S05E20 · EP 117
season 5 · 1999-04-29
The One With the Ride Along
written by Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Seth Kurland · directed by Gary Halvorson · 19.63M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

15 scenes · 4 threads
cheerful 16%awkward 14%tense 9%absurd 8%social rule violation 8%misunderstanding 8%scheme 7%obsession 4%humiliation 4%tender 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Distract Ross from Emily
B · Erased Emily's message
C · Ride-along with Gary
D · Sandwich loyalty test
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Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Central Perk · act1Distract Ross from Emily

The group tries to keep Ross from thinking about Emily's wedding.

00:01–02:00avoidance · social_rule_violation
2 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Photos ruined by accident

Rachel drops a box of photos, ruining Monica's organized system.

02:00–02:47petty_grievance · escalation
3 · Police car · act1Ride-along gets dark

The guys enjoy the ride-along as night falls.

02:47–03:39social_rule_violation · humiliation
4 ▸ 03:39
4 · Police car · act1Sandwich banned in car

Joey buys a sandwich but Gary forbids eating it in the car.

03:39–05:23social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
5 · Police car · act1Ross examines fake dinosaur

Ross finds a fake dinosaur toy and is relieved it's not real.

05:23–05:44obsession · humiliation
6 · Ross's apartment · act1Emily's message heard

Rachel and Monica hear Emily's message on Ross's machine.

05:44–06:51eavesdropping · secret_exposed
7 · Police car · act1Undercover car banter

The guys joke about being undercover in the police car.

06:51–08:03social_rule_violation · humiliation
8 · Ross's apartment · act1Debate over erasing message

Monica and Rachel argue about erasing Emily's message.

08:03–09:50scheme · betrayal
9 · Police car · act2Car backfire scare

A car backfire scares everyone, and Joey dives over Ross.

09:50–11:08misunderstanding · escalation
10 · Ross's apartment · act2Fix the erased message

Monica and Rachel try to fix the erased message.

11:08–12:14scheme · coincidence
11 ▸ 12:14
11 · Central Perk · act2Joey praised as hero

Gary and the guys praise Joey for his heroic dive.

12:14–13:09misunderstanding
13 ▸ 13:44
13 · Chandler and Joey's apartment · act2Sandwich loyalty revealed

Joey admits he dove for his sandwich, not Ross.

13:44–16:32misunderstanding · betrayal
14 ▸ 16:32
14 · Ross's apartment · act2Ross shares near-death story

Ross tells Rachel about his near-death experience.

16:32–17:06obsession
15 ▸ 17:06
15 · Ross's apartment · act2Rachel talks Ross out of calling

Rachel convinces Ross not to call Emily back.

17:06–22:07scheme
16 · Central Perk · act3War fantasy discussion

The gang discusses how they'd react in a war.

22:07–22:11
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Episode facts

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Aired
1999-04-29
Overall
#117
Writers
Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Seth Kurland
Director
Gary Halvorson
Viewers
19.63M (US)
Pace
102 words/min · 103 questions

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In this episode

MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
G
GaryMichael Rapaport6 episodes · drives 6 scenes
EW
Emily Waltham44 episodes · drives 5 scenes