On Feb. 20, 1997, Friends aired its 64th episode titled "The One With the Morning After" and with one line, a TV pop culture staple was born.
Let's take a look back at how this magical one-liner came to be. And what's a trip down memory lane without Ross and Rachel's song? Press play and proceed.
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Ross was becoming more and more jealous of Mark, Rachel's boss, which resulted in a huge fight on their anniversary. Sick and tired of fighting, Rachel suggested they take a break.
That night, after Ross leaves, Mark comes over to console Rachel and then won't keep his damn mouth shut when Ross calls to apologize.
Assuming that his suspicions about Mark were right all along, Ross ends up sleeping with Chloe, the girl from the Xerox place.
Ross spends the entire next day making sure that Rachel doesn't find out about his night with Chloe — which of course she does.
After a night of arguing, they ultimately end up breaking up for good.
It's also the night that "We were on a break!" was mentioned for the first time. And funny enough, despite it being Ross's line throughout the series, Rachel is actually the first one to say it.
For the next seven seasons, "We were on a break!" became one the the series' most used running gags.
Here's a look back at all the times the iconic line came up:
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