Friends
Jennifer Aniston
Rachel Green
Courteney Cox Arquette
Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow
Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc
Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry
Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer
Ross Geller
Christina Pickles
Judy Geller
Jessica Hecht
Susan
Mitchell Whitfield
Barry
Elliott Gould
Jack Geller
Maggie Wheeler
Janice
Cosimo Fusco
Paolo
Jane Sibbett
Carol
Vincent Ventresca
Fun Bobby
Larry Hankin
Mr. Heckles
Lauren Tom
Julie
Michael G. Hagerty
Mr. Treeger
James Michael Tyler
Gunther
Tom Selleck
Dr. Richard Burke
Adam Goldberg
Eddie
June Gable
Estelle Leonard
Giovanni Ribisi
Frank Jr.
Marlo Thomas
Sandra Green
Ron Leibman
Dr. Leonard Green
Max Wright
Terry
Charlie & Jack Allen
Ben
Shelley Berman
Mr. Kaplan, Jr.
Steven Eckholdt
Mark
Cynthia Mann
Jasmine
Jon Favreau
Pete Becker
Debra Jo Rupp
Alice
Dina Meyer
Kate
Reg Rogers
The Director
Alison LaPlaca
Joanna
Jennifer Milmore
Lauren
Christine Taylor
Bonnie
Teri Garr
Phoebe Sr.
Laura Dean
Sophie
Paget Brewster
Kathy
Tate Donovan
Joshua
Paxton Whitehead
Mr. Waltham
Helen Baxendale
Emily
Angela Featherstone
Chloe
Maury Ginsberg
Isaac
Michele Maika
Kiki
Tom Conti
Stephen Waltham
Jennifer Saunders
Andrea Waltham
Peter Eyre
The Registrar
George Newbern
Danny
Morgan Fairchild
Nora Bing
Sam McMurray
Doug
Michael Ensign
Dr. Ledbetter
Michael Rapaport
Gary
Nina Mann
The Attendant
Rick Pasqualone
The Croupier
Ron Glass
Russell
Elle Macpherson
Janine
Joanna Gleason
Kim Clozzi
Reese Witherspoon
Jill
Pat Finn
Dr. Roger
Alexandra Holden
Elizabeth
Bruce Willis
Paul
Eddie Cahill
Tag
Alexandra Margulies
The Waitress
Cole Mitchell Sprouse
Ben
Steve Ireland
Mr. Zelner
Hank Azaria
David
Kathleen Turner
Helena
Troy Norton
Jake
Bonnie Somerville
Mona
Sean Penn
Eric
Amanda Carlin
Dr. Long
Alec Baldwin
Parker
Paul Rudd
Mike
Monique Edwards
Claudia
Brian Chenoweth
Ken
Dermot Mulroney
Gavin
Melissa George
Molly
Jon Lovitz
Steve
Sam Pancake
the Waiter
Phill Lewis
Steve
Aisha Tyler
Charlie
Christina Applegate
Amy
Anna Faris
Erica
The One Where It All Began
John Allen Nelson
Paul
Clea Lewis
Franny
Cynthia Mann
the Waitress
Rachel leaves Barry at the alter and moves in with Monica. Monica
goes on a date with Paul the wine guy, who turns out to be less
than sincere. Ross is depressed about his failed marriage. Joey
compares women to ice cream. Everyone watches Spanish soaps. Ross
reveals his high school crush on Rachel.
The one that kicked off a classic. Monica's old friend
Rachel decides to move in with her after leaving her fiance.
Meanwhile Ross takes an apartment in Monica's building to be
closer to his friends, Chandler and Joey.
The One With The Sonogram At The End
Anita Barone
Carol
Christopher Miranda
Robbie
Joan Pringle
Dr. Oberman
Merill Markoe
Marsha
Ross finds out his ex-wife (Carol) is pregnant, and he has to
attend the sonogram along with Carol's lesbian life-partner, Susan.
Ugly Naked Guy gets a thigh-master. Ross and Monica's parents come
for dinner, which stresses Monica out. Ross and Rachel console each
other. Rachel returns the ring to Barry, who is much less upset
about the break-up than expected.
Ross' ex-wife, Carol, is pregnant with his child. She tells
him that she and her lover, Susan, plan to raise the baby
together, but that he can be involved if he wants -- in
fact, he is invited to the Sonogram. Meanwhile, Monica and
Ross' parents are coming to dinner and Monica goes insane
trying to make everything perfect. Rachel has to give Barry
back his engagement ring and she dreads having to see
him. When she gets to his orthodontist office, she finds him
tan, renewed-and dating her ex-maid of honor. [And when
their kitchen table breaks, Joey and Chandler decide it's
time to further their roommate relationship and split the
cost of a new one. They wind up with a foosball table. Note:
this storyline was shot, but will be placed in another
episode.
The One With The Thumb
Geoffrey Lower
Alan
Beth Grant
Lizzy
Jenifer Lewis
Paula
Ross discovers the fate of his childhood pet, Chichi. Chandler
starts smoking again; when the group complains, he diverts their
attention to their own faults. Phoebe gets money she doesn't want;
she complains and gets more; she gives it away and gets a can of
soda in return... which contains a thumb. The beverage company
gives her $7000. Monica's new boyfriend (Alan) is a hit with her
friends, but Monica's not too sure.
Monica reluctantly introduces her new guy to everyone and,
much to her surprise, they all love him. Eventually, she
decides that she doesn't want to see him anymore, and the
gang is heartbroken. Phoebe's bank mistakenly credits her
account an extra five hundred dollars. When she sends a
letter to notify then of their error, they respond by
apologizing and giving her another five hundred
dollars. Fearing karmic debt, she gives the money to a
homeless woman who buys her a soda to thank her. Phoebe
finds a thumb floating in it and the soda people give her
seven thousand dollars to keep her quiet. Chandler teaches
Joey how to smoke for an audition and winds up getting
re-addicted to cigarettes. In the end, Phoebe offers him the
seven thousand dollars if he never has another cigarette. He
quits smoking.
The One With George Stephanopoulos
Mary Pat Gleason
Nurse Sizemore
Marianne Hagan
Joanne
Leesa Bryte
Leslie
Sean Whalen
Pizza Guy
Benjamin Caya
Bratty Boy
Ross, upset about it being the anniversary of his first time with
Carol, goes to a hockey game with Chandler and Joey and gets a puck
in the face; they end up at the hospital, where Ross reveals that
Carol is the only woman he's even been intimate with. Rachel gets
a visit from her old friends, which depresses her about her life.
The women have a slumber party, which isn't very fun until they
spy on George Stephanopoulos.
Joey and Chandler invite Ross to a hockey game for his
birthday (which was seven months ago), but all he can think
about is his ex-wife, Carol. At the game, Ross' nose gets
broken by a flying puck and the guys spend the evening in
the emergency room. Meanwhile, Rachel tries to come to terms
with her new lifestyle (i.e., poverty and independence) and
spends the night talking about guys and life (mostly guys)
with Monica and Phoebe.
The One With The East German Laundry Detergent
Camille Saviola
the Horrible Woman
Kim Gillingham
Angela
Jack Armstrong
Bob
Chandler and Phoebe decide to break up with Janice and Tony on the
same night; Phoebe's goes really well but Chandler has a harder
time. Ross arranges to do laundry with Rachel and Monica; Monica
cancels, leaving just the two of them; Rachel reveals she's never
done laundry before... and accidentally dyes all her white clothes
pink. Joey wants his ex-girlfriend (Angela) to break up with her
boyfriend (Bob), so he arranges for Monica and him to double date
with them... but he tells Monica that Angela and Bob are siblings.
Ugly Naked Guy lays kitchen tile. Janice buys Chandler Bullwinkle
socks. Rachel is so happy about her laundry experience that she
kisses Ross.
Joey's ex, Angela, shows up at the coffee house looking
gorgeous, prompting Joey to want her back. She refuses,
telling him she is now seeing Bob. Joey arranges a "double
date" and gets Monica to go along under the pretense that
she is being set up with Angela's "brother" Bob. Monica
wises up to the scam during dinner and in the end Joey and
Monica break up Angela and Bob. Meanwhile, Chandler and
Phoebe make a date to break up with their respective dates
at the coffee house. Phoebe is able to dump her guy in
twenty seconds but Chandler can't seem to do it. He has too
many espressos and finally Phoebe steps in and takes over
for him. Ross and Rachel have a laundry date
together. Rachel is a laundry virgin and Ross helps her
through this first experience.
The One With The Butt
Sofia Milos
Aurora
Everyone attends Joey's new musical, Freud! While there, Chandler
meets a beautiful and exotic woman, Aurora, and begins dating her.
Joey gets picked up by the Estelle Leonard Talent Agency, which
gets him a job as Al Pacino's butt double. However, he loses the
job by overacting. Rachel cleans the apartment by herself for the
first time; however, she moves the green ottoman, which starts
Monica obsessing. Chandler finds out Aurora is married and already
has another boyfriend. When she picks up still another, Chandler
isn't sure he can take it.
Chandler starts dating a beautiful woman, who is not only
married but also has another boyfriend. Chandler is thrilled
at the prospect of having "all the fun but none of the
responsibility," but eventually learns that it's not all
it's cracked up to be. And, speaking of cracks, Joey gets
cast as Al Pacino's "butt-double," and gets fired for
overacting.
The One With The Blackout
Jill Connick
Jill Goodacre
Larry Hankin
the Weird Man
New York City is blacked out (due to a mishap on Mad About You).
Chandler is trapped in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre. The
rest of the gang hangs out at Monica and Rachel's apartment. Ugly
Naked Guy lights a bunch of candles and has a slight accident.
While trying to share his feelings with Rachel, Ross is attacked
by a cat. While searching for the cat's owner, Rachel and Phoebe
meet "the Weird Man", known in later episodes as Mr. Heckles. He
tries to claim the cat, but it obviously isn't his. The cat turns
out to belong to Paolo, an Italian hunk who lives in the building
and doesn't speak much English.
There is a blackout in New York City and Chandler gets
locked in an ATM vestibule with a gorgeous woman (JILL
GOODACRE). As hard as he tries to be cool, all the wrong
words (and gum) come out. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang
converges on Monica's apartment and passes the time playing
Monopoly, telling scary stories, and talking about sex. In
the midst of their conversations, Ross realizes that he is
definitely in the "friend zone" with Rachel -- a terrible
place to be, since he was aiming for the "dating zone." Just
as Ross decides he is going to go for it with Rachel, a
fellow apartment building dweller, Paolo, enters their
blackout proceedings and, as the lights come on, Paolo and
Rachel are found kissing.
The One Where Nana Dies Twice
Elinor Donahue
Aunt Lilian
Nancy Cassaro
Shelly
Stuart Fratkin
Lowell
Carolyn Lowery
Andrea
Marilyn Tokuda
Nurse
Chandler finds out a lot of people think he's gay when they first
meet him; he tries to find out why. Paolo gives Rachel calls and
shoes from Rome. Ross and Monica's grandmother dies... twice; At
the funeral, Joey watches a football game on a portable TV; Ross
falls into an open grave and hurts his back, then gets a bit loopy
on muscle relaxers. Monica tries to deal with her mother's
criticisms.
When Ross and Monica's grandmother dies, they help their
parents (ELLIOTT GOULD and CHRISTINA PICKLES) with the
funeral arrangements. The whole gang attends the funeral
service, each reacting to death in their own way. Meanwhile,
a co-worker at Chandler's office wants to set him up, but
with another guy. Chandler begins to question his sexual
persona.
The One Where Underdog Gets Away
Lara Harris
Obsession Girl
Joey poses for a health poster, but later finds out he's become
the V.D. poster boy. Ross finds out Susan is reading to the unborn
baby and decides he must, too. Ross and Monica plan their own
Thanksgiving dinner because their parents are away; Phoebe joins
them, because she celebrates with her grandmother and her
grandmother's boyfriend... in December... because he's lunar; Joey
joins in because his family thinks he has V.D.; Monica has to make
three kinds of potatoes. Chandler plans to boycott Thanksgiving
because his parents announced their divorce on that day; Rachel
has plans to go to Vail to be with her family. The Underdog balloon
breaks free during the parade; everyone goes to the roof to watch
but they get locked out of Monica's apartment; the dinner is burned
and Rachel misses her flight. Everyone ends up eating Chandler's
cheese sandwiches and Funyuns for Dinner. Ugly Naked Guy has
Thanksgiving dinner with Ugly Naked Gal, and there's Ugly Naked
Dancing.
