Joey gets bad reviews for his latest play and decides to quit show business... until his agent gets him an audition for a soap opera. He finds out, however, that he'd have to sleep with the casting director to get the part. Monica starts dating Fun Bobby again; she notices he seems to have a drinking problem. She confronts him and he decides to quit, after which Monica notices he's no longer any fun. Rachel dates Russ, who bears a striking resemblence to Ross.

Original air date: 4 June 1996

Written by: Ira Ungerleider
Director: Tommy Schlamme

Guest stars:
David Schwimmer (as Snaro) as Russ
Lauren Tom as Julie
Vincent Ventresca as Fun Bobby
June Gable as Estelle Leonard
Scott Stewart as Unknown

[ NOTES: A viewer writes: "In this episode, the credits are a bit wacky. For instance was it not David Schwimmer playing Russ? I think so, yet 'Snaro' was credited as the actor playing Russ. Is this just a silly name David Schwimmer submitted? Then also if you watch, Lauren Tom is credited as playing Julie in this episode. Now it is correct that Lauren Tom plays Julie on the show, but I never saw her in this episode... Did you?"
Clarification: David Schwimmer really played Russ in this episode. However, he chose to be credited as "Snaro" as a tribute to a friend. Also, Julie only appears in the closing credits, in which she meets Russ at the coffee house. It's possible that the syndicated version of this episode cuts that out in favor of showing the cast cavorting around the fountain. ]