S03E05

The One With Frank Jr.

Phoebe struggles to connect with her half-brother Frank. Joey builds an entertainment center. Ross is challenged to name his top five celebrity crushes.

15 Scenes287 Lines
Scene 1

Chandler and Joey's, there is lumber all over the apartment

13 lines
chandler
Chandler
(entering) Hey!
joey
Joey
Hey!
chandler
Chandler
Hey-hey-hey. So what happened? A forest tick you off?
joey
Joey
No. Y'know how we're always saying we need a place for the mail.
chandler
Chandler
Yeah!
joey
Joey
Well, I started building one. But then I decided to take it to the next step.
chandler
Chandler
You're building a post office?
joey
Joey
No, an entertainment unit, with a mail cubby built right in. It's a one day job, max.
chandler
Chandler
Okay. (notices that Joey is wearing some really tight jeans) My word! Those are snug.
joey
Joey
Oh yeah. These are my old work pants, Sergio Valente's.
(Chandler goes to his bedroom and opens the door. However, only the top half opens, and he trips into his bedroom over the bottom half.)
joey
Joey
Power saw kinda got away from me there.
OPENING CREDITS
Scene 2

Outside Central Perk, Phoebe is pacing back and forth waiting for someone.

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rachel
Rachel
(joining Phoebe outside) Hey Pheebs.
phoebe
Phoebe
Hey!
rachel
Rachel
Any sign of your brother?
phoebe
Phoebe
No, but he's always late.
rachel
Rachel
I thought you only met him once?
phoebe
Phoebe
Yeah, I did. I think it sounds y'know big sistery, y'know, 'Frank's always late.'
rachel
Rachel
Well relax, he'll be here.
phoebe
Phoebe
No, I know, I'm just nervous. Y'know it's just y'know Mom's dead, don't talk to my sister, Grandma's been sleeping a lot lately. It's like the last desperate chance to have a family, y'know, kinda thing. You're so sweet to wait with me.
rachel
Rachel
Well, actually Gunther sent me. You're not allowed to have cups out here, it's a thing. (takes her cup and goes back inside)
Scene 3

inside Central Perk

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chandler
Chandler
Does anyone else think David Copperfield is cute?
monica
Monica
No, but he told me, he thinks your a fox.
chandler
Chandler
All right, Janice, likes him. In fact she likes him so much she put him on her freebie list.
joey
Joey
Her what?
chandler
Chandler
Well, we have a deal, where we each get to pick five celebrities that we can sleep with, and the other one can't get mad.
ross
Ross
Ah, the heart of every healthy relationship. Honesty, respect, and sex with celebrities.
monica
Monica
So, Chandler, who's on your list?
chandler
Chandler
Ah, Kim Basinger, Cindy Crawford, Halle Berry, Yasmine Bleeth, and ah, Jessica Rabbit.
rachel
Rachel
Now, you do realize that she's a cartoon, and way out of your league?
chandler
Chandler
I know, I know, I just always wondered if I could get her eyes to pop out of her head.
joey
Joey
Hey, Monica, who would yours be?
monica
Monica
First, I need a boyfriend, then I can have a list.
joey
Joey
It's just a game Mon. (makes a 'Can-you-believe-her' face to the rest of the gang.) Rach, how about you?
rachel
Rachel
Oh, I don't know, I guess, Chris O'Donnel, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Daniel Day Lewis, Sting, and Parker Stevenson.
ross
Ross
Spiderman?
rachel
Rachel
Hardy Boy.
chandler
Chandler
Peter Parker.
ross
Ross
Thank you.
rachel
Rachel
What about you honey, who would be on your list?
ross
Ross
Well I-I-I, that kind of thing requires some serious thought. First, I'll divide my perspective canidates into catergories....
chandler
Chandler
(coughing) What a geek!
phoebe
Phoebe
(entering) Everbody this is Frank! This is my half-brother Frank.
Everyone
Oh, hi.
phoebe
Phoebe
This is everybody. This is Ross.
Frank
How are you?
ross
Ross
Hey.
phoebe
Phoebe
Chandler.
chandler
Chandler
Hi.
Frank
Hi.
phoebe
Phoebe
Joey.
joey
Joey
Hey-hey!
Frank
Hey.
phoebe
Phoebe
This is Monica.
Frank
Whoa!
phoebe
Phoebe
And this is Rachel.
rachel
Rachel
Hi!
Frank
Whoa!!
phoebe
Phoebe
I'm gonna get coffee.
Frank
Hey, how do you guys get anything done?
chandler
Chandler
We don't, really.
rachel
Rachel
Well, so, now, do you guys have a lot of big plans?
phoebe
Phoebe
Oh yeah! Yeah, no, we're gonna connect, y'know bond, and everything.
Frank
Yeah, I was thinking that maybe we could go down to Time Square and pick up some ninja stars. And, oh, um, my friend Larry, he wants me to take a picture of a hooker.
chandler
Chandler
You know, we don't really take advantage of living in the city.
joey
Joey
I know.
Scene 4

Chandler and Joey's, Joey is drilling a hole in the wall and the drill comes out the other side really close to Chandler's head. Chandler then rushes out to talk to Joey.

