Episode 3 - 11: The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's,
Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Joey, and Rachel are there, Joey is
demonstrating a card trick.]
Joey: Okay, pick a card, any card. (Monica picks one) All
right, now memorize it. Show to everybody. Got it?
Monica: Um-mm.
Joey: All right, give it back to me. (takes the card back,
but he looks at the card before he puts it back in the deck, he
holds the deck to his forehead, and thinks a little while) 5 of
hearts.
(Monica is sarcastically amazed.)
Ross: Real magic does exist.
Rachel: Wow.
Monica: Wow. Joey, (sarcastically) how do you do it?
Joey: I cant tell you that, no.
(We hear some knocking coming from the ceiling.)
Ross: Ah, somebodys at the door on the ceiling.
Rachel: Noo, thats our unbelievably loud upstairs
neighbor.
Monica: He took up the carpet, and now you can hear
everything.
Phoebe: Why dont you go up there and ask him to
step lightly, please?
Monica: I have like five times, but the guy is so
charming, that I go up there to yell and then I end up
apologizing to him.
Phoebe: Ooh, that is silly. (gets up) Ill go up
there, Ill tell him to keep it down.
Monica: All right, be my guest.
Rachel: Good luck.
(Phoebe exits)
Joey: All right, all right, all right, all right, all
right, you really wanna know how I did it, Ill show ya.
When you handed me back the card, what you didnt see was, I
looked at it so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye. (picks
up a card and quickly looks at it) I just did it. (does it again)
I just did it, again. Here, Ill slow it down so that you
guys can see it. (looks and the card in slow motion)
All: Oh, I got it.
(We hear Phoebe knock at the door upstairs, and the guy answer it.)
Phoebe: (muffled through the floor) Yeah, look I was with
my friend downstairs and we hear everything up here that you do,
and I am sick and tired... (I tired but the rest is
unintelligible).
Guy: (muffled) Whoa, you are very beautiful.
Phoebe: (muffled) Oh, thank you.
OPENING CREDITS
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, continued from earlier.]
Chandler: (entering) Hey, anybody got a length of rope
about six feet long with a little nouse at the end?
Monica: Honey, whats the matter?
Chandler: I just saw Janice.
All: Oh.
Chandler: Yeah, she was at Rockefeller Center skating with
her husband, she looked so happy. I almost feel bad for whipping
that kids pretzel at them.
Joey: Man, I remember the first time I saw that girl
Katherine, after we broke up. She was just walking with her
friend Donna, just laughing and talking. God, it killed me.
Chandler: Yes, but you ended up having sex with both of
them that afternoon.
Joey: Sorry, I just, any excuse to tell that story y'know....
Ross: Hey Chandler, theres a party tomorrow, youll
feel better then.
Chandler: Oh, y'know what, Im gonna be okay, you dont
have to throw a party for me.
Monica: Its Joeys birthday.
Chandler: Oh, well then, if anybody should have a party it
should be him.
(We hear Phoebes muffled voice through the ceiling.)
Monica: Sush!! I cannot believe she is still up there.
(We hear the guy telling a joke, and Phoebe laughing.)
Chandler: Okay, well he totally screwed up the punch line.
Y'know, its supposed to be arrghh-eh og-errigh.
[Scene: Fortunata Fashions, Rachels new job.]
Mr. Kaplan: (entering) Hows that coffee comin,
dear?
Rachel: (jumping up from reading her magazine) Yeah, right
away Mr. Kaplan.
Mr. Kaplan: Im not supposed to drink coffee, it
makes me gassy.
Rachel: I know!
Mr. Kaplan: Ill bet your thinking, Whats
an intelligent girl who wants to be in fashion, doing making
coffee? Eh?
Rachel: Op.
Mr. Kaplan: Eh.
Rachel: Oh, you got me.
Mr. Kaplan: Well, dont think I havent noticed
your potential. Well, Ive got a project for you thats
a lot more related to fashion. How does that sound?
