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Friends Explained. Season 3, Episode 9.
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The One with the Football.
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Thanksgiving touch football game resurrects twelve-year-old sibling rivalry between Monica and Ross over the Geller Cup—
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a troll doll nailed to a two-by-four that their dad threw in the lake after Monica broke Ross's nose scoring the disputed winning touchdown in Geller Bowl VI.
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Monica escalates casual game into gender war,
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then she and Ross refuse to release the ball even as everyone else goes inside to eat Thanksgiving dinner,
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still wrestling in the snow because "the other people just don't care enough." Meanwhile,
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Chandler and Joey compete for Dutch woman Margha—
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Chandler wins then immediately loses her by doing an obnoxious victory celebration.
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The group decides to play Thanksgiving touch football,
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but Monica and Ross immediately reveal they're BANNED from playing together—
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twelve years ago Monica broke Ross's nose in Geller Bowl VI scoring the winning touchdown.
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Wait, they're banned from FOOTBALL?
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Ross insists the touchdown didn't count due to the "spectacularly illegal and savage nose breaking," so technically HE won.
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Of course Ross clings to the technicality!
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His nose was broken so the points don't count!
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Their dad threw the trophy— the Geller Cup—
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into the lake to end the fighting,
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but Monica secretly swam in and retrieved it,
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kept it hidden waiting for this rematch.
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She SAVED the trash trophy?!
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What IS the Geller Cup?
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It's a troll doll nailed to a two-by-four—
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Chandler asks "Is everybody else seeing a troll doll nailed to a two by four?" and everyone confirms yes,
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but Monica and Ross treat it like the Super Bowl trophy.
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Years of grudge-holding over GARBAGE nailed to wood!
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And Chandler's depressed about Janice so Joey magnanimously offers to "let Chandler have" Margha,
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this Dutch woman watching their game.
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Joey thinks he's doing Chandler a FAVOR by giving him permission!
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Chandler takes offense and challenges Joey to actually compete for her.
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What about Rachel?
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Ross keeps telling Rachel to "go long"—
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just run far downfield—
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so she's literally running back and forth from the huddle without ever participating,
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finally asks if she should just stay out there.
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Monica starts tackling Chandler hard escalating to rough play,
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Ross accuses her of only winning because she picked first using "bunny" method—
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which Monica just yells enthusiastically with no explanation.
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What IS bunny?!
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Completely unexplained childhood ritual that somehow determines she's captain and picks first—
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presented as legitimate process everyone should understand.
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Of course it is!
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Then Joey tries explaining where Dutch people come from—
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says Pennsylvania Dutch proves his geography knowledge,
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then tells Margha the Netherlands is "this make-believe place where Peter Pan and Tinker Bell come from."
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He's explaining to an ACTUAL DUTCH PERSON that her country is fictional!
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Monica offers to trade Joey for Rachel to prove girls can beat boys—
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game becomes men versus women with the Geller Cup on the line.
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She escalated casual Thanksgiving game into full gender war just to prove she's better than Ross!
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Rachel BEGS Monica to let her do something useful,
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so Monica finally lets her throw the ball in the crucial play—
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Rachel immediately throws it directly into Monica's face.
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Her ONE chance to prove she's not lame results in immediate face-hitting disaster!
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What about Chandler and Joey?
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Ross makes Margha choose between them to settle it—
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she picks Chandler, and he does this elaborate celebration: "I win!
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You suck! I rule all!
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A mini-wave in celebration of me!"
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Oh no, the celebration is going to ruin it!
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Margha immediately changes her answer to "no one" and calls him a shallow dork—
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but Chandler still counts it as victory since she picked him first!
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The obnoxious gloating reversed his win!
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And Ross calls Monica "cheater, cheater, compulsive eater," she claims she's grown up,
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Ross skeptically says "okay"—
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and Monica immediately gives him a dead leg one second after declaring maturity.
