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The One With The Ultimate Fighting Champion
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Join Alasdair and DeeAnn as they discuss old email addresses, go-to movie snacks and we say goodbye to Pete!
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Introduction and Trivia Game Setup
00:00:04
Speaker
Well, hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Purple Door Podcast, a friend's rewatch pod. I'm one of your hosts, Alistair, alongside Deanne. Deanne, how are you today?
00:00:15
Speaker
I am awesome, Al. it's It's nice. It's windy, but my allergies aren't killing me, which is great. um Yeah, it's just a great Saturday. It's a good day.
00:00:29
Speaker
i love it. Excellent. Yes, a very nice Saturday indeed. But it's going to be even better because we are going to get stuck into the one with the ultimate fighting champion.
00:00:41
Speaker
This is wonderful it's a It is. But kind of sad. It is a bit. But we'll get to it. Yes. Yeah. But like Pete. Pete's a character. I'm glad to get to see. like Pete. And that's why I'm sad. Yeah.
00:00:56
Speaker
Get to see some more of Pete. But as always, before we get into the episode, let's play a little bamboozled. Now, I caused the the an upset last week and actually won one, which was pleasant. You just...
00:01:08
Speaker
You destroyed me, Al. I am still just... you knocked me down quite a few pegs. Well, you're about to start climbing back up, I am sure. Let's hope so.
00:01:20
Speaker
I mean, I hope so. But, you know, whatever. Yeah, well, it's all good. Well, let's see, it episode... what is it? 24. You tell 24. but tell me twenty four So, is me?
00:01:32
Speaker
It's you. It's an even number. So it is you, sir. My goal is for season four is to remember who goes first. I should just write it down. That's what I should do. No, this is my responsibility. It makes me feel good. That's right. All right. I mean, I clearly haven't written it down yet. So yeah, don't start. Don't start.
00:01:53
Speaker
No, we're goingnna get it's not broken. We're not fixing it. um
UFC Trivia and Friends Cameos
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Speaker
That's correct. I'm with you. All right Well, my first question for you is... What two things are not allowed in the UFC?
00:02:07
Speaker
What two things are not allowed? Oh, fish hooking and gouging. You are off to a strong start. Yes. And what's fish hooking?
00:02:19
Speaker
a yeah yeah That would have been hard to explain. let's just gave the duck a bath.
00:02:29
Speaker
All right. Who are the cameos in the opening scene? Oh, that is the the late great Robin Williams and Billy Crystal.
00:02:40
Speaker
Do you remember their names? Oh, they're... Oh, i i mean you know what? I didn't think they had names.
00:02:51
Speaker
and then when i And then when I watched this, i was like, oh, they have names. I don't i don't think I would look anyway. I don't think I even wrote them down. But i did catch that they both had names.
00:03:02
Speaker
Yes. well And that doesn't count because my question is, who are the two cameos in the opening scene? And that's Billy Crystal and Robin Williams. So, yes, good job. But fun fact, Tim and Thomas.
00:03:15
Speaker
Tim and Thomas. I'm looking forward to discussing that opening scene with you because it's legendary, this this one. So good. All right, my question two for you. How long did Hochi, the trainer, say he had to wait on phone with Pete's customer service line?
00:03:32
Speaker
An hour and a half. An hour and a half, exactly. Yes. Yes. He hates it. He has an email. I am back, baby. There you are. I told you, you're coming in strong. I love it. Yeah. Yeah.
00:03:45
Speaker
All right. How many mugs are on the table in the opening scene? and You've got me in my in my my weakness.
00:03:55
Speaker
The mugs. The mugs. And in parentheses, I went through and I listed the colors just because I wanted to be able to say I That's what we do All right. Now, does this include the cameos?
00:04:12
Speaker
Yes, because they come over and both of their mugs end up on paper. I do remember them because they asked Rachel to pass something. and then Yes, and whenever they're there whenever Robin Williams is talking, you can tell where the cuts are because he's sitting here like this, and then whenever they cut, he's got his mug, and then whenever they cut back, he's like this, and you can see his rings.
00:04:37
Speaker
Interesting. Yeah, it's funny how they spliced all that together. real But anyway, I um i digress. one One thing is I'm trying to remember all of the main six are there. I'm going to go with yes. So that's six plus the two. But Chandler Joey, Chandler, I think somebody is at the little table off to the side.
Friends Episode Details and Character Dynamics
00:05:02
Speaker
So I'm doing six plus two minus one. I'm going with seven. You are correct. Yes. wow Wow. That was some wild math. Wow.
00:05:14
Speaker
Wild math, sir. Whatever else happens, i'm happy because that works. All right, Melissa, we're both two for two, so let's even keep this going.
00:05:27
Speaker
Rachel thinks she bought a pretzel from whom? The kid from fame. The kid from fame. Fun fact. Sophie, who plays a waitress in Central Park, was a child actress in fame. And they think, I'm assuming that's the joke. I did a little looking into it. Whoa! That is a fun fact. Yes.
