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The One With The List
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Al's microphone stopped working right as we were recording - Sorry for the terrible audio!
Join us this week as we talk job interviews, the ethics of the list and Dee's undying love for Ross :)
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Transcript
Introduction and Episode Setup
00:00:04
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Well, hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Purple Door Podcast. I am one of your hosts, Allison, and I'm alongside the wonderful Dianne. Dianne, how are you today?
00:00:16
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I'm doing awesome. I'm a little
Weekly Recap and Humor
00:00:19
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sleepy. Our teachers came back this week and we have been running 90 to nothing this week, getting ready for meet the teacher and all the things.
00:00:31
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But I'm doing great. I'm excited to sit down and talk about the one with the list. I can't wait. Ross sucks. I'm sorry. And i have to go ahead and say.
00:00:43
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start off there This is how Ross sucks about as much as my microphone does. So if the audio is off on this episode, we are having microphone struggles here at Purple Door Podcast HQ.
00:00:57
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I'm using a backup microphone. I'm hoping I can edit the sound enough. to where it's fine, but we apologize if the sound this week is a little off.
00:01:08
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but But I agree you. Whoever you're touching, stop touching that. All right. All right. so yeah It's dinging in my ear. It is done. You're good. i was making sure the other microphone was unplugged in case it decided to spring back to life.
00:01:25
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You're good. its We are, yeah, what's the expression? Building the place as we fly it. Yeah. so Yeah, it's a mess, but we're going to make it. Attacking microphones.
00:01:36
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Right? I don't know. But we're going to make it. We're going to get through the one with the list. We're going to try
Discussion on Ross's Character
00:01:45
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anyway. We're going to do our very best. I have some feelings. I have a lot of feelings about this. well I mean, um this is quite a pivotal episode. People know this one, and I knew what happened.
00:01:56
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Yes. When yeah re wot brand rewatched it, thought, yeah, Woolison's going to have some thoughts. I do because you know what? So this, you know, we're, we're not ahead at all right now. Right. And last time that we met and we talked about this, I was like, no, no, no,
00:02:19
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But I was wrong. I was wrong. So wrong. And I gave Ross the benefit of the doubt. And that just, oh my gosh.
00:02:31
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i felt I thought you were right. And then suddenly you were wrong. yeah I was so wrong. And no, I should have gone with my gut. Ross is terrible. He's the worst. Come on, Rachel. Come on, everybody. Well, hopefully you listened to last week's episode, listeners, and you'll know what Deanne is referring to.
00:02:54
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But if not, you're going to find out.
Friends Trivia Game
00:02:58
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Yeah. but i have to But before, as always, before we get stuck into the episode, are you ready for a good game of Bamboozled?
00:03:06
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Oh, yes, sir. I have ten questions. Ten. All right. You have more than me, I think. One, two, three, four, five, six. I only have eight. So you you start off.
00:03:17
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Well, I feel like some of ours are going to overlap. but Definitely. Definitely. I'm going to start off with this one. What song does Ross dedicate to Rachel?
00:03:29
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All right, let me think of it, because i always know that In My Room is one of the songs by, by what's it what's it, Buffalo? I've forgotten the name of the band or the singer.
00:03:41
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Let's see if I wrote, assign of ah the song In My Room? Yeah. and was Oh, no, I have a question about that, too. Yeah, that's sung by Grant Lee Buffalo, I think.
00:03:54
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What? I have Beach Boys. Oh, I think that's a different...
00:04:02
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I don't know that version of it. and This one I'm pretty sure is Grant Lee Buffalo. have no idea who Buffalo is. Right? I don't know that guy. With or Without You by U2. That's the other song. Nice.
00:04:16
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That's the one. All right. That was good. had to think through that one. All right. I'm trying to not rustle my papers on the table, but it's it's just going to happen so it doesn't make too much noise he's on the microphone.
00:04:27
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All right. What two instructions does Phoebe give to Monica in the opening scene? Unplug the phone and get the wine. Ding, ding, ding. That's it.
Monica's Job Search
00:04:40
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All right. What color is Joey's rain jacket? All right. This is interesting. It's yellow, and that is yeah that is half of one of my questions.
00:04:53
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I will ask the other half. In fact, I'll ask the other half right now. Okay. So in the scene where it's raining and Joey and Ross is on the balcony, what color the coat is Joey wearing and what year is printed on the back?
00:05:10
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Wow. There's some big letters at the bottom. That was going to be like a tricky bonus question. um Wow, that is so tricky. Is it black? it's No, it's the same yellow jacket in a white letters quite dark near bottom.
00:05:29
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Oh, weird. Like it's not small. 1942. 1947. That's impressive. Wow, I thought for a second you were going say it and I was just going to fall out of my chair.
00:05:46
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All right, what have you got for me? All right, what exactly are the boys eating when Ross tells Joey and Chandler that he kissed Rachel? Oh, I know they're eating pizza.
00:06:00
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But I get the feeling you need a topping. I do. All right, so i mean I just have to go with pepperoni. You are correct, Sue. Yes, all right, that was just a, I figured the law of averages.
00:06:14
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arrow All right. I'm going ask you a question that I only know most of the answer to.
90s Tech Talk: Chandler's Laptop
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So we'll see what happens here. Is it the specs on Chandler's laptop?
00:06:26
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No, but i do have some. I did write those down. Okay. Good. I'm going to ask you. All right. Yeah. have thoughts about the laptop. No, we see Rachel bringing two boxes of coffee, carrying them in Central Park.
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What are the brand names on the coffee?
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There's two big stickers. One of them is a bit hard to read. Oh, yeah. Folgers and Starbucks. And that's wrong.
00:06:56
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I think they're made up. There's Miss Liberty Blend and then Something Jolt. We couldn't make out what the something something was. Wow. Yeah, but there's the Statue of Liberty and stuff on one of the boxes.
00:07:11
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Now that's funny. Mm-hmm. Did I... write down that question? I don't know that I did. Ah. Huh.