Rachel: Oh, that sounds great.
Mr. Kaplan: Come on over here, sweetheart. (they walk over
to a storage closet)
Rachel: Oh thank you so much Mr. Kaplan, thank you so much.
Mr. Kaplan: (opening the closet door revealing that its
full of tangled up hangers.) I need these hangers separated ASAP.
(she is stunned) Youre welcome.
[Scene: The Moondance Diner, Rachel is talking to Monica about
her job.]
Rachel: Oh God, I hate my job, I hate it, I hate my job, I
hate it.
Monica: I know honey, Im sorry.
Rachel: Oh, I wanna quit, but then I think I should stick
it out, then I think why would such a person stay in such a
demeaning job, just because its remotely related to the
field theyre interested in.
Monica: (gives her a look) Gee, I dont know Rach.
Order up!! I got a Yentel soup, a James Beans, and a Howdy hold
the Dowdy!
Rachel: Oh honey, come on, Im sorry, I didnt....
I dont mind paying my dues, y'know, its just how much am I
gonna learn about fashion by walking Mira, the arthritic
seamstress, to the bathroom.
(A guy at the end of the table starts laughing.)
Rachel: (to him) Hi! Is my misery amusing to you?
Guy: Im sorry, I wa, I wa, I was just ah.... (starts
to laugh again)
Rachel: Its not funny, this is actually my job.
Guy: Oh believe me, I-I-Ive been there. I had to
sort mannequin heads at that Mannequins Plus.
Rachel: Oh well then, so Im just going to go back to
talking to my friend here. And you can go back to enjoying your
little hamburger.
Guy: Ah, just one other thing.
Rachel: Yes?!
Guy: I ah, I work at Bloomingdales and I
might know of a job possibility if your, if your interested?
Rachel: (looks at Monica) (to him) Do you want my pickle?
[Scene: Chandler and Joey's, its Joeys party.]
Gunther: (to Monica and Phoebe) Hey guys.
Monica: Hey Gunther. Hi. (to Phoebe) I mean youre
going out on a date with the noisy guy upstairs?
Phoebe: Well, hes very charming.
Monica: I know, hes too charming, but if you two
start going out, then its just gonna make it so much harder
for me to hate him.
Phoebe: Well, youre just gonna have to try.
Monica: Joey, where are the Jello shots?
Joey: I dont know, Chandler is supposed to be passin
em around...
(Camera cuts to show Chandler giving a Jello shot to the ceramic
dog and holding an empty tray of Jello shots.)
Joey: Chandler!
Chandler: Hello-dillillio!!
Ross: Oh, somebodys feeling better.
Monica: (to Chandler) Stick out your tongue.
Chandler: (to Monica) Take off your shirt!
(Chandler sticks out is tongue and its a horrible shade of
green.)
Monica: Oh my!!
Joey: Oh my God! How many of these things did you have?
These are pure vodka.
Chandler: Yeah, Jello just like Mom used to make.
Rachel: (entering, to Ross) The most unbelievable thing
happened to me today.
Ross: Hi!
Rachel: Hi! So Im out having lunch at Monicas
and this guy starts talking to me, and it turns out he works for
a buyer at Bloomingdales and there happens to be an
opening in his department. So I gave him my phone number and hes
gonna call me this weekend to see if he can get me an interview!
Ross: Wow!
Rachel: I know!
Ross: What, so this guy is helping you for no apparent
reason?
Rachel: Uh-huh!
Ross: And hes, hes a total stranger?
Rachel: Yeah! His name is um, Mark something.
Ross: Huh. Sounds like Mark Something wants to have some
sex.
Rachel: What!?
Ross: Well, Im just saying, I mean why else would he
just, y'know, swoop in out of nowhere for no reason.
Rachel: To be nice.
Ross: Hey, Joey. Are men ever nice to strange women for no
reason?
Joey: No, only for sex.
