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    • new scene
    • Scene 1

      Chandler and Joey's apartment. Joey and Chandler enter with Chandler covering his eyes and Joey leading him.

    • joey
    • Joey
      Alright, no peeking. No peeking, no peeking, no peeking.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Alright, alright, but you better be wearing clothes when I open my eyes.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Alright open your eyes. [opens his eyes to see two black leather recliners and a big screen TV]
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Sweet mother of all that is good and pure.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Huh? Days of our Lives picked up my option.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Congratulations!
    • joey
    • Joey
      I know.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Now we can finally watch Green Acres the way it was meant to be seen.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Uh-huh.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      So uh, which one is mine?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Whichever one you want, man. Whichever one you want. [Chandler starts to sit in one of the chairs] Not that one.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      [sits down] Ohh yes.
    • joey
    • Joey
      [sits down] Ohh yeah, that's the stuff.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      [reaches for the footrest lever] Do we dare?
    • joey
    • Joey
      We dare.
    • Both
      [both extend the footrests] Aaahhhh. [both recline their chairs] AAAAHHHHHH.
    • OPENING CREDITS
    • new scene
    • Scene 2

      Chandler and Joey's apartment. Chandler and Joey are sitting in their recliners watching TV. Monica, Ross, and Phoebe are there.

    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I can't believe two cows made the ultimate sacrifice so you guys could watch TV with your feet up.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well they were chair-shaped cows. They never would have survived in the wild.
    • ross
    • Ross
      This screen is amazing, I mean Dick Van Dyke is practically life-size.
    • Everyone
      Woah!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Rose Marie really belongs on a smaller screen, doesn't she?
    • [Rachel enters]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi you guys.
    • Everyone
      Hey.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hey you.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey you. [they stand together in front of the TV.]
    • joey
    • Joey
      Woah, hey, yo. [Rachel and Ross move]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      So, uh, how was your day?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh you know, pretty much the usual, uh, sun shining, birds chirping.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Really? Mine too.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey cool, mine too.
    • ross
    • Ross
      [beeper goes off] Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got to get to the museum. So um, I'll see you tonight.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      OK. [they go to kiss but everyone's watching so Ross just kisses her on the top of her head and leaves]
    • ross
    • Ross
      Bye guys.
    • Everyone
      Bye.
    • monica
    • Monica
      [walks up to Rachel in front of the TV] Tonight?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey, yo. [they move from out of in front of the TV]
    • monica
    • Monica
      What's tonight?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      It is our first official date. Our first date.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Uh, hello.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Tonight you're supposed to waitress for me, my catering thing, any of those words trigger anything for you?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      God, oh God Monica, I forgot. This is our first date.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yes but my mom got me this job.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      OK, I can be a waitress, I can be a waitress.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. See Phoebe, Phoebe.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Really Phoebs? Because, you know, you'd have to be an actual waitress. This can't be like your 'I can be a bear cub' thing.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I can be a waitress. OK watch this. Um, gimme two number ones, 86 the bacon, one Adam and Eve on a raft and rick'em, la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la.
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    • Scene 3

      Dr. Burke's apartment. Dr. Burke answers the door for Phoebe and Monica.

    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      It's James Bond.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Sorry we're late.
    • Dr. Burke
      Ah, that's OK, come on in. Um, I'm sorry, is Monica Geller coming? I was told she was.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Dr. Burke, it, it's me.
    • Dr. Burke
      Monica? My God you used to be so. . . I mean you, you, you, you must have lost like. . . You look great.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Thank you. This is my friend Phoebe. She's gonna be helping me tonight.
    • Dr. Burke
      Hi Phoebe, nice to meet you. [Phoebe just giggles when they shake] So, how ya been?
    • monica
    • Monica
      I've been great, just great. How have you been? [tilting her head]
    • Dr. Burke
      Oh, well obviously you know Barbara and I split up, otherwise you wouldn't have done the head tilt.
    • monica
    • Monica
      The head tilt?
    • Dr. Burke
      Yeah, since the divorce, when anybody asks me how I am, it's always with a sympathetic head tilt. [demonstrating] 'How ya doin'? You OK?'
    • monica
    • Monica
      I'm sorry.
    • Dr. Burke
      No no, it, it's fine, believe me. I do it too. I always answer with the 'I'm OK' head bob. [demonstrates] 'I'm OK.' [tilts head] 'You sure?' [bobs head] 'Yeah, I'm fine.' Hey listen, I've got to set up the music. I got a new CD changer, of course the divorce only left me with 4 CD's to change.
    • monica
    • Monica
      [her and Phoebe tilt their heads] Oh, that's too bad.
    • Dr. Burke
      [bobbing his head] I'll survive.
    • new scene
    • Scene 4

      Chandler and Joey's apartment. They're still in their chairs watching TV. Chandler is ordering a pizza.

