S05E15 · EP 112
season 5 · 1999-02-18
The One With the Girl Who Hits Joey
written by Adam Chase · directed by Kevin S. Bright · 29.31M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

14 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 12%misunderstanding 10%absurd 9%tense 6%angry 5%cheerful 5%social rule violation 5%humiliation 5%humiliating 5%double standard 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Monica and Chandler's relationship
B · Joey's punching girlfriend
C · Ross's building feud
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Every scene

14 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Ross discovers Monica and Chandler

Ross sees Monica and Chandler through his window and confronts them angrily.

00:01–00:07secret_exposed · confession
2 ▸ 00:07
2 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Friends tease about marriage

The group jokes about Monica and Chandler getting married and having kids.

00:07–03:02social_rule_violation · escalation
3 ▸ 03:02
3 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey introduces Katie

Joey brings his new girlfriend Katie to meet the friends.

03:02–04:43petty_grievance · violence
4 ▸ 04:43
4 · Ross's new apartment · act1Ross gets housewarming gifts

Phoebe brings Ross quirky housewarming gifts and meets the building president.

04:43–06:35misunderstanding · petty_grievance
5 ▸ 06:35
5 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Ross plans a party

Ross decides to throw a party to win over his neighbors.

06:35–07:06scheme · misunderstanding
6 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Chandler freaks out about commitment

Chandler worries about Monica's desire for marriage and babies.

07:06–08:52obsession · double_standard
7 ▸ 08:52
7 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey tries to break up with Katie

Joey awkwardly tries to tell Katie her punches hurt.

08:52–09:35misunderstanding · humiliation
8 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Chandler calls relationship casual

Chandler tells Monica their relationship is casual, angering her.

09:35–11:09double_standard
9 · Central Perk · act2Chandler seeks advice

Chandler asks Ross and Joey how to fix things with Monica.

11:09–12:10pursuit · avoidance
10 · Building party room · act2Ross crashes Howard's party

Ross goes to Howard's retirement party and finds Phoebe there.

12:10–14:05misunderstanding · humiliation
11 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Joey breaks up with Katie

Joey wears six sweaters to cushion Katie's punches and breaks up with her.

14:05–16:16breakup · violence
12 · Building party room · act2Phoebe defends Ross poorly

Phoebe tries to defend Ross but insults the neighbors instead.

16:16–18:46social_rule_violation · humiliation
13 ▸ 18:46
13 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act3Chandler proposes to apologize

Chandler proposes to Monica as a desperate apology.

18:46–22:04confession · deal
14 ▸ 22:04
14 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · tagRoss jokes about proposal

Ross makes jokes about Chandler's proposal and ruins it by proposing to Rachel.

22:04–22:08humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
1999-02-18
Overall
#112
Writers
Adam Chase
Director
Kevin S. Bright
Viewers
29.31M (US)
Pace
123 words/min · 108 questions

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In this episode

RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
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
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
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Steve (Chandler's boss)Phill Lewis3 episodes
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DannyGeorge Newbern5 episodes · drives 2 scenes