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The One With The Metaphorical Tunnel
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Happy New Year! Join Alasdair and DeeAnn as they discuss movies, infomercials and our one year pod-a-versary!
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Introductions and New Year Traditions
00:00:04
Speaker
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'm awesome. Happy New Year, Al. Happy New Year. And a Happy New Year to you. Big plans tonight. We talked about this off the air, but we'll share with the listeners what you up to this evening.
00:00:26
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Yes, well, we have a ah tradition at our house where my parents and my mother-in-law, my sister-in-law, they all come over. We play chicken foot. We watch, um oh my God, Ryan Seacrest.
00:00:42
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they know the Not to be confused with Dick Clark's rock and New Year's Eve. Absolutely not.
Upcoming Trivia Night and Dance Plans
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By the way, earlier today, i was thinking through what we're going to do for our next live event.
00:00:55
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I love this is breaking news, brand new information. news All right. So we're going to do another trivia night. Yes. we' already determined that. And so part of that trivia night, we are going to do the dance.
00:01:12
Speaker
All right. You know
Future Podcast Plans and 'Gilmore Girls' Interest
00:01:14
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the dance that I am referring to? I do. do indeed. Well, I know of the dance. I can picture the dance. Yeah, looking will. So don't worry about that. I would do a great. All right. We're going to have to learn the steps.
00:01:29
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Yeah. Yes. Okay. Okay. I'm in. Or it might be like a class tutorial where everybody that's there, we will learn it all together. I see. probably Yes. something to do I like to get everyone involved, but we're going to, we're going to be doing something with the New Year's dance.
00:01:51
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I am on board. I like it. Yes. Yes. I'm in. Okay.
Events at Angeline's Cocktail Lounge
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So let's say, oh, I. We've got bowel renewals with me and Joseph. Yep. Who doesn't share the food um is in the summer. Like we've got we've got things coming up. this year There's a lot going on at our friend, Miss Angeline's cocktail lounge. We will be there with all sorts of events for, for years to come. I think.
00:02:21
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i Yeah. yeah Yeah. We're only in season three. Exactly. and What do we do whenever we finish friends? But not yet, Al. We don't worry about it. I have had a mutual friend of ours has proposed an idea.
00:02:39
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um ah will We might as well talk about it because we'll finish this in like four and a half years. We'll forget. We'll forget, exactly. that Well, this this friend happens to be a mutual friend, Lannabelle, and she adores Gilmore Girls.
00:02:57
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Adores it. Oh, I could be on this. I have never seen an episode. nothing I get nothing against it.
Christmas Gifts and Recording Issues
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So she thought it'd be fun for the two of us to watch it together. You are now on board. to watch it together and then have her perspective as a seasoned, she has traveled to California to visit the studios, knows everything person. And then there's me who knows nothing. And I don't know what happens.
00:03:23
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And nothing. And then me, I'm middle of the road. I am like, I can be a Star Hollows fan girl, but like, I cannot tell you off the top of my head, the names of the boys.
00:03:36
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i Right. You're right in the middle. i'm I'm right there in the middle. This could be so fun. See? All right. You are in. That was Lana's idea. And i I'm on board. i know nothing about Gilmore Girls. Nothing against it. She walks in with a shark that said Luke Steiner.
00:03:53
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And I was like, what's Luke Steiner? Where is that in Dallas? What is that? And that's how the conversation came about. Yes, that's in Star's Hollow. Yes. just somewhere on the northeast. i' have no idea where. Yeah. So we we have plans. for many years into the future when we are, when we're done with friends. But that's that'll be a sad day. We don't want to think about that too much.
00:04:14
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No way. No way. We're far too much fun. I was going to say, we have a lot of friends still. Yes. I need to post a picture on Facebook.
00:04:25
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It's been Christmas since we... um since we last recorded. And I got a couple of fantastic Friends-themed gifts, um which I've shown you at least a couple of them, the ornament and then the one about becoming a granddad and the Friends text, and then a pivot mug came my way as well.
00:04:47
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Nice! it was a very frenzy Christmas. Yes. And I... i yes Anyway, I have a couple of things for you, but they're not wrapped for Christmas. so I have something for you. ever Whenever I see you.
00:05:04
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I have something for you. from Italy. Oh, my God. Italy. Mine did not come from Italy at all. No, but remember, I went in July. and Yes, that's true. and I just keep adding things to this bag. Joseph, I bought him a ah coffee spoon. That says Joey doesn't share food.
00:05:27
Speaker
Yes. Yes. Yes. so i love it. We'll we willll need to get together in person soon. Yes. and we're gonna have yes you know okay I know what we're going to do. okay After we're done, we'll i'll I'll text Kate. It'll be fine. Yes. And I'll remember You will. now yet Kate runs the social calendar, so perfect. Yes.
00:05:51
Speaker
Perfect. but Yeah, I've got what a tiny little gift for you that bought months ago. And again, it sat in my drawer. But I thought, well, it needs one of these. But let's see. the We're going to get stuck. Oh, you know what? I do need to. but So last week, I should have listened more carefully to you. I owe our listeners an apology.
00:06:10
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I don't know if you recall, but right when we started recording, you said my lines on our recording software were jumping up and down all over the place. Well, it turns out my microphone was on a a very ah wonky setting. So when I went to edit the podcast, it said my end was very quiet, but yet it sounded like I was like screaming down a tunnel.
00:06:32
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Yours perfect. I did hear that you started with an apology. Yes, and it was it was all to do with, I didn't realize the setting, had I must have bumped it, changed
'Friends' Episode Analysis and Trivia Game
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it. This week should be fine.
00:06:48
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Yes, your lines look a lot more normal. Yes, our screen looks like as it should. So last week's recording, it was listenable, but it was a bit, have to love us to make it through that episode. Because it was like I was quietly screaming most of the episode. It is what it is. I'm an angry elf. Yes, so is it.
00:07:12
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But this week, much better, and we are going to deep dive into the metaphorical tunnel this week. Okay, which I mentioned a last week. I was like, I don't even know what the heck that's about. And I have to tell you, i watched this episode twice, and at the end of the first one, I was like,
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i I missed it. Like, there's a lot of references to a tunnel, but I missed the whole little ride with Chandler. And I was like, oh, so I don't know if somebody was talking or what. but Something was going on. or tunnel If you're not paying attention, you'll miss it.
00:07:48
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Right. You'll miss that one little bit. Well, let's see. Let's have quick look at Bamboozled here. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. I have eight questions for you to today. I have eleven Well, that means you are going first.