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Does Rachel ever score?
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Rachel gets another chance and appears to score the game-winning touchdown—
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but she's short, and Phoebe notes nobody tagged her so the play is still ACTIVE.
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Wait, the game isn't over?!
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Everyone goes inside for Thanksgiving dinner as night falls,
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but Monica and Ross remain in the field wrestling over the ball as snow begins falling—
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discussing how they're always the ones left holding it because "the other people just don't care enough."
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They're freezing in the SNOW still fighting over a troll doll while everyone else is eating,
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and they see this as dedication not dysfunction!
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The game never ends because neither sibling will let go—
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some competitions last forever when both people refuse to care about anything else.
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And Rachel asks if they should join a football league—
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Phoebe asks "Isn't there a national football league?" Chandler confirms yes,
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they play Sundays and Monday nights.
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Oh no...
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Rachel says "Oh shoot!
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I work Monday nights"— thinks she could join the NFL if not for her Central Perk schedule.
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She thinks her WAITRESSING SHIFT is the only thing preventing her NFL career!
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Rachel Green: almost made the NFL!
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Monica and Ross's competitions never end when both refuse to let go—
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years later they're still fighting in the snow over garbage nailed to wood while everyone else has moved on to dinner.
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Chandler's victory celebrations reverse his wins:
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elaborate gloating turns "yes" into "no one," but he still counts it as success.
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Rachel's short touchdown: her best athletic contribution after spending the game just running back and forth.
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Friends Explained. Season 3, Episode 9.
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00:00:09,860 --> 00:00:11,180
The One with the Football.
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00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:19,460
Thanksgiving touch football game resurrects twelve-year-old sibling rivalry between Monica and Ross over the Geller Cup—
4
00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:30,920
a troll doll nailed to a two-by-four that their dad threw in the lake after Monica broke Ross's nose scoring the disputed winning touchdown in Geller Bowl VI.
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00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,700
Monica escalates casual game into gender war,
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00:00:34,220 --> 00:00:40,780
then she and Ross refuse to release the ball even as everyone else goes inside to eat Thanksgiving dinner,
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00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:48,340
still wrestling in the snow because "the other people just don't care enough." Meanwhile,
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00:00:48,980 --> 00:00:51,320
Chandler and Joey compete for Dutch woman Margha—
9
00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:57,440
Chandler wins then immediately loses her by doing an obnoxious victory celebration.
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00:00:57,940 --> 00:01:00,620
The group decides to play Thanksgiving touch football,
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but Monica and Ross immediately reveal they're BANNED from playing together—
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twelve years ago Monica broke Ross's nose in Geller Bowl VI scoring the winning touchdown.
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Wait, they're banned from FOOTBALL?
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Ross insists the touchdown didn't count due to the "spectacularly illegal and savage nose breaking," so technically HE won.
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Of course Ross clings to the technicality!
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His nose was broken so the points don't count!
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Their dad threw the trophy— the Geller Cup—
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into the lake to end the fighting,
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but Monica secretly swam in and retrieved it,
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00:01:37,020 --> 00:01:39,360
kept it hidden waiting for this rematch.
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She SAVED the trash trophy?!
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00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:44,740
What IS the Geller Cup?
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00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,360
It's a troll doll nailed to a two-by-four—
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Chandler asks "Is everybody else seeing a troll doll nailed to a two by four?" and everyone confirms yes,
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but Monica and Ross treat it like the Super Bowl trophy.
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Years of grudge-holding over GARBAGE nailed to wood!
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00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:07,780
And Chandler's depressed about Janice so Joey magnanimously offers to "let Chandler have" Margha,
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this Dutch woman watching their game.
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Joey thinks he's doing Chandler a FAVOR by giving him permission!
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Chandler takes offense and challenges Joey to actually compete for her.
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What about Rachel?