It's Thanksgiving and at first everyone has plans of their
own, except for Phoebe (who never celebrates Thanksgiving in
the same place for two years in a row) and Chandler (who
doesn't believe in the holiday, ever since his parents
announced their divorce on Thanksgiving day years ago). One
by one, all of their plans fall through: Joey can't show his
face in the old neighborhood after he models for the free
clinic and his face gets plastered on VD posters and Monica
and Ross' parents announce they are off to Bermuda with
another couple. Monica decides to have an old-fashioned
Thanksgiving dinner at her apartment. While everyone is busy
cooking, Chandler bursts in and tells them that the Underdog
Balloon has escaped from the Thanksgiving Day parade and is
now floating over New York City. They all go up to the roof
to see, and look themselves out of the apartment. Rachel's
tickets to Vail sit inside while the turkey and stuffing
burn and in the end, it's tomato soup, grilled cheese
sandwiches and good friends -- a new holiday
tradition. Meanwhile, Ross petitions Carol for "belly time"
to establish a prenatal bond with his baby.
The One With The Monkey
Wayne Péré
Max
Sarah Mac Donnell
Sandy
Ross gets a monkey named Marcel. Everyone makes a pact not to
bring dates to their New Years Eve Party. While performing at
Central Perk, Phoebe confronts some noisy boys and ends up dating
one of them: David, Scientist Guy. Their relationship develops
well until he gets offered a grant to go to Minsk, and doesn't know
what to do. Everyone breaks the no-date pact except Ross; Phoebe
brings David, Joey brings Sandy, someone he met while working as
an elf in a department store; Rachel plans to bring Paolo, who's
flying in earlier than expected; Chandler snaps and asks Janice;
Monica invites Fun Bobby; Ross just brings Marcel. However, no one
ends up with their date (or monkey) at midnight.
Ross gets a new pet monkey (Marcel), with which he
experiences the typical struggles of a new "relationship."
In order to avoid having to find dates for New Year's Eve,
the gang decides to throw a "dateless" party at Monica's;
one by one they all (except Ross) end up bringing dates,
each of which turns out badly. Meanwhile, Phoebe falls in
love with a physicist named David who must choose between
realizing his life's dream of participating in a prestigious
research project in Minsk or staying in New York to be with
Phoebe.
The One With Mrs. Bing
David Sederholm
Coma Guy
Monica and Phoebe distract an attractive guy who then gets hit by
a car and ends up in a coma; they both take care of him in the
hospital but begin getting very competitive and possessive over
him. Chandler's mom (who embarrasses Chandler with her
forwardness) is on Jay Leno and then pays Chandler a visit. Paolo
returns from Rome. Mrs. Bing takes everyone out to dinner... and
ends up kissing Ross. Mrs. Bing gives Rachel advice on writing
romance novels. Ross tells Chandler about the kiss and convinces
him to confront his mother about his feelings.
Monica and Phoebe start flirting with a really cute guy as
he crosses the street. Just as they catch his eye, he gets
hit by an ambulance. The guy winds up in a coma and the two
girls begin a "relationship" with their cute "coma guy" as
he lay in the hospital. Chandler's famous, trashy novelist,
party-down, sexy mom comes for a visit and winds up kissing
Ross.
The One With The Dozen Lasagnas
Jo Jean Pagano
Customer
Everyone hums the theme from The Odd Couple. Monica is stuck with
a dozen lasagnas because she didn't know they were supposed to be
vegetarian. Paolo and Rachel prepare for their first weekend away
together; Paolo makes a pass at Phoebe, which ends his relationship
with Rachel. Phoebe makes the best oatmeal-raisin cookies in the
world. Joey and Chandler have to get a new table, but can't agree
on which one; they end up with a football table; Monica rules the
football field. Carol finds out the gender of the baby, but Ross
doesn't want to know - even though everyone else knows.
Paolo shows up at the massage shop where Phoebe works and he
comes on to her while Phoebe gives him a massage. Phoebe
doesn't know whether to tell Rachel or not, but after Ross'
encouragement (which is extremely self-motivated and
self-serving) she tells her. Rachel breaks up with Paolo and
announces that she wants nothing to do with men for a long
time. Any man -- which obviously includes Ross. Meanwhile,
Carol has found out the sex of the baby, but Ross doesn't
want to know, despite everyone around him finding
out. Rachel ends up slipping the news -- it's a
boy. [Previously shot table scenes between Chandler and Joey
will be inserted in this episode.] And Monica has made all
these lasagnas...
The One With The Boobies
Robert Costanzo
Joey Tribbiani, Sr.
Lee Garlington
Ronni
Fisher Stevens
Roger
Brenda Vaccaro
Gloria Tribbiani
Chandler accidentally walks in on Rachel after a shower and sees
her breasts, leading to a series of shower peepings. Phoebe's new
psychiatrist boyfriend, Roger, depresses and angers everyone. Joey
finds out his dad has been having an affair with Ronni, a pet
mortician, for six years; he insists his dad either break it off
or confess, but it turns out his mom already knew - and didn't
want it to stop.
Chandler accidentally sees Rachel's "boobies" and she
decides that she needs to see his "thing" in order to even
things out. Meanwhile, Joey finds out his dad has been
having an affair with Ronni-the-Pet-Mortician since
1989. Feeling bad for his mom, Joey gets his dad to confess,
which really screws things up, since his mom already knew
and was happier with the way things were. And Phoebe dates a
shrink who drives everyone nuts with his analysis of their
personalities and problems.
The One With The Candy Hearts
Heather Medway
Kristen
Nancy Valen
Lorraine
Larry Poindexter
Fireman Dave
Jay Acovone
Fireman Charlie
Joel Gretsch
Fireman Ed
Ross goes on a date with a Kristen, a woman from his apartment
building; Carol and Susan show up at the same restaurant; Susan
gets paged and leaves; Ross pays so much attention to Carol that
he doesn't even notice his date has gone. Joey can't go out with
his date, Lorraine, unless he brings a friend for her friend;
Chandler agrees to go, but the date turns out to be Janice;
Somehow they end up together again; Janice buys Chandler candy
hearts for Valentines Day; Chandler breaks up with her--again.
Phoebe, Monica, and Rachel have a cleansing ritual to rid
themselves of bad luck with men, which turns into a small fire;
Fireman guys come to the rescue.
Joey convinces Chandler to double date with him and, as
Chandler's bad luck would have it, his date turns out to be
Janice. Chandler and Janice get drunk and sleep together and
when Chandler tries to break up with her yet again, she
horrifies him by responding that she's okay with it, because
she knows they are each other's "destiny." Meanwhile,
Monica, Rachel and Phoebe have a "Bad Boyfriend Cleansing
Ritual," in which they burn all reminders of their bad
ex-boyfriends. The fire gets out of control and three
firemen come save the day. Three women, three firemen and
dates are made. Little do the women know the guys are all
jerks... And Ross and Kristen, his first date in nine years,
run into Carol and Susan at a restaurant. When Susan is
called away, Ross invites Carol to join them, and the two of
them wind up driving Kristen away with their reminiscing.
The One With The Stoned Guy
Melora Hardin
Celia
Fritzi Burr
Ms. Tedlock
Chandler gets offered a promotion at work but turns it down because
he doesn't like his career; his boss, however, keeps offering more
money until Chandler accepts; he spends the day showing off his new
office to Phoebe and his night working late. A client of Phoebe's
needs a new head-chef, so Monica auditions for him; unfortunately,
he's stoned and the evening is a disaster. Ross goes out with
Celia, a woman from the museum, who wants him to talk dirty; it's
a skill he hasn't quite mastered... at first.
One of Phoebe's clients, Steve (JON LOVITZ), wants to open a
restaurant and is looking for a chef to create the
menu. Phoebe gets Monica an "audition," but when the big
night arrives, Steve shows up stoned and seems to prefer
"munchies" from Monica's cupboards to her gourmet
appetizers. And Chandler is hesitant to accept a promotion
at his company because that will mean he really just a data
processor. Meanwhile, Ross has a date with a woman who wants
him to talk dirty to her and he can't.
The One With The Two Parts (Pt. 1)
Dorien Wilson
Mr. Douglas
Jennifer Grant
Michelle
Michele Lamar Richards
the Lamaze Teacher
Leila Kenzle
Helen Hunt
Patty Tiffany
Woman
Chandler and Joey meet Ursula, Phoebe's twin sister; Joey begins
dating Ursula, but that bothers Phoebe, who doesn't get along with
her sister very well. Ross attends Lamaze class with Carol and
Susan; Carol isn't sure she can go through with the delivery; Ross
realizes he's really going to be a father. Chandler can't bear to
fire an employee he's attracted to, so he starts to date her and
tells everyone else she's mentally unbalanced, so it isn't safe to
fire her; she begins to notice people treating her oddly, so
Chandler has to come clean. Ross has trouble controlling his
monkey, Marcel, who switches Monica's TV into Spanish mode; no one
can figure out how to switch it back. Mr. Heckles could have cats.
Jamie and Fran (from Mad About You) make an appearance in Central
Perk. Rachel finally gets around to taking down the Christmas
lights, but falls off the balcony in the process, and ends up
hanging upside down outside Mr. Heckles' window.
Chandler and Joey meet Phoebe's twin sister, Ursula (Lisa
Kudrow's role on MAD ABOUT YOU), to whom Phoebe hasn't
spoken in years due to their past rivalry. Joey thinks
Ursula is "hot," and he asks Phoebe's permission to ask her
out. Phoebe gives him the go-ahead at first but then changes
her mind. When Ursula decides she's over Joey, she simply
stops returning his calls. Meanwhile, Chandler has the hots
for a woman at work, Nina, but is told to fire her before he
gets a chance to ask her out. Things get out of control when
he postpones the "firing part" and gets right to the dating
part." Ross, Carol and Susan start LaMaze and Ross freaks
out when the concept of "Being a Father" starts to sink
in. And Rachel falls off the roof when she is taking the
Christmas lights down. Luckily, her foot gets tangled in the
wires, so she doesn't hit the ground. (NOTE: Helen Hunt and
Leila Kenzle appear as their MAD ABOUT YOU characters, Jamie
and Fran.)
The One With The Two Parts (Pt. 2)
Alaine Reed Hall
the Admissions Woman
George Clooney
Noah Wyle
Monica takes Rachel to the hospital; Rachel has no insurance, so
she and Monica switch identities - a tricky situation that is made
worse when two cute doctors (guest stars George Clooney and Noah
Wyle) ask them on dates; Monica and Rachel start arguing and end
up listing all their worst qualities in front of their dates. Ross
worries about whether he can be a good father; he seeks comfort
from his friends and advice from his father. Joey continues to
date Ursula, which interferes with his friendship with Phoebe--he
misses her birthday; however, when Ursula stands Joey up and won't
return his calls, Phoebe talks to her and finds out she isn't even
planning to tell Joey it's over; Phoebe pretends to be Ursula so
she can let him down nicely--a ruse which doesn't last. Marcel
chokes on scrabble tiles and has to be rushed to the hospital;
Ross realizes he can cope with the responsibilities of parenthood.
Ugly Naked Guy has a hula-hoop.
Monica brings Rachel to the hospital but Rachel has no
health insurance so, against Monica's better judgement, the
two switch identities. When they have a double date with two
cute doctors (GEORGE CLOONEY and NOAH WYLE), they must
continue the charade and end up getting into a fight. The
gang throws Phoebe a party but she is disappointed when she
finds out Joey went to meet Ursula instead. When Phoebe
learns Ursula stood Joey up, she confronts her sister who
admits she doesn't want to date Joey any more and isn't
returning his calls. Phoebe dresses up as Ursula and gives
Joey an ultimatum: he can choose to go out with her/Ursula
or remain friends with Phoebe. He chooses Phoebe, kisses
Ursula/Phoebe... then realizes it's Phoebe. And, when Marcel
swallows a Scrabble tile, Ross pulls through like any good
father would.