00:07:24
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Hey, uh, sorry. You're fine. What are the specs of Chandler's new laptop? Okay. I might... Is it 12 megabytes of RAM and a 500 megabyte hard drive with a 2800 BTS modem?
00:07:42
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bts mode Yes, but don't forget your built-in spreadsheet capabilities. That's right. That's right. i I did forget about that. That was my my little sort deep dive this week. I had and i to look into this laptop.
00:07:58
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So we'll get to that one. Oh, fine. All right. Let's see. What are the three fake names Phoebe uses in her song? That is my question six song.
00:08:13
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Then asked. And who does each one represent? can share with you my answers. yeah Neil is Ross. ye Betty is Rachel.
00:08:25
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indeed And then the girl that he loves truly, or who he loves truly, Luli. Luli.
00:08:37
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Yes. It's a great song. An underrated Phoebe Buffay song. Right. I mean, they're all good. They're all good, but I like that one. All right. this I wrote this one down, and with hindsight, it's too easy, but sometimes the easy ones are tricky. Uh-oh.
00:08:55
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Okay. Whose initial idea is it to make the spreadsheet?
00:09:01
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Oh, like the list? Yeah, sorry, not the spreadsheet. The list. had spreadsheets in my head. yeah It's Chandler. It is indeed. We're going to be logical.
00:09:12
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That's right. On the new computer with fonts color and colors. That's right. He's very excited about this. All right. Can you name three things that Monica makes out of Moklet or makes the recipe for?
00:09:28
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Oh, my goodness. Possibly.
00:09:33
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Because I think there's five or six. I did not write any of them. oh Oh, hold on. Is this in the office or in the kitchen? Like in her kitchen? Either way.
00:09:45
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Okay. Let me think back to the kitchen.
00:09:55
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Oh.
00:09:58
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A pumpkin pie? No, pumpkin. Yeah, pumpkin pie? cran Cranberry cake? and Mocklet cookies, because everyone hates them.
00:10:09
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I don't remember any of the ones from the office. Well, there was only one in the office. And he it was the one with the coconut and Mocklet.
00:10:22
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Yes. Coconut and nuts and Mocklet. And then she offers some hot Mocklet. Yes. And then she also is suggesting mousse.
00:10:35
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That's right. Yes. That's right. coming back to me now. It's all coming back. Coming back to me. All right. Well, they are making the list. The boys are making the list. What video games does Chandler suggest they play instead?
00:10:51
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In the middle of making the list, he says, all right, do you want to play? Doom. Doom it is. Which I know nothing about other than... You know, we all have movies that we quite like that are really not very good movies, but for some reason we just like them. Wild Hogs is one of those for me.
00:11:13
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it's not It's just silly, but it's funny and I like it. And I just, all I know is I know Doom because the sheriff of this tiny town said, they just told us to play level seven of Doom, but that's their training to be sheriffs.
00:11:27
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So I can associate Doom with that. Well, yeah, there's like a whole movie series based on Doom. Right. yeah I didn't know that. ah you I
Rachel's Discovery and Reaction
00:11:40
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don't know.
00:11:40
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wow um Okay. What three? oh no. I'm not going ask that one.
00:11:53
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Okay. What caused the list to print?
00:11:59
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and And what was the question? Sorry, cut out for just a second. Oh, okay. So what caused the list to print? Why did the list start printing? All right.
00:12:14
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I'm trying to play back that scene in my head. Is it when Chandler shut the laptop? Uh-huh. Okay. Exactly right. Yeah. It was kind of all a bit farcical for a minute in there.
00:12:27
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All right, let's see. I've got two more for you. What does Phoebe say? Oh, go ahead. no Oh, you're good. You're good. Okay. What does Phoebe say Chandler will come back as in his next life?
00:12:41
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A dung beetle? Indeed. Indeed. Indeed. Whatever. Ross. Right. Ross. Okay. What's Monica allergic to?
00:12:53
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She's allergic to my very last question, cat hair. But we know that's, I don't think that's really true going by the things we know about Monica. Hey, but think it might be.
00:13:06
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Okay. You want to know why? Tell me. We talked about how weird it was that she had the cat toys. Yes. And that there was no cat.
00:13:17
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Right. and Isn't that strange? And why would you hang on to a dead cat stuff? And so ah and then whenever Rachel gets a cat, it's the hairless cat.
00:13:29
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Right. And so I don't know. I kind of believe that she might be. Now, I see those two very valid points. and Okay, what am I missing?
00:13:40
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Well, they they may well trump the only other thought I have. and okay because I don't remember quite how much Paolo's cat is. it is is he Is that cat ever in the girl's apartment?
00:13:53
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ah You might not know. Okay. Okay. I couldn't remember if he ever walks up there with the cat or it was just in the hallway. and Just in the hallway. But now here's my question. Who was holding the cat? Was it Rachel or was it Monica?
00:14:09
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think it was Rachel. i do too yeah I do too. Yeah. well So that would tie in with her potentially being, Monica potentially being allergic.
00:14:21
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Yeah. Fun fact. yeah I am allergic to cats. I did not know that. Uh-huh. I sure am. Yeah. It gets really dramatic.
00:14:31
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Right. It does. Sneezing and coughing and eyes watering. And and having trouble breathing and all kinds of great things. Yeah. Whenever found out I was allergic, I was babysitting my friend's cats and I kept coming home and I'm like, my eyes, my eyes and then my eyes would swell up like all weird.
00:14:52
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And it was just terrible. And then, uh, and then it, it kind of progressed into this whole thing. Right. Yeah.
00:15:03
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Like with, and, and I'm, I'm, pointing at my whole head whenever I see it. It's not just a runny nose. It's a extravaganza. It is.
00:15:14
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It is. And it's dramatic. so Okay. And then we already talked about the song that the DJ changed the Ross's request to.
00:15:25
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um But that's your deep dive, right? it's no I'm going to talk about his laptop. but Here's the thing. that's right I had the Friends CD in the 90s when it came out and it had this song on it.
