S09E05 · SCENE 18/20 · 20:20
Phoebe leaves with Mike

Phoebe gets a call from Mike and leaves the dinner to be with him.

20:20→22:38
in the episode · 2m 18s · S09E05

What happens

20:20–22:38

Phoebe answers Mike's call and learns he got off work early. She apologizes but leaves the restaurant to meet him, abandoning her birthday dinner.

WhereFancy restaurant
DriverPhoebe
Positionact3 · payoff
ThreadPhoebe's birthday dinner

Key lines

from this scene
21:26 · ★ iconic

You know what? I am.

21:59

Once the egg descends into the fallopian tube Whoa, whoa, get out of here.

22:11

No, just me. All alone.

22:22

Well, you boys are about to see something really special.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
coincidence0.5
cheerful0.5
awkward0.5
social rule violation0.3
phone call

Beats

20:21Mike calls
21:26Phoebe leaves

Scene in the episode

20:20–22:38
A · Phoebe's birthday dinner
B · Chandler's smoking relapse
C · Rachel's separation anxiety
D · Monica's baby plan

Clips from this episode

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Friends - Phoebe's birthday dinner · Sid
Friends: When everyone is late to Phoebe's birthday & Thanksgiving · Cinesly
The Best Of The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner | Friends | Comedy Central Africa · Comedy Central Africa
When Everyone's Late to Phoebe's Birthday (Clip) | Friends | TBS · TBS
FRIENDS CLIP:: Friends S09E05 The One With Phoebes Birthday Dinner · theonesw ithfriends
Dinner for 6 for 1 | Friends · Friends
Emma Is Locked in the Apartment | Friends · Friends
Chandler Smokes in Tulsa | Friends · Friends
Phoebe's Birthday Toast Is Interrupted | Friends · Friends

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PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes

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