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joey
Joey
Oh, I'm sorry. Did I get 'ya?
chandler
Chandler
No, you didn't get me!! It's an electric drill, you get me, you kill me!!
joey
Joey
Calm down, do you want this unit or not?
chandler
Chandler
I do NOT want this unit!!
joey
Joey
Well, you should've told me that before, I'm not a mind reader. Hey, we're out of beer. I'm going to Monica's.
chandler
Chandler
Fine! (goes into his room and slams the door, then he slams the bottom half of the door.)
Scene 5

Monica and Rachel's, Joey is entering

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monica
Monica
Hey! Where 'ya headin' in those pants? 1982?
joey
Joey
Oh Monica, listen, I ah, I saw down at the hardware store, they got those designer tiles on sale. If you ever want to redo the bathroom floor.
monica
Monica
Why, what's wrong with my bathroom floor?
joey
Joey
Nothing. It's just old and dingy, that's all.
monica
Monica
I highly doubt that. (they both go to the bathroom)
joey
Joey
Oh yeah. If you ah, move your hamper, you see what color the tile used to be. (Monica gasps) Yeah.
monica
Monica
I can't live like this! What are we gonna do? What are we gonna do?
joey
Joey
Relax. Here hold this (hands her his beer). This old stuff just comes right off. (he bends down to try and lift some tile right in the middle of the floor, in his tight pants.)
monica
Monica
That's a little more than I wanted to see.
joey
Joey
(manages to pry off only a small piece) Aw! Look at that, every inch of this stuff is glued down. It'd take forever to pry this up. You should ah, you should just leave it. (starts to walk away, but Monica grabs him)
monica
Monica
I can't leave it! You gouged a hole in my dingy floor.
(Joey places the toliet brush and holder over the hole, which is in the middle of the floor.)
joey
Joey
Eh! There you go.
monica
Monica
You know that's nice, y'know we could put it back there after the surgeons remove it from your colon!
Scene 6

Phoebe's, Frank and her, are sitting on the counh, watching Tv

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phoebe
Phoebe
(sits up) Oh, ew!
Frank
What?
phoebe
Phoebe
Yeah I know what I wanted to ask you. Um, can you roll your tongue? Because I can, and my Mom couldn't, and I thought y'know, I figured that was something I got from our Dad.
Frank
What, wait, you mean like this? (does it)
phoebe
Phoebe
Yeah, yeah. You can do it to. (tries to do it, but can't)
Frank
Your not doing it.
phoebe
Phoebe
Oh right, yeah okay, my Mom could, and I can't. We don't have that....
Frank
When's your birthday?
phoebe
Phoebe
Feburary 16th.
Frank
I know a guy who's the 18th.
phoebe
Phoebe
Wow, that's close. When's yours?
Frank
October 25th.
phoebe
Phoebe
That's the same month as Halloween. So, um, what kinda things do you like to do at home?
Frank
Melt stuff.
Scene 7

Central Perk, Ross is working on his list

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ross
Ross
Okay, I've got three of my five.
rachel
Rachel
Three of your five, what?
ross
Ross
Celebrities I'm allowed to sleep with.
rachel
Rachel
Oh my God! You are giving this a lot of thought.
ross
Ross
Yeah, it's hard okay, I only have two spots left.
chandler
Chandler
All right, so who do you got it narrowed down to?
ross
Ross
Okay, Elizabeth Hurely....
chandler
Chandler
Oooh-hoo, very attractive, forgiving.
ross
Ross
Susan Sarandon.
chandler
Chandler
Eh, y'know what, she's to political, she probably wouldn't let you do it, unless you donated four cans of food first.
ross
Ross
And!! Isabella Rosselini.
chandler
Chandler
Ooh-hoo. Very hot, very sexy. But ah, y'know she's too international, y'know she's never gonna be around.
rachel
Rachel
So?
chandler
Chandler
So, you gotta play the odds, pick somebody who's gonna be in the country like all the time.
rachel
Rachel
Yeah, 'cause that's why you won't get Isabella Rosselini, geography.
Scene 8

Phoebe's, Frank is melting a plastic spoon.

