S05E10 · EP 107
season 5 · 1998-12-17
The One With the Inappropriate Sister
written by Shana Goldberg-Meehan · directed by Dana De Vally Piazza · 23.67M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)
Episode DNA
18 scenes · 3 threadssocial rule violation 15%awkward 15%tense 14%absurd 13%scheme 11%misunderstanding 6%tender 4%humiliating 4%escalation 3%breakup 2%
Story threads over runtime
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Every scene
18 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:041 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · cold_openRoss is bored
Ross is bored at home
00:04–02:20scheme2 · Central Perk · act1Phoebe's charity work
Phoebe starts charity work
02:20–03:20social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 03:203 · Central Perk · act1Rachel's date setup
Monica sets up Rachel's date
03:20–04:13scheme4 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey's acting struggles
Joey didn't get the part
04:13–04:39lie · scheme5 · street · act2Phoebe's charity issues
Phoebe's charity work is not going well
04:39–06:19social_rule_violation · escalation6 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Rachel's date concerns
Rachel sees Danny with another girl
06:19–08:02scheme · misunderstanding7 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey's Writing Struggles
Joey tries to write a script
08:02–09:15scheme · misunderstanding8 · street · act1Phoebe's Charity Trouble
Phoebe collects charity
09:15–09:52social_rule_violation · coincidence9 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act2Joey's Script Progress
Joey writes script
09:52–10:49scheme · misunderstanding
10 ▸ 10:4910 · Danny's apartment · act2Rachel's Date
Rachel meets Danny's sister
10:49–11:56social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
11 ▸ 11:5611 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act3Joey's Script and Hockey Game
Joey finishes script
11:56–15:08scheme · escalation
12 ▸ 15:0812 · Danny's apartment · tagRachel's Breakup
Rachel breaks up with Danny
15:08–16:00social_rule_violation · breakup
13 ▸ 16:0013 · Danny's apartment · act2Rachel's Date Disaster
Rachel sees Danny with his sister
16:00–16:31social_rule_violation14 · street · act1Phoebe's Charity Fail
Phoebe collects charity
16:31–17:35misunderstanding · social_rule_violation15 · street · act2Phoebe Gets Moved
Phoebe gets moved
17:35–18:43social_rule_violation16 · Danny's apartment · act3Rachel Breaks Up
Rachel breaks up
18:43–19:27breakup · social_rule_violation17 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act3Joey's Script
Joey finishes script
19:27–22:06confession18 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · tagJoey's New Script
Joey's new script
22:06–22:10humiliation03
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1998-12-17
- Overall
- #107
- Writers
- Shana Goldberg-Meehan
- Director
- Dana De Vally Piazza
- Viewers
- 23.67M (US)
- Pace
- 122 words/min · 99 questions
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JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
PB
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MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
AG
Amy Greene9 episodes · drives 13 scenes