S08E17 · SCENE 16/17 · 15:37
The One With the Tea Leaves · Mona's apartment
Ross discovered at Mona's

Mona discovers Ross hiding behind the couch, and he awkwardly retrieves his shirt and leaves.

15:37→16:19
in the episode · 0m 42s · S08E17

What happens

15:37–16:19

Mona and her date kiss passionately. Ross tries to pull the carpet to get the shirt, but moves a table, revealing himself. He grabs the shirt and leaves.

WhereMona's apartment
DriverRoss
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadRoss and Mona's shirt

Key lines

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16:08 · ★ iconic

Ross, what are you doing?

16:10 · ★ iconic

Not touching myself, if that makes anyone less uncomfortable.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.9
eavesdropping0.8
humiliation0.2
tense0.1

Beats

16:02Ross discovered

Scene in the episode

15:37–16:19
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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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
M
MonaBonnie Somerville7 episodes · drives 4 scenes

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