S04E19

The One With All The Haste

Ross proposes to Emily. Monica and Rachel fight to reclaim their apartment from Chandler and Joey.

8 Scenes301 Lines
Scene 1

Rachel's bedroom; Rachel is awoken by a man singing in the next apartment.

15 lines
The Singing Man
(singing, duh) Morning's here! Sunshine is here! The sky is clear, the morning's here! The morning's here!
rachel
Rachel
HEY!! Do you have to do that? It's Saturday!
The Singing Man
Oh come on! Morning's here! (Starts singing) Morning's here! The morning is here! Sunshine is here!
(Rachel slams shut her window and storms into the living room, where Joey and Monica are eating breakfast.)
rachel
Rachel
I hate this apartment! I hate the color of these walls! I hate the fact that this place still smells like bird! I hate that singing guy!
joey
Joey
Are you kidding? I love that guy! (Starts singing) Morning's here! Morning is here-
rachel
Rachel
Stop it! I will kill you. I hate the fact that my room is so small.
monica
Monica
Hey, I have all the space I need. Just do what I did.
rachel
Rachel
Monica, you don't even have a bed, you sleep in a ball on the floor!
monica
Monica
Y'know what? I am really tired of your bellyaching! Okay, I-I worked really hard at making this a nice place for us to live!
rachel
Rachel
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
monica
Monica
Okay.
joey
Joey
See, this is a great apartment.
monica
Monica
Shut up! This place is a hole!
OPENING CREDITS
Scene 2

Ross's bedroom; Ross and Emily are making out. Ross as a new feature.

22 lines
Emily
Oh, blimey, I still can't believe you've got an earring!
(Yep, it's a little gold loop.)
ross
Ross
Huh? I know, I know. Who am I? David Bowe? (Shakes his head around, pretending like he's jamming.)
Emily
He does that?!
ross
Ross
Uh, I don't know, whatever.
Emily
I think it makes you look really dangerous.
ross
Ross
Oh, I know. Y'know what, I never would've gotten this if it weren't for you. No really, when I'm with you I'm-I'm like this whole other guy, I love that guy! I mean, I love you too, a lot, but that guy! I-I love that guy!
Emily
I love both of you!
ross
Ross
Yeah?
(They kiss.)
Emily
I wish I didn't have to go.
ross
Ross
Then don't. Stay here. Just don't go so soon to London, just one more day.
Emily
Ohh, Ross, please!
ross
Ross
One more day, seriously/
Emily
Don't do this to me, again. You'd know I'd stay here in a minute, but I'd really miss so much work, they'll fire me.
ross
Ross
So, then you can stay as long as you want.
Emily
I wish I could.
ross
Ross
Oh no. Don't, don't, don't start packing. Come on! (She puts some clothes into her bag, and Ross throws them out.)
Emily
I don't think you understand packing. Look, I just don't want to leave it to the last minute. Last time I left in such a rush, I left my knickers here.
ross
Ross
Yeah, I know, I uh, I tried them on.
Emily
You didn't!
ross
Ross
No. No, I didn't. I didn't want to be that guy.
Scene 3

Monica and Rachel's erm, Chandler and Joey's, Joey and Chandler are watching one of those Kung Fu movies and imitating the moves.

