S03E17 · SCENE 3/18 · 04:16
The One Without the Ski Trip · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Chandler Starts Smoking Again

Chandler relapses into smoking due to stress from the breakup.

04:16→05:50
in the episode · 1m 34s · S03E17
Chandler Starts Smoking Again

What happens

04:16–05:50

Monica and Phoebe catch Chandler smoking. He admits he started again because the breakup reminds him of his parents' divorce. He recalls starting smoking at age 9 during that time.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverChandler
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadChandler's Stress Smoking

Key lines

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04:48 · ★ iconic

This is just like my parents' divorce which is when I first started smoking.

05:12 · ★ iconic

No, "Hymn" 253: "His Eyes Are on the Sparrow."

05:18 · ★ iconic

When my parents got divorced, I started using humor as a defense mechanism.

05:43 · ★ iconic

Shut up. You're not my real mom.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.6
escalation0.5
obsession0.5
sad0.4
confession

Beats

04:38Chandler is caught smoking again
04:48He links smoking to his parents' divorce

Scene in the episode

04:16–05:50
A · Ross and Rachel's Breakup Fallout
B · Chandler's Stress Smoking
C · The Ski Trip Disaster

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Ross Doesn't Want Pity Fudge | Friends · Friends
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Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes

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