S08E17 · SCENE 13/17 · 12:56
The One With the Tea Leaves · diner_restaurant
Phoebe's date with Jim turns creepy

Jim makes inappropriate and vulgar comments during the date, claiming to write erotic novels for children.

12:56→14:01
in the episode · 1m 05s · S08E17

What happens

12:56–14:01

On their date, Jim makes rude comments about Phoebe's breasts and claims to write erotic novels for children that are wildly unpopular. Phoebe is uncomfortable.

Wherediner_restaurant
DriverPhoebe
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadJoey and Rachel awkwardness

Key lines

from this scene
13:38 · ★ iconic

I write erotic novels for children.

13:45 · ★ iconic

What? They're wildly unpopular.

13:54 · ★ iconic

Wow, you do? Yep. A pretty huge All right.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
social rule violation0.9
awkward0.8
menacing0.2
humiliation0.1

Beats

13:10Jim comments on breasts
13:38Jim claims to write erotic novels for children

Scene in the episode

12:56–14:01
A · Joey and Rachel awkwardness
B · Phoebe's tea leaf date
C · Ross and Mona's shirt

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