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phoebe
Phoebe
(entering, wearing Santa pants) Hello!
chandler
Chandler
Ho! Ho! Ho!
phoebe
Phoebe
Excuse me.
chandler
Chandler
Your pants!
phoebe
Phoebe
Oh, yeah! You like 'em? I just, I went to a used clothes store and got a bunch of maternity stuff. These are sooo comfortable!
joey
Joey
Uhh, Pheebs, those are uh, those are Santa pants.
phoebe
Phoebe
What?
chandler
Chandler
Santa pants. (Phoebe still doesn't get it.) Santa Claus's pants.
phoebe
Phoebe
Nuh-uh! They're maternity pants. They even came with a list of baby names. (Pulls out a sheet of paper which lists who's been naughty and who's been nice.) See, these names are good, and these names are bad. (Finally, she figures it out.) Ohh.
rachel
Rachel
(entering) Hey!
monica
Monica
(entering) Hey!
rachel
Rachel
So-Hey, Pheebs! So, how are the elves?
phoebe
Phoebe
I don't know! How are the-the-the-the, y'know-You're clothes aren't funny.
monica
Monica
Hey, guys, what-what should I wear to a Knicks game?
chandler
Chandler
Uhh, a T-shirt that says, "I don't belong here."
joey
Joey
You have Knicks tickets?
rachel
Rachel
Yeah, my mom got my dad's season tickets in the divorce, so she just gave them to me.
monica
Monica
Yeah, apparently, they're pretty good seats.
rachel
Rachel
Yeah.
joey
Joey
(examining the tickets) Oh my God! Those are almost right on the floor!
rachel
Rachel
Do you guys want these?
joey
Joey
Yeah!
chandler
Chandler
Yeah we do!
rachel
Rachel
Ohh, well you got 'em.
Both
All right!
rachel
Rachel
Just give us our apartment back!
phoebe
Phoebe
Boy! I didn't see that coming!
chandler
Chandler
Are you serious?
rachel
Rachel
Oh, come on! We know what these are worth.
monica
Monica
Yeah, what, do you think we're stupid?
joey
Joey
You're not stupid. You're meaner than I thought.
monica
Monica
What do you say?
chandler
Chandler
Forget it! Okay, I'm not giving up my bachelor pad for some basketball seats!
rachel
Rachel
You're bachelor pad?!
monica
Monica
Have you even had a girl up here?
chandler
Chandler
No. But uh, Joey has, and I usually talk to them in the morning time.
joey
Joey
Yeah, you do!
Scene 4

Central Perk, Joey is whining to Chandler about the tickets.

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joey
Joey
Come on!
chandler
Chandler
(ignoring him) Yes, Gunther, can I get two cups of chino, please?
Gunther
Good one.
joey
Joey
Come on, season tickets! Season tickets, do you know what that means?
chandler
Chandler
Forget it! Okay, I'm not giving up the apartment.
joey
Joey
Oh come-look, when I was a kid my dad's company gave season tickets to the number one salesman every year, all right? My dad never won! Of course, he wasn't in the sales division, but still, I never ever, ever forgot that!
ross
Ross
(entering) Hey, guys! (They both notice his new little friend)
joey
Joey
Hey!
chandler
Chandler
Oh my God!
joey
Joey
We don't make enough fun of you already?
ross
Ross
Oh yeah, Emily convinced me to do it.
chandler
Chandler
You do know that Wham broke up?
ross
Ross
I like it, and Emily likes it, and that's what counts. So uh, how are you guys doing?
joey
Joey
Oh-no, don't try and talk all normal with that thing in your ear.
chandler
Chandler
Where is Emily?
ross
Ross
Ugh, she's saying good-bye to her uncle.
chandler
Chandler
Man, didn't she like just get here?
ross
Ross
Yeah!! Yeah!
chandler
Chandler
Easy tiger.
ross
Ross
I just, I hate this so much! I mean, every time I go pick her up at the airport, it's-it's so great. But at the same time I'm thinking, "Well, I'm gonna be right back there in a couple of days, dropping her off."
chandler
Chandler
So what are you going to do?
ross
Ross
Nothing! There's nothing to do! I mean, she lives there, I live here. I mean, she-she'd have to uh, move here. She should move here!
joey
Joey
What?
ross
Ross
I could ask her to live with me!
chandler
Chandler
Are you serious?
ross
Ross
I mean, why not! I mean, I mean why not?!
chandler
Chandler
Because you've only known her for six weeks! Okay, I've got a carton of milk in my fridge I've had a longer relationship with!
ross
Ross
Look guys, when I'm with her it's-it's-it's like she brings this-this-this great side out of me. I mean I-I-I love her, y'know?
chandler
Chandler
And I love the milk! But, I'm not gonna some British girl to move in with me! (Realizes that made no sense.) Joey, you say things now.
joey
Joey
All right look, Ross, he's right. Emily's great, she's great! But this way too soon, you're only gonna scare her!
ross
Ross
I don't want to do that.
joey
Joey
No! You don't want to wreck it, you don't want to go to fast!
ross
Ross
Yeah, no, you're right, I know, you're right, I'm not, I'm not gonna do it. All right, thanks guys. (Gets up to leave.)
chandler
Chandler
Okay, no problem, just remember to wake us up before you go-go.
Scene 5

Monica and Rachel's erm, Chandler and Joey's, later that same day. Joey and Chandler are eating pizza, and Phoebe is trying to knit something.