The One With The Poker
Beverly Garland
Aunt Iris
Rachel, tired of being a waitress, sends out resumes; she gets an
interview with Saks Fifth Avenue. Ross pines for Rachel. The girls
decide they want in on the guys' poker games; reluctantly, the
guys accept. The girls don't do so well, but they want a rematch.
Monica's competitive side comes out... she may have thrown a plate
once during a Pictionary game, but she insists it was an accident.
Monica inlists the help of her Aunt Iris to give them some poker
tips; the girls still don't do so well. Then at the third game,
the girls are going down again. Rachel gets some bad news about
the job for which she's been interviewing, and gets aggressive at
cards; she taunts Ross into a high stakes hand... and he lets her
win because he wants to see her happy.
Rachel, Monica and Phoebe convince the guys to teach them to
play poker and when they play, the women lose big-time. They
demand a rematch and bring in Monica's aunt to teach them a
few things. They lose the rematch as well and demand a
re-rematch. Meanwhile, Rachel has an interview for her
"dream job," a buyer position at Saks. During the final
poker rematch (where Rachel and Ross duke it out for really
high stakes), she gets the "rejection" phone call prompting
Ross to let Rachel win the hand...
The One Where The Monkey Gets Away
Megan Cavanagh
Luisa
Angela Visser
Samantha
Elisabeth Sjoli
Tia
Rachel finds out Barry is engaged to Mindy, her former bridesmaid;
she begins to show interest in dating again, so Ross decides to ask
her out. However, before he gets the chance, she loses Marcel while
monkey-sitting, which temporarily drives a wedge between them.
Mr. Heckles is missing a waffle and saw Regis Philbin once.
Rachel, not knowing Marcel is a illegal exotic animal, calls
Animal Control; the animal-catcher turns out to be Luisa, who
went to high-school with Monica and Rachel. Luisa's memories of
high school aren't favorable toward Rachel, so she decides not to
cut them any breaks. While looking for Marcel, Joey and Chandler
meet some hot girls (Samantha and Tia) with a broken radiator.
Luisa tries to shoot Marcel with a tranquilizer but hits Phoebe
instead. A delivery of bananas leads everyone to Mr. Heckles
apartment; he claims the monkey as his own until Luisa shows up.
Rachel pleads with Luisa to let Ross keep Marcel, but it's only
the threat of reporting her for shooting Phoebe that convinces
her. Ross and Rachel finally sit down for some wine, but before
Ross can ask Rachel out, Barry barges in, saying he's still in
love with her.
Just as Ross prepares to tell Rachel how he feels about her,
he finds out that she lost Marcel while babysitting him that
day. When the gang learns of the disappearance, they go on
an all-out search. Rachel and Monica are surprised to find a
girl they snubbed in high school working for Animal Control,
and she is determined to have Marcel destroyed to get back
at them. Suddenly it's a life or death situation. The gang
finds him first (he's been taken in by their creepy
neighbor, Mr. Heckles, who has dressed Marcel up as "Patty,"
and is pretending it's a different monkey) but the Animal
Control woman shows up moments later. Luckily, Rachel is
able to convince her look the other way, and Ross gets to
keep his monkey. Meanwhile, Ross gets over his anger at
Rachel and tries again to express his feelings for her, only
to be interrupted by her ex-fiancie, Barry, who tells Rachel
he still loves her.
The One With The Evil Orthodontist
Jennifer Grey
Mindy
Lynn Clark
Danielle
Christopher Miranda
Bobby
The gang argues the virtues of Mr. Peanut and Mr. Salty. Someone
is peeping into the apartment building with a telescope; Joey
discovers it's a woman, and that she's very complimentary. Ugly
Naked Guy gets gravity boots. Chandler has a good first date with
Daniel and then obsesses about trying to call her again without
seeming too needy. Rachel ends up sleeping with Barry instead of
telling him to get lost; but after she and Mindy (Barry's Fiancee')
get together and talk, Rachel decides Barry is evil. Joey has a
one-track mind after Rachel mentions that her best friend, Mindy,
taught her to kiss. Ross does a crossword puzzle.
Barry (now engaged to Rachel's ex-maid-of-honor, Mindy) is
still pursuing Rachel. She goes to his office to put an end
to it and winds up having sex with him. When she tells the
gang of her slip, Ross gets really mad at her. Mindy comes
to see Rachel and asks her to be her maid-of-honor, then
confesses that she was with Barry while Rachel was engaged
to him. Rachel tells Mindy she just slept with Barry again
and they both go to Barry's office to break it off, but
Mindy winds up remaining engaged to him -- and Rachel is
finally sure she did the right thing by not marrying
him. Meanwhile, Chandler has a great first date; he calls
the woman the next day and leaves a message, then agonizes
when she doesn't call back. Finally she comes by the coffee
house and tells him she had his number wrong, but Chandler
decides that was the act of a supremely "needy" person and
he wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the gang finds
(and sort of befriends) a "peeper" with a telescope who
watches not only Ugly Naked Guy, but them as well.
The One With The Fake Monica
Claudia Shear
Fake Monica
Karla Tamburelli
the Teacher
Harry Shearer
Dr. Baldharar
Philip Rayburn Smith
Actor
Monica's credit card is stolen; after seeing the credit card
statement, Monica decides the thief lives her life better than
she does. She meets 'Fake Monica' at a dance class which was
charged to her card, and suprisingly they become friends. As
Mononna, she and Fake Monica have a great time... until Fake
Monica is arrested. Ross' monkey, Marcel, reaches sexual maturing
and starts humping everything in site; Ross has to find a zoo in
which to put his pet. Joey tries to chose a stage name.
Monica's credit card number is stolen and someone is going
nuts with it, doing all the things Monica wishes she could
do. When Monica finds the woman, she realizes how envious
she is of her zest for life. Monica (using the name Monana)
joins her in all sorts of crazy adventures -until the credit
card people catch up with "fake Monica" and she is
arrested. And Marcel is humping everything in sight so Ross
takes him to the vet who tells him Marcel has reached sexual
maturity and needs "companionship," which means Ross has to
give him up. So (in a college-application spoof), they begin
to apply to zoos, and barely escape the clutches of an evil
man. Marcel is "accepted" at San Diego and the group has to
say "goodbye." Meanwhile, Joey tries to find a good stage
name.
The One With The Ick Factor
Stan Kirsch
Ethan
Brian Buckner
Office Worker #2
Darryl Sivad
Office Worker #3
Rachel has sex dreams - first about Chandler, then Chandler and
Joey, and finally about Ross. Phoebe looks for supplemental income,
and works part time as Chandler's secretary. This leads to
Chandler's discovery that the people at the office don't like
him anymore... and they even mimic his unique way of talking.
Monica dates Ethan, a younger man who turns out to be even younger
than she thought; she breaks up with him because it's just too
icky. Ross gets a beeper so Carol can page him when she goes
into labor; after several false alarms, he gets beeped for the
real thing, and everyone heads to the hospital.
Monica gets involved with a guy she thinks is a college
senior, only to find out later that he's a senior in high
school. Phoebe fills in as Chandler's assistant and finds
out none of his co-workers like him since he got
promoted. Ross gets a beeper so he can be alerted when Carol
goes into labor, but he keeps getting calls for a male
prostitute who has a similar number. And Rachel has sexual
dreams about Chandler, and then Joey and Chandler, and Ross
is jealous... until she calls out his name while she
sleeps. At the same moment, his beeper goes off for real,
and the whole gang rushes off to the hospital.
The One With The Birth
Jonathan Silverman
Dr. Franzblau
Leah Remini
Lydia
June Gable
Nurse
Carlo Imperato
Roy
Jackie Bright
The Janitor
Everyone arrives at the hospital for Carol's delivery. Ross and
Susan fight; Rachel flirts with the doctor... for a while; Phoebe
sings and makes a lot of sense; Joey helps a single mother (Lydia)
give birth; Monica yearns for a baby of her own; Chandler tries to
comfort her, but isn't totally successful. The baby is named Ben,
after Phoebe.
Carol is having the baby and the childish competition
between Ross and Susan is fierce -until Carol can't stand
it anymore and throws them out. They wind up locked in a
janitor's closet with Phoebe and almost miss the
birth. Meanwhile, Joey overcomes his squeamishness when he
befriends a single mother-to-be and stands by her while she
gives birth. Rachel takes a liking to Carol's obstetrician
and Monica has major maternal pangs. When Carol finally has
the baby, everyone is overwhelmed by the miracle.
The One Where Rachel Finds Out
Corinne Bohrer
Melanie
Tommy Blaze
Carl
Kerrie Klark
Flight Representative
Joey participates in a fertility study, but things get hard when
he has to avoid intimacy with Melanie, his new fruit-basket-making
girlfriend. The gang has a barbecue, but Ross only shows up long
enough to drop off Rachel's birthday present and announce he's
going to China to get a bone for the museum. Later, while Rachel
opens her presents, Chandler lets slip that Ross is in love with
her; she goes to the airport to catch him before he leaves, but
just misses him. While he's gone, she debates what to do. Finally,
she decides to go for it and goes to the airport for his return.
Unknown to her, however, Ross has become involved with another
woman during his week in China.
Ross has to make an emergency trip to China for the museum
but, before he goes, he leaves Rachel's birthday present
with Chandler. When she is overwhelmed by it, Chandler lets
it slip that when Ross fell in love with Carol, he bought
her something extravagant, too, and voila, Rachel finds out
how Ross feels about her. Still uncertain how she feels
about him, she tries to catch Ross at the airport, but
arrives after he has boarded the plane. She tries to get a
message to him but, unbeknownst to Rachel, it gets delivered
to the wrong guy. Then, Rachel starts to wonder if getting
together with Ross is such a great idea after all. on the
one hand, Ross really " a great guy. on the other hand, what
would things be like if they broke up? She finally decides
to go for it, and goes to the airport to meet Ross when he
returns from China. But he gets off the plane with his new
girlfriend, Julie. (The episode, and the season, ends before
Rachel sees them.) Meanwhile, Joey is participating in a
fertility study which cramps his style with his new woman
until he learns that he can simply "be there for her."
The One With Ross' New Girlfriend
Buck Kartalian
Frankie
Rachel, ready to reveal her feelings to Ross, meets him at the
airport; her plans fall apart, however, when she finds out about
his new girlfriend, Julie. Chandler, already feeling guilty about
revealing Ross's feelings to Rachel, now feels worse that he
encouraged Ross to forget about her. The gang watches Sumo
Wrestling. Phoebe gives Joey and Chandler haircuts; Monica wants
one, too. Phoebe is reluctant because of Monica's picky nature,
but finally gives in. Monica wants a cut like Demi Moore;
unfortunately Phoebe confuses "Demi" with "Dudley". Chandler needs
a suit made, and Joey refers him to the family tailor; while
getting measured for pants, Chandler gets a little more attention
than he bargained for. Ross sickens everyone (especially Rachel)
with his constant gushing for Julie. In Rachel's depression, she
sleeps with Paolo again.
Ross comes back from China with his new girlfriend, Julie,
and Rachel has a really hard time dealing with it. She winds
up sleeping with Paolo and hates herself for it. Joey
persuades her to tell Ross how she feels, but when Ross
tells her how in love he is with Julie, she can't bring
herself to do it. Meanwhile, Phoebe has done such a great
job cutting Chandler and Joey's hair that Monica begs her to
cut hers. Phoebe is hesitant at first (because of Monica's
"control" thing) but finally concedes; then gets confused
and gives Monica a Dudley Moore haircut instead of the Demi
Moore cut she requested. And Chandler goes to Joey's tailor
for some alterations and gets "fondled;" it dawns on Joey
he's been "fondled" by his tailor all these years.
The One With The Breast Milk
Joel Beeson
The Hombre Man
Emily Procter
Annabel
Richard Lyons
Man
Stan Sellers
Manager
Lou Wills
Customer
Carol breastfeeds Ben, causing Joey and Chandler discomfort.
However, even stronger reactions occur when Ross is taking care
of Ben and Phoebe checks the temperature of the bottled breast milk
by tasting it. Julie invites Monica to go shopping; Rachel finds
out and feels betrayed. Joey's status as the Bijan Cologne Man is
threatened when his department store hires someone to be the
Hombre Man. Rachel tries to be nicer to Julie, but is less than
sincere.
