S06E14 · EP 135
season 6 · 2000-02-10
The One Where Chandler Can't Cry
written by Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen · directed by Kevin S. Bright · 23.82M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 11%tense 7%absurd 7%impersonation 7%petty grievance 4%social rule violation 4%escalation 4%misunderstanding 4%confession 4%angry 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Chandler's emotional block
B · Ross and Jill drama
C · Phoebe's porn mix-up
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Ross dates Rachel's sister

Rachel frets about Ross dating her sister Jill, while Joey and Monica tease her.

00:03–01:38lie · avoidance
2 · Central Perk · act1Rachel asks Ross to stop

Rachel asks Ross to stop seeing her sister Jill because it freaks her out.

01:38–03:59lie · avoidance
3 ▸ 03:59
3 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Chandler can't cry at all

Monica and Phoebe try to make Chandler cry but fail, calling him dead inside.

03:59–05:53social_rule_violation · escalation
4 · Central Perk · act1Fan mistakes Phoebe for porn star

A man asks for Phoebe's autograph, revealing he thinks she is a porn star.

05:53–07:16misunderstanding · impersonation
6 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Jill learns Rachel sabotaged her

Rachel admits to Jill that she asked Ross to stop seeing her, causing a fight.

07:34–09:28betrayal · confession
7 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Friends discover Phoebe's porn video

Joey brings a porn video starring Phoebe, shocking Rachel and Chandler.

09:28–10:48misunderstanding · impersonation
8 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Debate over watching the video

The friends argue about whether to watch Phoebe's porn video, with Joey refusing.

10:48–11:38social_rule_violation · double_standard
9 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Video reveals it's Ursula, not Phoebe

While watching the video, Rachel notices a tattoo and realizes it is Ursula, not Phoebe.

11:38–12:04impersonation · misunderstanding
11 ▸ 12:48
11 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Monica tries to make Chandler cry again

Monica tries to make Chandler cry by describing emotional scenarios, but he still can't cry.

12:48–14:47obsession · social_rule_violation
12 · Ross's apartment · act2Jill visits Ross to spite Rachel

Jill goes to Ross's apartment pretending to be upset to use him to get back at Rachel.

14:47–15:58scheme · seduction
14 · Ursula's apartment · act2Phoebe confronts Ursula about porn

Phoebe confronts Ursula while she is making a porn movie and tells her to stop using her name.

16:14–17:12impersonation · humiliation
15 · Ross's apartment · act2Ross and Jill alone with wine

Ross prepares slides and wine while Jill gets close, and Rachel calls to warn him.

17:12–17:59seduction · scheme
16 · Central Perk · act2Phoebe picks up Ursula's checks

Phoebe picks up all the checks Ursula accrued under her name and yells at a man in Central Perk.

17:59–19:20comeuppance · humiliation
17 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Ross admits Jill kissed him

Ross tells Rachel that Jill kissed him, but he stopped it to keep hope for them.

19:20–20:45confession · betrayal
18 ▸ 20:45
18 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Chandler finally cries

Chandler cries after seeing Ross and Rachel's tender moment, asking why they can't work things out.

20:45–21:56escalation · confession
19 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act3Jill says goodbye and Chandler cries again

Jill says a cold goodbye to the group, causing Chandler to cry again because he opened a gate.

21:56–22:00escalation · comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
2000-02-10
Overall
#135
Writers
Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen
Director
Kevin S. Bright
Viewers
23.82M (US)
Pace
126 words/min · 107 questions

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In this episode

RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
JG
Jill Greene10 episodes · drives 2 scenes
UB
Ursula Buffay16 episodes · drives 3 scenes