00:05:52
Speaker
Yes. Awesome. All right. This one's hard. Oh. I know. Because... you You have to be paying attention to the background in order to be able to answer this question. Okay.
00:06:08
Speaker
Okay. What number office is Chandler's? It's in my notes and I'm not going to look. Oh, is it Chandler's office or like the boardroom?
00:06:19
Speaker
No, it's Chandler's office. I don't think... Because it's in the background on the sign it says, Bing. Bing. And then it has the office number. I did not catch that. And then it has everybody's offices.
00:06:34
Speaker
All right. So he's, I mean, I'm going to try and use some logic. But, you know, these things don't always have logic. But he's quite high up. So I'm going to go with 716. No. i'm i'm I'm shaking my head. No. All right. one Last guess at 114. No. No. No idea. 29.
00:06:55
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no no no idea you nine
00:07:02
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And it's really weird because the conference room number and then a it's, you know, it's on the door. And then, um but, and and then all the other offices like have names because it's on the the, it's like one of those boards, like whenever you get to the hospital and it tells you which suite everybody's in. Yeah.
00:07:26
Speaker
And it, They're all two digit numbers except for the conference room. Interesting. wonder why that is. I don't know. I wondered if the conference room was on a different floor maybe?
00:07:38
Speaker
Something. I don't know. Interesting. Yeah. move Well, I've got, I think, possibly an equally tough one for you. This is the toughest um bunch. Who did Chandler write a proposal for that Doug really liked?
00:07:54
Speaker
It's in the, hot they're they meet in the hallway outside the conference room. Doug comes in and says, hey Bing, I really like that proposal you wrote for. Yeah. Johnson.
Monica and Pete's UFC Journey
00:08:06
Speaker
Unfortunately, now I'll give, it's a, I almost said a bit of the word. um I'll say a bit of the word. It's a made up techie company name.
00:08:20
Speaker
Moss 365. That would have been amazing, but it is unfortunately, it is Computech. Oh. Yeah. he said You know what? if That's in my notes.
00:08:32
Speaker
Is it? It sure is. i bet it is. Because i remember I remember that now. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. Okay. Okay.
00:08:43
Speaker
What color are Monica's nails? Wow.
00:08:49
Speaker
That's I'm just going to have to go through the rainbow.
00:08:58
Speaker
Just trying to think if anything kind of makes sense, nothing makes sense. I'm just going to off the wall and say she's painted them black. Wow. Nope. They are They look really pretty with that black jacket, though. ah Black shiny jacket.
00:09:15
Speaker
And then she's got the red nails.
00:09:19
Speaker
Now, Kate's a bugaboo about people who say they paint their nails. And she always says, you paint a house and you polish your nails.
00:09:29
Speaker
Oh. Yeah. Well, i I better be real careful a around Kate. Yes. Because I definitely say I paint them or get them done, one or the other. Yes, that's right. And people have been corrected.
00:09:46
Speaker
um because yeah i i hmm yeah interesting that must be a northern thing might well be might well be yeah yeah yeah i don't have any sort of skin in the game as it works i've just had to talk to other people about it you don't do your nails i must say that this is as done as they get and that is cut that's it oh yeah well that's good there's something better than just biting them off which is what my manicure looks like lately. dear, right. Oh dear. Well, let's see. it is you we're bull You've got three of four. I've got two out of four. So this I've got a question re you for to win it.
00:10:29
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All
00:10:31
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How much money did Ross save by getting the ultimate fighting combo? Three dollars? It's not three dollars.
00:10:48
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10? No. and Which makes a lot more sense. is that get One more shot, but go the other direction. 7. seven 2. 1. A buck 50. 51 cents.
00:10:59
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one ah about fifty would you believe this He saves cents 30 cents. Do you know in that scene...
00:11:12
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thirty seven and you even know and that seen I was taking my notes and i and and he comes over and he's got all of that and I was looking at it and then I went and took my notes and was like, I should probably go back and re-listen to that and then I didn't.
00:11:31
Speaker
And I'm pretty sure in my notes I have $3.00. instead of 30 cents. 30 cents and he gets to keep the- We'll find out shortly. Right. Well, this is for me to try and tie it.
00:11:44
Speaker
Let's see. Okay. So what does Doug have in his hand during the last meeting at the office?
00:11:55
Speaker
like I know it's some sort of stick apparatus, some sort of pointer.
00:12:06
Speaker
I'm going to have, just because he seems like that kind of guy he's in the office, I'm going to have to go with a golf club. Mm-hmm. Is it? Correct. All right. Nice job, Al.
00:12:19
Speaker
So we we tied this week. We do have a couple of, you know, I've got a couple of bonus, but this one was a tithe Three. I like it. A piece. All right.
00:12:30
Speaker
I'm back, baby. You are. You are. and do Do you have bonus questions or just me? I do. I have two. I've got two. So I will fire one at you. Where is Tank Abbott from? That's the guy that Pete fought.
