S08E17 · SCENE 1/17 · 00:05
The One With the Tea Leaves · Monica and Chandler's apartment
Joey hides from Rachel

Joey hides in the apartment to avoid Rachel after their awkward date.

00:05→01:23
in the episode · 1m 18s · S08E17

What happens

00:05–01:23

Joey hides in the bedroom as Rachel arrives, refusing to talk to her. Chandler and Monica cover for him, saying he's not there. Rachel leaves a message that she misses him.

WhereMonica and Chandler's apartment
DriverJoey
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadJoey and Rachel awkwardness

Key lines

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00:08 · ★ iconic

Oh, my God, that's Rachel. Joey, you have to talk to her.

00:43

Why is that bagel on the floor?

01:19

Dude, I don't know. That's a pretty small hole.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.9
avoidance0.8
lie0.2

Beats

00:06Joey hides from Rachel

Scene in the episode

00:05–01:23
A · Joey and Rachel awkwardness
B · Phoebe's tea leaf date
C · Ross and Mona's shirt

Clips from this episode

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Phoebe's Unhinged Tea Leaf Reading | Friends · Friends
Rachel’s Boss Wants To Buy Her Baby (Clip) | Friends | TBS · TBS
Chandler Is Bad at the Advice | Friends · Friends
Friends (The One With The Tea Leaves) Ross & Mona · Soccerwhos1982

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JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes

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