S06E20 · EP 141
season 6 · 2000-04-13
The One With Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.
written by Doty Abrams · directed by Kevin S. Bright · 18.81M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 2 threads
misunderstanding 19%cheerful 14%absurd 13%angry 11%escalation 8%tense 7%tender 6%petty grievance 6%awkward 5%social rule violation 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Joey's acting career
B · Chandler's forgotten message
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey and Phoebe rehearse

Joey rehearses his audition script with Phoebe, who overacts and boasts about her talent.

00:04–01:41misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 01:41
2 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey explains the audition

Joey tells Chandler and Rachel about his audition for Mac Machiavelli, the lead role in Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.

01:41–03:35misunderstanding
3 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Friends boost Joey's confidence

Joey doubts his acting ability, but Chandler, Rachel, and Phoebe encourage him by recalling his past roles.

03:35–04:07misunderstanding
4 ▸ 04:07
4 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey returns from audition

Joey returns from his audition, pretending it went badly before revealing it went amazingly well.

04:07–04:58misunderstanding
5 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Friends compare job pressures

Joey complains about audition pressure, and Chandler and Ross remind him of the stress in their own jobs.

04:58–08:19escalation
6 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey worries about the part

Joey vows to give up macaroni and cheese if he doesn't get the part, then jokes about moving across the hall.

08:19–09:01misunderstanding
7 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Chandler takes callback message

Chandler answers Joey's phone and learns his callback is moved to 2:30, but Monica interrupts him.

09:01–09:24misunderstanding
8 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey learns he lost the part

Joey receives a call that another actor got the part, and Chandler realizes he forgot to give him the message.

09:24–09:36misunderstanding · betrayal
9 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey yells at Chandler

Joey furiously confronts Chandler for costing him the part, listing past mistakes Chandler has made.

09:36–10:03petty_grievance · escalation
10 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Flashbacks of past fights

Rachel and Monica console Chandler, but their reminiscing turns into a series of flashbacks of huge fights among the friends.

10:03–13:27escalation · petty_grievance
11 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Monica and Rachel console Chandler

Monica and Rachel try to cheer up Chandler, telling him Joey will forgive him.

13:27–13:48misunderstanding
12 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2More flashbacks of fights

The conversation triggers more flashbacks of arguments, including Ross and Rachel's breakup and a physical fight between Monica and Rachel.

13:48–16:38escalation · violence
13 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Flashback to Joey hiding clothes

A flashback shows Joey hiding Chandler's clothes and wearing everything he owns.

16:38–17:58petty_grievance · humiliation
14 ▸ 17:58
14 · Joey's apartment · act3Chandler delivers apology pizzas

Chandler brings two pizzas to Joey's apartment as an apology, but Joey is not home.

17:58–19:07coincidence
15 ▸ 19:07
15 · Joey's apartment · act3Chandler writes down new message

Chandler carefully writes down the new callback information on the Magna-Doodle.

19:07–20:55misunderstanding
16 · Joey's apartment · act3Joey reveals he got the part

Joey comes home and pretends to be angry before revealing he saw the message and got the part.

20:55–21:45misunderstanding · comeuppance
17 · Joey's apartment · act3Chandler and Joey reconcile

Chandler and Joey hug and reconcile, then agree they hug too much.

21:45–21:51misunderstanding
18 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · tagTag scene with Ross and Phoebe

Joey reads the script with Ross and Phoebe, but they overact and he storms off.

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

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Aired
2000-04-13
Overall
#141
Writers
Doty Abrams
Director
Kevin S. Bright
Viewers
18.81M (US)
Pace
117 words/min · 104 questions

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