In this episode, titled “The One Where Ross Finds Out,” Rachel surprises Ross upon his return from China, only to discover he has a new girlfriend. Chandler feels remorseful for advising Ross to move on from Rachel, especially when she rebounds with the infamous Paolo, much to everyone’s surprise. Monica convinces Phoebe to get a haircut, but Phoebe ends up with a style resembling a completely different celebrity named Moore. Meanwhile, Joey recommends his family tailor to Chandler, who quickly realizes the tailor’s unorthodox methods, finding himself in an uncomfortable situation involving intimate measurements.
Did you know?!
• First time Monica screams her catchphrase, “I KNOW!!!!!”
• The line in this episode “You have to stop the Q-Tip when there’s resistance!” is Matthew Perry’s favorite line of Chandler’s.
• This is the first time Ross is picked on for his hairstyle. This would become a running joke over the years.
• Beginning this season, the view from Monica’s windows has changed, especially from the living room. Instead of several buildings seen at a distance in buff brick with fire escapes, there is now only a single red brick wall, very close and with only a few windows visible.
• Chandler recites lyrics from the song “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” by Christopher Cross while commenting on Monica’s new hairstyle. This song being the theme song of Arthur (1981), a film starring Dudley Moore, the person whose haircut Monica’s is accidentally based on.
• The first episode with Ross’s name in the title.
• This episode kicks off Season 2 with new opening titles.
• After Monica asks Phoebe to guess what she’s thinking, the phone rings for Ross. While Rachel is on the couch, you can clearly see that her name tag on her shirt says “Tease”.
• After Matthew Perry’s death in October 2023, HBO Max has included an “In Memory of Matthew Perry” title card to this first episode of season 2.
• This is the final appearance of Cosimo Fusco as Paolo.
• Rachel asks Ross if he and Julie are getting a cat together, which they almost do six episodes later.
• We discover that Joey was sexually assaulted by his tailor when he was underage.
