S08E19 · EP 189
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1 ▸ 00:01Joey is convinced to do a Soap Opera Digest interview if his friends sit nearby.
00:01–02:23scheme · dealShelley starts the interview while the friends awkwardly observe.
02:23–03:49scheme · social_rule_violationJoey answers Shelley's question by showing clips of his past roles.
03:49–05:17humiliation · escalationJoey makes up charitable activities while friends cause chaos.
05:17–06:53lie · social_rule_violation
5 ▸ 06:53Joey gives a generic answer about fitness while friends show a hernia.
06:53–10:08escalation · humiliationFriends talk about a meat trifle and Joey's broken fridge.
10:08–10:48social_rule_violationJoey tells Shelley about his previous interview that got him killed off.
10:48–11:32confession · humiliationFriends give awkward compliments about Joey to the interviewer.
11:32–13:05social_rule_violation · humiliationJoey avoids naming a best friend while friends show friendship bracelets.
13:05–14:37social_rule_violation · avoidance
10 ▸ 14:37Friends tell a story about Joey peeing on someone for a jellyfish sting.
14:37–15:57humiliation · social_rule_violationJoey shows off his man's bag and gives Ross a piggyback ride.
17:29–18:12humiliation · social_rule_violationPhoebe upsets Joey by saying he's turning into a woman.
18:12–18:29humiliation · social_rule_violationJoey demonstrates his pickup line and talks about his Porsche.
18:29–19:03seduction · social_rule_violationJoey uses his pickup line on Rachel's sister and fails.
19:03–20:27humiliation · seductionJoey ruins the interview by saying he doesn't watch soap operas.
20:27–21:51social_rule_violation · humiliationJoey reveals he slept with the interviewer to fix the article.
21:51–21:55confession · secret_exposedSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2002-04-04
- Overall
- #189
- Writers
- Doty Abrams
- Director
- Gary Halvorson
- Viewers
- 22.59M (US)
- Pace
- 120 words/min · 83 questions