S03E08 · SCENE 4/17 · 03:43
The One With the Giant Poking Device · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Ross leaves Ben with Monica

Ross asks Monica to babysit Ben, leaving him with her and Rachel.

03:43→04:39
in the episode · 0m 56s · S03E08
Ross leaves Ben with Monica

What happens

03:43–04:39

Ross needs to go to work because kids vandalized the Homo sapien display. He asks Monica to watch Ben, ignoring Rachel's offer. Joey asks a silly science question about Homo sapiens.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverRoss
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadBen's babysitting accident

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03:51 · ★ iconic

They painted over the word "sapien," for one thing.

03:55 · ★ iconic

Then they rearranged the figures. Let's just leave it at that.

04:27 · ★ iconic

If the Homo sapiens were, in fact, "homo" sapiens...

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deadpan0.4
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Beats

04:00Ross asks Monica to watch Ben.

Scene in the episode

03:43–04:39
A · Chandler-Janice breakup
B · Ben's babysitting accident
C · Phoebe's dentist curse

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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
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Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
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Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes

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