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phoebe
Phoebe
Okay so, by melting, you meant melting.
Frank
Yeah.
phoebe
Phoebe
So is it like art?
Frank
Yeah, you can melt art. Hey, can I use your phone?
phoebe
Phoebe
Um, yeah sure. Why you wanna call your Mom?
Frank
No, I wanna melt it.
phoebe
Phoebe
Oh, well um, not right now. Y'know I'm just gonna go to bed, I think the fumes are giving me a headache.
Frank
(starts laughing) Yeah!
phoebe
Phoebe
G'night, bro.
Frank
G'night.
phoebe
Phoebe
Here. (gives him a fire extinguisher) Y'know, just in case.
Frank
Oh, excellent. (starts to melt the fire extinguisher's hose.)
COMMERCIAL BREAK
Scene 9

Monica and Rachel's, Phoebe is eating breakfast with Monica while Frank is playing with num-chucks on the balcony

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monica
Monica
What kind of karate is that?
phoebe
Phoebe
No kind. He just makes it up.
monica
Monica
So how's it going with you guys?
phoebe
Phoebe
So far, it kinda blows. I don't know, I just thought y'know that he'd feel more like a brother y'know, like you and Ross, just like close and connected and....
monica
Monica
Oh honey, we're close now but you-you wouldn't believe the years of-of nugies, and wedgies, and flying wedgies, and atomic wedgies, and....(Phoebe shakes her head like she doesn't understand) That's where the waistband actually goes over your head.
phoebe
Phoebe
Ah!!
monica
Monica
Oh, we used to drive each other crazy playing the shadow game.
phoebe
Phoebe
Oh, how do you play the shadow game?
monica
Monica
Oh, how do you play the shadow game?
phoebe
Phoebe
I just asked you.
monica
Monica
I just asked you.
phoebe
Phoebe
I don't have time for this.
monica
Monica
No, that is what the game is.
phoebe
Phoebe
Which you just gave up really quickly.
chandler
Chandler
(entering) Have you seen Joey?
monica
Monica
What's the matter?
chandler
Chandler
Oh, just this! (turns around and has a paint lid stuck to the back of his pants.) Y'know what it's my fault really, because the couch is usually where we keep the varnish.
joey
Joey
(yelling from bathroom) Hey, does somebody wanna hand me one of those tiles.
chandler
Chandler
What's going on?
monica
Monica
He's retiling my floor. (they both run to the bathroom)
chandler
Chandler
Yo!! Spackel boy! Get up!
monica
Monica
Ah-ah-ah, now you started this, you will finish it.
chandler
Chandler
He started mine first!
phoebe
Phoebe
Build the unit Cinderelly, lay the tile Cinderelly.
Scene 10

Phoebe's, Phoebe and Frank are watching Tv.

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Frank
Whoa! Big octopus.
phoebe
Phoebe
Yeah. (phone rings and Phoebe answers it) 'Hello. (listens) Oh my God, I totally forgot! (listens) Well can't someone else do it. (listens) But, I have company. (listens) Yeah, no look, that's all right I'll come in.' (hangs up phone) Um, Frank, I'm really sorry but I have to go to work. It's-it's one of my regulars and he's insisting that I do 'um.
Frank
Hey, what kind of work do you do?
phoebe
Phoebe
Oh! I'm a masseuse. I give people massages and stuff.
Frank
You-you work at one of those massage parlors?
phoebe
Phoebe
Well, y'know we don't call it that, but yeah!
Frank
(starts laughing) Wow! That's wild! No, I had no idea.
phoebe
Phoebe
All righty. I'll be back in-in a little bit. Unless you wanna come with me?
Frank
You mean like watch?
phoebe
Phoebe
No, no, you can get one yourself. It'll be on the house! Y'know what are big sisters for?
Frank
Well, I don't think this, y'know.
phoebe
Phoebe
No, no, no, I wouldn't do you myself, I mean that would be weird. Yeah, no, I'll get one of the other girls to do it. Oh, this will be so much fun! Hey! Are you excited?
Frank
Yeah! Hey, do Monica and Rachel work there?
Scene 11

Monica and Rachel's bathroom, Joey and Monica are admiring the new floor.

