‘The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends’
Season 3, Episode 13 - Aired January 30, 1997
After Monica runs into her ex-boyfriend Richard at a video store, the two test the limits of friendship. Meanwhile, Phoebe's boyfriend is putting a little too much on display, and Rachel gets Joey to read Little Women as she reads his favorite book, The Shining.
Quote from Joey
Joey: The question should be, Rach, what is not so great about The Shining? And the answer would be, "nothing."
Quote from Chandler
Chandler: Isn't it a bit cold out for shorts?
Robert: Well, I'm from California.
Chandler: Right, right. Sometimes you guys just burst into flame.
Quote from Monica
Monica: So just out of curiosity, do you currently have any other "racquetball" buddies?
Richard: Just your dad. Although that's actually racquetball.
Quote from Rachel
Rachel: Okay. Laurie proposes to Jo and she says no even though she's still in love with him. Then he ends up marrying Amy.
Joey: Hey, mine was by accident. All right. The boiler explodes and destroys the hotel and kills the dad.
Rachel: [scoffs] Beth dies.
Quote from Ross
Phoebe: Look, Robert's gonna be here any second, so could one of you just tell him? Please, right now. No, every time I see him, it's like "Is it on the loose? ls it watching me?"
Chandler: We can't tell him. You can't go up to a guy you barely know and talk about his "stuff."
Ross: He's right. Even if it's to say something complimentary.
Quote from Phoebe
Robert: You ready for the gym? They've got this new rock-climbing wall. We can spot each other.
Phoebe: Yeah, I can spot you from here.
Quote from Phoebe
Phoebe: I think you're really, really great.
Robert: Oh, God. Here we go again.Why does this keep happening? ls it something I'm putting out there? Is this my fault? Or am I just nuts?
Phoebe: I don't know what to say.
Quote from Chandler
Chandler: Ross, why don't you come with me?
Ross: What is the matter with you? What's going on?
Chandler: Robert's coming out.
Ross: What do you mean? ls he gay?
Chandler: He's coming out of his shorts.
Ross: What?
Chandler: The man is showing brain.
Quote from Joey
Joey: These little women.
Chandler: You're liking it, huh?
Joey: Oh, yeah. Amy just burned Jo's manuscript. I don't see how he could forgive her.
Ross: Uh, Jo's a girl. It's short for Josephine.
Joey: But Jo's got a crush on Laurie. Oh. You mean it's like a girl-girl thing? That is the one thing missing from The Shining.
Chandler: No, actually, Laurie's a boy.
Joey: No wonder Rachel had to read this so many times.
Quote from Joey
Joey: Hey, Rach, how you doing with The Shining?
Rachel: Oh, Danny just went into Room 217.
Joey: Ooh, the next part's the best. That dead lady in the bathtub-
Rachel: No, no, no. Come on. You're gonna ruin it.
Joey: All right, I'll talk in code. Remember when the kid sees those two "blanks" in the hallway?
Chandler: Yeah, that's very cool.
Joey: All "blank" and no "blank" makes "blank" a "blank-blank." No, the end, when Jack almost kills them with that "blank", but at the last second, they get away. Oh.
Rachel: Joey, I can't believe you just did that.
Chandler: I can't believe she cracked your code.