00:12:42
Speaker
Oh, Burbank, California. ah You know what? Geographically very close. He's from Huntington Beach. Ah, there you go. Yes. Okay.
00:12:54
Speaker
What room number is the conference room? It's in my notes. It's like 431, 401, four something. 406. 406. Ah, all right.
00:13:07
Speaker
How many people... Oh, sorry. go ahead Go ahead. No, no, because I was just jumping ahead and asking another question. Oh, continue. Well, i I think I got excited. It's quite all right. I'm going ask you how many people were in the crowd at the UFC event? 20,000. Yes. All chanting. chanting. Yes.
00:13:31
Speaker
All right. How does Joey and you already know this one? Because at the very beginning, you said this. said How does Joey know that his hands are clean?
00:13:43
Speaker
I'll say one more time. How does Joey know what? That his hands are clean. Oh, because he bathed the duck. He washed the duck. Yeah, he just gave the duck a bath. Yes, makes perfect sense.
00:13:57
Speaker
Absolutely. Well, let's jump into this. I don't think it's overstating it by saying it's a legendary opening scene, this one. um But first things first, Chandler is contemplating towns called Semple.
00:14:10
Speaker
And if they have the sign, you know I had to do it. I googled what town what states had a town called Semple. And there are two states, and one of them is where we live.
00:14:22
Speaker
Is the other one Missouri? You know, i I don't remember what it is, to be honest. I just was very happy with the fact that maybe 30 or 40 miles outside of San Antonio, there is a sample Texas.
Iconic Friends Scenes and Comedic Elements
00:14:35
Speaker
That's so cute. Yes. um there's it's It's funny because that's just outside of San Antonio. And if we I don't know if we've discussed this. Maybe we have.
00:14:46
Speaker
um Outside of Austin, which is 150, 180 miles from where we are, um There's a ah new construction neighborhood and all the streets are named after friends, characters. and Yes. I think you shared that with me. Yeah. leave These are road trip goals is to go to that neighborhood and just take pictures for no reason.
00:15:09
Speaker
For no reason. It has to be done. There you go. Yeah. and So Chandler's contemplating if they have these signs that say you're in sample. um And Monica comes in and starts to explain what happens with Pete, but gets rudely interrupted. Well, not really interrupted. They just kind of take up space.
00:15:30
Speaker
And everyone has to listen to Billy Crystal and Robin Williams. I did a little reading and my understanding is they were just on the set filming something else. And it was all improv.
00:15:43
Speaker
Even Joey's line about, so you're the gynecologist? Like it's all, it was all improvised. Oh, that's so fun. None of this was planned. It was all done in like 10 or 15 minutes.
00:15:55
Speaker
And I just, and i've they had to cut out with the opening they had planned, which is just a beautiful thing. i mean, Robin Williams, is for me especially, a genius.
00:16:10
Speaker
Oh my gosh, yes. And then he's got that that accent that he was doing. And it's like, yep. Yep. Yeah. He is, guy he's a funny guy. You are no longer my friend. is he Yes. It's just so well done.
00:16:30
Speaker
Just so you are aware. Yes. There is sample Colorado. Okay. Sample Kentucky. Oh. Sample Pennsylvania. Wow. And sample Texas. There are four. that i When I Googled it, I saw two. There's four. Well, that's the AI answer. Right. However, if you keep scrolling down, it will tell you, and and then it'll take you, like on a map and show you exactly where they are.
00:17:02
Speaker
Very nice. Well, next time and day I'm down San Antonio way, I'll be looking for sample Texas without a doubt. Yes. Yes. yeah Needs to be done.
00:17:13
Speaker
um Yeah, I don't think we can do any justice to to Billy Crystal and Robin Williams. It's just you've got to see it. and and the way they storm out and then Monica just she doesn't even know what she was going to say. like's Right. said ah You know, and it was perfect.
00:17:31
Speaker
you And then the way that Billy Crystal kind of like goes after him and then stops and turns around and it's kind of like, he he he he. And then the line about wearing and ah ah bowling shoes and you know somebody else. Yes. Gross. Gross.
00:17:50
Speaker
gross Absolutely. Oh, but so funny. And he's so, ah you know, I mentioned the rings on Robin Williams' hands. Yes. Which seemed odd to me. Right. And I don't know why, but I watched that opening scene probably six times.
00:18:09
Speaker
Yeah. Because I was wanting to get, like, exactly what on earth they were saying. That's how, that's that's why I know that their names are Tim and Thomas.
00:18:21
Speaker
Because, like, and it was ah just, everything was so quick and awesome. And, oh, my God. And I thought, what good friends to be able to play off of each other like that. And the fact that that was improv yeah makes it even better. 100%.