    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Uh, two larges, extra cheese on both. But listen, don't ring the buzzer for 19, ring 20, Geller-Green, they'll let you in, OK. If you buzz our door, there's no tip for you. OK, thanks. Pizza's on the way. I told you we wouldn't have to get up.
    • joey
    • Joey
      What if we have to pee?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I'll cancel the sodas.
    • new scene
    • Scene 5

      Dr. Burke's apartment. Monica and Dr. Burke are in the kitchen.

    • monica
    • Monica
      You've got to get back out there, it's your party.
    • Dr. Burke
      But they're so dull, they're all opthamologists.
    • monica
    • Monica
      You're an opthamologist.
    • Dr. Burke
      Only because my parents wanted me to be, I wanted to be a sherrif.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      [entering the kitchen from the party] That's funny, no. Cadillac, cataract, I get it, no I get it, you stay out there.
    • Dr. Burke
      See.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Alright, I'll tell you what. I'll come get you in 5 minutes with some sort of um, kabob emergency.
    • Dr. Burke
      OK. You better. Oh God, here we go. Hey wanna see 'em go nuts? Watch this. [grabbing some wine glasses and opening the door to the party] Who needs glasses? [everyone laughs]
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You are so smitten.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I am not.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, you are so much the smitten kitten. You should ask him out.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Dr. Burke? I don't think so. I mean, like, he's a grown up.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      So. You two are totally into each other.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Phoebe, he's a friend of my parents. He's like 20 years older than me.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      OK, so what, you're just never gonna see him again?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Not never. I mean, I'm gonna see him tomorrow at my eye appointment.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Didn't you like, just get your eyes checked?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Well yeah, but, you know, uh, 27 is a dangerous eye age.
    • new scene
    • Scene 6

      Monica and Rachel's apartment. Ross and Rachel are returning from a movie.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      C'mon, I'm not saying it was a bad movie, I'm just saying, you know, it was a little. . . hard to follow.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I told you there was going to be sub-titles.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I know, I just didn't want to wear my glasses on my first date.
    • [They start kissing.]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Monica.
    • ross
    • Ross
      It would really help when I'm kissing you if you didn't shout out my sister's name.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Honey, I'm just checking.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Monica.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Mon.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Monica.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Mon.
    • [Since they're alone they start kissing and Ross's hands work their way down until they're on Rachel's butt. Rachel starts laughing.]
    • ross
    • Ross
      What, what.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I'm sorry. Oh God, I'm sorry, it's just that when you moved your hands down to my butt, it was like woah, Ross's hands are on my butt. Sorry.
    • ross
    • Ross
      And that's, that's funny why?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Well it's not, honey I'm sorry, I guess I'm just nervous. I mean, it's you, ya know, it's us. I mean, we're crossing that line, sort of a big thing.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I, I know it's big, I just didn't know it was uh, ha-ha big.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      OK. [start kissing again and Rachel starts lauging again]
    • ross
    • Ross
      OK, my hands were no where near your butt.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I know, I know, I know, I know. I was just thinking about when they were there the last time, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. OK, OK, look, woah, I promise, I'm good, I'm not gonna laugh anymore. OK put your hands back there.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No see now, now I can't because uh, I'm feeling too self conscious.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Just one cheek.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Nuh, uh, the moment's gone.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Alright, just put your hands out and I'll back up into them.
    • ross
    • Ross
      That's romantic.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      C'mon touch it.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, come on squeeze it.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Rub it.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, come on, would you just grab my ass.
    • new scene
    • Scene 7

      Chandler and Joey's apartment. They are watching a Miracle Wax info-mercial.