00:08:02
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Yes, I am. ah right. And one of mine is just, what the heck? But, you know, it's still 11. I'm in. Okay, number one.
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What color is Barbie's Kiki Beret? Oh.
00:08:21
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This is a great question.
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Now, here's the deal. I don't know the answer, but I know it's kind of a wintry Barbie, so I'm going to go with white. No, sir. Oh. or That kicky beret is hot pink. Hot pink.
00:08:41
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I should have gone with that because that's, we'll get into the whole stereotype things, I'm sure. Oh, good. Yes, yeah I think you might have some things to say, but I should have guessed it would be a hot pink one because that will play into the stereotype. um Let's see, my first one for you. What is the name of the co-host on Joey's Milk Infomercial?
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Oh, oh my God.
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ah Kevin, but Kevin is Joey. I have no idea. Well, his name is Mike, and it's Mike in real life. We'll we'll talk a bit about that later, but he is an actual infomercial guy making a cameo on the show.
00:09:28
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Oh, well, there you go. Yes. we're We're not off to the best of starts, but we're going to turn it around right now. Okay, yes. All right, what three toys did Ross suggest for Ben to play with instead of Barbie?
00:09:44
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Okay, you've got part of one of my questions. Now, can I ask you, is this over two different scenes? Yes. Okay, good. So there's G.I. Joe.
00:09:54
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Yes. There is a truck. Yes. A what truck? Oh, is it ah is it ah is a Tonka truck? Is it a some some kind of...
00:10:07
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Uh-oh. It's a monster truck. Oh, a monster truck. All right, one and a half. And then, does he say something like, Dino Soldier? That's exactly what he says. Okay. Yes. I didn't go back and re-watch but was like, I swear he says a Dino Soldier, which... Yeah.
00:10:26
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I guess just a made-up boy's toy. Yeah. Yeah. It's a dinosaur. It is. It's a dinosaur with weapons, I guess. Oh, i'll give that to you good job out Thank you.
00:10:40
Speaker
Thank you, Deanne. Let's see. Another name question. What the name of the lady Phoebe calls to get Joey an audition when she first plays his agent? Anne.
00:10:51
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and i got Annie. Yep, Annie. Anne, Annie, all of the above. Okay. All right. Yay. yeah Yes. All right. What flavor
Infomercials and Auditions
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ice cream did the girls give to Chandler? I've written that down as one of mine. French vanilla.
00:11:07
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Okay. Specifically, what else? Because it tastes like crap. Because it's the low-fat, low... Did they say low-carb? It's not low-fat.
00:11:20
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It's low-cal. Low-cal... i just All I really remember is that this kind of dates it. cause it Is it fat-free?
00:11:31
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Yeah. No-dairy, low-cal, soy milk. Soy milk. Yes. bit ah French vanilla. French vanilla. All
00:11:43
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When Chandler has Janice over for a romantic meal, what are they eating? Pasta. They are indeed. You nailed that right the head. Bingo. Yes. Yes.
00:11:57
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All right. So this is my what the heck question. What the heck about the ice cream label?
00:12:07
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Now, we're total so I just noticed it was very plain and just said something like ice cream. Interesting.
00:12:18
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But i didn't pay too much attention. I just remember it looked almost like ah off brand came from Costco kind of thing, just ice cream. But it must be. What did I miss?
00:12:29
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It changes because it starts off as like a teal colored and it's big, got a big circle and it's got like your nutrition label and it says French vanilla, like on one side and then it's teal. Okay. Okay. Then it changes to very plain and purple.
00:12:51
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And then it changes back to the teal one with the nutrition label and the French vanilla. And then it changes back to the purple. like And it's just solid purple.
00:13:03
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And then it changes back to the teal. And I had to go to a couple of different times because I was like, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Where did all the writing go?
00:13:13
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And then I was like, what the heck? It's changing. And so we were wow talking about what how they could have made such a huge obvious
Gender Roles and Empathy Discussions
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error.
00:13:24
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Right. Back and forth between very obviously different tubs of ice cream. That's really interesting. Yes, and that is why my question was, what the heck with the ice cream? What the heck? I like it. You could just say my question is, what the heck? and just Yeah.
00:13:45
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How dare you? Yes, number one, how dare you? Oh, yes. We've talked about the, art you've watched The Office, right? Oh, yes. Yeah. One of the most quoted lines from that is, ah what, ah um,
00:14:01
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Mindy Kaling. Character's name has escaped my head. Kelly. yeah Kelly. Kelly Kapoor. um i have questions. Number one, how dare you? Yes. Yes, yes, yes. ah Yes, I have questions. Yes. Cracks me up. Oh, my gosh. Side note. Yes. At my seasonal job, which...
00:14:20
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I just finished and my heart is so sad, but more than one time. Okay. um One of the activities that I got to participate with was how the Grinch stole Christmas. Right.
00:14:33
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And um ah the line, the, one of the people that read read the story a lot, um she would say, you know, she would talk about how Grinch, the Grinch was impersonating Santa and he obviously was not Santa. He has no pants. He has, okay. Well, and then we would, it never failed.
00:14:59
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Somebody would say something about impersonating and then identity theft is not a joke. And you could always tell like who your Office fans were because somebody would say millions are affected every year.
00:15:14
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every year It is one of those great things. You can say a quote and people will either ignore it or turn around.
Chandler's Relationship Struggles
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and Yes. Or be like, what in the heck? I love it.
00:15:27
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um Yeah, I'm trying to. that I know there's been times where I've said quotes like that in public and a stranger has finished it or giggled. It's like an immediate. They know that you know. And it's it's such a fun thing.
00:15:43
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Let's see. I've got three questions left for you. So I'll go with in the hallway. What reason does Phoebe say that Joey did not get the commercial part? Wait, the zoo?
00:15:56
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Oh, is it zoo? Wait, what did you say? It's when it's when they're in the hallway. Phoebe has to tell Joey that he doesn't get a role, a part. Oh, there's a TV movie.
00:16:10
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Yes, I think I've written down commercial and it might be a TV movie, but there's a specific reason he does not get the part. Oh, because he's the worst, or they've never seen an Italian actor do a worse Italian accent.
00:16:25
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That's right. He has to work on his Acasente. Yes. Yes. his yeah Okay. Well, then there you go. Let me ask you this question. Is that, that um...
