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* IAteWhat: During the slumber party, Monica confesses to Phoebe that that vegetarian pate they all had some time ago was actually goose. Vegetarian Phoebe is no pleased.


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* ShoutOut:
** When Rachel and her friends greet each other by shrieking and waving their arms, Monica snarks "I swear I've seen birds do this on ''[[Series/MutualOfOmahasWildKingdom Wild Kingdom]]''."
** Chandler looks at Ross's bandaged face and says, "I loved you on ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs''."
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Rachel is depressed because so much of her paycheck was withheld for taxes. The girls have a sleepover and get drunk. They order pizza and accidentally receive a pizza belonging to a G. Stephanopoulos. They learn that George Stephanopoulos himself lives across the street and they spy on him and his date.

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Rachel is depressed because so much of her paycheck was withheld for taxes. The girls have a sleepover and get drunk. They order pizza and accidentally receive a pizza belonging to a G. Stephanopoulos. They learn that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephanopoulos George Stephanopoulos Stephanopoulos]] himself lives across the street and they spy on him and his date.
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* ModestyTowel: The audience doesn't get to see it but apparently George spends the episode wearing one of these. The girls eventually start chanting for him to drop the towel, and let out an awe-struck "Wow" when he does.
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* BuxomBeautyStandard: During the cold open Phoebe's goals if she were ever omnipotent include world peace, protecting the rainforest "and bigger boobs".
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* AssholeVictim: The ER receptionist who gets hit in the face with a hockey puck.

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* {{Malaproper}}: Joey confuses "omnipotent" with "impotent".
-->'''Monica:''' Hey, Joey! What would you do if you were omnipotent?\\

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Joey confuses "omnipotent" with "impotent".
-->'''Monica:''' --->'''Monica:''' Hey, Joey! What would you do if you were omnipotent?\\


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** Rachel stumbles over how to pronounce George's last name.
--->'''Rachel:''' Pheebs, who's George Snuffleupagus?\\
'''Phoebe:''' That's [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird's friend]].
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* NotTheirBirthday: Chandler and Joey claim that they got Ross a hockey ticket as a birthday present. Ross points out that his birthday was seven months ago and surmises that they just had an extra ticket and needed an excuse to off-load it on someone.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Chandler and Joey try to cheer Ross up, saying tonight was fun at points. Ross is in no mood to hear it, until he accidentally sends the hockey puck flying right into the nurse's face. That he considers funny.


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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Monica and Phoebe's attempt to console Rachel hits a snag when she asks a simple question. She ends up depressing the hell out of them.
-->'''Rachel:''' But, Monica, what if it doesn't come together?


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* CopycatMockery: Monica and Phoebe make light of Rachel and her friends' GenkiGirl behavior.
-->'''Phoebe:''' Look, I have elbows.\\
''[Monica and Phoebe fake squeal]''
* DrowningMySorrows: The second she's told the punch has rum in it, a depressed Rachel grabs the pitcher and a straw.


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* FormerlyFat: Rachel notes Monica "was a ''big'' girl" back in high school.


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* {{Irony}}: Rachel laments how much better off her old friends are than she is, saying they're getting careers or families.
-->'''Rachel:''' I'm getting ''coffee''... and it's not even for me!


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* OhCrap: Chandler and Joey's reaction to Ross being so depressed because he only ever had sex with Carol. They acknowledge they should've found something other than a hockey game for Ross to do tonight.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Rachel was such a shopaholic that her not using her credit card for a few weeks is enough for the credit card company to call the apartment and ask if she's okay.
* PottyFailure: Rachel suffered this once in seventh grade, which she insists was because she was laughing so hard over something Monica had said.


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* SuddenlyShouting: As the girls observe the woman with George approaching the pizza box.
-->'''Phoebe:''' HEY, THAT'S NOT FOR YOU, BITCH! ''[gasps over what she just said]''


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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Monica and Phoebe try to reassure Rachel, saying she's embarking on a new path to be her own person and saying that's commendable.
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* WishingForMoreWishes: The episode starts with the gang discussing what they'd do if they were omnipotent for a day and Chandler says he'd make himself omnipotent forever. Rachel lampshades how there's always ''someone'' who tries this.

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* WishingForMoreWishes: The episode starts with the gang discussing what they'd do if they were omnipotent for a day and Chandler says he'd make himself omnipotent forever. Rachel lampshades how there's always ''someone'' who tries this.this.
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* RightThroughTheWall: Phoebe stays with Monica and Rachel because she's being kept awake by her grandmother loudly talking to her new boyfriend during sex.
-->'''Phoebe:''' My grandmother has this new boyfriend, and they're both kind of insecure in bed. Oh, and ''deaf''. So they're constantly, like, having to reassure each other that they're having a good time. You have no idea how loud they are!


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* SmokingHotSex: It's implied that George Stephanopoulos ordered the pizza to share with the woman in his apartment after they had sex.

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* EatingTheEyeCandy: After learning from the pizza guy that George Stephanopoulos lives across the street, the girls all camp out on the balcony to spy on him.
* GenkiGirl: Rachel and her three friends are constantly squealing and waving their arms, which Monica and Phoebe make fun of.



'''Joey:''' Hey, if Little Joey's dead, I got no reason to live.\\

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'''Joey:''' Hey, if [[ICallHimMisterHappy Little Joey's Joey's]] dead, I got no reason to live.\\
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* WishingForMoreWishes: The episode starts with the gang discussing what they'd do if they were omnipotent for a day and Chandler says he'd make himself omnipotent forever.

