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 threads
scheme 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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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Ross' Love Life
B · Monica's Catering
C · Joey's Gift
D · Kathy's Birthday
E · Ross's Date
F · Rachel's Crossword
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · cold_openRoss' New Girlfriend

The guys react to Ross' new girlfriend

00:01–01:01scheme · social_rule_violation
2 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Chandler's Gift

Chandler gets a gift for Kathy

01:01–01:57scheme · misunderstanding
3 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Monica's Catering

Monica turns down a catering job

01:57–03:34lie · scheme
4 · Cheryl's apartment · act2Ross' Date

Ross goes on a date with Cheryl

03:34–04:37social_rule_violation · escalation
5 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Monica's Success

Monica's catering business takes off

04:37–06:23scheme · coincidence
6 ▸ 06:23
6 · Cheryl's apartment · act3Ross' Breakup

Ross goes on a date with Cheryl

06:23–07:42breakup · humiliation
7 · Widow's house · act1Monica's Payment

Monica asks for payment

07:42–08:40scheme · social_rule_violation
8 · Widow's house · act1Widow's Ruse

Widow's fake tears

08:40–09:31scheme · misunderstanding
9 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey's Gift

Joey's bad gift

09:31–10:47scheme · social_rule_violation
10 · Cheryl's apartment · act1Ross's Date

Ross's messy date

10:47–11:45social_rule_violation · scheme
11 ▸ 11:45
11 · Widow's house · act2Phoebe's Payment

Phoebe gets paid

11:45–13:00scheme · social_rule_violation
12 · Widow's house · act3Monica's Business

Monica's catering

13:00–16:22scheme · social_rule_violation
13 · Cheryl's apartment · act2Ross Meets Cheryl

Ross breaks up with Cheryl

16:22–17:52breakup · humiliation
14 · Central Perk · act2Rachel Finishes Crossword

Rachel finishes her crossword

17:52–18:08
15 · Central Perk · act2Monica and Phoebe Partner Up

Monica and Phoebe decide to partner up

18:08–18:56
16 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey's Gift to Kathy

Joey gives Kathy a gift

18:56–19:45
17 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Chandler's Secret

Chandler's secret is revealed

19:45–22:22
18 · Cheryl's apartment · tagMonica Cleans Cheryl's Apartment

Monica tries to clean Cheryl's apartment

22:22–22:26
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Episode facts

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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
G
GuntherJames Michael Tyler139 episodes · drives 2 scenes
K
KathyPaget Brewster17 episodes · drives 3 scenes