S09E05 · SCENE 7/20 · 08:29
The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner · Monica and Chandler's apartment
Monica forbids smoking, demands sex

Monica and Chandler fight about smoking, then Monica demands sex for ovulation.

08:29→10:08
in the episode · 1m 39s · S09E05
Monica forbids smoking, demands sex

What happens

08:29–10:08

Monica scolds Chandler for smoking, and he defends himself. She forbids him to smoke and insists they have sex because she is ovulating. Chandler reluctantly agrees but sets conditions.

WhereMonica and Chandler's apartment
DriverMonica
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadPhoebe's birthday dinner

Key lines

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08:43 · ★ iconic

Willpower? I've watched home movies of you eating Ding Dongs without taking the tinfoil off.

08:50 · ★ iconic

You said that was sexy.

09:17 · ★ iconic

Well, then I might as well do this.

09:31 · ★ iconic

Not really sure what to do now.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
angry0.6
tense0.4
seduction0.3
argument

Beats

08:58Monica forbids smoking
09:46Monica demands sex

Scene in the episode

08:29–10:08
A · Phoebe's birthday dinner
B · Chandler's smoking relapse
C · Rachel's separation anxiety
D · Monica's baby plan

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Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
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Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes

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