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phoebe
Phoebe
That's too hard. Too hard!
monica
Monica
(entering with Rachel) All right boys, last chance for the tickets!
rachel
Rachel
Or I'll give them to my new boyfriend, Joshua.
chandler
Chandler
No thank you.
joey
Joey
Wait-wait-wait-wait! (To Chandler) Come on! Come on, let's trade! The timing's perfect, I just clogged the toilet!
chandler
Chandler
Look, I want those basketball seats as much as you do! Okay, but we can't leave in the small apartment after we've lived here! Didn't you ever read Flowers for Algernon?
joey
Joey
Yes! Didn't you ever read Sports Illustrated?! No! I didn't read yours! But come on, we can go to the game tonight!
chandler
Chandler
Look, the only way I will even consider this is if they offer a lot more than just season seats.
joey
Joey
It's the Knicks!
chandler
Chandler
Screw the Knicks!
joey
Joey
Whoa!
chandler
Chandler
I didn't mean that. I just meant that the apartment is worth so much more.
joey
Joey
Huh.
chandler
Chandler
And the Knicks rule all.
joey
Joey
Yeah, the Knicks rule all!
phoebe
Phoebe
Hey, so? Are you gonna do it?
chandler
Chandler
No. No. We're not gonna do that, y'know why? Because its not an even trade.
rachel
Rachel
All right, okay, look, what if you could keep the apartment and get the tickets?
joey
Joey
Done!
rachel
Rachel
Let me finish.
joey
Joey
Oh.
rachel
Rachel
I'm talking about a bet, winner takes all.
joey
Joey
Ooh, we could end up with nothing.
phoebe
Phoebe
Or you could end up with everything.
joey
Joey
Ooh, I like that.
monica
Monica
All right, so what do you say?
chandler
Chandler
No!
monica
Monica
Oh, just do it!!
chandler
Chandler
Op, op, I'm convinced!
joey
Joey
Come on man, you know I'd do it for you! Because, you're my best friend.
chandler
Chandler
All right, but you can't use that again for a whole year. I'm in.
joey
Joey
All right!
phoebe
Phoebe
Ooh, this is so exciting! Ooh, God, what are you going to bet?
rachel
Rachel
Oh, okay, well, I think we should let Phoebe decide, because she's the only who's impartial, and she's so pretty.
phoebe
Phoebe
Okay. Umm, ooh, ooh-oh, I have a game!
joey
Joey
Okay!
chandler
Chandler
Okay!
phoebe
Phoebe
This is great!
joey
Joey
What's the game?! What's the game?!
phoebe
Phoebe
Oh, well, it doesn't have a name-oh, okay, Phoebeball! No, it doesn't have a name. Umm, okay, Monica, what is your favourite thing about trees?
monica
Monica
They're green?
phoebe
Phoebe
Good! Good! Five points!
(They both rejoice; Chandler is totally confused.)
phoebe
Phoebe
All right, Joey, same question.
(He looks to Chandler, who doesn't have a clue.)
joey
Joey
Uhh, they're tall.
phoebe
Phoebe
Ooh, three points. Both fine answers, but we were looking for leafy, leafy.
(Joey turns and is angry that Chandler didn't come up with the answer.)
monica
Monica
That's not even a game!
rachel
Rachel
What? Shut up! We're winning!
monica
Monica
You wanna finish this right now? All right, we get a deck of cards, high card wins. What do you say?
chandler
Chandler
Fine, let's do it.
phoebe
Phoebe
Oh, I have cards!
joey
Joey
Oh.
monica
Monica
Oh, good.
phoebe
Phoebe
Yeah! Here! (She grabs a deck out of her purse) Oh no, these are the trick deck. Okay. Here yes. Okay.
chandler
Chandler
Okay, you guys uh, you guys pick first
rachel
Rachel
Okay.
monica
Monica
Okay. (She picks a card.) Four.
chandler
Chandler
That's a low one!
joey
Joey
Yeah! Okay. (Joey picks a card.) Phoebe, you look, I can't.
phoebe
Phoebe
What make you think I can?! (Shields her eyes from it.)
joey
Joey
Okay. Okay. (He looks at the card.) Ace!
(Both Joey and Chandler and Monica and Rachel jump up and down for joy.)
chandler
Chandler
Why are you screaming and hugging?
monica
Monica
Because we won our apartment back!
joey
Joey
What? Ace is high! Jack, queen, king, ace!
monica
Monica
No! Ace is low! Ace, two, three, four!
(They all look to Phoebe to settle this.)
phoebe
Phoebe
I don't know. Ooh! Ooh! Look it! (She fans out the trick deck.) Ah-ha!
rachel
Rachel
All right, cut, let's pick again, pick again.
joey
Joey
Okay.
rachel
Rachel
Come on apartment! Come on apartment! (Picks a card.) Oh! I know queen is high!
joey
Joey
Uh-huh, not as high as...(picks a card) It worked! King!
chandler
Chandler
Yeah baby!
monica
Monica
But, we pick again! We pick again!
joey
Joey
Why?!
monica
Monica
I don't know!
chandler
Chandler
Tickets please! (Rachel hands over the tickets) That's courtside baby!
joey
Joey
Seriously, good game though. Good game. (He tries to congratulate them, but they pull away.) (To Chandler) What are they so mad about? They get the apartment back!
chandler
Chandler
No they didn't!
Scene 6

