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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: Ross is thoroughly humiliated by Rachel and Phoebe at self defense. Then by two random women in the credits.
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: Ross is thoroughly humiliated by Rachel and Phoebe at self defense. Then by two random women in the credits.
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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: Ross is thoroughly humiliated by Rachel and Phoebe at
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Joey when his "twin" Carl gets his TrademarkFavoriteFood wrong.
-->'''Carl:''' Can I have a slice of that cake?\\
'''Joey:''' ''PIZZA!'' We Like Pizza! GetOut
-->'''Carl:''' Can I have a slice of that cake?\\
'''Joey:''' ''PIZZA!'' We Like Pizza! GetOut
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* TakeThatUs: The episode opens with Ross remembering the time he got Marcel and asking "what the hell was I thinking?"
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* TakeThatUs: The episode opens with Ross remembering the time he got [[CoolPet Marcel]] and asking "what the hell was I thinking?"
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* TakeThatUs: The episode opens with Ross remembering the time he got [[CoolPet Marcel]] Marcel and asking "what the hell was I thinking?"
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "zanshin", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness." (He might have confused it with "ura nage", which is actually a judo term.)
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "zanshin", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness." (He might have confused it with "ura nage", which [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ura_nage is actually a judo term.term]].)
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* MangledCatchphase: To test out his "twin" Carl, Joey makes the guy get into Monica's apartment to get a soda from the fridge, all the while Monica and Chandler look at him flabbergasted.
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* MangledCatchphase: MangledCatchphrase: To test out his "twin" Carl, Joey makes the guy get into Monica's apartment to get a soda from the fridge, all the while Monica and Chandler look at him flabbergasted.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "zanshin", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness." (He might have confused it with "ura nage", which is actually a judo term.)
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "zanshin", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness." (He might have confused it with "ura nage", which is actually a judo term.)
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims MangledCatchphase: To test out his "twin" Carl, Joey makes the guy get into Monica's apartment to have "unagi", which, as Rachel get a soda from the fridge, all the while Monica and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "zanshin", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness." (He might have confused it with "ura nage", which is actually Chandler look at him flabbergasted.
--> '''Carl:''' Hi, Mon! Heeeey, Chan! Just getting ajudo term.)soda.\\
'''Monica:''' Who the hell are you?\\
'''Carl:''' I'm Joey! ''(beat)'' How are you doooooooiiiing?\\
'''Joey:''' ''(entering the room)'' NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! ''How YOU doin'?'' How you doin'? DAMMIT, Carl, go wait in the hall!
--> '''Carl:''' Hi, Mon! Heeeey, Chan! Just getting a
'''Monica:''' Who the hell are you?\\
'''Carl:''' I'm Joey! ''(beat)'' How are you doooooooiiiing?\\
'''Joey:''' ''(entering the room)'' NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! ''How YOU doin'?'' How you doin'? DAMMIT, Carl, go wait in the hall!
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* MistakenFromBehind: In TheTag, Ross think he sees Phoebe and Rachel from behind and tries to attack them one last time. Meanwhile, the ''real'' Phoebe and Rachel watch from the window of Central Perk as Ross attacks two total strangers... [[ChasedOffIntoTheSunset and then runs away from them as they strike back]].
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* CloseupOnHead: As Joey considers how to find a twin for the study, the camera pulls back to show him at an audition, where all the other actors are dressed like him.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "zanshin", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness."
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "zanshin", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness."" (He might have confused it with "ura nage", which is actually a judo term.)
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* AbuseMistake: After getting humiliated by the girls, Ross reaches out to their self-defense instructor for help, but phrases it out of context making him sound like a psycopath who enjoys assaulting women.
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* AbuseMistake: After getting humiliated by the girls, Ross reaches out to their self-defense instructor for help, but phrases it out of context making him sound like a psycopath psychopath who enjoys assaulting women.
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* GroinAttack: Discussed when Rachel and Phoebe come back from self defense class.
