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The One with All the Poker

‘The One with All the Poker’

Season 1, Episode 18 - Aired March 2, 1995

Tired of being a waitress, Rachel applies for a job at Saks Fifth Avenue. After the boys introduce the girls to poker, they seek help from Monica's Aunt so they can beat the guys.

Quote from Monica

Chandler: Airport. Airport '75! Airport '77! Airport '79!
Rachel: Time's up!
Monica: Bye Bye Birdie!
Joey: What?
Phoebe: That's a bird? That's a bird!
Rachel: Okay, okay, it's my turn. Go!
Ross: Bean! Bean!
Joey: The Unbearable Lightness of Being!
Monica: That you get? That you get?!
[Monica picks up her glass. Everybody else ducks.]

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Quote from Phoebe

Rachel: Well, now, how come you guys have never played poker with us?
Phoebe: Yeah, what is that? Like some kind of guy thing? Like, some kind of sexist guy thing? Like it's poker, so only guys can play?
Ross: No, women are welcome to play.
Phoebe: Oh. So then, what is it? Some kind of, like, you know. Some kind of, you know, like- All right, what is it?

Quote from Rachel

Monica: What's the job?
Rachel: Assistant buyer. I would be shopping! For a living!

Quote from Phoebe

Phoebe: All right, here's my $7.50. But this money is cursed.
Joey: What?
Phoebe: Oh, I cursed it! Now bad things will happen to he who spends it.
Chandler: That's all right. I'll take it. Bad things happen to me anyway. This way, I can break them up with a movie.

Quote from Rachel

Rachel: I won! I actually won! Oh, my God! You know what? I'll make a little Ross pile. Look! I think that one was Ross's. And I think that one was Ross's. [singing] Well, I have got your money, And you'll never see it, And your fly's still open, Ha I made you look.

Quote from Ross

Chandler: There just don't happen to be any women in our game.
Joey: Yeah, we just don't happen to know any women who know how to play poker.
Monica: Oh, please that is a lame excuse. It's a typical guy response.
Ross: Excuse me. Do any of you know how to play?
All the women: No.
Rachel: But you could teach us.
All the men: No.

Quote from Rachel

Ross: Pheebs, how many do you want?
Phoebe: I just need two. The 10 of spades and the 6 of clubs.
Ross: No, you can't-
Rachel: Oh, I have the 10 of spades! Here.
Phoebe: Thanks!
Ross: No, you see, you can't do that.
Rachel: No, that's all right. I don't need them. I'm going for fours.

Quote from Ross

Monica: Excuse me, where are you going?
Ross: To the bathroom.
Monica: Do you want to go to the bathroom or do you want to play poker?
Ross: I wanna go to the bathroom.

Quote from Joey

Joey: Well, I'm gonna order a pizza.
Rachel: No, no. No! I'm still waiting to hear from that job. And the store closes at 9:00, so you can eat then.
Joey: That's fine. I'll just have a Tic Tac to hold me over.

Quote from Chandler

Chandler: Could you want her more?
Ross: Who?
Chandler: Dee, the sarcastic sister from What's Happening!!.

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