S03E25 · SCENE 17/18 · 18:48
The One at the Beach · Phoebe Abbott's house
Abbott reveals she is Phoebe's mother

Phoebe Abbott reveals she is Phoebe's birth mother.

18:48→22:05
in the episode · 3m 17s · S03E25
Abbott reveals she is Phoebe's mother

What happens

18:48–22:05

Phoebe Abbott catches Phoebe breaking in. Phoebe confronts her with a photo, demanding the truth. Abbott admits the man in the photo is not her father but then reveals a huge secret: she is Phoebe's birth mother.

WherePhoebe Abbott's house
DriverPhoebe Abbott
Positionact2 · reveal
ThreadRoss's love triangle

Key lines

from this scene
18:52 · ★ iconic

I didn't wanna make any noise. Then don't break in.

19:26 · ★ iconic

Otherwise, you're just mean.

19:36 · ★ iconic

The man in that picture is Chuck Mangione.

20:22 · ★ iconic

You know, I wanted to tell you yesterday, but I just I felt all floopy, and...

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Beats

19:12Phoebe confronts Abbott with the photo.
20:15Abbott reveals she is Phoebe's mother.

Scene in the episode

18:48–22:05
A · Phoebe's parentage mystery
B · Ross's love triangle
C · Chandler's boyfriend pitch

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