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you know they They decide that they're going to use the negative pieces as as advice, how to get better, right? Yes. So what are the three things that Phoebe, feedback, I guess, that Phoebe gives Oh, I'm not going to get that. of them the Italian accent. The Italian accent. the other two He's not believable as a human being. Isn't that That cuts to the core, doesn't it?
00:17:12
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Oh, he's not believable as human being. And he's pretty dumb. no pretty Yeah, he's pretty dumb. That's it. Yeah, we get pretty but dumb. No, no. no i That's pretty dumb.
00:17:24
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All right. Let's see. um Oh, you're asking me a question. No, I'm asking you a question. um This one feels unfair because either you saw it or you didn't. What's the name of the... The name of the grocery store? Oh, yes.
00:17:41
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You've got it
00:17:44
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Yes, it is. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Well spotted. That was my question number five because I saw it and I was like... ooh al was gonna ask me that You know it You know it. And see, and that was my next question, but I skipped it to ask you about the pieces of advice. So that's great. It's like you knew. Yes. It's a like I knew. Okay.
00:18:11
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What did Monica share with Susan and Carol when Ross was packing Ben up? And what's the song?
00:18:22
Speaker
You have partially taken my final question. because it's the fact that Ross used to dress up as a girl. And I was going to ask you, you just saved yourself. i was going to ask you to sing the song, but it most sadly is I am b I drink tea.
00:18:41
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Won't you dance around with me? Yes.
00:18:48
Speaker
Okay. And what's he, what, what, yeah. What's he where? is that There's a big hat and a flowery dress of some sort. Yeah, mom's clothes. Mom's clothes. There we go.
00:19:03
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And... You know, there's a tea set. I'm giving you a hint. Oh.
00:19:12
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I just see where the camera is. Just see your face and the top of your hands. Let's see. oh Oh. A tie, a scarf. ah i'd let's see there's a jacket there's a hood there's a yeah of a bib oh no it's a it's pearls my mind was not in the pearls area at all alright
00:19:46
Speaker
on their date when Chandler starts to freak out what did Janice do
00:19:53
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When he starts to freak out, she says she wasn't really that hungry and has to leave, so she walks out. No, not whenever Janice freaks out, whenever Chandler. We're back at the beginning. Oh, yes, yes, yes. When he freaks out.
00:20:09
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Oh, let's see. Okay.
00:20:15
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What I remember is so he she's calling. He doesn't answer the phone Mm-hmm. And so he starts telling them about the date and what she did. and she was like, just...
00:20:31
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She had some of his chicken and then... No, he had some of... She put some of her chicken on his plate and then the tomatoes slash tomatoes went from his plate to her plate. Suddenly they were just a couple. That's right. Yes.
00:20:47
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That's right. What two characters use the Milkmaster 2000 in this episode? Oh, I remember Joey looking and nodding his head. Rachel that does it. Yes. Are we counting Joey himself using it? Yes. Or Kevin. Oh, no. Okay. Yes. Yes.
00:21:08
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yes Okay. How many times does a tunnel even get mentioned in this episode? That's a good question.
00:21:24
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So I know there is Face your fears, face your fears, through the tunnel to the other side. i feel like Joey says you've got to go through the tunnel, through the other side, and then he says you can't go through the tunnel with more than more than one woman in the car or something.
00:21:41
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So I
Phoebe and Joey's Entertainment Journey
00:21:42
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can only think of two times, but I'm going to guess three in case there's one I've forgotten. Okay, so... I put down three and I was thinking about whenever Chandler very first explained it, which I had totally right. Right. Then whenever Joey was talking about it and then whenever Phoebe is on her thing and then hangs up and says that she went through a tunnel. Ah, that's a clever quote. That's I did. I remember the line, but i didn't attach that to the title as well.
00:22:16
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Yeah, i it only because i was looking for tunnel. Because I was like, I don't even know. i don't What is this metaphorical tunnel? Right. I love it. and I missed it. Okay, I have one more. Okay.
00:22:33
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How does one get your significant other back and make them not think that you're too needy?
00:22:42
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How do you have to act? Oh, aloof. Not a goof. Aloof. Aloof. That's it. Not a goof. That's it. Yes. Yes. All right. Excellent. I love it. We we we started. It was a little shaky the beginning. We finished strong. I like it. Yeah, we did. we That's right. what we do.
00:23:03
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All right. let's get stuck into this episode. so We do start off with this info, Marshall, that Joey, playing Kevin, can't open the milk. um yes I did notice it that he opens the milk, rips the carton, spills it everywhere, and then by the magic of TV, within half a second, that milk is cleaned up and it's it's all gone. because when Yeah, when he uses, I've forgotten what it's called, the Milk Master 2000, whatever it is.
00:23:32
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it's all clean. The milk that he just spilled. Um, yeah we might as well break into this now, but the guy who is opposite Kevin in this infomercial is a guy called Mike Levy who did real life infomercials.
00:23:47
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Um, he did them in the 1990s promoting new products, was known for being overly enthusiastic and in particular always wore colorful sweaters.
00:23:59
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and That was his thing that he he really did wear. I love that for him. Yeah. He can't that on good colorful sweat. That was his thing. Apparently he would wear those and he'd often point his finger up in the air. That was like his trademark move.
00:24:17
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He passed away quite a while ago, 2003 of natural causes. Not sure what. He was 55. But he's known in the infomercial world, as I discovered. He's very young. Yeah, very young. Too young. I wonder what what happened to him There wasn't any information on that. But I find it interesting and fun that he somehow managed to play this little cameo.
00:24:42
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Yes. Okay. Yes. I have to ask you. I have a note to be sure to ask. Infomercials. Is there any infomercial that like lives rent-free in your brain? Like somebody says like a line from it or something like that. And and then, i let me ask you that.
00:25:03
Speaker
Let me just stop there. Okay. So there's only one. Is infomercials a thing that are international or is this just a purely? Much more here, i would say. and i mean They do exist. like there There are stations with them, but much more here.
00:25:19
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And even I feel they're less here now than they used to be, just as technology has changed. So the one
Chandler and Janice's Relationship Ups and Downs
00:25:26
Speaker
that I remember, I don't didn't ever own it, didn't ever buy it, never owned one. But was that a rotisserie chicken thing? You know, set it and forget it was the tagline. Oh, good one. And and that's that is, you know, the advertisers did a great job because 20 years later, 10 years later, whatever it is, that is locked in my head.
00:25:48
Speaker
Okay, so there's a new one that's in my brain now. Right, tell us. not Okay, so now there's two. But my first, ShamWow.
