119 The One Where the Monkey Gets Away

Rachel finds out Barry is engaged to Mindy, her former bridesmaid; she begins to show interest in dating again, so Ross decides to ask her out. However, before he gets the chance, she loses Marcel while monkey-sitting, which temporarily drives a wedge between them. Mr. Heckles is missing a waffle and saw Regis Philbin once. Rachel, not knowing Marcel is a illegal exotic animal, calls Animal Control; the animal-catcher turns out to be Luisa, who went to high-school with Monica and Rachel. Luisa's memories of high school aren't favorable toward Rachel, so she decides not to cut them any breaks. While looking for Marcel, Joey and Chandler meet some hot girls (Samantha and Tia) with a broken radiator. Luisa tries to shoot Marcel with a tranquilizer but hits Phoebe instead. A delivery of bananas leads everyone to Mr. Heckles apartment; he claims the monkey as his own until Luisa shows up. Rachel pleads with Luisa to let Ross keep Marcel, but it's only the threat of reporting her for shooting Phoebe that convinces her. Ross and Rachel finally sit down for some wine, but before Ross can ask Rachel out, Barry barges in, saying he's still in love with her.

Original Airdate:
03/09/1995

Other Info:
• This episode runs 23:13 on DVD (a typical sitcom runs about 22:00).

Credits:
Written by Jeffrey Astrof & Mike Sikowitz
Directed by Peter Bonerz
Mitchell Whitfield as Barry Farber
Megan Cavanagh as Luisa Gianetti
Larry Hankin as Mr. Heckles
Angela Visser as Samantha
Elisabeth Sjoli as Tia