00:15:38
Speaker
It had pretty much every song from the first two seasons. And that's the only reason I know the name Grantley Buffalo, I think. How weird. It's just a core memory. It's stuck in my head. That's who sings the version of the song. That is so strange. Yeah.
00:15:55
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Because... I don't know. Now I'm wondering, have I lost my mind? Yeah, no, it could well be the same song and he's covering it. And Grant Lee Buffalo was the band and then Grant Lee, they broke up after not too long and Grant Lee is still a musician to this day doing his own thing.
00:16:15
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Yeah. But being intrigued about the Beach Boys... if yeah Yeah, because... yeah Okay, so I Google Friends in my room song, and it says Grant Lee Buffalo, in My Room, Friends soundtrack.
00:16:30
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And then In My Room, Brian Wilson and Friends. And Brian Wilson and Friends... ah Brian Wilson is from the Beach Boys. Indeed. So... and it It sounds to me like it could be a Beach Boys song, like the song itself. Yeah, but that's just... If you speed up a little bit, it's... Yeah.
00:16:52
Speaker
Huh. I want to learn more about that. we are going to have to dig into that. Put that on the list of things we need to do. Oh, how about what are the things that Julie does when Ross breaks up with her?
00:17:06
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Oh...
00:17:09
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Did she throw
Monica's Mocklet Interview
00:17:10
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something and hit him or just throw something? Mm-hmm. Because I remember feeling that was... And she also... She also... Cried.
00:17:20
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She cried. Oh, that was... Because I remember thinking one of the things at least felt out of character. i don't see her being too violent, but you know you never know. But um I missed the one about her crying.
00:17:34
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Yeah. Well, that's how it started out. She cried. yeah cried. She threw things. They hit him. Right. Good for Julie. Yeah. Right.
00:17:45
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He's the worst. well He is. Poor Katie Combsran, if she's listening, will ah show us something to say. It's gets hard to make a strong case for Ross in this one.
00:17:57
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and really It really is. It really is. And I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. He did, but Rachel's certainly pretty enamored with him in this opening scene. We start off in the girl's apartment. That was such good little segue, Al. You like that one? That was kind of smooth.
00:18:13
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That was a good one. It's never that smooth. I'm glad it was noticed and because that won't happen again for about three seasons, I'm sure. Yeah.
00:18:26
Speaker
We'll just slip and fall into the episode. You do such a good job about just guiding me off that tangent back to where we're supposed to be. Well, we we're supposed to be wherever we want to be. That's the beauty of this. That's the beauty of it.
00:18:43
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Right. Absolutely. But it quite sweet in the girl's apartment. It is. ah ah Ross, Rachel's, says she's smitten.
00:18:55
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um And the girl, you know, Phoebe, Monica, very supportive. Yes. Monica, and this happens throughout the sea the series for me occasionally, where Monica gives me, it's a bit oogie.
00:19:09
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seek right Okay, you saw it too. I can see the look on your face. Yes, yes, it is. Like, I'm not interested in talking to Lauren about my brother kissing her.
00:19:22
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Like, i yeah I am not interested in that conversation at all. And as invested as she is and, like, asking the details and stuff, I'm like, oh.
00:19:34
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and And you probably wouldn't give her an eyes closed, borderline oogie, oh, my if that conversation wants to happen like Monica did. Yes. You know, she's just too invested, too involved in her brother's love life.
00:19:48
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Right. Yeah. Yes. Yeah. So I'm glad you noticed that too. um Yeah. Yeah, because Rachel goes into quite a bit of detail, you know, about just that the the kissing that happened with Ross the night before.
00:20:03
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Yes. Quite contrary to the boys' discussion as you let me go over the pepperoni pizza. and Which, just a great little flash over to the the boys. One of the shortest scenes I think we ever have.
00:20:19
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um You know, just just that two or three seconds um in the boys' apartment. Now, of course, jump in if if we have any ah scenes that I miss. and Don't you worry. well You'll be on it.
00:20:35
Speaker
I'm curious if we have any. Yeah, good because the yeah the episode flows well, but it's always interesting to see. um But we we start off really in Central Park, as we've discussed Chandler's Laptop.
00:20:49
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And even though it's very early in the episode, I started deep diving this laptop a bit. um Okay. Because I just, i was like, that's fairly early on. for i mean, laptops were around, but they certainly weren't commonplace.
00:21:05
Speaker
What would this be, 93? I mean, quite the year. Probably 94. 94. That sounds bit better. ninety four that sounds a bit better um You know, people had computers maybe, be but still into the internet was in its infancy. and I don't know.
00:21:21
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Laptops just weren't... I don't think they were very common at all. um So I did a little deep dive and somebody figured out the model number of it. Not that anyone will care, but it's a Compact Contour 425CX.
00:21:38
Speaker
Now, my question for you, though, is... What do you think that cost? Either give me the cost in 1994 or in today's money, you know, what would that amount be worth in today's money?
00:21:52
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I have no idea how to even begin to guess. Right, and that's why I looked it up. um Yeah, and you have the answer. i have the, ah to the center.
00:22:05
Speaker
Oh, wow. Okay. All right. So... aye I want to say like $1,400, but I'm not going to tell you if I think that's how much it cost back then or now.
00:22:20
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Just $1,400 is my guess. All right. Well, at the time. And 67 cents. I like it. I like this the cents added on. But at the time, if you'd bought this new as Chandler did, it would have cost you retail $3,848.
00:22:36
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Oh.
00:22:41
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yeah wow today's money you purchased it with today's money 8080.83 that's what vaguely remember my parents getting our first computer mid early and it was very basic there wasn't much, you know, as all computers want. And it was, I mean, it was in the four figures. This was a huge investment for the family.
00:23:11
Speaker
Like this is a big deal. um So yeah, I mean, these things are they were so channels just saying casually in the in the coffee house with a laptop that costs the same as a used car in my head explains why he's just like, No, Joey, don't touch it.
00:23:28
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No, right. Because holy cow. But then that kind of gives you a peek into Chandler has some money. Right, because, and I really got thinking about this, of course, it's it's frame of reference, right? So we are spoiled now.
