S09E09 · EP 203
season 9 · 2002-12-05
The One With Rachel's Phone Number
written by Mark J. Kunerth · directed by Ben Weiss · 25.43M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
tense 14%awkward 14%lie 12%scheme 9%cheerful 9%social rule violation 8%absurd 8%deadpan 6%petty grievance 5%misunderstanding 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Chandler and Joey's Game
B · Ross and Mike's Night
C · Rachel's Night Out
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
2 ▸ 00:53
2 · Chandler and Monica's apartment · act1Chandler tells Monica about tickets

Chandler tells Monica about the Knicks tickets but she wants him home.

00:53–02:25lie · negotiation
3 ▸ 02:25
3 · Ross's apartment · act1Rachel and Phoebe go out

Rachel and Phoebe get ready for a girls' night out.

02:25–04:41social_rule_violation · coincidence
4 · Ross's apartment · act1Ross and Mike awkwardly talk

Ross and Mike struggle to find common ground.

04:41–05:38social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
5 · Chandler and Monica's apartment · act1Chandler hides from Joey

Chandler hides from Joey when he arrives at the apartment.

05:38–07:39lie · scheme
6 · Chandler and Monica's apartment · act1Joey calls Chandler about Monica

Joey calls Chandler and says he thinks Monica is cheating.

07:39–07:57misunderstanding · eavesdropping
7 ▸ 07:57
7 · Ross's apartment · act1Ross and Mike look up lager

Ross and Mike look up the difference between beer and lager.

07:57–09:17petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
8 · Bar · act1Rachel and Phoebe at the bar

Rachel and Phoebe talk about Ross and meet guys.

09:17–10:34seduction
9 · Chandler and Monica's apartment · act1Chandler plans fire escape exit

Chandler plans to go down the fire escape and come back up to pretend he just arrived.

10:34–11:22scheme · lie
11 · Bar · act1Rachel gives number to Bill

Rachel gives her number to Bill at the bar.

11:59–12:32seduction
12 · Bar · act1Rachel regrets giving number

Rachel realizes her mistake and wants to stop the call.

12:32–14:43scheme
13 ▸ 14:43
13 · Ross's apartment · act1Mike intercepts calls for Ross

Mike agrees to intercept Ross's calls after Phoebe calls him.

14:43–16:37scheme · deal
14 · Chandler and Monica's apartment · act2Joey figures out the lie

Joey searches the apartment and figures out Chandler and Monica are lying.

16:37–18:36lie · investigation
16 ▸ 18:58
16 · Ross's apartment · act2Mike answers phone for Ross

Mike answers the phone and says it's for Ross.

18:58–19:15scheme · secret_exposed
17 ▸ 19:15
17 · Chandler and Monica's apartment · act2Chandler and Monica apologize

Chandler and Monica apologize to Joey for lying.

19:15–20:48confession · lie
18 · Ross's apartment · act2Rachel and Phoebe return

Rachel and Phoebe return to Ross's apartment.

20:48–21:23social_rule_violation
19 · Ross's apartment · act2Ross takes Bill's message

Ross takes a message from Bill but does not give it to Rachel.

21:23–23:06lie · secret_exposed
20 · Ross's apartment · tagEnd tag: Ross and Mike

Ross and Mike discuss stout beer.

23:06–23:10petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2002-12-05
Overall
#203
Writers
Mark J. Kunerth
Director
Ben Weiss
Viewers
25.43M (US)
Pace
114 words/min · 108 questions

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In this episode

CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
MH
Mike Hannigan29 episodes · drives 15 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes