 In the second season episode " The One With The Lesbian Wedding " , Rachel complains that her overbearing mother ( Marlo Thomas ) is trying to pattern her own life after hers , lamenting , " Couldn 't she just copy my haircut ? " Although Aniston eventually abandoned the " Rachel " for a straighter , longer look , the hairstyle remained popular nonetheless . Despite her association with the cut , Aniston disliked the hairstyle . She found maintaining the hairstyle without McMillan 's help difficult , stating " I 'd curse Chris every time I had to blowdry . It took three brushes — it was like doing surgery ! " and that she would rather shave her head than have to wear it for the rest of her life . 
 In the second season episode " The One With The Lesbian Wedding " , Rachel <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>complains</mark></a> that her overbearing mother ( Marlo Thomas ) is trying to pattern her own life after hers , lamenting , " Couldn 't she just copy my haircut ? " Although Aniston eventually abandoned the " Rachel " for a straighter , longer look , the hairstyle remained popular nonetheless . Despite her association with the cut , Aniston disliked the hairstyle . She found maintaining the hairstyle without McMillan <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>help difficult , stating " I 'd curse Chris every time I had to blowdry . It took three brushes — it was like doing surgery ! " and that she would rather shave her head than have to wear it for the rest of her life . 
In da second season episode " The One With TdaLesbian Wedding " , Rachel complain dat her overbearing mother ( Marlo Thomas ) is tryna pattern her own life after hers , lamenting , " Couldn 't she jus copy my haircut ? " Although Aniston eventually abandoned the " Rachel " fir a straighter , longer look , thdaairstyle remained popular nonetheless . Despite her association with thedat , Aniston disliked the darstyle . She found maintaining the hairstyle w/o McMillan  help difficult , stating " I 'd curse Chris every time I had to blowdry . It took three brushes — it was like doing surgery ! " and that she would rather shave her head den gotta wear it for the rda of her life .