The Cranberry Sauce
Friends (1994)
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Characters
Chandler
Monica
Transcript
[Monica]
Okay, let's see. Okay the turkey's in the oven, the stuffing is ready...
[Chandler]
You know, you always cook this meal all by yourself. Let me help this year.
[Monica]
Aw, Chandler, that's sweet but you don't have to do everything Dr. Phil tells you to do.
[Chandler]
I'm serious, let me do something. Just not the turkey or the stuffing. Nothing high-profile.
[Monica]
Let's see... Oh, the cranberry sauce! It's easy to make and no one really cares about it.
[Chandler]
Tell me more.
[Monica]
Okay, I'm going to go check on something across the hall. You start by washing these.
Not with soap!
[Chandler]
You obviously haven't tasted my Palmolive* potatoes.
Clip Context
Monica is preparing Thanksgiving dinner for her friends and Chandler offers to help.
Note:
*Palmolive is a brand of dish soap in the United States.
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Vocabulary
Read each word out loud.
stuffing
/ˈstʌfɪŋ/
noun
a soft food made of bread, herbs, and vegetables that is cooked inside a turkey or in a dish; people often eat it at Thanksgiving
Example:
My grandmother's stuffing is my favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner.
cranberry sauce
/ˈkɹænˌbɛɹi sɔs/
noun
a sweet red liquid made from small, sour berries; people often eat it with turkey at Thanksgiving
Example:
Would you like some cranberry sauce with your turkey?
high-profile
/ˌhaɪˈpɹoʊfaɪl/
adjective
getting a lot of attention because it is important and many people notice it
Example:
Being the president of a country is a stressful, high-profile job.
across
/əˈkɹɑs/
preposition
on the opposite side of a hallway, street, or room from where you are
Example:
My neighbor lives across the hall from me.
sweet
/swit/
adjective
kind and thoughtful in a way that makes other people feel good
Example:
It was sweet of you to bring me flowers when I was sick.
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Conversation Practice
Working with a tutor? Try asking or answering these questions out loud with them.
Working alone? Try speaking your answers out loud or write them in the lesson discussion below.
1. Have you ever tried cranberry sauce?
2. What Thanksgiving foods would you like to eat?
3. Are you great at cooking large meals for many guests?
4. Would you be comfortable working a high-profile job?
5. What is something sweet someone has done for you recently?
6. Would you like to try stuffing?
Lesson updated:
November 1, 2026
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