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Ross keeps telling Rachel to "go long"—
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just run far downfield—
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so she's literally running back and forth from the huddle without ever participating,
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finally asks if she should just stay out there.
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Monica starts tackling Chandler hard escalating to rough play,
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Ross accuses her of only winning because she picked first using "bunny" method—
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which Monica just yells enthusiastically with no explanation.
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What IS bunny?!
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Completely unexplained childhood ritual that somehow determines she's captain and picks first—
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00:02:50,860 --> 00:02:53,740
presented as legitimate process everyone should understand.
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00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:55,520
Of course it is!
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Then Joey tries explaining where Dutch people come from—
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says Pennsylvania Dutch proves his geography knowledge,
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00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:08,940
then tells Margha the Netherlands is "this make-believe place where Peter Pan and Tinker Bell come from."
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He's explaining to an ACTUAL DUTCH PERSON that her country is fictional!
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Monica offers to trade Joey for Rachel to prove girls can beat boys—
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game becomes men versus women with the Geller Cup on the line.
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00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:28,700
She escalated casual Thanksgiving game into full gender war just to prove she's better than Ross!
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00:03:29,580 --> 00:03:32,060
Rachel BEGS Monica to let her do something useful,
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so Monica finally lets her throw the ball in the crucial play—
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Rachel immediately throws it directly into Monica's face.
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Her ONE chance to prove she's not lame results in immediate face-hitting disaster!
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What about Chandler and Joey?
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Ross makes Margha choose between them to settle it—
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she picks Chandler, and he does this elaborate celebration: "I win!
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You suck! I rule all!
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A mini-wave in celebration of me!"
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Oh no, the celebration is going to ruin it!
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Margha immediately changes her answer to "no one" and calls him a shallow dork—
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but Chandler still counts it as victory since she picked him first!
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The obnoxious gloating reversed his win!
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And Ross calls Monica "cheater, cheater, compulsive eater," she claims she's grown up,
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Ross skeptically says "okay"—
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and Monica immediately gives him a dead leg one second after declaring maturity.
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Does Rachel ever score?
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Rachel gets another chance and appears to score the game-winning touchdown—
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00:04:31,620 --> 00:04:35,920
but she's short, and Phoebe notes nobody tagged her so the play is still ACTIVE.
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Wait, the game isn't over?!
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00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,780
Everyone goes inside for Thanksgiving dinner as night falls,
71
00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,460
but Monica and Ross remain in the field wrestling over the ball as snow begins falling—
72
00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:50,780
discussing how they're always the ones left holding it because "the other people just don't care enough."
73
00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:55,940
They're freezing in the SNOW still fighting over a troll doll while everyone else is eating,
74
00:04:55,940 --> 00:04:59,580
and they see this as dedication not dysfunction!
75
00:05:00,340 --> 00:05:02,780
The game never ends because neither sibling will let go—
76
00:05:03,460 --> 00:05:07,540
some competitions last forever when both people refuse to care about anything else.
77
00:05:08,280 --> 00:05:10,540
And Rachel asks if they should join a football league—
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00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:15,620
Phoebe asks "Isn't there a national football league?" Chandler confirms yes,
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they play Sundays and Monday nights.
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Oh no...
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Rachel says "Oh shoot!
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I work Monday nights"— thinks she could join the NFL if not for her Central Perk schedule.
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She thinks her WAITRESSING SHIFT is the only thing preventing her NFL career!
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Rachel Green: almost made the NFL!
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00:05:33,674 --> 00:05:38,560
Monica and Ross's competitions never end when both refuse to let go—
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00:05:39,420 --> 00:05:46,780
years later they're still fighting in the snow over garbage nailed to wood while everyone else has moved on to dinner.
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00:05:48,020 --> 00:05:50,720
Chandler's victory celebrations reverse his wins:
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elaborate gloating turns "yes" into "no one," but he still counts it as success.
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Rachel's short touchdown: her best athletic contribution after spending the game just running back and forth.
