S9E6 · The One With the Male Nanny

Complete story — includes the ending

Ross and Rachel hire Sandy ( Freddie Prinze Jr. ), a male nanny. Even though Sandy says he is straight, Ross finds him a bit feminine and does not like the influence he has on, not only Rachel, but Joey as well. After finding out that Sandy plays the recorder, can bake and does puppet shows, Ross fires him. Sandy does not take it badly, and instead comforts Ross about his childhood which involved bad memories of his father Jack. Chandler, while in Tulsa, freaks out when Monica tells him that a man in her restaurant called Jeffrey is the funniest man she has ever met. Shocked, he returns to Manhattan and desperately tries to make Monica laugh but to no avail. After confiding in Joey about this, Chandler did not expect that Joey would go and tell Monica and Ross. The three try to make him feel better and Monica even lies by saying that Jeffrey made a really sexist joke when, in fact, Jeffrey made everybody laugh really hard. Meanwhile, Phoebe and Mike exchange keys, advancing their relationship further. Phoebe's ex-boyfriend David ( Hank Azaria ) returns to New York for a meeting and comes to her apartment. A talk between the two of them enters into a romantic area when Phoebe hesitates to say that she is currently in a relationship. Then, after a talk with Monica, Phoebe admits to David that she is dating Mike and he agrees not to restart their relationship, but they end up kissing before Mike enters her apartment. Shocked at first, Mike forgives Phoebe once she tells him the entire story and David leaves. Note: This is the longest episode of Friends (apart from the two-part ones), running 31:56. This is also the 200th episode. Special Guest: Hank Azaria as David & Paul Rudd as Mike