S06E17 · SCENE 1/17 · 00:05
The One With Unagi · Central Perk
Joey needs money for headshots

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

00:05→02:30
in the episode · 2m 25s · S06E17

What happens

00:05–02:30

Joey tells his friends he needs money for expensive headshots and is down to his last few dollars. He remembers getting paid for medical experiments and considers doing that again, but rules out donating sperm.

WhereCentral Perk
DriverJoey
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadJoey's twin scheme

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00:12

Hey, so, what's with the 20 percent tip? Did I do something wrong?

01:12 · ★ iconic

I used to get medical experiments done on me all the time.

01:16 · ★ iconic

Ah, finally, an explanation.

01:44

He's complained about you three times.

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deadpan0.7
impersonation0.5
cheerful0.3
rapid back and forth

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00:06Joey mentions his monkey.
01:34Joey is told to stop talking while working.

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00:05–02:30
A · Joey's twin scheme
B · Chandler's Valentine gift
C · Ross's unagi obsession

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