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TOW Coney Island

Ross and Rachel's apartment. Ben is watching cartoons and Ross is reading the morning paper. All of the sudden the phone rings

Ross (answering the phone): Yello.....*pause*...You're joking, right?.....*pause*....They actually did that?.....*pause*..... I'm taking my son to Coney Island today. We've been planning it for a while. Can't somebody else take care of it.....*pause*..... Ok, I understand. I'll be there as soon as I can.

Ross (turns off the TV): Ben, I've got some bad news, pal. I'm afraid I won't be able to take you to Coney Island today.

Rachel enters from the bedroom

Rachel (kissing Ross): Morning, sweetie.

Ross: Uh, Rach...I can't take you guys to Coney Island today.

Rachel: What happened?

Ross: We had vandals strike the museum last night. It's not too pretty.

Rachel: What'd they do? Take a few bones home to their dogs?

Ross: No. The museum recently opened a Children's area and had a Flintstone display, and well...let's just say that they're having a "gay old time", alright.

Rachel chuckles as Ross glares at her

Ben: What's "gay"?

Ross: Happy!

Ross leaves the apartment

Opening Credits

Still at Ross and Rachel's apartment

Rachel: I'm sorry sweetie. But we can still have fun!

Rachel gets excited

Rachel: I can teach you how to bargain shop!

Ben: What's bargain shopping?

Rachel: This is why the schools need to teach shopping 101.

Phoebe enters the apartment

Ben: Hi, aunt Phoebe.

Pheobe: Hey (to Rachel) weren't you supposed to go to Coney Island?

Rachel: Yeah, but Ross had an emergency

Pheobe: What happened?

Rachel: Something about gay carton characters.

Pheobe: And you're just going to sit here and sulk? Just because Ross is not here does not mean you guys can't do anything.

Rachel: You're right, Pheebs.

Pheobe: What are you going to do?

Ben: Aunt Rachel was going to teach me how to bargain shop

Pheobe: He's only 7!

Rachel (defensively): It's a survival skill!

Pheobe: Hey! Why don't WE go to Coney Island?

Ben: Really?

Pheobe: Yeah. We can pack a picnic lunch and everything. It will be fun. Oh Yea!!!!!

Rachel: Sure.

Ben: Will you ride The Beast with me?

Rachel: Uhhhh.....

Pheobe: I will

Rachel (with a sigh of relief): Oh thank God!

Pheobe: Let's meet at the Coffee House in an hour.

Rachel: OK

Ben: Cool!

At Central Perk. Rachel is drinking some coffee and Ben is drinking some juice. Pheobe enters with a picnic basket

Pheobe: You ready?

Ben: Yea. He starts to run out the door

Rachel: Ben. Be careful

Pheobe: He's so excited.

Rachel: Yea. It's too bad that Ross could not be here. He's missing out in Ben's life. Sometimes I think something that's been dead for a billion years is more important than his own son.

Pheobe: Oh quit exaggerating. Dinosaurs have only been extinct for 360 million years.....oh my God. I'm starting to sound like Ross.

Chandler and Joey arrive at Central Perk

Joey: I can't believe you think Judy Jetson is cuter than the Little Mermaid

Chandler: And I cannot believe that it's been 30 minutes and we're still having this discussion.

Joey (yelling at Ben): Watch out for the cars.

Rachel (turning around to see Ben standing in the street): Ben! Get your butt off the street

Pheobe: Hey, ya wanna go to Coney Island?

Joey: I've got a date tonight

Chandler: Who is it?

Joey: You know that cute model at the department store?

Chandler: Really? She so out of your league.

Joey: I'm getting lip from the dude who HAS no date

Chandler slinks to the sofa in embarrassment

Pheobe: Hey, you wanna go with us?

Chandler: To Coney Island? Sure that sounds like fun.

They all go to Phoebe's taxi. Ben gets in the back

Pheobe: Ben, why don't you ride in the front. The back seat belt does not work

Rachel, Chandler and Ben all scramble for the front seats

The museum. Ross is supervising people as they re-arrange the display

Ross: Put Fred over there.....no, on second thought, put him over there.....no, the 1st area was right

Mover: How about up your ass?

Ross: It's fine where it is.

The museum stereo plays "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" as Ross stares into space, thinking about Marcel

Mover: Hey.

No answer from Ross

Mover: Dr. Geller?

No answer

Mover: Yo Dr Geek!

Ross finally snaps out of it

Ross: Huh? Oh I'm sorry. What can I do for you?

Mover: How's it look?

Ross (checking over the display): Looks fine guys, thanks a lot.

Ross' supervisor walks up

Donald: Ross, thanks for coming on short notice.

