S04E10 · EP 83
season 4 · 1997-12-18
The One With the Girl from Poughkeepsie
written by Scott Silveri · directed by Gary Halvorson · 23.22M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)
Episode DNA
17 scenes · 11 threadscheerful 15%social rule violation 13%scheme 11%coincidence 10%tense 9%tender 8%humiliation 7%awkward 7%absurd 5%misunderstanding 4%
Story threads over runtime
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A · Monica's Job Struggle
C · Ross's Long Distance Romance
F · Rachel's Date
G · Ross's Girls
H · Phoebe's Song
I · Monica's Kitchen Struggles
J · Rachel's Holiday Romance
K · Ross's Dating Dilemma
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Every scene
17 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:011 · Central Perk · cold_openFriends Discuss Holidays
Friends discuss their holiday plans
00:01–01:53social_rule_violation · humiliation2 · Central Perk · act1Rachel's Holiday Blues
Rachel hates being single during holidays
01:53–03:43social_rule_violation · misunderstanding3 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel's Holiday Blues
Rachel expresses frustration about being single during holidays
03:43–05:05social_rule_violation · humiliation4 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Chandler's Suggestion
Chandler suggests Monica hire someone to fire in front of the staff
05:05–05:16scheme · social_rule_violation5 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Chandler Sets Up Rachel
Chandler sets up Rachel with a coworker
05:16–06:25misunderstanding · social_rule_violation6 · Central Perk · act2Phoebe's Song Attempt
Phoebe tries out her holiday song
06:25–07:32coincidence · humiliation7 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Chandler's Plan
Chandler sets up Rachel with a guy
07:32–07:51scheme8 · Allesandro's restaurant · act1Joey's First Day
Joey reports on his first day as fake waiter
07:51–09:07social_rule_violation
9 ▸ 09:079 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Ross's Dating Dilemma
Ross is torn between two women
09:07–10:42escalation10 · Allesandro's restaurant · act2Joey's Tips and Rachel's Date
Joey earns tips; Rachel's date goes well
10:42–13:32scheme11 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act3Phoebe's Song and Rachel's News
Phoebe sings; Ross decides to break up with both women
13:32–15:4413 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Rachel's Relationship Woes
Rachel confronts Chandler about ruining her date
17:08–17:23scheme · misunderstanding14 · train · act1Ross Gets Tickets
Ross invites the Poughkeepsie woman to a game
17:23–17:43coincidence15 · Allesandro's restaurant · act2Ross Falls Asleep
Ross falls asleep on the train and misses his stop
17:43–18:07social_rule_violation · escalation16 · Allesandro's restaurant · act2Monica Locked In
Monica gets locked in the walk-in cooler
18:07–19:51humiliation · social_rule_violation17 · train · act3Monica Fires Joey
Monica fires Joey to gain respect
19:51–22:10coincidence18 · Central Perk · tagRoss in Montreal
Ross meets a woman in Montreal
22:10–22:14coincidence03
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1997-12-18
- Overall
- #83
- Writers
- Scott Silveri
- Director
- Gary Halvorson
- Viewers
- 23.22M (US)
- Pace
- 99 words/min · 95 questions
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In this episode
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
EW
Emily Waltham44 episodes · drives 5 scenes