S05E03 · EP 100
Episode DNA
23 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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23 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:02Phoebe checks in for labor, shocking the nurse by revealing her brother is the father.
00:02–00:46coincidence · social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 00:46Monica and Chandler arrive late, lying about forgetting a jacket to hide a romantic stop.
00:46–02:08lie · schemePhoebe learns her doctor is injured, but the replacement doctor mentions loving Fonzie.
02:08–03:22coincidence · escalationFrank Jr. arrives without Alice and offers to coach Phoebe using the Lamazda method.
03:22–03:57misunderstanding · coincidence
5 ▸ 03:57Rachel gets Monica dates with male nurses, but Monica struggles to refuse without revealing her secret.
03:57–05:13scheme · avoidanceJoey has more sympathy pains, and Chandler learns Monica and Rachel have dates with nurses.
05:13–05:50escalation · misunderstanding
7 ▸ 05:50Dr. Harad mentions Fonzie dated triplets, and Phoebe demands a different doctor.
05:50–07:16obsession · social_rule_violationChandler and Monica argue after he says they are just goofing around, leading her to consider the date.
07:16–07:57misunderstanding · lie
9 ▸ 07:57Phoebe rejects a young doctor, insisting on a grown-up, and sends him away crying.
07:57–08:26social_rule_violation · humiliationJoey is diagnosed with kidney stones, and the doctor confirms it is not sympathy pains.
08:26–09:44coincidence · escalationPhoebe confides in Rachel that she wants to keep one of the triplets and asks her to talk to Frank.
09:44–10:59scheme · negotiationJoey refuses a procedure to remove kidney stones, opting to wait for them to pass naturally.
10:59–11:37avoidance · humiliationRachel avoids asking Frank about keeping a baby, while Dr. Harad talks about Fonzie and Mork.
11:37–12:22avoidance · obsessionDan the nurse is introduced to Monica, and Chandler interrogates him about being a nurse.
12:22–13:47interrogation · rivalryPhoebe is in heavy labor and demands drugs, while Joey also yells in pain.
13:47–14:38escalation · coincidence
16 ▸ 14:38Rachel tries to ask Frank about keeping a baby, but he says three babies is not a lot.
14:38–15:16negotiation · avoidance
17 ▸ 15:16Phoebe gives birth to her first baby, a boy, with Dr. Harad watching Fonzie on TV.
15:16–16:33coincidence · escalation
18 ▸ 16:33Phoebe gives birth to two more babies, including a girl mistakenly named Chandler.
16:33–17:52coincidenceAlice arrives after the birth and sees her babies for the first time.
17:52–17:59coincidenceChandler and Monica reconcile after he defines goofing around as caring and having amazing sex.
17:59–19:07confession · misunderstanding
21 ▸ 19:07Rachel tells Phoebe that Frank and Alice will not give her one of the babies.
19:07–21:35negotiation · comeuppancePhoebe has a tender moment alone with the triplets, saying goodbye and promising to be their favorite aunt.
21:35–22:06The friends congratulate Phoebe on the birth and joke about the name Chandler for a girl.
22:06–22:10Same DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1998-10-08
- Overall
- #100
- Writers
- Marta Kauffman & David Crane
- Director
- Kevin S. Bright
- Viewers
- 26.82M (US)
- Pace
- 93 words/min · 78 questions