Friends (TV Series)

The One Where Phoebe Runs (1999)

Lisa Kudrow: Phoebe Buffay

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Quotes 

• [ready to leave a voicemail greeting] 

  Rachel Green : Hi.

  Phoebe Buffay : It's

  Rachel Green : Rachel

  Phoebe Buffay : And

  Rachel Green : Phoebe's.

  Phoebe Buffay : Please

  Rachel Green : Leave

  Phoebe Buffay : Leave

  Rachel Green : I just said "leave".

  Phoebe Buffay : Yeah I know. That's because you have all the good words. What do I get? I get "it's", "and", oh, I'm sorry I have "a". Forget it.

  Rachel Green : Phoebe come on! That's silly!

  Phoebe Buffay : Alright. So let's switch.

  Rachel Green : [quite proudly]  No! I have all the good words.

  [Phoebe looks mad] 

  Rachel Green : OK. Fine. Fine. Let's switch.

  [Phoebe presses the voicemail greeting recorder button] 

  Phoebe Buffay : Hi

  Rachel Green : Everybody.

  Phoebe Buffay : It's

  Rachel Green : Rachel

  Phoebe Buffay : And

  Rachel Green : Phoebe's.

  Phoebe Buffay : Pl... wait, how did you do that? Oh, you're no ordinary roomate. This shall be interesting.

  Rachel Green : [innocently]  What?

  Phoebe Buffay : [suspicious but interested]  Oh, you're no ordinary roommate are you?

• Phoebe : Me, I'm more free. You know, I run like I did when I was a kid because that's the only way it's fun. You know? I'm mean, didn't you even run so fast you thought your legs were gonna fall off, you know, like when you were like, running towards the swings or running away from Satan?

  [Rachel looks confused] 

  Phoebe : The neighbor's dog.

• [back at Phoebe and Rachel's apartment, Rachel is sitting on the sofa in the living room as Phoebe arrives] 

  Rachel Green : [straightening her hair]  Hey. Phoebe can I talk to you for a second?

  Phoebe Buffay : Sure.

  [Phoebe walks away into her room] 

  Rachel Green : [stands up]  OK. I...

  [Rachel turns around to see that Phoebe has gone into her room] 

  Rachel Green : [walks around the back of the sofa]  Phoebe look, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry, OK? I handled the situation horribly and I should not have lied to you.

  Phoebe Buffay : [exits her room]  So what *should* you have done?

  Rachel Green : Well I-I should've told you the truth.

  Phoebe Buffay : [slowly]  Uh-huh. Which is?

  Rachel Green : Well... you know, the reason that I didn't wanna go running with you is... because um... well, you know, the way that you run is just a little...

  [Rachel waves her arms like crazy] 

  Phoebe Buffay : So?

  Rachel Green : Well it's embarrassing! People were looking at us like we were crazy!

  Phoebe Buffay : Why do you care?

  Rachel Green : Because they're *people*!

  Phoebe Buffay : But people that you don't know and will never see again.

  Rachel Green : Yes but still, they're people... with *eyes*!

  Phoebe Buffay : Well, I didn't get embarrassed running next to Miss Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.

  [imitating Rachel] 

• Phoebe Buffay : I can see why running next to me would be embarrassing for you. Yeah OK. You're uptight.

  [Phoebe walks past Rachel] 

  Rachel Green : [turns around and follows Phoebe]  Wha? I-I am not upt... whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho! Listen I am not... uptight, ma'am.

  Phoebe Buffay : [assuring]  That's OK Rachel. I'm not judging you. That's just who you are.

• [Rachel runs through the park, but Phoebe is hiding behind a tree watching her and runs out, startling her] 

  Phoebe Buffay : [annoyed and upset]  Oh yeah. Uh-huh. It's me. I saw you grab your running shoes this morning and sneak out. You lied so you could run by yourself.

  Rachel Green : [protesting]  No. No Phoebe. No. I was, no. You know what? I was... I was actually just checking... to see... if I could run! And I can!

  [Rachel strikes up a straightened up pose] 

  Phoebe Buffay : [annoyed and upset]  Please Rachel. I am not an idiot.

  [Phoebe runs off] 

  Rachel Green : No wait! Phoebe!

• [Phoebe and Rachel are in the park warming up for their run] 

  Phoebe Buffay : [to Rachel]  I have to tie my shoe so you go ahead. I'll catch up.

  Rachel Green : OK.

  Phoebe Buffay : OK.

  [Rachel jogs ahead and seconds later, Phoebe overtakes her running like crazy] 

  Phoebe Buffay : [over-excited]  Come on! Let's start running! LET'S GO!

• Rachel Green : [gets up]  Phoebe come on. Can we finish this later? I wanna go running before it get's dark. Oh! Why don't you come with me?

  Phoebe Buffay : [perks up]  Really?

  Rachel Green : Yeah! Oh it'll be fun! We'll run in the park! It'll be like our... our first year roommate *bonding* thing!

  Phoebe Buffay : [excited]  OK! Let's go running!

  Rachel Green : Yeah! And there's *really* cute guys there.

  Phoebe Buffay : [more excited]  Let's run towards them!

  Rachel Green : OK!

  Phoebe Buffay : [sits down]  All right. Wait just one more second...

  [Phoebe presses the RECORD button on the voicemail] 

  Phoebe Buffay : [speaks into the device]  Hi, it's Phoebe and Rachel's. Please leave a message. Thanks!

  [Phoebe presses the STOP button and gets up] 

  Rachel Green : [shocked]  Now wait a minute! You just took ALL the words!

  Phoebe Buffay : [proudly]  Uh-huh. You've met your match Rachel Green!

• [Rachel jogs on a side-walk, then runs like crazy into the park where she meets Phoebe at a path junction and they excitedly interact while running on the spot] 

  Rachel Green : I'm so sorry! You're right! This feels great!

  Phoebe Buffay : See? And you don't care if people are staring! It's just for a second 'cause then you're gone!

  [Phoebe happily runs off and waves to Rachel] 

  Rachel Green : [starts running again then turns around and runs backwards]  Gone! I mean it's amazing Pheebs! I feel so free! So graceful!

  [Rachel turns around, runs into a park horse and falls over. The horse looks around and Rachel gets up] 

  Rachel Green : [eagerly to a passer-by]  Hey! Look out for the horse!

  [Rachel apologises to the horse rider and continues running like crazy]