00:23:46
Speaker
But in reality, what could this laptop really do? Like, basically, it had a version of Microsoft Office? Yes, because it's got Excel.
00:23:58
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As we know, indeed. And is that really worth $8,000 to have that on a laptop? Like, Now, again, we're thinking of this with a 21st century brain, but I don't know. It just seemed like a crazy amount of money. Yeah.
00:24:15
Speaker
Well, but what we also know is that Chandler saves. Chandler saves, and Chandler's got money. And he doesn't ever splurge on himself.
00:24:26
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True. He's got a silly, simple life. And she says, you know, what are you going to do on it? Play games and stuff. You know, and that's, well, you know, I mean. Yeah, good on him. Good on him, splodging a little. Do you ever see it again?
00:24:45
Speaker
I'm not sure if we do. It might be sitting on a desk somewhere. have idea. I haven't watched the next episode yet. and Right. But I have no idea. I am going on laptop watch for the next episode. Yes.
00:24:59
Speaker
Excellent. Keep an eye
Ross's Apology Attempt
00:25:00
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on that. But while Chandler's having fun with his new laptop, Monica can't find a job. She's a... She's, ah you know, just struggling a bit.
00:25:09
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um I didn't write it down. I think Joey has a very unhelpful suggestion. ah Says something like, she's going to cook naked, she might dance naked, all that kind of stuff.
00:25:24
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But Ross enters and then they tease him about kissing kissing Rachel. And this is where we find out that they're not broken up. Yes!
00:25:34
Speaker
Right. I was about to giggle about Phoebe's line where she's like, how'd you make out last night? Right. ah good line. Turns out, no!
00:25:46
Speaker
No! yeah oh Julie, they did not get the cat, but he didn't. That doesn't mean they broke up. So right why didn't they get the cat? What was the conversation? Like, what is happening here?
00:26:03
Speaker
am so frustrated. And how horrible are you, Ross? right You are terrible. oh And then he saw her saline solution on my night table.
00:26:15
Speaker
Loser. Are you kidding me? yeah i think you need to come out your shell a bit with how you feel about Ross. You know, i probably need to just put it down.
00:26:28
Speaker
oh I was so disappointed because I gave him the benefit of the doubt that he did the right thing. Because you said. I was like, no, Al.
00:26:41
Speaker
you yeah know They had the whole situation in the pet shop. And we revisited that whole scene that had been cut out that you didn't even see. And I'm like, so obviously...
00:26:52
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You know, they were there to get the cat. They did not take the cat, so they broke up. But apparently that was not the only logical outcome from leaving the pet shop. It was that he left the pet shop and went and made out with somebody else.
00:27:08
Speaker
What? What is he doing? I bought into the fact that they must have broken up in the last episode. It made sense to me when you explained it. it Did make sense. It made total sense.
00:27:21
Speaker
I don't know what's wrong with the people that wrote Ross, but and like that doesn't even make sense. but And then Julie like flipped out and then he saw saline.
00:27:34
Speaker
I cannot. I pan not cannot. Cannot. Cannot do No. Ross. Boo.
00:27:44
Speaker
Boo for Ross. Boo. not our favorite in this one. No! I have a question though. Rachel comes in from this very odd door that guess is a storage cupboard or something.
00:27:57
Speaker
i don't think it goes anywhere. But we never, I don't think we ever see that door open again. Do you know which one I'm talking about?
00:28:09
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Is it? No. where So in Central Park, when you're looking at the the couch, you know, the normal scene, there's the chair to the right. And behind that chair, um there's a door, kind of caddy-cornered a wee bit behind that chair. You only see it in some shots.
00:28:30
Speaker
And Rachel comes out of that door. Is that whenever she's carrying the boxes? Yes. Okay. I wondered. Yes, I do know what you're talking about because I thought, where did she just come from?
00:28:43
Speaker
Right. And to me, that's almost on the street. Like, it wouldn't quite be. I'm sure the buildings, you know. Right. like maybe and may So maybe it makes sense it's a cupboard, you know, with just keeping bags of beans in there. But it's an odd one. We don't see that door too often.
00:29:00
Speaker
No. Huh. I don't. Yeah. Yeah. That's weird. um But, you know, she and Ralph have that little moment, and then here comes Julie, who, of course, knows what's in his room. Okay.
00:29:14
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Wait. Let's back up a minute. Yep.
00:29:19
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bird Because because he would not have been talking about all of that whole situation, and then he looked shocked to see Rachel. So like if she was in a cupboard, like the door wouldn't have been shut behind her, you know?
00:29:34
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Maybe it's like a full like, I don't know what. You're absolutely right. How long has Ross been in there? Again, if it's a cupboard, Rachel would be in there for 10 seconds.
00:29:49
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Right. and And I don't think she would have closed the door behind her because, you know, and he wouldn't have talked about Julie and all these issues and all of that if she's standing right there. Yeah, no, you're absolutely right. How did she get in there without Ross seeing and then shut the door?
00:30:09
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Yes. Yeah, that's another one. No, you're absolutely right. But she does come out and the and she and Ross have that you know, hey you, or whatever is they say, that little moment. Or Julie skips on in. and yeah Yeah. And it was almost sweet.
00:30:27
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But then it's like. Right. Then you remembered who it was. Yeah. Then I remembered, this is not sweet. No. ah um ah Yeah. And then Julie comes in. And I laughed.
00:30:41
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Oh, my gosh. Because I think it was Joey who's like, I didn't know you wore lenses. Yes, it is, Joey. Yes.
00:30:51
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Putting his foot in it as he ah often does. Well, you know, but like, what a... Yeah. his own we Go sing, And then song.
00:31:04
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the love triang brilliant song That is completely made up. Yeah. cannot stress this enough. The story isn't real. It's so good. Now, again, it's got it's got to exist. so I'm sure somebody has recorded all of Phoebe's songs. I'll need to look on YouTube.
00:31:21
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um I'm sure that that exists. Yeah, if not, I would do that. Yes, that's needed in the universe. Just a compilation of all of Phoebe Buffay's blockbuster hits.