Ross: We really need to beef up security here.

Donald: Due to short funds, that's not possible, but I do feel your concern

Ross: Am I needed any more?

Donald: Of course not. Thanks again

Ross hurries back to the apartment to find it empty and then goes over to Chandler and Joey's

Ross: Hey.

Joey: Sup, man?

Ross: Where's everybody at?

Joey: Monica's at work and everybody else is at Coney Island

Ross: Great! Maybe I can meet them there.

Commercial

At Coney Island. Chandler looks sick

Pheobe: I told you not to eat all that food before going on the rides

Chandler: I'll be OK. I just need to rest for a while.

Pheobe (to Ben): Wanna ride again?

Ben: SURE!

Rachel: I'll sit this one out, too.

An attractive woman walks up

Woman: Excuse me?

Chandler (dazed): You don't need an excuse.

Rachel rolls here eyes at a lame pick-up line

Woman: Are you Chandler Bing?

Chandler: Oh my God. My prayers have been answered.

Woman: Is this your wallet? I found it on the ground. Everything is there....you can check if you need to.

Chandler takes the wallet

Chandler: Thank you very much

The woman walks away and Chandler moans and puts his head in his hands

Rachel: What's wrong? That was nice of her to track you down.

Chandler: I was stupid to think that she wanted me.

Rachel: Don't do this to yourself. You are very attractive and the right woman is out there somewhere

Chandler: You really think so?

Rachel: Of course I do. And you will know her when you see her.

a familiar laugh is heard

Chandler (looking up to the clouds): Dear God! What have I done to deserve this fate!

Janice walks up

Janice: He-llo Chandler Bing.

Chandler (to Rachel): Kill me. Kill me now!

Janice: Hi Rachel

Rachel: Hey Janice.

Janice: So Chandler we meet again. Why do you think our paths keep crossing?

Chandler: I'm being punished for crimes I committed in a prevous life?

Janice Laughs

Chandler: Ahh...the sweet song of hell

The restaurant where Monica is busy preparing a salad

Monica; So who was it?

Assistant Chef: I don't kiss and tell

Monica: Of course you do.

Assistant Chef: It's Michael

Monica's eyes grow wide

Monica: Michael?

Assistant Chef: Yea. What about you? Who are you seeing?

Monica: Well....at the moment.....

Assistant Chef: What about Chandler?

Monica (laughing and snorting): Please, Me and Chandler? We could not be more wrong for each other. Don't get me wrong. He's a good friend, and I do have feelings for him.....OH MY GOD!

Back at Coney Island. Janice had already left

Chandler: Was I stupid for ending things with Janice?

Rachel: That's the queasiness talking, right?

Chandler: I'm serious. Even though she annoys the living hell out of me, she did care about me and I cared about her.

Rachel (realizing that Chandler was deeper than she thought): Wow.

Chandler: What if she's the one? What if you only get one shot at this, ya know? I mean I look at you and Ross and wish that could be me.

Rachel (softly): Maybe it can be. Go talk with her.

Chandler: You're right.

Chandler leaves and Rachel tries to comprehend how mature Chandler was, just now

Pheobe and Ben arrive

Pheobe: Where's Chandler?

Rachel gives Ben money for the arcade so she and Pheobe can talk

Rachel: Believe it or not, trying to patch things up with Janice

Pheobe (laughing): Good one. No....seriously, where is he.

Rachel: I am serious. While you guys were gone, Janice came by and Chandler wondered if they ended things too quickly.

Pheobe: What about Monica?

Rachel: What about Monica?

Pheobe: Uhh....I want to get some Ice Cream.

Rachel (grabbing Pheobe's hand): What about Monica?

Pheobe: She made me swear not to tell anybody, but she loves Chandler

Rachel: Oh my god!

Ending Credits

Back at Central Perk where Monica and Rachel are sitting

Rachel: Mon, you need to know something

Monica: What's going on?

Rachel: I'm telling you this now, to prepare you

Monica: What the hell are you babbling about?

Rachel: I know about your feelings for Chandler

Monica: You've been hanging around Joey too long

Rachel: I know, Mon

Monica: I'm going to kill Pheobe.

Rachel: There's more.

Monica; What?

Rachel: At the park, Chandler ran into Janice

Chandler and Janice enter the Coffee House, kissing

Monica (trying to fight back the tears): Oh my God

Rachel (sympathetically): I know sweetie (she hands Monica a tissue)

Monica: I can't believe it. The greatest guy in the world was right in front of me, and I never told him how I felt. Now it's too late.

Rachel: Do you want me to talk with Chandler

Monica: No....look how happy he is. I don't want to be the reason he's not happy.
 

The End