S05E21 · SCENE 10/19 · 11:33
The One With the Ball · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Monica joins the ball game

Monica joins Ross and Joey's ball game, making it more competitive, and they reluctantly let Chandler play despite his reputation as a dropper.

11:33→12:14
in the episode · 0m 41s · S05E21
Monica joins the ball game

What happens

11:33–12:14

Monica joins the ball game, throwing harder and making it competitive. Chandler wants to join, but Ross and Joey hesitate because he is a known dropper. Chandler insists he is not, and they let him play.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverMonica
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadThe ball throwing game

Key lines

from this scene
11:34

We're on the same team.

11:54 · ★ iconic

I'm not a dropper.

12:08

Oh, oh, it's so hard.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
escalation0.6
chaotic0.5
absurd0.5
social rule violation0.4
argument

Beats

11:29Monica throws too hard
11:48They call Chandler a dropper

Scene in the episode

11:33–12:14
A · Phoebe and Gary move in
B · The ball throwing game
C · Rachel buys a cat

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Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes

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