Episode 3 - 24: The One With The Ultimate Fighting Champion
[Scene: Central Perk, the whole
gang minus Monica is there.]
Chandler: Do you think that theres a town in
Missouri or some place called Sample? And ah, as youre
driving into town theres-theres like a sign, and it
says Youre in Sample. (He says it like urine
sample.)
Monica: (entering) Hey.
All: Hey!
Rachel: Howd it go with Pete?!
Joey: Tell us!
Monica: Youre not gonna believe this. Okay, so I go
over...
[Two guys walk over and interrupt her. Theyre both names
youve already heard. Ones Billy Crystal. Yes, that
Billy Crystal from City Slickers. The other one is Robin
Williams. Yes, that Robin Williams from Mrs. Doubtfire.]
Billy Crystal: Im sorry. Ex-excuse us. Im
sorry, its a little crowded. Do you mind if we... (motions
to the couch)
Robin Williams: Yeah, could you scooch?
Billy: Yeah, move over just a little bit.
(Rachel, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey all scooch over to let them
sit down.)
Robin: Keep on scooching.
[cut to Monica telling the gang about what happened at Petes]
Monica: So guys, listen, I go over there, and umm...
(Robin interrupts her again by complaining loudly to Billy as the
camera cuts to them.)
Robin: Why? Why?! Whats wrong with me?!
Billy: Whats the matter?
Robin: I have a feelin... I, my wife is sleeping
with her gynaecologist.
(The gang is now eaves dropping in on the conversation, and is
shocked.)
Billy: How do you know?
Robin: Well y'know, hes got access.
Billy: Yeah.
Robin: Y'know its that feeling you get, y'know?
Billy: Like when you go bowling and you know youre
in somebody elses shoes?
Robin: Thats the one.
[cut back to the gang.]
Phoebe: All right, so, so you went to Petes...
Ross: What happened?
Monica: (Robin is speaking loudly again) I...
[cut to Billy and Robin]
Robin: Why is this happening to me?! I dont know,
maybe its my wound.
[cut to the gang]
Monica: Forget it. (they all turn and listen to Billy and
Robin)
Billy: So its-its not heeled yet?
Robin: No-no, its ooozing, oozing. (to Rachel) Could
you pass me the cream? Is there any--Oh, theres the cream.
Billy: Thomas, this is gonna be hard, but I wanted it to
come from me, and nobody else.
Robin: What is it, Tim?
Billy: Its me, Ive been sleeping with your
wife.
Joey: (to Billy) So youre the gynaecologist?
Billy: (to Joey) Hey, Im trying to have a private
conversation! Is that okay?!
Robin: (starting to cry) Ooh, (to Rachel) Can I have a
napkin, please? Could you please hand me a napkin? (Rachel tries
to grab one, but is to slow for his tastes.) Would you--Give me
this thing (grabs the napkin holder from her.) all right!! Enough!
(to Billy) And you are no longer my friend! We are finished! (gets
up to leave) Nada!! No more! You are a bastard for doing
this!! (Billy follows him) Get away from me!!
Billy: Thomas, come back here! (they both leave)
[cut to the gang, theyre all stunned]
Phoebe: So Monica, what were you gonna tell us?
Monica: (pause) I have no idea.
OPENING CREDITS
[Scene: Central Perk, continued from earlier.]
Rachel: So, come on, what was the big news Pete wanted to
tell you Mon?! Or should I say Mrs. Monica Becker?
Phoebe: No-no-no oh, keep your name, dont take his
name.
Monica: He didnt ask me to marry him.
All: Ohh.
Phoebe: Well then definately dont take his
name.
Monica: He wanted to tell me hes gonna compete is
some ultimate fighting competition thingy.
The Guys: Pete?!
Rachel: Why?! What is it?
Monica: I dont know exactly. Its-its
sorta like wrestling.
Phoebe: (intrigued) Oh?!
Monica: Yeah, but without the costumes.
