This episode was amazingly funny. Basically Freddie Prinze Jr. plays Sandy a lovable male nanny. Freddie played this part really well i thought he made it so the character was believable and Sandys true colours shine through. It's a very different role than Freddie is used to playing and i thought he would kind of suck at this type of character after seeing him in She's all that and I know what you did last summer in which the roles are fairly similar. But he proved me wrong and made me laugh so much it was just the way he reacted to certain things going on in the episode. This is a friends episode which is worth while seeing and along as Freddie in the script making you laugh Chandler is also very funny in this episode in his dilemma. I strongly recommend seeing it. See how funny it is for yourself.
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Such a funny Male nanny
Lady_Targaryen4 March 2009
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Monica is happy to work in the new restaurant, but she makes Chandler worried when she says that Jeffrey, the mâitre d ', is the funniest guy she knows. Chandler stays trying to make Monica laugh of his jokes, but he doesn't have much success, quite opposite really: Monica is always remembering Jeffrey's jokes, instead.
Chandler tells Joey about how he feels with the situation with Monica, and Joey tries to help him.
Ross and Rachel are doing many interviews to find a perfect nanny for Emma. No one is really good, until Sandy arrives. Sandy is sweet and very tender, but the only problem is that he is a guy, and Ross doesn't feel comfortable to see a man in this job,specially one so sensitive. Rachel on the other hand, loves him and wants to hire him as fast as she can.
Mike and Phoebe talk about their relationship and they exchange their apartment keys, in a sign of a serious relationship. Almost as a coincidence, Phoebe sees David and stays in doubt of who she likes the most. When David comes to see her in her apartment, she kisses him, but Mike sees it, making their relationship to be close to a edge.
Chandler tells Joey about how he feels with the situation with Monica, and Joey tries to help him.
Ross and Rachel are doing many interviews to find a perfect nanny for Emma. No one is really good, until Sandy arrives. Sandy is sweet and very tender, but the only problem is that he is a guy, and Ross doesn't feel comfortable to see a man in this job,specially one so sensitive. Rachel on the other hand, loves him and wants to hire him as fast as she can.
Mike and Phoebe talk about their relationship and they exchange their apartment keys, in a sign of a serious relationship. Almost as a coincidence, Phoebe sees David and stays in doubt of who she likes the most. When David comes to see her in her apartment, she kisses him, but Mike sees it, making their relationship to be close to a edge.
The 200th Episode...
taylorkingston28 April 2015
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I love this episode, it's so funny. It's a really great 200th episode.
In this episode, Rachel and Ross decide to hire a nanny for Emma, since Rachel has to go back to work soon. They find the perfect nanny, Sandy, who turns out to be a man, who is not gay/ He is very caring and sensitive and Rachel loves him and thinks he's the perfect choice. Ross doesn't. He was very sexist to the idea of a male nanny who isn't gay. Thanks for being one of the people who send the world back two-hundred years, Ross. Eventually, Sandy doesn't work out and Rachel has to fire him. Meanwhile, Phoebe meets up with David, her ex-boyfriend who went to Minsk to do research. Phoebe feels really guilty about it because she hasn't told Mike. David asks her if she has a boyfriend, and without even realizing what she was saying, she says no. Things don't go down well. Also, Chandler feels threatened when Monica says a guy at work is the funniest person she's ever met.
Fun Fact: The 200th episode of the series.
Special Guest Stars: Hank Azaria and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Overall, I give this episode a 9 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Amazing.
In this episode, Rachel and Ross decide to hire a nanny for Emma, since Rachel has to go back to work soon. They find the perfect nanny, Sandy, who turns out to be a man, who is not gay/ He is very caring and sensitive and Rachel loves him and thinks he's the perfect choice. Ross doesn't. He was very sexist to the idea of a male nanny who isn't gay. Thanks for being one of the people who send the world back two-hundred years, Ross. Eventually, Sandy doesn't work out and Rachel has to fire him. Meanwhile, Phoebe meets up with David, her ex-boyfriend who went to Minsk to do research. Phoebe feels really guilty about it because she hasn't told Mike. David asks her if she has a boyfriend, and without even realizing what she was saying, she says no. Things don't go down well. Also, Chandler feels threatened when Monica says a guy at work is the funniest person she's ever met.