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monica
Monica
It's beautiful! It's like the first bathroom floor there ever was. (Chandler tries to go to the bathroom) Whoa! Are you going in there for?
chandler
Chandler
What, like a number?
ross
Ross
(entering) Hey!
chandler
Chandler
Hi! Bye! (runs to the bathroom)
ross
Ross
Okay, I'm done with my choices, these are final. (holds up a little card)
rachel
Rachel
Well, it's about time.
joey
Joey
Ooh, very official.
ross
Ross
Oh, yeah, well y'know Chandler printed it up on his computer.
monica
Monica
And who laminated it?
ross
Ross
That would be me.
rachel
Rachel
All right let me see. (grabs the card) Uma Thurman, Winona Ryder, Elizabeth Hurely, Michelle Pfieffer, and Dorothy Hammel?
ross
Ross
Hey, it's my list.
rachel
Rachel
Okay honey, you do realize she only spins like that on ice.
Scene 12

Healing Hands Inc. (Phoebe's work), Frank is being ushered in, by the arm, to the room Phoebe is in by another girl.

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Frank
Ow!-Ow!-Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Y'know, ow!
phoebe
Phoebe
Hey!-Hey! What's going on?
Frank
She broke my arm.
Girl
He touched my fanny.
Frank
No, she touched mine first!
Girl
That's my job!
Frank
So wait, what's the deal here, I can have sex with you, but I can't touch you?
Phoebe And Girl
Ewww!!!
phoebe
Phoebe
You can't have sex with her!
Girl
What'd you think I was, a hooker?
Frank
No, your a masseuse, it's cool, I'm not a cop.
phoebe
Phoebe
Okay, Jasmine, can you, can you ask Mr. Whiffler if he can wait for like five minutes.
Jasmine
Fine. (starts to leave, and points at Frank) I don't like you!! (leaves)
phoebe
Phoebe
(turns around and hits Frank) So that's what you thought I did!! God! That's not what I do!
Frank
Wait that's-that's, what that's not what you do?
phoebe
Phoebe
Nooo! Why would you think that?
Frank
I don't know, I mean, y'know, this is the city y'know, I just, I mean, I don't know.
phoebe
Phoebe
Whatever, it's the perfect end to the perfect weekend anyways.
Frank
Oh, wait, no your right, no it was perfect and I can't believe that I screwed it up so bad.
phoebe
Phoebe
You really thought it was perfect?
Frank
Well, no, maybe-maybe it wasn't perfect, but y'know it was pretty cool, y'know, 'cause we had all those great talks y'know.
phoebe
Phoebe
Yeah, um, which ones in particular were great for you?
Frank
Well y'know about the tongue thing, y'know, and how I told you about my likes and my dislikes...
phoebe
Phoebe
I don't....
Frank
How-how I like to melt stuff, and how I dislike stuff that doesn't melt.
phoebe
Phoebe
Right, okay, um-mm.
Frank
Yeah, y'know I feel like I can really talk to you 'cause y'know you're my sister, y'know.
phoebe
Phoebe
Yeah, I guess I do, yeah.
Frank
Then I go feel your friend up and make you mad at me.
phoebe
Phoebe
Well, I-I wasn't hopping mad, y'know.
Frank
You hopped a little bit. Yeah, I really sorry.
phoebe
Phoebe
Okay. All right, this is my favourite part of the weekend, right now, this.
Frank
This?
phoebe
Phoebe
Uh-huh.
Frank
Oh come on we went, we went to Time Square, we found ninja stars, I almost got arm broken by a hooker...
phoebe
Phoebe
She wasn't a hooker.
Frank
Well, when I tell my friends about her she will be.
Scene 13

Chandler and Joey's, everyone is there, helping to lift the entertainment center into place

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chandler
Chandler
Okay, on three. One....Two....
joey
Joey
Why don't we just go on two.
chandler
Chandler
Why two?
joey
Joey
Because it's faster.
chandler
Chandler
Yeah, I coulda counted to three like four times without all this 'two' talk.
rachel
Rachel
Oh!
joey
Joey
All right, but in the future...
ross
Ross
Okay!! Okay!!
rachel
Rachel
Come on!
ross
Ross
Heavy thing, not getting lighter!
chandler
Chandler
Okay, one...two...
joey
Joey
So we are going on two?
Everyone
All right!! (they lift it into place, however there is one small problem, the unit is so long that it blocks some of both of their bedroom doors.)
chandler
Chandler
Oh, good job Joe.
joey
Joey
Wow, it's big!
chandler
Chandler
Yeah-yeah, so big that it actually makes our doors look smaller!
joey
Joey
Maybe, my ruler's wrong.
phoebe
Phoebe
Maybe all the rulers are wrong.
joey
Joey
Look it's not that bad. So what, it blocks a little of your door, a little of my door.
chandler
Chandler
Yeah, y'know what I got a better idea. How-how 'bout it blocks none of mine door and a lot of yours? (throws his shoulder into the center to try and move it, but it doesn't move.)
joey
Joey
Yeah, listen, before I forget that side is still wet.
Scene 14

Central Perk, Rachel is serving some guy coffee.

