Friends (1994–2004): Season 4, Episode 10 - The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie - full transcript
In order for her kitchen staff to acknowledge her authority, Monica hires Joey so she can fire him in front of them. Chandler unsuccessfully tries to set Rachel up with a co-worker. Ross can't choose two between two girls.
Sorry I'm late.
Did I miss anything?
Joey stuffing fifteen Oreos
in his mouth.
Fifteen?
Your personal best!
Where were you?
On a date.
I met this girl on a train
going to a museum upstate.
- Which museum?
- How'd you meet her?
No. Answer his.
We were at the back of the train.
I sat near the door
so she'd have to pass by me...
...if she wanted to switch cars.
She was totally at my mercy.
Were you so late because
you were burying this woman?
I'm late because
she lives in Poughkeepsie.
She seems great,
but she's two and a half hours away.
How can she be great
if she's from Poughkeepsie?
That joke would have killed
in Albany.
Done! I did it.
Who's stupid now?
The One with the
Girl From Poughkeepsie
Look! They're lighting
the big Christmas tree tonight.
That paper is two weeks old.
Who keeps leaving old newspapers
in the trash?
I really wanted
to take Kathy to this.
At least you have somebody
to miss stuff with.
I hate being alone
this time of year.
Next it's Valentine's Day...
...then my birthday, then bang!
Then they're lighting
that damn tree again.
I want somebody!
You know, I want a man!
It doesn't even have to be
a big relationship. Just a fling!
I didn't think girls ever
just wanted a fling.
Let me tell you, it's been
a long time since I've been flung.
I know what I'm giving you
for Christmas.
There are nice guys in my office.
Want me to set you up?
I've been single a long time.
Why haven't you offered before?
I have a girlfriend.
I'm happy.
I no longer go out of my way
to stop others from being happy.
No accountants.
And no one from "legal".
I don't like boring jobs.
And Ross was what?
A lion tamer?
What's wrong, Mon?
Everybody at work still hates me.
I was making headway.
Everyone was smiling at me,
and then I get off work...
...and find out they wrote this
on my chef's hat.
Maybe they meant to write
"Quiet, Bitch."
What's the matter?
Fine! Just trying to be nice.
I haven't been picked on this much
since kindergarten.
And they brought in someone from
junior high to do the see-saw with me.
They're trying to make me quit.
If it were any other job, I would.
But I've waited for this
my whole life.
Wait, you're the boss.
Yell at them. Or fire them!
I would love to, but I can't.
I'm not good at confrontation.
You know what you can do?
I read about this director,
Orson Welles...
...who, at the beginning, would
hire somebody just to fire them.
Then they would all know who was boss.
I'm not doing anything.
Why not fire me?
It's a good idea.
Can you waiter?
Good enough to get fired.
All right. You're hired!
That's why I got fired last week!
Does Orson Welles direct commercials?
I say, Drew?
Are you seeing anybody right now?
I'm not asking for me.
I'm not gay.
I'm not asking you out.
I'm not gay.
I didn't think you were gay.
I do now.
My friend, Rachel,
wants to be set up.
I just got out of
a big relationship.
I'm not looking to get serious.
That's okay. A fling
might be all right with her.
Is this "Hot Rachel" that
you took to the Christmas Party?
By the way, that is her full name.
Wow! I'm free for her.
Wait, I didn't say I wasn't free.
Let's talk it over
at the Ranger game.
Hold on.
I just got a box of Cubans.
I'll bring them
by your office at five.
That's a little later
than I usually stay, but sure.
Before the game, we could enjoy
some eight-year-old Basil Haydens.
I don't know what that is,
but let's!
I'm writing a holiday song for everyone.
Do you want to hear it?
Happy Hanukkah, Monica
May your Christmas be snowy, Joey
Happy New Year, Chandler and Ross
Spin the dreidel, Rachel
Pheebs, that's great!
But you know,
Rachel doesn't rhyme with dreidel.
I know, but it's so hard.
Nothing rhymes with your stupid name!
What are you talking about?
Lots of things rhyme with Rachel:
Bagel, mail, jail, bail, cable.
Maypole.
All good. Thanks.
Do you, maybe, have a nickname
that's easier to rhyme?
Didn't your dad used to call you
"Pumpkin"?
But did he ever call you
"Budolph"?
Hello, children.
Have I got the 50 guys for you!
I showed them your picture.
Guys are throwing themselves at me
and giving me stuff.
- Knicks tonight?
- Where are the seats?
Wherever! I've got 20.
Will I like any of these guys?
You know, I'm going to...
...play the field a little bit more.
