TEXT: Written by Ira Ungerlieder. Transcribed by Josh Hodge. Minor additions and adjustments by Dan Silverstein. [The gang is walking to a newsstand late at night. Joey is anxiously in the lead.] RACH: Joey, would you slow down? They're not gonna be sold out of papers at one o'clock in the morning. JOEY: I'm excited! I've never gotten reviewed before. MNCA: You were so amazing as the king. I was really impressed, I was. PHOE: Although, you know what? You might want to consider wearing underwear next time. Yeah, cause when you sat down on your throne you could kind of see your... royal subject. JOEY: Here it is, here it is. [reading from newspaper] The only thing worse than the mindless, adolescent direction was Joseph Tribbiani's disturbingly unskilled portrayal of the king. CHAN: OK, look, that is one guy's opinion, alright. Phoebs, read yours. PHOE: OK. [reading] The only thing worse than the mindless, adolescent direction... CHAN: Does anyone have one from a different paper? Ross, read yours. ROSS: I don't want to. RACH: Joey, honey, they don't know what they're talking about. ROSS: Yeah. JOEY: Maybe they do. I've been doin' this ten years and I haven't gotten anywhere. There's gotta be a reason. ROSS: Oh c'mon. Maybe you're just, uhhh... paying your dues. JOEY: No, no, no, it.. it's too hard. It's not worth it. I quit. MNCA: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait one minute. Wait a minute. I believe this will change your mind. [Reads from paper] In a mediocre play, Joseph Tribbiana was able to achieve brilliant new levels of... continued on page 153...[turns it] sucking. Credits [S
SUMMARY:
Monica gets back together with Fun Bobby, who the other friends realize has a drinking problem. Monica persuades him to quit drinking, only to discover he is no longer fun. Joey lands the role of Dr. Drake Ramoray, a neurosurgeon on Days of Our Lives after refusing to sleep with the casting lady, who admired his integrity. Rachel dates Russ, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ross (both roles played by David Schwimmer ). After finally realizing Russ is Ross's double, Rachel dumps him. At the end, Russ and Julie ( Lauren Tom ) meet and fall in love at first sight.