The One Where Everybody Finds Out

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Friends season five
September 1998 - May 1999
List of Friends episodes

Episodes:

  1. The One After Ross Says Rachel
  2. The One with All the Kissing
  3. The One Hundredth
  4. The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS
  5. The One with the Kips
  6. The One with the Yeti
  7. The One Where Ross Moves In
  8. The One with All the Thanksgivings
  9. The One with Ross's Sandwich
  10. The One with the Inappropriate Sister
  11. The One with All the Resolutions
  12. The One with Chandler's Work Laugh
  13. The One with Joey's Bag
  14. The One Where Everybody Finds Out
  15. The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey
  16. The One with the Cop
  17. The One with Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss
  18. The One Where Rachel Smokes
  19. The One Where Ross Can't Flirt
  20. The One with the Ride-Along
  21. The One with the Ball
  22. The One with Joey's Big Break
  23. The One in Vegas, Part One
  24. The One in Vegas, Part Two

"The One Where Everybody Finds Out" is the 14th episode of season 5 in the TV series Friends.

First aired: February 11, 1999

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The gang observes that "Ugly Naked Guy," who lives across the street from them, is packing up to move out. Ross, who has lived in Joey and Chandler's apartment since his botched wedding with Emily, wonders if he should try to get Ugly Naked Guy's apartment. He, Rachel and Phoebe visit it, and Ross is enthralled, but while he goes for an application, the girls see Chandler and Monica in a moment of intimacy up against the window of Monica's apartment. (Phoebe: "Oh, my eyes!!") Rachel tells her that it's okay, everyone knows now except Ross—who needs to continue not knowing. This leads Phoebe and Rachel to bounce up and down ecstatically when Ross returns, successfully distracting him from the window view.

Joey is relieved to know that almost everyone knows; he's been keeping the secret since The One With The Kips. However, Rachel and Phoebe want revenge; they're irked that Monica and Chandler have been secretly having sex for the better part of a year, claiming to be "doing laundry, or going grocery shopping, or—" (Phoebe gasps) "—all that time Monica spent on the phone with Sad Linda from camp??" Rachel: "Uh-huh. Doin' it, doin' it, phone-doin' it." They decide to mess with Monica by actually saddling her with laundry whenever she runs off with Chandler, but when Chandler himself walks into Central Perk, the plan rapidly evolves into having Phoebe flirt with him. This confuses Chandler to no end, especially since Monica doesn't believe his reports.

Ross has discovered that Ugly Naked Guy is subletting the apartment himself. Thinking to get ahead, Ross sent over a bribe in the form of some mini-muffins, but they are rather outclassed by the pinball machine and the mountain bike that other people have sent along; Ross explains that somebody once sent mini-muffins to work, and everyone loved them (Chandler: "Your work makes me sad"). Rachel tells Ross to get to know Ugly Naked Guy himself, which leads to the Friends watching Ugly Naked Guy make a new friend: Naked Ross.

Phoebe flirts with Chandler in Monica's hearing, leading her to theorize that she and Rachel know, a fact Joey unwillingly confirms. Chandler and Monica decide to turn the tables: they will call Phoebe's bluff until she's forced to back down. Chandler makes an uncharacteristically flirtatious phone call, which leads Phoebe and Rachel to theorize that he and Monica know they know, a fact Joey unwillingly confirms. But neither party is willing to back down, culminating in an excruciating and hilarious conversation between an unwilling Chandler and an unwilling Phoebe. Chandler, seeking advice from Monica, is told not to back down. Phoebe, seeking advice from Rachel, is told by Joey to show him her bra. In the end, when all that's left is for them to kiss, Chandler breaks. "All right, you win!" "Yes!" "I can't have sex with you." "And why not?" "Because I'm in love with Monica!" Now, everyone knows everything...except Ross.

As the closing credits roll, Ross shows his new home, Ugly Naked Apartment, to his boss from the museum, Dr. Ledbetter. Ledbetter is sure that Ross has gotten over his anger management problem (see The One With Ross's Sandwich), and so is Ross... Until he happens to glance out his window. "No... No... What are you doing?? GET OFF MY SISTER!!!"

[edit] Trivia

  • This episode features the first appearance of Hugsy, Joey's bedtime penguin pal.
  • This episode marks the end of Ugly Naked Guy
  • Co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane say the scene that Rachel and Phoebe distract Ross from seeing Chandler and Monica "going at it up against the window" is one of their most favourite funny Friends moments (They also say seeing David Schwimmer jumping and screaming in excitement with the girls is the funniest thing they've seen him do in 10 years on the show).
  • There is a drawing of two people skiing and snowboarding on the Magna Doodle.
  • This episode was one of the most favourite episodes out of six episodes, through a survey.

[edit] Additional cast

  • Michael Ensign as Dr. Ledbetter
Preceded by
"The One With Joey's Bag"		 List of Friends episodes Followed by
"The One With the Girl Who Hits Joey"
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