Ross's apartment, Emily has packed as Ross returns.

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ross
Ross
Hey!
Emily
I packed while you were gone. I left some knickers under your pillow.
ross
Ross
(laughs) Move in with me.
Emily
What?!
ross
Ross
Don't be scared, I-I know it sounds crazy and-and people will say it's too soon, but just-just think, think how great it will be.
Emily
Ohh, no. Ugh. Oh, leaving London, my whole family lives there.
ross
Ross
I know.
Emily
My job!
ross
Ross
Well, so, you-you'll get a job here! I mean, I'm always hearing about uh, them foreigners coming in here and stealing American jobs; that could be you!
Emily
Yeah, but it-it-it's my whole life-you come to England.
ross
Ross
No, I can't. I would, I really would, but my son is here; I can't leave him. Isn't-you don't think there's any way?
Emily
Ohh, I don't think so. I mean it would be different if it was way into the future -and-and-and we were getting married or something.
ross
Ross
What?
Emily
Oh no, no, right I shouldn't have said married. Uh, please don't go freaky on me. I didn't mean it. Well, I didn't say it; I take it back!
ross
Ross
No, no, don't. Why don't we?
Emily
Why don't we what?
ross
Ross
Get married.
Emily
You are mad!
ross
Ross
No! No! I'm not! It's-it's-it's perfect! I mean it's better than you just-just moving here, 'cause it's us together forever, and that's-that's what I want.
Emily
We've only known each other for six weeks!
ross
Ross
Yeah, I know, so what? I mean, who's-who's to say? Does that me we-we can't do it? Look, huh, I was with Carol for four years before we got married and I wound up divorced from a pregnant lesbian. I mean, this, this makes sense for us. Come on! I mean, on our first date we ended up spending the whole weekend in Vermont! I mean, last night I got my ear pierced! Me! This feels right. Doesn't it?
Emily
My parents are going to be really mad.
ross
Ross
Is that-are you saying yes? Is that yes?
Emily
Yes.
(They kiss and hug.)
Emily
Yes!
ross
Ross
Yes! We're getting married?!
Emily
Oh my God!
ross
Ross
Yes!
Emily
We're getting married!
ross
Ross
Come here, come here. Uh, (He takes the earring out.) ow! Emily, will you marry me?
Emily
Yes.
(He tries to put it on her finger.)
Emily
Ohh, it's a bit small.
ross
Ross
Damn! I thought that was going to be romantic as hell!
Emily
It was.
(They kiss.)
Commerical Break
Scene 7

The hallway, Joey and Chandler are coming back from the game.

