S08E01 · EP 171
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1 ▸ 00:01Monica denies being pregnant to Chandler and friends. Phoebe realizes the test was Rachel's but does not yet claim pregnancy.
00:01–02:37lie · misunderstandingRachel thanks Phoebe for covering her pregnancy, admitting she's not ready to face it. Phoebe admits she started the rumor.
02:37–03:22lie · secret_exposedChandler's new shoes make him slip on the dance floor during the first dance.
03:22–04:21humiliation · escalationMonica tries to learn the father's identity, but Rachel refuses to tell. Joey enters in a tennis outfit.
04:21–05:10avoidance · interrogationRoss meets Mona, a colleague of Monica's, and they hit it off at the wedding.
05:31–06:40seduction · pursuitRoss switches table numbers to sit with Mona but ends up at the kids' table.
06:40–07:06misunderstanding · coincidenceJoey meets Dennis, a Broadway director, and tries to impress him for a role.
07:06–08:42pursuit · dealRoss realizes he is sitting at the kids' table instead of with Mona.
08:42–08:49misunderstanding · humiliationChandler asks to borrow Joey's shoes, but Joey admits his feet are too small.
08:49–09:27humiliation · petty_grievanceMonica talks to Rachel about the difficulties of single parenthood, making Rachel nervous.
09:27–11:03interrogation · escalationMonica realizes Rachel is pregnant when she spits out champagne.
11:03–11:12confession · secret_exposedMonica insists Rachel take another pregnancy test to be sure.
11:12–12:37interrogation · dealRoss dances with little girls on his feet to impress Mona.
12:37–13:54seduction · pursuitJoey learns from Chandler that Dennis requires an all-Chinese cast, rejecting him.
13:54–14:32humiliation · social_rule_violationRoss dances with a heavy little girl, exhausting himself.
14:32–15:09humiliation · escalationJoey gives a dramatic toast to impress Dennis, but it fails.
15:09–16:22social_rule_violation · humiliationRoss dances with a heavy girl named Gert, barely able to walk.
16:22–17:27humiliation · escalationDennis reveals the show requires an all-Chinese cast, ending Joey's hopes.
17:27–17:53humiliation · comeuppanceChandler dances wildly, and Jack claims it's his move.
17:53–18:57social_rule_violation
21 ▸ 18:57Phoebe lies that the test is negative, then reveals it's positive, making Rachel happy.
18:57–21:40lie · confessionMona and Joey escort Ross out after he is exhausted from dancing.
21:40–22:26humiliation · seductionSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2001-09-27
- Overall
- #171
- Writers
- David Crane & Marta Kauffman
- Director
- Kevin S. Bright
- Viewers
- 31.7M (US)
- Pace
- 105 words/min · 113 questions