Phoebe: (disappointed) Oh.
Joey: And its not fake, its totally brutal.
Chandler: Yeah, its two guys in a ring, and the
rules are: Theyre are no rules.
Monica: So you can like, bite, and pull peoples hair
and stuff?
Ross: Yeah, anything goes, except ah, eye gouging and fish
hooking.
Monica: Whats fish hooking?
Ross: Huh, whats fish hooking... (Joey sticks his
finger in Rosss mouth and pulls on his cheek, y'know like
when you hook a fish.) (to Joey, sarcastic) Thanks man, that
would have been really hard to describe. What is that taste?
Joey: What? My hands are totally clean, I just gave the
duck a bath.
[Scene: Chandlers office, he is just finishing a meeting
with his boss.]
Doug: So thanks for the warm welcome. Its good to
have you guys on my team, and I come to play. I hope you do too.
Now, lets go out there and get em! Huh? And remember,
there is no I in team.
Chandler: Yes, but theres two in martini, soo
everybody back to my office.
Doug: (to Chandler) You! Chuckles! Whats your name?
Chandler: Oh its Bing, sir. Im sorry , I was
just ah...
Doug: No-no, I heard what you said, funny. I like funny. (Chandler
starts to leave) This team is about hard work, but its also
about having fun. Good to have you aboard Bing! (smacks him on
the butt, and Chandler leaves shocked.)
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Ross is making reservations.]
Ross: (on phone) Thats right, Ryder. Wynona Ryder
for six. (listens) Thank you. (hangs up) (to the gang) Yeah, we
have the reservations.
Rachel: Yes!!
Chandler: All right buddy, way to go! (smacks him on the
butt)
Ross: (stunned) Dude, what are you doing?
Chandler: Thank you! Today, my boss keep slapping my butt
and he was acting like it was no big deal.
Phoebe: Yeesh, whatd you do about it?
Chandler: Well, I didnt do anything. I didnt
want to be the guy who has a problem with his boss slapping his
bottom.
Monica: I gotta tell ya, I think its okay to be that
guy.
Joey: Yeah, maybe its like y'know, that jock thing.
Y'know how football players pat each other after touchdowns. (pats
Ross on the butt)
(Ross throws his hands out in a What are you doing?
gesture)
Rachel: Y'know I dont, I dont understand guys,
I mean I-I would never congratulate Monica on a great stew by
y'know, grabbin her boob.
Chandler: Yeah, I know, for a really great stew you just
y'know, stick your head in between em.
Monica: Okay, can we please go eat?
Joey: Yeah. What are we getting?
Monica: (to Chandler) Anything but stew.
Ross: All right so, Chandler, from now on, dont give
your boss a chance to get you. Y'know just ah, dont turn
your back to him.
Joey: Yeah, or you can teach him a lesson. Y'know? What
you could do is you could rub something that really smells on
your butt, all right? Then, when he goes to smack ya, his hand
will smell. (thinking aloud) Now what could you rub on your butt
that would smell bad?
Chandler: (to Ross and Monica) What if Joey were
president?
(Monica, Ross, Chandler, and Joey exit.)
Phoebe: Umm, hey Rach, can I ask you something?
Rachel: Yeah.
Phoebe: Okay, you can totally say no, but umm, would it be
okay with you if I set Ross up on a date?
Rachel: Oh, ah with who?
Phoebe: Umm, my friend, Bonnie. She just always thought
Ross was really cute, and now that you two arent together,
she asked if I could set it up, but if youre not cool with
it...
Rachel: Oh-oh-oh, which one is Bonnie again?
Phoebe: You remember her from my birthday party two years
ago. Shes yeah, like, average height, medium build, bald...
Rachel: Oh! (laughs) Thats fine.
Phoebe: Great! Okay, good for you! (as they leave she
slaps Rachel on the butt)
[Scene: A Gym, Pete is training for the Ultimate Fighting
Championship, with his trainer, Hoshi.]
