S03E16 · EP 64
season 3 · 1997-02-20
The One the Morning After
written by David Crane & Marta Kauffman · directed by James Burrows · 28.26M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 10%tense 10%absurd 8%misunderstanding 8%scheme 8%humiliation 8%sad 6%angry 5%secret exposed 4%petty grievance 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Ross's Cheating Cover-Up
B · Waxine Waxing Disaster
C · Ross and Rachel Breakup
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · Various · cold_openPreviously on Friends recap

Recap of Ross and Rachel's fight and breakup.

00:01–02:10misunderstanding · escalation
2 · Ross's Apartment · act1Ross hides Chloe from Rachel

Ross wakes up with Chloe and hides her when Rachel arrives to reconcile.

02:10–03:07scheme · secret_exposed
3 ▸ 03:07
3 · Monica's Apartment · act1Monica and Phoebe buy Waxine

Monica and Phoebe excitedly discuss buying leg-waxing product Waxine.

03:07–06:11scheme · misunderstanding
4 ▸ 06:11
4 · Monica's Apartment · act1Ross confesses to Joey and Chandler

Ross tells Joey and Chandler about cheating and they advise him to hide it.

06:11–06:41confession · scheme
5 ▸ 06:41
5 · Monica's Apartment · act1Joey explains the trail

Joey warns Ross about the trail of people who could expose his cheating.

06:41–07:24scheme · investigation
6 ▸ 07:24
6 · Monica's Apartment · act1Waxine waxing goes wrong

Monica and Phoebe try Waxine and find it extremely painful.

07:24–08:17misunderstanding · humiliation
7 ▸ 08:17
7 · Phone call · act1Ross confronts Chloe and Isaac

Ross asks Chloe and Isaac to keep his cheating a secret.

08:17–09:48negotiation · scheme
8 ▸ 09:48
8 · Massage Place · act1Ross begs Jasmine not to tell Phoebe

Ross asks Jasmine to keep his secret, but she already told her roommate Gunther.

09:48–10:16secret_exposed · coincidence
10 ▸ 10:49
10 · Monica's Apartment · act1Joey and Chandler get waxed

Joey and Chandler try Waxine and experience the pain themselves.

10:49–11:42humiliation · comeuppance
11 ▸ 11:42
11 · Monica's Apartment · act2Rachel confronts Ross about cheating

Rachel storms in and fights with Ross about his cheating with Chloe.

11:42–14:44betrayal
13 · Monica's Apartment · act2Rachel mocks Ross with Mark fantasy

Rachel asks Ross how he would feel if she slept with Mark.

15:09–16:18humiliation
14 · Monica's Apartment · act2Ross and Rachel order pizza

Ross and Rachel seem to reconcile and order pizza together.

16:18–17:15misunderstanding · negotiation
15 · Monica's Apartment · act2Friends discuss Ross and Rachel's future

The friends wonder if Ross and Rachel will get through this.

17:15–18:11misunderstanding · escalation
16 · Monica's Apartment · act2Joey practices new walk

Joey asks if he needs a new walk and Ross insults him.

18:11–19:00petty_grievance · humiliation
17 ▸ 19:00
17 · Monica's Apartment · act3Monica feels ignored

Monica is upset that Rachel hasn't noticed she didn't come home.

19:00–20:10petty_grievance · misunderstanding
18 · Monica's Apartment · act3Ross tries to kiss Rachel

Ross tries to kiss Rachel to make up, but she rejects him.

20:10–21:41seduction · humiliation
19 · Monica's Apartment · act3Ross and Rachel break up

Ross and Rachel have an emotional breakup as Rachel says everything has changed.

21:41–22:59breakup · confession
20 · Monica's Apartment · tagFriends emerge after breakup

The friends leave the room and find Rachel asleep on the couch.

22:59–23:03
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Episode facts

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Aired
1997-02-20
Overall
#64
Writers
David Crane & Marta Kauffman
Director
James Burrows
Viewers
28.26M (US)
Pace
106 words/min · 109 questions

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In this episode

RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
MR
Mark RobinsonSteven Eckholdt10 episodes · drives 1 scenes
C
ChloeAngela Featherstone14 episodes · drives 3 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes