S1 E23
Status
Ended
Network
NBC
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Season 1  "The One With The Birth"  1x23

Aired 29 years ago - May 11, 1995

As Monica's biological clock ticks away like a time bomb, Carol goes into labor. When Ross and Susan can't stop bickering over who gets to help Carol more, Phoebe drags both of them into a closet to settle their differences - but all three end up getting locked in just as Carol's about to give birth to the baby. And Rachel flirts with an OB/GYN who has a love-hate relationship with women's private parts.

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Or just fall down. That's good too.
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They couldn't hit a boat if-- Wait.
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[SINGING] They're tiny and chubby And so sweet to touch
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Dear God. This parachute is a knapsack.
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No, I haven't seen him.
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Mom, we've been through this.
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Yes. Okay. Hold on.
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An actor.
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Hey, Knick fan, am I interested in your views on fatherhood? Um, no.
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Know what the Celtics' problem is? They let the players run the team.
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We just passed by it during the whole Jesse/Cody/Dillon fiasco.
#17
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...and you're not making it any easier. Now go!
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What is that? Something exploded.
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Okay, who wants to hear something ironic?
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There you go, dear. You...
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Push, push, push.
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And they found their bodies The very next--
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What do you mean, this might be your only chance?
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- Where have you been? JOEY: Oh, I just had a baby.
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No. No, not at-- At the moment, no, I'm not, no.
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...and you're just like, If I see one more cup of coffee
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Oh. I wasn't by myself. I had a doctor, a nurse and a helper guy.
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Damn it, damn it, damn it. This is all your fault.
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When this day is over, you get to go home with the baby.
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...who care about it so much that they fight over who gets to love it the most...
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Relax. You're only at nine centimeters, and the baby's at zero station.
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[CHUCKLES]
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SUSAN: What do you see?
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Wait! You forgot your legs!
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There's too many people in this room. There's about to be one more.
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What do you see? What do you see?
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[GASPING]
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[BEN coos]
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