Fun Fact: The 200th episode of the series.
Special Guest Stars: Hank Azaria and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Overall, I give this episode a 9 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Amazing.
Ross sucks.
juliandesimone-535269 February 2019
Honestly, this episode would be like any normal Friends episode: awesome. However, what really drags this episode down is Ross. Ross is absolutely terrible in this episode. He hates the male nanny, Sandy, in this episode, and it's annoying. Ross was never my favorite character (he's pretty far from it), but man, this episode gives me a whole new dislike for him every time I watch it.
NOT one of my faves
padawanmovies21 September 2017
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I jus recently started binge watching FRIENDS on NETFLIX and I must say I believe the hype about this show. I had always known about it but, never watched. It is a funny ass show which is y I think it's kinda disappointing this was the 200th episode... Ultimately I didn't like this episode solely bc of the Ross sexist story line (like he of all people???)
The One with the Male Nanny
ComedyFan20108 September 2011
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I really am not a fan of this episode.
The baby sitter story was just horrible. Freddy Prince Jr. did a great job as a male nanny. but the story didn't make me laugh once. Oh a guy is a nanny, he cries, bakes and plays flute, how funny is that! Very sexist, just imagine a story with reversed roles where a woman is made fun of because she "acts like a guy". Actually it is good that made that joke on the show as well ("it is as if a woman would be..."). Seems to me the writer noticed it but whatever they planned didn't work out for me. I find it interesting that a character having a big problem with it was Ross. A guy who often has very sensitive, and yet often seems to hide it because he is apparently insecure. So he was a good choice. But I found it sad that a perfect nanny wasn't hired because of gender and because Ross was a bigot. At least he could have acknowledged that he is wrong and decide to work on himself
The Chandler story was not funny at all. I just liked the scene where all three of them laugh at his jokes, even when he isn't making any. Great acting
Phoebe's story was a good one. I liked how they brought David again. He sure is a great character. This story though couldn't completely save a bad episode
The baby sitter story was just horrible. Freddy Prince Jr. did a great job as a male nanny. but the story didn't make me laugh once. Oh a guy is a nanny, he cries, bakes and plays flute, how funny is that! Very sexist, just imagine a story with reversed roles where a woman is made fun of because she "acts like a guy". Actually it is good that made that joke on the show as well ("it is as if a woman would be..."). Seems to me the writer noticed it but whatever they planned didn't work out for me. I find it interesting that a character having a big problem with it was Ross. A guy who often has very sensitive, and yet often seems to hide it because he is apparently insecure. So he was a good choice. But I found it sad that a perfect nanny wasn't hired because of gender and because Ross was a bigot. At least he could have acknowledged that he is wrong and decide to work on himself
The Chandler story was not funny at all. I just liked the scene where all three of them laugh at his jokes, even when he isn't making any. Great acting
Phoebe's story was a good one. I liked how they brought David again. He sure is a great character. This story though couldn't completely save a bad episode
Happy 200th
studioAT5 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
This is an episode where the two guest stars (Freddie Prince Jr and Hank Azaria) steal the show from right under the noses of the main cast, in this, the 200th episode of 'Friends'.
Poor Pheobe is left in a dilemma as she has to choose between Mike and David, and Lisa Kudrow gives a great performance.
I liked all the male nanny stuff, with Prince Jr, Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer all working together, and being given some very funny material by creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, who wrote this episode.
It was nice to see Matthew Perry being allowed to be funny in his own right in this episode too, and I liked that he was working closer with Matt Le Blanc.
A funny 200th episode.
Poor Pheobe is left in a dilemma as she has to choose between Mike and David, and Lisa Kudrow gives a great performance.
I liked all the male nanny stuff, with Prince Jr, Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer all working together, and being given some very funny material by creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, who wrote this episode.
It was nice to see Matthew Perry being allowed to be funny in his own right in this episode too, and I liked that he was working closer with Matt Le Blanc.
A funny 200th episode.