00:31:33
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um But she plays the song and suddenly Monica does have a job interview um with the Mocklet guy. who comes across as okay, but you're a tad creepy to me. I'm not sure why. little creepy. from and a little vibe there. Mr. Resseter, I think.
00:31:53
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I kind of scribbled that down. It got me thinking, though, what's the worst job interview you've ever had? The worst job interview. Yeah, and of course, we won't name names or places or businesses unless you want to, but just curious if there was a job interview story when...
00:32:13
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yeah a memorable interview?
00:32:17
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Oh, oh
00:32:22
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I can't think of something off the top of my head that I want to share right this second. okay yeah so Because unfortunately, like I can't, I'm sure that I have done some pretty wacky,
00:32:33
Speaker
Oh, I know. yeah i Because I want to talk about, you know, crazy things other people have done. But I will tell you that I went into an interview for a position that I was like, I was excited about. But have you ever been so nervous that like, you like, try to look like,
00:32:57
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Like you're relaxed and then you see, and then you think about the things that you said and you're like, oh my God, i just like talked too much and sounded like a psycho.
00:33:10
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yeah. Like that sounds crazy, but like, ah I don't know. Like I needed to be, I know how I should have been like, you know, very like, right.
00:33:22
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But yeah, but I didn't because I didn't want to be so do, do, do, do. Right. That I was just like, but I walked in and there's like eight people at the table and I'm just like, hello, strangers.
00:33:39
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And everybody's staring at you, judging you, you know, they got nervous. And then I just ramble, which I know is shocking. sure right but and it was just it was embarrassing and so late at night i lay in bed trying to fall asleep and i go um my god i cannot believe all that time ago rambled they probably have stories about the crazy person who came in and told us about ah
00:34:12
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turtle or something. I don't even know what I was talking about. That's fantastic though. No, it's not. It's terrible. It's terrible. Yeah, don't know.
00:34:25
Speaker
Oh, what? I will tell you about the coolest interview I've ever been on. Let's do that. That's how we should do this. Yeah. yeah That's how we should do this. um ah So I went and I know that you will find this shocking, but it was for, I went to audition for the theme park that I worked part-time at.
00:34:49
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And I, uh, I had gone and I was like chatting with a lady at the front and she was like, today's the last day if you want to go. And I was like, yeah, I do because we're not.
00:35:00
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And so I walked in and it was in this big room and I walked in And there's like a table set and there's like five or six people with their little laptops.
00:35:14
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And it was like, America's got talent, you know? Right. So I was like, oh, here I am. And I was like, oh, hey. And they're like, hi.
00:35:26
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I've not ever done this before. Right. So I had to pretend they had me but like we chat I chatted with them for a little bit.
00:35:37
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And then they um and told me to act like I was um paranoid. And then this little boy that works there like comes into the room and they were like, scare him.
00:35:53
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And so I was like, oh. Okay. Okay. And so I'm like, it was so dumb. So I like ran up to him and I was like, are you talking about me?
00:36:06
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Are you, what are you doing? What were you looking at me? I think you were looking at me. And so then he's like, um, you know, it was just so weird. And then I had to act like I was a trauma victim.
00:36:19
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I didn't really know what they wanted from that. So I was like,
00:36:27
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to pretend like I was an announcer at a costume contest. And so it was the best interview ever. This is fantastic.
00:36:39
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But it was so much fun, but that was so weird. i love it. i think that's kind of fantastic. Yeah. Yeah.
00:36:49
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That is fantastic. really like um'm I mean, similar to this, but you know, whatever. Yeah, it's okay. it's all It's all just fine. It is. It is. Yeah, well, Monica, I guess she's impressed, Mr. Rasseter, because he wants her to make the the mucklet things.
00:37:08
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I have another question, and I forgot to write it, and I even made a note in my notes to ask about this. Go for it. Can you tell me about the lamp on the dude's desk?
00:37:20
Speaker
I cannot because I don't remember what the lamp is. It's the arm of the Statue of Liberty holding the torch. It's so weird and wonderful.
00:37:32
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I was like, that's a cool lamp. I will have to look this up. I didn't catch that the first time in Mr. Resseter's office.
00:37:43
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Yeah. like i I always wonder, where did they get all this stuff? You know, just, they probably legitimately have people that go to flea markets and all of that just to look for, you know crazy props.
00:37:55
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Yeah. kind of love that. So Wonder Girl's apartment, Monica's trying to come up with recipes. Rachel answers and she thinks that Ross is just going to stay with Julie.
00:38:07
Speaker
Okay, but wait. Oh. wait oh I just want to make sure that, like, you had the whole conversation where it's bubbling in her mouth and she's going to making Thanksgiving-themed recipes. That's her job. That's right.
00:38:30
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Yes. She's a little effort and Mockley can be the... and otherwise you say Thanksgiving can be the mocklit holiday. That's it. Yes. Yes. I forgot about that. The FDA approval should be coming through any time. Any day now. She tries it and she's like, are you going to swallow? She's like, after it's done, bubble. That's right.
00:38:49
Speaker
That's right. Sounds like. And why would you make a fake chocolate? wait What's the purpose of it? don't know. Maybe less calories.
00:39:01
Speaker
Maybe less. Maybe we'll we'll get to the pistachios. Maybe they have less calories than the last scene. Sounds revolting. um Yes. We kind of get to the main the main meat of this episode sandwich, I feel. We're in the boys' apartment. and Ross doesn't know what to do. Poor old Ross. He doesn't know.
00:39:24
Speaker
And this is where Chandler gets all excited because they can use his new laptop. But before that, he says the best line. He's like, oh no, what am I going to do? he's like all sad and they're sexy and they're beautiful. And my wallet won't hold, it's too small for my 50s and my diamond shoes are too tight. And I die.
00:39:46
Speaker
That's so funny. such a good little monologue. That's right. It is. That's right. That's a brilliant line. I'm so glad you remembered that because I've forgotten to write that down.