Ross thinks it's disgusting when Phoebe tastes Carol's
breast milk while preparing a bottle for the baby, Ben. The
group is divided as to whether there's anything "gross"
about it. Meanwhile, everyone but Rachel has become friends
with Julie. Monica, feeling like she's being "unfaithful,"
hides the friendship from Rachel and behaves like a guilty,
unfaithful lover, buying Rachel flowers, etc. Eventually,
Rachel finds a lunch receipt in Monica's jacket pocket and
the truth comes out. After a girls' heart-to-heart, Rachel
decides she'll try to become friends with Julie,
herself. Meanwhile, a heated rivalry, a la the Old West,
develops between Joey, still working at Bloomingdale's as
the "Aramis Guy," and the new spritzer on the block, the
"Hombre Guy".
The One Where Heckles Dies
Danny Dayton
Buddy Doyle
Chandler breaks up with a woman because her nostrils are too
big--yet another superficial reason to avoid a real relationship.
Mr. Heckles complains again about the noise--it's disturbing his
birds (he could have birds). Phoebe, Rachel, and Joey impersonate
Janice. Mr. Heckles dies, apparently while hitting his ceiling
with a broom because of the noise from above. Phoebe doesn't
believe in evolution, which bothers Ross enough that he feels he
has to convince her of the theory. Rachel and Monica inherit all
of Mr. Heckles earthly possesions; while clearing out his
apartment, they discover that Heckles was quite a funny guy in
his time. Chandler is upset to find how much he has in common
with Mr. Heckles, and in his determination not to die alone, he
calls Janice... only to find out that she's married and pregnant.
While trying to decide which of Heckles' things to keep, Rachel
realizes that Monica doesn't consider the apartment to be "their"
apartment.
Mr. Heckles dies and leaves his "estate" (which consists of
a bunch of junk, much of it stolen from our gang) to Monica
and Rachel. Rachel wants to keep an ugly lamp and Monica is
against it. Rachel accuses her of still thinking of "their"
place as "her" place and, when Monica accidentally breaks
the lamp, Rachel's point is made --that is, until Monica
replaces it with an equally hideous clock which Rachel had
also admired. Meanwhile, Chandler, in thumbing through
Heckles' yearbook, realizes he is living the same life
Heckles did and becomes terrified that he, too, will end up
alone because he is too picky about women's superficial
flaws. After he stoops to calling Janice (which, luckily,
doesn't lead to anything, because she is married and
pregnant), the women convince Chandler that he's no
different from the rest of the men on the planet, which
makes him feel much better. And Phoebe lets it slip that she
doesn't believe in evolution, which drives Ross nuts, so he
keeps trying to make her change her mind.
The One With Phoebe's Husband
Steve Zahn
Duncan
Janice Davies
Woman on Bench
Phoebe turns out to be married to Duncan, a gay friend who needed
a green card. Phoebe did love him, and finds those feelings
returning. Now (six years later) he's back and needs a divorce.
Turns out he's not gay, and is getting married to someone else.
The revelation of Phoebe's secret marriage prompts several other
discoveries: The underwear on the telephone pole outside is
Monica's, from when she had sex with Fun Bobby on the terrace;
Chandler has a third nipple; Joey was in a porn movie (which they
then watch). Ross is nervous about the prospect of having sex for
the first time with Julie. He approaches Rachel for advice; her
own interest in Ross keeps her from being completely honest, and
she tries her best to see that it doesn't happen.
Phoebe's husband (no one knew), a gay, Canadian ice dancer,
whom she married years ago so he could get a green card,
shows up. He's come for a divorce and the heartbreaking
thing for Phoebe, who's always had a big crush on him and
still carries a torch, is that he's realized he's not gay
after all. And Ross confides to Rachel that he and Julie
haven't had sex yet, so Rachel tries to prevent it from
happening. Then she sees how tortured Ross is, which prompts
her to tell him how she'd want it to happen if she were in
Julie's shoes. Meanwhile, Phoebe's "husband' secret causes
everyone else to spill a few: Joey was in a porno movie (in
a non-sexual role), Chandler has a third nipple and Monica
had sex with Fun Bobby on the terrace.
The One With Five Steaks And An Eggplant
Brittney Powell
Jade
Chris Young
Steven Fishman
Spencer Cherashore
Waiter
Chandler gets calls from an intriguing woman (Jade) looking for
someone named Bob. On the phone, he pretends to be Bob and
arranges to meet her, so he can console her when "Bob" stands her
up. Their relationship seems to be going very well, until she
calls "Bob" back and complains of Chandler's sexual inadequacies.
Chandler plans a big birthday hoopla for Ross, but the expense
involved touches a nerve with Phoebe, Joey, and Rachel, who don't
make as much money as the others. Monica, Chandler, and Ross
celebrate his birthday by attending Hootie and the Blowfish in
concert; they end up partying backstage afterwards with the band.
Monica gets a new position as Head Lunch Chef, also in charge of
purchasing, who has her own little desk (when Roland's not there),
and a beeper. However, she is soon fired for accepting a gift from
the restaurant's new meat supplier.
Monica gets promoted and invites the gang to an expensive
restaurant to celebrate, causing Rachel, Phoebe and Joey
(the "have nots") to really feel the disparity between their
incomes and Ross, Monica and Chandler's (the
"haves"). Matters get worse when the "have nots" feel the
"haves" are extending charity by offering to pay their way
so they can all see a Hootie and the Blowfish concert to
celebrate Ross' birthday. The whole money issue fades when
Monica is unexpectedly fired from her job. Meanwhile, a
lonely woman (looking to reunite with a former lover named
Bob) gets Chandler's answering machine. Chandler, who was
screening calls, picks up and, pretending to be Bob, sets a
date with her, planning to be there to pick up the pieces
when Bob doesn't show. His evil plan works and he gets a
date (which leads to his actually HAVING SEX for the first
time in ages), only to have the whole thing backfire when
the woman calls Bob (and, of course, gets Chandler who again
pretends to be Bob) and confides in him that this new lover
(Chandler) wasn't very good.
The One With The Baby On The Bus
Chrissie Hynde
Stephanie
Victor Raider-Wexler
The Doctor
Catherine Bell
Robin
Hugh Dane
Jim
Jennifer Sommerfield
Becky
Giovanni Ribisi
Ben always cries when he's near Monica. Ross has an allergic
reaction to Monica's Kiwi Lime Pie; his tongue swells up and he
has to go to the hospital. Chandler and Joey take care of Ben for
the day, but accidentally leave him on a city bus while meeting
women. They retrieve him from Human Services, but are a little
unsure whether they've got the right baby. Phoebe is displaced
when Terry, the manager of Central Perk, hires Stephanie, a
professional singer, to play at the coffee house. Rachel arranges
for Phoebe to play after Stephanie, but Phoebe feels slighted
because, unlike Stephanie, she won't be getting paid. She becomes
a street musician, outside Central Perk.
Monica's upset that Ben doesn't like her because he always
cries when she holds him. Then Ross has an allergic reaction
to a kiwi pie Monica baked and she rushes him to the
hospital. They leave Ben with Chandler and Joey, who use the
baby to "pick up" some women on a bus. The guys get off with
the women to have a drink and leave the baby on the bus!!!!
When they go to the Transit Authority, they find two lost
babies and can't tell which is Ben. They flip a coin and
hope for the best. Back at the apartment, they are relieved
when Monica picks the baby up and he starts
crying. Meanwhile, Terry, the manager of Central Perk, hires
a professional musician to play on Sunday afternoons. When
Phoebe realizes she is the only one not being paid, she
quits and starts playing outside with her guitar case
open. She makes a little money but, at the end of the day,
she realizes it's more important for her just to play for
herself -- so she goes back to playing in the coffee house
for free.
The One Where Ross Finds Out
Arye Gross
Michael
Barry Diamond
Phone Guy
Marcus D. Jacques
Waiter
Chandler realizes he's put on some weight, so he agrees to let
Monica be his personal fitness trainer. The results are great,
but Monica is a bit too intense for Chandler's liking. Phoebe's
dating a guy she really likes, but is perplexed that they haven't
had sex yet. Ross and Julie plan to get a cat together. Rachel has
her first real date since finding out about Ross' feelings for
her. She spends the whole date obsessing about Ross and Julie,
and drinking too much wine. While drunk, she leaves Ross a message
saying she's over him. The next morning, Ross retrieves his
messages while at Rachel's apartment. Confronted with the truth
at such an inconvenient time, Ross can't deal with it and leaves.
Later, they argue, and Ross says it's too late, because he's with
Julie now; he leaves again. However, he comes right back and
kisses her.
Ross and Julie announce they are getting a cat --
together. That night, Rachel gets drunk on a date and all
she talks about is Ross. She decides to get "closure" by
calling him and telling his machine she is "over him." This
is how he finds out she isn't over him, and he is now faced
with the agonizing task of having to choose between her and
Julie. Meanwhile, Chandler has put on some weight so the
currently unemployed Monica helps him work out -- every
single day. And Phoebe's irked because the guy she's been
dating won't sleep with her.
The One With The List
Michael McKean
Mr. Rastatter
Chandler gets a new computer. Ross is depressed about having to
chose between Julie and Rachel. Chandler suggests they make a
list of pros and cons, which somehow never makes it past the cons.
Ross choses Rachel, but then she finds the list and decides she
doesn't want to be with Ross anymore. Monica's finds a new job
creating recipes for Mockolate, a synthetic chocolate substitute.
Ross has some difficulty choosing between Rachel and Julie,
so Chandler suggests they use his new computer to make up a
list of Pros and Cons. Although Rachel's list has a few
"cons" on it, Julie's major flaw is that she's "'Not
Rachel." After Ross tells Rachel he wants to be with her,
but before he breaks things off with Julie, Rachel sees the
list and is furious! She refuses to talk to Ross even though
he breaks up with Julie and makes a twenty-six-page list of
all the reasons he wants to be with Rachel. Meanwhile,
Monica needs work so she takes a freelance job making up
Thanksgiving recipes that use a fake (and disgusting)
chocolate product called "Mockolate".
The One With Phoebe's Dad
Audra Lindley
Frances
Ugly Naked Guy decorates his tree. Monica and Rachel, low on
funds, make cookies to give instead of cash as holiday tips to the
paperboy, the mailman, the superintendent, etc. Then they receive
mangled papers and smashed packages; when their heater won't turn
off and the super doesn't fix it, they fear he's also upset about
not getting cash. Despite the heat, Rachel and Monica have a big
Christmas party. Ross tries to make amends with Rachel. He tells
her to make a list about him, so she does; he obsesses about her
complaints. Phoebe discovers that everything she thought she knew
about her biological father (including his picture) is a lie. Her
grandmother knows where he lives, and it's not far. Phoebe
(accompanied by Chandler and Joey) goes to visit him, but
eventually decides she's not ready. Chandler and Joey have to do
their Christmas shopping late on Christmas eve.
It's almost Christmas and Phoebe learns that, despite what
her grandmother's been telling her, her biological father is
a pharmacist who lives in upstate New York. Her grandmother
lends Phoebe her cab and Phoebe gets Chandler and Joey to
ride upstate with her. She spends hours agonizing over
whether or not to go to the door, which prevents Chandler
and Joey from getting to the outlet stores to buy their
Christmas presents. Meanwhile, Rachel and Monica are broke
and tip the super (Mr. Treeger) and the paperboy with
cookies instead of cash. The radiator knob breaks on the
night of their Christmas party and Treeger says he can't get
the part any time soon. Fearing he's retaliating for the
cookies, Ross (who is still trying to get Rachel to forgive
him) tries to prove himself to Rachel by giving Treeger a
huge tip, only to find out he was telling the truth.
The One With Russ
Snaro
Russ
Scott Stewart
Waiter
Joey gets bad reviews for his latest play and decides to quit
show business... until his agent gets him an audition for a soap
opera. He finds out, however, that he'd have to sleep with the
casting director to get the part. Monica starts dating Fun Bobby
again; she notices he seems to have a drinking problem. She
confronts him and he decides to quit, after which Monica notices
he's no longer any fun. Rachel dates Russ, who bears a striking
resemblance to Ross.
Rachel convinces the gang she's over Ross, that is, until
they meet the new guy she's dating, who is practically a
Ross clone. Ross, who doesn't notice the similarities, is
really bummed out. Joey gets an audition for "Days of Our
Lives" and is torn when it becomes clear that, in order to
get the part, he must sleep with the casting director. And
Monica is dating Fun Bobby again and realizes he has a
drinking problem. He successfully quits drinking, but
becomes "'Boring Bobby" in the process.
