‘The One with the Late Thanksgiving’
Season 10, Episode 8 - Aired November 20, 2003
When Monica chooses not to host an elaborate Thanksgiving dinner this year, her friends beg her to change her mind. After Monica relents and prepares a huge feast, her friends show up late.
Quote from Joey
Ross: "We know you're out there."
[Rachel gasps]
Joey: Who do you think it's from?
Quote from Joey
Monica: We need to talk to you about something.
Chandler: Yeah. We don't feel like we can host Thanksgiving this year.
Joey: What?
Ross: Are you kidding?
Chandler: Well, it's just with work and the stress of adoption we just don't feel like we have the energy. Plus, we don't think it's fair that every year the burden falls on us.
Ross: That doesn't sound like you. That's Monica talking.
Chandler: No, no. We made this decision together.
Ross: She's putting words in your mouth.
Joey: Don't you put words in people's mouths. You put turkey in people's mouths.
Quote from Ross
Ross: I can't believe this. She's our daughter. That you would treat her like some kind of show dog is inexcusable.
Rachel: She won a thousand dollars.
Ross: So this is an annual thing?
Quote from Monica
Monica: Oh, they are in for a world of pain.
Chandler: Ross's shirt is torn.
Monica: They're late and they're sloppy.
Quote from Ross
Rachel: What happened to your shirt?
Ross: I got mugged and they stole my pocket.
Quote from Joey
Rachel: Why don't we play rock, paper, scissors, and whoever loses, goes in first.
Joey: All right, I'm in.
Rachel: Ready.
Joey: Ha, ha! I win.
Ross: What is that?
Joey: That's fire. It beats everything.
Phoebe: Oh, really? Does it beat water balloon?
Joey: Well played, Phoebe Buffay. Well played.
Quote from Ross
Phoebe: It's locked.
Ross: What? Oh, sure, now they lock it. But when they're having sex on the couch, it's like: "Come on in, my butt is surprisingly hairy!"
Quote from Chandler
Rachel: All right, you guys, we're so sorry we're late. Please let us in so we can have dinner together.
Monica: No, everything's cold. The turkey's dried out and the stuffing's all soggy.
Chandler: Yeah, and there's a bowl of cranberry sauce that's- What happens to cranberry sauce?
Monica: Nothing, it's fine.
Chandler: Oh, thank God.
Quote from Ross
Ross: Come on, you guys, we're sorry. Our subway broke down.
Chandler: That's a lie! You went to the game. I can see Joey's hand.
Ross: For the love of God, take it off!
Quote from Joey
Ross: How are we gonna decide who gets this?
Joey: Water balloon!