Guys are signing over
their 401 Ks to me.
You work with robots?
One guy, Patrick, you'll like him.
He's nice, funny and a swimmer.
I like swimmers' bodies.
His dad made the magnetic strip
on credit cards.
I like credit cards!
I'm not bad at this!
- What does he do?
- He works in fine foods.
- You have a fine foods division?
- It's a big company...
Now, wait a second.
You make food and robots?
No, the robots just work for them.
All right, I'm going to work.
Does anybody have
a problem with that?
Yeah, lady. I do!
I got a problem!
I'll give you a problem!
What will you do?
Fire me?
You bet your ass I'll fire you!
See you later.
I should go.
I've got a date.
With who?
You know the girl
who lives in Poughkeepsie?
Not her.
This is someone else.
I can't decide between the two.
The one from Poughkeepsie, though
two hours away, is pretty...
...really smart and a lot of fun.
But this other girl,
she lives right uptown.
She's just as pretty.
I guess she's smart.
She's not fun.
If she's no fun,
why date her at all?
I want to give her a chance.
She lives so close.
And, at the end of the date,
she said something that...
...if she was kidding,
was very funny.
If she wasn't kidding, she's not fun.
She's stupid and racist.
How was your first day
at the restaurant?
Damn!
What happened to your fancy jacket?
They baked it.
I can't take this anymore.
- I'm going to fire you tonight.
- You got it.
What are you doing?
You're still on fire there.
I think you got it!
Chandler, you have
the best taste in men.
Like father, like son.
Patrick and I had such
a great time last night!
This could, maybe, get serious.
I thought you weren't looking
for serious. Just a fling?
Well, you know, possibly.
You didn't tell him that,
though, right?
You told this guy that
I was looking for a fling?
- You don't tell him that!
- Why not?
I'd be thrilled if some hot girl...
I see.
You telling him I want a fling
and me putting out...
...he's so going to get
the wrong idea!
Joey, could you pass the cheese?
I'd prefer you didn't call me Joey.
I thought it might be fun
to try out a cool nickname.
Hey, Dragon!
Here's your tips
from Monday and Tuesday.
There's $300 in this one.
People get generous
around the holidays.
And it never hurts
to wear tight trousers.
Could the waiters listen
to the specials?
There's Chilean sea bass
with a mango relish...
Why is nobody writing these?
We can remember them.
Because you'll make up fake specials
and make me cook them?
Sure, that too.
Forget the specials for a minute.
Here's the thing...
For the last two weeks I have...
...tried hard to create
a positive atmosphere.
Can't hear you!
Positive atmosphere.
But I've had it up to here.
From now on,
it is going to be my way...
...or the highway. All right?
Does anybody have
a problem with that?
Hey, new guy.
I said, does anybody
have a problem with that?
No, ma'am.
He has a name. It's Dragon.
You want to know your name?
Check your hat.
We did the hat, right?
- What the hell just happened?
- I am so sorry.
I was going to do it.
But I was standing there
with $327 in one hand...
...and $238 in the other.
And I was thinking...
...it's been a long time since I had...
...$327 plus $238!
We had a deal! It's why you're here.
I've got to fire you!
And I got to pay rent!
How about you don't fire me.
Instead, I stay.
I gain their trust.
They'll listen to the nice things
I say about you.
What nice things?
Nothing yet. They hate you,
and I want to fit in.
Happy Hannukah, Chandler and Monica
Merry, merry...
You know what, Pheebs?
I'm not Jewish so...
Ross doesn't decorate his tree
with floss...
...but he's not complaining.
Bad dream?
I wasn't sleeping.
What was Phoebe's song about?
It's the one with the cat.
I got to go.
I've got another date.
Did you pick one yet?
It turns out the one
from uptown was making a joke.
It was a different joke.
It wasn't that funny.
So I'm still torn.
You don't like the one from uptown.
And you're exhausted
from dating Poughkeepsie.
Just end them both!
Go to Poughkeepsie
and break up with her.
Then break up with uptown.
By the time you get home,
you're done!
You're right. Thank you.
I had a similar problem
when I lived in Prague.
- Prague?
- So much you don't know.
Patrick just ended things with me.
Did you or didn't you tell him
I wanted a serious relationship?
I did! I absolutely did!
You idiot!
I'm sure you're right.
But why?
You don't tell a guy that
you want a serious relationship.
Now you scared him away!
I am sorry.
I am so sorry.
You should never be allowed
to talk to people!
I know, I know!
Now I'm right back where I started.
This sucks!
Being alone sucks!
You'll meet somebody.