The One With The Lesbian Wedding
Phil Leeds
Mr. Adelman
Candace Gingrich
Minister
Symba Smith
Chrissy
Lea DeLaria
Woman
Carol and Susan are getting married; Ross doesn't want to attend,
but when Carol's parent's don't approve of the wedding, Ross
convinces her that she should do it anyway, and he gives away
the bride. Or rather, one of the brides. Monica caters the
wedding, but falls behind and recruits everyone to help. Joey's
begins appearing in Days of Our Lives as Dr. Drake Ramoray. One
of Phoebe's customer's dies on the massage table, and her spirit
enters Phoebe's body so she can attend to unfinished business.
Rachel's mother comes to visit, then announces she's thinking
about leaving Rachel's father. Ugly Naked Guy plays the Cello.
Susan and Carol announce that they are getting married and
they invite Ross to the wedding. Ross refuses to go, but
when Carol comes over saying the wedding is off because her
parents don't approve, Ross persuades her that it doesn't
matter, and he winds up walking her down the aisle. And
Monica has been hired as the wedding caterer and has to get
help from the gang to get everything ready in time. Joey's
first day on "Days of Our Lives" airs, and he is great. One
of Phoebe's patients, 82 year-old Mrs. Adelman, dies on
Phoebe's massage table, and her spirit enters Phoebe. She
won't leave until she has "seen everything." The
"everything" that sets her free is ... the lesbian
wedding. And Rachel's mom comes for a visit and likes
Rachel's life so much, she thinks she might want something
like it for herself -- with more money, of course. She
confesses to Rachel that she's thinking of leaving Rachel's
dad, which Rachel has trouble accepting at first, until her
mom says that she "married her Barry".
The One With The Superbowl - Part 1
Chris Isaak
Rob
Brooke Shields
Erika
Dan Castellaneta
The Zoo Keeper
Fred Willard
Mr. Lipson
Roark Critchlow
The Doctor
Sean Masterson
"Monkeyshine" Guy
Tahj Mowry
Little Boy
Lawrence A. Mandley
Security Guard
Elliot Woods
Waiter
Karman Kruschke
Coma Woman
A TV commercial featuring a Monkey reminds Ross of Marcel. Ross
decides to visit Marcel at the San Diego Zoo, since he's going to
a convention in Los Angeles. Once there, he is told by a zoo
representative that Marcel has died; however, an eccentric zoo
keeper tells him Marcel was stolen and put into show business.
Ross' search leads him back to New York, where Marcel is filming
Virus II: The Virus Takes Manhattan. Joey begins dating Erika, a
stalker who thinks he's really his soap opera character, Dr. Drake
Ramoray. Phoebe dates Rob, a guy who hires her to sing songs for
children at the library. Her songs are a little too real for the
kids' parents. She gets fired, but all the kids come to the coffee
house so they can still hear her.
Joey gets his first fan mail and starts dating the fan
because she is gorgeous. He tries to ignore the fact that
she thinks he actually is Dr. Drake Ramoray, the character
he plays on "Days of Our Lives." Things go pretty well until
she sees him kiss another woman on TV and breaks up with
him. Meanwhile, there's a beer commercial running on TV with
a monkey who looks like Marcel, which reminds Ross how much
he misses Marcel. Ross decides to go to the San Diego zoo
and visit him. At first the zoo tells him Marcel died, but
then Ross learns that he was stolen and is having a career
in entertainment. Marcel is the monkey in the
commercial. So, Ross goes to see him on the set of his new
movie, "Outbreak II: The Virus Takes Manhattan," and he and
Marcel have a touching reunion. And Phoebe is invited (by a
cute guy) to sing at the children's library. Her songs are
so straightforward and truthful that the kids love her. But
the parents don't, so she is fired. Then all the kids come
to Central Perk to hear her play.
The One With The Superbowl - Part 2
Julia Roberts
Susie
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Himself
Lisa Roberts
Cathy
Seth Isler
Monkey Trainer
Steven M. Porter
Security Guard
The gang spends time on Marcel's movie set. Ross has a hard time
getting time or attention from Marcel. Chandler bumps into Susie
Moss, a girl he knew in the fourth grade, whom he embarrassed by
lifting her skirt during the class play. She comes on really
strong but it turns out to be an elaborate scheme to get back at
him. Monica and Rachel see Jean-Claude Van Damme; when Rachel
tries to get him interested in Monica, he asks Rachel out instead,
causing a rift between the roommates. Joey gets a small part in
the movie but doesn't perform too well.
The gang goes to hang out on Marcel's movie set. Ross is sad
because it seems that, now that Marcel is a big star, he
doesn't want to have anything to do with him. Ross gets
Marcel's trainer to let Marcel come over for dinner one
evening (Ross cooks his favorites), but then Marcel has to
work late and the trainer cancels dinner. Finally, Ross and
Marcel get to spend some real quality time together and they
bond once again before Marcel has to go on the
road. Chandler runs into Susie Moss (a girl from his 4th
grade class who's a make-up artist on Marcel's movie) and
they really hit it off. They start dating and Chandler's
thrilled because she's a bit kinky. She gets him to wear-her
panties to dinner one night, then leaves him stranded in the
men's room wearing nothing but her panties -- as revenge for
the time in 4th grade when he pulled up her dress and
everyone saw her underwear. Meanwhile, Monica and Rachel
battle for the affections of Jean-Claude Van Damme, the star
of "Outbreak II".
The One With The Prom Video
Patrick Kerr
The Restaurant Manager
Michael Ray Bower
Roy Gublik
Lou Thornton
Gail
Tim Bohn
Jonathan
Joey, now earning money, gives Chandler an expensive (and gaudy)
gold bracelet. Joey is hurt when he finds out Chandler doesn't
like it. Monica has a job interview with a restaurant manager who
has a salad fetish. Rachel's starting to date again, which prompts
Ross to interfere... until she makes it clear that they are never
going to get together. Phoebe shares her "lobster" theory. Jack
and Judy Geller come by to drop off some of Monica's things;
they're turning her room into a gym. Monica tells them about
losing her job, but she just can't get the courage to ask them
for money. Amongst Monica's items from home is a video of herself
and Rachel preparing for their Senior Prom. Rachel's pre-surgery
nose, Monica's large stature, and Ross' "Mr. Kotter" look are
featured. In the video, Rachel's date doesn't show up and she's
distraught about having to miss her own Prom. Ross prepares to
take her, but just before this is revealed, Rachel's date shows
up. Rachel, watching the video for the first time, is so moved
by Ross' compassion for her that she forgives him for "the list"
and kisses him passionately. Monica discovers some unexpected
footage of her parents at the end of the video tape.
Rachel tells Ross there is no chance for them -- she's been
"clobbered" enough already. But when she sees the videotape
of the night of her and Monica's Prom, (Rachel's date hadn't
shown up and Monica's parents persuaded Ross to take her, so
he got dressed up in his dad's tux and was about to make his
grand entrance when they all saw that Rachel's date finally
showed up and the girls were on their way out), the look on
Ross' face makes it clear to her that he's been "clobbered"
ten times more than she has, and she finally gives
in. Meanwhile, Joey (who is finally making some money and
wants to pay Chandler back for all his help in the past)
gives Chandler eight hundred and twelve bucks and a gaudy,
expensive gold bracelet, engraved with the words, "'To my
best bud." Chandler thinks it's the ugliest thing he's ever
seen but wears it anyway, because Joey gave it to him. When
Joey overhears him making fun of it, his feelings are
hurt. Chandler loses the bracelet and buys a new (and
engraved) one to match the original; then the first one
turns up in the coffee house and Chandler covers by saying
he bought it for Joey. Now they have matching bracelets, and
Joey feels great. Meanwhile, Monica, is having trouble
getting a new job, so she thinks of asking her folks for a
loan, but they expect her to rely on the 10% they taught her
to put in the bank from every paycheck (which she hasn't
done).
The One Where Ross And Rachel... You Know
Joey buys a big screen TV and two leather reclining chairs; he
and Chandler don't move from them for days. Phoebe helps Monica
cater a party at the home of Dr. Richard Burke, an old friend of
the Gellers, who recently divorced. Despite their age difference,
Richard and Monica begin dating. Ross and Rachel begin dating.
One of their dates is interrupted when Ross is paged to the
museum. By the time he's done with work, their plans are ruined,
so they spend the night together in the museum.
Rachel and Ross have their first date, a t the end of which
(during the kissing part) Rachel starts giggling. The next
day she promises to make it up to Ross with a romantic
dinner. But he gets called to the museum and has to work
late and instead of disappointing Rachel, they have a picnic
under the stars in the Planetarium, where they eventually
get around to ... you know. Meanwhile, Monica caters a party
for Dr. Burke, an ophthalmologist friend of the Geller's,
and the two really hit it off. They struggle a bit with the
difference in their ages but decide to throw caution to the
wind. And Joey's DAYS OF OUR LIVES contract gets picked up
so he buys a big TV and some recliners for the apartment and
he and Chandler never get out of them.
The One Where Joey Moves Out
Audrie Neenan
Emily
Warren Berlinger
Bob
Josie DiVicenzo
Tattoo Artist
Stephen Samuels
Arik
Chandler and Joey attend a party thrown by one of the other
actors on Days of Our Lives. He happens to be moving out, so he
offers to let Joey have his apartment. Having never lived alone,
Joey decides to take him up on it, which disheartens Chandler.
Phoebe and Rachel decide to get tattoos; their decision is
complicated by the facts that Ross doesn't like tattoos and
Phoebe doesn't like needles. Ross, Monica, and Richard go to
Jack Geller's birthday party. Everyone is buzzing with rumors of
Richard's young new girlfriend (also known as his "twinkie in the
city"). Monica hides in the bathtub; her parents come into the
bathroom and fool around. Later, Monica reveals her relationship
with Richard to her parents.
Another DAYS OF OUR LIVES actor is moving to a new
two-bedroom apartment and encourages Joey to take over his
place. Chandler is stunned when Joey explains that he wants
to move out on his own, now that he's 28 and making good
money. They play a game of foosball to decide who gets to
keep the table they bought together and Joey wins, but
decides to leave it for Chandler anyway. Meanwhile, the
Gellers have a party for Jack's birthday to which they
invite Ross and Monica ... and (their friend) Dr. Burke, who
is rumored to have a "twinkie" in the city. (The men at the
party want to hear graphic details, especially Mr. Geller!)
Dr. Burke (also known as Richard) and Monica eventually
confess that Monica is the "twinkie." And Rachel and Phoebe
are going to get tattooed; then Ross says he thinks tattoos
are gross, which prompts Rachel to re-think it. Phoebe
persuades her not to let "Ross be the boss," then Phoebe
herself chickens out. Luckily, Ross is surprised to find
that he thinks Rachel's tattoo is really sexy.
The One Where Eddie Moves In
Joey shows his friends his new apartment, which (unfortunately)
he decorated himself. A record producer signs Phoebe to make a
video of Smelly Cat, but dubs in someone else's voice. Monica is
annoyed that Ross is around so much; they fight like typical
siblings. Chandler and Joey miss each other, but neither one
will admit it. Chandler gets a new roommate, Eddie, who seems
like a great guy. Joey is jealous, and he and Chandler fight
like a typical couple. Chandler finds out that he does really
have that much in common with Eddie after all.
Joey and Chandler miss each other terribly but Chandler gets
a new roommate, Eddie, after Ross and Rachel encourage him
to "move on." Joey decides to ask Chandler if he can move
back in but learns that Eddie has replaced him. And a
producer has Phoebe record her 'Smelly Cat" song and make a
video, but when Phoebe plays it for the gang, they realize
it's clearly not Phoebe's voice. When Phoebe eventually
figures this out, she feels sorry for the woman who sang
because she doesn't get to have a video and Phoebe
does. Meanwhile, Ross spends so much time at Rachel's, that
he and Monica slip into their childhood bickering.
