The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad (27 Apr. 2000)

Elizabeth's dad meets Ross to tell him he doesn't like him going out with Elizabeth. Ross asks for a chance to impress Mr Stevens and he gives him 2 minutes to do so. Ross fails utterly ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writers:

David Crane (creator), Marta Kauffman (creator),

Stars:

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jennifer Aniston	...	Rachel Green
Courteney Cox	...	Monica Geller (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani (as Matt Le Blanc)
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Bruce Willis	...	Paul Stevens
Alexandra Holden	...	Elizabeth Stevens
June Gable	...	Estelle Leonard
Andrew Bilgore	...	Wayne
Brad Koepenick	...	The Producer

Storyline

Elizabeth's dad meets Ross to tell him he doesn't like him going out with Elizabeth. Ross asks for a chance to impress Mr Stevens and he gives him 2 minutes to do so. Ross fails utterly even though the friends try to make him look good. When Rachel meets Mr Stevens again they talk for ages and start dating. Ross sees his chance of getting Mr Stevens blessing because Rachel can change Mr Steven's opinion of Ross. Joey is about to lose his job on Mac and CHEESE because the robot inventor and controller doesn't like him. The robot guy promises Joey to get his job back if Joey teaches him how to talk to women. Rachel accidentally tells Mr Stevens about Ross' three marriages. Elizabeth tells her father that she doesn't care what he thinks of Ross and neither does Ross.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2000 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bruce Willis starred in "The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad" for no fee, due to a bet he lost to Matthew Perry.

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Quotes

Dr. Ross Geller: I just found out Elizabeth's dad wants to meet me.
Chandler Bing: Wait a minute. Hold the phone. You are not Elizabeth's dad?

User Reviews

The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad

A great episode! We get to meet Elizabeth's dad who is played by Bruce Willis. He is pretty good for the part and the scenes with him and Ross are just great

What is also great is the role of Rachel in this episode. She slightly messes it up already in the beginning when she comes in and says she is ready to talk Ross up in front of Elizabeth's dad when Paul is already sitting there, then she hooks up with Paul. This leads to a great scene when Ross sees them in the living room and pretends he doesn't see them, yells "Joey"runs into Joey's bedroom and doesn't want to come out. This gets even better when the four of them are having a dinner together and Rachel tries to talk Ross up and yet messes it all up by telling all about his marriages. I love this scene

The story about Joey almost losing his part is pretty good too. I like the scene when the operator of C.H.E.E.S.E. comes into his room saying that he won't get him fired if he teaches him how to deal with women. Very funny dialogue