Hoshi: You are iron. You are steel! Let me ask you
something, how come when I call your computer support line, I
have to wait an hour and a half?
Pete: I told you, were adding new operators all the
time. Could we concentrate on my training?
Hoshi: Its just hard when I know I have e-mail I
cant get!
Monica: (entering) Hi!
Pete: Monica! (runs over and kisses her) Hi honey.
Hoshi: All right, on the table. (Pete gets on the table
for his rubdown)
Monica: Hey, umm, so listen umm, my friends were telling
me a little about this ah, ultimate fighting thing and it, well
it sounds really dangerous. I-I dont want you to get hurt,
cause I kinda like you.
Pete: Oh, believe me, I dont want to get hurt either.
Im being smart about this. See these guys? Theyre the
best trainers in the world, and Hoshi here used to be a paid
assassin. (Hoshi yells at him in Chinese) A house painter! He
used to be a house painter.
Monica: Promise me youll be careful.
Pete: I promise.
Monica: Hey, are we still on for tonight?
Pete: Yeah.
Monica: Okay, good, cause umm, well maybe we could
have a little workout of our own...
Hoshi: No! No boom-boom before big fight!
Monica: How bout just a boom?
[Scene: Central Perk, Phoebe is there with Bonnie, as Rachel
enters.]
Rachel: (to Phoebe) Well that was depressing, I think I
just bought a soft pretzel from one of the kids from Fame.
Ready to go to the movies?
Phoebe: Um-hmm. Oh wait! This is Bonnie. (who has hair by
the way)
Bonnie: Hi!
Rachel: This is Bonnie? (to Phoebe) This is Bonnie? (to
Bonnie) Youre Bonnie?
Bonnie: I can show you an ID if you want?
Rachel: Oh no, Im sorry, you look a lot different
from the last time I-I saw you.
Bonnie: Oh yeah, well I just started wearing bras again.
Rachel: Oh, that must be it.
Phoebe: (to Bonnie) Well I hope you have fun tonight.
Bonnie: Thanks! You too.
(Phoebe starts to leave, Rachel slowly follows, shocked about how
good Bonnie looks now.)
[cut to outside of Central Perk]
Rachel: (to Phoebe) You said she was bald.
Phoebe: Yeah, she was bald, shes not now.
Rachel: How could you not tell me that she has hair?
Phoebe: I dont know, I hardly ever say that about
people.
Rachel: (looks in the window) Ohh, well, this is just
perfect!
Phoebe: Well Im sorry, I thought you said it was
okay.
Rachel: Yeah, I said what was okay when I thought she was
some weird bald chick. I mean, y'know, that girl has hair got all
over head!
Phoebe: Well, maybe it wont work out. Maybe Ross wont
like her personality.
Rachel: Why, does she have a bad personality?
Phoebe: Oh no, Bonnies the best!
[Scene: Chandlers office, Chandler is bent over getting
some water as his boss approaches.]
Doug: Bing! (Chandler stands bolt upright and turns around
to face him.) Read your Computech proposal, a real homerun. (He
goes to slap his butt, but Chandler slides over making him miss.)
Ooh. Barely got ya that time, get over here. Come on. (Chandler
goes over) Wham! (slaps him on the butt) Good one. That was a
good one. (to a couple of Chandlers co-workers) Keep at it
team. (goes into his office)
Chandler: (to his co-workers) What is with him?
Phil: With him? Youre is favourite, youre his
guy!
Stevens: We never get smacked.
Chandler: Well, thats not true, he-he smacked you
once.
Phil: Not on purpose, he ricocheted of you and got me.
Stevens: Im telling you, I need some smacks. I got a
kid starting Dartmouth in the fall.
Doug: (coming out of his office) Dartmouth? Who went to
Dartmouth? Dartmouth sucks. Did you go to Dartmouth Bing?
Chandler: No sir.
Doug: There you go. (smacks him on the butt)
[Scene: The Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ross and Monica are
there watching Pete.]
