S09E15 · EP 209
season 9 · 2003-02-13
The One With the Mugging
written by Peter Tibbals · directed by Gary Halvorson · 20.85M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 16%deal 10%absurd 10%misunderstanding 7%social rule violation 7%cheerful 6%secret exposed 5%confession 5%coincidence 4%triumphant 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Joey's audition ordeal
B · Ross mugged by Phoebe
C · Chandler's advertising internship
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · cold_openChandler announces internship

Chandler tells friends about his unpaid advertising internship.

00:01–02:11deal · social_rule_violation
2 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey gets audition news

Joey learns he got an audition for Leonard Hayes.

02:11–03:26deal · coincidence
3 ▸ 03:26
3 · Advertising agency · act1Chandler meets young interns

Chandler arrives at his internship and meets younger coworkers.

03:26–04:08social_rule_violation · humiliation
4 · Audition room · act1Joey's first audition fails

Joey auditions for Leonard Hayes but bombs.

04:08–07:37misunderstanding · negotiation
6 ▸ 07:43
6 · Street · act1Lowell Mugs Ross and Phoebe

Lowell mugs Ross and Phoebe at gunpoint. Phoebe recognizes Lowell as an old street friend, revealing she used to mug people.

07:43–09:05coincidence · secret_exposed
7 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Joey recounts audition

Joey tells Monica about his failed audition.

09:05–10:00misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
8 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Chandler struggles with ad idea

Chandler struggles to sell prototype sneakers with wheels.

10:00–11:06deal · social_rule_violation
9 ▸ 11:06
9 · Central Perk coffee house · act1Ross Tells Monica About Mugging

Ross tells Monica about the mugging and that Phoebe used to mug people. Monica recalls Ross being mugged as a kid outside St. Mark's Comics, where his Science Boy comic was stolen.

11:06–13:11secret_exposed · interrogation
10 ▸ 13:11
10 · Central Perk coffee house · act2Phoebe Confesses to Mugging Ross

Phoebe admits to Monica that she was the girl who mugged Ross as a child, using a pipe and targeting comic book nerds.

13:11–13:50confession · coincidence
11 · Audition room · act2Joey's second audition succeeds

Joey auditions with a full bladder and impresses Leonard.

13:50–15:13misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
12 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Joey drinks to prepare

Joey drinks everything to fill his bladder for the next audition.

15:13–16:25scheme · obsession
13 ▸ 16:25
13 · Central Perk coffee house · act2Phoebe Confronts Ross

Phoebe confronts Ross and admits she was the girl who mugged him. Ross is horrified and humiliated, refusing to forgive her.

16:25–18:03confession · humiliation
14 · Advertising agency · act2Chandler pitches ad idea

Chandler pitches a successful ad idea for the wheeled sneakers.

18:03–19:27deal · social_rule_violation
15 · Central Perk coffee house · act3Phoebe Returns Science Boy

Phoebe brings Ross a box labelled 'Crap from the street' containing his stolen comic Science Boy. Ross is thrilled and forgives her. They bond over the comic.

19:27–20:48deal
16 · Audition room · act3Joey gets the part and pees

Joey gets the part but pees his pants when Leonard hugs him.

20:48–22:37humiliation · misunderstanding
17 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · tagMonica Reveals She Told Everyone

Monica reveals to Ross that she told everyone they know that he was mugged by a girl instead of a huge guy. Ross is annoyed.

22:37–22:41secret_exposed · petty_grievance
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Episode facts

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Aired
2003-02-13
Overall
#209
Writers
Peter Tibbals
Director
Gary Halvorson
Viewers
20.85M (US)
Pace
126 words/min · 94 questions

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In this episode

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