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The One Where Everybody Finds Out

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"The One Where Everybody Finds Out" (also known as "The One Where Phoebe and Ross find out") is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of Friends, which aired on February 11, 1999. In it, Phoebe finds out about the Monica/Chandler affair, and tests Chandler via flirtation while Ugly Naked Guy's apartment goes up for rent and Ross wants it.

Plot[]

Chandler and Phoebe go on an awkward faux-date.

Chandler and Phoebe go on an awkward faux-date.

The friends learn that Ugly Naked Guy is moving out and Ross tries to get his apartment. While Rachel, Ross and Phoebe are having a look around the apartment, Phoebe looks through the window into Monica's Apartment, and sees Monica and Chandler having sex. Astonished, she starts screaming and Rachel reappears and reveals that she already knows about Monica and Chandler's relationship. She convinces Phoebe to calm down before Ross finds out, knowing that he would be furious and not accept it well, especially with his recent anger issues.

In Central Perk, Rachel and Phoebe tell Joey that Phoebe has found out about Monica and Chandler. Joey is relieved that enough people know that they can finally confront their friends about their relationship, but Phoebe and Rachel decide to mess with them instead, for fun.

Chandler then enters and Phoebe begins flirting with him. She pretends to make it clear that she is attracted to him, and deliberately points her butt in his direction as she leaves.

Later that day, Chandler tells Monica that he thinks Phoebe was hitting on him. Monica laughs and tells him that he is being ridiculous.

In the next scene, Rachel asks Monica if she would like to go and see a movie with her and Phoebe. Monica tells her that she had plans to "do laundry", but she is obviously lying; she just wants to have sex with Chandler in secret. In response, Rachel gives her a large bag of laundry to do, and Phoebe gives her a sack of quarters for the machines at the laundromat, so Monica and Chandler's plans are ruined. As Rachel and Phoebe leave, Phoebe tells Chandler that she will miss him in a seductive voice, and pinches his butt. Monica then realizes that Phoebe truly isn't attracted to Chandler, and that she has actually discovered that they are sleeping together. 

"Get off my sister!!"

"Get off my sister!!"

Meanwhile, Ross tries to bribe Ugly Naked Guy into giving him his apartment with a basket of mini-muffins, but many other people also want to move in, and give him more extravagant bribes, such as a mountain bike and a pinball machine.

Monica and Chandler decide to interrogate Joey, as he is the only one (that they are aware of) who knows about them. He confirms that both Rachel and Phoebe know. Monica craves revenge, and now wants to mess with Phoebe and Rachel. She persuades Chandler to reciprocate Phoebe's flirtation. Phoebe is bewildered, but soon realizes that Chandler and Monica know that she knows. When Chandler invites her over so that she can "feel his bicep and maybe more", she accepts. This is very distressing to Joey, who just wants to tell them the truth. 

Ross, determined to bond with Ugly Naked Guy in order to get the apartment, pays him a visit. He admires his boldness for never putting any clothes on, and ends up getting naked himself and sharing the mini-muffins with him.

Phoebe arrives at Joey and Chandler's for her faux-date with Chandler, unaware that Monica is hiding in the bathroom to advise Chandler on what to do. (Rachel is hiding outside to advise Phoebe on what to do). They start off the date by quickly draining their glasses of wine. Chandler then goes to put on some music, and Phoebe starts dancing sexily for him. She tells him that she wants to take off all her clothes and have him rub lotion on her. Chandler goes to the bathroom, supposedly to get the lotion, but actually to ask Monica what he should do. While he is in there, Phoebe consults Rachel. Joey complains that he wants to sit in his chair, but when Rachel assures him that it will all be over the sooner Phoebe breaks Chandler, he finally decides to play along. He swiftly rips open Phoebe's blouse to reveal her bra because he knows that Chandler is "afraid of bras".

Phoebe and Chandler end up kissing awkwardly, but Chandler then pushes her away and tells her that she wins, as he can't have sex with her. Phoebe triumphantly asks him why, and Chandler blurts out. "Because I'm in love with Monica!"

