S10E05 · SCENE 14/21 · 17:17
The One Where Rachel's Sister Babysits · Monica and Rachel's apartment
Joey's handwritten letter succeeds

Joey handwrites and drops off the letter, which the agency loves, thinking a child wrote it.

17:17→18:42
in the episode · 1m 25s · S10E05

What happens

17:17–18:42

Joey reveals he handwrote the letter and dropped it off. Chandler calls the agency to stop it, but they love it, thinking a child wrote it.

WhereMonica and Rachel's apartment
DriverJoey
Positionact2 · payoff
ThreadAdoption letter fiasco

Key lines

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17:20

Great. I'm finished. In fact, I just dropped it off at the agency.

17:45 · ★ iconic

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. That letter is gonna go in our file.

17:57 · ★ iconic

It's okay. It's okay. You know what?

18:37

She guessed 8, 9, based on his drawings.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.8
misunderstanding0.7
coincidence0.3
triumphant0.2
phone call

Beats

17:38Joey says he handwrote it
18:28Agency loves the letter

Scene in the episode

17:17–18:42
A · Adoption letter fiasco
B · Amy visits and pierces Emma
C · Mike and Phoebe engagement

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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
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Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
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