-->'''Rachel:''' Kicking a guy in the crotch all day really takes it out of you.\\
'''Joey:''' Takes it out of ''you''? Heh.
-->'''Rachel:''' Kicking a guy in the crotch all day really takes it out of you.\\
'''Joey:''' Takes it out of ''you''? Heh.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "uranagi", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness."
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "uranagi", "zanshin", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness."
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* AbuseMistake: After getting humiliated by the girls, Ross reaches out to their self-defense instructor for help, but phrases it in a way that makes him sound like a street mugger wanting to actually harm them.
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* AbuseMistake: After getting humiliated by the girls, Ross reaches out to their self-defense instructor for help, but phrases it in a way that makes out of context making him sound like a street mugger wanting to actually harm them.psycopath who enjoys assaulting women.
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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Chandler shows up at Ross's apartment the viewer can spot bulges in the curtains where Rachel and Phoebe are hiding. Their presence isn't revealed until several minutes later after Chandler leaves.
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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Chandler shows up at Ross's Ross' apartment the viewer can spot bulges in the curtains where Rachel and Phoebe are hiding. Their presence isn't revealed until several minutes later after Chandler leaves.
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* TakeThat: The episode opens with Ross remembering the time he got [[CoolPet Marcel]] and asking "what the hell was I thinking?"
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* TakeThat: TakeThatUs: The episode opens with Ross remembering the time he got [[CoolPet Marcel]] and asking "what the hell was I thinking?"
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* OnceASeason: Janice makes her traditional yearly appearance, albeit as a voice only and not in person.
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* TakeThat: The episode opens with Ross remembering the time he got [[TeamPet Marcel]] and asking "what the hell was I thinking?"
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* TakeThat: The episode opens with Ross remembering the time he got [[TeamPet [[CoolPet Marcel]] and asking "what the hell was I thinking?"
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* TakeThat: The episode opens with Ross remembering the time he got [[TeamPet Marcel]] and asking "what the hell was I thinking?"
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* BeatenByAGirl: Ross is thoroughly humiliated by Rachel and Phoebe at self defense.
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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: Ross is thoroughly humiliated by Rachel and Phoebe at self defense. Then by two random women in the credits.
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Rachel and Phoebe take a self-defence class for women together. Ross scoffs at them and claims to have years of karate experience. He insists he's a master the true essence of self-defence: "unagi", which Ross believes is "a state of total awareness".
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Rachel and Phoebe take a self-defence self-defense class for women together. Ross scoffs at them and claims to have years of karate experience. He insists he's a master the true essence of self-defence: self-defense: "unagi", which Ross believes is "a state of total awareness".
* AbuseMistake: After getting humiliated by the girls, Ross reaches out to their self-defense instructor for help, but phrases it in a way that makes him sound like a street mugger wanting to actually harm them.
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* CrappyHomemadeGift: Played with. Chandler and Monica decide to give each other homemade gifts for Valentine's Day, but they both forget. Chandler gives her a mixtape he found at the bottom of his drawer and claims he made it, while Monica's "gift" was much less impressive. She's so impressed by the mixtape that she showers him in gifts and food, which he's happy with, but then they decide to actually listen to it... and she discovers the tape was one Janice gave him, bringing the gift right back around to being crappy.
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* CrappyHomemadeGift: Played with. Chandler and Monica decide to give each other homemade gifts for Valentine's Day, but they both forget. Chandler gives her a mixtape he found at the bottom of his drawer and claims he made it, while Monica's "gift" was much less impressive.impressive (a sock puppet bunny she got from Phoebe). She's so impressed by the mixtape that she showers him in gifts and food, which he's happy with, but then they decide to actually listen to it... and she discovers the tape was one Janice gave him, bringing the gift right back around to being crappy.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Ross mentions that Apollo 8 orbited the moon twice. It actually made ten orbits.
