S05E13 · EP 110
season 5 · 1999-02-04
The One With Joey's Bag
written by Seth Kurland (teleplay) · Michael Curtis (story) · directed by Gail Mancuso · 24.92M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 9%absurd 9%humiliation 8%tense 7%avoidance 7%social rule violation 7%tender 7%lie 6%sad 6%cheerful 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Monica's bad massages
B · Joey's man bag
C · Phoebe's father returns
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Monica hurts Chandler massaging

Monica gives Chandler a painful massage, but he hides his discomfort.

00:01–01:34lie · avoidance
3 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey shows off top hat

Joey wears a top hat for an audition, and Rachel offers to help him shop.

01:58–02:54humiliation · social_rule_violation
4 · Central Perk · act1Phoebe announces grandma's death

Phoebe tells the group her grandmother Frances has died.

02:54–03:32coincidence
5 · Central Perk · act1Phoebe recalls grandma's last words

Phoebe shares her grandmother's final moments and last words at the market.

03:32–04:21
6 ▸ 04:21
6 · Department store · act1Rachel convinces Joey to buy a bag

Rachel persuades Joey to buy a shoulder bag, which he initially thinks is a purse.

04:21–05:38negotiation · misunderstanding
7 · Ursula's apartment · act1Phoebe invites Ursula to funeral

Phoebe tells Ursula about their grandmother's death, but Ursula declines to attend.

05:38–06:48misunderstanding · avoidance
8 ▸ 06:48
8 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Friends mock Joey's bag

The friends tease Joey about his shoulder bag, but he defends it as practical.

06:48–08:05humiliation · social_rule_violation
9 ▸ 08:05
9 · Funeral home · act1Phoebe's father appears at funeral

Phoebe's father Frank Buffay arrives at the funeral but tries to flee when recognized.

08:05–09:38impersonation · avoidance
10 ▸ 09:38
10 · Funeral home · act1Phoebe chases her father

Phoebe catches her father and arranges to meet him at Central Perk.

09:38–10:25scheme · pursuit
11 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey leaves for audition

Joey heads to his audition with his bag, despite the friends' mockery.

10:25–12:05humiliation · social_rule_violation
12 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Phoebe prepares to meet her father

Phoebe discusses her feelings about meeting her father with the friends.

12:05–12:23avoidance · confession
13 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Phoebe reveals Monica's bad massages

Phoebe accidentally reveals that Monica gives terrible massages, upsetting Monica.

12:23–12:42secret_exposed · lie
14 · Audition room · act2Joey's audition fails due to bag

Joey's audition goes poorly because the casting directors object to his shoulder bag.

12:42–13:55humiliation · social_rule_violation
15 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Chandler convinces Monica she's best at bad massages

Chandler soothes Monica by saying she gives the best bad massages.

13:55–15:53lie · negotiation
16 · Central Perk · act2Phoebe confronts her father as lawyer

Phoebe pretends to be a lawyer and reveals her identity to her father.

15:53–18:35impersonation · interrogation
17 · Central Perk · act2Father sings lullaby to Phoebe

Phoebe's father sings a lullaby that matches the melody of Smelly Cat.

18:35–22:06confession
18 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act3Joey gives up the bag

Rachel convinces Joey to give up his shoulder bag after the audition failure.

22:06–22:10humiliation · negotiation
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Episode facts

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Aired
1999-02-04
Overall
#110
Writers
Seth Kurland (teleplay) · Michael Curtis (story)
Director
Gail Mancuso
Viewers
24.92M (US)
Pace
100 words/min · 86 questions

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In this episode

MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
UB
Ursula Buffay16 episodes · drives 3 scenes