S05E16 · SCENE 8/18 · 07:17
The One With the Cop · Apartment building stairwell
Couch stuck in stairwell

Ross and Rachel get the couch stuck in the stairwell.

07:17→08:28
in the episode · 1m 11s · S05E16
Couch stuck in stairwell

What happens

07:17–08:28

Ross and Rachel try to carry the couch up the stairs but get it stuck. Rachel screams as it wedges in place.

WhereApartment building stairwell
DriverRoss
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadRoss's couch struggle

Key lines

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07:21

Okay, cancel backup! Cancel backup!

07:30

Uh, yes, I did, but there isn't. Here we go!

07:53

You got it, right? You got it, right? You got [RACHEL SCREAMS]

08:24

You could get arrested right now!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
escalation0.8
chaotic0.7
tense0.3
humiliation0.2
rapid back and forth

Beats

07:35They try to maneuver the couch.
07:56The couch gets stuck.

Scene in the episode

07:17–08:28
A · Joey's dream confusion
B · Ross's couch struggle
C · Phoebe's badge abuse

Clips from this episode

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Includes this scene · Ross Can't Get His New Couch up the Stairs | Friends · Friends
Friends: Phoebe Finds A NYPD Police Badge (Season 5 Clip) | TBS · TBS
Friends Series - Moving the couch PIVOT! · Friends best moments
Friends | Ross' New Couch Pivot FULL SCENE · Still Watching Netflix
Phoebe Pretends To Be a Cop | Friends · Friends

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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes

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