212 The One After the Superbowl: Part 2

A TV commercial featuring a Monkey reminds Ross of Marcel. Ross decides to visit Marcel at the San Diego Zoo, since he's going to a convention in Los Angeles. Once there, he is told by a zoo representative that Marcel has died; however, an eccentric zoo keeper tells him Marcel was stolen and put into show business. Ross' search leads him back to New York, where Marcel is filming Virus II: The Virus Takes Manhattan. Joey begins dating Erika, a stalker who thinks he's really his soap opera character, Dr. Drake Ramoray. Phoebe dates Rob, a guy who hires her to sing songs for children at the library. Her songs are a little too real for the kids' parents. She gets fired, but all the kids come to the coffee house so they can still hear her.

Original Airdate:
01/28/1996

Other Info:
• Brooke Shields won the lead in the sitcom Suddenly Susan based on her performance in this episode.
• This episode won an Emmy award for Directing (Michael Lembeck).
• This episode runs 24:00 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00).

Credits:
Written by Jeffrey Astrof & Mike Sikowitz
Directed by Michael Lembeck
Brooke Shields as Erika Ford
Chris Isaak as Rob Donan
Dan Castellaneta as The Zoo Keeper
Fred Willard as Mr. Lipson
Roark Critchlow as Dr. Mike Horton of Days of Our Lives
Sean Masterson as "Monkeyshine" Guy
Tahj Mowry as Little Boy
Elliot Woods as Waiter
Lawrence A. Mandley as Security Guard
Karman Kruschke as Coma Woman