00:39:59
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That's a good one. But he he gets the laptop out to and then Joey goes to touch it again. He's like, yeah, don't touch it. don't touch Maybe that was just at the coffee house.
00:40:10
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but yeah No, no. and the At the bar because he's got it sitting there on the bar and he's like, no. And then Joey turns around, touches it again. That's right.
00:40:22
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That's right. He gets the l yelled at. I think everybody would universally agree that typing up a list writing a list even it's just a bad idea this is bad form we don't we you don't do this no this is terrible yeah there's no defending this action um and this this reminds me of um an episode of how i met your mother do you remember this and so I've only seen a couple of episodes. Kate loves this show. I've only seen it. Okay.
00:40:54
Speaker
Ask her about this scene because I'm telling you it applies to so much in life. But um there's this scene where they're talking about...
00:41:06
Speaker
um you know somebody somebody is dating somebody or whatever and they're like, you know she chews loud and they're like, what? And they hear glass breaking and they're talking about how you ignore somebody's faults until if somebody points them out and then it shatters the glass and then that's all you can see. Right.
00:41:31
Speaker
and And this, I feel like, is like, it's the worst. It's the worst idea. Worst idea. I was thinking about this. it's Would you agree that, like, yeah writing this stuff down, no bueno.
00:41:47
Speaker
We're not doing that. No. no no But, like, you could have a conversation with a friend. You know, I'm i'm interested in these two guys. This guy's got, like, you could have a casual conversation, possibly,
00:42:01
Speaker
possibly but never write things down like that crosses the line like for some reason i don't know that you say these things out loud yeah i don't even know if you do either you certainly think them and i was trying to think where's the line like i don't know but we know that making a spreadsheet Like is, is way beyond the line.
00:42:25
Speaker
The line is a dot to them steal let turn the show. This is her ankles. ah Chubby. That's crazy. that's crazy I can say that I've never really looked at the ankles, her ankles with any kind of intensity, but I'd be shocked if they were chubby, even if they were.
00:42:43
Speaker
was going say, I'm sorry, but Jennifer Aniston doesn't have chubby anything. Right. And even if she did, how shallow and petty is that? but That's ridiculous.
00:42:54
Speaker
Yeah, yes just crazy. um Well, this they they start to get the list together and we bounce over to the girls' apartment. Monica's making her pumpkin pie, the cranberry cake, and the mucklet cookies, and it's not going well.
00:43:08
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Nobody is enjoying the mucklet at all. It's just bad. he did Everything about it it sounds terrible.
00:43:20
Speaker
Yes, but gosh, yeah. And then both of them just freaking out about how gross it is. Right. Yeah. Like, you know, we love it.
00:43:32
Speaker
Oh, Phoebe. Yes, it's Phoebe. Phoebe, that's what evil must taste like. Like, oh my God. Phoebe Freephouts are up there with Chandler bngs being unhinged.
00:43:45
Speaker
Yes, oh yes. Like when she loses her mind, it's one of the funniest things in the show to me. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. She doesn't do it as often as Chandler.
00:43:57
Speaker
She does not, but when she does, it's golden, it really is. um And perhaps the main the main scene in this whole episode, Rachel comes in and and i've got I'm not sure of the order of all the things, but we're back in the boys' apartment.
00:44:13
Speaker
The laptop won't print. yes Ross comes over and he announces that he's broken it up with Julie. Is that right? Yes. Yeah, because Chandler's on the phone with the... That's And that guy's watching Star Trek.
00:44:31
Speaker
That's right. Yes. Yes. and then And then Ross comes in. Hi. Hi. ah broke it up with Julie. Um...
00:44:43
Speaker
I do quite like when Rachel comes in and, you know, they give each other this hug. I do like the Chandler and Joey sort characters, you know in the background. Yes. You always give each other a hug and smiling and all of that stuff.
00:44:57
Speaker
I quite like that. It is. I did too. That is good. And I guess does Rachel to walk through Chandler slams the laptop down?
00:45:08
Speaker
No. Okay. So Ross, Ross leaves to go get her coat. And so she's just kind of like walking through the apartment and then she walks out as she sees her name on the computer screen.
00:45:24
Speaker
And then he closes it and then it prints and then in walks Ross And she's like, Chandler wrote something and won't let me see it.
00:45:35
Speaker
Me. And that whole thing annoyed me. That annoyed Yeah, i was I got thinking, how would I react in that situation? And I think I'd be like, you know what?
00:45:46
Speaker
If I need to see it, I'll see it. Maybe it's a Christmas list or ah you like something now secret. No. no i wouldn't. I don't think it'd bother me too much.
00:45:59
Speaker
It would drive me absolutely insane. You would have to know. It would. Yes. Yes. Yes. I would have to know. And all of that. And I thought it was so funny the way that she was like, okay, well, that's fine. And then she's walking. And then she grabs it and takes it off.
00:46:17
Speaker
I was like, yeah, you get it, girl. You go, Rachel. Yeah, take the three boys down. At the same time, it's like, don't read it. Right. Yeah.
00:46:27
Speaker
it's a Yeah, she reads the list and she's clearly hurt as she should be. and then yeah storms back, or is it storms back, walks back appropriately to her apartment.
00:46:40
Speaker
I mean, her reaction is fully justified, whatever adjective we use. um Yeah, yeah, this is not not good. um The story of this continues into Central Park and Chandler should have said that it's his diary.
00:46:56
Speaker
um And Monica and Phoebe, thankfully, they see it the same way we do. Shouldn't have made the list. ah Right. Right. But, okay, so Monica was so funny here. Whenever she's like, you know, you'd be great on the day after an emergency.
00:47:14
Speaker
Yes. I forgot about that one too. Yes. Yeah, no, I just, that was hysterical to me because it's like, yeah, but I get it. i would be replaying and dissecting and going, what could I have done different, you know? Right.
00:47:34
Speaker
It's, a yeah, he should have, could have, yeah, sorry, all these thoughts go through my head. Several things he could have said, but again, you're in the moment of panic. Yeah.
00:47:46
Speaker
Yeah, he just couldn't think of any. um Now we go back up to the girls' apartment, and I can honestly say I've never really thought this through until this moment.