00:25:58
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The ShamWow. Yes, right. And then there was that guy who did the ones with the oxy. the oxy clean Oh, Billy Mays. Yes. Yeah, good. Yes, Billy Mays. And then, but the one that I wrote to be sure to talk about was Miss Cleo.
00:26:16
Speaker
Because i used to stay up and watch Miss Cleo. Because, man, I loved those. And I don't even know that that was really like an infomercial.
00:26:27
Speaker
Like an infomercial. Right. But it was an hour long commercial to call Miss Cleo. And I was there for it. I love Miss Cleo. She was
Episode Reflection and Podcast Anniversary
00:26:38
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as a psychic? Is a psychic? Was a psychic? Yes, she was. I've never seen it, but know of the the legend that is.
00:26:45
Speaker
Oh, my gosh. I used to like love watching that. and just Because I liked her her accent and the way she talked. And I just thought it was so cool.
00:26:57
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yeah i think this' I think there's this whole, but I'm going to get off topic here, but like Billy Mays also died young. um And I wonder if there's this whole, not underworld, because that sounds like seedy and bad, but it'd be interesting to know why not the workings of infomercials, the cutthroat business, make a good Netflix series, I think.
00:27:18
Speaker
Ooh, yeah. Right? Like, how does it work? Who are the big players? How competitive to is it? you know the what was the there was the guy who took over for Billy Mays. He was an English guy. i don't remember his name.
00:27:32
Speaker
yeah, they had the Wonder Mop and the letters and all the things. Your mate almost your microphone almost disappeared. it did. It did you good did. You're back. It's going to fall. Well, in fact, Monica buys a mop and then something else, doesn't she?
00:27:52
Speaker
Yes, she does. She buys a Wonder Mop. A wonder mop. That's right. And and maybe the for 70 something dollars, something like that. It's, um, yeah, it'd be interesting to find out the sort of who were the first people who were the first big players in the infomercial business.
00:28:12
Speaker
Yeah. Um, yeah, I don't really know. Sorry. I'm just listening. Our door just went and I'm not sure who it is. Nevermind.
00:28:24
Speaker
Yeah, just checking me wondering if it was the granddaughter, but they are not here yet. They they are. They coming over today, but she is... Where is she? Sorry, this is is riveting, riveting podcasting.
00:28:38
Speaker
was going to say, have a book coming for her. I'm very excited. Oh, I cannot wait.
00:28:45
Speaker
Okay, did you notice? Okay, I'm going to say, did you notice? Yes. But I don't know with 100% certainty what um Chandler's shirt says Okay, in the tiny writing, right? Big bullet black t-shirt. Okay, I yeah couldn't tell.
00:29:05
Speaker
Okay, I ah knew that underneath it definitely says New York. That's the only bit I was pretty sure of. I am pretty sure that the word above it is Guggenheim, which I thought was so cool. Yes. really want it to be Guggenheim because whenever he's talking about um Janice and freaking out and all of that, I really want it to be Guggenheim because that was that was one of the things that they bonded over. when Yes. Online relationship. so Oh, I hope it is. That'd be a great, what's Easter egg? Yes. yes
00:29:44
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I feel like it is. i feel like wait Unless we're proven of that proven otherwise, let's go with it. We're going with it. I'm on board. I love it. Well, we start off in Central Park. i It's Chandler and Janice. They're trying to decide what movie to go to. There's like nothing good on. We saw one of the worst movies I've ever seen a week or two ago.
00:30:09
Speaker
We discussed this off the air last week, I think. but now tuesday mystery movie Yes, so we spent, we got discounted tickets to go and see a movie, but the catch was you didn't know what one it was. You just knew the genre and it was a horror, well, it claimed to be a horror movie.
00:30:28
Speaker
Maybe it was just too artsy for me and I'm a moderately artsy guy. I can get into that, but this was, this was not good. What was the last movie you went to see?
00:30:40
Speaker
shoot. It's probably been a while. This is your busy time a year. it it It has been. it has been a while. Oh, gosh. Okay, but wait. oh I know because all four of us went because it was a big deal.
00:30:54
Speaker
Oh, what did we go? We did go. What did we go and see?
00:31:00
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i don't know. I can't remember. It'll come to me at a random time. yeah Oh, um i Wicked 2, was it? Oh, yeah. I haven't seen that. Okay, then it wasn't that. We went to see that. Yeah.
00:31:14
Speaker
It was that same week that Wicked 2 came out, something else came out too. And I was like, I went and I saw it and it was so good and it was great. But I don't remember what it was Right, we'll see. It'll come back to you. but um Yes, it will. So continue. We will. Joey comes in and Chandler, he blames Chandler for not telling him about an audition. Turns out it was Phoebe who took the message and then wrote wrote the message down on her hand, her arm. I forget what it is.
00:31:46
Speaker
Yeah, her hand, on the palm of her hand, which is kind of concerning because why hasn't she washed her hand? But that's fine. It's a very good point. I do love the fact that she wrote it in a hurry because she and Chandler were evidently playing hide and seek. Yes, and it was on the 7th and she hadn't found a place hide. And that's, love that. notes And that's why they never invite her. to Exactly. I love it. But the Phoebe suddenly turns around and she steps up as Joey's new agent and gets him an appointment or a new audition. And Joey's very, very excited about this. Okay.
00:32:23
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Yes. Time Have you ever been on an audition? Yes. Yes, I have. um Back in my youth, in my teenage days, I played quite a lot of music.
00:32:40
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And had did a couple of musical auditions. Playing what? The one that stands out was ah the trombone to get into what is now called, sounds very fancy, I think it's still called the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow. was known as the RISAMD, which is a music school. Wow.
00:33:01
Speaker
So I auditioned. It does sound fancy. um Not as fancy it sounds, but it was still pretty cool. I got in, but I remember having to go for an audition um for that.
00:33:13
Speaker
um I think, and you know, there's things I've done in my life that would come close to an audition, but they're not. Not like you with your ah your seasonal work and things like that. That's a true audition.
00:33:27
Speaker
Okay, but that was, yeah, I don't know if that's a true audition or not. Like, I don't know. But I want to go on an acting audition, so we're going to do that. We're going to do our improv in 2026. We're going to do our improv classes. Yes. And we're going to find an audition, and we're going to go audition now. I'm in. I don't know what we're auditioning for, but we're auditioning. We're auditioning for something.
