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* DinosaursAreDragons: Phoebe persuades Monica to let Phoebe massage her by comparing it to not letting Ross teach them about "dragons".
-->'''Monica:''' ''Dinosaurs''.\\
'''Phoebe:''' Po-tay-to, po-tah-to.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After getting over the initial shock, Chandler starts laughing about his NeatFreak wife having a messy closet.


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* LampshadeHanging: Chandler's subplot focuses on finding out what's in a closet that's always been in view of the audience. He acknowledges he's never seen the inside of it before.
* MadeMyselfSad: Joey initially tries to put up a brave front about Rachel moving out by talking about the kind of things he can do now. He inevitably cracks when talking about being a lone wolf and how that means he's all alone.
* ManHug: How Chandler consoles a depressed Joey, after Rachel moves out.


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* RunningGag: Ross realizing he forgot about given plans with Mona.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: During the last massage attempt, Monica ''and'' Phoebe get a little too into it and realize it, as well. Phoebe opts to leave and says she'll be keeping her distance for a few weeks.
* ShoutOut: Upon seeing how messy the closet is, Chandler observes he married [[Series/SanfordAndSon Fred Sanford]] and hums a little bit of that theme song.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Phoebe reacts to finding Monica getting a massage from someone else like a jilted lover who just found their partner cheating on them.



* HappyEndingMassage: TheStinger has Phoebe attempt to reciprocate Monica's excitement by talking dirty to her while giving her a massage. Monica is shocked by it and then Phoebe stops and says they probably won't talk for weeks (out of discomfort).

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* HappyEndingMassage: TheStinger has Phoebe attempt to reciprocate Monica's excitement by talking dirty to her while giving her a massage. Monica is shocked by it and then Phoebe stops and awkwardly says they probably won't talk for weeks (out of discomfort).weeks.
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* HairpinLockpick: While trying to work out how to open the closet Joey asks Chandler for a bobby pin to try and use. After snarking that he's ''not'' a nine-year-old girl, Chandler heads to the bathroom to get one of Monica's hairpins instead.
-->'''Joey:''' Sure, "[[AirQuotes Monica]]".


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* SkeletonKeyCard: Joey suggests doing this to try and open the closet. Chandler ends up losing the card through the gap in the door instead.
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Joey's angst over his crush on Rachel worsens when Ross feels left out of important events in her pregnancy. Chandler investigates Monica's locked closet. Phoebe is offended that Monica sees a different masseuse; Monica tries to pacify her by letting her give her massages, but Monica's orgasmic noises make things uncomfortable.
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* CatapultNightmare: Joey wakes up from his nightmare involving Rachel and Ross by sitting up in his bed.
* FeelingTheBabyKick: Rachel comes into Joey's bedroom in the middle of the night to have him feel the baby's first kicks (she compares them to female soccer player Mia Hamm). It's a little awkward because Joey's not wearing anything below waist besides a sheet, but they make do and it's heartwarming all the same.
* HappyEndingMassage: TheStinger has Phoebe attempt to reciprocate Monica's excitement by talking dirty to her while giving her a massage. Monica is shocked by it and then Phoebe stops and says they probably won't talk for weeks (out of discomfort).
* TheImmodestOrgasm: Monica makes very loud sex noises when getting a massage, which makes Phoebe uncomfortable.
* NightmareSequence: Joey dreams that he's at Rachel's side when she gives birth, but the baby is Ross, who tells Joey, "I hope you're a better father than you were a friend!"
* TrashOfTheTitans: Chandler discovers that Monica is a hoarder who keeps a whole lot of disorganized junk inside the mystery closet.

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