Chandler and Ross face bullies at Central Perk. Monica gambles in the stock market to avoid a diner job. Phoebe, Joey, and Rachel take a road trip to meet her father.
13 Scenes307 Lines
Scene 1
Monica and Rachel's apartment. Everyone is there. Monica is watching stock prices on a business channel.
21 lines
Joey
Hey Monica, why are we watchin' the business channel?
Monica
'Cause I was going by it the other day and I saw that there was a stock with my initials, MEG, on it and, well, sometimes I have to watch for two or three hours before it comes up again but when it does, it's pretty exciting.
Rachel
Ok honey, you really need a job.
Ross
Mon, speaking of which, dad says he knows someone you can call for an interview.
Monica
Really.
Phoebe
Ok, right there. That, that's the third sign today. Right there.
Ross
On behalf of everyone, I'd just like to say behuh.
Phoebe
No, 'cause you just said dad and everywhere I go today I keep getting signs telling me to go see my father. Like when I was walking over here and I passed a buffet...which is my father's last name.
Everyone
Ahh.
Phoebe
And they were serving franks which is his first name minus the s at the end. And there was a rotisserie with spinning chicken.
Monica
His indian name?
Phoebe
No because I chickened out the last time when I tried to meet him. So I mean coincidences? I don't think so.
Ross
Freakish.
Monica
Wow.
Joey
Freaky.
Monica
Weird, weird.
Rachel
Ok, so uh, who wants the last hamburger?
Phoebe
Oh, alright, that's it, now I have to go see him.
Monica
Why?
Phoebe
Hamburger. McDonald's. Old MacDonald had a farm, my dad is a pharmacist.
OPENING CREDITS
Scene 2
Central Perk. Chandler and Ross enter in sweats carrying rackets.
27 lines
Chandler
Man, I am so beat.
Ross
Oh yeah.
Chandler
Hey, you just wanna forget about raquetball and hang out here?
Ross
Yeah alright.
[they sit at the couch]
Big Bully
[walks back from the counter] Hey you're in our seats.
Ross
Oh, sorry we didn't know.
Little Bully
[walks back from the counter] Hey, we were sitting there.
Chandler
Ok, there is one more way to say it, who knows it?
Little Bully
Is that supposed to be funny?
Chandler
No actually, I was just going for colorful.
Big Bully
What's with this guy?
Little Bully
What's with you?
Ross
Uh, nothing, nothing's with him. Enjoy your coffee.
[as they're walking off, little bully grabs Chandlers hat from behind and puts it on himself]
Chandler
What just happened?
Little Bully
I just took your hat. See, I can be funny too. My, my joke is that I, I took your hat.
Chandler
That, that is funny. Can I have it back?
Little Bully
No.
Chandler
No?
Big Bully
No.
Ross
Ok, ok, you know what? I think you're very funny. Kudos on that hat joke. But, come on guy just, just give him back the hat.
Big Bully
Why should we?
Ross
Because it's a special hat. [Chandler looks at Ross funny] See he bought it 'cause he was feeling really down one day so he got the hat to cheer himself up, ya know. Now Chandler...
Chandler
Stop talking, stop talking now. Let me just get this straight. You're actually stealing my hat?
Big Bully
You got a problem with that?
Chandler
No, just wanna make sure we're on the same page.
Scene 3
Monica and Rachel's apartment. Joey and Rachel are sitting there and Monica walks in.
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Rachel
Hey, how'd the interview go?
Monica
It bit. It was a 50's theme restraunt. I have to cook in a costume and dance on the counter. I mean I was a chef at Cafe des Artistes. I mean how could I take a job where I have to make something called Laverne and Curly Fries?
Rachel
So don't do it.
Monica
How can I not do it? I have $127 in the bank.
Joey
Monica, relax, go get a beer.
Monica
I don't want a beer.
Joey
Who said it was for you?
Chandler
[both enter looking down] Hhhiiii.
Rachel
What's the matter with you?
Chandler
The mean guys at the coffee house took my hat.
Rachel
Noo.
Joey
You're kiddin'.
Ross
It was ridiculous. Ya know, these guys, they were bullies, actual bullies, ya know. We're grown ups, this kinda stuff isn't supposed to happen anymore.
Rachel
Oohhh.
Ross
Hi.
