(female narrator) Previously on"Friends."
How did the job stuff go?
He offered me one.
[gasps] You know what, this calls
for a bottle of Israel's finest.
The job is in Paris.
[instrumental music]
Oh, God, please, somebody say something.
So, if you take this job, you'll be..
...you'll be moving to Paris?
Or facing a bitch of a commute.
I know, I know, it's huge and it's scary
and it's really far, far away from you guys.
But this is such an incredible opportunity for me.
And I've already talked to them
about our situation with Emma.
And they said they'll do whatever we need
to make us feel comfortable.
Okay.
'I mean, I'll fly back and forth'
they'll fly you out, anything we want.
My boss said I might be getting a new lamp in my cubicle.
Alright. We'll work it out.
- Oh, thank you. Thank you. - Yeah. Yeah.
(Rachel) Oh. Mmm.
You sure this is what you want?
I think it is.
[chuckles]
Ooh, what's goin' on?
I got a really incredible job offer.
- Hey, great! Alright! - Good for you!
- It's in Paris. - What? No! No! No!
No, no! No!
Too much is changin', okay?
First Phoebe gettin' married! Congratulations.
And then, and then these two
movin' to a stupid house in the stupid suburbs!
Hey, this afternoon, you said you'd be supportive.
Well, it comes and goes! I wouldn't trust it!
Well, you guys, this is really, really important to me.
It means a lot if you could try to get on board.
Of course, we can. Congratulations.
- Thank you. - Yay!
- Oh. - Joey.
No, no, no.
My hugs are reserved for people stayin' in America!
- Joey, it would mean-- - Hey! No! Hey!
Get your France-goin' arms away from me!
Joey..
Are you okay with this?
Well, it makes me feel sad, but--
- Talkin' to Ross. - I see.
Well, Rachel moving to another country?
Not being able to see her every day? Do..
How-how could I be okay with this?
I know, but what are we gonna do?
She really needs this job.
Do you think if, uh
if the Ralph Lauren people
offered her her old job back
she would take it?
Well, how is that gonna happen?
Is this the best way to use
one of your three magic wishes?
Like, I don't know. I could talk to her boss.
Yeah, I-I met him at that Christmas party.
I mean, we-we really hit it off.
You mean, the guy who kept calling you "Ron?"
I didn't say we were brothers!
[theme music]
♪ So no one told you life was gonna be this way ♪
♪ Your job's a joke you're broke ♪
♪ Your love life's DOA ♪
♪ It's like you're always stuck in second gear ♪
♪ When it hasn't been your day your week your month ♪
♪ Or even your year ♪
♪ But I'll be there for you ♪
♪ 'Cause you're there for me too-o-o ♪♪
[instrumental music]
- Hey, Phoebe. - Hey.
Hey, um, tell me what you think.
Alright, the house next door to the one that we're
buying in Westchester just went on the market.
Now, I want to take a look at it, but Chandler doesn't.
Uh! We close Escrow tomorrow.
So seeing another house can only confuse us.
And we're easily confused. We're not very bright.
But what if it's better than ours?
- Shouldn't we at least look? - What do you think, Pheebs?
Well, I think that shirt makes you look
like you should work at a Baskin-Robbins.
Ahem.
Anyway.
Hey, isn't Joey's agent Estelle Leonard?
- Yeah. - She died!
- You're kidding. - That's terrible!
Yeah, last Saturday. Wow!
She was "the first black man to fly solo across the Atlantic!"
Oh, wait a minute. I read the wrong one.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah, she was just an agent.
- Joey's gonna be so upset. - I know.
He always wanted to be the first black man to cross the Atlantic.
Well, we cannot tell Joey about this.
He's already flipping out about everything that's changing.
This'll-this'll push him over the edge.
Seriously, you don't think we should tell him?
Well, not for a little while.
Let's just give him a few days
to get used to everything else.
What if he reads it in the paper?
Unless Snoopy says it to Charlie Brown
I think we're okay.