You're a great catch!
When I told those guys about you,
I didn't have to lie once.
Really?
You graduated magna cum laude, right?
It doesn't matter.
I got tickets to the Ranger game.
You want to come with me?
Cute guys in little shorts?
Sure.
Actually, it's a hockey team.
Angry Canadians with no teeth.
That sounds fun too.
Thank you.
Have you ever been with a woman?
What is the matter with you?
There is no good time
to ask that question.
The station is Poughkeepsie.
Poughkeepsie!
Ross?
Wake up!
I need more swordfish.
- Can you get me more swordfish?
- I don't speak English.
You just did.
I don't know what to tell you.
Fine.
Very funny.
Let me out, please.
Come on, I'm cold!
And covered in marinara sauce!
Let me out!
You found that handle, did you?
- It's not funny.
- Well, that's not true.
I'm a good person.
And I'm a good chef.
And I don't deserve to have
marinara sauce all over me!
If you want me
to quit this bad then...
Chef Geller?
You know that speech you made?
I got a problem with it!
- You do?
- You bet I do!
I just wasn't listening then,
that's all.
If you want a problem,
I'll give you a problem!
What are you going to do?
Fire me?
You bet I'll fire you!
Get out of my kitchen!
Get out!
All right.
Anybody else got a problem?
How about you, chuckles?
You think this is funny now?
What if I dance covered in sauce?
You think it's funny?
No, it's really good.
Take those salads to table four.
And you, get the swordfish!
And you!
Get a haircut!
Last stop, Montreal.
The stop is Montreal!
What?
I bet myself
that you had beautiful eyes.
Now that I see them, I win!
We're at my stop.
Would you like to have coffee?
Are we really in Montreal?
Yes, we are.
So coffee?
Coffee sounds great.
Wait.
So you live in Montreal?
No, but it's only a two-hour
ferry ride to Nova Scotia.
I should have thought
about my wife and kids...
...before I talked back
to Chef Geller.
It will be a lean Christmas
at the Dragon house this year.
Enough!
Lean, lean, lean!
Went to the store
Sat on Santa's lap
Asked him to bring my friends
All kinds of crap
Said all you need is
To write them a song
Now you haven't heard it yet
So don't try to sing along
No, don't sing along
Monica, Monica
Have a happy Hannukah
Saw Santa Claus
He said hello to Ross
And please tell Joey
Christmas will be snowy
And Rachel and Chandler
Happy holidays, everybody!
Did I miss anything?
Joey stuffing fifteen Oreos
in his mouth.
Fifteen?
Your personal best!
Where were you?
On a date.
I met this girl on a train
going to a museum upstate.
- Which museum?
- How'd you meet her?
No. Answer his.
We were at the back of the train.
I sat near the door
so she'd have to pass by me...
...if she wanted to switch cars.
She was totally at my mercy.
Were you so late because
you were burying this woman?
I'm late because
she lives in Poughkeepsie.
She seems great,
but she's two and a half hours away.
How can she be great
if she's from Poughkeepsie?
That joke would have killed
in Albany.
Done! I did it.
Who's stupid now?
The One with the
Girl From Poughkeepsie
Look! They're lighting
the big Christmas tree tonight.
That paper is two weeks old.
Who keeps leaving old newspapers
in the trash?
I really wanted
to take Kathy to this.
At least you have somebody
to miss stuff with.
I hate being alone
this time of year.
Next it's Valentine's Day...
...then my birthday, then bang!
Then they're lighting
that damn tree again.
I want somebody!
You know, I want a man!
It doesn't even have to be
a big relationship. Just a fling!
I didn't think girls ever
just wanted a fling.
Let me tell you, it's been
a long time since I've been flung.
I know what I'm giving you
for Christmas.
There are nice guys in my office.
Want me to set you up?
I've been single a long time.
Why haven't you offered before?
I have a girlfriend.
I'm happy.
I no longer go out of my way
to stop others from being happy.
No accountants.
And no one from "legal".
I don't like boring jobs.
And Ross was what?
A lion tamer?
What's wrong, Mon?
Everybody at work still hates me.
I was making headway.
Everyone was smiling at me,
and then I get off work...
...and find out they wrote this
on my chef's hat.
Maybe they meant to write
"Quiet, Bitch."
What's the matter?
Fine! Just trying to be nice.
I haven't been picked on this much
since kindergarten.
And they brought in someone from
junior high to do the see-saw with me.
They're trying to make me quit.
If it were any other job, I would.
But I've waited for this
my whole life.
Wait, you're the boss.
Yell at them. Or fire them!