00:18:43
Speaker
how percent it has hysterical hysterical yeah it's one of my favorite openings if not my favorite opening of the entire series yes like it's hysterical so funny and then the fact that they just keep stopping and like and then she's just like just ah pay attention you know that everybody is and Oh, I did. And you're the gynecologist?
00:19:10
Speaker
Yeah. I mean, just comedy gold. Yeah. Watch that if you haven't seen that in while. What's happening to me? i don't know. Maybe it's my wound. It's oozing. And and and then, yeah can I have the cream? It's like, oh no.
00:19:27
Speaker
What's happening? What is happening? Just amazing. It throws Monica... And awesome. It is. Just one of the best.
00:19:38
Speaker
It throws Monica off, and then we do cut back to Central Park after the credits. Did you notice what Chandler was drinking? Yeah, Yoo-Hoo, again.
00:19:49
Speaker
Did you notice the label? No, I guess I didn't. Does it say Yoo-Haw? It just says U-Y-O-O-H and then there's a big yellow blank after it, which to me just confuses things even more.
Workplace Challenges and Comedic Dynamics
00:20:07
Speaker
Wow. Yeah. I mean, it is, I Googled a Yuhu label, it's exactly what I thought it was. Yeah. It is a Yuhu label, but with just, and there's a big yellow space, so it's not like it was kind of hidden.
00:20:22
Speaker
um Weird. So, like, they covered it up for a reason. Yeah. Yeah, that's real weird. Like, the plot thickens. And I went back and looked at that a couple of times to make sure.
00:20:34
Speaker
But, yeah, he's drinking a U with an H on the end. And Monica breaks the news to them. But UFC, um this is where, yeah, Ross and Joey certainly know a lot about it has banned in 49 states. 49 states yeah 49. yeah no eye gouging no fish hooking um anything goes except yes eye gouging and i'm sorry it's brutal the checking what's this shocking now it's it's well ah it wouldn't be hard to describe it wouldn't be the fits Oh, it just, that's, ah you know, I was thinking about this. I couldn't tell you the last time somebody impromptu stuck their finger in my mouth, even a kid. We've both been around many a kid in elementary schools.
00:21:30
Speaker
I think I've managed to avoid that one. Okay. Then, yeah yeah. Okay. So I have a confession. Yeah. Maybe I haven't done it to you.
00:21:41
Speaker
Right. But And I don't do it at work because, you know, I'm on my very best behavior. um But often, like here at our house, yeah if somebody yawns, somebody's sticking their finger. It's coming. It's happening. And you know what? you're gonna You better cover that mouth because somebody is going to get you. It's coming.
00:22:06
Speaker
I kind of respect it. I kind of like it. It's good for you. um Let's see. We go up to Chandler's office boardroom.
00:22:18
Speaker
yeah and There's no I in team, but there is two in martinis, so Chandler calls everyone down to his office. and I don't think we know his name is Doug yet, but it is Doug, the boss. yeah um Likes his joke, slaps him on the behind. He calls him Chuckles.
00:22:37
Speaker
Oh, that's right. He does call him Chuckles. Remember, he's like you, Chuckles. What is your name? Yeah. I was going to ask you this, but I looked on IMDB before we recorded and it was there.
00:22:49
Speaker
And I've forgotten the answer. But it was how many different words are used to describe Chandler's rear end? oh Oh, I know he says posterior. Yeah.
00:23:03
Speaker
Buttocks. Yeah.
00:23:08
Speaker
and im i think it was I'm sure he said but. Yeah, I think it was four. I don't remember the fourth. But yeah, somebody has somebody has as noted that down over IMDb. That's funny. But yeah, Chandler's not a fan at this point of this behavior from Doug. Well, because it's weird. it's weird. It's weird. Even time and place, and there's no context where it's not really a bit weird.
00:23:35
Speaker
um We go over to the girls' apartment. Ross has made a a reservation under Winona Ryder's name, which is awesome because she makes an appearance much later on in the in the series. And she's already been there.
00:23:51
Speaker
Oh, that's right. Yeah, we've already seen her. Yes. Yeah, we saw her. Because she had come back. I don't think she comes back on, no? No, you're right. You're right. i think I've just got it. Yeah. Yeah. It's kind of fantastic. Winona Ryder for six.
00:24:06
Speaker
And then Chandler get chandor comes up and and gives him a gives him a pat on the behind. And yeah, it kind of... But that was so funny because he's like, yeah, way to go. It snags him on the butt. Ross is like, what are you doing? And he's like, thank you.
00:24:24
Speaker
That's weird,
00:24:26
Speaker
Like, what heck? And then poor Ross... yeah he laughed so hard at the end well we'll get there right but yes everybody's fake in his bottom see i i i'm not sure if i've seen that let's see no really yeah i think yeah no they would never have cut that that was hilarious Okay, because, yeah okay, well then hang on hang on, hang on. Okay. Okay, so then he's like, right, that's weird. So then they start kind of, you know, and he's like, well, I don't want to be the guy to complain about that. Right.
