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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a [[FiremenAreHot firefighter with a great body]], and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a poetic side too. Next, she goes over intended to break up with Jason, but he answers the door without his shirt on and it turns out he's really buff. In the end, Jason breaks up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both at the same time - then Vince breaks things off because Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park, demonstrating poor fire safety.

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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a [[FiremenAreHot firefighter with a great body]], and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a poetic side too. Next, she goes over intended to break up with Jason, but he answers the door without his shirt on and it turns out he's really buff. In the end, Jason breaks up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both at the same time but only having sex with one of them - then Vince breaks things off because Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park, demonstrating poor fire safety.
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* VideoPhone: The gang visit Pete's apartment with Monica and all dive for cover when he calls to check in with her. It doesn't work as Pete can see them all through the videophone, fortunately he doesn't mind that they're there.

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* VideoPhone: VideoCallFail: The gang visit Pete's apartment with Monica and all dive for cover when he calls to check in with her. It doesn't work as Pete can see them all through the videophone, fortunately he doesn't mind that they're there.
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* DudeNotFunny: When Chandler jokes about him and Joey playing with matches Vince sternly tells him off because fire safety isn't a joke.



* TakeOurWordForIt: The audience never gets to see the "thing" on Ross' butt, just the confused reactions of the other characters.

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* TakeOurWordForIt: The audience never gets to see the "thing" on Ross' butt, just the confused reactions of the other characters.characters.
* VideoPhone: The gang visit Pete's apartment with Monica and all dive for cover when he calls to check in with her. It doesn't work as Pete can see them all through the videophone, fortunately he doesn't mind that they're there.
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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a poetic side too. Next, she goes over intended to break up with Jason, but he answers the door without his shirt on and it turns out he's really buff. In the end, Jason breaks up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both at the same time - then Vince breaks things off because Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park, demonstrating poor fire safety.

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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a [[FiremenAreHot firefighter with a great body, body]], and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a poetic side too. Next, she goes over intended to break up with Jason, but he answers the door without his shirt on and it turns out he's really buff. In the end, Jason breaks up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both at the same time - then Vince breaks things off because Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park, demonstrating poor fire safety.
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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive side too; she then tries to break up with Jason, until he takes off his shirt and turns out to be buff as well. In the end, the two of them break up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both. Another reason for Vince is that Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park for Jason.

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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive poetic side too; too. Next, she then tries goes over intended to break up with Jason, until but he takes off answers the door without his shirt on and it turns out to be buff as well. he's really buff. In the end, the two of them break Jason breaks up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both. Another reason for both at the same time - then Vince is that breaks things off because Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park for Jason.park, demonstrating poor fire safety.

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* LoveTriangle / SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive side too; she then tries to break up with Jason, until he takes off his shirt and turns out to be buff as well. In the end, the two of them break up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both. Another reason for Vince is that Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park for Jason.

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* LoveTriangle / SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive side too; she then tries to break up with Jason, until he takes off his shirt and turns out to be buff as well. In the end, the two of them break up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both. Another reason for Vince is that Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park for Jason.


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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive side too; she then tries to break up with Jason, until he takes off his shirt and turns out to be buff as well. In the end, the two of them break up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both. Another reason for Vince is that Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park for Jason.
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* OhCrap: Phoebe reacts this way when Jason shows up at Central Perk while Vince is there. She trails off in the middle of a song and has to cut the rest of her performance short.
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* BerserkButton: Vince takes fire safety ''very'' seriously. He ends up dumping Phoebe not because she was seeing someone else but because she took Jason on a candlelit picnic in a wooded area.



* ShaggyDogStory: We never find out what Ross' "thing" is, and it becomes a moot point when Guru Saj accidentally shears it off with the strap of his wristwatch while looking at it.

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* ShaggyDogStory: We never find out what Ross' "thing" is, and it becomes a moot point when Guru Saj accidentally shears it off with the strap of his wristwatch while looking at it.it.
* TakeOurWordForIt: The audience never gets to see the "thing" on Ross' butt, just the confused reactions of the other characters.
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* LoveTriangle / SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive side too; she then tries to break up with Jason, until he takes off his shirt and turns out to be buff as well. In the end, the two of them break up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both.

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* LoveTriangle / SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive side too; she then tries to break up with Jason, until he takes off his shirt and turns out to be buff as well. In the end, the two of them break up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both. Another reason for Vince is that Phoebe hosted a candlelit dinner in the park for Jason.
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* LoveTriangle: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive side too; she then tries to break up with Jason, until he takes off his shirt and turns out to be buff as well. In the end, the two of them break up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both.

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* LoveTriangle: LoveTriangle / SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive side too; she then tries to break up with Jason, until he takes off his shirt and turns out to be buff as well. In the end, the two of them break up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both.
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* ShaggyDogStory: We never find out what Ross' "thing" is, and it becomes a moot point when Guru Saj accidentally shears it off with the strap of his wristwatch while looking at it.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Back in The90s, mixed martial arts (MMA) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship were actually very controversial, with none other than John [=McCain=] calling MMA "human [[BeastlyBloodsports cockfighting]]". Hence why Pete mentions it was banned in 49 states. The last state to overturn its ban was, exactly, New York in 2016.

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* ShaggyDogStory: We never find out what Ross' "thing" is, and it becomes a moot point when Guru Saj accidentally shears it off with the strap of his wristwatch while looking at it.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Back in The90s, mixed martial arts (MMA) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship were actually very controversial, with none other than John [=McCain=] calling MMA "human [[BeastlyBloodsports cockfighting]]". Hence why Pete mentions it was banned in 49 states. The last state to overturn its ban was, exactly, New York in 2016.
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* ShaggyDogStory: We never find out what Ross' "thing" is, and it becomes a moot point when Guru Saj accidentally shears it off with the strap of his wristwatch while looking at it.

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* ShaggyDogStory: We never find out what Ross' "thing" is, and it becomes a moot point when Guru Saj accidentally shears it off with the strap of his wristwatch while looking at it.it.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Back in The90s, mixed martial arts (MMA) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship were actually very controversial, with none other than John [=McCain=] calling MMA "human [[BeastlyBloodsports cockfighting]]". Hence why Pete mentions it was banned in 49 states. The last state to overturn its ban was, exactly, New York in 2016.
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* BaitAndSwitch: It looks like Pete is about to propose to Monica, especially when she hears he just bought a ring, but then it turns out the ring is a ''boxing ring'' to practice becoming an Ultimate Fighting Champion.
* LoveTriangle: Phoebe is caught between dating Vince, a firefighter with a great body, and Jason, a sensitive kindergarten teacher. She considers choosing Jason, but then finds out Vince has a sensitive side too; she then tries to break up with Jason, until he takes off his shirt and turns out to be buff as well. In the end, the two of them break up with Phoebe after finding out she had been dating them both.
* ShaggyDogStory: We never find out what Ross' "thing" is, and it becomes a moot point when Guru Saj accidentally shears it off with the strap of his wristwatch while looking at it.
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Ross has a growth and goes to see Phoebe's herbalist. Phoebe has two boyfriends and can't decide which one to choose. Monica thinks Pete is going to propose.

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