11. The One Where Rachel Goes Back to Work

Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Friends: Season 9: 11. The One Where Rachel Goes Back to Work
First aired: 1/9/02

Teleplay by Peter Tibbals
Story by Judd Rubin
Directed by Gary Halvorson

---Guest Cast:
Dermot Mulroney as Gavin Mitchell
Steve Ireland as Mr. Zelner
Evan Handler as The Director
Phill Lewis as Steve
Alexandra Margulies as Female Extra #1
Heather Sims as Female Extra #2
Paul Logan as The Soap Actor

---Synopsis:
Looking to start a new career, Chandler decides to go into advertising, but his first position may threaten his and Monica’s other plans. Joey gets Phoebe a job doing extra work on Days Of Our Lives, but she takes her characters a little too seriously. Rachel feels threatened by the guy filling in for her at work while she’s on maternity leave.
By Rodney Hrvatin on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 5:21 am:

Rachel's boss says "When do you go back to work?" and she says "today" after feeling that Gavin is pinching her job. Before she said two more weeks (which Gavin remembers). Surely Rachel had to fill in some paperwork? Also, wouldn't the company have hired Gavin from a certain date to , presumably, the last day before Rachel came back? If I were Gavin, I'd be checking that contract and calling my lawyer.

Beating Luigi to the punch with quote from this episode:

Ross to Rachel after she asks him to change Emmas diapers:
"Well ok, but one of these days you're going to have to do this"


By LUIGI NOVI on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 3:38 am:

Also, Rodney, doesn’t the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 require companies to allow employees to go on maternity leave without fear of losing their jobs?

---Great Line:
Gavin: “Well, while you were on your baby vacation, I was doing your job.”
Rachel: “A vacation? My idea of a vacation does not involve something sucking on my nipples until they are raw.”
Gavin: “Clearly you've never been to Sandal's Paradise Island.”

---Great Joey Moment:
The Director: “Cut! Cut! What are you doing?”
Phoebe: “Well, I'm very angry with him, because he slept with me and never called back!”
Female Extra #1: “Me too!”
Female Extra #2: “Me too!”
Joey: “Oh, calm down! She means on the show! We need some new extras around here!”

---Good Continuity Line:
Chandler: “I'll just get my old job back.”
Monica: “No, I want you to have a job that you love. Not statistical analysis and data reconfiguration.”
Chandler: “I quit, and you learn what I do?”


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