17:45–19:00

Phoebe gives Joey more rejection feedback, including that he was 'pretty dumb' and not believable as a human. Joey decides to go back to Estelle because her lies are easier to handle. Phoebe admits she made up some rejections.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverJoey
Positionact2 · resolution
ThreadPhoebe as Joey's agent

Key lines

from this scene
17:53 · ★ iconic

Okay. Um... Oh, the zoo commercial.

17:56 · ★ iconic

I didn't get it? No.

17:57 · ★ iconic

They said that you "weren't believable as a human being."

18:02 · ★ iconic

So you can work on that.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.7
confession0.6
betrayal0.4
sad0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

17:53Phoebe says Joey wasn't believable as a human.
18:22Joey says he's going back to Estelle.

Scene in the episode

17:45–19:00
A · Phoebe as Joey's agent
B · Chandler's commitment fear
C · Ross and Ben's Barbie

Clips from this episode

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Janice Is Afraid of Chandler | Friends · Friends
Ross Used To Dress Up Like a Woman | Friends · Friends
The Ones Where Monica & Ross Fight | Friends · Friends
Friends: Phoebe Pretends To Be Joey’s Agent (Season 3 Clip) | TBS · TBS
Joey’s Most Embarrassing Acting Job? | Friends · Friends
Friends-TOW the Metaphorical Tunnel- Funny Scene · Mike Xyl

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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes

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