‘The One That Could Have Been (Part 1)’
Season 6, Episode 15 - Aired February 17, 2000
The gang ponders what might have been if Ross and Carol had stayed together, Monica was still heavy, Chandler had become a struggling writer, Joey still worked on Days of our Lives, Rachel had married Barry, and Phoebe had taken a job as a stockbroker.
Quote from Ross
Rachel: Can you imagine if I'd married him? I mean, how different would my life be?
Ross: I know what you mean. I've always wondered how different my life would be if I'd never gotten divorced.
Phoebe: Which time?
Ross: The first time!
Quote from Phoebe
Phoebe: What if I'd taken that job at Merrill Lynch?
Monica: What?
Rachel: Merrill Lynch?
Phoebe: Yeah, I had a massage client who worked there and he said I had a knack for stocks.
Rachel: Well, why didn't you take the job?
Phoebe: Because at that time, you see, I thought everything that rhymed was true. So, I thought if I worked with stocks, I'd have to live in a box and only eat lox and have a pet fox.
Quote from Rachel
Rachel: I just cannot believe this. I mean, Joey Tribbiani.
Monica: It's none of my business, but aren't you married?
Rachel: Yeah. I wish we could just not be married for a little bit. You know, I just wish we could be, like, on a break.
Quote from Joey
Rachel: Hey, you guys, guess what? Barry and Mindy are getting a divorce.
Joey: [to Ross] What is the matter with you?
Phoebe: No. Barry and Mindy.
Joey: Oh, sorry. I hear "divorce," I immediately go to Ross.
Quote from Chandler
Roger: By the way, the answer is: The Brazil nut.
Chandler: Was his question, "What's more boring than him?"
Quote from Rachel
Joey: Who's Barry and Mindy?
Rachel: Barry was the guy I almost married, and Mindy was my best friend.
Joey: Oh, wasn't he cheating on you with her?
Rachel: Yeah, but that just means he was falling asleep on her instead of me.
Quote from Chandler
Chandler: What if I had had the guts to quit my job? I'd probably be writing for the New Yorker, being paid to be funny. But my job's fun too. I mean, tomorrow, I don't have to wear a tie.
Quote from Chandler
Rachel: Oh, my God. Joey Tribbiani from Days of Our Lives just walked in here.
Monica: Rach, he's a friend of ours.
Rachel: You're friends with Drake Ramoray?
Chandler: Well, it's kind of hard to be Drake's friend because of his busy schedule and the fact that he's not real.
Quote from Joey
Joey: Well, it's always nice to meet fans. [to Monica] She's not crazy, is she?
Monica: No.
Joey: So, how you doin'?
Quote from Phoebe
Phoebe: Go. Who's this? Oh, you're gonna like working for me. What's your name? What kind of name is Brindy? I, uh- Whatever. Stop talking. All right, from now on your name is Joan. You can pick your own last name.