I would love to, but I can't.
I'm not good at confrontation.
You know what you can do?
I read about this director,
Orson Welles...
...who, at the beginning, would
hire somebody just to fire them.
Then they would all know who was boss.
I'm not doing anything.
Why not fire me?
It's a good idea.
Can you waiter?
Good enough to get fired.
All right. You're hired!
That's why I got fired last week!
Does Orson Welles direct commercials?
I say, Drew?
Are you seeing anybody right now?
I'm not asking for me.
I'm not gay.
I'm not asking you out.
I'm not gay.
I didn't think you were gay.
I do now.
My friend, Rachel,
wants to be set up.
I just got out of
a big relationship.
I'm not looking to get serious.
That's okay. A fling
might be all right with her.
Is this "Hot Rachel" that
you took to the Christmas Party?
By the way, that is her full name.
Wow! I'm free for her.
Wait, I didn't say I wasn't free.
Let's talk it over
at the Ranger game.
Hold on.
I just got a box of Cubans.
I'll bring them
by your office at five.
That's a little later
than I usually stay, but sure.
Before the game, we could enjoy
some eight-year-old Basil Haydens.
I don't know what that is,
but let's!
I'm writing a holiday song for everyone.
Do you want to hear it?
Happy Hanukkah, Monica
May your Christmas be snowy, Joey
Happy New Year, Chandler and Ross
Spin the dreidel, Rachel
Pheebs, that's great!
But you know,
Rachel doesn't rhyme with dreidel.
I know, but it's so hard.
Nothing rhymes with your stupid name!
What are you talking about?
Lots of things rhyme with Rachel:
Bagel, mail, jail, bail, cable.
Maypole.
All good. Thanks.
Do you, maybe, have a nickname
that's easier to rhyme?
Didn't your dad used to call you
"Pumpkin"?
But did he ever call you
"Budolph"?
Hello, children.
Have I got the 50 guys for you!
I showed them your picture.
Guys are throwing themselves at me
and giving me stuff.
- Knicks tonight?
- Where are the seats?
Wherever! I've got 20.
Will I like any of these guys?
You know, I'm going to...
...play the field a little bit more.
Guys are signing over
their 401 Ks to me.
You work with robots?
One guy, Patrick, you'll like him.
He's nice, funny and a swimmer.
I like swimmers' bodies.
His dad made the magnetic strip
on credit cards.
I like credit cards!
I'm not bad at this!
- What does he do?
- He works in fine foods.
- You have a fine foods division?
- It's a big company...
Now, wait a second.
You make food and robots?
No, the robots just work for them.
All right, I'm going to work.
Does anybody have
a problem with that?
Yeah, lady. I do!
I got a problem!
I'll give you a problem!
What will you do?
Fire me?
You bet your ass I'll fire you!
See you later.
I should go.
I've got a date.
With who?
You know the girl
who lives in Poughkeepsie?
Not her.
This is someone else.
I can't decide between the two.
The one from Poughkeepsie, though
two hours away, is pretty...
...really smart and a lot of fun.
But this other girl,
she lives right uptown.
She's just as pretty.
I guess she's smart.
She's not fun.
If she's no fun,
why date her at all?
I want to give her a chance.
She lives so close.
And, at the end of the date,
she said something that...
...if she was kidding,
was very funny.
If she wasn't kidding, she's not fun.
She's stupid and racist.
How was your first day
at the restaurant?
Damn!
What happened to your fancy jacket?
They baked it.
I can't take this anymore.
- I'm going to fire you tonight.
- You got it.
What are you doing?
You're still on fire there.
I think you got it!
Chandler, you have
the best taste in men.
Like father, like son.
Patrick and I had such
a great time last night!
This could, maybe, get serious.
I thought you weren't looking
for serious. Just a fling?
Well, you know, possibly.
You didn't tell him that,
though, right?
You told this guy that
I was looking for a fling?
- You don't tell him that!
- Why not?
I'd be thrilled if some hot girl...
I see.
You telling him I want a fling
and me putting out...
...he's so going to get
the wrong idea!
Joey, could you pass the cheese?
I'd prefer you didn't call me Joey.
I thought it might be fun
to try out a cool nickname.
Hey, Dragon!
Here's your tips
from Monday and Tuesday.
There's $300 in this one.
People get generous
around the holidays.
And it never hurts
to wear tight trousers.
Could the waiters listen
to the specials?
There's Chilean sea bass
with a mango relish...
Why is nobody writing these?
We can remember them.
Because you'll make up fake specials
and make me cook them?
Sure, that too.
