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First aired: November 3, 1994 November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Plot

The show begins with a blackout. Monica, Rachel, Ross, and Joey are watching Phoebe begin an acoustic set at Central Perk. The term blackout in peacetime refers to a cessation of electrical energy through electric power transmission systems. ... Monica E. Geller (born April 22, 1969) is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Courteney Cox Arquette. ... Rachel Karen Green (or sometimes Greene) (born May 5, 1970) is a fictional character on the popular U.S. television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Jennifer Aniston. ... Dr. Ross Eustace Geller, Ph. ... Joseph Joey Francis Tribbiani, Jr. ... Phoebe Buffay (Buffay-Hannigan by the end of the series) (born February 16, 1967) is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Lisa Kudrow. ... Central Perk logo. ...

Chandler gets trapped in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre, a Victoria's Secret model. He tries to impress her in various ways that fail. He smiles so much it creeps her out. He pronounces oddly that "gum would be perfection". He tries to blow a bubble with the gum only to spit it out accidentally. He then tries to chew the gum again, only to realize it is someone else's gum and then proceeds to choke on it from the shock. Jill gives him the Heimlich maneuver and saves his life. Chandler Muriel Bing was a fictional character, played by Matthew Perry, on the popular sitcom Friends, which ran from 1994 to 2004. ... Jill Goodacre on the cover of a 1990 Victorias Secret catalog Jill Goodacre Connick (born March 29, 1965) is a model who appeared extensively in the 1990s Victorias Secret catalogs. ... The cover of a Victorias Secret catalog from 1990. ... A diagram of the Heimlich Maneuver The method of abdominal thrusts, also known as the Heimlich Maneuver, is a first aid procedure for clearing an obstructed airway. ...

Back at Monica's apartment, the rest of the friends have a discussion on the "weirdest place they've ever done it" and Rachel confesses that hers was "the foot of the bed". This leads to a conversation between her and Ross about how she wishes she had more excitement in her love life. Ross transposes his infatuation for her by predicting that her wish will come true in the future. Joey convinces Ross that he needs to tell Rachel how he feels about her before Ross enters the "Friend zone". Monicas apartment was one of the main focal points of the popular television series Friends. ...

Ross works up the courage to confront Rachel but before he can confess his feelings, a stray cat attacks him. Rachel and Phoebe search for the owner in the building. The owner turns out to be Paolo, whose sudden appearance is disconcerting to Ross. The following is a chronological list of significant others (boyfriends, girlfriends, fiancees, wives, etc. ...

The last candle in the apartment goes out and everyone tries to make the scariest noise possible. During Ross's turn, the lights come back on and everyone sees Rachel and Paolo kissing.

Chandler and Jill finally end up bonding, playing a game Jill invented that involves whipping pens around their heads. When the lights come back on, she kisses him on the cheek. A desperate Chandler then turns to the security camera in the corner and asks for a copy of the tape.

Trivia

• Chandler's bank account number (which he says aloud while asking for a copy of the tape) is 7143457.
• The power outage is caused by a botched install of a TV on Mad About You (episode "Pandora's Box").
• Paolo seems only able to speak Italian throughout the scenes he appears in. For non-Italian speakers, here's a short list of sentences he says:
  • Paolo is being introduced in Monica's apartment. "Ragazzi, sono appena arrivato e vivo al piano di sotto, quindi ci vedremo molto spesso, penso." (Hey guys, I've just arrived and my apartment's on the lower floor, so we'll get across quite often, I think.")
  • "Phoebe, anche tu bellissima. Se siete tutte così belle mi trasferisco proprio qui." ("Phoebe, you're so beautiful too. If you girls are all so gorgeous I'll move right here.")
  • Paolo and Rachel are looking outside. "Guarda la luna, guarda le stelle... Guarda tutte le cose belle." ("Look at the moon, look at the stars... Look at every beautiful thing.") This sentence doesn't actually make much sense, even in Italian – it seems more like an improvised poetic verse.
• Paolo's character was named Pablo, a Spanish guy entirely Spanish-speaking in the Italian dubbing of the show.

• Written by:Jeffrey Astrof and Mike Sikowitz
• Directed by:James Burrows
• Orginal airdate:November 3, 1994

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Quotes

• Phoebe: Hey look, Ugly Naked Guy is lighting candles.
  (friends look through window)
  All: Ouch!
  Rachel: God, that had to hurt.

• Phoebe: Mr. Heckles, is this your cat?
  Mr. Heckles: Yes.
  (Girls look suspicious)
  Rachle: Ok, then what's its name?
  Mr. Heckles: Uh, ba--Bob-Buttons.
  Rachel: Bob-Buttons?
  Mr. Heckles: Yes. Come here, Bob-Buttons.
  (cat runs off)
  Phoebe: You are a very bad man!
  (Rachel and Phoebe go and chase the cat)
  Mr. Heckles: You owe me a cat.

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Funny Moment

• Pheobe, Joey, and Monica sing, while out on the balcony, Ross is being attacked by the cat.

Additional cast

• Jill Goodacre as herself

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