The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies
Roark Critchlow
Dr. Horton
Mary Gallagher
Tilly
Vanessa Sandin
Amber
Brian Posehn
Messenger
Jim Reilly
Writer
Chandler's roommate, Eddie, begins to show signs of instability:
He's obsessed with his ex-girlfriend; he accuses Chandler of
sleeping with her, and of killing his fish. Richard wonders how
many men Monica's been with, after Phoebe announces that it's
been "a lot." This leads Ross and Rachel to a similar discussion.
Monica has Richard sleep over on the same night that Rachel has
Ross sleep over. Unfortunately, there's only one condom in the
apartment. Joey's claim in Soap Opera Digest that he writes a
lot of his own lines angers the show's writer, who decides to
have Dr. Ramoray fall down an elevator shaft.
In an interview in Soap Opera Digest, Joey mentions that he
"writes a lot of his own lines" (meaning he changes a word
here and there) which pisses off the writers, who write Joey
out of the show by dropping him down an elevator
shaft. Joey's too embarrassed to tell his friends, so they
find out by watching the episode. They're disappointed he
didn't tell them, but supportive that he will get another
job soon. Meanwhile, Chandler realizes his new roommate,
Eddie, is a complete psycho. He accuses Chandler of having
sex with his ex-girlfriend and killing his fish, then steals
the insoles from all of Chandler's shoes. And Phoebe lets it
slip to Richard that Monica's been with a lot of
guys. Richard tells Monica he only sleeps with women he
loves, which means he loves Monica! She goes to the bathroom
to get a condom and she and Rachel have to "flip" a condom
to decide who gets the last one because Rachel (having made
the mistake of mentioning "animal" sex with Paulo to Ross)
is now about to have "animal" sex with Ross, and there's
only one condom left! Rachel wins the toss but when the two
women come out of the bathroom, they find the two men in a
heated argument
The One Where Eddie Won't Go
Jason Graae
Casting Director
Tim Hutchinson
Supervisor
Chandler wakes in the night to find Eddie watching him sleep;
they argue and Eddie agrees to leave. The next day, Eddie goes
on a fruit drying kick and has no recollection of their previous
conversation. Variations of this happened day after day. Joey's
pride won't let him try out for small roles, but his mounting
debts (and Ross) slowly convince him otherwise. Joey makes good
use of his "Word of the Day" toilet paper. Monica, Rachel, and
Phoebe read a female empowerment book, Be Your Own Windkeeper,
which has even more detrimental effects on their relationships
with each other than it does on their relationships with men.
Joey moves back in with Chandler, which allows Chandler to take
advantage of Eddie's faulty memory, and finally be rid of him.
Chandler has reached the end of his rope with Eddie and
finally gets the guts to tell him to move out. Eddie says he
will but, when Chandler returns from work the next day,
Eddie is still around and acting as though he and Chandler
never had their earlier conversation about HIM LEAVING!
Meanwhile, Joey tries to find work but has become pretty
picky because of his time on DAYS. This would be okay-if he
hadn't racked up a HUGE visa bill. Joey and Chandler join
forces to solve their respective problems: Joey moves back
in and he and Chandler pretend they don't know who Eddie is
-- which works! Eddie goes away! And, Monica, Phoebe and
Rachel read a new "Female Power" book which leaves Ross in
the dust.
The One Where Old Yeller Dies
Phoebe discovers that her mother used to shield her from the
sad parts of movies, like Old Yeller. She rents all the movies
her mother used to show her, and gets rather depressed and
pessimistic. Ross, bothered that he's missing significant steps
in Ben's development, takes Ben for a weekend. Ben says his first
words. At Monica's request, Chandler and Joey start spending time
hanging out with Richard. Then they try to be more like Richard:
Joey smokes cigars and Chandler grows a mustache. Richard starts
to talk and dress like Chandler. They end up spending too much
time together, until Richard discovers they view him as a father
figure, rather than one of the guys. Rachel finds out that Ross
has his future with her all planned out, and she panics.
Phoebe is surprised and disturbed by the ending of "Old
Yeller." It turns out her mom used to not show her the ends
of sad movies, to protect her from the emotional
pain. Phoebe goes out and rents a whole bunch of them, and
they cause her to develop a really cynical attitude. Monica
persuades Joey and Chandler to take Richard to the Knicks
game with them, and suddenly the three guys can't get enough
of each other. Joey and Chandler want to be lust like
Richard! Monica starts to get jealous and when she confronts
them, Richard finds out that the guys see him as a "dad."
And Ross is tired of missing Ben's "firsts," and decides he
wants to spend more time with him. Carol and Susan think
that's a great idea. Taking care of Ben prompts Ross to
mention his future plans with Rachel (two kids, house in the
burbs), which freaks her out. Eventually, she and Ross
decide it's okay for the two of them to be in different
places regarding the future. In the end, Ross misses Ben's
first word (he says "hi" to Rachel), but is thrilled when
Ben tells him "bye".
The One With The Bullies
Peter DeLuise
Carl
Nicky Katt
Arthur
Laraine Newman
Mrs. Buffay
Monica notices a stock with her initials (MEG), and decides to try
to make a living on the stock market rather than take a demeaning
job at a 50's theme diner. She doesn't do so well. Phoebe decides
it's time to meet her father, but accidentally runs over his dog.
After getting it back from the vet, she delivers it home, only to
find that Frank Buffay hasn't been there for four years. However,
she discovers she has a half-brother, Frank Junior. Ross and
Chandler get intimidated out of their seats, a hat, and the coffee
shop, by a couple of bullies. As they're about to have a final
showdown, someone steals from all of them, so Ross, Chandler, and
the bullies band together to kick butt.
Two guys come into the coffeehouse and "bully" Chandler and
Ross, telling them never to come back to Central Perk
again. Ross and Chandler avoid the coffeehouse for awhile,
but eventually decide to confront their fears and the two
bullies. As all four guys get ready to "settle things" with
their fists, two robbers try to run off with the watches and
keys the combatants have laid aside. Their common pursuit of
the thieves brings them together and the bullies agree
"everything's cool." Phoebe (with Rachel and Joey) goes to
her dad's house again, determined to meet him. She is chased
back to the car by a tiny, yet ferocious, dog, and decides
it's still not the "right" time to meet her dad. Driving
away, she accidentally runs over the dog. The vet fixes him
up and when Phoebe returns it, she meets her step-mother and
learns that her dad also abandoned this family a few years
back. The nice thing is, Phoebe and her half-brother meet
and do a little sibling bonding. Meanwhile, Monica gets
hooked on the stock market and loses all her savings (one
hundred and twenty seven dollars). Totally broke, she has to
take a job in a theme restaurant where the staff wears
costumes and lip synchs to cheesy pop tunes.
The One With Two Parties
Nancy Rubin
Guest
Lewis Dix
Man
Rachel's surprise birthday party is split in two to keep her
divorcing parents from running into each other. Monica makes flan
instead of cake. Phoebe smuggles guests out of Monica's boring
party and into Chandler and Joey's raging celebration.
It's Rachel's birthday and Monica wants to throw her a
party. Trouble is, Rachel's parents are divorcing and cannot
remain civil to one another, so Monica plans to only invite
Rachel's mom. Rachel's dad shows up unexpectedly, and the
gang sets up an impromptu "second party" at Joey and
Chandler's place for him to go to. Ross suffers through
several awkward situations with Rachel's dad while trying to
keep him from discovering the other party. Rachel ends up
bouncing back and forth between the two parties and winds up
depressed when she realizes this is how the rest of her life
will be. Meanwhile, Phoebe starts sneaking people out of
Monica's boring party (a la a concentration camp) and over
to the wild and fun party at the guys' place.
The One With The Chicken Pox
Dorien Wilson
Mr. Kogen
Charlie Sheen
Ryan
Mary-Pat Green
Jeannie
Steve Park
Scott
Phoebe's Navy man (Ryan) is in town for two weeks, but their
plans are foiled because Phoebe has the chicken pox, and gives
them to him as well. Monica tapes oven mits to their hands so
they won't scratch. Monica is relieved that Richard thinks her
neurotic behavior is endearing; but she's upset that he doesn't
seem to have any compulsive obsessions himself. Chandler gets Joey
a job at his office, and tells him to act like a processor. Joey
takes it too far, and invents a character, "Joseph," who has a
wife and kids, and who causes quite a bit of trouble for Chandler.
Rachel is turned on by uniforms; Ross gets one.
Phoebe's excited because her "Submarine Guy" (Charlie
Sheen), who resurfaces every two years to spend three days
with her, is coming to New York for two weeks! But Phoebe
catches the chicken pox from Ben, and when Ryan arrives, it
turns out he hasn't had the chicken pox either. He decides
he would rather get them now than sacrifice the time with
Phoebe. So, they spend their two weeks together in Monica
and Rachel's place and all they want to do is SCRATCH. And
Joey's still looking for a job, so Chandler encourages him
to use his acting skills and fake it as an entry level
processor at Chandler's company. Joey takes it a little too
far, making up all sorts of stuff about his character,
"Joseph," and Joseph's family. Joseph becomes a great thorn
in Chandler's side until Chandler decides his character
"Chandy," really wants Joseph to quit, so he embarrasses him
by sleeping with his "wife." And Monica lets Richard really
see her true anal-retentive nature. She is relieved when
Richard not only is accepting of her weird habits, but
confesses to having a few himself.
The One With Barry And Mindy's Wedding
Jana Marie Hupp
Mindy
Peter Spears
Joel
Jackie Bright
Mr. Weinberg
Fritzi Burr
Mrs. Weinberg
Mindy Sterling
Wedding Planner
Joey has an audition for a movie directed by Warren Beatty; the
part involves kissing another man, and Joey tries to find one to
practice with. Rachel prepares to be the Maid of Honor at Mindy's
wedding to Barry. The Bridesmaid's dresses are hideous. Going to
the wedding is even more painful than Rachel expected. Her dress
gets caught in her underwear, she finds out that Barry's parents
told everyone she was insane from Syphilis, and Barry and his best
man make jokes about her. But she finds the strength to stay.
Chandler meets a woman on the Internet; he really likes her. He
finds out she's married, but decides to meet her anyway. She turns
out to be Janice. Monica asks Richard about his plans for the
future, and discovers he doesn't want to start having kids again.
While at Barry and Mindy's wedding, they decide their relationship
is over.
The time has come for Barry and Mindy's wedding, and Rachel
must make good on her agreement to be Maid of Honor. To make
matters worse, when Rachel walks down the aisle, the back of
her hideous dress is tucked into her pantyhose. To top it
off, Barry's parents told everyone that the reason Rachel
didn't go through with the marriage to their son was because
a brain fungus made her insane. When Rachel is dissed once
again in the best man's toast, Ross stands up and defends
her. Rachel is angry and embarrassed (he made kind of a fool
of himself) but finally confronts her own fears by grabbing
the mic and singing the "Copacabana" song. Meanwhile, Monica
and Richard talk about their futures. They both see
themselves together but Monica's vision has kids in it and
his doesn't. After much thought, he decides he wouldn't mind
having children with her, but she wants children with
someone who wants them. And Joey tries out for a small part
in a Warren Beatty movie and has to kiss a guy. Beatty
proclaims Joey a "Good actor, bad kisser," which the gang
ascribes to the fact that Joey isn't used to kissing
men. Beatty wants to see the kiss again in a few days so, in
the meantime, Joey tries unsuccessfully to get the guys to
help him practice. And Chandler falls in love with a woman
on the Internet and things progress nicely until the woman
says she is married (her husband's having an
affair). Chandler reluctantly agrees to meet her, even
though it seems like he's bound to get hurt. When she comes
into the coffeehouse she turns out to be... Janice.
The One With The Princess Leia Fantasy
Monica is dysfunctional because of her breakup with Richard.
Joey can't stand having Janice around all the time; she invites
him on a "day of fun" so they can get to know each other. Ross
and Rachel talk about their fantasies; Rachel then tells Phoebe
and Monica about Ross's Princess Leia fantasy. Phoebe helps
Monica try to relax. Ross and Chandler share personal information,
which leads to some unpleasant side effects for Ross. Mr. Geller
shows up and comforts Monica.
Monica is distraught after her break-up with Richard. Phoebe
unsuccessfully tries to raise her spirits, but ultimately
it's Mr. Geller who comforts his daughter. Chandler and
Janice begin seeing each other again and Joey can't stand
it. The two plan a "day of fun" to try and overcome Joey's
aversions, resulting in Joey's tolerance of Janice--for
Chandler's sake. Rachel tells the women about a fantasy of
Ross' involving Princess Leia.