Ross: (walking up with this huge tub-o-popcorn and
drink) Hey!
Monica: God Ross, what is that?
Ross: Yeah, its the Ultimate Fighting Combo. Yeah, I
saved thirty cents, plus I get to keep the cup. Yay!!
Announcer: From New York City, New York! Appearing in his
Ultimate Fighting Championship debut! Hes known for his
confrontational business style. Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing
Pete Beck-errrr!!
[Pete enters with his entourage all pumped up, and Ross and
Monica are the only ones who stand up and cheer.]
Monica: I love you, Pete!!!
Announcer: And his opponent, from Hunnington Beach,
California! Hes a 300 pound street fighter, Tank
Abbottttttt!!!!
(The crowd goes wild, and Ross is the only one boo-ing him.)
Monica: (going up to the ring) Pete! Pete!! That guys
pretty huge!
Pete: Dont worry, Hoshi taught me how to use an
opponents strength and weight against him.
Ross: Well, then that guy is in serious, serious trouble.
(Pete and Monica kiss, and Monica mouths I love you.
to him.)
Ross: All right! You go get him! Lets go!
Referee: Here we go gentlemen, here we go! (to Tank Abbott)
Are you ready? (He nods, and takes out his teeth) (to Pete) Are
you ready? (Pete nods, Yes.) Lets get it on!!
(They both rush each other. Tank picks Pete up and carries him
over and slams him into the fence surrounding the ring.)
Pete: Uh-oh.
(Tank carries Pete over to the other side of the ring, and we see
both Ross and Monica wince in pain.)
COMMERCIAL BREAK
[Scene: The Arena, after the fight. Monica is walking up to a
defeated Pete.]
Monica: Hey! (she sits down next to him) Its me. Mon-i-ca!
Can I just tell you how proud I am of you.
Pete: It would be nice after hearing 20,000 people chant
You suck!
Monica: I mean I-I thought you were nuts at first, but you-you
did it. And now you can just look back at this thing with no
regrets.
Pete: What, look back?
Monica: Well, youre not gonna get going are you?
Pete: Well let me ask you a question. Am I the Ultimate
Fighting Champion?
Monica: Well, no. But...
Pete: Well Im not gonna stop until Im the
Ultimate Fighting Champion.
Monica: That guy stood on your neck until you passed out!
Pete: Let me tell you a story. When I set out to create
Moss 865, do you think it just happened overnight? No. There was
Moss 1, that burnt down my Dads garage, there was Moss 2
that would only schedule appointments in January, and 862 others
that I learned from, just like I learned from this fight, never
to let a guy stand on my neck.
Monica: You didnt know that already?
Pete: Look, Im gonna get better. Okay? I promise you.
Monica: Okay, just get a lot better. (pause) Fast.
Pete: Oh, one other thing. Hoshi thinks that you being
ringside may have affected my concentration.
Monica: Yeah. That-that was the problem.
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's balcony, Ross and Phoebe are grilling
some burgers and hot dogs.]
Monica: (joining them) Hey.
Ross: Hey! How long until Petes fight?
Monica: Oh, about five minutes. Right now theyre
interviewing his opponent. Apparently he trains by going to Iran
and pulling the arms off thieves.
Ross: Hot dog?
Monica: Four, please. (Ross looks at her) Im really
nervous. (Ross gives her the four dogs) Thank you. (she grabs
four buns, and heads back inside)
Phoebe: So Ross, how umm, how did it go with Bonnie?
Ross: What? Oh! I gotta tell you, I-I wasnt
expecting to like her at all, I mean I actually wasnt
expecting to like anyone right now, but shes really
terrific.
Phoebe: Ohh, thats too bad!
Ross: No, I-Im saying I liked her.
Phoebe: Yeah, y'know what, there are other fish in the sea.
Ross: Pheebs, I think shes great. Okay? Were
going out again.
Phoebe: Okay, I hear you! Are you capable of talking about
any thing else?
