TEXT: With Minor Adjustments by: Dan Silverstein [Scene: Central Perk, Rachel is confronting her boss, Terry.] Rachel: Terry, I, I, I know that I haven't worked here very long, but I was wondering, do you think it would be possible if I got a $100 advance in my salary? Terry: An advance? Rachel: It's so that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family. See, every year we go skiing in Vail, and normally my father pays for my ticket, but I sort of started the whole independence thing, you know, which is actually why I took this job. Terry: Rachel, Rachel, sweetheart. You're a terrible, terrible waitress. Really, really awful. Rachel: Ok, I, I hear what you're sayin'. I'm with you. Um, but I, but I'm trying really hard. And I think I'm doing better. I really do. Does anybody need coffee? (everyone in the place raises their hand) Oh, look at that. Opening Credits [Scene: Central Perk, Rachel is approaching a customer.] Rachel: Excuse me, sir. Hi, you come in here all time. I was just wondering, do you think there's a possibility that you could give me an advance on my tips? Guy: Huh? Rachel: Ok, ok, that's fine. Fine. Hey, I'm sorry about that spill before. (picks up the tip he leaves) Only $98.50 to go. (Monica enters.) Monica: Hey. Ross, did you know Mom and Dad are going to Puerto Rico for Thanksgiving? Ross: No, they're not. Monica: Yes, they are. The Blymens invited them. Ross: You're wrong. Monica: I am not wrong. Ross: You're wrong. Monica: No, I just talked to them. Ross: (getting up, upset) I'm calling Mom. (Joey enters. His face looks abnormally colorful.) Joey: Hey, hey. Chandler: Hey. Phoebe: Hey. Chandler: And this from the cry-for-help department. Are you wearing makeup? Joey: Yes, I am
SUMMARY:
Ross wants equal "belly time" after learning that Susan regularly talks to his unborn baby. Monica plans a quiet Thanksgiving feast at her apartment when her and Ross's parents are away. Plans soon go awry: Phoebe joins them because she celebrates Thanksgiving in December with her grandmother. Joey, who posed for a public health poster, also arrives because his family has banned him, believing he has an STD. Chandler also attends, despite always boycotts Thanksgiving because his parents announced their divorce on that holiday when he was a child. When it is reported that the 'Underdog' balloon has broken free during the parade, everyone rushes to the roof to watch, then get locked out of Monica's apartment. By the time they get back in, the dinner is burned. Rachel, who was about to leave for a skiing trip in Vail with her family, has missed her flight. Monica makes grilled cheese sandwiches for everyone.