00:25:09
Speaker
And then she's like, it would be and Rachel's like, it's okay if you are the guy that complains about that. and and they talk about how, you know, Rachel wouldn't congratulate Monica by touching her inappropriately.
00:25:25
Speaker
Because you made a good stew. It was all about the stew. Yeah. Yeah. And then they're like, okay. And um and and then Ross tells Chandler, you know, what we should do is, yeah or what you should do is just turn your back.
00:25:44
Speaker
Just make sure he can't get near your butt.
Relationship Strains and UFC Challenges
00:25:49
Speaker
right then and then joey's like yeah or you could teach him a lesson you know and then he's telling him yes and then um and then chanel is like well what if what if joey were president now at some point at some point when did he do it because he spanks ross on the
00:26:15
Speaker
on the butt because somebody else does it to him too and he's like oh hang on right so it was whenever um but he was saying like it was no big deal and then joey's like yeah maybe it's like that jock thing you know how football players pat each other oh that's right and then he goes and then ross is like like why is everybody patting my butt right what's happening here Sorry. And then I jumped ahead and then I told the whole rest of the scene and then I'm sorry. No, don't be sorry. No, that's perfect.
00:26:51
Speaker
Because that part right there, whenever Ross goes. Right. is Great for podcasting because nobody can see what I'm doing. But whenever he threw his arms up and like gave the look like what the heck, man. right That was so funny, the timing of that was Yeah, it was really good. That's right. um it's Yeah, it's the end of that bit of the scene, but then Phoebe wants to set Ross up with Bonnie, and Rachel's like, oh, who's Bonnie again? Was it like medium height, medium build, bald?
00:27:21
Speaker
And yeah then Rachel is just fine with that. yes Yeah, we're starting to see. i then see And pats Rachel on her butt. Yes, that's right. yeah' a it's ah It's so good. And I think this is the first inkling we're sort of seeing of um Rachel becoming jealous.
00:27:45
Speaker
but yeah you I don't think she wasn't last week with Ross' thing. There wasn't any jealousy I noticed or any feelings she has. So some something's happened.
00:27:57
Speaker
in her mind because yeah she's only okay with it because Bonnie was bald we head over to a new set we're over to Pete's gym the trainer wants to know why he's been so long he hates it when he he knows he has email he can't get do you remember your first email address we discussed this I still have it that's amazing it's an AOL Wow. what
00:28:29
Speaker
Yeah. And it's a mixture of my name and my brother's name because you know, you had like one email address. Right. Yep. and hu That is fan fantastic.
00:28:42
Speaker
um it Yeah. there you go Monica shows up. I do love the no boom, boom before big fight line. of Just the way Ho Chi delivers it with with with venom. He means this.
00:28:56
Speaker
Okay. But i thought the part where he's telling her he's going to be fine because these are the best trainers that money can buy. Yes. And Ho Chi was a paid assassin. Yeah. Not a painter. And he's like, I mean a house painter. A house painter. Yes.
00:29:18
Speaker
Because one paints houses, not nails. Indeed, that's what Kate would say. Yes. yes Indeed. we go to Central Park here. Let's see. Rachel comes in. Oh, yeah. I was just having a quick look here at my notes.
00:29:34
Speaker
um This is the kids from Fame line. Yeah, Laura Dean. She's the one who played Sophie. She was one of the kids who starred in Fame. So I assume it's got something to do with that. Because Rachel comes in and she meets Bonnie who is most definitely not bald.
00:29:53
Speaker
She's got hair all over her head. The whole head has hair on it. The whole head. All over. But can see her ID if she wants. That's right.
00:30:06
Speaker
Rachel is is not happy with Phoebe. There was some some misunderstanding of was bald and is bald going on here. But Bonnie seems nice enough. Seems like a nice character.
00:30:19
Speaker
yeah We go back over to Chandler's is the office hallway. Doug, thrilled with his proposal, tries to slap him. Kind of does, I think. I can't remember if Chandler kind of ducks out the way and and Doug misses or if he gets him ah in that scene.
00:30:38
Speaker
But Chandler's definitely getting uncomfortable. um with this yeah he makes a miss he sure makes a miss okay yeah and then he's like oh i barely got you come over here and so chandler did interesting well let me ask you that or not asking i'm going to we'll set up the next scene then we've got a question for you but we go to the ufc event where ross has the massive drink the massive popcorn hold on hold on yes did you have this scene right there
00:31:10
Speaker
Like after he swats them and then Doug leaves and then Chandler talks with all the other guys. Oh, that's right. Yeah. And then you're his favorite. they're like, you're his favorite and all of that. And he never spanks me or never. Right. And then they talk about Dartmouth.
00:31:30
Speaker
And then Doug comes back out and he's like, Dartmouth sucks. Who went to Dartmouth? You didn't go to Dartmouth, did you, Bing? Yeah. And he's like, nope. And he goes, there you go. And then he gets them again. them That's right. I forgot to write that that whole bit down. Yeah. Well, and it was kind of important because he was saying that's going to tie in whenever he has this conversation with Doug.
