Monica perceives Pete as perfect but lacks romantic attraction towards him. Joey secures a role but despises his stage partner, Kate, who mocks him by revealing his involvement in an infomercial and his struggle with opening a milk carton. Mark invites Rachel on a date, but she initially declines, feeling it would be akin to cheating on Ross. However, Ross and Rachel argue when she returns his belongings to signify moving on. Consequently, Rachel accepts Mark’s invitation, but after he kisses her, she confesses that she only agreed to the date to spite Ross. Meanwhile, Joey develops feelings for Kate, who is romantically involved with the play’s director.
Did you know ?!
• The MacWorld magazine that Chandler was reading announced the purchase of NeXT by Apple and the return of Steve Jobs to Apple in an interim capacity.
• The tiny t-shirt is a reference to the song “Relax” by the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
• Pete’s prediction of in “a few years’ time” the majority of computers being equipped with voice recognition software came true, as most computers and phones do this.
• Chandler asks Monica if Pete Becker (Jon Favreau) has any “life-sized stormtroopers” from Star Wars. Favreau is a big Star Wars fan in real life and since his recurring appearance on Friends has gone on to create, produce and direct The Mandalorian (2019). Since his involvement with Star Wars, the franchise has lost millions.
• The magna doodle is a grocery list and a note to the left that says “Joey call your dad.”
• Matt Le Blanc and guest star Dina Meyer both had the same agent.
• Pete is talking about voice recognition near the beginning, he is played by Jon Favreau, who later stars in Iron Man, which utilizes an A.I., J.A.R.V.I.S.
