The One with Two Parts: Part 1 (23 Feb. 1995)

Chandler's boss orders him to tell his foxy junior co-worker Nina that she's fired but he can't and ends up dating her instead. He tells the boss she's in therapy as she is unable to handle... 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
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay / Ursula Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Dorien Wilson	...	Mr. Douglas
Jane Sibbett	...	Carol Willick
Jessica Hecht	...	Susan Bunch
Larry Hankin	...	Mr. Heckles
Jennifer Grant	...	Nina Bookbinder
Michele Lamar Richards	...	The Lamaze Teacher
Leila Kenzle	...	Fran Devanow
Helen Hunt	...	Jamie Buchman
Patty Tiffany	...	Woman

Storyline

Chandler's boss orders him to tell his foxy junior co-worker Nina that she's fired but he can't and ends up dating her instead. He tells the boss she's in therapy as she is unable to handle or even remember her sacking. Chandler even promises her a raise! Ross's monkey Marcel has become systematically troublesome, yet he's the only one who masters the TV control's foreign language channels in Monica's apartment. Ross joins Carol and Susan in Lamaze class which turns into a disaster when Carol can't come and he has to play her part. A birth video makes Carol decide 'not to go through' with the birth anyway. Chandler and Joey find Phoebe's twin sister Ursula working in a bar. Joey asks for Phoebe's blessing to date her sister which is reluctantly given.

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Plot Keywords:

crossover | number in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 1995 (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

Ursula Buffay, Phoebe's twin sister, is a waitress in the TV show Mad About You. In one crossover episode between the two sitcoms, Fran (Leila Kenzle) and Jamie (Helen Hunt) visit Central Perk and mistake Phoebe for Ursula.

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Goofs

'Jennifer Grant' plays a character named Nina Bookbinder in the episode. In the credits, she is erroneously listed as playing a character named Michelle.

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Quotes

Joey: [to Phoebe] Would it be okay if I asked out your sister?
Phoebe Buffay: Why - why - why would you want to do that?
Joey: So that, if we went out on a date, she'd be there.

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Connections

References Family Matters (1989)

User Reviews

The one where we see Ursula

Joey and Chandler meet Ursula, Phoebe's twin sister, when they go to the Riff's restaurant to eat something and Ursula is working there as a waitress. Joey feels attracted to Ursula,and starts to date her, enjoying her company more and more, to Phoebe's disapproval.

Ross goes to a Lamaze class with Susan and Carol, giving us pretty funny moments.

Chandler has trouble with Nina, a cute worker of his job that he is interested, but he needs to fire.

Rachel injuries her leg, going to the hospital with Monica. Since Rachel doesn't have any insurance, she and Monica decide to change their identities. They ask two cute doctors to go out on a date with them, but when they start to fight, they scare the doctors away.