S05E21 · SCENE 4/19 · 05:04
The One With the Ball · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Ball game continues for hours

Joey and Ross decide to keep throwing the ball to reach two straight hours without dropping it, but Joey needs to pee.

05:04→05:53
in the episode · 0m 49s · S05E21
Ball game continues for hours

What happens

05:04–05:53

Joey and Ross decide to continue throwing the ball to reach two straight hours without dropping it. Joey needs to pee but Rachel is in the bathroom, so they hold it.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverJoey
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadThe ball throwing game

Key lines

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05:23

Let's do it. Okay.

05:32

And Rachel's in the bathroom.

05:43

Don't switch hands, okay?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
escalation0.8
absurd0.7
cheerful0.3
obsession0.2
rapid back and forth

Beats

05:14They aim for two straight hours
05:28Joey has to pee

Scene in the episode

05:04–05:53
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 · FRIENDS 05 21) Throwing a ball · best of
The Gang Plays a Very Intense Game of ‘Don’t Drop the Ball’ | Friends · Friends
Rachel's Hairless Cat from Hell | Friends · Friends
Friends: Rachel Buys An Expensive Naked Cat (Season 5 Clip) | TBS · TBS
Gunther Buys Rachel's Cat | Friends · Friends

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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes

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