Phoebe's Songs: "Snowman" I made a man with eyes of coal and a smile so bewitchin'. How was I supposed to know that my mom was dead in the kitchen? La lalala laaa la lala La lalala la la... "Mother's Ashes" My mother's ashes, even her eyelashes, are resting in a little yellow jar. And sometimes, when it's breezy, I feel a little sneezy, and now I...
Trivia: Chandler tells one of the party goers that he was bitten by a peacock. In a previous episode "The One with the Blackout", Phoebe mentions this incident saying she was the last to know when Chandler got bitten by the peacock.
Factual Error: Minsk is not, nor has it ever been, in Russia. Until 1991, it was in the USSR and presently, it's the capital of Belarus.
Chandler: (About Monica's date) Fun Bobby? Your ex-boyfriend Fun Bobby? Monica: Yeah. Joey: You know more than one Fun Bobby? Chandler: I happen to know a Fun Bob.
Monica: (About a disheveled Rachel) Oh my gosh! Rachel, honey... Are you okay? Where Paolo? Rachel: Rome. Jerk missed his flight. Phoebe: And then... your face bloated?
Joey: Hi. Hi, sorry I'm late. (He removes the coat to reveal an elf costume) Chandler: Too many jokes... must mock Joey! Joey: Nice shoes, huh? (He wiggles his foot and the bells tinkle) Chandler: Ahh, you're killing me!
Rachel: Well, for your information, Paolo is gonna be in Rome this New Year, so I'll be just as pathetic as the rest of you. Phoebe: Yeah, you wish!
Chandler: Hey, that monkey's got a Ross on its ass!
Joey: You seen Sandy? Chandler: I don't know how to tell you this but she's in Monica's bedroom getting it on with Max, that scientist geek. Oh, look at that I did know how to tell you.
Janice: Oh my God. You listen to me, Chandler, you listen to me. One of these times is just going to be your last chance with me.
Phoebe: David's like, you know, Scientist Guy. He's very methodical. Monica: I think it's romantic. Phoebe: Me too! Oh! Did you ever see An Officer and a Gentleman? Rachel: Yeah! Phoebe: Well, he's kind of like the guy I went to see that with.
Monica: Do you always have to bring him here? Ross: Look, I didn't wanna leave him alone. All right? We ... we had our first fight this morning. I think it has to do with my working late. I said some things that I didn't mean, and he threw some feces ... Chandler: You know, if you're gonna work late I could look in on him for you. Ross: Oh, that'd be great! Okay, but if you do, make sure it seems like you're there to see him, okay, and you're not, like, doing it as a favor to me. Chandler: Okay, but if he asks, I'm not going to lie.
Ross: Par-tay! (Ross enters Monica's party with Marcel on his shoulders) Monica: That thing is not coming in here. Ross: That thing? This is how you greet guests at a party? Let me ask you something, if I showed up here with my new girlfriend, she wouldn't be welcome in your home? Monica: I'm guessing your new girlfriend wouldn't urinate on my coffee table. Ross: Hey, he was more embarrassed by that than anybody. And for him to have the courage to walk back in here like nothing happened...
Janice: I love this artichoke thing! Oh, don't tell me what's in it, the diet starts tomorrow! (Laughs her annoying Janice laugh) Chandler: You remember Janice. Monica: Vividly.
Rachel: Pheebs, I can't believe he hasn't kissed you yet. I mean God, by my sixth date with Paolo, he had already named both my breasts! ...Ooh. Did I just share too much? Ross: Just a smidge.
Phoebe: So you guys, I'm doing all new material tonight. I have twelve new songs about my mother's suicide, and one about a snowman. Chandler: Might wanna open with the snowman.
Ross: It's been kinda quiet since Carol left, so... Monica: Why don't you just get a roommate? Ross: Nah, I dunno ... I think you reach a certain age, having a roommate is kinda pathet- (Realizes) ... sorry, that's, that's "pathet", which is Sanskrit for "really cool way to live".
David: ...and then I said that while Daryl Hannah is beautiful in the classical sense, you are beautiful with a delicate grace. And that's when you started yelling.
Ross: That would be Marcel. You wanna say hi? Monica: No. No, I don't. Rachel: Oh, he is precious! Where did you get him? Ross: My friend, Bethel, rescued him from some lab. Phoebe: That is so cruel! Why? Why would a parent name their child Bethel?
International Episode Title: Czech Republic: Opička (Monkey)
Hank Azaria auditioned for the part of Joey.
Lisa Kudrow and Vincent Ventresca both star in Romy & Michele's High School Reunion, a 1997 comedy film.
David Schwimmer and Hank Azaria co-starred in Uprising, a 2001 made-for-TV movie. Jennifer Aniston and Hank Azaria were both in Along Came Polly, a 2004 comedy/romance film. Lisa Kudrow and Hank Azaria were both in Bark, a 2002 comedy film.
This is the first appearance of Hank Azaria as David. David was in 5 episodes of Friends.
This episode runs 24:57 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00).
Music: "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M. "Into Your Arms" by The Lemonheads
Phoebe: Me too! Oh! Did you ever see An Officer and a Gentleman? Rachel: Yeah. Phoebe: Well, he's kinda like the guy I went to see that with. An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 film which tells the story of a US Navy Officer Candidate who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Sergeant who trains him.
Janice: Smile, you're on Janice Camera!
This is a reference to the PAX show Candid Camera, hosted by Peter Funt, where the standard phrase is "Smile, you're on Candid Camera".
Chandler: It's just that I'm sick of being a victim of this Dick Clark holiday. Chandler is referring to Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve which broadcasts the countdown to the new year each New Year's Eve.
Max: (To Phoebe) Yoko. Max was referring to Yoko Ono, the late John Lennon's wife, who many Beatles fans accuse of breaking up the famous band from Liverpool.
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