Rachel
Hi. [Ross turns to Rachel and they hug]
Chandler
Ohhh [turns as if to hug someone] Oh no, wait a minute, I have no one.
Joey
Hey, woah, let's go down there and get your hat back.
Chandler
Na, forget it, it's probably stripped and sold for parts by now.
Monica
[seeing TV] Hey, I went up.
Rachel
What?
Monica
My stock, MEG, it went up 2 points. Hey guys, do you realize that if I had invested my $127 in myself yesterday that I'd like have...a lot more than that today. Ya know what, I'm gonna do it.
Joey
Do what?
Monica
Put all my money in me.
Rachel
Monica, what are you talking about? You don't know the first thing about the stock market.
Monica
What's to know? Buy sell, high low, bears bulls...[on the phone] Yes Manhattan...yeah telephone number of the stock...selling store.
Scene 4
Phoebe's dad's house. Phoebe pulls up in the cab with Rachel and Joey in the back.
23 lines
[Phoebe slams on the breaks. Joey and Rachel are thrown forward into the pillows in their laps.]
Joey
See, didn't I tell ya these pillows would be a good idea?
Phoebe
Oh God, here we go. For the first time in my life I'm gonna say 'Hi birthfather'.
Rachel
We love you, we're here for you.
Joey
Yeah good luck, good luck.
Phoebe
Thanks. [gets out of the cab]
Joey
Hey Rach, you uh, you want some sandwich?
Rachel
Ohh, what is in that?
Joey
Olive loaf and ham spread, no mayo.
Rachel
No no, 'cause mayo, that would make it gross.
Phoebe
[a little dog starts attacking her leg] Hey, hey, no, oh oh.
Rachel
Run Phoebe run.
Phoebe
No no no, doggie please. Oh, I do so wanna love all animals, please no.
Joey
Get him a bone, get a bone. You gotta bone?
Rachel
Are you kidding me?
Phoebe
Look kibbles, bits. Oh God, alright, get the hell off my leg you yippity piece of crap. [Flings the dog off and jumps in the cab. The dog keeps jumping up to the window.] Ok, alright, we have a problem.
Joey
Well why don't you just reach out and take his trampoline.
Rachel
Ok, here, I know what we can do. [grabs Joey's sadwich and throws it out the window]
Joey
Hey, hey, hey no.
Rachel
Ok, doggie get the- aahhh. Ok go get the sandwich, get the sandwich doggie. [dog ignores the sandwich] Good doggie get the sandwich, get the...ok, Joey, the dog will lick himself but he will not touch your sandwich, what does that say?
Joey
Well if he's not gonna eat it, I will.
Phoebe
Are you crazy?
Joey
Phoebs, he's just a little dog. [turns back to the car window and the dog is halfway through it.] Ahhh.
Scene 5
Central Perk. Chandler and Ross are sitting at the couch.
32 lines
Chandler
Hey.
Ross
What?
Chandler
Do you have to be a Century 21 real-estate agent to get to wear those really cool jackets?
Ross
Do you say this stuff to girls?
Big Bully
Hehehehey, isn't that the guy who used to wear your hat?
Little Bully
And look where they're sitting.
Ross
You're joking, right? You guys just walked through the door.
Big Bully
Maybe we didn't make it clear enough.
Little Bully
Yeah.
Big Bully
This couch belongs to us.
Chandler
Alright, I'll tell you what, you call the couch and then, and then we'll call the couch, and we'll see who it comes to.
Big Bully
You know what I keep wondering? Why you two are still sitting here.
Ross
Alright, that's it. I've had enough of this, alright. Gunther, these guys are trying to take our seat.
Gunther
Fellas, these guys were here first.
Big Bully
Oh, sorry, I didn't realize.
Little Bully
Sorry.
Gunther
There you go.
Ross
Thank you Gunther. We didn't want to have to go and do that.
Little Bully
He told on us?
Big Bully
You told on us?
Ross
Well pal, you didn't give me much of a choice. [flicks the ends of the big bully's tie]
Chandler
Don't play with his things.
Ross
I know.
Big Bully
Alright, let's take this outside.
Ross
Let's, let's take this outside? Who talks like that?
Big Bully
The guy that's about to kick your ass talks like that.
Chandler
You had to ask.
Ross
Yeah.