Ross: Thank you. (to Rachel) So did you ah, did you tell
Mark Something about me?
Rachel: I didnt have to, because I was wearing my
I heart Ross sandwich board and ringing my bell.
Ross: Uh-huh.
Joeys Sisters: (entering) Joey!!! Happy Birthday!! (all
7 of them look almost identical)
Joey: Hey!! Hey-hey-hey!
Chandler: (to Monica) Okay, how many of that girl are you
seeing?
Monica: How hammered are you? Huh? These, these are Joeys
sisters.
Chandler: Hi Joeys sisters!
Phoebe: (to one of his sisters, Cookie) Hey!
Cookie: Hey. What are we drinkin over here.
Phoebe: Well, I have ah, vodka and cranberry juice.
Cookie: No kiddin, thats the exact same drink
I made myself right after I shot my husband.
Phoebe: Wow. Okay, I dont know how to talk to you.
(cut to Chandler)
Sister 1: (to Chandler) What cha doing?
Chandler: Oh, Im taking my ex-girlfriend of my speed
dialer.
Joeys Sisters: Oh!!
Chandler: No-no-no-no, no, its a good thing. Why
must we dial so speedily anyway? Why must we rush through life?
Why cant we savor the precious moments? (to one of Joeys
sisters) Those are some huge breasts you have.
(Cut to Ross and Monica)
Ross: Hi.
Monica: Hi.
Ross: Yeah. So um, I-I heard about this ah, Mark guy that
ah, Rachel met today.
Monica: Isnt that great?
Ross: Oh yeah! So ah, kinda pretty, pretty good. He sounds
like a nice, good guy.
Monica: Oh, he is. And he is so dreamy. I mean, y'know
what, when he left I actually used the phrase, Hummina-hummina-hummina.
(walks away)
Ross: Thats excellent.
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, and Rachel are
eating breakfast.]
Ross: (to Rachel) So, hes just a nice guy. You
really think this Mark doesnt want anything in exchange for
helping him?
Rachel: Well, I assume Ill have to take showers with
him, but y'know, thats true of any job.
(Chandler enters hungover and groaning)
Monica: How ya feelin?
Chandler: Well, my apartment isnt there anymore,
because I drank it.
Phoebe: Whered you get too? We lost you after you
opened up all the presents.
Ross: Yeah.
Chandler: Yeah, I ended up in the storage room, and not
alone.
All: Woooo hoooo!!!
Chandler: Ow, no woo-hooing, no woo-hooing.
Phoebe: Why, what happened?
Chandler: Ah, I fooled around with Joeys sister. (Phoebe
gasps) Well, thats not the worst part.
Monica: What is the worse part?
Chandler: I cant remember which sister.
Ross: (to Rachel) You see what men do! Dont tell me
men are not nice! (points to Chandler) This is men!!
COMMERCIAL BREAK
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, continued from earlier.]
Monica: Are you insane? I mean Joey, is going to kill you,
hes actually going to kill you dead.
Chandler: Okay! You dont think I thought of that?
Phoebe: How can you not know which one?
Rachel: I mean thats unbelievable.
Monica: I mean, was it Gina?
Ross: Which one is Gina?
Rachel: Dark, big hair, with the airplane earrings.
Monica: No, no, no, thats Dina.
Chandler: (to Monica) You see you cant tell which
one is which either, dwha!!
Phoebe: We didnt fool around with any of them. Dwha!
Dwha!
Chandler: Veronica. Look, its got to be Veronica,
the girl in the red skirt. I definitely stuck my tongue down her
throat.
Monica: That was me.
Chandler: Look, when Ive been drinking, sometimes I
tend to get overly friendly, and Im sorry.
Monica: Thats okay.
Rachel: Thats all right.
Ross: Thats okay.
Joey: (angrily entering, to Chandler) Can I talk to you
for a second?!
Ross: Hey, Joey.
