The One After The Superbowl, Part 2
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| "The One After the Superbowl, Part 2" | ||||
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 Phoebe breaks up the fight. | ||||
| Season | 2x13 | |||
| Episode no. | 37 | |||
| Written by | Jeff Astrof Mike Sikowitz Michael Borkow | |||
| Directed by | Michael Lembeck | |||
| Guest stars | Lisa Roberts Gillan as Cathy Seth Isler as Monkey trainer Steven M. Porter as Security guard Julia Roberts as Susie Moss Jean-Claude Van Damme as Himself | |||
| Original airdate | January 28, 1996 | |||
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"The One After The Superbowl" is a double-length episode of the second season of Friends, which aired on January 28, 1996, immediately after NBC's telecast of Super Bowl XXX. The main plot of both episodes has Ross searching for his former pet monkey, Marcel, and discovering him working on a film set in New York.
It is the most-watched episode of Friends, drawing 52.9 million viewers.
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[edit] Plot
Rachel and Monica compete for the affections of Jean-Claude Van Damme after meeting him on a movie set. Chandler meets a former schoolmate , a makeup artist, who seems to be attracted to him. But it turns out that Chandler once tricked her and she just wants to get revenge. An excited Joey gets a role as an extra in the movie, and Ross and Marcel go on a whirlwind tour of the city.
[edit] Cast and Crew
[edit] Main Cast
Jennifer Aniston - Rachel Green
Courtney Cox - Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow - Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc - Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry - Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer - Ross Geller
[edit] Supporting Cast
Lisa Roberts Gillan - Cathy
Seth Isler - Monkey trainer
Steven M. Porter - Security guard
Julia Roberts - Susie Moss
Jean-Claude Van Damme - Himself
[edit] Crew
Directed By:
Michael Lembeck
Written By:
Jeff Astrof, Mike Sikowitz & Michael Borkow
[edit] Reception
Entertainment Weekly rates the episode "C", calling it "fragmented, poorly paced, and only sporadically funny. Cramming the already crowded ensemble with celebs may have been a ratings grabber but the results are forced sitcomedy and stilted acting" specifically citing Van Damme. The authors of Friends Like Us: The Unofficial Guide to Friends write of the second part, Julia Roberts was "a fine guest-star", and Van Damme was "embarrassing".
This episode was the highest rated episode of the series, recording 52.9 million viewers. Director Michael Lembeck won the 1996 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Comedy Series for this episode, the only Emmy won by the series in that year.
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| Preceded by "The One After the Superbowl, Part 1" | Followed by "The One With The Prom Video" |
