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The One with the Inappropriate Sister

‘The One with the Inappropriate Sister’

Season 5, Episode 10 -  Aired December 17, 1998

Ross struggles to adjust to life without work now that he's on sabbatical. Meanwhile, Phoebe takes a job collecting money for charity in the run up to Christmas, and Rachel worries Danny is seeing another woman after she finally goes out on a date with him.

Quote from Joey

Ross: Joey's not going.
Joey: I didn't finish my five pages.
Chandler: Well why can't you finish them tomorrow?
Ross: Because tomorrow he's redoing yesterday's pages.
Joey: Yesterday's pages did not reflect my best work.

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Quote from Phoebe

Phoebe: Wait a minute. Open your hand. Let me take a look. Quarter, dime. Lint? Not interested in that. What's this? A Canadian coin? Get out of here!

Quote from Ross

Ross: "But we had our best friend's interest at heart."
Chandler: "Could I be more sorry?"
Ross: "l don't know. I am one sorry ... polontologist." All right, Joey, we get it.

Quote from Phoebe

Phoebe: Whoa, whoa. No drinks near the bucket. Set it down there and then you can make a contribution. You can leave the "hurt bunny" look over there too.

Quote from Estelle

Joey: How could I not get the part? The play was about a 29-year-old ltalian actor from Queens.
Estelle: Well, Talia Shire suddenly became available.
Joey: She's a woman.
Estelle: What can I say? She nailed it.
Joey: Is there anything else?
Estelle: Well, you're just going to say no again, but gay porn?

Quote from Phoebe

Bob: Phoebe, we've been getting complaints.
Phoebe: What?
Bob: We're moving you to a less high-profile spot. Ginger's taking over this corner.
Phoebe: That chick can't handle my corner.

Quote from Monica

Phoebe: That's weird. You're starting to sound a lot like Chandler lately.
Chandler and Monica: [simultaneously] That is so not true.

Quote from Ross

Chandler: There's some kids playing in the street. You want to go down there, give them a project, ruin their day?
Ross: Hey, if they have a ball, maybe you could stick razor blades in it and teach them a new game: "Gonna-Need-Stitches Ball."

Quote from Phoebe

Ross: So, Pheebs, you going back out there?
Phoebe: Yeah, but I won't take any more crap. No more Mrs. Nice Bucket.
Monica: Yeah, good for you. You're tough. You lived on the street.
Phoebe: Yeah, I'm going to go back to being Street Phoebe. Yeah. Oh, but you know what, I can't go totally back because Street Phoebe would really wouldn't be friends with you guys.

Quote from Ross

Joey: What are you doing?
Ross: I reorganized the fridge. See? Bottom shelf, meats and dairy. Middle shelf, fruits and vegetables. And top shelf, expired products.

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