Joey explains friends first to Rachel · The One With the Cop

S05E16 · SCENE 14/18 · 13:15

The One With the Cop · Monica's apartment

Joey explains friends first to Rachel

Joey tells Rachel he wants to date her because he saw her first.

13:15→13:30

in the episode · 0m 15s · S05E16

What happens

13:15–13:30

Joey asks Rachel to help with the couch but then explains he wants to 'crank it up a notch' because they are friends first, and he saw her first.

WhereMonica's apartment

DriverJoey

Positionact2 · complication

ThreadJoey's dream confusion

Key lines

from this scene

13:20 · ★ iconic
Aw, I'd love to but I got acting class. But you know what?

13:23
I guess I could blow that off for you.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1

awkward0.9

misunderstanding0.8

seduction0.2

cheerful0.1

rapid back and forth

Beats

13:44Joey says he wants a relationship like Monica and Chandler.

14:02He says he saw Rachel first.

Scene in the episode

13:15–13:30

A · Joey's dream confusion

1 2 4 7 10 14 15 18

B · Ross's couch struggle

5 6 8 16 17 21

C · Phoebe's badge abuse

3 9 13 20

Clips from this episode

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Ross Can't Get His New Couch up the Stairs | Friends · Friends

Friends: Phoebe Finds A NYPD Police Badge (Season 5 Clip) | TBS · TBS

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Friends | Ross' New Couch Pivot FULL SCENE · Still Watching Netflix

Phoebe Pretends To Be a Cop | Friends · Friends

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