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The One with the Routine

‘The One with the Routine’

Season 6, Episode 10 -  Aired December 16, 1999

When Janine lands a role as a dancer on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, she invites Joey, Ross and Monica to join her. Meanwhile, Phoebe, Rachel and Chandler try to find Monica's Christmas presents for them.

Quote from Phoebe

Rachel: Yeah, we found them. They were in the guest room closet behind some coats.
Phoebe: And you have nothing to worry about because they're all crap.
Chandler: Those are my gifts. I got those for you.
Phoebe: Oh. Thanks, Chandler, they're great.
Rachel: Well, Chandler, what is this very weird metal A-Z thing?
Chandler: Those are bookends. That's a great gift.
Phoebe: Oh. Okay, I'm sorry. Thank you for my "az."

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Quote from Rachel

Chandler: Just make sure you put all that stuff back in the closet.
Rachel: Yes, okay. Oh, by the way, I just got to say I think it's really nice of you that even after you've moved you still keep storing that stuff for Joey.

Quote from Ross

Monica: Excuse me, sir. Would it help if I weren't wearing underpants?
Ross: Monica! Would it?

Quote from Monica

Ross: When the music starts up, I was thinking about maybe going into the robot.
Monica: Ross? I think we should stick to the routine. We don't want to look stupid.

Quote from Phoebe

Phoebe: Hey, look who I found.
Chandler: Oh, hi, guys.
Phoebe: You know, birds have a very good sense of direction, so I thought maybe they could help us find the presents.
Chandler: Yes, if the presents are hidden south for the winter.
Phoebe: Or we could just follow your clever jokes. Any ideas? No? Didn't think so.

Quote from Phoebe

Chandler: Well, the duck seems to think that Monica got me garbage. I wonder what I could get Monica that's as good as garbage.
Phoebe: Hmm. How about my "az"?

Quote from Ross

Ross: Hey, I know what'll get us up on a platform.
Monica: What?
Ross: The routine!
Monica: Ross, we haven't done the routine since middle school.
Ross: Hey, when the snippy guy sees the routine he'll want to build us our own platform.
Monica: Was it really that good?
Ross: We got honorable mention in the brother/sister dance category.

Quote from Monica

Phoebe: Ooh, ooh. We have a live one.
Rachel: Oh, it's a Macy's bag.
Phoebe: Yeah. Ooh, who's it for?
Rachel: "Dear Losers, do you really think I'd hide presents under the couch? P.S. Chandler, I knew they'd break you."
Phoebe: Uh-oh. She may be onto us.

Quote from Monica

Ross: Wow. Monica's letting other people help decorate her tree? Did someone get her drunk again, or...?
Monica: Having a perfectly decorated tree is not what Christmas is about. It's about being with the people that you love.
Phoebe: That is nice. And we're done. Ta-da.
Chandler: I don't know what it is. It just doesn't quite feel like Christmas to me.
Monica: Oh, yeah.
[Monica rotates the Christmas tree so only the side she decorated is visible]
Chandler: See, now it feels like Christmas.

Quote from Ross

Ross: I am so over Janine. Yeah, at first I thought she was hot, but now she's like old news.
Janine: Hey, guys.
Ross: [enthusiastically] Janine!

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