00:31:55
Speaker
about excuse don't do that you're making others jealous you know that's right is um we so we we go to the ufc event um let me see i've got i've got two things written down here we see the skyline of a city do you know what city it is like before they go inside the ufc arena had to look it up it's minneapolis So they that would be the only state that it was legal in.
00:32:28
Speaker
They showed the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. That's kind of what's shown, which is in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Oh, wow. Yeah. Well, so Joseph watched this episode with me.
00:32:41
Speaker
Right. And whenever they were coming out and everything, he's like, oh, yeah, I remember Tank Abbott. He was like the best. Right. Oh, yeah. And i was like, oh, I have never heard of that guy But, you know, I am also not a 40-something-year-old dude. so Yeah, he was in the beginning. I wouldn't say the beginning days because I think the UFC was around for a long time and then it wasn't very popular and then it took off.
00:33:09
Speaker
And when it was starting to take off, he was one of the guys. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. um what Ross comes in with this massive drink and massive popcorn. And I know we're not at the movies here, but i was thinking, what's your go-to thing at the movies? Do you have go-to like combination or?
00:33:28
Speaker
I like, so growing up, it was always a bottle of water yeah and a pickle. That's, that was it. That's what i always got at the movies.
00:33:41
Speaker
Right. and But then I don't know, but it's switched. And then it's just a drink and then popcorn. If somebody else has popcorn, I'll eat some.
00:33:54
Speaker
That's usually the my thing. It's not my go-to. If it's there, I'll just pick at it, you know? Yeah. So Pete and Tank Abbott get introduced by Bruce Buffer, who, again, he was he was the voice of the UFC for...
00:34:10
Speaker
I mean, I think he's retired, but for many, many years, again, when it became really popular. Bruce Buffer's the guy. he He is the announcer. um pete Pete thinks he can use his tank habits' weight and size against him. That does not go to plan. No.
00:34:29
Speaker
And you know that there's going to be problems whenever Tank takes his teeth out. Yes. And it's like, oh, no. yeah this is only going to go one way far for right becca here and after the fight monica sits down with pete and the assures i'm not quitting i'm not quitting you know what happened with moss moss two and you remember what moss one did didn't burn down his parents down his dad's garage that was it and but uh moss two
00:35:02
Speaker
Only scheduled appointments in January, February, January. Nice. is Yeah. and Yeah. it's ah he's not He's not giving up. He's not going to stop.
00:35:14
Speaker
um But Hoji thinks that Monica may have been his distraction. That's what the problem was. Yeah. That's what the problem was. um this' got this' There's ah ah an illusion of time here because we go up to the girls' apartment at the balcony and Pete is miraculously fighting again.
00:35:35
Speaker
You know, who knows how long it's been but since the first fight. But he's now fighting again. um His opponent trains by pulling arms off of thieves in Iran.
00:35:50
Speaker
Crazy. And, okay...
00:35:56
Speaker
Time is a weird, right? Time is a weird thing. Why would they say such a thing? Right. Not very, it wouldn't be said now. And even at the time, that's a, to kind of name and shame a country, like, and, you know, it's it's weird.
00:36:14
Speaker
Yeah. It is weird. It is weird. Yeah. I, um, I don't know, man. Like, why? Why? like Yeah, no just no need no need for that. Now, it's it reminded me, and that again, it's of its time. there was an episode of Frasier in the mid-90s where he's arguing with the condo board.
00:36:37
Speaker
And I can't remember the exact line before, but it's something like, if you want rules like that, why do you just go to a rack? Why do you just go to a rack? Get said several times. It's like, oh, it just doesn't sit well today. That didn't age well. Right.
00:36:54
Speaker
Yeah. esh I was going to ask you what Monica was having to eat this night. Yep. Four hot dogs. Four hot dogs. She's really nervous. Yeah. And what was Chandler wanting? Yeah.
00:37:06
Speaker
his poor turkey burger that ends up on the ground. Yeah. The one that's by Ross's foot. um Ross ends up telling, tried to ive tried to figure out what was on Ross's apron.
00:37:19
Speaker
Couldn't figure it out. I tried to figure that out too, who that lady was. Yeah, okay. happening yeah But then I got distracted by Phoebe's shirt. Did you see there's a person on there too I don't recall. it was just the outline of somebody. It was a really weird shirt and it looked fancy, but I don't know. It was weird. I like her style a lot. Always. I think she she she marches to her own beat and I think it's it's fantastic.
00:37:50
Speaker
um Ross and Phoebe, can don't get into it, but Ross tells Phoebe he really likes Bonnie. This is really what Phoebe wants to hear because she knows it's going to make Rachel sad.
00:38:01
Speaker
um How many times did Chandler get slapped by his boss that day? Because he tells Ross. Was it nine? It was nine. Yes.