Chandler: (joining them) Hey! Which ones my turkey
burger?
Ross: Ahh, the one next to my foot. Sorry.
Joey: (sticking his head out the window) Hey, the fights
starting!
Ross: Okay, well be right in. (to Chandler) So ah,
did your boss try to slap you again today?
Chandler: Nine times! Okay, I had to put on lotion! But,
its gonna be okay, because as of tomorrow Im
conducting an experiment, and if all goes as planned, my butt
will be smack free.
Joey: (sticking his head out the window) Fights over!
(Chandler, Ross, and Phoebe all stop dead in their tracks at the
news.)
[Scene: Chandlers office, Chandler is confronting his boss
about the butt smacking thing. His boss is writing on a white
board.]
Chandler: Excuse me, Doug? (no reaction) Hey there sports
fan!!
Doug: (turning around) Bing! You got those numbers for me?
Chandler: No, I ah, I didnt do them.
Doug: Oh, you forgot?
Chandler: No, no I just ah, didnt do them. Instead,
I ah, hung out with a couple of friends and had a couple of beers
so I certainly dont deserve any praise, verbal or otherwise.
Doug: Well, I got tanked myself last night. Pretty dicey
drive home, Tapanzi Bridge never looked smaller. (laughs) Thats
okay, youre still my number one guy! (slaps him on the butt)
Bing!
Chandler: Doug!!
Doug: Hmm.
Chandler: Im a little bit uncomfortable with the
that way you express yourself.
Doug: Oh, is it the swearing? I mean is it the constant
swearing? Because I gotta tell ya, if it is, you can just... kiss
my ass!
Chandler: No, no. It-its not about the swearing, its
more about ah, the way, that you ah, occasionally, concentrate,
your enthusiasm on my buttock.
Doug: Oh?
Chandler: Oh, and dont get me wrong, I appreciate
the sentiment. Its just that I, I have a rather, sensitive
posterior, and ah, besides, its making all the other guys
jealous.
Doug: Well, say no more. Y'know it takes guts to bring
this up. Bing! Youre okay.
Chandler: Okay. (he starts to leave)
Doug: Ha! (goes to smack him on the butt, but stops,
faking Chandler out) Ahhhhhhh!
Chandler: Ahhhhh! (walks out, imitating shooting himself
in the head)
[Scene: The street outside Central Perk, Rachel and Phoebe are
talking and walking.]
Phoebe: Okay. Would you rather live in the shirt pocket of
a sweaty giant, or inside his shower drain?
Rachel: (seeing Ross and Bonnie inside Central Perk) Oh my
God! Phoebe look, its Ross and that girl.
(We see Ross and Bonnie laughing and having a good time.)
Phoebe: No! No! Look at that! (drags her away from the
window) Its a line of ants! Theyre working as a team!
Rachel: Phoebe! (goes back to the window)
Phoebe: (looking in the window) Right, oh yeah. Wow, oh,
it looks like Ross is breaking up with her. Uff, I hope he lets
her down easy. Lets go.
Rachel: Come on Phoebe, look at that! They are not
breaking up, look at them. Okay thats, you know what that
is? That is a, that is a second date, thats what that is!
Look at that, she just put her hand on his thigh...
Phoebe: Oh no! That really is nothing, she is very
sexually aggressive.
Rachel: Ohh! (walking away from the window) Phoebe, this
is all your fault! Now he loves her, hes gonna marry her,
and this is all your fault.
Phoebe: You said it was okay!
Rachel: You said she was bald!!
Phoebe: What?! What-what-what-what-what?!!
Rachel: Phoebe, we cant, we just cant just let
it happen! Okay, we have to do something! We have to break them
up! Okay? Just go in there and like, shave her head! You owe me
one bald girl!!
Phoebe: Okay, first of all, breathe. Second of all, I dont
get it. Arent you the one that decided that you didnt
want to be with Ross?
Rachel: (quietly) Yes.