[the bullies grab the back of the couch that Ross and Chandler are sitting in and tip back]
Ross
Ok, ok look, see, the thing is we're, we're not gonna fight you guys.
Little Bully
Well then here's the deal, you won't have to so long as never ever show your faces in this coffee house ever again.
Chandler
I think you played the Gunther card too soon.
Scene 6
Back in the cab in front of Phoebe's dad's house.
10 lines
Joey
Hey Phoeb's, I think you're good to go.
Phoebe
Yeah, I don't know.
Rachel
What's the matter?
Phoebe
I just think that this was a really bad sign, ya know. I mean, like the beast at the threshold, you know. It's just like, I have no family left, ya know. I mean except for my grandmother, you know, but let's face it, she's not gonna be around forever, despite what she says. And I have a sister who I've barely spoken to since we like shared a womb. I don't know, this is my real father and I just, I want things to be like just right.
Rachel
Yeah Phoebe, I completely understand.
Joey
Yeah, whatever you need. Hey, you wanna go home?
Phoebe
Ok, thanks. Sorry, again
[She starts the cab and pulls forward. We hear a squish and a dog yelp.]
Phoebe
[innocently] What was that?
Joey
Uhh, I'm guessing the threshold's clear now.
Scene 7
Monica and Rachel's apartment. Joey is eating breakfast, Rachel has just gotten up, and Monica is on the phone.
29 lines
Monica
I wanna buy 5 shares of SGJ and I wanna buy them now. C'mon time is money my friend. Thank you. Wooo.
Rachel
Time is money my friend?
Joey
Yeah, you missed, 'Takes money to make money,' and uh, 'Don't make me come down there and kick your wall street butt.'
Monica
Hey, I made $17 before breakfast, what have you done?
Joey
Well uh, I had breakfast here so technically I saved $3.50.
Rachel
How did you make $17.
Monica
Well, my financially challenged friends, I split my money and I bought some shares of CHP and ZXY.
Joey
How come those?
Monica
Well, CHP because I used to have a crush on Eric Estrada. And ZXY becuase I think it sounds zexy.
Rachel
What happened to uh, MEG.?
Monica
MEG was good for me but I dumped her. Ya know, my motto is get out before they go down.
Joey
That is so not my motto.
Phoebe
[enters] Hey.
Rachel
Hey Phoebs. Oh hey, how's the dog?
Phoebe
Ok, I talked to the vet, people are so nice upstate. Anyway, he said that the little fella's gonna be ok and I can pick him up tomorrow.
Joey
Good.
Rachel
Oh, thank God.
Phoebe
Yeah, but he did have to have a bunch of stitches and he said that only once in a blue moon does a dog's ear grow back so...still hoping.
Rachel
Ok, so Phoebe, now are you gonna call your dad and let him know that his dog is ok?
Phoebe
I, I don't wanna meet my father over the phone. What am I gonna say, like 'Hi, I'm Phoebe, the daughter you abandoned. Oh, by the way, I broke your dog.'
Joey
Hey Phoebs, if you want, I'll do it.
Phoebe
Ok. Listen, just don't say anything about me, ok. [goes over and grabs the phone that's sitting by Monica]
Monica
DON'T...be too long with the phone.
Rachel
She'll be a much better friend when the market closes.
Joey
[dials the phone] It's a woman.
Phoebe
So talk to her.
Joey
[in a fake voice] Uhh, hello Miss Buffay. I know where your dog is. I want you to know that he'll be returned to you, almost as good as new, within, within 24 hours. Uh, goodbye. [hangs up]
Rachel
Why the voice.
Joey
[in the voice] Hard to say.
Scene 8
Chandler and Joey's apartment. Ross is sitting at the bar, Chandler serves up two mugs of hot water.
20 lines
Chandler
Your cappucino sir.
Ross
Thank you.
[they both pour in packets of cappucino mix]
Chandler
Ya know I think this is much better than the coffee house.
Ross
Absolutely.
[they both stir thier coffee and proceed to stare into the mugs]
Ross
How come it's not mixing with the water?
Chandler
Chandler:Well the package says you have to uh, constantly keep it moving. Stir and drink, stir and drink, never let it settle.
