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* {{Polyamory}}: Partway through their first date Aurora admits to Chandler that she's already married ''and'' has another boyfriend. Chandler enjoys being the third guy for a while but when she admits she's started seeing a ''fourth'' man he decides it's too much for him and breaks up with her.

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* {{Polyamory}}: Partway through their first date Aurora admits to Chandler that she's already married ''and'' has another boyfriend. Chandler enjoys is initially on board with the idea of just being together for the third guy for a while sex but when she admits quickly realises he wants more of a relationship. They break up after he learns she's started seeing a ''fourth'' man he decides it's too much for him and breaks up with her.fourth guy.
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* OpenRelationshipFailure: Chandler dates a polyamorist woman named Aurora, who already has a husband and a boyfriend. Chandler accepts being the third guy for a while but when she admits she's started seeing a fourth man he decides it's too much for him and breaks up with her.
-->'''Chandler:''' Oh, so what you're saying is you're not completely fulfilled by Rick, Ethan and myself?\\
'''Aurora:''' No, that's not exactly what I was..\\
'''Chandler:''' Well, y'know, most women would kill for three guys like us.
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* ExcitedShowTitle: ''Freud!: The Musical'', the play Joey is on in the ColdOpen. Phoebe specifically calls out this trope.
-->'''Phoebe:''' The exclamation point in the title scares me. Y'know, it's not just ''Freud'', it's '''''Freud!'''''
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* CreatorCameo: The director of the Al Pacino movie that Joey gets cast in is played by director Creator/JamesBurrows who directed several episodes of the show (but not this one).
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* UglyGuyHotWife: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Phoebe when the gang are trying to get Chandler to talk to Aurora.
-->'''Phoebe:''' But, you know, you always see these really beautiful women with these really ''nothing'' guys... you could be one of those guys.
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* FootsieUnderTheTable: Partway through their first date Aurora slips her foot so far up Chandler's leg "you can count the change in my pocket".
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* NeatFreak: Monica freaks out after Rachel attempts to clean the apartment because she did it wrong. She tries to prove she's not that bad by leaving her shoes in the living room overnight, but is so unsettled she can't sleep.
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* {{Polyamory}}: Partway through their first date Aurora admits to Chandler that she's already married ''and'' has another boyfriend. Chandler enjoys being the third guy for a while but when she admits she's started seeing a ''fourth'' man he decides it's too much for him and breaks up with her.
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!!The One With The Butt S1 E6



-->'''Phoebe:''' The exclamation point in the title scares me. Y'know, it's not just ''Freud'', it's '''''Freud!'''''

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-->'''Phoebe:''' The exclamation point in the title scares me. Y'know, it's not just ''Freud'', it's '''''Freud!''''''''''Freud!'''''
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* BodyDouble: InUniverse, Joey gets a job as Al Pacino's body double for a shower scene.



* DeletedRole: Estelle, Joey's new agent, was supposed to appear in this episode but her scene was cut. The character eventually made her debut in season 2 and her scene was restored for the DVD extended cut.

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* DeletedRole: Estelle, Joey's new agent, was supposed to appear in this episode but her scene was cut. The character eventually made her debut in season 2 and her scene was restored for the DVD extended cut.cut.
* ExcitedShowTitle: ''Freud!: The Musical'', the play Joey is on in the ColdOpen. Phoebe specifically calls out this trope.
-->'''Phoebe:''' The exclamation point in the title scares me. Y'know, it's not just ''Freud'', it's '''''Freud!'''''
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* DamnedByFaintPraise: Joey's performance as Sigmund Freud in "Freud! The Musical": (in response to Joey's mock-German accent) [[StopBeingStereotypical "All of your 'w's' were 'v's'."]]

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* DamnedByFaintPraise: Joey's performance as Sigmund Freud in "Freud! The Musical": (in response to Joey's mock-German accent) [[StopBeingStereotypical "All of your 'w's' were 'v's'."]]"]]
* DeletedRole: Estelle, Joey's new agent, was supposed to appear in this episode but her scene was cut. The character eventually made her debut in season 2 and her scene was restored for the DVD extended cut.
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* BrainBleach: Invoked InUniverse: Joey gets a gig as Creator/AlPacino's butt double. He goes into Monica's bathroom to put lotion on his rear end in preparation for the "part". Chandler comes in with the phone in his hand:
-->'''Chandler:''' Where's Joey? His mom's on the phone.\\
'''Monica:''' In the bathroom. I don't think you wanna go in there right now!\\
'''Chandler:''' Oh come on, we're roommates. ''(enters bathroom, runs out screaming)'' GAAAAAAH! MY EYES! ''MY EYES!''
* BrutalHonesty:
** Everyone says non-committal positive-ish things about Joey's terrible play, except Chandler, who says "Awful play man, woah!". He's too excited about the beautiful girl who just agreed to go out with him to care about lying.
** Even Phoebe couldn't hide it.
--->'''Joey:''' Wow, an agency left me its card! Maybe they wanna sign me!
--->'''Phoebe:''' Based on ''this'' play? ...Based on this ''play!''
* DamnedByFaintPraise: Joey's performance as Sigmund Freud in "Freud! The Musical": (in response to Joey's mock-German accent) [[StopBeingStereotypical "All of your 'w's' were 'v's'."]]
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Joey gets a job playing Al Pacino's butt in a movie. His friends make fun of him, but when it's time to act, he loses the job because he overthinks it.

Chandler begins a relationship with a woman who turns out to not only be married but also to have a boyfriend. Chandler at first enjoys the commitment-free relationship but breaks up with her once he decides he doesn't want to share her with the other men.

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