S07E07 · EP 153
season 7 · 2000-11-16
The One With Ross's Library Book
written by Scott Silveri · directed by David Schwimmer · 23.73M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 27%absurd 11%lie 9%coincidence 7%social rule violation 6%avoidance 5%obsession 5%escalation 4%triumphant 4%misunderstanding 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Janice wedding threat
B · Ross defends library
C · Joey Erin mismatch
D · Chandler Monica lie
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · cold_openJoey asks Rachel to lie

Joey asks Rachel to tell Erin he is not relationship material.

00:02–01:28lie · avoidance
2 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · cold_openErin meets Rachel and Phoebe

Erin meets Rachel and Phoebe and asks if Joey talked about her.

01:28–02:12social_rule_violation · coincidence
3 ▸ 02:12
3 · University library · act1Ross finds his dissertation

Ross shows Chandler his doctoral dissertation in the library.

02:12–03:11coincidence · escalation
4 · Restaurant · act1Monica meets Janice at work

Janice visits Monica at the restaurant and sees her engagement ring.

03:11–03:59coincidence · social_rule_violation
5 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Janice invites herself to wedding

Janice invites herself and her boyfriend Clark to the wedding.

03:59–05:14lie · avoidance
6 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Erin stays with Rachel and Phoebe

Erin spends the day with Rachel and Phoebe, leaving Joey out.

05:14–05:45rivalry · petty_grievance
7 ▸ 05:45
7 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey rejects Erin again

Joey tells Rachel and Phoebe he is not interested in Erin.

05:45–07:02misunderstanding · petty_grievance
8 ▸ 07:02
8 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Phoebe reveals secret affair

Phoebe accidentally reveals her secret affair.

07:02–07:51secret_exposed · betrayal
9 ▸ 07:51
9 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Ross complains about library lovers

Ross tells the group about students fooling around near his dissertation.

07:51–08:43obsession · escalation
10 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel and Phoebe ditch Joey

Rachel and Phoebe make up a party to avoid Joey and Erin.

08:43–09:42lie · avoidance
11 · University library · act1Ross confronts library staff

Ross tries to get library security increased in the paleontology section.

09:42–10:53obsession · escalation
12 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Joey falls for Erin

Joey tells Rachel and Phoebe he now really likes Erin.

10:53–11:40coincidence · escalation
13 ▸ 11:40
13 · Restaurant · act1Janice dinner with Monica and Chandler

Monica and Chandler try to uninvite Janice from the wedding.

11:40–12:32social_rule_violation · avoidance
14 · Restaurant · act1Janice offers to sing at wedding

Janice offers to sing at the wedding.

12:32–12:43social_rule_violation · humiliation
15 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Erin tells Rachel she is not interested

Erin tells Rachel she is not interested in Joey.

12:43–14:04misunderstanding · betrayal
17 · University library · act2Ross guards paleontology section

Ross guards paleontology section.

14:17–14:32obsession · escalation
18 · University library · act2Ross meets attractive paleontologist

Ross meets attractive paleontologist.

14:32–16:20coincidence · seduction
19 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Rachel tells Joey Erin is not interested

Rachel tells Joey Erin is not interested.

16:20–17:56lie · misunderstanding
20 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Joey pretends to be okay

Joey pretends to be okay.

17:56–18:13avoidance · petty_grievance
21 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Janice shows up at apartment

Janice shows up at apartment.

18:13–18:59social_rule_violation · avoidance
22 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Monica lies about Chandler's feelings

Monica lies about Chandler's feelings.

18:59–21:01lie · scheme
24 · University library · tagRoss caught fooling around

Ross caught fooling around.

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

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Aired
2000-11-16
Overall
#153
Writers
Scott Silveri
Director
David Schwimmer
Viewers
23.73M (US)
Pace
101 words/min · 118 questions

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In this episode

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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
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Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
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Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
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Janice Litman-GoralnikMaggie Wheeler25 episodes · drives 9 scenes
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Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
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GuntherJames Michael Tyler139 episodes · drives 2 scenes