Phoebe is shocked, and Rachel and Joey rush in from the hallway. Monica emerges from the bathroom, and she and Chandler declare their love for each other in front of their friends. Joey and Rachel are clearly touched, and Phoebe admits that she had simply thought that they were sleeping together; not that they were in love. Joey is thrilled that everything is out in the open, but Chandler and Monica remind him that Ross still doesn't know, and they don't want anyone to tell him, much to Joey's frustration.

After his naked encounter, Ross ends up getting Ugly Naked Guy's apartment. He invites his boss to see the place, hoping to show him that he has changed his ways and is ready to return to work. However, just as Ross is about to be offered his job back, he spots Monica and Chandler having sex through the window, and furiously screams at them in front of his boss. 

Cast and Crew[]

Main Cast[]

Jennifer Aniston - Rachel Greene
Courteney Cox - Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow - Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc - Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry - Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer - Ross Geller

Supporting Cast[]

Michael Ensign - Dr. Ledbetter
James Michael Tyler - Gunther
David Sederholm - coffee shop customer (uncredited)

Crew[]

Directed By:
Michael Lembeck

Written By:
Alexa Junge

Quotes[]

[Peering out the window]
Phoebe: Oh, hey, you guys, look. Ugly Naked Guy is putting stuff in boxes.
Rachel: I'd say from the looks of it, our naked buddy is moving.
Ross: Ironically, most of the boxes seem to be labeled "clothes."
Rachel: Oh, I'm gonna miss that big, old, squishy butt.
Chandler: And we're done with the chicken fried rice.
Ross: Hey, hey. If he's moving, maybe I should try to get his place.
Everybody: Good idea! Yes!
Ross: It would be so cool to live across from you guys.
Joey: Hey, yeah! Then we could do that telephone thing. You know - you have a can, we have a can, and it's connected by a string.
Chandler: Or we can do the actual telephone thing.

[At the Ugly Naked Guy's apartment]
Rachel: Well, I never thought I'd say this, but I'm gonna go use Ugly Naked Guy's bathroom. [goes to the bathroom]
Phoebe: [looking out the window] Oh, look! There's Monica and Chandler! [Starts yelling] Hey! Hey, you guys! Hey! [Chandler and Monica start taking each other's clothes off] Oh! Oh! Ah-ah!
Rachel: What?!
Phoebe: [screaming] Ah! Chandler and Monica! Chandler and Monica!
Rachel: Oh my God!
Phoebe: CHANDLER AND MONICA!
Rachel: OH MY GOD!
Phoebe: OH, MY EYES! MY EYES!
Rachel: Phoebe! Phoebe! It's okay! It's okay!
Phoebe: NO! THEY'RE DOING IT!
Rachel: I KNOW! I KNOW! I KNOW!
Phoebe: YOU KNOW?!
Rachel: Yes, I know! And Joey knows! But Ross doesn't know, so you have to stop screaming!
Ross: [entering] What's going on?
Phoebe and Rachel: Oh!
Rachel: [trying to divert his attention from the window by jumping up and down] HI! Hi!
Ross: What?! What?!
Rachel: Nothing! Oh, God, we're just so excited that you want to get this apartment!
Ross: Actually, it looks really good.
[Ross turns towards the window and now Phoebe starts jumping to divert his attention]
Phoebe: [Screaming incoherently] Get in here! Motions to join her and Rachel
[Ross starts jumping and screaming incoherently and hops over and joins in on the group hug]

Joey: I can't take any more secrets. I've got your secrets, I've got their secrets; I got secrets of my own, you know.
Rachel: [rolling her eyes] You don't have any secrets.
Joey: Oh, yeah? Well, you don't know about Hugsy, my bedtime penguin pal. [blushes, embarrassed]

Monica: You are so cute. How did you get to be so cute?
Chandler: Well, my grandfather was Swedish and my grandmother was actually a tiny little bunny.