00:33:57
Speaker
Yeah, we are. I love it. Just say that we did, and it's going to great. Yes. We're going to go through that tunnel all the way the other side. Stare down the barrel of the gun. Pee into the wind. This is what we're doing 2026. can't and Get a bug because that's what you do if you're scared of bugs. I love it. I'm i'm i i'm in. you just My life works out very well when the leading ladies in my wife, Kate, yourself, others, just tell me tell me where to be, what to do, where to be. I'm in.
00:34:30
Speaker
Let's do it. It works out well for me. Okay. In the girls' apartment, Carol and Susan show up and Ben has his Barbie. And all I could think about watching this was your feelings about Ross and his discomfort over Ben.
00:34:46
Speaker
How dare he have a Barbie? um Yeah, not his finest moments. Maybe it speaks to the time, and I'll be kind to Ross. Maybe it's, know. Well, hold on. I'm holding. I'm holding you.
00:35:00
Speaker
I have to not hate on Ross too awfully much. Right. because Because this is a Joseph Wilson trait.
00:35:11
Speaker
Ah. Joseph Wilson. His initial reaction whenever either one of my boys got a baby doll or a kitchen.
00:35:26
Speaker
Yep. Anything like that was... No, that's not boy toy. Hold on, sir. Right. Not the correct attitude.
00:35:38
Speaker
Not the correct attitude at all. Not at all. Not at all. So, you know, it's, I don't know. and and the thing is, is that that's my only experience with a male that has sons. Right. Right.
00:35:58
Speaker
That would have the audacity and the courage to go against what I think. Right. I see what you're saying. Now, I would like to go ahead and point out, though, that both of my boys had a kitchen.
00:36:18
Speaker
They had... a doll. They had all the things. And both of them were obsessed with trains and cars. Man, both of them had the things with cars and the trains, but Fred was, oh my God, all about the cars. And George, oh my God, Thomas the train, of all the way. But if they wanted a girl toy, please notice my quotation mark. Noted.
00:36:47
Speaker
You can have it. Right. There's nothing wrong with teaching empathy and that it is okay to be a nurturing male. Nothing wrong with it.
00:36:59
Speaker
I would like to say, and maybe you have this in your school district, but in the school district I just left, that we had started baby doll circle time with our kindergartners. The district had got a grant.
00:37:13
Speaker
very Yeah, there's lots of layers to it. What? But got baby, like sets of 30 baby dolls. So the kindergartners would get one each a couple of times a week. They would do a circle time. And they would change them and they would hold them and they would pat them on the back and this and the other.
00:37:32
Speaker
I've got to tell you, got to tell you, the boys were obsessed. Like, even the most, the you know, the and again, ah my air quotation marks, you know, that which I'm using, I'm sorry, like Joey, I hope I'm using them correctly.
00:37:47
Speaker
The most rambunctious, boyish of boys, the ones who jump on the table and leap off and are having fun and appear to have no boundaries and blah, blah, blah, all those sort of stereotypes.
00:37:59
Speaker
They're the ones who loved these baby dolls and would just sit there with them in peace and calm. And yeah it was so interesting. and love Empathy and love is a human trait. ye That's a human trait. It is neither male nor female. It is not a gender stereotype. Empathy and love is is is universal.
00:38:24
Speaker
It is. I love it. Yes. and if we get so hung up on all of that we miss and uh i don't know and we lose so much of just the empathy and human connection in the world today it's so easy to lose indeed it's fascinating to what it's been super successful the schools that have done it um yes i love oh my god okay so how
00:38:56
Speaker
yep let's talk about that answer is no and that needs to happen where i'm at yeah and there's like a very basic simple curriculum like on day one talk about this day like just so you don't miss anything and talk about all these different ways to be empathetic and there's that the other and creating the world that you want to live in see see and the the thing is And the baby dolls come in come in all different wonderful shades, you know skin colors. And it so it's so interesting to watch how
00:39:32
Speaker
I say the children navigate that. They often don't. You would think that somebody might want a baby doll similar to their own skin color, things like that, and they just don't care because they're just excited to be empathetic and play and hold whatever baby needs it. it's it's it's a We could all learn lessons from the way they act.
00:39:53
Speaker
ah Well, in all the years that I taught kindergarten and I was able to have a home center, the babies were always... you know, and playing house and, you know, you're cooking and, and then you take care of the baby and you feed the baby. And I was always surprised by the kids that that was always their first choice. Right. Was to go and play over there. and I, m yes.
00:40:22
Speaker
Yep. is is yet We'll talk more about that. And off the air, I'll put you in touch with the people you need to talk to. Yeah. Yes. Yes. We'll do that. I miss you. want to cry a little. It does. no i'm i I don't know. i just spent the last, not four months, because the first two months of that seasonal work is not the kind of world that you want to live in. Right, right. Since Thanksgiving to right now, like that is, i'd spend a lot of my time like in this imaginary place that's just happy and good and
00:41:03
Speaker
i don't know I love it. Puts you in a good headspace. I love it. Yes. All right. Well, Monica's off to work. She's lost.
00:41:13
Speaker
Yeah, we are. but we'll we'll keep We'll keep on going. We're going to be good, though. You know we could sit and talk for two hours. um yeah Monica's off to work. she's laughftter I was going to ask you if she'd lost her left boob or right boob because I don't remember, but Joey's sleeping on one of the left.
00:41:29
Speaker
it The left. It's his favorite. That's right. Because Joey's snoozing on it. um This is where Chandler starts to panic, doesn't he? Because he and Janice are becoming a couple. They're sharing their food. they're...
00:41:42
Speaker
yeah The tunnel comes out. And Joey, to his credit, he offers some great advice ah for somebody who's not been through the tunnel himself. um He does a great job here. Rachel agrees. and He's going to do it. He's going to be a committed guy.
00:42:00
Speaker
um We jump over to Central Park. All I've scribbled down here is that Phoebe gets a call and Joey gets the job. I think this is where she is maybe going through the tunnel.
00:42:12
Speaker
But she's certainly playing a great role as Joey's agent. Yes, she is. Yes, she is. and It reminds me of um the timeline in my head is messed up. and It's way into the future, I think, where she works for Chandler for a little bit.
00:42:32
Speaker
And she plays a role there. We already done that one. Yeah, we've already done that. We've done that one. That's right. And she works. ah She was ah ah his his secretary. Yes.
00:42:42
Speaker
And I know. and And I don't know. She seems to step into these roles quite well, pretending to be somebody else. I know. That's interesting to me. Whenever, that's funny that you bring that up because thought it was a passing thought while was watching this episode, but thought, God, Phoebe should probably try being an actress with Joey because she goes, remember, and she's extra later on Days the Black. Yes, yes. And she can't walk across the room and be an extra. Yes.
