The One Where Ross Can't Flirt

"The One Where Ross Can't Flirt"
Friends episode
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 19
Directed byGail Mancuso
Written byDoty Abrams
Production code467669
Original air dateApril 22, 1999 (1999-04-22)
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"The One Where Ross Can't Flirt" is the nineteenth episode of Friends' fifth season. It first aired on NBC in the United States on April 22, 1999. In the episode, Monica and Chandler celebrate their ten-month anniversary as a couple by going out. Chandler wants Monica to wear the pair of earrings he bought her as a present, unaware she lent them to Phoebe whom in turn gave them to Rachel, who accidentally lost one. Meanwhile, Ross sees Chandler flirting with the pizza girl Caitlin, and decides to follow his example, with disastrous results. Joey lands a part in Law & Order; his grandmother comes over to New York to watch his part. However, when he discovers his part has been cut out, Joey improvises by recording a scene on a video tape and putting it into the VCR.