Character Dynamics and Humorous Interactions
00:38:11
Speaker
Nine.
00:38:12
Speaker
And the fight starts and it it finishes within seconds. it Yeah. Yeah. I mean, i mean yeah it's not like Pete's had any recovery time.
00:38:24
Speaker
so uh it's not going well uh we go back over to the conference room chandler didn't do the work doug was hoping for he had a couple of beers instead and um he thinks this master plan this is is going to avoid the the the how does chandler freeze you know the concentrated enthusiasm on his posterior or something but it backfires because doug had a few uh a few brewskis i think he says uh last night too uh was ah it was an interesting drive home no he said he got tanked oh he got tanked he got tanked and then and then it was some bridge yeah the that
00:39:09
Speaker
smaller the teppan sea bridge i think i guess what's called Yeah, Tappan, Tappan, yeah, I don't know. I don't know. Chandler ends up confronting him about it, and I kind of like Doug in this moment. I don't like Doug. Doug's not a nice character, I don't think, the whole time.
00:39:30
Speaker
But I think he handles Chandler's, you know, the way, because it would be awkward for Chandler, and I like the way Doug just goes, that took guts, and like, you got it. and stops being a jerk for just a moment.
00:39:44
Speaker
you know its so i yeah feel I do like that bit. um yeah We end up, we let's see, we're in this I've just read down that they're in the street. Yeah, they're across the street from Central Park, I think. and theme i Yeah, they're they're crossing the street because they walk by the newsstand. That's right.
00:40:05
Speaker
and andt it And Phoebe asks it this ah the very, um you know, the all-encompassing question, would you rather live in a sweaty giant's pocket or in a shower drain? Yeah, I think, I mean, for me, it's a clear answer. What about you? Okay, okay. I'm a little nervous because I would never, never live in a shower drain. That's disgusting. 100% agree.
00:40:34
Speaker
But then i was like a sweaty giant, like the shirt pocket of a sweaty giant. You're like right there next to the pit.
00:40:45
Speaker
o It's gonna be all very disgusting. All of it. All of it. But at least in the sweaty giant's pocket, you might get to see some cool stuff from high up is all I was thinking.
00:40:58
Speaker
That's true. Well, and my thought was at least there would be light. There you go. You know, like, gross. growth But that's the age-old question.
00:41:10
Speaker
Yes. yeah Yeah. Let's see what Confucius thinks about this one.
Conclusion with Workplace Antics
00:41:17
Speaker
They end up seeing Ross and Bonnie. Rachel knows it's going well, even though Phoebe tries to convince her it's not.
00:41:23
Speaker
um And I do quite like this moment. Phoebe and Rachel have a ah kind of come-to-Jesus moment about Ross because Phoebe's like, basically, you dumped him.
00:41:34
Speaker
You didn't want to be with him. What is going on? And you said it was okay. Yeah. You said it was okay if he went on a date. You said he but she was bald. was, was.
00:41:49
Speaker
We end up back in the hospital here. Poor old Pete. He's in a precautionary, like, full upper body cast. So he doesn't move his spine. Oh, my gosh. I was going ask you what three injuries he has. Oh.
00:42:07
Speaker
Because what Monica says really hurts. Yeah. Oh, that was sad. Yeah, it was. um Yeah, pet he has a bruised Adam's apple, a torn rotator cuff, and a hairline fracture in his right forearm. He is falling to pieces.
00:42:26
Speaker
He is. Well, and don't you have to have surgery for a torn rotator cuff? I think so. It's a tear. Torn. Yeah. Yeah. Like not a partial tear, but a torn rotator cuff. I think you do.
00:42:40
Speaker
Yeah, i would I would think so. um And my thought was like at some point this is going to severely impact Pete's like actual business. His Moss 865 is, you know, you can't, this is before the days of working remotely and things like this is going to impact his business. He needs to get his act together and give this up.
00:43:03
Speaker
um But he he just wants one day kids to argue who would win a fight. You know, people are supermen. I mean, obviously, it wouldn't be Pete, but kids are stupid. Those kids are stupid. I couldn't believe he said that. Right. But then we find out he's hopped up on painkillers, so.
00:43:23
Speaker
Yeah. Because this is this is where Monica breaks up with him, isn't it? She goes says she can't she can't bear to see him, which I get. Obviously, this is the way she was stress eating all of that. This obviously has had a big impact on her.
00:43:40
Speaker
So I think she's doing the right thing for for herself there. And so thinking about just their characters themselves, Monica is like super ultra competitive, right? Right. Because do you remember there is something where it ends up being okay because she is the worst.
00:44:07
Speaker
Like, nobody could do it where oh it was massages she is the worst massager right and so that's the only thing that made it okay was because she had to win yes and pete is the same yeah exactly the same so driven to to winning just that winning but then also this like psycho side of whatever
00:44:38
Speaker
But, yeah, it's sad. Yeah. And that's the end of Pete. Yeah, poor old Pete. We end up back in the boardroom. Doug is happy. All the lines are going up.