[they both try to drink while continuously stirring]
Joey
[walks out of his room] Hey, this is ridiculous. I'll tell you what. After I get back from my neice's christening, I'll go down to the coffee house with you and we'll all have a nice cup of coffee alright. No problem, Joey's there.
Chandler
Ok.
Ross
No.
Chandler
No?
Ross
No. Man I don't wanna have to have Joey with me every time I wanna descent cup of coffee. Ya know, and I don't wanna spend the rest of my life drinking cappucino with a 'K'. I say you and I go back down there and stand up to those guys.
Chandler
Alright, hang on a second there Custer.
Joey
Yeah really, Ross, have you ever been beaten up before?
Ross
Yeah, sure.
Joey
By someone besides Monica?
Ross
No. So what. So what if we get beaten up, maybe that's just something every man has to go through once in his life. Ya know, like a, like a right of passage or somethin'.
Chandler
Well, couldn't we just lose our virginities again? Ya know, because I think actually mine's growing back.
Scene 9
Outside Monica and Rachel's apartment. Rachel is returning.
14 lines
Monica
[Opens the door] I need to borrow a hundred bucks.
Rachel
What?
Monica
Hi, welcome home. [pulls Rachel inside] I need to borrow a hundred bucks.
Rachel
For what?
Monica
I've gotta get back in the game.
Rachel
Why, when did you get out of the game?
Monica
I don't know, I lost it all ok. I lost it.
Rachel
Oh no.
Monica
Hey, I've come to terms with it, you have to too.
Rachel
Ok. Look uhh, Mon I'm, I'm really sorry.
Monica
Yeah, yeah, yeah, where are we on the hundred bucks?
Rachel
I, I don't have it.
Monica
But I need it. Otherwords I'm gonna have to take that horrible diner job. You know, with the dancing and the costumes. I don't wanna have to wear flame retardant boobs.
Rachel
Nobody does honey.
Scene 10
Phoebe's dad's house. Phoebe is returning the dog who is bandaged up and has a plastic cone around it's neck.
43 lines
Phoebe
Hi.
Mrs. Buffay
Schnoodle. Oh my God, what the hell happened to my dog?
Phoebe
It was an accident, and, and the woman who did this would never ever hurt a dog on purpose. She's a vegetarian.
Mrs. Buffay
What are these, stitches?
Phoebe
Yeah, eight of them. That's 56 to him. You know also, if, if it's raining, you can't let him look up too long 'cause that cone'll fill up really really fast.
Mrs. Buffay
Yeah well, thanks for bringing back what's left of him.
Phoebe
Sure, oh, is, is Frank home.
Mrs. Buffay
How do you know Frank?
Phoebe
Just from a, from a long time ago. Is he here?
Mrs. Buffay
Yeah. Frank.
Frank
Yeah. What? [a young guy comes around the corner]
Phoebe
Oh, ok, um, I mean Frank senior.
Mrs. Buffay
He went out for groceries.
Phoebe
Ok so will he be back soon?
Mrs. Buffay
Well he left four years ago so we're expecting him back any minute now.
Phoebe
Alright, I'm, I'm gonna go. I'm sorry about the dog, everything. I'm sorry.
[she turns to leave, Frank follows]
Frank
Hey lady. Hey wait up. How do you know my dad?
Phoebe
Um well I don't really. Just genetically. He's kinda my dad too.
Frank
Heavy.
Phoebe
Yeah. So um, did he ever talk about me, Phoebe?
Frank
No but he didn't really talk about anything.
Phoebe
Oh.
Frank
Except stilts.
Phoebe
Stilts?
Frank
Yeah, he loved stilts. One time I was upstairs, I was stealing cigarettes out of my mom's purse, and uh, all of a sudden I look over and there's my dad's head bobbing past the window. He just had this big smile on his face and he was waving 'cause he was always happiest when he was on his stilts.
Phoebe
Wow.
Frank
Yeah.
Phoebe
I don't know what to do with that.
Frank
Me neither. So you're like my big sister.
Phoebe
Yeah.
Frank
This is huge, you can buy me beer.
Phoebe
I'm not gonna. But you know what's cool though? Ok, if you had a friend named Pete, then I could say, 'Oh yeah, I know Pete, he's friends with my brother.'
Frank
I gotta friend named Mark.
Phoebe
That'll work too.
Frank
Cool, alright. So maybe, ya know, I could give you a call sometime, we could talk or somethin'.
