S07E06 · EP 152
season 7 · 2000-11-09
The One With the Nap Partners
written by Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones · directed by Gary Halvorson · 22.01M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 18%absurd 14%rivalry 9%cheerful 7%obsession 6%social rule violation 6%escalation 5%confession 5%humiliation 4%lie 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Maid of honor competition
B · Chandler's ex-girlfriend
C · Guys napping together
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Brunch restaurant · act1Monica announces maid of honor dilemma

Monica tells Rachel and Phoebe they must decide who will be her maid of honor.

00:01–00:55lie · rivalry
3 ▸ 02:14
3 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey and Ross watch Die Hard

Joey and Ross watch Die Hard and discuss watching it again.

02:14–03:10escalation · obsession
4 ▸ 03:10
4 · Brunch restaurant · act1Rachel and Phoebe compete for maid of honor

Rachel and Phoebe argue over who should be Monica's maid of honor.

03:10–04:54lie · rivalry
5 ▸ 04:54
5 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Guys wake up from nap

Joey and Ross wake up from their nap and awkwardly say goodbye.

04:54–05:27social_rule_violation · avoidance
6 ▸ 05:27
6 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Monica questions Chandler about ex

Monica tells Chandler about his ex-girlfriend and learns he dumped her for being fat.

05:27–07:06secret_exposed · confession
7 ▸ 07:06
7 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel and Phoebe continue maid of honor fight

Rachel and Phoebe argue over who lied about being maid of honor before.

07:06–08:17lie · rivalry
9 ▸ 08:27
9 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey wants to nap again

Joey tries to get Ross to nap together again but Ross refuses.

08:27–09:39obsession · social_rule_violation
10 ▸ 09:39
10 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Monica forces Chandler to apologize

Monica forces Chandler to apologize to his ex-girlfriend for breaking up with her.

09:39–10:31confession · humiliation
11 ▸ 10:31
11 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Maid of honor audition

Rachel and Phoebe audition for Ross and Joey to decide who will be maid of honor.

10:31–13:58rivalry · escalation
12 · Street · act2Chandler apologizes to Julie

Chandler apologizes to Julie for breaking up with her because she was fat.

13:58–14:39humiliation · secret_exposed
13 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Phoebe wins the audition

Ross and Joey declare Phoebe the winner of the maid of honor audition.

14:39–15:33rivalry · bet
14 ▸ 15:33
14 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Joey hints at napping

Joey hints to Ross that he wants to nap together again.

15:33–16:16obsession · avoidance
15 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Chandler reassures Monica about weight

Chandler assures Monica he will love her no matter her size.

16:16–18:15confession
16 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Phoebe gives maid of honor to Rachel

Phoebe decides to give the maid of honor job to Rachel.

18:15–21:10deal · comeuppance
17 ▸ 21:10
17 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act3Monica plans wedding meetings

Monica is excited Rachel is maid of honor and demands regular meetings.

21:10–21:51escalation · comeuppance
18 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · tagGuys caught napping

The rest of the gang walks in and sees Joey and Ross napping together.

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

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Aired
2000-11-09
Overall
#152
Writers
Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones
Director
Gary Halvorson
Viewers
22.01M (US)
Pace
108 words/min · 82 questions

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