00:44:50
Speaker
um And he slaps everyone except Chandler. and But then Chandler realizes he's kind of left out and just wants a little posterior attention again, having asked Doug to stop.
00:45:05
Speaker
He wants to feel like he's ah he's part of the team. Mm-hmm. And we wrap this episode up. They're watching yet another fight with Pete. I love Joey's joke. He plays on Monica here. You know, Pete's wedding.
00:45:21
Speaker
No. Really? No. and then And then Ross's joke about the having kids. it just It's just so good. Richard didn't want kids, and that doesn't look like Pete can, or whatever, as he says.
00:45:38
Speaker
um Okay, but wait. Yes.
00:45:44
Speaker
Did we talk about that last scene? Or did we just speed through it? The one before that one? We did. I mentioned yeah that Doug was very happy. All the lines going up.
00:45:58
Speaker
Everyone gets a slap except for Chandler. um And then he's sad. Then he suddenly realizes he's left out. yeah Okay. Okay. Sorry. You're fine.
00:46:09
Speaker
um Maybe you're deep in thought about UFC fighting or something. um Obviously, that's what I was doing. I was not answering a text from Fred. No. forget Definitely is Fred?
00:46:24
Speaker
and all for how isfre here's He graduates. He's going to graduate on Friday, Al. Right. Madness. Oh, my gosh.
00:46:35
Speaker
Madness. this And then two weeks after that, we head off for orientation and camp at Texas Tech. Dun, dun, dun. Very exciting.
00:46:46
Speaker
Many trips to Lubbock in your future, I suspect. Yes. I'm excited. I've already got our tickets for and the football game for Parents Weekend. Oh, nice. Good for you. So that's good. And um yeah, just big changes coming, you know. Exciting. You guys were getting ready for this a year ago right now too. Oh, yeah. Yeah. yeah Oh, yeah. We're in that season. Yeah, lot going on.
00:47:14
Speaker
um Well, tell me, what did you think of it? Well, let's see. um Gunther Central Park. Who would be your Gunther Central Park this week?
00:47:26
Speaker
Okay, so I was going between two characters. Okay. Okay, but then I ended up landing on Rachel. Okay. Because I enjoyed how all over the place she was, and and i'm you know and and I liked how she, it was like, you know what, you're right. i he After Phoebe gave her that talk, like she was petty,
00:47:55
Speaker
And then she was jealous. And then she's resounded that she's going to be a good friend. Now, a I'm ready for the next episode, too. Right. It doesn't stick, which is okay.
00:48:11
Speaker
um ah but But I'm going to go with Rachel this week, I think. Going with Rachel. I like it. I'm... I'm very torn this way. I like this episode.
00:48:22
Speaker
I do too. I think it's a, was it all high tides raise all boats? Like, I think it's just funny. not because of one character in particular. I think, you know, Chandler's got this focus.
00:48:35
Speaker
Is this the very last time we see Pete? I kind of want to. And now I wish I had kind of picked Pete i think because of that. I'm going to pick Pete for both of us.
00:48:46
Speaker
like Like an honorary degree kind of thing. Like he's earned it. He's earned a potential. And he was he's great. i think he's I really like his character. So and did definitely Pete for me. um what is it How many slaps on the posterior are you giving this episode? yeah ah Seven and a slide.
00:49:12
Speaker
Seven and a I'm equally, yeah, I think we had the same last week. i move Yeah, seven and they like a glitz. So seven and a half for me also, I think. This is, I mean, it's not, well, the opening is outstanding. It's a good, solid episode. It is. I enjoyed this one.
00:49:35
Speaker
Yeah. And it's, yeah. And I like how, you know, the main focus there, like we've seen the entire series. So we know what happens. We know how everybody ends up.
00:49:49
Speaker
Yes. And all of that. But um
00:49:54
Speaker
taking away like where we're going and what will happen and all of that. um ah liked how it was heavy on Monica and Pete. But there's also that whole Ross and Rachel, will they, won't they, stirring back up. Yes, setting up for the next couple of episodes.
00:50:15
Speaker
Yes. That one is. Well, i I am looking forward to getting stuck into those these next couple of episodes with you because some of the most pivotal things in Friends, in the Friends universe start happening. i Any final thoughts before we wrap this up?
00:50:38
Speaker
I can't think of anything to say. No. All right. No. A no will suffice. Awesome. Well, we will be back next week with The One at the Beach. Now, I'll look into this.
00:50:50
Speaker
There's only a couple, a handful of episodes that don't start with The One With. And this is The One at the Beach. So it's a slightly different title. So The One at the Beach next week. But as always, thank you. And it's a season closer.
00:51:06
Speaker
It is. It is the season three finale. We are almost at end of season three. That's kind of crazy. That's wild. Kind of nuts. We will be here with that next Thursday. But as always, thank you, everybody, for listening to The Purple Door Podcast.