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chandler
Chandler
Those were like the best seats ever.
joey
Joey
Oh yeah. Hey! Should we give these shirts to the girls? Y'know, kinda like a peace offering.
chandler
Chandler
Oh yeah, that's very nice. Plus, y'know they were free and they're too small.
(He knocks on the girls' door and walks in. Surprise! The girls, obviously using Star Trek technology, have completely moved everything in both apartments back to their original positions, all in the time it took for the guys to go to a basketball game. Wow! Anyhoo, Chandler is stunned, and Joey doesn't even realise it.)
chandler
Chandler
Oh. Oh, God! (He starts running around like a chicken with his head cut off.)
joey
Joey
Hey, want a beer? (Hands him a beer and sits down in one of the chairs.) (Jumping up.) WHOA!!!!
chandler
Chandler
I KNOW!!!
(They both sprint to what used to be their apartment.)
chandler
Chandler
Open up! Open up! Open up!
(A very angry Monica opens the door with the security chain still on.)
monica
Monica
We'll discuss it, in the morning! (Slams the door shut.)
chandler
Chandler
What the hell is going on?!
(It's Rachel's turn to open the door.)
rachel
Rachel
We took our apartment back!! (Slams the door shut.)
phoebe
Phoebe
(opening the door) I had nothing to do with it. (Closes the door.) (Opens the door.) Okay, it was my idea, but I don't feel good about it.
(She goes to close the door, but Chandler puts his foot it in.)
chandler
Chandler
We are switching back, right now!
monica
Monica
No, we're not! We're not leaving!
chandler
Chandler
Well, you're gonna have to leave sometime, because you both have jobs, and as soon as you do, we're switching it back! There's nothing you can do to stop us! Right, Joe?
joey
Joey
I don't know.
chandler
Chandler
What?
joey
Joey
I don't want to move again!
chandler
Chandler
I don't care, this is our apartment! And they stole-you stole it-our apartment, and we won that apartment fair and square, twice! And I am getting it back right now. I'm getting back right now!
(They open the door.)
rachel
Rachel
All right. We figured you might respond this way, so we have a backup offer.
chandler
Chandler
Oh no-no-no, no more offers. You can't offer anything to us!
rachel
Rachel
Let us keep the apartment and...
monica
Monica
As a thank you, Rachel and I will kiss for one minute.
[Time lapse. The guys are entering their apartment.]
chandler
Chandler
Totally worth it!
joey
Joey
That was one good minute!
chandler
Chandler
Good night.
joey
Joey
Good night.
(They both go back into their old rooms and shut the doors. Of course, Chandler has to close both sections of his door.)
[Cut to the girls apartment.]
monica
Monica
Men are such idiots.
rachel
Rachel
Yeah! Can you believe that something that stupid actually got us our apartment back?
phoebe
Phoebe
That's so funny to think if you'd just done that right after the last contest, no one would have had to move at all.
monica
Monica
Yeah, let-let-let's pretend that's not true.
rachel
Rachel
Yeah.
phoebe
Phoebe
Okay, scarf's done. (It's not really a scarf, it's just a bunch of yarn that Phoebe has tied together. Just then, Ross and Emily enter dragging with them Joey and Chandler.)
ross
Ross
Come on! Come on. Come on.
chandler
Chandler
Okay!
phoebe
Phoebe
Hey!
ross
Ross
Hey!
monica
Monica
What-what's going on?
joey
Joey
Ross has some big thing to tell everyone.
ross
Ross
Uhh, okay, it's uh, Emily and I, we decided to uh, to get married.
(The gang is stunned.)
phoebe
Phoebe
What? Oh, are you pregnant too?!
Emily
Umm, no.
monica
Monica
When, when did-how, how did you...
ross
Ross
We, we just decided to uh, to go for it.
Emily
I mean, we know it's a bit hasty but, uh, it just feels so right, so...
(Rachel slowly walks in from her bedroom. She is stunned speechless.)
ross
Ross
(turning around.) Umm, uh, I was just telling the guys...
rachel
Rachel
Yeah, I-I heard. (Pause, everyone looks at each other, waiting for Rachel's reaction.) I think it's great! (Hugs Ross.) Ohh, I'm so happy for you!
(Seeing Rachel's apparently okay with this, the rest of the gang jumps up to congratulate Ross and Emily on their pending nuptials.)
chandler
Chandler
Oh, well, that's great!
joey
Joey
Yeah! Yeah!
monica
Monica
(to Ross) I can't believe you're getting married!
ross
Ross
Yeah. (They hug again.)
joey
Joey
Monica and Rachel made out. (Giggles like a schoolboy and Monica glares at him.)
CLOSING CREDITS
Scene 8

Joey's bedroom, he is awoken by the singing guy.

10 lines
The Singing Man
(singing) Morning's here! The morning's here!
(Joey joins him.)
Both
Sunshine is here! The sky is clear, the morning's here!
The Singing Man
Hey! You're back!
joey
Joey
Hey! (Singing) Get into gear!
The Singing Man
(singing) Breakfast is near!
Both
The dark of night has disappeared!!
The Singing Man
I'll see you tomorrow morning!
joey
Joey
(happily) Okay!
END