S05E21 · SCENE 11/19 · 12:14
The One With the Ball · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Rachel tries to sell her cat

Rachel tries to return the cat but only gets store credit, and the cat continues to cause trouble, sneezing and making her eyes water.

12:14→14:09
in the episode · 1m 55s · S05E21
Rachel tries to sell her cat

What happens

12:14–14:09

Rachel complains about the cat, which sneezes and makes her eyes water. She tried to return it but only got store credit, leaving her stuck with the cat.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverRachel
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadRachel buys a cat

Key lines

from this scene
12:24 · ★ iconic

I give up, you guys. I don't know what I'm gonna do with this thing.

12:28 · ★ iconic

Baking it didn't help, huh?

12:33 · ★ iconic

Why don't you just take it back to where you got it?

12:37 · ★ iconic

Maybe that's because she's a minion of the Antichrist.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.6
comeuppance0.5
angry0.4
humiliation0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

12:28She can only get store credit
13:04Cat sneezes and makes eyes water

Scene in the episode

12:14–14:09
A · Phoebe and Gary move in
B · The ball throwing game
C · Rachel buys a cat

Clips from this episode

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Includes this scene · The Gang Plays a Very Intense Game of ‘Don’t Drop the Ball’ | Friends · Friends
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Includes this scene · Friends: Rachel Buys An Expensive Naked Cat (Season 5 Clip) | TBS · TBS
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Gunther Buys Rachel's Cat | Friends · Friends

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Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes

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