S05E07 · EP 104
season 5 · 1998-11-12
The One Where Ross Moves In
written by Perry Rein & Gigi McCreery · directed by Gary Halvorson · 24.44M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

15 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 20%petty grievance 8%cheerful 8%absurd 8%social rule violation 7%scheme 7%escalation 5%coincidence 3%seduction 3%avoidance 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Ross moves in with Chandler and Joey
B · Phoebe dates health inspector Larry
C · Rachel plays hard to get with Danny
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Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · Chandler and Joey's apartment · act1Ross gets kicked out

Ross is kicked out by Emily's cousin and moves in with Chandler and Joey.

00:01–01:57coincidence · petty_grievance
2 · Monica's restaurant · act1Larry inspects Monica's restaurant

Health inspector Larry flirts with Phoebe while inspecting Monica's restaurant.

01:57–03:42seduction · social_rule_violation
3 · Central Perk · act1Rachel discusses Ross and Danny

Rachel talks about Ross's situation and her crush on Danny.

03:42–04:42avoidance · misunderstanding
4 · Central Perk · act1Danny invites Rachel to party

Danny invites Rachel to his housewarming party, but she plays hard to get.

04:42–05:39scheme · social_rule_violation
5 ▸ 05:39
5 · Chandler and Joey's apartment · act1Ross moves in with new message

Ross moves in and changes the answering machine message.

05:39–06:31petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
6 · Restaurant · act1Larry shuts down restaurant

Larry shuts down a restaurant on a date with Phoebe.

06:31–07:24seduction · escalation
7 · Chandler and Joey's apartment · act1Ross's air purifier annoys

Ross's air purifier annoys Chandler and Joey.

07:24–08:03petty_grievance · avoidance
8 · Chandler and Joey's apartment · act1Rachel lies about gala

Rachel lies about a regatta gala to avoid Danny's party.

08:03–08:41lie · scheme
9 ▸ 08:41
9 · Chandler and Joey's apartment · act1Foosball interrupted by Ross

Ross interrupts Chandler and Joey's foosball game.

08:41–10:59petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
10 · Monica's apartment · act1Larry closes more restaurants

Larry closes another restaurant, annoying the gang.

10:59–11:24escalation · coincidence
11 · Tiny studio apartment · act2Ross looks at tiny studio

Chandler and Joey take Ross to a tiny studio apartment.

11:24–14:27scheme · petty_grievance
13 · Italian restaurant · act2Larry closes Italian place

Larry closes another restaurant on a date with Phoebe.

14:43–16:10escalation · negotiation
14 · Chandler and Joey's apartment · act2Chandler sabotages Ross's application

Chandler lies to the apartment manager to sabotage Ross's application.

16:10–17:32lie · scheme
15 · Danny's apartment · act2Rachel goes to Danny's party

Rachel goes to Danny's party and meets his friend Tom.

17:32–20:07misunderstanding · humiliation
16 ▸ 20:07
16 · Chandler and Joey's apartment · act3Ross stays with Chandler and Joey

Ross decides to stay with Chandler and Joey after his application is rejected.

20:07–22:05confession · deal
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Episode facts

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Aired
1998-11-12
Overall
#104
Writers
Perry Rein & Gigi McCreery
Director
Gary Halvorson
Viewers
24.44M (US)
Pace
100 words/min · 88 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
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DannyGeorge Newbern5 episodes · drives 2 scenes
EW
Emily Waltham44 episodes · drives 5 scenes