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* CrappyHomemadeGift: ** The very end of the "Three Bears" sketch on Creator/MirandaCosgrove's in-universe ChristmasSpecial involves Little Bear giving her some homemade mittens. They're sloppily made and have a lot of hanging threads, but Miranda declares the present to be "just right".
** When the boys are talking to Music/SnoopDogg about presents, he shows them what he got for his grandmother. They expect it to be something glittery and expensive, but it turns out to be a homemade candle-holder, which he explains as being what Christmas is all about. In turn, the boys decide to make "something homemade" for Bitters, which is just a poorly-made gray clay thing that even they can't describe. He still welcomes it, though.
** When the boys are talking to Music/SnoopDogg about presents, he shows them what he got for his grandmother. They expect it to be something glittery and expensive, but it turns out to be a homemade candle-holder, which he explains as being what Christmas is all about. In turn, the boys decide to make "something homemade" for Bitters, which is just a poorly-made gray clay thing that even they can't describe. He still welcomes it, though.
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* CrappyHomemadeGift: ** The very end of the "Three Bears" sketch on Creator/MirandaCosgrove's in-universe ChristmasSpecial involves Little Bear giving her some homemade mittens. They're sloppily made Played with. Chandler and have a lot of hanging threads, but Miranda declares the present to be "just right".
** When the boys are talking to Music/SnoopDogg about presents, he shows them what he got for his grandmother. They expect it to be something glittery and expensive, but it turns out to be a homemade candle-holder, which he explains as being what Christmas is all about. In turn, the boysMonica decide to make "something homemade" give each other homemade gifts for Bitters, Valentine's Day, but they both forget. Chandler gives her a mixtape he found at the bottom of his drawer and claims he made it, while Monica's "gift" was much less impressive. She's so impressed by the mixtape that she showers him in gifts and food, which is just a poorly-made gray clay thing that even he's happy with, but then they can't describe. He still welcomes it, though.decide to actually listen to it... and she discovers the tape was one Janice gave him, bringing the gift right back around to being crappy.
** When the boys are talking to Music/SnoopDogg about presents, he shows them what he got for his grandmother. They expect it to be something glittery and expensive, but it turns out to be a homemade candle-holder, which he explains as being what Christmas is all about. In turn, the boys
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* CrappyHomemadeGift: ** The very end of the "Three Bears" sketch on Creator/MirandaCosgrove's in-universe ChristmasSpecial involves Little Bear giving her some homemade mittens. They're sloppily made and have a lot of hanging threads, but Miranda declares the present to be "just right".
** When the boys are talking to Music/SnoopDogg about presents, he shows them what he got for his grandmother. They expect it to be something glittery and expensive, but it turns out to be a homemade candle-holder, which he explains as being what Christmas is all about. In turn, the boys decide to make "something homemade" for Bitters, which is just a poorly-made gray clay thing that even they can't describe. He still welcomes it, though.
** When the boys are talking to Music/SnoopDogg about presents, he shows them what he got for his grandmother. They expect it to be something glittery and expensive, but it turns out to be a homemade candle-holder, which he explains as being what Christmas is all about. In turn, the boys decide to make "something homemade" for Bitters, which is just a poorly-made gray clay thing that even they can't describe. He still welcomes it, though.
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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Chandler shows up at Ross' apartment the viewer can spot bulges in the curtains where Rachel and Phoebe are hiding. Their presence isn't revealed until several minutes later after Chandler leaves.
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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Chandler shows up at Ross' Ross's apartment the viewer can spot bulges in the curtains where Rachel and Phoebe are hiding. Their presence isn't revealed until several minutes later after Chandler leaves.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Joey's entire plan hinges on no one noticing that someone who doesn't look identical to him could be his identical twin.
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* IronicEcho: "DANGER!"
* LampshadeHanging: Chandler and Monica point out the very obvious ways Joey's plan is doomed to fail.
* LampshadeHanging: Chandler and Monica point out the very obvious ways Joey's plan is doomed to fail.
