‘The One with the Joke’
Season 6, Episode 12 - Aired January 13, 2000
After Ross gets a joke printed in Playboy magazine, Chandler argues that he thought of the joke. Meanwhile, Joey reluctantly takes a job at Central Perk, and Phoebe offends Monica by saying would hypothetically choose to date Rachel over her.
Quote from Chandler
Joey: You know, you forget how many great songs Heart had.
Ross: You know, "Barracuda" was the first song I learned to play on the keyboard.
Chandler: So you heard it, you repeated it, so that must mean you wrote it.
Quote from Chandler
Monica: Did you hear something?
Chandler: Maybe it's the sound of Ross climbing into my brain to steal my thoughts.
Quote from Monica
Monica: Hey. Don't you guys look cute. You guys make a cute couple.
Rachel: Monica, what are you doing?
Monica: Just trying to re-create some of the fun that we had at my place. Remember? When you picked Rachel over me? That was funny.
Phoebe: I guess it was kind of funny.
Monica: It wasn't funny at all!
Quote from Phoebe
Phoebe: You're just not as easygoing as Rachel. She's just more flexible and mellow. That's all.
Rachel: Well, people are different.
Phoebe: Yeah, you know, Rachel she'll do whatever you want. You can just walk all over her.
Rachel: What? Wait a minute. What, are you saying that I'm a pushover? I'm not a pushover.
Phoebe: Oh, okay. You're not a pushover.
Quote from Joey
Joey: Hey, Ross, listen. You want anything to drink? Because I'm heading up there.
Ross: Yeah, I'll take a coffee. Thanks, man.
Joey: Sure. Coffee? Because I'm going up there.
Rachel: No.
Monica: No, thank you.
Joey: You guys need anything? Because I'm heading up there.
Woman: I'd love an ice water.
Joey: You got it.
Quote from Joey
Ross: Why would it be weird? Hey, Joey? Can I get some coffee?
Joey: Okay. I guess it doesn't seem that weird.
Ross: Seriously. I asked you before. You still haven't gotten it.
Joey: See, now it's weird again.
Quote from Rachel
Rachel: This is great. Finally, I have someone I can pass my wisdom to. Let me tell you about a couple of things I learned working at the coffee house. First of all, the customer is always right. A smile goes a long way. And if anyone is ever rude to you, sneeze muffin.
Quote from Ross
Monica: Chandler, you go first.
Chandler: Okay. I thought of the joke two months ago at lunch with Steve.
Monica: Wait, is he the guy I met at Christmas?
Chandler: Can I finish my story?
Monica: Do you want me to pick you?
Ross: See, I would never snap at you like that.
Quote from Ross
Ross: Are you kidding? Okay, look, I study evolution. Remember? Evolution. Monkey into man.
Plus, I'm a doctor. And I had a monkey. I'm Dr. Monkey!
Chandler: I'm not arguing with that.
Quote from Monica
Monica: You are both idiots. The joke is not funny. And it's offensive to women. And doctors.
And monkeys. All right, you shouldn't be arguing over who gets credit. You should be arguing over who gets blamed for inflicting this horrible joke upon the world. Now, let it go. The joke sucks.