8 9 . ▁ ▁" Str angers " ▁generated ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁controvers y ▁because ▁it ▁dep icted ▁two ▁men , ▁Russell ▁and ▁Peter , ▁in ▁bed ▁together ▁after ▁having ▁had ▁sex . ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁actors ▁were ▁forb idden ▁to ▁touch ▁each ▁other ▁while ▁in ▁bed ▁together , ▁the ▁controvers y ▁proved ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁advert is ers , ▁who ▁pulled ▁their ▁commer ci als ▁from ▁the ▁episode . ▁ABC ▁with d rew ▁the ▁episode ▁from ▁rotation ▁for ▁re bro ad cast . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁TV ▁Land ▁included ▁this ▁episode ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁" Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Most ▁Une x pected ▁M om ents ▁in ▁TV ▁History ", ▁ranking ▁it ▁# 2 7 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Mel issa ▁and ▁Lee ▁have ▁been ▁seeing ▁each ▁other ▁since ▁Lee ▁painted ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁Mel issa ' s ▁home . ▁Mel issa ▁is ▁nerv ous ▁about ▁introdu cing ▁him ▁to ▁her ▁friends ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁year ▁gap ▁in ▁their ▁ages . ▁Lee ▁is ▁beginning ▁to ▁get ▁ups et ▁about ▁not ▁meeting ▁her ▁friends . ▁Hope ▁( M el ▁Harris ) ▁and ▁Michael ▁( K en ▁O lin ) ▁inv ite ▁the ▁couple ▁for ▁dinner . ▁Mel issa ▁accepts , ▁thinking ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁just ▁the ▁four ▁of ▁them . ▁However , ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁friends ▁are ▁there ▁and ▁meet ▁Lee . ▁Mel issa ▁has ▁fl ights ▁of ▁imagination ▁at ▁the ▁party , ▁en vision ing ▁her ▁friends ▁g oss ip ing