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Friends Season 5 Episode 19

The One Where Ross Can't Flirt

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AIRED: 4/22/99

Joey lands a role in Law & Order, and his Italian-speaking grandmother comes over to watch his network debut. Meanwhile, Ross tries unsuccessfully to flirt with the pizza delivery girl.

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the last five minutes were deffinately the best

10

By thebeatles772, May 18, 2010

i have got to tell you that the last like 5 mins or so i just cracked up - i could not stop laughing oh where do i start joeys video that he made so his nonna didn't know that he wasn't in law and order was so hilarious and chandler singing that david bowie song after it and phoebe thinking that joey's video was the real thing i was on the floor laughing and when phoebe said she lost mon's earings she was all ok about it than when rach admitted it was actually her and mon full went like all mean and when monica put in different earings and chandler didn't know because he didn't chose them and probably never even looked at them so it was a win win situation oh and of course ross' flirtingmoreless
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A bottle episode!

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By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 10, 2009

I think this is the second bottle episode of Friends. Reminded me of the season two episode, "The One Where No One Is Ready" They practically stay in the apartment for the whole episode. I like how Ross really freaks out that Pizza girl by talking about gas. It was so nice of Rachel to get the pizza girl to go on a date with Ross. Whatever happened to that girl from Ross' apartment? That's what I would like to know. Joey hiding the fact that he wasn't on Law & Order was hilarious. His Nonnie was funny too, so a great bottle epsiode.moreless
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Ross' flirting is hilarious

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By emmalou2704, Jul 03, 2008

This episode is brilliant... and all because of Ross.

The 'cute pizza delivery girl' (Caitlin) comes round to drop off pizza, and Ross decides that he wants to flirt with her, so orders more pizza... but lets just say that his flirting skills leave a lot to be desired (but are very funny...)

Caitlin: One, uh, vegetarian pizza. That's $12.15.

Ross: Oh. Uh, by the way, if it makes it feel any better, I happen to like 8-year-old boys.

Caitlin: What?

Ross: No, I mean, uh, uh... no, no... the, uh, your hair. Before--your hair. You said you thought that your hair looked like an 8-year-old's, and I'm... I'm just saying I like it. The hair.

Caitlin: Oh. Thanks.

Ross: You understand I don't actually like 8-year-old boys.

Caitlin: Y'know, all I'm looking for is the money.moreless
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"If this is the way all the Gellers flirt, we don't have a problem." - Chandler

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By FriendsSvuLost8, Feb 07, 2008

This was a hilarious episode and the title pretty much says it all.

Chandler is getting ready for his 10 month anniversary with Monica. But first the're all gonna watch an episode of Law & Order that Joey got a very small role in. So of course they order pizza. Chandler flirts a little bit with the pizza delivery girl Caitlin which makes Ross very mad because he would like to become Mr. Pizza Delivery Girl. So he orders another pizza and flirts with her. For all the guys out there if you like a girl, talking to her about gas isn't the best way to win her over.

Chandler and Monica have a conversation about flirting when he tells her that some things aren't the same for men and women.

Joey gets cut from Law & Order but finds a way to make his grandmother think he was still in it.

Rachel loses Monica's earrings so she gets yelled at.

These where all funny storylines but the Ross flirting was without a doubt the best part of this episode.moreless
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LOOOOOL

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By grace87, Sep 14, 2007

Ah ah ah.. I can't stop laughing.. seriously.. When Ross is flirting with the pizza delivery girl it cracks me up!!

First he said that he "happened to lake 8-year-old boy" and then he started talking to her about gas smell.. OMG!! I think this is one of the best episode ever.. even thoug there isn't very much going on there.

I must say I was really surprised by Chandler-good-at-flirting.. I think that all the episode where the guys are all at Monica's or at Joey's are pretty good (like TOW noone's ready..).

And I also laugh a looooot evry time I see Chandler singing "Space Oddity".. A very well-done-episode!!!moreless
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Jennifer Aniston	Rachel Green
Courteney Cox	Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	Ross Geller

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Kristin Dattilo	Caitlin	Guest Star
Lilyan Chauvin	Grandma Tribbiani	Guest Star

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TRIVIA (9)
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- Continuity: In this episode, Phoebe can speak fluent Italian. However, in "The One with the Blackout" she can't understand what Paolo is saying.
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- Factual Error: Ross says that methane smells. However, methane is odorless. An artificial smell is sometimes added for safety purposes by adding either methanethiol or ethanethiol to the methane.
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- Continuity: In this episode, Joey can speak some fluent Italian. However, in "The One with Chandler in a Box", Chandler says he knows Joey only knows the bad Italian words.
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- Trivia: Here are the translations for the Italian lines.
  
  Joey: Sono il numero uno? Vero nonna?
  Translation: I'm number one, right Grandma?
  
  Phoebe: Vuole qualcosa da bere signora?
  Translation: Would you like something to drink?
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- Continuity: In this episode Monica and Chandler are celebrating their ten month anniversary. But two months prior in "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey" Chandler says to Monica: "We had a good run. What was it, four, five months?" This means they have only been together for six or seven months.
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- Trivia: The episode of Law & Order that the friends are watching is clearly "Agony". This is shown through the scenes and dialogue shown throughout the episode.
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- Magna Doodle: A drawing of New York at night
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- Goof: When there is a closeup of Law and Order on the television, the living room is clearly reflected in the screen. Although the group is sitting on the couch watching the show, the reflection on the TV shows that the rooms is empty.
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- Trivia: We learn in this episode that Phoebe is trilingual. She can speak English, French, and Italian.
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QUOTES (6)
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- Rachel: Ross! We broke up two years ago. You've been married since then. I think it's okay that we see other people.
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- Chandler: When you flirt with a guy, you think, "I'm just flirting, no big deal." But the guy is thinking, "Finally! Somebody who wants to sleep with me."
  Monica: No way!
  Chandler: It's true.
  Monica: Well that's pathetic.
  Chandler: Again, true.
  Monica: This goes for all guys?
  Chandler: All guys that are awake. Then we go to sleep. And all guys from the other end of the world wake up and behave the exact same way.
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- Rachel: Oh come on, there were seven of us and we ordered like ten pizzas!
  Caitlin: I dunno, I thought Joey was there!
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- Monica: Okay, so it's okay for you to flirt, but not for me to.
  Chandler: Of course it's different. You're a lot hotter than I am!
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- Chandler: You look amazing. I'm the luckiest guy in the world.
  Monica: Oh you're about to get a little luckier.
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- Rachel: But you know, I never really had anything to worry about. Ross was never very good at the flirting thing.
  Ross: What? What-what, what are you talking about? It-it worked with you.
  Rachel: Oh! You know what? You're right! We meet, you flirted and then bam, nine years later you had me!
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NOTES (3)
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- International Episode Titles:
  Czech Republic: Jak Ross zkoušel flirtovat (As Ross Tried to Flirt)
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- Central Perk is not a part of this episode.
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- This episode runs 22:40 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00). Extra scene with Caitlin and Rachel talking outside.
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- Chandler: (Singing) Ground control to Major Tom. Commencing countdown, engines on.
  
  Chandler was singing "Space Oddity" by David Bowie.
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- Grandma Tribbiani: No Sam Waterston. Crime Misdemeanor, Capricorn One.
  
  Samuel Waterston is an Academy Award-nominated American actor known for his portrayal of Jack McCoy on the long-running NBC television series Law & Order. He also starred in Crimes and Misdemeanors, a 1989 drama written and directed by Woody Allen, and Capricorn One, a 1978 thriller.
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