Monica gets back together with her old boyfriend, Fun Bobby. When the group discovers that they somehow went through five bottles of wine, they realise exactly what puts the "Fun" in Fun Bobby: alcohol. Monica convinces him to quit drinking, which turns out to be a bad idea – he becomes, as Chandler refers to him, "Ridiculously Dull Bobby". In order to put up with Bobby's boring stories, Monica develops a drinking habit of her own. Bobby then dumps her because he does not feel he can be in a co-dependent relationship.
Meanwhile, Rachel starts dating Russ, a periodontist who bears an eerie resemblance to Ross (although at first, Rachel thinks Russ reminds her of Bob Saget). She remains oblivious to the group's concerns until she catches Ross and Russ arguing, sees the similarities, and freaks out.
Joey's agent, Estelle, gets him an audition for a part on Days of Our Lives. However, the female casting agent implies that he will get the part if he sleeps with her; Joey is conflicted, wanting to advance his career but not wanting it to be because of a fling. At the audition, he refuses to sleep with the casting agent, but as he leaves, she offers him an even bigger role, Dr. Drake Ramoray, which he accepts. He then tells the other friends that he has to shower, implying he slept with the casting agent for the part.
At the end of the episode, Russ comes into Central Perk and reveals to Chandler and Phoebe that Rachel broke up with him, telling him he reminds her too much of someone else but she cannot figure out who. Julie then arrives to give Ross some of his stuff back. She locks eyes with Russ and they fall in love at first sight. In a scene cut from the original broadcast, Russ and Julie then leave the coffeehouse together.
Receptionedit
In the original broadcast, the episode was viewed by 32.2 million viewers.[3]
Sam Ashurst from Digital Spy ranked the episode #52 on their ranking of the 236 Friends episodes, and wrote: "One of the most significant episodes, even if it's probably not the funniest".[4]
Telegraph & Argus also ranked the episode #52 on their ranking of all 236 Friends episodes.[5]
^"Every single Friends episode, ranked". Digital Spy. January 2018.
^. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
January 01, 1970
with, russ, tenth, episode, friends, second, season, first, aired, network, united, states, january, 1996, friends, episodeepisode, season, 2episode, 10directed, bythomas, schlammewritten, byira, ungerleiderproduction, code457311original, datejanuary, 1996, 19. The One with Russ is the tenth episode of Friends second season It first aired on the NBC network in the United States on January 4 1996 2 The One with Russ Friends episodeEpisode no Season 2Episode 10Directed byThomas SchlammeWritten byIra UngerleiderProduction code457311Original air dateJanuary 4 1996 1996 01 04 1 Guest appearancesSnaro as RussVincent Ventresca as Fun BobbyEpisode chronology Previous The One with Phoebe s Dad Next The One with the Lesbian Wedding Friendsseason 2List of episodesPlot editMonica gets back together with her old boyfriend Fun Bobby When the group discovers that they somehow went through five bottles of wine they realise exactly what puts the Fun in Fun Bobby alcohol Monica convinces him to quit drinking which turns out to be a bad idea he becomes as Chandler refers to him Ridiculously Dull Bobby In order to put up with Bobby s boring stories Monica develops a drinking habit of her own Bobby then dumps her because he does not feel he can be in a co dependent relationship Meanwhile Rachel starts dating Russ a periodontist who bears an eerie resemblance to Ross although at first Rachel thinks Russ reminds her of Bob Saget She remains oblivious to the group s concerns until she catches Ross and Russ arguing sees the similarities and freaks out Joey s agent Estelle gets him an audition for a part on Days of Our Lives However the female casting agent implies that he will get the part if he sleeps with her Joey is conflicted wanting to advance his career but not wanting it to be because of a fling At the audition he refuses to sleep with the casting agent but as he leaves she offers him an even bigger role Dr Drake Ramoray which he accepts He then tells the other friends that he has to shower implying he slept with the casting agent for the part At the end of the episode Russ comes into Central Perk and reveals to Chandler and Phoebe that Rachel broke up with him telling him he reminds her too much of someone else but she cannot figure out who Julie then arrives to give Ross some of his stuff back She locks eyes with Russ and they fall in love at first sight In a scene cut from the original broadcast Russ and Julie then leave the coffeehouse together Reception editIn the original broadcast the episode was viewed by 32 2 million viewers 3 Sam Ashurst from Digital Spy ranked the episode 52 on their ranking of the 236 Friends episodes and wrote One of the most significant episodes even if it s probably not the funniest 4 Telegraph amp Argus also ranked the episode 52 on their ranking of all 236 Friends episodes 5 References edit Friends Friends Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive Season Two Every single Friends episode ranked Digital Spy January 2018 The definitive ranking of all 236 Friends episodes Bradford Telegraph and Argus Archived from the original on 2019 04 16 Retrieved 2019 01 27 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The One with Russ amp oldid 1217374283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