    • joey
    • Joey
      Wow, look at that. The car is on fire, yet somehow it's expensive paint job is protected by the Miracle Wax.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      You got a Cheeto on your face man.[Joey removes the Cheeto and eats it]
    • [Ross enters]
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hi.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey.
    • joey
    • Joey
      What're you doin' here? Aren't you supposed to be out with Rachel?
    • ross
    • Ross
      That was 14 hours ago.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      So how'd it go?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh. Listen, have you ever been uh, you know, foolin' around with a girl and uh, she started laughin'?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Yeah, but uh, it was 1982 and my flock of seagulls haircut was tickling her chin.
    • joey
    • Joey
      She laughed at you?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah. I don't know, I've been wanting this since like ninth grade typing, ya know. And I just want it to be perfect and right and. . . why isn't that laser beam cutting through the paint?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      It's the Miracle Wax.
    • joey
    • Joey
      It certainly is a miracle.
    • [Rachel enters]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi you guys.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi. Listen, I was um, thinkin' about. . .
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Listen can you guys uh, speak up, it's harder for us to hear you when you lower your voice.
    • [Rachel and Ross go out in the hall]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      OK, listen, I'm sorry about last night and I really want to make it up to you.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, you, ya know there's no need to make it u. . . how?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Well, I was thinking maybe a um, a romantic dinner with um, candles and wine and then uh, maybe going back to my place for um, dessert.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Humm, that sounds, I don't, perfect.
    • [there's a loud bang at the door so Ross opens it back up to find a shoe has been thrown at it]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What's this.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Could you get us a couple of beers?
    • new scene
    • Scene 8

      Dr. Burke's office. Monica is there for her eye appointment.

    • Dr. Burke
      I'm going to look into your eyes now.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Really.
    • Dr. Burke
      Yeah, that's my job. Alright, look up. . . look down, now open your eyes, now look down. That's right, look into the light. Now look at me. . . OK. Your eyes look good. Those are good eyes.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Good, they feel good, in my head.
    • Dr. Burke
      So, it's great to see ya.
    • monica
    • Monica
      You too.
    • Dr. Burke
      You too.
    • monica
    • Monica
      OK, um. Goodbye.
    • Dr. Burke
      Drops!
    • monica
    • Monica
      What?
    • Dr. Burke
      Drops. Here, they're free.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Thanks. So, I guess I better be going.
    • Dr. Burke
      Oh, OK, yeah. I'll see ya later.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Thanks again.
    • [He kisses her on the cheek, she returns the kiss, then they embrace in a full on kiss]
    • new scene
    • Scene 9

      Chandler and Joey's apartment. They're still watching TV. Phoebe stands in front of the TV.

    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      We have got to get you lazy boys out of these chairs.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey, woah, hey, woah.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You know you should go outside and be with the three-dimensional people.
    • joey
    • Joey
      No, inside good, outside bad.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You guys are so pathetic, I, oh, OH, XANADU! OH.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      She's one of us now.
    • [Rachel and Ross enter]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi you guys.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well we just wanted to stop by and uh, say goodnight.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Goodnight.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Look at that, they won't even turn their heads.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Alright you guys, I'm takin' off my shirt.
    • joey
    • Joey
      [uses a dentist mirror to see] Naa, she's lyin'.
    • [Monica enters carrying food that's been delivered]
    • monica
    • Monica
      Stop sending food to our apartment.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well, why're you all dressed up?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You're not the only one who has a date tonight.
    • ross
    • Ross
      What? You have a date? Who with?
    • monica
    • Monica
      No one.
    • ross
    • Ross
      C'mon, what's his name?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Nothing.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Come on, tell me.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Alright, but I'm very excited about this OK, so you gotta promise you won't get all big-brothery and judgmental.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh, I promise, what.
    • monica
    • Monica
      It's Richard Burke.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Who's Richard Burke? Doc, Doctor Burke? You have a date with Doctor Burke? Why, why, why should that bother me? I, I love that man, he's like a uh, brother to dad.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Well for your information he happens to be one of the brightest, most sophisticated, sexiest men I've ever been with.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Doctor Burke is sexy?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh God, absolutely.
    • ross
    • Ross
      [his beeper goes off] It's the museum again, can I, oh.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ya know, Dr. Burke kissed me once.
    • monica
    • Monica
      When?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      When I was um, 7, I crashed my bike right out in front of his house and to stop me from crying he kissed me right here. [points to the tip of her nose]
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh you are so lucky.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I know.
    • ross
    • Ross
      [on the phone] Woah, woah, woah australopithicus isn't supposed to be in that display. No. No. No, n, homo-habilus was erect, australopithicus was never fully erect.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well maybe he was nervous.
    • new scene
    • Scene 10