[instrumental music]
[knocking on door]
- May I help you? - 'Yeah.'
I'm a friend of Rachel Green's.
Um, actually, we, we met at the Christmas party
about two years ago.
Oh, right. Uh, Don?
Close. Ron.
Well, uh, what can I do for you?
Um, well, I'm here to see if-if, uh
you'll give Rachel her job back.
Ah, did she, uh, ask you to come here and do this?
Oh, no. First, I have to get you to agree.
Then we'll see if she wants to come back.
Wow. That is tempting.
Look, she loved her job here.
And let's face it, you're not going to find anyone
who did it as well as she did.
Isn't that true?
She is good.
Huh. I took a shot there.
But I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do.
Uh, that's not true. There's, there's nothing I want to do.
I see.
- Thanks very much. - Mm-hmm.
- Is this your son? - Yeah. His name is Ross.
- What? - Uh, nothing.
It's just, it's, uh
it's close to Ron.
Does he, um, does little Ross
like dinosaurs, by any chance?
Yeah, they're all he talks about. Why?
How would he like to come with me
to the Museum of Natural History
after everyone else has left?
Just the two of us.
And, and he can touch anything he wants.
I just heard it how you must have heard it
and that's not good.
Um, let me start again.
I'm a paleontologist.
Uh, you'll be there with us.
And the touching refers only to bones. Fossils!
You could really arrange that?
You let Rachel come back, and it's done.
Well, I guess having Rachel back
wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
Y-yes! Oh, thank you! Thi..
Oh, this is great. Thank you so much.
And I swear, y-your kid's going to have the time of his life!
Uh. That's great. I worry about little Ross.
He's-he's always reading, he's collecting rocks
and he's obsessed with dinosaurs--
He'll be fine!
[instrumental music]
- Hey, Pheebs. - Hey.
- Everything okay? - I'm just mad at my agent.
Estelle? Why?
There's a part in this TV movie
that I would be perfect for
and I didn't even get put up for it.
She better have a good reason.
I'm-I'm guessing she does.
Yeah, well...I wanna hear it
because she keeps doin' this.
Well, no, wait, wait, wait!
I.. Alright, I-I gotta go.
Just listen, promise me
that you will wait a minute before you call her.
Okay. Why?
Because a promise between friends
means never having to give a reason.
I love that sayin'. Hmm.
[cell phone ringing]
- Hello? - Joey, it's Estelle.
I was just gonna call you. That's weird.
It's a little coincidental, but believable.
Listen, I'm sure you're wondering
why I didn't get you an audition for that TV movie.
Yeah, actually, I am.
I guess I dropped the ball there.
- Whoopsy! - That's it?
You know, it seems like all you do lately is drop the ball.
Don't take that tone with me. Who do you think you are?
Alan Lemon, the first black man to fly solo across the Atlantic?
No-no. Look, all I'm sayin' is, you're my agent, okay?
And you're not getting me into any auditions
and I'm tired of it!
What are you saying?
I'm saying that..
...this isn't working for me anymore, okay, Estelle?
You're fired. Goodbye.
Man! Tough week for Estelle.
[instrumental music]
- Hi. - Hi.
Um, Emma left her
stuffed T. rex at my house.
You know she can't sleep without it.
Ah, well, she's asleep now.
Stop forcing that thing on her.
Okay.
Oh! You're not gonna believe what happened to me today!
Ralph Lauren called and gave me my job back.
- No! - Yeah.
I mean, it was the weirdest thing.
They fire me and then out of nowhere
they just hire me back.
I mean, that place must just be falling apart without me. Ha!
So, you-you're not going to Paris?
No! I'm still goin'.
Wha.. Huh.
Wh..
[laughing] What?
Well, no, wh-when the Louis Vuitton people found out
that Ralph Lauren wanted me back
they offered me more money!
[laughing] Isn't that great?
Yay!
Whoo!
[instrumental music]
[knocking on door]
Hi, we're buying the house next door
and we were wondering if we could just take a look around?
