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The One Where Ross Can't Flirt

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"The One Where Ross Can't Flirt"
Friends episode

Rachel talks to Caitlin.
Season 5x19
Episode no. 116
Written by Doty Abrams
Directed by Gail Mancuso
Guest stars Kristin Dattilo as Caitlin
Lilyan Chauvin as Nonnie
Original airdate April 22, 1999
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"The One Where Ross Can't Flirt" is the nineteenth episode of the fifth season of Friends, which aired on April 22, 1999.

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[edit] Plot

First Ross takes Chandler's natural joking with pizza delivery girl Caitlin for "flirting behind Monica's back", and actually tells her, just now they celebrate their 10 month anniversary, which starts a discussion whether flirting by men is innocent, not by females. Then Ross decides to demonstrate his flirtatious talent, which the others know to be abysmal, even conquering Rachel took him nine years.

Meanwhile Joey brings over Nonnie, his Italian grandmother who doesn't speak any English but was his only relative who always believed in his career, to watch a Law and Order episode Joey has a speaking part in. Once he realizes his scene was actually cut out, everyone tries to fool her and thus spare them heartbreak. Phoebe can't return Monica's earrings, a gift from Chandler she wants to wear that evening, because Rachel borrowed and lost them, as usual. Ross's flirting lessons turn out to be of the "how not to do it" variety but Rachel takes pity on him and talks to her on his behalf downstairs.

[edit] Cast and Crew

[edit] Main Cast

Jennifer Aniston - Rachel Green
Courteney Cox - Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow - Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc - Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry - Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer - Ross Geller

[edit] Supporting Cast

Kristin Dattilo - Caitlin
Lilyan Chauvin - Nonnie

[edit] Crew

Directed By:
Gail Mancuso

Written By:
Doty Abrams

[edit] Trivia

[edit] General

  • What Joey says to Nonnie "Sono il numero uno? Vero nonna?", translates to "I'm number one, right Grandma?"
  • What Phoebe says to Nonnie, "Vuole qualcosa da bere signora?" translates to "Would you like something to drink?"
  • We learn in this episode that Phoebe is trilingual. She can speak English, French, and Italian.
  • The episode of Law & Order that the friends are watching is clearly "Agony". This is shown through the scenes and dialogue shown throughout the episode.

[edit] Goofs/Continuity

  • In this episode, Joey can speak some fluent Italian. However, in "The One With Chandler In A Box", Chandler says he knows Joey only knows the bad words.
  • In this episode Monica and Chandler are celebrating their ten month anniversary. But two months prior in "The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey" Chandler says to Monica "We had a good run. What was it, four, five months?" This means they have only been together for six or seven months.
  • When there is a closeup of Law & Order on the television, the living room is clearly reflected in the screen. Although the group is sitting on the couch watching the show, the reflection on the TV shows that the rooms is empty.


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Preceded by
"The One Where Rachel Smokes"
"The One Where Ross Can't Flirt"
Followed by
"The One With The Ride Along"
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