The One Where No One's Ready
Peter Dennis
Sherman Whitfield
Ross has an important night but no one else is ready to go. Joey
and Chandler fight about chairs and clothes. Joey spills humus on
Phoebe's dress. Monica hears an old message from Richard and
thinks that it might be new; she leaves him a message which she
then tries to erase, but just makes it worse. Rachel can't decide
what to wear; Ross gets angry and Rachel decides not to go...
unless he drinks the fat.
Ross invites the friends to join him at a banquet where he's
being honored, but when it's time to leave none of them are
ready. Chandler and Joey fight over a chair, which escalates
into a fight over their clothes. Joey spills food on
Phoebe's outfit. Monica hears an old message on her machine
from Richard and thinks he wants to get back together. She
flips out and leaves a desperate message on Richard's
machine, and when she tries to erase it, makes matters
worse. Rachel takes forever to get ready, making Ross very
upset.
The One With The Jam
David Arquette
Malcolm
Joey falls while jumping on the bed and dislocates his arm.
Monica tries to stay busy to keep her mind off Richard. First,
she makes a lot of jam, which Joey loves. Second, she begins
screen sperm donors--and runs into Joey's file. Phoebe is
followed by her sister's stalker (Malcolm)... then starts dating
him. Chandler seeks advice on relationships from Rachel and Ross.
Ross secretly tells him about the "hug and roll"--a maneuver
designed to end the cuddling and give you some space. Chandler
tries it out but ends up dumping Janice on the floor.
Monica decides the best way to get over Richard is to keep
herself busy. She develops a "jam plan," -- hoping the
distraction of cooking will divert her attention. After
making jars and jars of jam Monica decides she still wants
to have a baby. So she begins searching for a sperm donor,
where she comes across Joey's file. Phoebe is mistakenly
stalked by a man who thinks she's Ursula. The two date
until, fearing that he still likes Ursula, Phoebe begins
stalking her stalker. Chandler gets advice from Ross on how
to avoid cuddling in bed and sparks a tiff between Ross and
Rachel.
The One With The Metaphorical Tunnel
Edo Azran
Young Ross
Sierra Dawn Hill
Young Monica
Joey appears in an infomercial for the Milk Master 2000. Phoebe
forgets to tell Joey about an audition... but makes it up to him
by calling the casting director and pretending to be an agent;
Joey asks her to represent him full time. Ross has a hard time
accepting that his son plays with a Barbi doll; he tries to get
him interested in more masculine toys. Chandler is scared of the
"tunnel" of commitment until Joey convinces him to face his
fears... but then Chandler overdoes it and scares Janice away for
a while. Monica and Rachel welcome Chandler to "their side of the
tunnel" and console him with ice-cream.
Phoebe forgets to tell Joey about an audition but makes up
for it by calling the casting director and pretending to be
an agent; She's so good at it that Joey asks her to
represent him full time. Phoebe tries it, but can't handle
the amount of rejection Joey receives. Ross cannot accept
that Ben enjoys playing with Barbie dolls and pushes
masculine toys onto him. Chandler's fear of commitment may
cause Janice to leave him. Rachel and Monica convince him to
pass through the metaphorical tunnel towards
commitment. Chandler does just that, but to an extreme and
he scares Janice away. Rachel and Monica welcome Chandler,
who's now alone, to their side of the tunnel. Chandler then
calls Janice and confesses his true feelings. All is
forgiven.
The One With Frank Jr.
Isabella Rossellini
Herself
Joey gets carried away with a mailbox project and ends up
building an entertainment center--then gets sidetracked on
Monica's bathroom floor. Phoebe hangs out with her half-brother,
Frank Jr., in hopes of getting to know him better; he
misunderstands when she tells him she gives people "massages and
stuff". The gang all consider what five celebrities would be on
their "freebie list"--people they can sleep with without anyone
getting upset; Ross finally narrows his list down by eliminating
Isabella Rossellini... then he bumps into her.
Feeling handy, Joey builds and entertainment center for his
apartment with questionable success. Monica then recruits
him to fix her bathroom floor, a project Joey's not quite
able to accomplish. The friends come up with a "freebie
list"-- a list of celebrities each would sleep with, given
the opportunity, regardless of being in a relationship. Ross
then runs in to an actress on his list and he awkwardly
attempts to pick her up. Phoebe spends time with her
half-brother, Frank, who mistakenly thinks Phoebe is a
prostitute.
The One With The Flashback
John Lehr
Eric
Marissa Ribisi
Betsy
Christy L. Medrano
Waitress
Prompted by a question from Janice, the group has a flashback
revealing events which occurred three years earlier: Chandler
searches for a roommate; Cute Naked Guy puts on weight; Phoebe
secretly moves out of Monica's apartment; The bar is closing to
make way for a coffee shop; Mr. Heckles could play the oboe;
Rachel contemplates her upcoming marriage to Barry; Mr. Heckles
could be Chandler's new roommate; Ross is happy that Carol has
found a new friend -- Susan; One of the lifeguards dismantles a
nuclear device; "Almost" relationships are revealed between Joey
and Monica, Monica and Chandler, Chandler and Rachel, Ross and
Phoebe.
The gang has a flashback to three years ago (one year before
the pilot was supposed to have happened) where we see how
everyone's lives were beginning to come together. Phoebe is
moving out of Monica's apartment because Monica's too anal
retentive. Chandler is searching for a new roommate, who
ends up being Joey. Joey soon hits on Monica. Monica bumps
into Rachel, whom Chandler has just tried to pick up, at
their favorite bar--which we learn is about to become a
coffee shop--and Rachel speaks of her recent engagement. And
Ross learns that Carol is really a lesbian. Ross is
devastated, and Phoebe tries to help. The two end up in a
passionate kiss, but the moment is broken when the other
friends show up.
The One With The Race Car Bed
Khalil Kain
Cal
Mark Cohen
Mattress King
Rosey Brown
Delivery Guy
Simon Harvey
Jester
Shashi Bhatia
Acting Student #1
Steven Harad
Acting Student #2
Monica and Phoebe shop at the store owned by Janice's
soon-to-be-ex-husband, and Monica ends up with the wrong bed.
Rachel and Ross have dinner with her father, which doesn't go
well; the next day at brunch, Ross and Dr. Green find something
to bond over. Gunther broods over Rachel. Joey Teaches a
class--"Acting for Soap Operas". While trying to return the bed,
Joey and Monica see Janice kissing her husband.
Monica buys a bed from a store run by Janice's
ex-husband. The store mistakenly delivers the wrong bed -- a
children's race car bed--and Phoebe signs for it. Monica
goes to the store with Joey and the two catch Janice kissing
her ex-husband. Ross has dinner with Rachel and her father,
but commits a foux-pas when he tries to augment Dr. Green's
incredibly small tip. He and Dr. Green make up when the two
discover they have a common interest--nagging Rachel. Joey
teaches an acting class for soap operas, but soon has a
conflict when he and a student are up for the same role.
The One With The Giant Poking Device
Phoebe avoids going to the dentist because whenever she goes,
someone dies. Joey tells Chandler about Janice kissing her
husband, and Chandler confronts her. She must chose between the
two men she loves; it looks like she might choose Chandler, but
he decides he can't be responsible for breaking up her marriage.
Ross has an emergency at the museum, so Rachel takes care of
Ben; Monica bangs Ben's head. Ugly Naked Guy has a new hammock,
and looks awfully still; the gang fashions a very long poking
device out of chopsticks so they can make sure he's not dead.
Gunther continues to brood over Rachel.
Joey tells Chandler that Janice is back with her
husband. Chandler wants to confront Janice but Joey tells
him he should bow out and let Janice try to make things work
with her husband (and their child). Chandler speaks with
Janice, tells her to go back to her husband, then begs her
to stay with him. Ultimately, Janice returns to her
husband. Rachel and Monica have to take care of Ben and
Monica accidentally bangs Ben's head on the ceiling. They
try to hide it from Ross, but he manages to find out. Phoebe
won't see a dentist because she's convinced people die when
she does. The friends convince her that she's being
silly. She goes, and the friends notice that Ugly Naked Guy
has been awfully still on his hammock. Phoebe's convinced
he's dead. They construct a giant poking device out of chop
sticks to prod him and see if he's alive. He is, and they
wake him up.
The One With The Football
Susanna Voltaire
Margha
The girls cook while the guys watch a football game on TV; all
six decide to play football together. Monica and Ross compete
for the "Geller Cup." Joey and Chandler compete for a Dutch girl.
Rachel goes long. Phoebe flashes the other team.
The friends decided to play football. Ross and Monica
compete for "the Geller Cup." Joey and Chandler notice Dutch
woman in the park. Joey tells Chandler that he'll let
Chandler have her since he's just broken up with
Janice. Chandler demands that he can win her fair and
square, and the two compete for the woman. Rachel feels left
out when Ross won't throw a pass to her.
The One Where Rachel Quits
Mae Whitman
Sarah
Kyla Pratt
Charla Nichols
Romy Rosemont
Troop Leader
Sandra Gould
Old Woman
Gene Crane
Christmas Tree Customer
Gunther re-trains Rachel on how to be a waitress; she realizes
it's time to quit working at the coffee shop. Ross accidentally
breaks a little girl's leg, and ends up selling Brown Bird
Cookies for her so she can go to Space Camp. Monica's childhood
cookie habit returns. Joey gets a job at a Christmas tree lot.
Phoebe tries to come to terms with the cruelty of having a
Christmas tree.
When Gunther has to re-train Rachel on her duties as a
waitress, Rachel realizes it's time to quit. The guys
encourage her quit even though she doesn't have another job
lined up, saying she'll need "the fear" of not having a job
to make her find a new one. Rachel quits and panics when she
can't find a job. Joey tells Rachel of a secretarial
position in fashion, but when Rachel gets the job it's no
better than her last one. She's still making coffee, only
this time for an executive in the fashion industry. Ross
accidentally breaks the leg of a girl scout selling
cookies. Feeling guilty, he tries to help by selling her
cookies. Joey has a job at a Christmas tree lot and Phoebe
is horrified to learn that they destroy the trees that don't
sell. In her eyes all Christmas trees have a mission, to
spread Christmas cheer--destroying them before they fulfill
that mission is cruel. To cheer Phoebe up the gang fills
Monica's apartment with old Christmas trees that haven't
been sold.
The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister
Mimi Lieber
Mary Theresa
Alex Meneses
Cookie
Penny Santon
Nonna
K.J. Steinberg
Gina
Lisa Melilli
Dina
Joey astounds the gang with a card trick. Chandler, depressed
over his break-up with Janice, fools around with one of Joey's
sisters at Joey's birthday party; but afterward can't remember
which sister; he visits the Tribianni family, hoping to figure
it out, but only gets himself into trouble--by kissing the wrong
one. Rachel meets Mark, who gets her an interview at
Bloomingdale's; Ross worries about Mark's motives. Phoebe dates
the noisy guy from upstairs, who seems to charm himself out of
any situation.
There's a birthday party for Joey. Chandler, still getting
over Janice, gets very drunk and makes out with one of
Joey's sisters. However, after sobering up, Chandler can't
remember which sister it was. Joey is excited because this
sister has told him all about kissing Chandler, and how she
thinks the two have a future. Chandler hides his memory loss
from Joey, but the truth comes out when Chandler has dinner
at the Tribianni's with Joey and all of his sisters and
Chandler doesn't recognize the sister in question. Rachel
complains about her new job to Monica when an unknown man,
Mark, overhears the conversation. Mark tells her about a job
opening at Bloomingdales. This makes Ross very
jealous. Rachel's convinced Mark's just a nice guy, while
Ross suspects that Mark has other motives. Rachel gets the
job. Phoebe dates a Monica's noisy upstairs neighbor.
The One With All The Jealousy
Obba Babatunde
The Director
Carlos Gomez
Julio
Wendy Schall
Jeannine
Hillary Matthews
Nancy
Rachel has her first day on the job; Ross continues to be jealous
about Mark. Chandler arranges a bachelor party for his cousin.
Joey gets an audition for a Broadway musical, but he can't dance.
