- Monica gets back together with 'Fun Bobby' and realizes why he is always so upbeat. Rachel starts dating a guy called Russ who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ross.
- Joey gets lots of bad reviews for his play. Monica is back with Bobby who drinks too much. Rachel has a date and tells everyone she is not mad at Ross but doesn't have any feelings for him anymore either. Her date's name is Russ and he looks like Ross. Bobby will sober up for Monica - only problem: sober Bobby is boring. Joey will get a part in a TV show but he has to sleep with the casting lady which he doesn't know if he should do. Monica starts drinking to be able to stand boring sober Bobby and Bobby breaks up with her because he thinks he can't be in a relationship with another alcoholic. Joey sleeps with the casting lady and gets a big part in the show. Rachel dumps Russ because she realizes he is exactly like Ross. Julie comes over to drop some stuff for Ross and Russ and she fall for each other.—Anonymous
- Monica gets back together with her old boyfriend, Fun Bobby (Vincent Ventresca). Fun Bobby has infectious energy and the entire gang loves him. When the group discovers that they somehow went through five bottles of wine (and none of the gang had more than 1 or 2 glasses each), they realize exactly what puts the "Fun" in Fun Bobby: alcohol. Monica also has to admit that she has never been with Bobby without a drink in his hands. Monica convinces him to quit drinking, which turns out to be a bad idea - he becomes, as Chandler refers to him, "Ridiculously Dull Bobby" (His best joke is "There are no hardware stores open past midnight in the village") In order to put up with Bobby's boring stories, Monica develops a drinking habit of her own. Bobby then dumps her because he doesn't feel he can be in a co-dependent relationship. They agree to remain friends.
Meanwhile, Rachel starts dating Russ, a periodontist who bears an eerie resemblance to Ross (although at first, Rachel thinks Russ reminds her of Bob Saget). She remains oblivious to the group's concerns (Russ speaks as slowly as Ross and enunciates each word) (They are introduced to each other by Chandler at the coffee house and ROss is surprised that Rachel has moved on and is dating other people) (Ross cant see how much Russ resembles him) until she catches Ross and Russ arguing (They are at the coffee house with Chandler in between. They start arguing over the cross word puzzle and start insulting each other in a very "Ross" kind of way.. Russ says Ross is jealous that Russ is a real doctor and Ross says that Russ has majored in the smallest body part (Gums)), sees the similarities, and freaks out.
Joey continues to get bad reviews from his acting jobs. Joey's agent, Estelle (June Gable), gets him an audition for a part on Days of Our Lives. The catch: he has to sleep with the casting agent to get the part, and gets conflicted, wanting to advance his career but not wanting it to be because of a fling. At the audition, the casting agent is all over him but he flat out refuses to sleep with the casting agent, showing integrity for his career. As he goes to leave, the casting agent catches up to Joey at the elevator and offers him an even bigger role: the part of "Dr. Drake Ramoray", recurring in at least four episodes, which he accepts (Implying that he eventually did end up sleeping with the casting agent).
At the end of the episode, Russ comes into Central Perk and reveals to Chandler and Phoebe that Rachel broke up with him, telling him he reminds her too much of someone else but she cannot figure out who. Russ also cannot see how similar he is to Ross. Julie then arrives to give Ross some of his stuff back (she says its weird not being with Ross now). She locks eyes with Russ and they fall in love at first sight.
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