"Friends"
The One Where Paul's the Man (2000)

Director:

Gary Halvorson

Writers:

David Crane (creator) and
Marta Kauffman (creator)
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TV Series:

"Friends" (1994)

Original Air Date:

4 May 2000 (Season 6, Episode 22)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Elizabeth's dad Paul tells Ross not to see Elizabeth anymore or he will call the university and have him fired...

Plot Keywords:

Coffeehouse | Adoption | Shipper | Father Son Relationship | Cafe

Cast

Jennifer Aniston	...	Rachel Green
Courteney Cox	...	Monica Geller (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Merrin Dungey	...	Hildy the Museum Official
Alexandra Holden	...	Elizabeth Stevens
Susie Park	...	Dry Cleaner's Wife
James Michael Tyler	...	Gunther
Ilia Volokh	...	Dry Cleaner
Bruce Willis	...	Paul Stevens

Directed by
Gary Halvorson

Writing credits
David Crane		(creator) and
Marta Kauffman		(creator)
Sherry Bilsing		(teleplay)
Ellen Plummer		teleplay and
Brian Caldirola		story

Produced by
Kevin Bright	....	executive producer
Adam Chase	....	executive producer
Ted Cohen	....	supervising producer
David Crane	....	executive producer
Shana Goldberg-Meehan	....	co-executive producer
Marta Kauffman	....	executive producer
Seth Kurland	....	co-executive producer
Greg Malins	....	executive producer
Andrew Reich	....	supervising producer
Scott Silveri	....	co-executive producer
Todd Stevens	....	supervising producer

Art Department
Marjorie Coster	....	property master
Brian J. McNamara	....	electronic graphics (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jessica A. Dickson	....	sound editor
Dana Mark McClure	....	production sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Vernon Kifer	....	camera operator
Kevin McGill	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cynthia Freund	....	costumer
Julie Heath	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Rick Dalby	....	final colorist

Music Department
Michael Skloff	....	composer: title theme

Other crew
Deborah Brighton	....	animal trainer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Crane		creator
Marta Kauffman		creator

Casting by
Mary V. Buck

Makeup Department
Karen Blynder	....	makeup artist
Nanci Cascio	....	additional hair stylist
Mary Kim	....	makeup effects production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Katharine Kremp	....	assistant hair department head
Michael Peterson	....	lab makeup effects: Captive Audience Productions
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects producer: Captive Audience Productions
Michelle Vittone	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Oseransky	....	second second assistant director
Steven Pomeroy	....	second assistant director (pilot episode)
Thaddeus Roenitz	....	second second assistant director
Sheila Stewart	....	second assistant director

Art Department
P. Scott Bailey	....	set dresser
Mike Brooks	....	propmaker
J.C. Brown	....	concept art
Scott E. Bruza	....	lead person
T.J. Girard	....	art department production assistant
Bryan Rogers	....	props

Sound Department
Mark Aragon	....	sound recordist
Dan Berlin	....	sound recordist
Marty Church	....	adr mixer
Danny Cruz	....	boom operator
Chuck Fitzpatrick	....	sound mixer
Ken Kobett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Orrante	....	sound recordist
Fred Tator	....	sound re-recording mixer (pilot episode)
Otis Van Osten	....	sound editor
James D. Young	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Ken Wills	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Matthew Alexander	....	computer and video technician (London episodes) (as Matthew Kok)
David Carriker	....	visual effects supervisor: various episodes
Rick Cortes	....	digital artist
Rick Cortes	....	digital compositor
Marlan Harris	....	digital artist
Scott Milne	....	visual effects supervisor
Trent Shumway	....	digital compositor
Jeff West	....	visual effects
Bryan Whitaker	....	computer animator
Bryan Whitaker	....	digital artist

Stunts
Todd Bryant	....	stunt coordinator
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator
Cort Hessler	....	stunts
Clint Lilley	....	stunt coordinator
Carl Milinac	....	stunt rigger
Stephanie Stokes	....	stunt double: Lisa Kudrow

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Carmine	....	director of photography: second unit
Michael Chaney	....	key grip
Jeff Diaz	....	rigging grip
Bruce Dickson	....	cinematographer: show opening
Thomas H. Frederick	....	film loader
John Graham	....	first assistant camera
John Lazear	....	assistant camera
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Matthew Santo	....	assistant camera: New York
Bruce Swift	....	key grip (pilot episode)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Victoria Skinner	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Chris Caron	....	post-production coordinator
James L. Thompson III	....	post-production coordinator
Alex Trocker	....	on-line editor
Todd Ulman	....	post-production assistant
Cheryl A. Walker	....	post-production coordinator

Other crew
Emma Baksi	....	production assistant
Bonnie Belknap	....	food stylist
Ken Blankstein	....	production assistant
Michael Bornhorst	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Bowland	....	stage coordinator
Seth Cohen	....	production assistant
Nicholas Darrow	....	production assistant
Jake Farrow	....	assistant to writer
Joe Ferroni	....	production assistant
Mark A. Freid	....	production assistant (pilot episode)
Phil Gonzales	....	publicist
Randall I. Harris	....	set coordinator
Earnest J. Howard	....	production assistant
Jeff Lovely	....	location coordinator
Hobart Lundt	....	coordinator
David Lussier	....	assistant to producers
Amaani Lyle	....	assistant to writer
Kevin J. Malloy	....	assistant production coordinator
Alex Newman	....	cast coordinator
Tadao Tomomatsu	....	production assistant
Todd Ulman	....	production assistant
Cheryl A. Walker	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2000) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Television (1994-2004) (USA) (all media)

Runtime:

22 min | Argentina:30 min | 22 min (approx.)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Netherlands:AL | Mexico:B | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions

Trivia:

The dry cleaner from "The One Where Paul's the Man" (episode #6.22) claims never to have seen the movie Air Force One (1997). The actor who played the dry cleaner, Ilia Volokh, played the part of Vladimir Krasin, the first terrorist to die at the hands of the president, in Air Force One.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Paul and Rachel are at the cabin talking, Rachel jumps up from seeing Ross under the couch and her hair is clerly covering most of her left eye. In the next shot, her hair is behind her ear.

Movie Connections:

References Air Force One (1997)

Soundtrack:

Love Machine, Part II