Phoebe: Well isnt he your friend? Dont you
want him to be happy?
Rachel: Yes.
Phoebe: So?
Rachel: I just y'know, I didnt expect him to be this
happy so soon. Ufff. Ooo-ooh! (sits down on the curb)
Phoebe: (sits down next to her and hugs her) Oh no.
Rachel: What?
Phoebe: Oh, we killed them all.
Rachel: Oh!
(They both jump up and wipe off their butts.)
[Scene: A locker room, Pete is in a full upper-body cast. Monica
enters, sees him, and gasps. Pete tries to turn around, and
winces in pain.]
Pete: Its okay, its not as bad as it looks, its
a precaution. Ah, Im not supposed to move my spine.
Monica: Please tell me youre stopping now.
Pete: Im fine! Id fight tonight, if theyd
let me. (stands up and starts swinging his arms) See this circle
Im marking off here? This is my zone of terror.
Monica: You are insane! You-you gotta give this up!
Pete: I cant until Im the ultimate fighter. I
will do it. Im telling you, the day will come when children
will argue over who will win a fight, me or Superman. Now, Im
not saying I could beat Superman, but y'know, kids are stupid.
Monica: Sit down. All right? Please, just listen to me.
You are terrible at this! Okay? You are the worst ultimate
fighter ever! Ever!!
Pete: Y'know I have a torn rotator cuff, a hairline
fracture in my right forearm, and a severely bruised Adams
Apple, but that really hurt.
Monica: Well then, y'know what? I care about you to much
to watch you hurt yourself like this. So if you have to do this,
then youre gonna have to do it without me.
Pete: Well if youre asking me to quit, then youre
asking me to be someone Im not. Ive got to do this.
Monica: Then Ive gotta go. Bye. (kisses him and
starts to walk out)
Pete: Mon-Monica?
Monica: Yes?
Pete: Could you leave a note? Cause Im on a
lot of pain killers now, and I dont know if Ill
remember this tomorrow. (She leaves.)
[Scene: Chandlers office, he is just finishing up a meeting
with his boss and the rest of his team.]
Doug: So, in conclusion, the lines all go up (points to
the chart), so Im happy. Great job team! Tomorrow at 8:30.
(They start to leave) Phil! Nice job. (smacks him on the butt)
Stevens! Way to go! (smacks him on the butt) Joel-burg, you
maniac! I love ya! (smacks him on the butt) (Chandler walks up)
Bing! Good job, couldnt have done it without ya. (he shakes
his hand)
Chandler: Thank you, sir.
Stevens: (coming back in) Oh, excuse me. I forgot my
briefcase y'know, by accident.
Doug: Of course, you did. Forgot something else too ya
bastard! (smacks him on the butt) (to Chandler) Well, what about
you? Youre not feeling left out or anything are ya?
Chandler: No. No, not at all, thats-thats
ridiculous.
Doug: Everybody else got one, and you want one too. Dont
you?
Chandler: Ye-ye-yeah, yes I do!
Doug: Now get on out of here, you! (smacks him on the butt)
CLOSING CREDITS
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, the gang is watching Pete fight on
TV. Monica is hiding in the kitchen, not watching.]
TV Announcer: Pete Becker is circling the ring now. It
looks like, hes just trying to feel him out. Oh, Bruiser is
just...
Chandler: Run! Run you crazy, rich freak!
Rachel: Oh, I cant watch this. (turns her eyes away)
Joey: Check it out, hes winning! (to Monica) Petes
winning!
Monica: Really?!
Joey: No-o-o!!
TV Announcer: Uh-oh, Bruiser has Becker on the canvas and
is going for his favourite area.
All: Oh! Oh! (they all recoil in horror)
Phoebe: Wait, if thats his favourite area, why is he
being so mean to it?
Ross: Well, this is ironic. Of your last two boyfriends,
Richard didnt want to have kids, and from the looks of it,
now Pete cant.
All: Ohh!! (they all start pointing at the screen)