[Phoebe has been hitting on Chandler]
Phoebe: Bye, Chandler - I miss you already!
Chandler: [shocked after feeling Phoebe pinch his butt] OK, did you see that with the inappropriate and the pinching?
Monica: Actually, I did.
Chandler: OK, so now do you believe that she's attracted to me?
Monica: Oh! Oh, my God! Oh, my God - she knows about us!
Chandler: Are you serious?
Monica: Phoebe knows and she's just trying to freak us out. That's the only explanation for it.
Chandler: OK. But what about, you know, my pinchable butt and my bulging biceps... SHE KNOWS.

[about Ugly Naked Guy]
Ross: Hey, didn't he used to have a cat?
Phoebe: I wouldn't bring that up. It would probably just bum him out.
Joey: Yeah. Poor cat. Never saw that big butt coming.

Chandler: [Chandler calls Phoebe] Joey isn't gonna be here tonight, so why don't you come over and I'll let you, uh, feel my bicep... or maybe more.
Phoebe: I'll have to get back to you on that. Okay, bye. [hangs up] Oh my God! He wants me to come over and feel his bicep and more.
Rachel: Are you kidding?!
Phoebe: No!
Rachel: I cannot believe he would do that to Mon... [turns to Joey] Whoa! Joey, do they know that we know?
Joey: No.
Rachel: Joey!
Joey: They know you know.
Rachel: Ugh, I knew it! Oh, I cannot believe those two!
Phoebe: God, they thought they can mess with us! They're trying to mess with us?! They don't know that we know they know we know. Joey, you can't say anything.
Joey: Couldn't if I wanted to.

Rachel: The sooner Phoebe breaks Chandler, the sooner this is all over and out in the open.
Joey: Ooh!
Rachel Okay.
Joey: I like that. Oh! Okay, show him your bra. He's afraid of bras, can't work 'em.
[Joey unbuttons Phoebe's sweater with one finger]
Phoebe: Joey! Wow, you didn't rip off any buttons.
Joey: It's not my first time.

Phoebe: So, this is my bra.
Chandler: It's very, very nice. Well, come here. I'm very happy we're gonna be having all the sex.
Phoebe: You should be. I'm very bendy. I'm gonna kiss you now.
Chandler: Not if I kiss you first. [They awkwardly put their hands on each other] Well... I guess there's nothing left for us to do but... but kiss.
Phoebe: Here it comes. Our first kiss.
[They slowly reach each other and kiss, which Chandler breaks away from]
Chandler: Okay, okay, okay, you win! You win! I can't have sex with you!
Phoebe: And why not?
Chandler: Because I'm in love with Monica!
Phoebe: You're... you're what?
Chandler: [as Rachel, Monica and Joey enter] Love her! That's right, I love her! I... love her! [goes to Monica] I love you, Monica.
Monica: I love you, too, Chandler. [they kiss]
Phoebe: I just... I thought you guys were doing it. I didn't know you were in love.
Joey: Dude!
Chandler: And hats off to Phoebe, quite a competitor, and may I say... your breasts are still showing.

[last lines]
Dr. Ledbetter: I must say it's nice to see you back on your feet.
Ross: Well, I am that. And that whole rage thing is definitely behind me.
Dr. Ledbetter: I wonder if it's time for you to rejoin our team at the museum.
Ross: Oh, Donald, that... that would be great. I am totally ready to come back to work. I... [sees Monica and Chandler having sex through the window] What? No, wh... what are you doing? GET OFF MY SISTER!

Trivia[]

The first appearance of , Joey's bedtime penguin pal.

The first appearance of Hugsy, Joey's bedtime penguin pal.

