Joey asks for time off for audition · The One With the Joke

S06E12 · SCENE 11/14 · 13:44

Joey asks for time off for audition

Joey asks Gunther for time off to audition, but Gunther refuses and Joey closes the coffeehouse anyway.

13:44→15:05

in the episode · 1m 21s · S06E12

What happens

13:44–15:05

Joey asks Gunther to cover for him so he can go to an audition. Gunther refuses because he's leaving to dye his hair. Joey then announces the coffeehouse is closing for an hour, claiming it's for a charity event.

WhereCentral Perk

DriverJoey

Positionact2 · escalation

ThreadJoey's secret waiter job

Key lines

from this scene

13:53
Really? I like your natural color.

14:45 · ★ iconic
It's for the kids.

14:54
I'm sure you all read about it.

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Beats

14:40Joey closes the coffeehouse.

Scene in the episode

13:44–15:05

A · Joke authorship dispute

1 4 12

B · Joey's secret waiter job

2 5 8 9 11 14

C · Phoebe insults Monica and Rachel

3 6 7 10 13

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