S04E18 · EP 91
season 4 · 1998-04-02
The One With Rachel's New Dress
written by Jill Condon & Amy Toomin (teleplay) · Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen (story) · directed by Gail Mancuso · 21.72M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)
Episode DNA
16 scenes · 6 threadsawkward 14%tense 13%social rule violation 11%absurd 9%scheme 8%misunderstanding 7%coincidence 7%petty grievance 5%deadpan 5%humiliating 5%
Story threads over runtime
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Every scene
16 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:021 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · cold_openPhoebe Plays Drum
Phoebe plays her songs on a drum
00:02–02:29scheme2 · Ross's apartment · act1Ross Talks to Carol
Ross talks to Carol about Emily and Susan
02:29–03:58misunderstanding3 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Phoebe Considers Names
Phoebe considers names for the baby
03:58–04:14scheme4 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel Prepares Date
Rachel prepares for her date with Joshua
04:14–05:34scheme5 · Central Perk · act2Ross's Fear Grows
Ross's fear about Emily and Susan grows
05:34–06:26misunderstanding7 · Central Perk · act1Ross's concern
Ross fears Susan's influence on Emily
06:37–09:20misunderstanding8 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Phoebe names triplet
Phoebe chooses a name for the triplet
09:20–09:44rivalry · petty_grievance
9 ▸ 09:449 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel's date
Rachel's date with Joshua
09:44–10:51coincidence · social_rule_violation
10 ▸ 10:5110 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Joshua's fear
Joshua's fear of farm birds
10:51–12:08coincidence · social_rule_violation11 · Joshua's parents' house · act2Joshua's parents' house
Rachel and Joshua at his parents' house
12:08–13:40coincidence · social_rule_violation
12 ▸ 13:4012 · Joshua's parents' house · act3Joshua's parents return
Joshua's parents catch Rachel in her negligee
13:40–15:15social_rule_violation · lie
13 ▸ 15:1513 · Joshua's parents' house · act2Rachel's Lingerie
Rachel explains her outfit
15:15–16:57social_rule_violation · humiliation14 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act2Chandler's Name Change
Chandler considers a new name
16:57–17:52petty_grievance · scheme16 · Central Perk · act2Ross's Fears
Ross expresses his concerns
17:58–20:01misunderstanding17 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act3Phoebe Names the Baby
Phoebe makes a decision
20:01–22:09scheme · deal18 · airport · tagRoss and Emily Reunite
Ross and Emily meet up
22:09–22:1303
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1998-04-02
- Overall
- #91
- Writers
- Jill Condon & Amy Toomin (teleplay) · Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen (story)
- Director
- Gail Mancuso
- Viewers
- 21.72M (US)
- Pace
- 119 words/min · 67 questions
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FB
Frank Buffay Jr.14 episodes · drives 12 scenes
AK
Alice Knight10 episodes · drives 1 scenes
RG
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CW
Carol Willick36 episodes · drives 2 scenes
JT
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CB
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RG
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