S06E12 · SCENE 4/14 · 04:50
The One With the Joke · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Chandler and Ross escalate joke fight

Chandler and Ross continue arguing over the joke, with Ross revealing he got paid $100.

04:50→06:02
in the episode · 1m 12s · S06E12

What happens

04:50–06:02

Chandler and Ross argue in the apartment about the joke's origin. Ross shows the $100 check from Playboy. Chandler accuses him of stealing both joke and money. They threaten to follow each other.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverRoss
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadJoke authorship dispute

Key lines

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04:56

"Barracuda" was the first song I learned to play on the keyboard.

05:01

So you heard it, you repeated it so that must mean you wrote it.

05:19 · ★ iconic

The doctor is a monkey.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
rivalry0.8
absurd0.6
angry0.4
petty grievance0.2
argument

Beats

05:39Ross shows the $100 check.

Scene in the episode

04:50–06:02
A · Joke authorship dispute
B · Joey's secret waiter job
C · Phoebe insults Monica and Rachel

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Friends: Monica Is Jealous Phoebe Picks Rachel To Date (Season 6 Clip) | TBS · TBS
Friends It's my joke Ross & Chandler & Monica · Sofia
Was It Chandler's Joke or Ross' Joke? | Friends · Friends

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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes

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