S07E10 · EP 156
season 7 · 2000-12-14
The One With the Holiday Armadillo
written by Greg Malins · directed by Gary Halvorson · 23.26M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 2 threads
scheme 17%tender 15%awkward 15%absurd 13%cheerful 11%sad 8%coincidence 7%misunderstanding 7%social rule violation 6%tense 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Ross teaches Ben
B · Phoebe's Apartment
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
2 ▸ 00:22
2 · Central Perk · act1Phoebe's skull

Phoebe shows skull

00:22–01:18social_rule_violation
3 · Central Perk · act1Ross's plans

Ross plans Hanukkah

01:18–01:25
4 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Wedding Name Debate

Chandler asks Monica to change her name to Bing, she refuses

01:25–02:14misunderstanding
5 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act2Wedding Name Debate

Chandler asks Monica to change her name to Bing, she refuses

02:14–03:51scheme
6 ▸ 03:51
6 · Ross's apartment · act3Restaurant Wait

Chandler and Monica wait for a table at a restaurant

03:51–07:46
7 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Drum Set Gift

Phoebe gives Joey a drum set to annoy Rachel

07:46–09:31scheme
8 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act1Tarantula Gift

Phoebe gives Joey a tarantula to scare Rachel

09:31–11:06scheme
9 · Joey and Chandler's apartment · act2Apartment Revelation

Phoebe reveals apartment is ready

11:06–12:01
10 ▸ 12:01
10 · Ross's apartment · act2Costume Shop

Ross tries to rent a Santa costume

12:01–13:09
11 ▸ 13:09
11 · Ross's apartment · act3Santa Arrives

Chandler arrives as Santa while Ross is the Holiday Armadillo

13:09–15:21
12 ▸ 15:21
12 · Ross's apartment · tagSanta's Presents

Ben opens presents from Santa and the Holiday Armadillo

15:21–15:31
13 ▸ 15:31
13 · Ross's apartment · act2Santa Stays

Ross asks Chandler to leave, but Ben wants Santa to stay

15:31–18:03scheme · misunderstanding
14 · Ross's apartment · act2Hanukkah Story

Ross tells Ben the story of Hanukkah

18:03–18:09scheme · coincidence
15 · Phoebe's apartment · act2Phoebe's apartment

Phoebe shows Rachel apartment

18:09–19:05misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
16 ▸ 19:05
16 · Phoebe's apartment · act3Phoebe and Rachel

Phoebe and Rachel discuss living arrangements

19:05–21:22social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
17 · Ross's apartment · act3Lighting Candles

Ross lights the Hanukkah candles

21:22–21:52coincidence · scheme
18 · Ross's apartment · tagAfter candle lighting

Phoebe makes a comment

21:52–21:56coincidence
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Episode facts

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Aired
2000-12-14
Overall
#156
Writers
Greg Malins
Director
Gary Halvorson
Viewers
23.26M (US)
Pace
100 words/min · 95 questions

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In this episode

PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
BG
Ben Geller36 episodes
G
GuntherJames Michael Tyler139 episodes · drives 2 scenes