c ree py " ▁Pho eb e ▁Bright ▁( Sim one ▁Robert son ) ▁on ▁a ▁date , ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁ups et ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁reason ▁Josh ▁has ▁done ▁so ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁bet ▁he ▁lost ▁with ▁Tod d ▁and ▁Brad . ▁Josh ▁does ▁fall ▁for ▁P he obe ▁for ▁real ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁Year ▁ 1 1 ▁production ▁of ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁the ▁Be ast . ▁They ▁begin ▁d ating ▁but ▁Pho eb e ' s ▁father , ▁Arthur ▁( Bar ry ▁Hill ) ▁disapp ro ves ▁of ▁Josh ▁and ▁war ns ▁him ▁off . ▁After ▁Arthur ▁suff ers ▁a ▁heart ▁attack , ▁he ▁lets ▁Josh ▁continue ▁seeing ▁his ▁daughter . ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁home ▁from ▁sp ending ▁Christmas ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁in ▁Sur fer ' s ▁Parad ise ▁with ▁Brad ▁and ▁Lucy , ▁Josh ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Tod d ▁and ▁Pho eb e ▁have ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁he ▁ref uses ▁to ▁have ▁anything ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁either ▁of ▁them . ▁Josh ▁dates ▁Pho eb e ' s ▁arch - en emy ▁Tr ish ▁Long ley ▁( S us an ▁Ell is ) ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁care ▁that ▁his ▁feelings ▁are ▁hurt . ▁Tr ish ▁later ▁plants ▁an ▁exam ▁paper ▁in ▁Pho eb e ' s ▁lo cker ▁as ▁reven ge , ▁which ▁Josh ▁gets ▁the ▁bl ame ▁for ▁causing ▁more ▁fr iction ▁between ▁them . ▁However , ▁after ▁a ▁talk ▁with ▁Jim