Oh, sure. I'm showing it to someone else right now.
- But please, look around. - Thanks.
I feel like we're cheating on our house.
And if we're gonna cheat, shouldn't it be with, like
a hot, younger house that does stuff that our house won't do?
Wow. Ours is so much better.
This living room is smaller.
The dining room looks like a cave. Uh!
- What a hole! - So what do you think?
Love it! Yeah.
Well, we already have one offer on it and I think
the lady upstairs is going to make another one.
They could be our neighbors. W-what are they like?
Oh, the woman upstairs is very nice.
She and her husband have two kids.
Uh, he's on Wall Street and she's on--
Oh...my...God!
Sure.
[instrumental music]
Hey, Joey, you wanna come with me to..
Are you okay?
Yeah, I just, I just feel bad about firing Estelle.
This has got to be killing her.
No. That wouldn't kill her.
Coronary embolism might.
I don't know. She's gotta be taking it hard.
I was, like, her only client.
Except for this guy who eats paper.
And I'm guessing he eats more money than he makes.
Look, I know she's not a great agent
but she did stick with me for ten years.
I'm gonna call her and hire her again.
No, no, no! You don't.. Don't call her.
You wait for her to call you.
Why?
Because patience
is the road to understanding..
...which is the key to a happy heart.
You blow me away.
Alright, so promise you're gonna wait for her to call you?
- I promise. - Okay.
And that means..
...never havin' to give a reason.
[instrumental music]
What a small world.
And yet I never run into Beyonce.
You two know each other?
Oh, we go way back.
Before Monica made an honest man out of him
Chandler used to be my little love muffin.
[laughing]
So, are you guys thinking of getting this house too?
Ooh, are we gonna have a bidding war?
I better warn you, I'm a toughie. Ha ha ha.
- Don't, don't, don't! - Ha ha ha.
No, actually, we're buying the house next door.
- Wha.. - Huh!
Why?
I don't know why.
Ooh, that decides it then.
I was on the fence
but knowing that you two would be our neighbors..
Ah! Now we have to get it!
Ellen, we're gonna talk numbers.
[laughs]
This cannot be happening.
Okay, the realtor said another couple made an offer.
Maybe the Janices won't get it.
Maybe the other couple will.
The only way that that is going to happen
is if the other couple are the Hitlers!
Okay, okay.
Alright, what if we get both houses?
Huh? We can turn this house into a guest house.
That's a great idea.
And, by the way, I don't mean to sound distasteful
but when did you start crapping money?
Okay, you come up with an idea.
Alright, alright, alright, we've still got three hours
until Escrow closes on our house.
- We can still get out. - But we love our house.
'Will we love it so much with her next door?'
And she's gonna be louder out here too.
Just the, just the crickets and
[imitating Janice] "Oh...my...God!"
Okay, but if we don't get this house
she's still gonna show up wherever we go.
I mean, at least, if she's here
it eliminates the element of surprise.
I mean, never again will you have to hear the three words
that make your balls jump back up inside your body!
Well, we have to do something.
We can't have her living next door.
[Janice laughing]
Ah, that does it too.
[instrumental music]
- Who is it? - It's me. Ron.
Look, I, uh, I know Rachel turned you down
but I think there's a way
you might be able to get her to come back.
This may surprise you, but rehiring fired employees
is not my main job.
Just hear me out.
How would you feel about offering her a raise?
Not good, Ron.
Perhaps I can persuade you.
What if you could give your son
this genuine pterodactyl egg replica?
Wow. That's, uh, that's pretty cool.
Eh? So?
Do we have a deal?
Okay, you got it.
Yes! Yes.
This is gonna make me very popular.
Oh, ha ha, believe me, the ladies, they love it.
I meant with my son.
Good, 'cause the ladies, not so much.
[instrumental music]
[recorded message] 'Joey, this is Al Zebooker.'
'The guy who eats paper.'
'I'm sure you've heard that Estelle passed away.'