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rachel
Rachel
Okay sir, um-mm, let see if I got this right. Ah, so this is a half-caf, double tall, easy hazel nut, non-fat, no foam, with whip, extra hot latte, right? (the guy nods) Okay, great. (she starts to walk away and under her breath) You freak.
(Isabella Rosselini enters)
ross
Ross
(to Gunther) Thank you.
Isabella
(to Gunther) Um, coffee to go, please.
(Ross recognises her and goes over to the couch, mouthing 'Oh my God')
ross
Ross
Isabella Rosselini. (points to her)
monica
Monica
Are you serious? (they all look) Oh my God.
ross
Ross
Damn! I can't believe I took her off my list.
monica
Monica
Why? 'Cause otherwise you'd go for it?
ross
Ross
Yeah, maybe.
rachel
Rachel
Oh-oh, you lie.
ross
Ross
What you don't think I'd go up to her?
rachel
Rachel
Ross, it took you ten years to finally admit you liked me.
ross
Ross
Yeah, well missy, you better be glad that list is laminated.
rachel
Rachel
You know what honey, you go ahead, we'll call her an alternate.
ross
Ross
Okay, hold my crawler.
rachel
Rachel
Okay.
monica
Monica
Rach, are you really gonna let him do this?
rachel
Rachel
Honey, he's about to go hit on Isabella Rosselini. I'm just sorry we don't got popcorn.
ross
Ross
(to Isabella) Hi! Hi, I'm Ross, you don't know me, but I'm a big, big fan of yours. I mean, Blue Velvet, woo-oo hoo! Um, I was wondering if I could um, maybe buy you a cup of coffee? (Gunther hands her change) Or maybe reimburse you for that one?
Isabella
Aren't you with that girl over there? (points at Rachel, who waves back)
ross
Ross
Well, yeah, kinda. Um, but that's okay, see we have an understanding, um, see we each have this list of five famous people, (gets his out) so I'm allowed to sleep with you. No, no, no, it's flattery.
Isabella
I'm sorry. (starts to leave)
ross
Ross
Oh no, no, no, wait, wait, Isabella. Don't, don't just dismiss this so fast. I mean this is a once in a lifetime opportunity...
Isabella
Yeah, for you. Is that the list?
ross
Ross
Um, yeah.
Isabella
May I see it?
ross
Ross
Um, no.
Isabella
Come on! (grabs the list)
ross
Ross
But, okay.
Isabella
(reading it) I'm not on the list!
ross
Ross
Um, see, but that's not the final draft.
Isabella
It's laminated!
ross
Ross
Yeah, um, okay see, you were, you were on the list but my friend, Chandler (Chandler waves) brought up the very good point that you are international, so I bumped you for Wynona Rider, local.
Isabella
Y'know it's ironic...
ross
Ross
What?
Isabella
...because I have a list of five goofy coffee house guys and yesterday I bumped you for that guy over there. (points at a guy and leaves)
ross
Ross
(to the rest of the gang) We're just gonna be friends.
CLOSING CREDITS
Scene 15

Chandler and Joey's, they are admiring the entertainment center

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joey
Joey
Y'know what?
chandler
Chandler
Umm?
joey
Joey
I bet 'ya ya I could fit in there. (points to a hole in the center)
chandler
Chandler
I've got five bucks says you can't.
joey
Joey
Get out your checkbook, mister.
chandler
Chandler
Oh, I think I have the cash.
(Joey successfully enters the entertainment center, and Chandler closes the door on Joey.)
joey
Joey
You are dogged man! I totally fit!
chandler
Chandler
Yeah, you got me. (picks up a 2x4 and puts it through the handles so that the doors won't open) I'm out five big ones! (puts the money in the crack between the door and frame) Here you go.
joey
Joey
Thank you. Cha-ching! (Chandler starts to leave) Oh, well hello Mr. Lincoln. Better luck next time buddy. (Chandler leaves and closes the door) And the drinks are on me!
END