Rachel and Ross hire a male nanny for Emma; Rachel adores him, but Ross is bothered by his being a man and a nanny. Phoebe is happily dating Mike, but David the Scientist Guy drops in for a visit and Phoebe becomes torn between the two. Chandler gets jealous when Monica tells him about a funny co-worker.
Tropes:
- The Bus Came Back: David returns to New York again, having last been seen in "TOW All The Cheesecakes".
- Caretaking is Feminine: Ross is uncomfortable having a male nanny. Joey is also surprised upon learning this. Monica and Rachel have fun asking them for a valid reason why a man can't be a nanny, and neither have a good answer.
- Cock Fight: Mike and David have a mild fight over Phoebe involving wrestling their index fingers.
- Gender-Blender Name: Sandy, the male nanny. Rachel and Ross were expecting a woman with that name.
- Insecure Love Interest: Chandler feels threatened by the hilarious co-worker Monica keeps talking about, since he considers his sense of humor to be by far his strongest point. He then spends some of the episode trying too hard to be funny.
- In Touch with His Feminine Side: Sandy, the male nanny, really likes his job, which is traditionally performed by women, and is shown to get emotional easily. He also recites poetry, makes madeleines, plays the recorder and knits. Ross can't help but find it all weird.
- Love Triangle: Phoebe gets into one due to dating Mike but also still having feelings for the returning David the Scientist Guy.
- Wanted a Gender-Conforming Child: Ross theorises that his discomfort with Sandy is rooted in his own father giving him a hard time for being a nerdy kid and not a "real boy".