Rachel: Hey. (they all walk away from Chandler)
Joey: Come on!! (motions for Chandler to come with him)
Chandler: Why cant we talk in here? With, with,
witnesses.
Joey: I just got off the phone with my sister.
Ross: Ah, which, which one?
Joey: Mary-Angela.
Ross: Mary-Angela.
Joey: Yeah.
Monica: Y'know which one was she again?
Joey: Why dont you ask Chandler, cause hes
the one that fooled around with her. She told me you said you
could really fall for her. Now is that true? Or are you
just gettin over Janice by groping my sister.
Chandler: Its gotta be the first one.
Joey: Really? Thats great! You and my sister, sittin
in a tree.
Chandler: Yep, Im in a tree.
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Monica is writing letters as Rachel
enters.]
Rachel: Did he call? Did Mark call?
Monica: No honey, Im sorry, but the weekends
not over yet.
Rachel: Oh. (we hear laughing from the upstairs apartment)
Oh my God, is that Phoebe?
Monica: I guess theyre back from their date.
(He starts to play music.)
Rachel: Music. Very nice.
(We hear them start making out upstairs.)
Monica: Oh my God!
Rachel: So, how are you?
Monica: I am good. I finished my book.
(Things start to get really hot upstairs.)
Rachel: Oh yeah, whats it about?
Monica: I dont remember. Do you wanna take a walk?
Rachel: Yeah, I do. (they both run out)
[Scene: Chandler and Joey's, Ross is reading a letter that
Chandler wrote.]
Ross: Dear Mary-Angela. Hi. Hows it going. This is
the hardest letter Ive ever had to write. (to Chandler)
What the hells a matter with you? How do you think Joeys
going to react when he finds out that you blew off his sister
with a letter?
Chandler: Well, thats the part where you tell him
that I moved to France. When actually Ill be in Cuba.
Ross: All right, look, look, youve got to do this
yourself, okay in person. At least you know her name. You just go
to the house and you ask for Mary-Angela, okay, when which ever
one she is comes to the door, you take her for a walk, you let
her down easy.
Chandler: What if Mary-Angela comes to the door and I ask
for Mary-Angela?
Ross: Where in Cuba?
[Scene: Joeys sisters house, Chandler hits himself on
the head three times and knocks on the door three times. Joey
answers it.]
Chandler: (shocked) Joey, what-wh-wh-wha-wh-wha-wh-wha-wh-wha-what
are you doing here?
Joey: Waiting for my Grandma to finish my laundry. What
about you?
Chandler: Im here to see Mary-Angela.
Joey: You are so the man! (motions him to come in, and he
does) Now look, listen, listen, you got to be cool, cause
my Grandma doesnt know about you two yet, and you do not
want to tick her off. She was like the sixth person to spit on
Mussolini's hanging body. Yeah.
Chandler: Wheres Mary-Angela?
Joey: Shes right in there. (motions to the living
room)
(Chandler walks into the living room, and sees all of Joeys
sisters, all wearing red.)
Joeys Sisters: Hey, Chandler!
[Scene: Central Perk, Monica, Ross, and Rachel are there.]
Rachel: I cant believe Mark didnt call. Its
Sunday night, and he didnt call.
Ross: Bummer.
Rachel: (to Ross) Yeah, right. Look at you, youre
practically giddy.
Ross: No, Im genuinely sorry the Mark thing didnt
work out. Look, Rach, I want only good things for you.
Monica: Wait a minute, why dont you just call Mark.
(they both look up in shock) I mean, who says you have to sit
here and wait for him, youve got to make stuff happen.
Ross: But, you, you dont want to seem too pushy.
Monica: (to Ross) Honey, its not pushy, he gave her
his home number.
Ross: (to Rachel, as she gets his number) What, he gave
you his home number? As in like, to, to his home?
Rachel: Yeah, and you dont mind if I call, because
you only want good things for me.