General[]

  • As of this episode, all of the friends found out about Monica and Chandler's relationship.
  • Many fans of the series consider this to be the one of the best episodes of the show.
  • There are various extra scenes in the uncut DVD version of the episode:
    • When the gang are watching Ugly Naked Guy at the start of the episode, they all cringe when he gets tape stuck to himself and pulls it off.
    • An extra scene shows Ross eating mini-muffins with Ugly Naked Guy when the others see him from Monica and Rachel's apartment. The TV version does include Rachel gasping when she realizes it's Ross.
    • Joey suggests to Rachel and Phoebe to tell Monica and Chandler that they know about their relationship in the style of a barbershop quartet. Later Joey does the same thing to Monica and Chandler which was an ad-lib by Matt LeBlanc.
    • When Chandler goes to put on music for Phoebe, he accidentally puts on a recording of Joey making scary noises, which Joey apparently uses to scare the duck.
  • In "The One With The Evil Orthodontist" (S1E20), it was previously mentioned that Ugly Naked Guy got gravity boots.
  • When asked by Monica how he got to be so cute, Chandler claims that his grandmother was "a tiny little bunny". In the uncut version, Monica also calls Chandler "part bunny".
    • Monica refers to her calling him "bunny" in "The One With Unagi" (S6E17), when giving him her sock bunny, but Chandler does not remember it.
    • Chandler later dresses up as a bunny in "The One With The Halloween Party" (S8E6); Monica states she got him the bunny costume because his favorite book was "The Velveteen Rabbit."
  • First acknowledged appearance of Joey's stuffed toy penguin Hugsy, although he is visible in the background in "The One With The Inappropriate Sister" (S5E10). Note at this time he doesn't wear goggles.
  • The Magna Doodle depicts a guy skiing with a snowboarder next to him. This is to symbolize the theme of the episode, where Chandler and Phoebe are "racing down hill" pretending they are attracted to one another to see who will break first.
  • This episode marks the final appearance of Ugly Naked Guy. It's also Ugly Naked Guy's second appearance on camera. His first was in "The One With The Giant Poking Device" (S3E8).
  • Visible in the background when Phoebe is flirting with Chandler in the coffeehouse is David Sederham who played Coma Guy in "The One With Mrs. Bing".
  • When Ugly Naked Guy answers the door to Ross, he is holding the same huge cup design that Ross bought in the "The One With The Ultimate Fighting Champion" (S3E24). According to the commentary, this was inspired by a Friends crew member who used to come to work with one everyday.
  • According to the commentary for the episode, it took Matt LeBlanc twelve takes to open Lisa Kudrow's blouse correctly, and the producers had to resort to using a rigged blouse to do the scene correctly. This is why Joey's line "Not my first time" is so ironic.
  • This episode aired on Jennifer Aniston's 30th birthday.
  • Ugly Naked Guy is only seen from the back and his face is not shown.
  • This episode marks the only time in the series that any of the main cast share any dialogue with Ugly Naked Guy.
  • This episode was nominated for an Award for Episodic Comedy by the Writers Guild of America.
  • This episode received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Alexa Junge) and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Michael Lembeck)
  • As seen in previous episodes it is revealed that Ross is cheap. He sent a basket of mini muffins to Ugly Naked Guy and upon realization that other possible tenants have sent him stuff, Ross says "That's 12 bucks I'll never see again."
  • Rachel mentions that Phoebe made Chandler cry by only using her words. This is seen in "The One With Joey's Dirty Day" (S4E14) when Phoebe yells at Chandler after he refuses to come to the strip club with the girls. However in "The One Where Chandler Can't Cry" (S6E14), Chandler claims he is unable to cry.
  • As a result of Ross' outburst at the end of the episode when he screams in front of his boss, Ross loses his job permanently from the museum although this is not directly revealed until "The One Where Ross Got High".
  • It is explained in the commentary that Lisa Kudrow was unable to drink quickly so she had to pretend to gulp her wine when she was in Chandler's apartment.
  • This is the third episode to end with the title "The One Where ... Finds Out". The first was Season 1's "The One Where Rachel Finds Out" and the second was Season 2's "The One Where Ross Finds Out".
  • Lisa Kudrow stated that Phoebe screaming, "My eyes! My eyes!" (when she sees Monica and Chandler through Ugly Naked Guy's window) was borrowed from Matthew Perry, who used the line when Chandler walks in on Joey using the bathroom in "The One With The Butt". Kudrow asked Perry for permission to use the line as he would use it, and Perry gave his blessing.
  • This is the first time to feature the running gag of Phoebe flirting with Chandler to make him uncomfortable.
  • Ross moves into Ugly Naked Guy's apartment at the end of this episode and will live there for the rest of the series. Rachel will also live with Ross on two occasions (in season 6 and in seasons 8/9) before moving in permanently when they get back together in the series finale.
  • Whenever one of the characters is discussing about the knowledge of Monica and Chandler's relationship, the word "know" and its variants are spoken 37 times.