'I wanted to let you know there's a memorial for her'
'at the Westside Chapel, tomorrow at ten.'
'Hope you can make it.'
[phone beeps]
Oh, my God.
[cell phone ringing]
- Hello. - Joey, it's Estelle.
- Estelle? - 'Yeah.'
I wanted to call and tell you
that there's no hard feelings for firing me.
Okay.
Uh, I just, I can't believe you're calling me.
Well, I didn't think I should just drop by.
No, no! Don't drop by! Don't drop by!
Don't, don't, no, no..
Anyway, you did what you had to do.
- I'm okay. - Uh, c-can I ask you somethin'?
Um...what's it like there?
It's alright.
Look, kiddo, I gotta go.
Good luck with the career.
You're gonna be huge.
Thanks for everything, Estelle.
Bye.
"Out of area." Boy, I'll say!
[instrumental music]
Well...I just talked to Sid.
We are definitely putting in an offer on the house.
And I'll bet we get it!
The Hitlers will be so disappointed.
Alright, I-I got to run.
Tell Monica I say goodbye.
And...I'll see you later, neighbor.
[laughs]
Wait.
I just want you to know that..
...I'm so happy you're going to be here.
Oh! Me too! Ha ha ha.
Because...that way..
...we can pick up where we left off.
- Huh? - I never stopped loving you.
- Oh...my-- - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I want you.
I need you.
I must have you, Janice Litman Goralnik nee Hosenstein.
Chandler, what are you talking about?
Now that you live next door
we can be together every day.
Sid and Monica never have to know a thing.
I don't know what to say.
I-I mean, you know, obviously
we have this...heat between us.
Obviously.
But I love my husband.
And I know you love your wife.
And I-I don't think we should get this house now!
Don't say that. Don't dangle the dream and take it away.
Chandler, one of us has got to be strong.
I understand.
Although...maybe just..
...one last moment of weakness.
[grunts]
Goodbye, Chandler Bing.
They're never coming down now.
[instrumental music]
- Hi. - Hi.
You are never going to believe
what happened to me today.
- What? - Ralph Lauren called again.
And they offered me more money.
- They did? - 'Yes.'
It was the weirdest thing.
Zelner called me and he said
"We'll do anything we can to get you back"
and that I should thank some Ron.
I don't even know what department that guy's in.
So, what are you, what are you going to do?
- Well, I took it. - That's great.
So you're staying in New York.
- Yayee! - Yay! Whoo!
Yayee, uh..
You're-you're excited, right?
Yeah. Yeah.
You know, the money's great.
It's certainly the easier choice.
Right.
But you know, was I looking
forward to going to Paris?
Sure.
You know, was I excited about working
in the fashion capital of the world?
Oh, absolutely! Oh!
Yeah, but, you know, this is...it's fine.
I'm fine going back to a job where I've..
...pretty much gotten everything out of it that I possibly can.
[Rachel sighs]
Um...I had no..
...I had no idea you were, you were so excited about Paris.
Um, I mean, you-you said you were scared.
Well, yeah, I mean, it was good scared, though, you know.
I mean, like when I-moved-to-New-York scared.
Or, uh, when I-found-out- I-was-gonna-have-Emma scared.
But this is fine.
This is gonna be good.
You should go.
What?
It's what you want. You should go.
You really think so?
I really do.
But I already told Zelner that I would come back.
I'm sure he'll understand.
Alright.
Alright. I'm gonna do it.
I'm gonna go to Paris.
- Yeah. - Yeah!
Oh! I'm going to Paris!
- Thank you, Ross. - Yeah, yeah. Oh.
Oh.
Oh, I'm so happy. Oh.
Then I'm happy too.
[instrumental music]
Thank you all for coming.
We're here today to pay our respects to a wonderful agent
and a beautiful woman.
Inside.
As Estelle's only two clients
we would like to say a few words.
Dude, where's my speech?
[gulps]
Well, that is entertaining. Al Zebooker, everybody!
[instrumental music]
[laughing] Yeah.