The One with Rachel's Assistant

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"The One with Rachel's Assistant" is the fourth episode of the seventh season of the television series Friends.

First aired: October 26, 2000

Friends season seven September 2000 - May 2001 List of Friends episodes
Episodes: The One with Monica's Thunder The One with Rachel's Book The One with Phoebe's Cookies The One with Rachel's Assistant The One with the Engagement Picture The One with the Nap Partners The One with Ross's Library Book The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs The One with All the Candy The One with the Holiday Armadillo The One with All the Cheesecakes The One Where They're Up All Night The One Where Rosita Dies The One Where They All Turn Thirty The One with Joey's New Brain The One with the Truth About London The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress The One with Joey's Award The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin The One with Rachel's Big Kiss The One with the Vows The One with Chandler's Dad The One with Chandler And Monica's Wedding, Part One The One with Chandler And Monica's Wedding, Part Two

1 Plot
2 Quotes
3 Goofs
4 Additional cast

[edit] Plot

Rachel gets promoted at work, and is given the opportunity to hire an assistant. She is torn between two people - an extremely competent woman called Hilda and and a young guy called Tag, with very little experience but very good looks. She asks Phoebe's advice, and Phoebe points out that she already knows what she has to do - hire the better one. Rachel reluctantly does so, but when Tag turns up at her office with a pot plant for her, she tells him he got the job, unable to turn him down.

Not wanting anybody to ask Tag out from the office, Rachel tells people he's gay. When Tag confronts her about this, she apologizes, saying she didn't realize he didn't want anyone to know. He protests that he's not gay, and especially wouldn't want her to think so - because he wants to ask her friend Phoebe out. Rachel tells him Phoebe's gay.

Joey gets asked to play his former character Dr Drake Ramoray's twin brother Stryker on Days of Our Lives, meaning he would be on two t.v. shows. When he turns up on set, however, he is told he has to audition for the part, which he refuses to do. However, he is forced to grovel when 'Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.' gets cancelled, and he is allowed to reprise his former role as Drake.

Chandler gets into trouble with Ross when he tells Monica about an unfortunate experience that Ross had regarding tacos. The situation escalates into a full blown contest, seeing who can reveal the most embarrassing secret about the others - such as Chandler accidentally making out with a guy and Monica not being able to tell the time until the age of thirteen.

[edit] Quotes

Tag: Phoebe. Wow, that's a great name.
Phoebe: Oh, you like that? You should hear my phone number.

Monica: Do you think your favourite animal says very much about you?
Phoebe: ... You mean behind my back?

[edit] Goofs

Continuity: Previously, Carol was the first woman that Ross had ever slept with, and only, until Julie. However, here, Chandler claims that Ross got drunk and slept with the cleaning lady in their college dorms.