S04E06 · EP 79
season 4 · 1997-11-06
The One With the Dirty Girl
written by Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri · directed by Shelley Jensen · 25.68M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)
Episode DNA
18 scenes · 6 threadsscheme 19%tense 17%awkward 13%cheerful 10%social rule violation 9%breakup 6%absurd 5%humiliation 4%humiliating 3%triumphant 3%
Story threads over runtime
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Every scene
18 scenes · our breakdown1 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · cold_openRoss' New Girlfriend
The guys react to Ross' new girlfriend
00:01–01:01scheme · social_rule_violation2 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Chandler's Gift
Chandler gets a gift for Kathy
01:01–01:57scheme · misunderstanding3 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Monica's Catering
Monica turns down a catering job
01:57–03:34lie · scheme4 · Cheryl's apartment · act2Ross' Date
Ross goes on a date with Cheryl
03:34–04:37social_rule_violation · escalation5 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Monica's Success
Monica's catering business takes off
04:37–06:23scheme · coincidence
6 ▸ 06:236 · Cheryl's apartment · act3Ross' Breakup
Ross goes on a date with Cheryl
06:23–07:42breakup · humiliation7 · Widow's house · act1Monica's Payment
Monica asks for payment
07:42–08:40scheme · social_rule_violation8 · Widow's house · act1Widow's Ruse
Widow's fake tears
08:40–09:31scheme · misunderstanding9 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey's Gift
Joey's bad gift
09:31–10:47scheme · social_rule_violation10 · Cheryl's apartment · act1Ross's Date
Ross's messy date
10:47–11:45social_rule_violation · scheme
11 ▸ 11:4511 · Widow's house · act2Phoebe's Payment
Phoebe gets paid
11:45–13:00scheme · social_rule_violation12 · Widow's house · act3Monica's Business
Monica's catering
13:00–16:22scheme · social_rule_violation13 · Cheryl's apartment · act2Ross Meets Cheryl
Ross breaks up with Cheryl
16:22–17:52breakup · humiliation14 · Central Perk · act2Rachel Finishes Crossword
Rachel finishes her crossword
17:52–18:0815 · Central Perk · act2Monica and Phoebe Partner Up
Monica and Phoebe decide to partner up
18:08–18:5616 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey's Gift to Kathy
Joey gives Kathy a gift
18:56–19:4517 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Chandler's Secret
Chandler's secret is revealed
19:45–22:2218 · Cheryl's apartment · tagMonica Cleans Cheryl's Apartment
Monica tries to clean Cheryl's apartment
22:22–22:2603
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1997-11-06
- Overall
- #79
- Writers
- Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri
- Director
- Shelley Jensen
- Viewers
- 25.68M (US)
- Pace
- 100 words/min · 96 questions
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In this episode
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes