The One With Ross' New Girlfriend

"The One With Ross' New Girlfriend"
Season	2x01
Episode no.	25
Written by	Jeff Astrof Mike Sikowitz
Directed by	Michael Lembeck
Guest stars	Lauren Tom - Julie Cosimo Fusco - Paolo Buck Kartalian - Frankie Tony Sagastizado I - Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Original airdate	September 21, 1995
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"The One With Ross's New Girlfriend" is the second season premiere of Friends, which aired on September 21, 1995.

Plot

Having decided to tell Ross Geller that she loves him (as in The One Where Rachel Finds Out), Rachel Greene goes to the airport to wait for him with a bunch of flowers. But Ross geller is not alone - he has a new girlfriend, Julie, whom he met in grad school Rachel is crushed by the sight of her and tries to flee Ross, but falls off the waiting chairs and makes her escape more noticeable to the two, who spot her and greet her. Out of embarrassment, Rachel tries to make nice with Julie by pretending that her flowers are for her.

Back at Monica's, the guys are waiting for Rachel and Ross to arrive from the airport. Monica notices the guys' new haircuts, which Phoebe did for them. Rachel arrives out of breath and tries to give everyone the heads-up about Ross, but does not make it in time and Ross and Julie make their entrance. Knowing her intentions when she left for Ross' arrival, the friends could not help but empathize the difficulty of Rachel with the new situation. Rachel asks Chandler to talk with Ross as to get an explanation of how everything happened and how it's going with Julie, but he can only worsen her feelings because Ross confirms that he's having a great time with Julie. When he starts receiving phone calls from her at Monica and Rachel's apartment, Rachel can't handle the situation anymore and gets out of the apartment - to do what, nobody knows.

The next morning, Rachel reveals what she did last night - an Italian guy named Paolo who is slightly too familiar to everyone. Ross is not too happy to see Paolo again, and is even less amused to hear from him what he was doing ("I do Raquel"), but doesn't tackle the subject further. Meanwhile, Monica talks Phoebe into doing her hair; unlike the guys, however, Phoebe messes up the hairdo by confusing Monica's haircut wish Demi Moore with male actor Dudley Moore, giving Monica a mannish cut. Phoebe describes what she did to her to the guys, and makes Ross see her first to try and comfort her. Joey takes the opportunity to talk to Rachel about how she's feeling, and makes her see sense by making her go for Ross, and how she should make the ten years he's been in love with her more than the two weeks he and Julie have spent dating.

Chandler, who needs some new clothes, goes to Joey's tailor, Frankie, who grabs Chandler by the crotch to "measure the in-seam". Chandler, however, is highly uncomfortable with his and tells Joey about it, describing Frank as "a very bad man". Joey laughs Chandler off by telling him that it's how tailors measure pants, but Chandler and Ross make Joey reflect on it. Joey remains in shock. Rachel finally talks to Ross about Paolo and how last night was just a fling. Ross gets his feelings for Paolo ("I think the guy's scum") off his chest. He talks to Rachel how he thinks she should be with someone who considers himself lucky to have her - like he is with Julie. When she hears this, Rachel has nothing more to say to him, realizing that Ross is truly happy with Julie. She comes in to find Joey calling his father to explain correct pant-measuring procedures.

Phoebe asks Rachel how Andie MacDowell, who Julie asked the former to cut her hair like, wears her hair. Rachel gets her revenge by describing Andie MacDowell as "the guy from Planet Of The Apes".

Cast and Crew

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

Supporting Cast

Lauren Tom - Julie
Cosimo Fusco - Paolo
Buck Kartalian - Frankie
Tony Sagastizado I - Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Crew

Directed By:
Michael Lembeck

Written By:
Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz

Trivia

General

• This is the last appearance of Cosimo Fusco as Paolo.
• This is the first time Ross is picked on for his hairstyle. Phoebe remarks that Joey's haircut looks too good and it would upset Monica to see him. She invites Ross to see his sister's new, short, boyish haircut.
• This is also the first time Monica shrieks out her notorious catchphrase "I know!"
• Rachel asks if Ross and Julie are getting a cat together; which they almost do in "The One Where Ross Finds Out" (S2E7).
• This is the only season premiere that picks up immediately after the last episode where the writers bother to explain the different looks of the actors, in this case the shorter hair of Matt Le Blanc and Matthew Perry. In future seasons, hair-, weight,- and voice changes were ignored.
  • Ross is the only one who's hair stays the same; everyone else has shorter hair.

Goofs

• Rachel is wearing a similar, but different dress than the one she wore in the previous episode (which was supposed to be the same day.)
• While examining Rachel's bruise, Ross smears some of the blood. In the next few shots, the blood is no longer smeared.
• Matt LeBlanc (Joey) has gray hair in real life. His gray roots are visible.
• When Monica is trying to convince Phoebe to cut her hair, she says that the last time Paolo was around her hair was "much shorter and cuter". Paolo was last present in "The One With The Dozen Lasagnas" (S1E12), however Monica's hair was considerably longer.
• When Rachel asks if Ross and Julie are getting a cat together, a necklace appears out of nowhere on Rachel; then appears on the tray she is holding.

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Preceded by "The One Where Rachel Finds Out"

"The One With Ross' New Girlfriend"

Followed by "The One With The Breast Milk"

<< Season 1		Season 2					Season 3 >>
#01	"The One With Ross' New Girlfriend"		#09	"The One With Phoebe's Dad"		#17	"The One Where Eddie Moves In"
#02	"The One With The Breast Milk"		#10	"The One With Russ"		#18	"The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies"
#03	"The One Where Heckles Dies"		#11	"The One With The Lesbian Wedding"		#19	"The One Where Eddie Won't Go"
#04	"The One With Phoebe's Husband"		#12	"The One After The Superbowl, Part 1"		#20	"The One Where Old Yeller Dies"
#05	"The One With Five Steaks And An Eggplant"		#13	"The One After The Superbowl, Part 2"		#21	"The One With The Bullies"
#06	"The One With The Baby On The Bus"		#14	"The One With The Prom Video"		#22	"The One With The Two Parties"
#07	"The One Where Ross Finds Out"		#15	"The One Where Ross And Rachel... You Know"		#23	"The One With The Chicken Pox"
#08	"The One With The List"		#16	"The One Where Joey Moves Out"		#24	"The One With Barry And Mindy's Wedding"