00:47:57
Speaker
Okay. A fire escape. Can you just go up and down them as you please? You know, we don't live in a place that has them on the sides of buildings. But like, if there's fire, you need to be able to get out onto the street, but surely they're not just accessible from from the street.
00:48:16
Speaker
I imagine being like a one-way thing. Right. And it should be. And so, because normally, like, they pop back up.
00:48:27
Speaker
Right. And so, he he had to work to get there. That's what i'm thinking. This is not an easy task. No. He had to work.
00:48:39
Speaker
so i mean we're not going to give him any credit for that believe me absolutely not i do like it when it's raining outside i think it's quite cozy um yeah something about it kind of just nice but he starts reading rachel's pro list and she goes off to the bedroom having pulled the curtains down right and then the gang comes in and joy in his yellow jacket as we have discovered um they let ross ross you know i think he comes in and says that you know asked rachel for another chance and but not until after monica offers him a steaming cup of hot moklet that's right that's right who wouldn't want a steaming cup of moklet when they're cold and wet absolutely um
00:49:34
Speaker
I still wonder what's in the moklet. Does it taste like chocolate or what's the... No. And then can you imagine? I'm like, I imagine in my head a steaming cup of hot moklet would be like bubbling like a like a evil witch doctor's brew. Or the cauldron going, yes.
00:49:54
Speaker
Yeah, yeah. Like a mad scientist or something. I don't know. Rachel is rachel's pretty much shooting Ross down at this point. She is not having
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00:50:04
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it. And she's hurt. She's legitimately i mean, I'm sure she is mad and angry, but you can see her feelings are rightly hurt.
00:50:13
Speaker
Of course they are. And then she she says it so well. just ah Imagine all the worst things you think about yourself e and the one person that You want to, you know, that not only do they know it, but they think it too. And yeah so and then uses them against you. How rude.
00:50:40
Speaker
Ross is the worst. The worst. Gosh. Yeah. Because it's like genuine hurt. Right. and And, you know, I know what comes next. So I'm just like, why? Come on. She tolerates a lot. Tolerates a lot, I feel.
00:51:00
Speaker
Oh my. Remember how ugly it was to you whenever Marcel went missing? Oh my gosh. Not that I hold a grudge or anything. Apparently not.
00:51:11
Speaker
I got into a disagreement in a Facebook friends group about that episode. elmo I can't remember what the question was or what the topic was. But I i hadd said something like, I really disliked the way Ross treated Rachel in that episode. He crossed the line.
00:51:29
Speaker
He got personal. It was an accident. And somebody came back and went, me if somebody lost my pet, I'd give it to them like Ross gave it to Rachel. It was fully justified. And not to gender it. Remind me not to watch your pet.
00:51:44
Speaker
I was surprised, and again, maybe I'm just gender biasing, but it was a woman. And I was quite surprised that that comment came from woman. She's like, absolutely. Rachel deserved every bit of it, which I was surprised because. Wow. Yeah, not in agreement. Don't watch her pets.
00:52:04
Speaker
Not a chance. Even a fish. Nope. Couldn't do it. Nope. But even though Mocklet sounds like it's bubbling and icky, Monica did come up with some recipes. Yeah, she did.
00:52:16
Speaker
She did. It's a shame that the FDA didn't get the give the clearance, though, for it. and so Okay. All falling apart. And then, yeah, just that whole situation. and then i ate some. Well, you didn't eat a lot of it, did you?
00:52:34
Speaker
Right. I ate some. Does it burn when you pee? Oh my gosh. Right. Gross. Kind of a creepy guy in a creepy situation in the end.
00:52:46
Speaker
And just gross. But don't worry, we're not done with him yet. No, we've got one more big scene coming up in a minute. After we've gone back to the girl's apartment for one final time, you know, Ross calls and asks Monica for a favor and asks if she could put the radio on where he has called in Back in the day where you'd call in and request a song and it's With or Without You by YouTube.
00:53:11
Speaker
Okay. Have you ever called in and requested songs? I have called in to like sports talk shows. Okay. I've never called in and requested a song.
00:53:25
Speaker
I don't believe it. Oh, man. Have you done that? I feel like that's how you would do it. Yeah. I was going say, that was like a pastime. And then you'd sit there with your little, but you know, record.
00:53:39
Speaker
Oh, before deploying at the same time? Yes. Well, yeah, I'd push her a record and then pause. That's then it would start recording faster. See, city here you're not an amateur at this. No, professional mixtape, Matt.
00:53:57
Speaker
A mixologist before it became a bar term. That was you. Before it was a thing. Yes.
00:54:05
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yeah at this point and i Do you have any feelings about U2? ah No, but that one time that I woke up and I had a U2 album on my phone and I can't ever get rid of it.
00:54:18
Speaker
That rude. That was real rude. Very rude. I don't get the hype. I don't think they're a terrible band. I don't hate them.
00:54:29
Speaker
To me, they're average at best. I just don't get the hype with YouTube. Never. Okay. Me neither. yeah But what I will tell you, so I spent a summer living in Mexico and I taught English to kids during the day and then to adults at night.
00:54:49
Speaker
Okay. And while we were there, like, Bono and Bon Jovi were everywhere. Like that was the big thing.
00:55:02
Speaker
And that was so weird to me because I'm like Bono from you too. Yeah. Isn't that weird? It is. That's a weird, weird. I just Bon Jovi. I get, get You mean that? Yeah.
00:55:17
Speaker
Just you two. Yeah. average average i just don't get it well we might get some hate mail on that well we might and again i'm not searching them in the sense that i've listened to their albums i think they're awful it's an average band to me that's it but maybe some listeners will will you recommend a song tell me what i'm missing what do i not understand about about you two um rich i do love the way rachel i guess calls the station now before i forget She uses a second phone in the living room.
00:55:51
Speaker
A red Right. Where did that come from? Never seen before or after, I believe. Right. Well, and I have that in my notes. Like, picks up a red phone from where?
