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Recap / Friends S 6 E 5 The One With Joeys Porsche

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Rachel and Ross try and annul their Accidental Marriage. Phoebe is worried about babysitting the triplets. Joey finds the keys to a Porsche goes to write a note for the owner, and enjoys the attention people give him for the car so much that he starts pretending its his.

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  • Armor-Piercing Question: After getting back from the hospital, Monica and Chandler find the apartment a complete mess, as an exhausted Phoebe beams over taking care of all three babies by herself. Monica is livid, but Chandler tries to get her to not deflate Phoebe's good mood.
    Monica: You're right, you're right. I shouldn't freak out. 'Cause this is what will happen when you and I have babies! When will that be?
    Chandler: [beat] Phoebe, would you take a look at this mess?!
  • Babysitting Episode: Phoebe asks Monica and Chandler to help her babysit the triplets for Frank and Alice.
  • Bad "Bad Acting": Phoebe when pretending to learn about Ross and Rachel still being married, even going as far as a Big "OMG!" to try to sell it.
  • Cool Car: The Porsche in the episode's title.
  • The Diaper Change: Phoebe, Monica and Chandler deal with changing the triplets by each taking a different task (removing the dirty diaper, wiping, putting on the new one).
  • Flexibility Equals Sex Ability: Monica references this when expressing her wonder at Phoebe's flexibility.
    Monica: I wonder what age it is that you stop being able to put both legs behind your head.
    Phoebe: Oh, I can still do that.
    Monica: How are you still single?
  • Internal Reveal: Monica, Chandler and Joey find out about Ross not getting the annulment. Rachel also now knows that Phoebe already knew.
  • Mock Millionaire: Joey pretends that he's a rich guy and the Porsche he's found the keys to is his.
  • Neat Freak: Monica has everything that's needed to clean a car, despite not owning one herself. She says it was just to clean a genuinely messy car parked outside, only to sheepishly add that she cleaned several other cars while she was at.
  • Oh, Crap!: Phoebe over having to care for the triplets all by herself.
  • Product Placement: Porsche gets name-dropped multiple times in Joey's storyline and the end credits include a line noting the company's involvement.
  • Revenge Before Reason: Rachel uses the annulment as a chance to humiliate Ross by lying on the forms, all that does is disqualify them for the annulment.
  • Throw the Dog a Bone: After signing the divorce papers, Rachel admits to Ross that she was the one who suggested they get married and that he wasn't entirely to blame for this situation.

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