S09E05 · SCENE 8/20 · 10:08
The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner · Ross and Rachel's apartment hallway
Ross and Rachel locked out, panic

Ross and Rachel are locked out and imagine disasters happening to Emma.

10:08→11:34
in the episode · 1m 26s · S09E05
Ross and Rachel locked out, panic

What happens

10:08–11:34

Ross and Rachel wait for Judy with the key, but Rachel panics and imagines various catastrophes befalling Emma. Ross tries to calm her down with absurd scenarios.

WhereRoss and Rachel's apartment hallway
DriverRachel
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadPhoebe's birthday dinner

Key lines

from this scene
10:59 · ★ iconic

Landed on the stove and caught fire.

11:18 · ★ iconic

Baby and bird, still ablaze, are locked in a death grip swirling around the whirlpool that fills the apartment.

11:28 · ★ iconic

Boy, are you gonna be sorry if that's true.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.6
obsession0.5
tense0.4
rapid back and forth

Beats

10:17Rachel wants to knock door down
11:04Ross imagines eagle attack

Scene in the episode

10:08–11:34
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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Includes this scene · When Everyone's Late to Phoebe's Birthday (Clip) | Friends | TBS · TBS
Includes this scene · Emma Is Locked in the Apartment | Friends · Friends
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
FRIENDS CLIP:: Friends S09E05 The One With Phoebes Birthday Dinner · theonesw ithfriends
Dinner for 6 for 1 | Friends · Friends
Chandler Smokes in Tulsa | Friends · Friends
Phoebe's Birthday Toast Is Interrupted | Friends · Friends

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Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes

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