
‘The One with the Ball’
Season 5, Episode 21 - Aired May 6, 1999
Phoebe freaks out when she learns that Gary is about to ask her to move in with him, so she dispatches commitment-phobic Chandler to try unsettle him. Meanwhile, Rachel buys an expensive cat that freaks everyone out, and Ross and Joey pass time by throwing a ball back and forth.
Quote from Gunther
Rachel: Oh, I sold Mrs. Whiskerson.
Ross: Thank God.
Joey: Did you get your money back?
Rachel: Yeah, $1500.
Monica: Wow. You made a profit?
Gunther: I just came for the red velvet pillow.
Rachel: Oh, yeah. There you go.
Gunther: Thanks, Rachel. And don't forget, you can come visit her anytime you want.
Rachel: Oh, good. Great. I'll keep that in mind.
Gunther: [to Ross] Hey, so what is this, some kind of snake or something?
Quote from Ross
Joey: What the hell is that?
Rachel: It's a cat.
Joey: That is not a cat.
Rachel: Yes, it is.
Ross: Why's it inside out?
Quote from Joey
Joey: Hey, Ross, is Staten lsland really an island?
Ross: Uh-uh. That's why they call it Staten "lsland."
Joey: Oh, I thought it was like Long lsland.
Ross: Also an island.
Quote from Ross
Rachel: Hey, you guys. Is Monica here?
Joey: No.
Rachel: All right, listen. I just bought something. I'm not sure she's going to like it. And it's going to
seem a little crazy, but this is something I've wanted this since I was a little girl.
Ross: You bought Shaun Cassidy?
Rachel: No. I wish.
Quote from Joey
Ross: How much did you pay for that?
Rachel: Well, it was a little extravagant, but I got a pretty good deal.
Ross: Yeah, how much?
Rachel: A thousand bucks.
Ross: On a cat?
Joey: It's not a cat.
Quote from Joey
Rachel: All right. Listen, ball boys. My grandma had one of these when I was a little girl and it was the sweetest thing. I mean, it was so cute. It would sit in my lap and just purr all day long. And I would drag a shoe string on the ground and it would chase it.
Ross: Free cats do that too, you know.
Joey: It's not a cat.
Quote from Ross
Joey: Uh-oh.
Ross: What?
Joey: I have to pee. And Rachel's in the bathroom.
[cut to Ross throwing a ball to Joey in his bathroom]
Joey: Man, I didn't think we were gonna make it.
Ross: I know. Don't switch hands, okay.
Quote from Chandler
Chandler: Well, I heard you're thinking about moving in with Phoebe, and I thought we should talk. You know, man to ... well, me.
Quote from Chandler
Chandler: You know what, when you say it, it doesn't sound so scary.
Gary: You know what I'm talking about, right?
Chandler: Yeah, I think I do. You know what? You move in with her. You move in with her right now. Maybe I should move in with Monica.
Gary: No, it's too soon for you guys.
Chandler: [chuckling] You're right about that.
Quote from Joey
Ross: When they found the remains of the Mesozoic mastodon they discovered what appeared to be the remains of a Paleozoic amphibian in its jaws. How did it get there?
Joey: Maybe this should be more of a quiet game.