S04E09 · EP 82
season 4 · 1997-12-11
The One Where They're Going to Party!
written by Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen · directed by Peter Bonerz · 23.89M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads
cheerful 15%deal 13%tense 11%sad 9%scheme 6%humiliation 6%awkward 4%coincidence 4%confession 4%angry 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Monica's chef job
B · Rachel's promotion
C · Gandalf's cancelled visit
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · cold_openRevealing the catering van

Monica and Phoebe show off their new van for their catering business.

00:03–01:37deal
2 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · act1Monica becomes food critic

Monica announces she will fill in as a food critic for a newspaper.

01:37–02:09deal
3 ▸ 02:09
3 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · act1Gandalf the party wizard

Ross and Chandler excitedly prepare for a visit from their legendary party friend Gandalf.

02:09–03:45deal
4 · Bloomingdale's office · act1Rachel asks for promotion

Rachel asks Joanna for a transfer to an assistant buyer position.

03:45–05:01scheme · humiliation
5 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · act1Gandalf cancels visit

Ross and Chandler are devastated when Gandalf cancels his trip.

05:01–06:23coincidence
6 · Bloomingdale's office · act1Joanna sabotages interview

Joanna undermines Rachel during her job interview for assistant buyer.

06:23–07:40scheme · humiliation
7 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · act1Monica's harsh review

Monica's scathing restaurant review is published, angering the owner.

07:40–08:24escalation
8 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · act1Allesandro confronts Monica

The restaurant owner Allesandro comes to Monica's apartment to complain about her review.

08:24–08:59confession · negotiation
9 ▸ 08:59
9 · Bloomingdale's office · act1Joanna offers Rachel a job

Joanna admits she sabotaged the interview and offers Rachel a new position.

08:59–12:24scheme · deal
10 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · act2Joey offers to party

Joey tries to cheer up Ross and Chandler by offering to go out partying.

12:24–13:45deal
11 ▸ 13:45
11 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · act2Monica gets head chef job

Monica tells Rachel she was offered the head chef job at Allesandro's.

13:45–14:25deal
12 ▸ 14:25
12 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · act2Phoebe upset about catering

Phoebe is upset when Monica quits their catering business for the chef job.

14:25–15:50betrayal
13 ▸ 15:50
13 · Coffee shop · act2Guys realize they're old

Ross, Chandler, and Joey admit they are too old to party like they used to.

15:50–17:37humiliation
14 · Monica and Phoebe's apartment · act2Phoebe lets Monica go

Phoebe forgives Monica and encourages her to take the head chef job.

17:37–19:35confession
15 · Bloomingdale's office · act3Joanna dies in accident

Rachel learns that Joanna was hit by a cab and died, ruining her promotion.

19:35–21:57coincidence · comeuppance
17 · Allesandro's restaurant kitchen · act3Monica meets hostile staff

Monica is introduced as head chef but the kitchen staff hate her for replacing their family member.

22:09–22:13rivalry · threat
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Episode facts

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Aired
1997-12-11
Overall
#82
Writers
Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen
Director
Peter Bonerz
Viewers
23.89M (US)
Pace
128 words/min · 88 questions

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In this episode

MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
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JoannaAlison La Placa7 episodes · drives 3 scenes
S
SophieLaura Dean4 episodes