      Museum of Natural History. Ross is fixing a display, Rachel is waiting patiently.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh look, I can't believe this. Look, homo-habilus hasn't even learned how to use tools yet and they've got him here wi, with clay pots. Why don't, why don't they just give him a microwave? I'm sorry, I'm sorry this is taking so long, ya know, I, I, it's just it's longer than I expected, we will have dinner.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      It's OK, it's fine.
    • ross
    • Ross
      KARL!
    • [Ross leaves to find Karl. Rachel takes a peek under the loincloth of one of the display models.]
    • new scene
    • Scene 11

      Monica and Rachel's apartment. Monica and Dr. Burke are sitting on the couch. He's showing her the pictures in his wallet.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Wow, is that Michelle?
    • Dr. Burke
      Yep.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I've not seen her since high school graduation. Oh my God, that night she got so dru. . . motional.
    • Dr. Burke
      Ya know, she's having another baby.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I thought she just had one.
    • Dr. Burke
      No no. Henry's almost two and he's talking and everyting. Here. You know, the other day he told me he liked me better than his other grandpa. Now in all fairness his other grandpa's a drunk but still. . .
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, you're a grandpa.
    • Dr. Burke
      Yeah. Are we nuts here?
    • monica
    • Monica
      I don't know, maybe. I mean I'm dating a man who's pool I once peed in.
    • Dr. Burke
      I didn't need to know that. I guess 21 years is a lot. I mean, hell, I'm a whole person who can drink older than you.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah.
    • Dr. Burke
      So.
    • monica
    • Monica
      So maybe we should just. . .
    • Dr. Burke
      Yeah, yeah, maybe.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Wow, this really sucks.
    • Dr. Burke
      Yeah, it sure does. [they hug and it turns into a passionate kiss]
    • monica
    • Monica
      Well, we don't really have to decide anything right now, do we?
    • Dr. Burke
      No, no, there's no rush or anything.
    • [knock at the door]
    • Delivery Guy
      Pizza delivery.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, I'm gonna kill those guys.
    • new scene
    • Scene 12

      Museum of Natural History. Ross enters the display where Rachel is waiting.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Rach.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I'm done.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yeah well, you know what, so is uh, Sorentino's.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Wha, OK, I'm sorry, let's uh, why don't we find someplace else.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No, you know what, it's late, everything's gonna be closed. Why don't we just do it another night?
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, no, we won't.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      We won't?
    • ross
    • Ross
      [grabs a fur pelt] C'mon.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      OK, that's dead right?
    • new scene
    • Scene 13

      The museum planetarium. Ross and Rachel enter on stage.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What is this? What are we doing?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Shh. Do you want cran-apple or cran-grape?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Grape.
    • ross
    • Ross
      [spreads the pelt on the floor] OK, now, sit. OK. [he starts the music system]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, God.
    • [The stereo system booms out 'Billions of years ago. . .'. Ross gets up and changes it to music.]
    • ross
    • Ross
      Sorry.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ah, so what are we looking at?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well uh, you see that, that little cluster of stars next to the big one? That is Ursa Major.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Really?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I've no idea, could be. Listen, I'm sorry I had to work tonight.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh it's OK. You were worth the wait, and I don't just mean tonight. [they kiss]
    • ross
    • Ross
      You're not laughing.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      This time it's not so funny.
    • [They kiss and start undressing. As Rachel tries to pull off Ross's tie she catches it in his mouth. Then they roll across the fur rug.]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ah, oh God. Oh, honey, oh that's OK.
    • ross
    • Ross
      What. Oh no, you just rolled over the juice box.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, thank God.
    • new scene
    • Scene 14

      Museum of Natural History. The next morning Rachel and Ross are sleeping in the display under a fur.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Hi.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi you. I can't believe I'm waking up next to you.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I know it is pretty unbelievaaaaah.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What?
    • ross
    • Ross
      We're not alone. [A church youth group is outside the display watching them]
    • CLOSING CREDITS
    • new scene
    • Scene 15

      Chandler and Joey's apartment. They are still in their chairs, watching Beavis and Butthead.

    • [they're laughing along with the show when an alarm goes off]
    • joey
    • Joey
      Is that the fire alarm?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Yeah. [feels the floor] Oh it's not warm yet, we still have time.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Cool.
    • END