S09E05 · SCENE 4/20 · 05:00
The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner · Monica and Chandler's apartment
Chandler confesses smoking

Chandler admits to smoking heavily, and Monica gets upset.

05:00→06:10
in the episode · 1m 10s · S09E05

What happens

05:00–06:10

Chandler tries to hide his smoking with oven cleaner, but Monica smells it. He confesses to smoking three cartons in two days, and Monica is furious.

WhereMonica and Chandler's apartment
DriverChandler
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadPhoebe's birthday dinner

Key lines

from this scene
05:47 · ★ iconic

Two tiny cigarettes. Okay, five.

05:56 · ★ iconic

Three big fat cartons in two days.

06:07 · ★ iconic

Well, those are for you.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.7
confession0.6
escalation0.4
angry0.3
argument

Beats

05:37Monica smells smoke
05:56Chandler admits three cartons

Scene in the episode

05:00–06:10
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
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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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Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes

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