Phoebe
Yeah, that'd be ok.
Frank
Alright.
Phoebe
Ok, I'm in the book.
Frank
Ok, yeah.
Phoebe
Alright. So um, stilts huh?
Frank
Yeah hey, you know if you want I can take you around back and show you where he hit his head on the rain gutter.
Phoebe
Ok.
Scene 11
Central Perk. Chandler and Ross are sitting on the couch nervously.
42 lines
Ross
Well we did it, we're here. We are standing our ground. How long does a cup of coffee take?
Chandler
Would you come on! Come on! [waitress brings their coffee] Thank you.
[They rush to put the cream and sugar in their cups and gulp down a few drinks]
Chandler
Ah, there we go.
Ross
I think we proved our point.
Chandler
You burn your mouth?
Ross
Cannot feel my tounge.
[They leave. As they're walking out, the bullies are walking in.]
Chandler
Bullies, big bullies.
Little Bully
Oh, look who's here, it's the weenies.
Big Bully
Did we not make ourselves clear the other day.
Ross
Yes, and that's why we're here.
Chandler
Yes, we're standing out ground...apparently.
Little Bully
Let's do this alright.
Ross
Woah, ho-ho, whad'ya got there, a weapon?
Little Bully
It's a nice watch, I don't wanna break it on your ribs.
Chandler
Alright, let's do this.
Little Bully
Alright.
[they all put up their fists and prepare to fight]
Chandler
Question. If I don't care about my watch, can I use it as a weapon?
Ross
Whad'ya mean?
Chandler
Well, it's sharp, it's metal, I think I can do some, you know, serious damage with it.
Big Bully
No, you can't use your watch.
Chandler
Ok. [reaches in his pocket]
Big Bully
Or your keys.
Chandler
Ok.
Little Bully
Look, here's what we'll do. We'll put all keys and watches in the hat over there. Alright. [they all put their keys and watches in the hat and put it on a mail box] Alright, c'mon man, let's do this.
[they all jump in the street and prepare to fight]
Ross
Before I forget, are we hitting faces?
Big Bully
Of course we're hitting faces, why wouldn't you hit faces?
Ross
Well because I have to work on Monday, I have a big presentation.
Little Bully
Actually, you know, uh, I gotta show this apartment tomorrow and uh, you know, this no faces thing might not be a bad idea.
Big Bully
Ok, nothing from the neck up. [everyone gets ready for the fight] Or the waist down. Dana's ovulating.
Little Bully
Oh really, you guys tryin' again?
Big Bully
Yeah.
Chandler
Ok, so let me just get this straight. So we're uh, strictly talking about the middle?
Big Bully
C'MON!
Ross
Hey, hey, woah, you want some of this, huh? You want a piece of this, huh? I'm standin here, huh.
Chandler
Hey, hey, those guys are takin our stuff! [some guy runs off with the hat]
Ross
Hey.
Big Bully
Hey.
[they all run off after the guy]
Scene 12
Central Perk. The four guys are returning after getting the hat back.
12 lines
Ross
God, that was, that was amazing, that was incredible. You guys, you guys kicked butt.
Little Bully
Us, what about you guys? Man you really, bing, gave it to old Mr. Clean back there. He was a big guy.
Ross
Yeah he was wasn't he.
Chandler
Yeah, I wouldn't know having missed everything.
Big Bully
Don't do that to yourself. Any one of us could have tripped over that little girls jump-rope.
Ross
So, listen guys, are we uh, are we ok here?
Little Bully
We're ok.
Ross
Alright.
Chandler
Ok so, can I have my hat back?
Little Bully
No.
Chandler
Huh. [reaches over and grabs the hat and bolts for the door but slips and falls behind the couch]
CLOSING CREDITS
Scene 13
The 50's theme cafe. Monica is working the grill, the rest are at a table.
8 lines
Rachel
Look at her.
Chandler
Hi Monica.
Joey
He-he-he, how's it goin'?
Phoebe
Hey nice boobs.
Chandler
Guys guys, check this out.
[Chandler puts a coin in the mini jukebox at the table. YMCA starts playing and Monica and the rest of the staff have to get on the counter and start singing along and dancing. After a couple of couruses, Chandler pulls out a handful of coins and drops them on the table.]