‘The One with the Blackout’
Season 1, Episode 7 - Aired November 3, 1994
When a blackout hits New York, Ross decides to make the most of the romantic ambience and confess his feelings to Rachel. After a feline intrusion sends Rachel and Phoebe looking for the cat's owner, a new man comes into Rachel's life. Meanwhile, Chandler is trapped in an ATM vestibule with model Jill Goodacre.
Quote from Ross
Rachel: I mean, do you think there are people that go through life never having that kind of?
Ross: Probably.
Rachel: Really?
Ross: But, but, you know, I'll tell you something. Passion is way overrated.
Rachel: Yeah, right.
Ross: lt is. Eventually, it kind of burns out. But hopefully what you're left with is trust and security and, well, in the case of my ex-wife, lesbianism.
Quote from Monica
Joey: Okay, my weirdest place would have to be the women's room on the second floor of the New York City Public Library.
Monica: Oh, my God! What were you doing in a library?
Quote from Chandler
Jill Goodacre: Would you like some gum?
Chandler: Oh, is it sugarless?
Jill Goodacre: Sorry, it's not.
Chandler: Oh, then no, thanks. [inner monologue] What the hell was that? Mental note: If Jill Goodacre offers you gum, you take it. If she offers you mangled animal carcass, you take it!
Quote from Chandler
Jill Goodacre: Would you like to call somebody?
Chandler: [inner monologue] Yeah, about 300 guys I went to high school with. [out loud] Yeah, thanks.
Quote from Ross
Joey: Ross, I'm telling you, she has no idea what you're thinking. And if you don't ask her out soon, you're going to end up stuck in the zone forever.
Ross: I will, I will. See, I'm waiting for the right moment. What? What, now?
Joey: Yeah. What's messing you up? The wine? The candles? The moonlight? You just gotta go up to her and say, " Look, Rachel, l"-
Ross: Shh. Shh. Shh.
Rachel: Ooh, what are shushing?
Ross: We're shushing because we're trying to hear something.
Rachel: What? What?
Ross: Don't you hear that? [silence]
Rachel: Ah!
Ross: See?
Quote from Joey
Joey: Uh, Ross, this probably isn't the best time to bring it up but you have to throw a party for Monica.
Quote from Phoebe
Phoebe: Oh, this must be what the fridge looks like with the door closed. Spooky.
Quote from Phoebe
Rachel: Everybody! Shush, shush. Central Perk is proud to present the music of Miss Phoebe Buffay.
Phoebe: Thanks. I wanna start with a song that's about that moment when you suddenly realize what life is really all about. Okay, here we go. [Phoebe strums her guitar, then the power goes out] Okay. Thank you very much.
Quote from Chandler
Chandler: [to the CCTV camera] Hi, l'm account number 7143457. And I don't know if you got any of that but I would really like a copy of the tape.
Quote from Monica
Monica: Pants and a sweater. Why, Mom? Who am I going to meet in a blackout? Power-company guys? Eligible looters?