Monica takes Rachel to the hospital; Rachel has no insurance, so she and Monica switch identities--a tricky situation that is made worse when two cute doctors (guest stars George Clooney and Noah Wyle) ask them on dates; Monica and Rachel start arguing and end up listing all their worst qualities in front of their dates. Ross worries about whether he can be a good father; he seeks comfort from his friends and advice from his father. Joey continues to date Ursula, which interferes with his friendship with Phoebe--he misses her birthday; however, when Ursula stands Joey up and won't return his calls, Phoebe talks to her and finds out she isn't even planning to tell Joey it's over; Phoebe pretends to be Ursula so she can let him down nicely--a ruse which doesn't last. Marcel chokes on scrabble tiles and has to be rushed to the hospital; Ross realizes he can cope with the responsibilities of parenthood. Ugly Naked Guy has a hula-hoop.
Original air date: 23 February 1995
Written by: Marta Kauffman & David Crane
Director: Michael Lembeck
Guest stars:
Elliott Gould as Jack Geller
Alaina Reed Hall as Admissions Woman
George Clooney as Dr. Michael Mitchell
Noah Wyle as Dr. Jeffrey Rosen
Baillie Gerstein as Customer
[ NOTES: George Clooney and Noah Wyle play doctors in this episode. Immediately after this episode aired, they were both seen as Dr. Doug Ross and John Carter on ER.
This episode received an Emmy nomination for Multi-Camera Editing.
This episode runs 24:28 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00). Mostly DVD scene extensions: a little more of Rachel on the phone with her dad (see quotes), and a little more of Ursula at Riff's before Phoebe gets there. ]