Goofs[]

  • After Chandler and Phoebe drink wine, the amount of wine in the glasses keeps changing. In particular, Chandler's goes from empty to some wine to empty several times.
  • Though Chandler exits the bathroom with the lotion bottle, it's never seen again once Phoebe approaches him showing her bra.
  • When Monica is hiding in the bathroom you can see that the toilet is located behind the door, on the right side of the bathroom. In "The One With The Kips" (S5E5), however, Joey falls asleep on the toilet which is located on the left side of the bathroom. The toilet in this and subsequent episodes remains behind the door.
  • When Rachel first asks Joey if "they know we know they know", she points to herself with her right hand. The camera switches to Joey then straight back to Rachel and she's using her left hand.
  • When Phoebe is about to jump and scream with Rachel, she is holding her bag in her hand but when she starts screaming, her bag is on her shoulder.
  • After Joey puts Hugsy behind the back of the chair Hugsy disappears, even though the back of the chair where Hugsy was placed is visible.
  • When Chandler comes out of the bathroom, you can see there's a mannequin standing beside the lamp.
  • Even though Phoebe says "Our first kiss" to Chandler, they already kissed in "The One With All The Kissing" (S5E2). It's their first kiss as pretending to be a 'couple."
  • When Joey admits to Monica and Chandler that Rachel also knows about them, Monica acts shocked, despite the fact Rachel told her she knew in "The One With Chandler's Work Laugh"- therefore Monica shouldn't be that surprised.
    • However, in that episode, Rachel didn't explicitly say she knew they were dating ("I know... about you and Chandler.") and Monica believes her fake story about cleaning his room as a job to get extra pocket money was believed by Rachel.
  • The door to Chandler's bedroom varies to how much it's open throughout the scene when Phoebe is pretending to seduce him.
  • There is no kitchen door in what's now Ross' apartment.
  • The apartment number is clearly shown as 201 but in the next episode its numbered 3B and in future episodes there is no number. Also the plant outside the apartment is never seen again.
  • Monica is touched when Chandler says he loves her but he already said it in "The One With All The Thanksgivings", although he denied it in that episode and as Monica had a turkey on her head, her hearing would be muffled.
  • Phoebe asks Rachel and Joey not to touch her cookie but then leaves the coffeehouse without it.
  • When Chandler runs into the bathroom to get the lotion, the sound of a door closing is heard, but the door has not completely closed.
  • When Phoebe, Rachel and Ross are first shown in Ugly Naked Guy's apartment, the view from the window is of a brick building and small windows without balconies. Assuming that Monica's building has the same layout throughout, as can be seen in a few shots of it from the outside during the entirety of the series, it is not clear how Phoebe could have seen Monica and Chandler or how the guys saw Ugly Naked Guy.
  • Chandler comes out of the bathroom with the lotion. When Phoebe enters and they decide to kiss, Chandler no longer has the lotion in his hands.
  • In the scene where Chandler and Monica confront Joey, Joey's arms change position from shot to shot. In at least two instances, for example, his arms change from spread out to down at his sides.
  • When Rachel and Phoebe are first discussing Monica and Chandler, Phoebe is holding her mug in her left hand but then the shot changes and she is holding it in her right hand.

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Preceded by
"The One With Joey's Bag" 		"The One Where Everybody Finds Out" Followed by
"The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey"
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