S06E05 · EP 126
season 6 · 1999-10-21
The One With Joey's Porsche
written by Perry Rein & Gigi McCreery · directed by Gary Halvorson · 22.39M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

21 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 14%scheme 10%awkward 7%cheerful 7%tense 7%angry 5%comeuppance 5%escalation 5%tender 5%secret exposed 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Joey's Porsche scheme
B · Ross and Rachel's annulment
C · Phoebe babysits triplets
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel furious about marriage

Rachel confronts Ross about their still-valid Vegas marriage.

00:02–01:41secret_exposed · betrayal
2 · Central Perk · act1Joey finds Porsche keys

Joey finds lost Porsche keys and tries to return them.

01:41–01:57coincidence
3 · Central Perk · act1Phoebe asks for babysitting help

Phoebe asks Monica and Chandler to help babysit triplets.

01:57–03:17scheme
4 ▸ 03:17
4 · Street outside Central Perk · act1Joey enjoys Porsche attention

Joey enjoys the attention he gets standing by the Porsche.

03:17–04:03impersonation
5 · Central Perk · act1Rachel moves in with Phoebe

Rachel decides to move in with Phoebe.

04:03–04:29coincidence
6 · Central Perk · act1Rachel takes charge of annulment

Rachel takes over the annulment process from Ross.

04:29–05:31scheme · petty_grievance
7 · Monica's apartment · act1Babysitting with zone defense

Phoebe, Monica, and Chandler care for the triplets.

05:31–06:40scheme
8 · Monica's apartment · act1Joey plans to wash Porsche

Joey decides to wash the Porsche to keep up appearances.

06:40–07:55scheme
9 ▸ 07:55
9 · Street · act1Porsche owner takes car back

The Porsche owner takes his car back from Joey.

07:55–08:52comeuppance
10 · Monica's apartment · act2Babies and Krog the toy

Chandler introduces a dangerous toy to the babies.

08:52–09:37escalation
11 · Monica's apartment · act2Chandler swallows toy part

Chandler swallows a plastic part of his toy.

09:37–10:15escalation
12 · Courtroom · act2Annulment hearing goes wrong

The judge refuses the annulment due to false reasons.

10:15–12:57scheme · lie
14 · Monica's apartment · act2Joey's cardboard Porsche plan

Joey decides to build a fake Porsche out of boxes.

13:15–13:40scheme · impersonation
15 · Monica's apartment · act2Monica takes Chandler to hospital

Monica takes Chandler to the emergency room.

13:40–14:49avoidance
17 · Monica's apartment · act2Ross and Rachel argue after court

Ross and Rachel argue about the failed annulment.

15:02–15:33petty_grievance
18 · Monica's apartment · act2Phoebe alone with triplets

Phoebe struggles to care for the triplets alone.

15:33–16:54escalation
19 · Monica's apartment · act3Monica and Chandler return

Monica and Chandler return from the hospital.

16:54–17:58comeuppance
20 · Monica's apartment · act3Ross and Rachel sign divorce papers

Ross and Rachel sign the divorce papers.

17:58–18:46confession
21 · Monica's apartment · act3Rachel confesses marriage idea

Rachel confesses she suggested getting married in Vegas.

18:46–21:18confession · secret_exposed
22 ▸ 21:18
22 · Monica's apartment · act3Ross leaves with divorce papers

Ross leaves to take the divorce papers to his lawyer.

21:18–21:50
23 · Street · tagJoey's fake Porsche exposed

Joey's cardboard Porsche is destroyed by a kid.

21:50–21:54humiliation · comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
1999-10-21
Overall
#126
Writers
Perry Rein & Gigi McCreery
Director
Gary Halvorson
Viewers
22.39M (US)
Pace
127 words/min · 94 questions

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