Ross: Thats right good things, that-that is what I
said. (glances at Monica)
Rachel: (on phone) Hello, Mark? Hi, its Rachel Green.
(listens) Oh no, dont you apologize. (listens) Yeah, Ill
hold. (to Monica and Ross) He left my number at work, but he was
helping his niece with her report on the pioneers.
Ross: That is so made up!
Rachel: (on phone) Yeah, oh my God, tomorrow! That, no, its
perfect. Oh God, thank you soo much. Great! Bye! (hangs up phone)
I got the interview!
Monica: Yay!
Ross: There you go.
Rachel: He even offered to meet me for lunch tomorrow to
prep me for it.
Monica: Oh, that is amazing!
Ross: Yeah well, if I know Mark, and I think I do, Id
expect nothing less.
Rachel: I got to figure out what Im going to wear.
Ross: High collar and baggy pants say Im a pro.
Rachel: Yeah! Right! Okay, Ill see you guys later. (starts
to leave) Woo hoo!
Ross: You go get em. (to Monica) What did I do to
you? Did I hurt you in some way?
Monica: What?
Ross: Why dont you call him?! Well,
thank you very much! Y'know now he is going to prep her, y'know
prep her, as in what you do when you surgically remove the
boyfriend!
Monica: Are you crazy?!
Ross: Am I! Am I! Am I out of my mind! Am I losing my
senses!! This dreamy guy is taking my girlfriend out for a meal.
Monica: What?! Ross y'know this isnt even about you!
I mean this is about Rachel and something wonderful happening for
her. I mean you know even if youre right, what if he wants
to sleep with her, does it mean he gets too?
Ross: No.
Monica: I mean dont you trust her?
Ross: Well, yeah!
Monica: Then get over yourself! Grow up!
Ross: (shyly) You grow up.
[Scene: Joeys sisters house, theyre finishing
up dinner.]
Chandler: This teramisu is, is excellent. Did you make it
Mary-Angela?
Joeys Grandmother: No! I did!
Chandler: Well, its, its yummy. So Mary-Angela
do you like it?
Joeys Grandmother: Of course! Its her favorite.
Chandler: So um, Mary-Angela, whats your second
favorite?
Joeys Grandmother: More of Grandmas teramisu.
Chandler: Would you just please....give me the receipt
cause this is great. Its top notch.
Joeys Grandmother: That dies with me.
Chandler: So will I.
Joeys Sister: Excuse yourself, and go to the
bathroom.
Chandler: Oh no-no-no I was just squinting. That doesnt
mean anything.
Joeys Sister: (whispering in his ear) Just do it.
Chandler: Will you excuse me I have to um..... (walks to
the hall)
[cut to the hall, Joeys sister runs up and grabs Chandlers
butt.]
Chandler: (startled) Hey!
Joeys Sister: Finally, I thought wed never be
alone. Can I just tell you something, I have not stopped thinking
about you since the party. (kisses him)
Chandler: Look, I may have jumped the gun here. (she tries
to kiss him, but he ducks it and moves away) Um, I just got out
of a relationship and Im not really in a, in a commitment
kind of place.
Joeys Sister: So! Me neither! God, Mary-Angela was
right you do have the softest lips.
Chandler: Ahhhh, youre not Mary-Angela.
Joeys Sister: No, Im Mary-Theresa.
Chandler: This is so bad. If-if youre not Mary-Angela,
then-then who is?
Mary-Angela: (standing behind Chandler) I am!
Chandler: Oh, this is soo bad. (doesnt see Mary-Angela)
Mary-Angela: Joey!!!
Chandler: No Joey! No Joey! Dont Joey! Joey!
Joey: Whats goin on?
Chandler: (pats him on the shoulder) Youre it! Now
run and hide!
Mary-Theresa: Its no big deal. Chandler was just
kissin me because he thought I was Mary-Angela.
Joey: What?! How could you do that, how could you think
she was Mary-Angela?