00:43:18
Speaker
Have you ever seen the ad the outtakes of that? No. Oh, all right. Maybe I have. eight I don't know it's The Friends outtakes, are I mean, I think we all know a solid gold. The outtakes from that scene are something else. I was wondering, for Lisa Kudrow, I wonder if it's difficult. It made me think of, oh, what's his name? It was George Costanza, the guy plays George in ah Seinfeld.
00:43:48
Speaker
Oh, um ah Jason Alexander. That's his name. There's an episode, and I'm not well-versed in Seinfeld, but it's quite a well-known episode where he has to sing a song for his answering machine.
00:44:00
Speaker
But he's actually a trained like classical singer. But he has to sing badly as George. because George isn't a singer, the character.
00:44:12
Speaker
And I was like, that's that's that's a ah ah that must be a difficult skill to to be able to so to sing badly when you really know how to sing and not let it come through. And I was thinking Lisa Kudrow is playing it is ah is a character playing a character.
00:44:29
Speaker
And again, you know, it's kind of interesting. Maybe there's nothing to it but i just thought that must, might be a a little wrinkle, a skill that is tricky. and Well, and that's what I was thinking is, well, that was kind of a silly thought because of course she can act like that because she's an actress, but then it's like, okay, but can an actress pretend to be not an actress, but somebody who would naturally be a good actress? Right.
00:44:59
Speaker
And then my brain exploded. Madeline, we are going off on so many tangents. kate kate Kate and I are watching The Morning Show just now, which stars Jennifer Aniston. Yeah. um And again, so you're seeing her play an on-air personality and seeing her off-air. So she's always playing these two different roles.
00:45:18
Speaker
Yes. We watched the first couple of episodes. We were like, ah this is this is okay. We're now on season three. It's so good. um Yeah. Yeah. So a blockbuster lineup, like the people in it.
00:45:33
Speaker
Okay. So many super famous people in this. Yeah. What's this streaming on? I thought it was a movie. It's show. It's a show. It's on Apple, Apple Plus, whatever it's called, Apple TV. Oh, okay. I thought it was a comedy and it's not. It's a drama. um Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston are the two stars. Steve Carell's in Oh, cool.
00:45:56
Speaker
Stephen Fry, who is ridiculously famous in the UK. Kate hadn't heard of Stephen Fry. Um, And just lots of other people. Mindy Kaling, who we mentioned earlier, um Kelly from The Office, big is in it a bit. Lots of others.
00:46:11
Speaker
Just an unbelievably stacked cast on The Morning Show. Yeah. Isn't... Oh, anyway. We could get off ah talking about that, too. Just about TV in general. i it would I listened to a very interesting podcast the other day. and And they were talking about television and how much television has changed due to the streaming shows and things like that. Because they were talking about like severance and, um you know, it was like a top 10 podcast, but they spent a lot of time talking about how television over the years has changed so significantly because of
00:46:56
Speaker
the ability to stream TV shows and that they're not really TV shows, but they are. i don't know. And I was like, man, because that is weird that you would have all of those people. don't know.
00:47:11
Speaker
Yeah. And today, money the kids, they see rich we should, we should just be rich. That's what we should do. They'll solve. That's all well we should do.
00:47:22
Speaker
audition You know, I was just thinking, good friend of the show, Mary Gallagher, her comedian out in Los Angeles. Maybe she can hook us up. Maybe she'll hook us up with an audition. Like, let's go audition some way.
00:47:34
Speaker
Yeah. There you go. Man, she has been posting some really funny bits lately, though. meant Yeah, absolutely. She's just funny. Good stuff. yeah Man, this is the most off-track episode we've ever had.
00:47:48
Speaker
I'm just saying that I've been halfway through the episode and no and we're almost an hour. all right we We are going to do this because yeah i could I've got so many thoughts about streaming and other things, but focus. Focus we shall. okay We've got this, for at least for another scene. um This is Joey is it or the the boy's apartment. This is where Chandler... I can't even speak. Chandler gives Janice the contact table. Yes, I have the romantic meal on the foosball table.
00:48:18
Speaker
No, not all. Who does that? No, yeah. I know people I think growing up, we had a couple, and I might be wrong on this, I think we had there's a couple of drawers in our kitchen. In my head, I can almost picture that my mum, probably my mum, had cut out like just a little square of wallpaper.
00:48:42
Speaker
So when she cleaned it out, like if there was any you know pencil shavings and things, she could just scoop them out. which is not really the same. It's in the same kind of spirit. But it wasn't every drawer, certainly. um ah That's weird. Yeah, no, it's an it's an odd thing. And I wouldn't have even known. clean it out i didn't know what contact paper was, to be honest, if it wasn't for this episode. um I don't know what I would have called that stuff.
00:49:08
Speaker
But yeah that's that terms are new for me. um I think Chandler's being quite sweet in this episode. He's really trying and it's coming from a good place. um Yeah, he goes a little overboard at the end about taking a trip with her parents.
00:49:22
Speaker
He should have cut it off at the drawer. Yeah, but he can't because Chandler becomes unhinged. Yes, this is what he does. um So I think I think i understand Janice's reaction. You know, she's getting a little freaked out. um Now,
00:49:40
Speaker
You know, i think she was okay with the drawer. It was when he took off with these other ideas is when that when he lost her. um Which I think is i think is understandable. um But Monica and Rachel end up consoling him in the girl's apartment. This is where the the ever-changing ice cream that you told us about.
00:50:01
Speaker
um Yes. Yeah, which I'm going to have to look at this again. Yeah. And they kind of advise him to set up a situation where he would accidentally run into her.
00:50:12
Speaker
um So she evidently lives in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, which will come to come to the little bit. And he's, yes. And he just, may he falls apart, doesn't he? Falls apart when we when we end up in the store.
00:50:31
Speaker
Yes, he does. yeah Okay, is that what barley looks like? Because it looks like beans to me. You know what? It looked like beans to me. And honestly, like i think i could I think barley in a field, I think I would know what it roughly looks like.
00:50:47
Speaker
um Like if you were going to you know use a tractor to cut down barley, I think I could picture it. it's green, right? Or it's like wheat looking. Yeah, it's like wheat. It's like wheat looking and you make beer or something. Yes. you know Okay. Okay. Okay. So I've just Googled it and we're both right. is kind of green and white and looks like wheat, but there's the kind of the seeds. They almost look like white coffee beans.
