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You know, if we were in prison, you'd be like my bitches!
— Friends ‧ 1994
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Phoebe, the gentlest Friend, suddenly plays the prison-yard hard case after wrestling two grown women apart, and the shock of her sweet voice delivering it is the joke. The wording fans quote is a paraphrase of the real line, which is a little blunter, and it survives as a go-to for any moment someone wins a squabble they had no business winning.
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In context
Spoilers for FriendsShow the scene
In "The One After the Superbowl, Part 2" (Friends, season 2, episode 13, aired 28 January 1996 straight after Super Bowl XXX), Rachel goes on a date with Jean-Claude, the film star whom Monica has a huge crush on. Monica is furious that Rachel went out with him, and the two end up in a scuffle, flicking and shoving each other in the apartment. Phoebe steps in, pulls them apart and gets them to agree to stop. Once they both give in, she delivers the line, the real wording being that if they were in prison, the pair would be her bitches. The scene then cuts to Chandler's date with Susie at a restaurant.
Sources (2)
- Friends Wiki: The One After The Superbowl, Part 2wikitext: infobox, plot and quotesReference checked
- Friends transcript, s02e13 (Springfield! Springfield!)dialogue around the fightReference checked
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