The One with Ross's Tan (9 Oct. 2003)

Ross tries to get a tan, but seems to do it poorly. Rachel and Joey try to make out with no awkwardness. And Phoebe and Monica's old roommate, Amanda comes to visit.

Director:

Gary Halvorson

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-Bing (as Courteney Cox Arquette)
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Amanda Buffamonteezi
Luis Antonio Ramos	...	The Tanning Salon Guy
Iris Bahr	...	Glenda

Storyline

Joey and Rachel consider themselves ready for lovemaking, but their hands strangely refuse to deliver normal service: she keeps slapping him, he is unable to undo her bra, a standard model, which he normally can handle with only one hand. Ross is envious of Monica's tan, so he goes to the studio to get sprayed himself, but messes up the simple instructions so he ends up dark on the front and lily-white on the back. Meanwhile Phoebe and Monica are annoyed by their old friend Amanda Buffamonteezi and her fake British accent, so they decide to ignore her calls, without telling Chandler...

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Plot Keywords:

fake tan | break up

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 2003 (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?

Goofs

In this episode, Phoebe tells Monica that she started cutting her out when she just moved out of Monica's apartment. And in the episode, "The One with the Flashback", Phoebe is moving out and Chandler is already there, but in "The One with Ross' Tan" Monica says that Amanda is a girl who used to live in the building before Chandler did.

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Quotes

Ross: I went to the tanning place your wife suggested.
Chandler: Was that place the sun?

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Karate Kid 9: Return to Nun-Chuck Island (2011)

User Reviews

The One with Ross's Tan

Great episode! Ross and his tan is an awesome story! He is so funny through all of it. I like both how he messes up with the turning and also how he looks with all this tan on his face (and without any on the back). The end where Chandler takes a picture is also very funny it

I also liked the story about Amanda. She is so annoying and arrogant that it is hilarious! It is one of those characters that would be horrible on a long run but brilliant for one episode. Her dancing to Chandler was an awesome scene, and what is also pretty hilarious is when he comes into Joey and Rachel's place and says that Amanda is a bitch but she sure can dance

Joey and Rachel's attempts to sleep with each other were very funny as well. Especially when Rachel slaps him or he tries to open her bra. The good thing is that we know that they won't be together and it was done in a pretty good way