[1] The Daily Beast included the episode in their list of 15 Times 'Friends' Was Really, Really Weird, due to Ross' crush on his cousin.
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.
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.
[5] Grantland writer Sam Hockley-Smith thought that the show jumped the shark with this episode, as he considered Ross' crush on his cousin to be one of his most embarrassing moments.