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* NeverMyFault: Upon his very obviously flawed plan not working, Joey angrily shouts, "Dammit, Carl!"
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In the end credit sequence, Ross sees two women from behind, mistakes them for Rachel and Phoebe, and tries another attack. Upon realizing his mistake, he runs screaming from two now very angry women.
* ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine: Ross tries to prove his point to Rachel and Phoebe by jumping out from hiding and screaming, "DANGER!" They panic instead of fight, so he feels validated, but they return the favor in his apartment. When he tries to get back at them in their apartment, they can see where he's hiding, which results in BeatenByAGirl.
* ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine: Ross tries to prove his point to Rachel and Phoebe by jumping out from hiding and screaming, "DANGER!" They panic instead of fight, so he feels validated, but they return the favor in his apartment. When he tries to get back at them in their apartment, they can see where he's hiding, which results in BeatenByAGirl.
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* CurtainCamouflage: Rachel and Phoebe successfully hide from Ross behind a curtain and scare him by jumping out and yelling "Danger!" Later, Ross tries to get them back the same way, but they see his feet from under the curtain. Next shot is Ross being subdued by the two girls.
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* CurtainCamouflage: Rachel and Phoebe successfully hide from Ross behind a curtain and scare him by jumping out and yelling "Danger!" Later, Ross tries to get them back the same way, but they see the top of his feet head from under the curtain.behind a chair. Next shot is Ross being subdued by the two girls.
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* FiveSecondForeShadowing: When Chandler shows up at Ross' apartment the viewer can spot bulges in the curtains where Rachel and Phoebe are hiding. Their presence isn't revealed until several minutes later after Chandler leaves.
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* FiveSecondForeShadowing: FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Chandler shows up at Ross' apartment the viewer can spot bulges in the curtains where Rachel and Phoebe are hiding. Their presence isn't revealed until several minutes later after Chandler leaves.
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* IdenticalStranger: Parodied with Joey getting Carl to pose as his identical twin, even though the two clearly look nothing alike.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Both Chandler and Monica forget about their late Valentines gifts to each other being homemade until the last minute. When Monica is forced to confess she forgot, rather than admit he did the same and his mixtape was grabbed at the last minute, he decides to take advantage of her buttering him up as an apology. Karma strikes when they actually listen to the tape and Janice's voice pops up revealing it was actually a birthday present for him.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Both Chandler and Monica forget about their late Valentines gifts to each other being homemade until the last minute. When Monica is forced to confess she forgot, rather than admit he did the same and his mixtape was grabbed at the last minute, he decides to take advantage of her buttering him up as an apology. Karma strikes when they actually listen to the tape and Janice's voice pops up revealing it was actually a birthday present for him.
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* NotWhatItSoundsLike: Ross goes to the self defense class and asks the instructor for tips on how to counter Rachel and Phoebe's attacks.
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* NotWhatItSoundsLike: ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Ross after being surprised by Rachel and Phoebe.
* ThatCameOutWrong: Ross goes to the self defense class and asks the instructor for tips on how to counter Rachel and Phoebe's attacks.
* ThatCameOutWrong: Ross goes to the self defense class and asks the instructor for tips on how to counter Rachel and Phoebe's attacks.
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* ScreamsLikeAGirl: Ross after being surprised by Rachel and Phoebe.
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* BeatenByAGirl: Ross is thoroughly humiliated by Rachel and Phoebe at self defense.
* CurtainCamouflage: Rachel and Phoebe successfully hide from Ross behind a curtain and scare him by jumping out and yelling "Danger!" Later, Ross tries to get them back the same way, but they see his feet from under the curtain. Next shot is Ross being subdued by the two girls.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "uranagi", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness."
* CurtainCamouflage: Rachel and Phoebe successfully hide from Ross behind a curtain and scare him by jumping out and yelling "Danger!" Later, Ross tries to get them back the same way, but they see his feet from under the curtain. Next shot is Ross being subdued by the two girls.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Ross claims to have "unagi", which, as Rachel and Phoebe point out, actually means "freshwater eel". He actually means "uranagi", which does indeed mean "a state of total awareness."
