S07E03 · EP 149
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17 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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17 scenes · our breakdownChandler asks if the gang noticed his glasses, and they debate if he always wore them.
00:03–01:52misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 01:52Monica asks for Phoebe's grandmother's secret chocolate chip cookie recipe as an engagement present.
01:52–02:59deal · social_rule_violationJoey reveals he hasn't sailed his boat, and Rachel offers to teach him.
02:59–03:51deal · escalationChandler is invited to play racquetball with Monica's father, Jack, and is told to let him win.
03:51–04:48scheme · social_rule_violationPhoebe says the cookie recipe burned in the fire at her old apartment, so she gives Monica and Chandler an old frozen cookie as a present.
04:48–06:04coincidence · comeuppanceMonica decides to figure out the recipe by taste-testing the old cookie.
06:04–06:18scheme · obsessionRachel's first sailing lesson with Joey fails as he forgets terms and she yells at him.
06:18–08:02escalation · humiliationMonica tastes nutmeg in the cookie, but Joey eats the last cookie, leaving only a crumb.
08:02–09:36escalation · petty_grievanceChandler accidentally sits on Jack's lap in the steam room, causing humiliation.
09:36–09:48humiliation · social_rule_violationChandler decides to talk to Jack face to face to stop him from telling the story.
09:48–11:17negotiation · avoidanceJoey refuses more sailing lessons because Rachel was mean, but she apologizes and he agrees to try again.
11:17–13:26confession · dealMonica, Phoebe, and Ross bake many cookie batches trying to replicate the recipe.
13:26–14:28obsession · escalation
13 ▸ 14:28Rachel's second sailing lesson with Joey fails again as she yells at him, and he quits.
14:28–16:15escalation · humiliationRachel realizes she has become like her father and apologizes to Joey.
16:15–17:11confession · comeuppancePhoebe reveals her grandmother got the recipe from Nestlé Toll House, and Monica realizes it's from a package.
17:11–19:16misunderstanding · secret_exposedChandler convinces Jack not to tell the story, and Jack shares his own secret.
19:16–20:18deal · confessionRachel enjoys Joey's relaxed sailing style, but Joey yells at her for spilling meat, realizing he's like his father.
21:12–21:16comeuppance · confessionSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2000-10-19
- Overall
- #149
- Writers
- Sherry Bilsing & Ellen Plummer
- Director
- Gary Halvorson
- Viewers
- 22.72M (US)
- Pace
- 122 words/min · 105 questions