S06E04 · SCENE 10/21 · 10:03
The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Joey gets a hernia while weight lifting

Joey reveals he got a hernia from weight lifting but refuses to go to the hospital due to no insurance.

10:03→10:44
in the episode · 0m 41s · S06E04
Joey gets a hernia while weight lifting

What happens

10:03–10:44

Joey tells Chandler he has a blinding pain in his stomach from weight lifting and passed out. Chandler suspects a hernia and urges him to see a doctor, but Joey refuses because he has no insurance.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverJoey
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadJoey's hernia

Key lines

from this scene
10:04 · ★ iconic

What? What's wrong with you?

10:26

If I'm gonna go to the doctor for anything it's gonna be for this thing sticking out of my stomach.

10:36

Why'd I have to start working out again?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.6
avoidance0.5
absurd0.4
escalation0.3
coincidence0.2
rapid back and forth

Beats

10:07Joey describes his stomach pain

Scene in the episode

10:03–10:44
A · Ross's fake accent
B · Joey's hernia
C · Phoebe's death prediction
D · Monica and Rachel's candle holders

Clips from this episode

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Includes this scene · Friends: Joey Suffers A Painful Hernia (Season 6 Clip) | TBS · TBS
Includes this scene · Joey Has a Hernia | Friends · Friends
Includes this scene · Friends: Hernia · Papa Jonm
Includes this scene · Lift weight with Joey - Friends · Ana A
FRIENDS- Joye's Insurance. · Best Scenes India
Friends: The one with Joey 's hernia · FRIENDS
Friends - Joey Acts/Auditions With a Hernia [Season 6] · JackThomasTV

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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes

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