S07E09 · EP 155
season 7 · 2000-12-07
The One With All the Candy
written by Wil Calhoun · directed by David Schwimmer · 21.08M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

20 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 16%absurd 10%tense 10%tender 9%misunderstanding 9%triumphant 9%cheerful 8%social rule violation 7%secret exposed 7%humiliation 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Monica's candy neighbors
B · Rachel and Tag's secret
C · Ross teaches Phoebe bike
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Park · cold_openBen rides first big bike

Ross helps Ben ride his new bike while Phoebe reveals she never owned one.

00:05–02:04misunderstanding · coincidence
2 ▸ 02:04
2 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Monica makes candy for neighbors

Monica makes holiday candy for unknown neighbors to get to know them.

02:04–02:42social_rule_violation · scheme
3 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel and Tag plan secret dating

Rachel and Tag discuss their plan to hide their relationship at work.

02:42–03:35secret_exposed · avoidance
4 ▸ 03:35
4 · Office · act1Tag and Rachel act professional at work

Rachel and Tag pretend to be professional at work to hide their relationship.

03:35–04:00impersonation · avoidance
6 ▸ 04:25
6 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Neighbors eat all the candy

Monica discovers the neighbors ate all the candy she made.

04:25–04:45social_rule_violation
8 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Ross gives Phoebe a pink bike

Ross gives Phoebe a pink bike as a gift for never having one.

04:48–06:18coincidence
9 ▸ 06:18
9 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Neighbor Gary asks for candy at night

A neighbor named Gary knocks late at night asking for candy.

06:18–07:36social_rule_violation
10 · Office · act1Tag sends evaluation to HR without reading

Tag sends Rachel's joke evaluation to HR without reading it.

07:36–08:39misunderstanding · secret_exposed
11 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Ross learns Phoebe walks the bike

Ross discovers Phoebe has been walking the bike instead of riding it.

08:39–09:48misunderstanding
12 · Street · act1Phoebe pretends to ride bike

Phoebe pretends to ride the bike but only walks it.

09:48–09:58misunderstanding · humiliation
13 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Rachel and Tag panic about evaluation

Rachel and Tag panic about the evaluation sent to HR.

09:58–10:51secret_exposed · humiliation
14 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act1Another neighbor begs for candy

A neighbor begs for candy for out-of-town guests.

10:51–12:08social_rule_violation · negotiation
15 ▸ 12:08
15 · Park · act2Ross tries to teach Phoebe to ride

Ross tries to teach Phoebe to ride the bike but she resists.

12:08–13:57misunderstanding · humiliation
16 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act2Monica overwhelmed by candy demand

Monica is overwhelmed by the demand for candy from neighbors.

13:57–14:23obsession
17 · Park · act2Ross convinces Phoebe to try again

Ross convinces Phoebe to try riding the bike again after she fakes theft.

14:23–16:05misunderstanding
18 · Office · act2Rachel and Tag plan to retrieve evaluation

Rachel and Tag plan to retrieve the evaluation from HR before it is seen.

16:05–16:10scheme · secret_exposed
19 · Office · act2Tag takes blame for evaluation

Tag takes the blame for the joke evaluation to protect Rachel.

16:10–18:53confession
20 · Office · act2Rachel and Tag celebrate in office

Rachel and Tag celebrate after avoiding trouble, then kiss and knock over desk.

18:53–19:24secret_exposed
21 · Monica and Rachel's apartment · act3Chandler defends Monica from candy mob

Chandler stands up to the neighbors demanding candy and defends Monica.

19:24–20:53social_rule_violation
23 · Park · tagPhoebe finally rides the bike

Phoebe successfully rides the bike and thanks Ross.

21:51–21:55
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Episode facts

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Aired
2000-12-07
Overall
#155
Writers
Wil Calhoun
Director
David Schwimmer
Viewers
21.08M (US)
Pace
117 words/min · 105 questions

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In this episode

RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
BG
Ben Geller36 episodes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
TJ
Tag Jones9 episodes · drives 2 scenes