Rachel lies about her boss · The One With the Tea Leaves

S08E17 · SCENE 8/17 · 07:42

The One With the Tea Leaves · Monica and Chandler's apartment

Rachel lies about her boss

Rachel blurts out that her boss wants to buy her baby to avoid awkwardness with Joey.

07:42→10:03

in the episode · 2m 21s · S08E17

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What happens

07:42–10:03

Joey asks Rachel about her work problem. Unable to think of anything, she blurts out that her boss wants to buy her baby. Joey is shocked, and Rachel elaborates with a fake story.

WhereMonica and Chandler's apartment

DriverRachel

Positionact1 · complication

ThreadJoey and Rachel awkwardness

Key lines

from this scene

08:06
Well, you know what? If we're gonna make dinner, we're gonna have to leave. Yeah.

08:58 · ★ iconic
What? Oh, my... Oh, my God.

09:12
How did this even happen? Well, I'll tell you.

09:53
Yeah, that would have been a much simpler problem.

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Beats

08:54Rachel says boss wants to buy baby

Scene in the episode

07:42–10:03

A · Joey and Rachel awkwardness

1 2 7 8 13 15 17 19 20

B · Phoebe's tea leaf date

3 5 9 18

C · Ross and Mona's shirt

4 10 16 22

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