00:51:12
Speaker
okay so yes things Okay. So we're right on all fronts here. love that. Yeah, it looks almost like um yeah white coffee, chickpeas, almost something like that. Yeah. um Some sort of white beans. exactly what he grabbed. Yeah. Yeah.
00:51:30
Speaker
um But let's see, before we get just right before we get to that, we see where Ross has bought the Ben the G.I. Joe. I do love the way Joey comes in. He's like, can I play? Like a seven-year-old. Go, Joe! Which I've never seen the show, but i know who G.I. Joe is. What?
00:51:48
Speaker
Yeah. What? Oh, man. Oh, man. There's ah a lot of boys in and my house. We have a lot of G.I. Joe things, like vintage ones and yeah. Yeah. So is the premise of, is the the ah overarching story this protecting oil interest overseas? Or is that just a... I have no idea. okay like They're military.
00:52:13
Speaker
I know that. They're trying to beat the bad guys. Cobra. right bad guy like i i don't i honestly have no idea it's quite possible all right possible yeah i just wondered if it was created with a slight pull i don't yeah i don't know when it came out some there's no political inference but just when they said that i was like i wonder if it was made at a certain time when there was some oil issues going on around the world Well, and in it if you really want to like dig back, right, that's always an issue. true True. Because there's so much money attached. Yeah, a power struggle somewhere. Yes. And the thing is, is like, if you think about whenever this episode came out, that was in the 90s. Had we entered into the Gulf War?
00:53:01
Speaker
And all of that? Yes, in the 90s. Yes, it would have been. G.I. Joe was popular whenever i whenever we were children. Right. So like I wonder if there was like an oil crisis back then too. and so it Some things. Probably. Wouldn't be surprising.
00:53:23
Speaker
I feel like the internet knows. That's right. Yeah. But see, Joey comes in. He didn't get... oh Phoebe comes in. She tells Joey that he didn't get the part in the commercial. And this is where we... It starts to unravel a bit because, you know, Joey ends up not getting a few different parts. um But Chandler bumps into Janice in, what do we call it? D'Agostino's? D'Agostino's? Something like that. And man, he he is acting a goof.
00:53:54
Speaker
um he doesn't do well in this situation pretending to be cool. Janice thinks he's British at one point. And he's but he's having a party in... he's He seems like he's having a party not where he lives, but in Chelsea where Janice lives.
00:54:11
Speaker
um One of these silly things that bugs me is, to me it sounds so grammatically incorrect when she said, what sort of party serves barley? Like, i even if you change it for something that you would have at a party, let's say beer, i would never say in my head what kind party serves beer.
00:54:30
Speaker
I guess it is kind of works to me. It just sounded funny because the party doesn't serve anybody. It's the person, you know, it just, I don't It's something in my head. Just thought that sounds really weird, but maybe, maybe it's not.
00:54:45
Speaker
but it it And it could be because he's actually talking so weird, right? Could be. Yes. Everything really weird. Yes. Yeah, he's he's definitely unhinged at this moment in time. um We go over to Central Park and Phoebe has a good long list for Joey things to work on. He's got lots of rejections and he just can't take It's hurting his feelings at this point. um But but he can' he's quite you know quite on the money here for Joey.
00:55:18
Speaker
He figures out pretty quickly that Phoebe's lying to him. to try and get out of being his agent. And he he catches her, catches her in the lie.
00:55:29
Speaker
um So again, I do like the Phoebe and Joey dynamics, one of my favorites. Yes. The purity of their friendship almost. as there There's no drama there.
00:55:42
Speaker
Yes. They have one or two small bumps, but pretty much they're just awesome friends. Wow. We go back, we're in the boys' apartment, right, and as Rachel and Monica Chandler explains that he threw the barley at Janice and then ran out the store.
00:55:58
Speaker
Not his finest moment. um And then Janice ends up calling. She wants to get back together, and I can only assume she says, I love you, to Chandler, because he says, i love you too.
00:56:10
Speaker
um So she's suddenly more serious, as you know as serious as maybe he is. um Yeah. You know, she went from... you know Yeah, go ahead. go ahead Oh, I was just going to say it made me laugh whenever they said something about sleepy and grumpy and then he's like, quit naming this. Dwarfs, yes. Do you think you could name all seven dwarfs?
00:56:36
Speaker
I just thought about this. yeah Yeah, I could. I'm ready for it. Okay, sleepy, grumpy, right? yeah Sneezy, dark, bashful,
00:56:52
Speaker
dopey yeah i don't know the last one okay wait uh-oh dang all right you've got this all of the reindeer it's a shame that's not the question we asked oh dang it okay hang uh all right we're gonna we're gonna keep going here be happy happy happy Yep, you got Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey. You got them all.
00:57:24
Speaker
Yes! Impressive. i would i I would not be able to do that. They'll never get you, Joe. That's right. Never would have got it.
00:57:36
Speaker
Well, Chandler is back with Jandice, evidently, so Monica and Rachel, they're going to get the good ice cream out. Yeah, they are. Yeah, it's very unfair, the whole thing. um We end up back in the girls' apartment because Ross tells Carol and Susan, you don't know what to tell you, but Barbie's out, G.I. Joe is in.
00:57:56
Speaker
And then Monica reveals the big secret that Ross used to dress up as a woman called B. I do like um ah Susan's reaction.
00:58:08
Speaker
like it because Monica calls him a weenie. Right? It's so good. what is them what is What does Susan say? is it like i've just I've literally never been so happy.
00:58:22
Speaker
Yes! You can see it on her face, like the joy, the glee. Yes. And we end with the the the VHS or 8-track or whatever it was recorded on, this great video of Ross dressed as B, pouring his tea, singing his song,
00:58:41
Speaker
with Monica in the background. I wonder who those actors were. But it's a great way to end the episode. Yes, and it reminded me of the one with the um with the prom video. Yes. see another video, right?
00:59:01
Speaker
Yes. Yeah, I thought it was sweet. And then Monica's cleaning up the spilled tea. Yes, is as Monica does. I thought it was a really fun, nostalgic way to end this episode. We have a few more things to talk about, but i would like to point out that we've been recording for 59 minutes and 20 seconds. We did it under an hour, which I'm quite proud of. even you Look at us look us refocusing on the episode. um Even though... That's right.
00:59:34
Speaker
Well, let's see... um Let's see, what do we have in here out of 10? It's going to have to be, was it, chicken piccata? Was that what chicken? Yeah, so so how many chicken piccatas are we going to go with today out of 10 for this episode?
