S09E22 · SCENE 17/18 · 22:09
The One With the Donor · Monica and Chandler's apartment
Monica and Chandler decide to adopt

Monica and Chandler decide to adopt a baby instead of using a sperm donor.

22:09→24:32
in the episode · 2m 23s · S09E22
Monica and Chandler decide to adopt

What happens

22:09–24:32

Monica tells Chandler she does not want another man's sperm if she cannot have his baby. They agree to adopt and feel excited about becoming parents.

WhereMonica and Chandler's apartment
DriverMonica
Positionact3 · resolution
ThreadFertility and adoption

Key lines

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22:22 · ★ iconic

He's not you. Yeah, he's better!

23:04 · ★ iconic

How do you feel about that?

23:21 · ★ iconic

And I wanna mess it up in our own specific way.

23:44 · ★ iconic

Wait. If we're lucky, and we're really, really, really quiet we may be able to hear the sound of a condom breaking.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tender0.7
deal0.5
confession0.3
cheerful0.3

Beats

22:30Monica says she only wants Chandler's baby
23:42They imagine their baby being conceived

Scene in the episode

22:09–24:32
A · Fertility and adoption
B · Joey and Rachel crush
C · Ross keynote speaker
D · Phoebe and David reunion

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

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