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* NotWhatItSoundsLike: Ross goes to the self defense class and asks the instructor for tips on how to counter Rachel and Phoebe's attacks.
-->'''Ross:''' About that last move where the woman tripped you and then pinned you to the floor, what would you do next?\\
'''Instructor:''' Well, she would try to take her keys and then jam...\\
'''Ross:''' No, no, what would ''you'' do next?\\
'''Instructor:''' Who, me? The attacker?\\
'''Ross:''' Yes, that's right.\\
'''Instructor:''' Why?\\
'''Ross:''' I tried attacking two women. Did not work out.\\
'''Instructor:''' What?\\
'''Ross:''' It's okay. I mean, they're my friends. In fact I was married to one of them.\\
'''Instructor:''' Let me get this straight. You attacked your ex-wife?\\
'''Ross:''' Oh, no, no, no. I ''tried''.
* ScreamsLikeAGirl: Ross after being surprised by Rachel and Phoebe.
-->'''Ross:''' About that last move where the woman tripped you and then pinned you to the floor, what would you do next?\\
'''Instructor:''' Well, she would try to take her keys and then jam...\\
'''Ross:''' No, no, what would ''you'' do next?\\
'''Instructor:''' Who, me? The attacker?\\
'''Ross:''' Yes, that's right.\\
'''Instructor:''' Why?\\
'''Ross:''' I tried attacking two women. Did not work out.\\
'''Instructor:''' What?\\
'''Ross:''' It's okay. I mean, they're my friends. In fact I was married to one of them.\\
'''Instructor:''' Let me get this straight. You attacked your ex-wife?\\
'''Ross:''' Oh, no, no, no. I ''tried''.
* ScreamsLikeAGirl: Ross after being surprised by Rachel and Phoebe.
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Monica and Chandler forgot about their pact for this year's Valentine's Day to exchange only homemade gifts because these are supposedly more personal and more fun.
Joey is struggling money-wise by working as a waiter at Central Perk, so Ross suggests some alternative form of employment. Joey wants to participate in medical studies at the hospital. He finds one that pays a lot for identical twins, so he organizes an audition and hires Carl to pose as his twin. Carl is even dumber than Joey.
Rachel and Phoebe take a self-defence class for women together. Ross scoffs at them and claims to have years of karate experience. He insists he's a master the true essence of self-defence: "unagi", which Ross believes is "a state of total awareness".
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* MixtapeOfLove: Chandler desperately searches for a last minute homemade Valentine's Day gift for Monica and finds an old mixtape. Unfortunately, it's revealed to be a gift from his ex-girlfriend Janice, which is made clear when a lovey dovey message recorded in her screeching voice pops up in the middle of "My Funny Valentine".
* ValentinesDayEpisode: Monica and Chandler celebrate Valentine's Day two weeks later because Monica was working on Valentine's Day.
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Joey is struggling money-wise by working as a waiter at Central Perk, so Ross suggests some alternative form of employment. Joey wants to participate in medical studies at the hospital. He finds one that pays a lot for identical twins, so he organizes an audition and hires Carl to pose as his twin. Carl is even dumber than Joey.
Rachel and Phoebe take a self-defence class for women together. Ross scoffs at them and claims to have years of karate experience. He insists he's a master the true essence of self-defence: "unagi", which Ross believes is "a state of total awareness".
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* MixtapeOfLove: Chandler desperately searches for a last minute homemade Valentine's Day gift for Monica and finds an old mixtape. Unfortunately, it's revealed to be a gift from his ex-girlfriend Janice, which is made clear when a lovey dovey message recorded in her screeching voice pops up in the middle of "My Funny Valentine".
* ValentinesDayEpisode: Monica and Chandler celebrate Valentine's Day two weeks later because Monica was working on Valentine's Day.
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