
‘The One with Rachel's Phone Number’
Season 9, Episode 9 - Aired December 5, 2002
When Phoebe joins Rachel on a girls' night out, Mike spends the evening with Ross. Meanwhile, Chandler lies to Joey and says he's staying in Tulsa so he can spend some alone time with Monica.
Quote from Ross
Rachel: Thank you for watching the baby.
Ross: Oh, it's fine. Actually, I invited Mike over.
Rachel: Phoebe's Mike?
Ross: Yeah.
Rachel: I didn't know that you guys hung out.
Ross: We don't but thought it'd be nice to get to know him. Maybe have a little dinner, drinks, conversation.
Rachel: That's so cute. Ross and Mike's first date. Is that going to be awkward? What are you guys gonna talk about?
Ross: I don't know. But you know, we have a lot in common, you know? He plays piano. I played keyboards in college. He's been divorced. I have some experience in that area.
Quote from Monica
Joey: Hey, open the door! What's going on? What are you-?
Monica: Hi.
Joey: Why are you dressed like that?
Monica: Because, well, Chandler's gonna be home in a couple of days so I thought I would just, you know, practice the art of seduction.
Joey: But I thought I heard a man's voice before.
Monica: No, I was just doing Chandler's side of the conversation. You know, like, "Hi, how do I look?" "Really sexy. Could I be any more turned on?"
Quote from Mike
[phone rings]
Mike: I'll get it! Hello? Ross's place. Mike speaking. It's for you.
Ross: I don't understand what just happened here.
Quote from Mike
Phoebe: Hey, Mike, it's me. Listen, is Is Ross near you?
Mike: No, I just left.
Phoebe: Well, you have to go back in.
Mike: What? Go back? To the land where time stands still?
Quote from Ross
Ross: So Phoebe tells me you play piano.
Mike: Yeah.
Ross: You know, I used to play keyboards in college.
Mike: Oh. Do you have one here?
Ross: No.
Mike: Okay.
[long silence]
Ross: You know, I'm divorced. Phoebe- Phoebe says you're- You've been divorced?
Mike: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I'm sorry. I don't really like to talk about it.
Ross: That's okay. We'll talk about something else.
Mike: So you're a paleontologist, right?
Ross: Yeah.
Mike: My cousin's a paleontologist.
Ross: Well, he and I would probably have a lot to talk about.
Quote from Joey
Joey: All right, look. If you can't come home and deal with this, then I'm gonna.
Chandler: No!
Joey: I just heard him.
Chandler: Can you hear him now?
Joey: No. All right, I'm going in.
Chandler: No, wait!
Joey: I heard him again.
Quote from Rachel
Rachel: We're not here to meet guys. You have a boyfriend. I have a baby and a Ross.
Quote from Monica
Chandler: All right, I've got a plan. I'll go down the fire escape-
Monica: Because all good plans start with, "I'll go down the fire escape."
Quote from Monica
Chandler: Hear me out, woman. I'll go down the fire escape and wait a while. Then when I come up the stairs, it'll be like I just got back from Tulsa. Then Joey and I will come in and see that there's no guy in here.
Monica: Aren't you afraid that Joey's gonna figure all this out? I heard it.
Quote from Rachel
Phoebe: What were you thinking?
Rachel: I don't know. He was cute, and he liked me. It was an impulse.
Phoebe: But what about Ross? What about your moment? Don't you wanna talk to Ross about it?
Rachel: No. No, because I know exactly how the conversation's gonna go.
"Hey, Ross, you know, I think we had a moment before."
"Yeah. [ahem] Me too."
"Well, but I'm not sure I really want to do anything about it."
"Yeah. [ahem, ahem] Me neither. [ahem]"
"Well, should we just continue to live together and not really tell each other how we're really feeling?"
"Yeah, that works for me. [ahem, ahem]"
Phoebe: Yeah, I see what you mean. By the way, nice Ross imitation. But your Rachel wasn't whiny enough.
Rachel: What? Hey!
Phoebe: Better.