S06E17 · SCENE 2/17 · 02:30
The One With Unagi · Central Perk
Ross teaches unagi

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

02:30→06:09
in the episode · 3m 39s · S06E17
Ross teaches unagi

What happens

02:30–06:09

Rachel and Phoebe return from a self-defense class and boast about being able to kick anyone's ass. Ross lectures them about unagi, a Japanese concept of total awareness, but they confuse it with sushi. He tries to prove his point by scaring them.

WhereCentral Perk
DriverRoss
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadRoss's unagi obsession

Key lines

from this scene
03:04 · ★ iconic

Look, I studied karate for a long time.

03:11 · ★ iconic

It's what the Japanese call unagi.

03:18 · ★ iconic

Isn't that a kind of sushi?

03:27 · ★ iconic

Oh, I would kill for a salmon-skin roll right now.

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Scene DNA

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misunderstanding0.9
absurd0.8
obsession0.6
deadpan0.4
argumentcoined phrase

Beats

02:36Rachel says kicking a guy in the crotch takes it out of you.
03:18Ross says unagi is a state of total awareness.

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02:30–06:09
A · Joey's twin scheme
B · Chandler's Valentine gift
C · Ross's unagi obsession

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Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
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Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes

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