S06E17 · EP 138
season 6 · 2000-02-24
The One With Unagi
written by Adam Chase (teleplay) · Zack Rosenblatt (story) · directed by Gary Halvorson · 22.21M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 12%humiliation 10%impersonation 8%scheme 7%humiliating 7%awkward 6%deadpan 6%misunderstanding 6%obsession 6%tender 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Joey's twin scheme
B · Chandler's Valentine gift
C · Ross's unagi obsession
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Central Perk · act1Joey needs money for headshots

Joey complains about being broke and needing new headshots, then recalls earning money from medical experiments.

00:05–02:30scheme · impersonation
2 ▸ 02:30
2 · Central Perk · act1Ross teaches unagi

Ross lectures Rachel and Phoebe about unagi, a state of total awareness, but they confuse it with sushi.

02:30–06:09misunderstanding · obsession
3 · Central Perk · act1Chandler forgot Valentine gift

Chandler panics because he forgot to make Monica a homemade Valentine's gift, and Phoebe offers a sock bunny.

06:09–06:56scheme · avoidance
4 · Medical Research Center · act1Joey tries medical experiment

Joey visits a research center to donate fluids but learns only a twin study is available for $2000.

06:56–07:54scheme · impersonation
5 ▸ 07:54
5 · Central Perk · act1Ross scares Rachel and Phoebe

Ross jumps out and scares Rachel and Phoebe to teach them about unagi, but they call him a freak.

07:54–08:54humiliation · obsession
6 · Central Perk · act1Joey decides to hire a twin

Joey realizes he needs a twin for the medical study and decides to find someone who looks like him.

08:54–09:25scheme · impersonation
7 ▸ 09:25
7 · Ross and Phoebe's apartment · act1Chandler searches for a gift

Chandler asks Ross and Phoebe for a homemade gift idea, but Ross's Apollo 8 model has 'I hate Monica' on it.

09:25–10:48avoidance · humiliation
9 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Chandler gives Monica a mix tape

Chandler finds a mix tape and gives it to Monica as his homemade Valentine's gift.

11:04–12:18coincidence
10 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Monica gives Chandler a sock bunny

Monica gives Chandler a sock bunny, admits she forgot, and promises to make it up to him.

12:18–13:26confession · seduction
11 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Monica spoils Chandler with gifts

Monica showers Chandler with love, attention, and gifts the next day, making him feel guilty.

13:26–14:18seduction · deal
12 · Medical Research Center · act2Joey's twin scheme fails

Joey's hired twin Carl fails to act like Joey, and the medical study rejects them.

14:18–15:40impersonation · humiliation
13 · Phoebe's apartment · act2Ross sneaks into Phoebe's apartment

Ross sneaks into Phoebe's apartment to scare Rachel and Phoebe, but they subdue him easily.

15:40–16:29humiliation · obsession
14 · Medical Research Center · act2Joey's twin scheme fails

Joey's hired twin Carl fails to act like Joey, and the medical study rejects them.

16:29–17:14impersonation · humiliation
15 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Monica listens to the mix tape

Monica and Chandler dance to the mix tape, but Janice's voice is heard, ruining the moment.

17:14–18:49secret_exposed · betrayal
16 · Self-defense class · act2Ross asks instructor for help

Ross asks the self-defense instructor for advice on attacking his friends, but the instructor refuses.

18:49–20:24misunderstanding · obsession
17 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Monica forgives Chandler

Monica forgives Chandler after he begs, but Janice's voice on the tape ruins it again.

20:24–21:51secret_exposed · humiliation
18 · Outside Central Perk · act3Ross attacks strangers

Ross attacks two blonde women, thinking they are Rachel and Phoebe, but they fight back.

21:51–21:55misunderstanding · humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2000-02-24
Overall
#138
Writers
Adam Chase (teleplay) · Zack Rosenblatt (story)
Director
Gary Halvorson
Viewers
22.21M (US)
Pace
107 words/min · 87 questions

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