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The One Where Rachel Smokes

‘The One Where Rachel Smokes’

Season 5, Episode 18 -  Aired April 8, 1999

Rachel feels her boss and co-worker are making important decisions without her when they go outside for a smoke. Meanwhile, Joey auditions for a soup commercial along side Ross's son, Ben, and Phoebe is upset that Monica is taking charge of everything when they throw a birthday party for Rachel.

Quote from Chandler

Monica: You stink.
Rachel: Thanks.
Monica: No, I'm serious.
Rachel: That's because I went down there and they were smoking. This is actually the smell of success-
Chandler: But there's something different- Oh, my God. You smoked.
Rachel: I did not.
Chandler: Yes, you did. You look happy and sick. You smoked!

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Quote from Joey

Joey: Hi, Ben. So you want to be an actor, huh? Well, I gotta tell you, it's no picnic. There's tons of rejection. No stability. I mean, one day, you're Dr. Drake Ramoray. The next day, you're eating ketchup right out of the bottle.

Quote from Phoebe

Phoebe: Did you notice the ice? Look, we have it all. We have crushed, cubed and dry. Watch. Ah. Mystical.

Quote from Chandler

Monica: No one's eating my Tuscan finger food because they're filling up on Phoebe's snow cones.
Chandler: There are snow cones? Snow cones, eurgh eugh.

Quote from Rachel

Rachel: This is so great. Look at all these cups. This is so weird.
Phoebe: I was in charge of cups.
Rachel: Oh, okay. Not so weird.

Quote from Monica

Monica: I just want you to know that, um, if we ever co-host a party together again you can do whatever you want.
Phoebe: You know, Joey's got a birthday coming up.
Monica: Really? What do you wanna do?
Phoebe: Um, okay, I'd like to be in charge of beer.
Monica: Well, then there's nothing left for me!

Quote from Chandler

Ross: I gotta go. I'm picking up Ben and then we're off to the big audition.
Monica: It's gonna be weird seeing some actor pretending to be Ben's dad.
Chandler: Weirder than seeing his two moms make out?

Quote from Joey

Phoebe: Great. Wanna do it together?
Monica: I would love to do it together.
Joey: [laughing] They're gonna do it together.
Chandler: Dude, that's my girlfriend.
Joey: Oh, so I got to shut it down now?

Quote from Chandler

Rachel: All right, fine! But I had to. I had to do it for my career.
Chandler: I wish I had to smoke for my career.

Quote from Monica

Phoebe: Check it out. Cup hat, cup banner, cup chandelier, and the thing that started it all: the cup.
Chandler: Great job with the cups, Pheebs.
Monica: Why don't you just go out with her?

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