00:56:04
Speaker
Yeah. That was weird. It was a peculiar one. Yeah. Okay. yeah Go ahead. I'm sorry. No, no, you're fine. Just going to say that I do love the way the ah the dee j cuts off um you know the song it says don't want to play your song anymore um i did michelle who hit ah hit the guy with the car that's right now i just look at that dj was maybe still is a real los angeles dj that the cast liked really yeah i forgot a name i didn't look up look any further into us like whose voice is that and it's a yeah just a real los angeles based dj
00:56:47
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That's funny. Which is fun. Wow. That's right. They play the song for, um yeah, Michelle and Avery. That's right. Okay. In my room song, which I'm going to see if it's, I'm sure the Beach Boys version is the same.
00:57:02
Speaker
And this is just a cover. But quite, I like that song, not because it's, it' it gets nostalgia. I remember listening to the Friends CD just on repeat.
00:57:14
Speaker
And that was one of the songs on there. Like, if I could find that one on eBay, I might have to get it. That CD again. and um my My car is old enough to I still have a CD player in the car. So, you know, it's... Sorry, the dog's barking. But then, yeah, we finish up back with Creepy Mocklet Guy.
00:57:34
Speaker
And he's ah he's pitching pistachios. That's disgusting. She has the world and needs the cash. Yeah, but i mean that's that's a rough combination, pistachios.
00:57:48
Speaker
Yes, that's disgusting. yeah What would you do with those? I don't know. And then it's very disturbing that you don't have any allergies to you. And she's like, cat hair.
00:58:00
Speaker
What would that have to do with that? And she can't participate. Gross. Yeah. Gross. Not good. not And fish bits is what it's made out That's right. ah Reconstituted fish bits, I believe.
00:58:16
Speaker
Oh, that's terrible. Just all of it. Pretty disgusting. That's terrible. Yeah. But yeah, we kind of end the episode on that note. um and For me, the Gunther Central Park was, I don't know, I couldn't think of anyone that stood out, but then somebody did kind of thing in my head.
00:58:35
Speaker
What do we do? Oh, and Kate me brought up a good point. We explained at the very beginning when we started this what the Gunther Central Park was, but we may have new listeners who haven't listened to the first few episodes.
00:58:48
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Certainly, Gunther Central Park is just a fun name for our character or actor slash actress of the week. Just a fun name, nothing more than that. Who did we really like, whether it be the character or the actor, in this week's episode?
00:59:02
Speaker
So that's what the Gunther Central Park is. Okay. Who do you have for us? I picked Monica. Okay. She's doing whatever she can to work.
00:59:15
Speaker
She's working hard. um And then she's trying to be a bridge to kind of fix... ah everybody's problems, but like specifically in this episode, Ross and Rachel, like she's there, she's being supportive. She's a good friend.
00:59:32
Speaker
And then she made me laugh a couple of times, you know, and this episode pretty good. So she is my Gunther central perk of the week. I like it. I like it. I see all all good points. I would completely agree.
00:59:48
Speaker
But as you touched on, and I thought you might have expanded on it a little bit, but you touched on it rightly, Rachel's speech to Ross about why he hurt her, I thought was brilliantly acted.
01:00:01
Speaker
Yeah. um like I felt it, like felt in my soul how Rachel must feel. So for that, I'm giving mine to Rachel this week. um Nice. You she had to go through a lot in this episode. Yeah. but that That speech I thought was just particularly well done.
01:00:18
Speaker
So that's definitely it for me. But ah you are back at work this week. Your alarm clock is on. You've got to get some caffeine in your system. If you have this episode on how many cups of coffee are we draining while we watch it, do we think?
01:00:33
Speaker
Eight. Eight months. Solid eight. Solid eight. No bourbon espresso here. Just eight. No, no. Just eight. Just eight.
01:00:44
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And um I'll tell you that the Mocklet, the ah you always call it like a bee story or whatever, but I like it.
01:00:54
Speaker
Like in the Mocklet B story, had no idea that that was in this episode. Right. but I was excited whenever I realized that this was the Mocklet episode also.
01:01:09
Speaker
Like I knew what the list was. i knew that. We know the list. Yeah, but I really enjoy the Mocklet story. and everybody it was It was just a good, solid, great episode.
01:01:20
Speaker
Lots of money. and And a lot of... Ross is terrible. It just solidified. I mean, just in case you were wondering, Ross is terrible.
01:01:33
Speaker
He is. Well, I don't think he's quite as... Well, i do think he's quite as... But this episode, i'm I'm giving it a solid seven. Okay. To me, it's a good episode. It's fine.
01:01:44
Speaker
There's funny moments. It's not bad. It's not boring. There's definitely been worse. There's definitely been better. So I just kind of settled on, I think, a seven. I think a seven. OK. Yeah, so not too far off.
01:01:57
Speaker
No. but and And I do, I always enjoy this when I look at next week's episode title, and I don't remember what episode this is, which is quite nice. It's the one with Phoebe's dad.
01:02:09
Speaker
And I remember things that happened with Phoebe's dad, but I don't remember which happens in which episode. Okay. See, I remember this one. that We get to ride in the cab.
01:02:22
Speaker
Right. Okay. And that's when they go upstate to visit? Uh-huh. Okay. Right. That's what thought about. And then they just sit out in the car. And I feel like, I wonder, I'll be excited to see, um Who is it? Because I'm pretty sure it's Joey that goes with her, but I could be wrong.
01:02:39
Speaker
No, it is. It is. Because now that I know it's that scene, Joey needs to go in and pee. Like when Phoebe's sitting outside, he's like, well, can I go in? Because I need to pee or something. Yes. Okay. Yeah. yeah and Yeah. Well, I'm excited to review because I don't remember much about it. So I'm excited to kind of get re-familiarized with the episode. I think that'll be awesome.
01:03:03
Speaker
As always. Any final thoughts before we wrap this up? Ross, boo. Boo to Ross. We'll end on that note. I love it.
01:03:14
Speaker
Well, thank you guys all so much, as always, for tuning in to the Purple Door Podcast.