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* WishingForMoreWishes: The episode starts with the gang discussing what they'd do if they were omnipotent for a day and Chandler says he'd make himself omnipotent forever. Rachel lampshades how there's always ''someone'' who tries this.
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* AnAesop: Don't freak out if others are making more progress with their life than you are, it'll take time, but there's always something to be happy about while you are figuring it out.
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* SlumberParty: The girls decide to turn Phoebe staying over into a full sleepover complete with board games, trashy magazines and a lot of alcohol. Rachel, who's having a hard time adjusting to her new lfie, eagerly accepts the booze.

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* SlumberParty: The girls decide to turn Phoebe staying over into a full sleepover complete with board games, trashy magazines and a lot of alcohol. Rachel, who's having a hard time adjusting to her new lfie, life, eagerly accepts the booze.
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* SlumberParty: The girls decide to turn Phoebe staying over into a full sleepover complete with board games, trashy magazines and a lot of alcohol. Rachel, who's having a hard time adjusting to her new lfie, eagerly accepts the booze.
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* TruthTellingSession: The girls have one while watching for George Stephanopoulos.

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* TruthTellingSession: The girls have one while watching for George Stephanopoulos.Stephanopoulos.
* WishingForMoreWishes: The episode starts with the gang discussing what they'd do if they were omnipotent for a day and Chandler says he'd make himself omnipotent forever.

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—>'''Ross:''' You know what? I’d better pass on the game. I’m just gonna go home and think about my ex-wife and her lesbian lover.\\

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—>'''Ross:''' -->'''Ross:''' You know what? I’d better pass on the game. I’m just gonna go home and think about my ex-wife and her lesbian lover.\\



* TriageTyrant: The nurse who ends up with a face full of hockey puck.

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* TriageTyrant: The nurse who ends up with a face full of hockey puck.puck.
* TruthTellingSession: The girls have one while watching for George Stephanopoulos.

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* CheerUpEpisode: Joey and Chandler invite Ross to a hockey game to help him get over his marital problems.

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* CheerUpEpisode: Both plot lines.
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Joey and Chandler invite Ross to a hockey game to help him get over his marital problems.problems.
** Monica and Phoebe try to cheer up Rachel when she starts regretting starting a new life. Ironically, they end up bumming themselves out when they realize that neither of them have any plans for the future.
* ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere: Everything Ross sees on the way to the hockey game reminds him of Carol –– the shoes at a store window, a peach pit on the sidewalk...


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* GirlOnGirlIsHot:
—>'''Ross:''' You know what? I’d better pass on the game. I’m just gonna go home and think about my ex-wife and her lesbian lover.\\
'''Joey:''' The hell with hockey, let’s all do that!
* LaserGuidedKarma: The mean receptionist at the emergency room gets hers when Ross tries to wrest the hockey puck from a kid and it ends up flying into her face.


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* TheirFirstTime: Ross confesses that his first time with Carol was his first time ''ever'', meaning he’s only had sex with one woman.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Despite his name being in the episode's title, George Stephanopoulos himself is TheGhost, and never appears at any point in the episode. Had the episode been produced when the show was more established, odds are they'd have been able to get hold of the real Stephanopoulos for at least a brief cameo.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Despite his name being in what the episode's title, title might imply, George Stephanopoulos himself is TheGhost, and never appears at any point in the episode.point. Had the episode been produced when the show was more established, odds are they'd have been able to get hold of the real Stephanopoulos for at least a brief cameo.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Despite his name being in the episode's title, George Stephanopoulos himself is TheGhost, and never appears at any point in the episode. Had the episode been produced when the show was more established, odds are they'd have been able to get hold of the real Stephanopoulos for at least a brief cameo.
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* ArrowCam: Or rather, hockey puck cam.


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* CheerUpEpisode: Joey and Chandler invite Ross to a hockey game to help him get over his marital problems.
* {{Malaproper}}: Joey confuses "omnipotent" with "impotent".
-->'''Monica:''' Hey, Joey! What would you do if you were omnipotent?\\
'''Joey:''' Probably kill myself.\\
'''Monica:''' Excuse me?\\
'''Joey:''' Hey, if Little Joey's dead, I got no reason to live.\\
'''Ross:''' Uhm, Joey... ''omni''potent.\\
'''Joey:''' You are? I'm so sorry.
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* BrickJoke: Rachel accidentally drops a pillow off of Monica's balcony, which is swiftly forgotten. The very end of the episode has a man knock on her door and hand said pillow to a very confused Chandler.
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Chandler and Joey take Ross out to cheer him up. He is upset because it is the anniversary of his first time with Carol. They go to a hockey game, and Ross gets hit in the face with a hockey puck. They take him to the emergency room, where they have to wait for a long time and the nurse is rude to them. Ross is cheered up when, during a tug of war with a young boy, the hockey puck hits the nurse in the face.

Rachel is depressed because so much of her paycheck was withheld for taxes. The girls have a sleepover and get drunk. They order pizza and accidentally receive a pizza belonging to a G. Stephanopoulos. They learn that George Stephanopoulos himself lives across the street and they spy on him and his date.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: At the beginning of the episode, they're all discussing what they would do if they were omnipotent for a day. Phoebe goes on to use this trope:
-->'''Phoebe:''' Ok, ok. If I were omnipotent for a day, I would want, hum, world peace, no more hunger, good things for the rain forest. And bigger boobs!
* TriageTyrant: The nurse who ends up with a face full of hockey puck.

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