Chandler: I wasnt sure which one Mary-Angela was. (all
of Joeys sisters gasp) Look, Im sorry okay, I was
really drunk, and you all look really similar.
Joeys Sister: I say, punch him Joey.
All: Yeah! Punch him!!
Chandler: Y'know what, we should all calm down because
your brothers not going to punch me. (to Joey) Are ya?
Joey: Well, that is usually what I would do. But I just
never thought youd be on the receiving end of it. How could
you do this?!
Chandler: Joey if you wanna punch me, go ahead, I deserve
it. But I just want you to know that I would never soberly hurt
you or your family, youre my best friend. I would never do
anything like this ever again.
Cookie: So what. I say, punch him.
All: Yeah! Punch him! Punch him!
Joey: No! No! No! No, Im not going to punch Chandler.
Cookie: Ill do it.
Joey: No you wont. Look he knows he did a terrible
thing and I believe him, hes sorry. But, (to Chandler) youve
got one more apology to make, all right, youve got to
apologize to Mary-Angela.
Chandler: Okay, absolutely!
Joey: All right.
Chandler: Youve got it. (he starts to look at his
sisters, but he still doesnt know which one is Mary-Angela.)
Joey: Cookie, now you can punch him!
Chandler: What?! (Cookie punches him)
[Scene: A lobby, Ross is waiting for Rachel, after her interview.]
Rachel: (getting of the elevator and noticing Ross) Hey!
Ross: Hi!
Rachel: What are you doing here?
Ross: Ah y'know, this building is on my paper route so I...
(gives her a flower)
Rachel: Oh.
Ross: Hi. (kisses her)
Rachel: Hi.
Ross: Howd did it go?
Rachel: Oh well, the woman I interviewed with was pretty
tough, but y'know thank God Mark coached me, because once I
started talking about the fall line, she got all happy and wouldnt
shut up.
Ross: Im so proud of you.
Rachel: Me too!
Ross: Listen, Im ah, Im sorry Ive been
so crazy and jealous and, its just that I like you a lot,
so...
Rachel: I know.
Ross: Yeah.
Rachel: Yeah.
Mark: Rachel?
Rachel: Yeah. (turns around) Hi Mark!
Mark: Hi. I just talked to Joanna, and she loves you. You
got it, you got the job.
Rachel: Oh, I did!
Mark: Yes.
Rachel: (to Ross) Oh my God!! (she turns around and hugs
Mark, not Ross)
Ross: Congradu!! (sees her hug Mark) -lations-lations.
CLOSING CREDITS
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, The entire gang is there.]
Monica: So ah, Phoebe, how was your date?
Phoebe: Oh well y'know. (laughs)
Monica: Yeah, I do know.
Phoebe: Ick, you were eavesdropping.
Rachel: Eavesdropping. Pheebs, the ceiling tiles were
falling down.
Phoebe: Oh, Im sorry. But I really like this guy.
And I think he really happens to like me.
(We hear the sound of a bed creaking through the ceiling, and him
moaning.)
Ross: Maybe hes just jumping on a pogo-stick and
really likes it?
(We hear a women start moaning.)
Ross: Maybe the pogo-stick likes it too?
Joey: All right, thats it! He cannot do this to
Phoebe. (gets up) This guy is going to get the butt kicking of a
lifetime! (stops and turns around and asks Rachel) But, is he a
big guy?
Ross: Ah, well all go. (motions to Chandler) Come on.
(the guys leave)
Phoebe: Thanks you guys! Thank you.
Chandler: Dont worry.
Phoebe: God, I hope they kick his ass!
Rachel: Honey, Im sorry.
Monica: Y'know if its any consolation, he really did
sound like he was having more fun with you. (Rachel nods in
agreement)
(We the guys knock on the door upstairs, and the guy answering it.)
Guy: (muffled) May I help you?
(We hear the guys start to attack him, but the guy manages to
calm them down and gets them to agree to what he did. Monica
throws up her hands in disgust.)