S08E17 · SCENE 3/17 · 02:48
The One With the Tea Leaves · Monica and Chandler's apartment
Phoebe reads tea leaves

Phoebe reads tea leaves and predicts she will meet the man of her dreams.

02:48→04:09
in the episode · 1m 21s · S08E17
Phoebe reads tea leaves

What happens

02:48–04:09

Phoebe reads tea leaves for Monica and Rachel, predicting a promotion or violent death for Monica and a baby or scientific discovery for Rachel. She reads her own leaves and sees she will meet a man soon.

WhereMonica and Chandler's apartment
DriverPhoebe
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadPhoebe's tea leaf date

Key lines

from this scene
02:58 · ★ iconic

You know, and one of the great joys of life is its wondrous unpredictability, you know?

03:15 · ★ iconic

Which can mean either a promotion or a violent death.

03:44 · ★ iconic

Well, I have been spending a lot of time in the lab.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
cheerful0.8
coincidence0.7
absurd0.2

Beats

03:53Phoebe predicts meeting a man

Scene in the episode

02:48–04:09
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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Includes this scene · 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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PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes

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