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'''"The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin"''' is the 19th episode of Season 7 in the TV series [[Friends]].<BR>

{{Infobox television episode

First aired: [[April 19]], [[2001]]

| series = [[Friends]]

| season = 7

| episode = 19

| production = 226421

| airdate = {{Start date|2001|04|19}}

*Written| by:writer = Andrew Reich, & Ted Cohen

| director = [[Gary Halvorson]]

| guests = *[[Denise Richards]] as [[List of Friends characters#Cassie Geller|Cassie Geller]]

*Recurring Role: [[June Gable]] as (Estelle)

*[[Scott Adsit]] as The Director

*[[Mo Gaffney]] as The Casting Director

| prev = [[The One with Joey's Award]]

| next = [[The One with Rachel's Big Kiss]]

| season_article = Friends season 7

| episode_list = List of Friends episodes

}}

"'''The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin'''" is the nineteenth episode of ''[[Friends]]''{{'}} [[Friends season 7|seventh season]]. It first aired on the [[NBC]] network in the [[United States]] on April 19, 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/friends/episode-19-season-7/the-one-with-ross-and-monicas-cousin/100168|title=Friends &#124; TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

== Overview ==

Joey auditions for a big movie role which, part of the role, needs him to appear naked. A problem arrives, however, when the part calls for an uncircumcised man. Rachel and Phoebe plan Monica's bridal shower at the last minute, Ross and Monica's cousin visits and Chandler becomes attracted to her for some reason. She is moved from Monica's to Ross' apartment because Chandler keeps gawking at her. Unfortunately, Ross gets smitten by her looks as well. Meanwhile, Monica helps Joey try to get the part by making replicas of things on the outside of the body. The bridal shower doesn't go very well, as Monica accidentally bad mouths the guests under the belief that they left when she arrived. They get up and Monica tries to talk to them. Ross gets the impression that Cassie wants to come onto him so he reaches out to kiss her. Horrified, she storms out of the apartment. Joey goes to his audition. Unfortunately, something of Monica's falls off and the director and casting director look at it. Cassie finally stays at Phoebe's, but she is smitten by her looks as well.

''[[The Daily Beast]]'' included the episode in their list of ''15 Times 'Friends' Was Really, Really Weird'', due to [[Ross Geller|Ross]]' crush on his cousin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/18/15-times-friends-was-really-really-weird|title=15 Times 'Friends' Was Really, Really Weird|first=Kevin|last=Fallon|date=September 18, 2014|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref>

==Additional cast==

==Plot==

The Accountant - [[Cindy Lu]]</br>The Director - [[Scott Adsit]]</br>The Casting Director - [[Mo Gaffney]]</br>Cassie - [[Denise Richards]]

[[Joey Tribbiani|Joey]] auditions for a big movie role which requires him to appear naked. A problem arrives when the part calls for an uncircumcised man. [[Monica Geller|Monica]] helps Joey try to get the part by making replicas of things on the outside of the body using various meats and silly putty. Joey goes to his audition, which goes well until a part of the replica falls off, horrifying the director and casting director.

[[Rachel Green|Rachel]] and [[Phoebe Buffay|Phoebe]] plan Monica's bridal shower at the last minute. The two had completely forgotten until Monica reminds them, so are left to make quick decisions for a party within two days. Arbitrarily calling people from Monica's address book (which Phoebe takes from her purse) results in a weird crowd neither of them knows and they both forget to invite the actual bride. When Monica arrives, she accidentally bad mouths the guests under the belief that they left before she arrived.

[[Ross Geller|Ross]] and Monica's cousin [[List of Friends characters#Cassie Geller|Cassie]] visits, and [[Chandler Bing|Chandler]] becomes attracted to her. As a result, she moves from Monica's to Ross' apartment. Unfortunately, Ross gets smitten by her looks as well. When he and Cassie are watching a movie together, he gets the impression that she wants to have sex with him and reaches out to kiss her. Horrified, she storms out of the apartment. Cassie finally stays at Phoebe's, but she is smitten by her looks as well.

==Credit listReception==

Sam Ashurst from [[Digital Spy]] ranked the episode #148 on their ranking of the 236 ''Friends'' episodes, writing that it had an "amusing twist ending".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/g24617/friends-episodes-best-ranked-every-all/|title=Every single Friends episode – RANKED|first=Sam|last=Ashurst|date=January 1, 2018|website=Digital Spy}}</ref>

*Written by: Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen

*Directed by: Gary Halvorson

*Recurring Role: June Gable (Estelle)

''[[The Independent]]'' writer [[Clémence Michallon]] ranked the episode #206 on their ranking of the 236 ''Friends'' episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/friends-episodes-best-worst-ranked-all-the-one-where-a8802291.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/friends-episodes-best-worst-ranked-all-the-one-where-a8802291.html |archive-date=2022-06-18 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Every Friends episode ranked from worst to best|date=September 23, 2019|website=The Independent}}</ref>

*Production Code: 226421

{{Uncategorized|December 2006}}

[[CollegeHumor]] writer Willie Muse had a negative opinion on "The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin", due to him considering Ross' move on his cousin to be one of the worst things he ever did.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collegehumor.com/post/7056110/can-we-discuss-the-episode-of-friends-where-ross-tries-to-bang-his-cousin|title=Can We Discuss The Episode of 'Friends' Where Ross Tries To Bang His Cousin?|first=William|last=Muse|date=April 24, 2018|website=CollegeHumor}}</ref>

''[[Grantland]]'' writer Sam Hockley-Smith thought that the show [[jumping the shark|jumped the shark]] with this episode, as he considered Ross' crush on his cousin to be one of his most embarrassing moments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-one-where-friends-fell-off-the-rails/|title=The One Where 'Friends' Fell Off the Rails|first=Sam|last=Hockley-Smith|date=April 22, 2015}}</ref>

==References==

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