00:59:53
Speaker
I am going to go with seven. just Seven? You know, I am also going with exactly seven. To me, it was a very middle of the road episode. Again, nothing wrong with it. But didn't yeah it's a shame because i do love Janice.
01:00:09
Speaker
I love Janice. But it didn't. ah Yeah, a seven middle of the road for me. It was like a bridge episode or something. Yes. Okay. But do you know what a chickenck is what chicken is?
01:00:23
Speaker
You know, i've absolutely I've got no idea whatsoever. Yeah, me neither. I'm going to look going to look up? Yeah, i have no idea. I don't like how want it to eat it. i mean, it sounds delicious, ah but um I'm on board.
01:00:37
Speaker
Chicken piccata. It looks like a white wine. Like, yeah, there you go. Some chicken breast, chicken broth, some capers. It's like a white wine, yellow sauce.
01:00:47
Speaker
Yeah. Done. I'm in. a Sounds fantastic. Putting over some linguine or some spaghetti. Alright. I'm in. I did think, we'll jump back to that scene for a second. I forgot to mention, I did, I was trying to imagine what did Chandler have on his plate?
01:01:07
Speaker
it Because Janice just takes tomatoes. Yeah. So when was the last time you just had like, think of tomatoes on your plate? They could just get taken. Like, what was it that she actually took?
01:01:22
Speaker
So they're obviously at an Italian restaurant. Right. I feel like it probably was some sort of like another chicken dish or something like that with like the cut tomatoes, maybe some sun-dried tomatoes, something like that. There you go. And so it was easy to just kind of and put it on. There you go.
01:01:44
Speaker
And there you go. And I mean, that's often how I trade food, like brr, brr. Why not? I love it. i just In my head, I was picturing like a salad with diced tomatoes in there. And then how do you... That that would be like... He did not get a salad. No, I should have known better. No, he's not he's not getting the salad.
01:02:04
Speaker
No, no, he's not. Well, who would who would be your Gunther Central Park for this episode? Yeah, so I...
01:02:15
Speaker
Interestingly enough, yeah, um I'm sticking with the person that I had before. i Put down Joey. Okay. Yeah, because um I don't know. He was funny and um I still feel bad about his arm.
01:02:31
Speaker
Joseph came in. He didn't watch the last episode with me and he was like, oh yeah, this is the one after he broke his um or dislocated his shoulder jumping on that chair. And I was like, actually, this is two episodes later. And he said, oh really? And I was like, yeah, this is the second episode where he's worn the brace. Yep, the one with the gem and then this one.
01:02:53
Speaker
um I will say he does not wear it in the next episode because i I hit pause a little too late after this one finished. And this has one of my favorite B plots of all of Friends, this next episode. Oh, good. in the first scene, the the few seconds I watched, he's got no no more sling.
01:03:15
Speaker
Okay, well there you go. So then our end of season, our end of season trivia that we'll do, we need to ask um how many episodes does Joey have the sling in? I like it because even if we remember the question, we'll forget how many. But yeah I like it. We'll remember if we look back at our notes. um Yeah, awesome. Any final thoughts before we wrap this up?
01:03:44
Speaker
oh Um, wait, who is your person? Oh, that's right. We haven't done my person. Funnily enough, when you said you were going between two people, I was thinking, all right, I'm going between two people and one is Phoebe and one is Chandler.
01:04:00
Speaker
So I like that you went with Joey. Phoebe and Joey. right. And I do like Phoebe. I like the way she helps Joey out, but I'm going to go with Chandler just for the courage he took.
01:04:12
Speaker
You know, going through the tunnel. He went through the tunnel. He may have skidded off the road at the other side of the tunnel, but he got back on. He ended up with Janice. She said she loves him first. So obviously she could see that he was really trying his best.
01:04:27
Speaker
um he He took a leap. He peed into the wind, looked down the barrel of the gun. He got the bug. Good for Chandler, I say. There you go. So Chandler from me. Any final thoughts on this episode?
01:04:45
Speaker
No. Well, I've got let's just said everything. We know it's me. We have been jumping around and I love it. We've got a couple of quick notes. um First of all, a listener. I say a listener. She's also a neighbor, but she listens to the podcast. Got in touch. She watches a show called Emily in Paris. i don't know if you've ever heard of it.
01:05:07
Speaker
I know the name. It's a streaming show, I think. I couldn't tell you anything about it, but i think it's quite popular. Anyway, it's several seasons in, and in one of the episodes, all the the stars of the show are playing Friends Trivia.
01:05:21
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um So she she reached and she was like, I just had to tell you, and mention on the podcast. podcast So Lexi, if you're listening, thank you for letting us know. That's awesome.
01:05:32
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And we cannot let this episode go by without realizing that in a couple of days, this podcast is one year old. and our It's happy We recorded the first week of 2025. Today is December 31st. So happy new year to everybody. But what a milestone. We've made it a calendar year.
01:05:55
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And look at all look at all that's happened for us in this last year. Man, that's awesome. We should have a birthday party. Joseph bought me decorations for my my human birthday party in October, and then I didn't have it.
01:06:11
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and um And so anyway, I've got birthday decorations, so we should have a ah happy birthday to our podcast. I am in. I think so. It's very exciting. I've patience. Let's do it. I would miss this podcast if it suddenly disappeared. like I would be too. Right? Right? Yes.
01:06:34
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We're so thankful to all the listeners. We've got... Once in a while, I look at all the the stats, and it's not about numbers, but it's you know we're in like 20 different countries, and You know, we have what we didn't do Bamboozled for the one where nobody's ready. I know I felt so bad. I yeah i didn have my questions. You have your questions. We could do, we maybe we should, be because I had two people reach out and we're like, where's Bamboozled? We miss Bamboozled.
01:07:01
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um Which I love. i love that it's, ah you know, we have a li a little following and it's... um It's just so much fun. i would I just love doing this podcast with you. So Wilson, thank you for an amazing year. It's just been wonderful. Thank you, Al.
01:07:18
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Thank you, been tremendous. I'm so thankful. Yeah, it's been great. But next week, we introduce a new character because it is the one with Frank Jr. yeah Very excited about this because he's a ah yeah fairly prominent character throughout the show. Comes and goes. And and like so I said, won't say what it is on the air, but the the B plot is something that I absolutely love.
01:07:43
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um So on that note, we'll thank you all and happy new year to all of our listeners. And we will see you guys next week here on the Purple Door podcast.