Not Friends at its best... or worst
jpapanone11 July 2021
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And reading the other reviews, I almost thumbed up the bad reviews and low ratings...but once the word feminism was used in a review...nope. Thumb down.
The episode is rewatchable...barely.
Other reviewer said the problem with the male nanny was that it wasn't funny.
Bingo.
Fine idea with chandler not being funny or whatever but they do nothing with it.
Seems like that was a filler. Hey look...we got a deadline. We gotta shoot something.
Whatever the next person says, that's what we're doing. You...intern. Say something.
Best part was Phoebe Mike Azaria plot. I'd love to see more Rudd and Azaria together.
Really...the other 2 plots are unnecessary filler. This was the vain of gold.
But hey...its Friends season 9.
I think the motto for this season was... Next season is ourast season, and we want to make it as bad as possible.
Season 9 is a warm up game for 10. We lower the expectations for season 10, and then we u der deliver on those low expectations.
Ready.... BREAK!
There is no reason for me to give this a 6. I don't know why I'm not giving it a 5. If I watch this episode again, and then check my imdb review and rating...hey. You can skip this episode. Or put it on but go about your day. No need to sit down and watch it. Just google/youtube azaria rudd friends fight...that will save you 20 minutes.
The episode is rewatchable...barely.
Other reviewer said the problem with the male nanny was that it wasn't funny.
Bingo.
Fine idea with chandler not being funny or whatever but they do nothing with it.
Seems like that was a filler. Hey look...we got a deadline. We gotta shoot something.
Whatever the next person says, that's what we're doing. You...intern. Say something.
Best part was Phoebe Mike Azaria plot. I'd love to see more Rudd and Azaria together.
Really...the other 2 plots are unnecessary filler. This was the vain of gold.
But hey...its Friends season 9.
I think the motto for this season was... Next season is ourast season, and we want to make it as bad as possible.
Season 9 is a warm up game for 10. We lower the expectations for season 10, and then we u der deliver on those low expectations.
Ready.... BREAK!
There is no reason for me to give this a 6. I don't know why I'm not giving it a 5. If I watch this episode again, and then check my imdb review and rating...hey. You can skip this episode. Or put it on but go about your day. No need to sit down and watch it. Just google/youtube azaria rudd friends fight...that will save you 20 minutes.
Such a bad episode
noahdaman-5153520 June 2019
I've always had a problem with the way Friends treated femininity in males, I understand it was a different time but it's still really frustrating to see the way all the guys reacted to the male nanny, especially ross who was EXTREMELY rude (there's a reason he's my least favorite character in the show). I also really didn't like the phoebe storyline or the chandler storyline. just a very let-down of an episode.
Forgettable episode.
juanmanuelsaud2 July 2020
I love this show BUT...
ingvardtheterrible18 January 2023
Undersrand that I LOVE this show, I really do, but this episode did NOT age well. It actually wasn't until after rewatching the series several times that I realized fully in this episode just HOW immature and homophobic Ross REALLY is (there are others just look for them). And to think the writers/producers/audiences let him get away with it?!? Sandy was a perfect "nanny" but they fired him just because Ross didn't like that he was a GUY??? He's soooo threatened that Sandy didn't conform to even HIS flimsy sense of "masculinity" that he refused to let him care for his child - Seriously?!? A horrible message.
Childhood Issues
vivianla30 December 2020
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Ross is uncomfortable that their nanny is a man.
Phoebe puts Mike's hand on her boob instead of holding his hand so that she can prepare her drink. Phoebe meets her scientist friend at her door and they later kiss. Mike comes in and notices that the man has her lipstick on his mouth.
Ross sits down to fire Sandy but ends up opening up that he has this uncomfortableness because his father questioned his masculinity in situations.
Joey spends time with Sandy and then asks how much it costed. Joey says it is the cheapest college.
Phoebe puts Mike's hand on her boob instead of holding his hand so that she can prepare her drink. Phoebe meets her scientist friend at her door and they later kiss. Mike comes in and notices that the man has her lipstick on his mouth.
Ross sits down to fire Sandy but ends up opening up that he has this uncomfortableness because his father questioned his masculinity in situations.
Joey spends time with Sandy and then asks how much it costed. Joey says it is the cheapest college.
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