Forget the specials for a minute.
Here's the thing...
For the last two weeks I have...
...tried hard to create
a positive atmosphere.
Can't hear you!
Positive atmosphere.
But I've had it up to here.
From now on,
it is going to be my way...
...or the highway. All right?
Does anybody have
a problem with that?
Hey, new guy.
I said, does anybody
have a problem with that?
No, ma'am.
He has a name. It's Dragon.
You want to know your name?
Check your hat.
We did the hat, right?
- What the hell just happened?
- I am so sorry.
I was going to do it.
But I was standing there
with $327 in one hand...
...and $238 in the other.
And I was thinking...
...it's been a long time since I had...
...$327 plus $238!
We had a deal! It's why you're here.
I've got to fire you!
And I got to pay rent!
How about you don't fire me.
Instead, I stay.
I gain their trust.
They'll listen to the nice things
I say about you.
What nice things?
Nothing yet. They hate you,
and I want to fit in.
Happy Hannukah, Chandler and Monica
Merry, merry...
You know what, Pheebs?
I'm not Jewish so...
Ross doesn't decorate his tree
with floss...
...but he's not complaining.
Bad dream?
I wasn't sleeping.
What was Phoebe's song about?
It's the one with the cat.
I got to go.
I've got another date.
Did you pick one yet?
It turns out the one
from uptown was making a joke.
It was a different joke.
It wasn't that funny.
So I'm still torn.
You don't like the one from uptown.
And you're exhausted
from dating Poughkeepsie.
Just end them both!
Go to Poughkeepsie
and break up with her.
Then break up with uptown.
By the time you get home,
you're done!
You're right. Thank you.
I had a similar problem
when I lived in Prague.
- Prague?
- So much you don't know.
Patrick just ended things with me.
Did you or didn't you tell him
I wanted a serious relationship?
I did! I absolutely did!
You idiot!
I'm sure you're right.
But why?
You don't tell a guy that
you want a serious relationship.
Now you scared him away!
I am sorry.
I am so sorry.
You should never be allowed
to talk to people!
I know, I know!
Now I'm right back where I started.
This sucks!
Being alone sucks!
You'll meet somebody.
You're a great catch!
When I told those guys about you,
I didn't have to lie once.
Really?
You graduated magna cum laude, right?
It doesn't matter.
I got tickets to the Ranger game.
You want to come with me?
Cute guys in little shorts?
Sure.
Actually, it's a hockey team.
Angry Canadians with no teeth.
That sounds fun too.
Thank you.
Have you ever been with a woman?
What is the matter with you?
There is no good time
to ask that question.
The station is Poughkeepsie.
Poughkeepsie!
Ross?
Wake up!
I need more swordfish.
- Can you get me more swordfish?
- I don't speak English.
You just did.
I don't know what to tell you.
Fine.
Very funny.
Let me out, please.
Come on, I'm cold!
And covered in marinara sauce!
Let me out!
You found that handle, did you?
- It's not funny.
- Well, that's not true.
I'm a good person.
And I'm a good chef.
And I don't deserve to have
marinara sauce all over me!
If you want me
to quit this bad then...
Chef Geller?
You know that speech you made?
I got a problem with it!
- You do?
- You bet I do!
I just wasn't listening then,
that's all.
If you want a problem,
I'll give you a problem!
What are you going to do?
Fire me?
You bet I'll fire you!
Get out of my kitchen!
Get out!
All right.
Anybody else got a problem?
How about you, chuckles?
You think this is funny now?
What if I dance covered in sauce?
You think it's funny?
No, it's really good.
Take those salads to table four.
And you, get the swordfish!
And you!
Get a haircut!
Last stop, Montreal.
The stop is Montreal!
What?
I bet myself
that you had beautiful eyes.
Now that I see them, I win!
We're at my stop.
Would you like to have coffee?
Are we really in Montreal?
Yes, we are.
So coffee?
Coffee sounds great.
Wait.
So you live in Montreal?
No, but it's only a two-hour
ferry ride to Nova Scotia.
I should have thought
about my wife and kids...
...before I talked back
to Chef Geller.
It will be a lean Christmas
at the Dragon house this year.
Enough!
Lean, lean, lean!
Went to the store
Sat on Santa's lap
Asked him to bring my friends
All kinds of crap
Said all you need is
To write them a song
Now you haven't heard it yet
So don't try to sing along
No, don't sing along
Monica, Monica
Have a happy Hannukah
Saw Santa Claus
He said hello to Ross
And please tell Joey
Christmas will be snowy
And Rachel and Chandler
Happy holidays, everybody!