Gunther pines for Rachel. Monica falls for Julio, a co-worker at
the diner who writes a poetry; he writes a poem for Monica which
isn't very flattering. Ross and Ben have a play date with the
stripper from the bachelor party, which makes Rachel jealous.
It's Rachel's first day on the job and she works in the same
office as Mark. Ross' jealousy increases. Ross sends her a
musical telegram to congratulate her on her first day--and
to remind the office that she has a boyfriend. Rachel gets
upset with Ross' insecurity. Chandler throws a bachelor
party for his cousin. At the party Ross hits it off with the
stripper because she's a single parent as well. The two set
up a "play date' for their children to get together. Now
it's Rachel who's extremely jealous. Joey lies on his resume
when he auditions for a Broadway musical. His resume is so
impressive that the casting director lets Joey run the
audition and it's obvious that Joey can neither sing nor
dance. Monica dates a buss boy from the diner who writes
poetry. He writes Monica a poem that charms her, but upon
examination, Phoebe and Chandler discover that the poem is
anything but flattering. Monica dumps the bus boy.
The One Where Monica And Richard Are Friends
Markus Flanagan
Robert
Gina Hecht
Richard's Date
Steven Harad
Clerk
Monica and Richard have a chance meeting in a video store and
decide to see each other as friends--but it doesn't stop there.
Phoebe dates Robert, a jock whose shorts are a little too
revealing; Ross and Chandler don't know how to tell him. Joey
and Rachel read each other's favorite books: The Shining and
Little Women.
Monica bumps into Richard in a video store. After catching
up the two decide to work on their friendship. However, the
more time they spend together, the more sexual their
relationship becomes. Unable to just "be friends" the two go
their separate ways. Phoebe dates a guy who wears shorts
that are too revealing. Joey and Rachel agree to read each
other's books. Joey reads "Little Women" while Rachel reads
"The Shining." Joey can't make it through "Little Women"--
it's too sad and makes him cry.
The One With Phoebe's Ex-Partner
Sherilyn Fenn
Ginger
E.G. Daily
Leslie
Phoebe's former singing partner (Leslie) performs at Central
Perk and asks Phoebe if they can get back together. They
eventually do, but soon have problems when Leslie sells "Smelly
Cat" to a kitty litter company. Chandler meets a woman (Ginger)
in the men's room and asks her out; coincidentally, Joey used to
date her-- until an unfortunate incident occurred, involving her
artificial leg. Chandler gets over the fact that she has an
artificial leg, but when Ginger learns he has a third nipple,
she dumps him. Ross continues to struggle with Rachel's career
and her involvement with Mark. Chandler has his third nipple
removed.
Phoebe's former songwriting partner performs at Central
Perk. She wants to re-unite with Phoebe but she wants none
of it. Phoebe's still hurt that her partner left to write
commercial jingles. They work out their differences and
reunite. The relationship doesn't last long when a kitty
litter company uses "Smelly Cat" as a commercial
jingle. Chandler dates a woman he met at Central Perk. It
turns out that Joey dated the same woman years ago. Joey has
not been able to face her since their split because she had
a wooden leg and, when the two were staying at a cabin,
mistakenly threw the wooden leg into the fire. Chandler is
first freaked out by this but decides that her wooden leg
isn't all that creepy. He tells her that he knows of the
artificial limb and is fine with it. He then makes a
confession of his own: he has a third nipple. She's totally
grossed out by this and dumps Chandler. Ross becomes more
insecure about Mark's relationship with Rachel.
The One Where Ross And Rachel Take A Break
Stephen Kearney
Mischa
Jim Pirri
Sergei
Phoebe dates a diplomat who doesn't speak english; she convinces
Monica to double with them so the translator will have a date.
Chandler and Joey gawk at the Xerox girl, who invites them both
to a dance club. Ross interrupts Rachel's late night emergency
at the office, leading to a fight; Rachel wants to take a break.
Ross goes to the club and ends up kissing the Xerox girl.
Rachel's job prevents her from celebrating her anniversary
with Ross. Wanting more time to focus on her new job, she
suggests the two take a break from their relationship. Joey
and Chandler take Ross out to cheer him up. Convinced that
Rachel has dumped him for a co-worker, Ross hooks up with a
woman from the copy shop that Joey and Chandler have been
after. Phoebe dates a diplomat who speaks no English. She
convinces Monica to go out with them so the translator will
have a date. When Monica and the translator hit it off
Phoebe's chemistry with the diplomat comes to a halt because
the two are unable to communicate.
The One The Morning After
Rachel is sorry about her fight with Ross; meanwhile, Ross wakes
up with the Xerox girl; Chandler and Joey convince Ross not to
tell Rachel; Ross tries to make sure Rachel doesn't find out.
Monica and Phoebe try out a "painless" leg waxing kit. Chandler,
Joey, Phoebe, and Monica get stuck in Monica's room while Ross
and Rachel try to work things out.
Ross has slept with Cloe, the woman from the copy shop. He
wakes up and hears a message Rachel left for him on his
answering machine. Rachel says she wants to make up and is
coming over in the morning to make up, forcing Ross to hide
Cloe from Rachel. Joey and Chandler then tell Ross about
"the trail." The trail of people linking Cloe to
Rachel. Ross frantically chases the trail, trying to hide
his night with Cloe from Rachel but he's too late. Gunther
has told Rachel. The two spend the night arguing in Monica
and Rachel's apartment while the rest of the friends are
trapped in Monica's room--they're too afraid to go in the
living room while Ross and Rachel are fighting. Monica and
Phoebe have ordered a body wax product they've seen on an
infomercial that promised pain-free hair removal. The
product causes incredible pain, however, and they put some
on Joey's arm when he doesn't believe them. Rachel decides
that she and Ross need to break up.
The One Without The Ski Trip
Ross and Rachel's fighting causes the gang to try to hang out
with them separately. Chandler, under stress because Ross and
Rachel's break-up reminds him of his parents divorce, starts
smoking again. Rachel invites everyone but Ross to go skiing for
the weekend; they get locked out of the car at a rest stop; Rachel
refuses to call Ross for help, so Monica and Phoebe do it behind
her back; he comes to their aid and then gets stuck because his
battery dies. Ross interferes with Carol's and Susan's
"Anniversary".
Ross and Rachel have been fighting for the group's attention
since the break up. Ross has purchased a home entertainment
center. Rachel invites everyone (except Ross) to her family
cabin in the mountains. Chandler starts smoking again as a
result of the break-up, just as he started when his parents
got a divorce. As they make their way to the cabin, the car
runs out of gas. Everyone wants to call Ross for help, but
Rachel won't let them. Phoebe ultimately reaches Ross, who's
spending time with Carol and Susan since he feels his
friends have abandoned him, and he comes to their
rescue. Ross and Rachel decided to be civil around each
other.
The One With The Hypnosis Tape
Jeffery D. Brooks
Trent
Rachel gives Chandler a hypnosis tape to help him quit smoking;
however, the tape was designed for women--and it works all too
well. Phoebe's brother, Frank, announces that he's getting
married--to his home economics teacher, who is much older;
Phoebe tries to break it up and enlists help from Ross and Joey.
Monica gets asked out by a customer at the diner, who turns out
to be a millionaire; they go out for pizza... in Italy.
Phoebe's half-brother, Frank, announces that he's getting
married--to his high school home economics teacher who's
twice is age. Phoebe wants to tell Frank not to do it, but
fears Frank will hate her for it, so she asks Joey and Ross
to help. They try to dissuade Frank but he convinces them
that marriage is a good thing. Wanting to stop her brother
from getting married so young, she has a talk with his
teacher/fiancee and convinces her to call off the wedding. A
customer the diner asks Monica for a date. To get her
attention he leaves a check for $20,000 as a tip. Thinking
it's a joke she shows it to the group, but Chandler
recognizes the name on the check, Pete Becker. Pete is a
software wizard whols company is worth hundreds of millions
of dollars. Monica's offended. Knowing Pete is a
millionaire, Rachel becomes a little too excited for
Monica. Monica confronts Pete, who says he left the check
because he wanted to get her attention, not buy her
affection. She agrees to go out with Pete for pizza, and he
takes her to a great place he knows ... in Italy. Rachel
gives Chandler a hypnosis tape to help him stop smoking, but
the tape is designed for women and as Chandler quits smoking
he becomes more and more feminine.
The One With The Tiny T-Shirt
Ethel Ayler
Hospital Administrator
Monica continues to date Pete but is still not attracted to him;
he thinks she might change her mind. Joey gets a lead part in a
play, but can't stand the female lead... until he realizes he
likes her. Mark asks Rachel out. Rachel asks Ross to come over,
but just so she can return some of his stuff; Ross gets upset
and demands all his stuff back, including a tiny T-shirt that
Rachel likes to sleep in. Later, Ross finds out Rachel is going
on a date with Mark and spies on them through Chandler's
peep-hole. Phoebe ponders Spiderman.
Rachel asks Ross to come over. He thinks she wants to talk
but she just wants to give him back all of his stuff she
happens to have. Hurt, Ross notices that something is
missing, a tiny T-shirt of his that Rachel likes to sleep
in. Rachel thought she could keep it because it's too small
for Ross, but Ross insists on giving the shirt back. He
later tries to wear it and it couldn't be any smaller on
him. Later, Mark admits that he has a crush on Rachel and
asks her out. Ross bumps into them as they leave for their
date and spends the rest of the evening trying to spy on
them from Chandler's peep-hole. When Rachel brings Mark back
into her apartment she tells him that the time isn't right
and she's not ready to see another man. Later Rachel finds a
box of her things that Ross had dropped off at the
apartment. Included in the box is the tiny T-shirt Rachel
loved so much. Monica sees Pete again, and while she thinks
he's the nicest guy she just isn't attracted to him. Each
time they go out she finds a new way not to kiss him. Joey
has a part in a play and cannot get along with the female
lead, Kate, because he's terribly attracted to her.
The One With The Doll House
Ross and Monica's Aunt Silvia passes away and leaves a beautiful
dollhouse to Monica; Monica invites Phoebe to play with it but
then doesn't like Phoebe's ideas; Phoebe makes her own dollhouse,
but it catches fire. Joey yearns for Kate, but since he can't
have her, he goes out with her understudy; things get hot between
Joey and Kate during rehearsal, however, and they end up sleeping
together... but it means more to Joey than it does to Kate. Rachel
sets Chandler up on a date with her boss; she likes him, but he
thinks she's a big dull dud; Chandler tells her he'll call even
though he doesn't intend to.
Ross and Monica's Aunt Silvia passes away and leaves a
beautiful dollhouse to Monica. Monica invites Phoebe to play
with it but then doesn't like Phoebe's ideas and won't let
her touch it. Hurt, Phoebe makes her own dollhouse, with
slides and an incense room. But the incense room causes a
fire and the house burns down. Joey pines for Kate, who is
dating the director of their show. Since he can't have Kate
he sleeps with her understudy. Then during rehearsal things
heat up between Joey and Kate, who's been attracted to Joey
all along, and the two sleep together. But Joey is crushed
when Kate pretends nothing has happened and returns to her
boyfriend. Rachel sets Chandler up with her boss, who is
crazy about him. Chandler, meanwhile, thinks she's a bore,
but tells her he'll call because that what he says to women
even if he doesn't mean it. Rachel's boss drives Rachel
crazy talking about Chandler and Rachel forces him to tell
her the truth.
The One With A Chick & A Duck
The diner where Monica works puts their staff on roller-skates;
Monica crashes into Rachel while skating; Rachel's injuries are
worse than first believed. Pete buys a restaurant and offers Monica
a job as head chef; she's unsure whether to take it, since she
still isn't attracted to Pete. Pete makes up a story about another
woman so Monica will think he's over her; Phoebe sees right
through it but promises not to tell Monica. Joey buys a pet chick
for Chandler, but caring for it becomes a source of conflict. Ross
has a chance to be on TV as part of a panel of Paleontologists,
but gives it up to take Rachel to the hospital. Monica and Pete
are about to stop seeing each other, but then they kiss... and
Monica finally feels it.
Pete buys a restaurant and asks Monica if she'll be his
chef. He assures her that he's not trying to win her
over. Phoebe sees through him and tells Pete she thinks he's
doing it to win Monica over. Pete confesses but makes Phoebe
promise not to tell. Not wanting to break her promise,
Phoebe gives Monica hints, but she can't decipher Phoebe's
clues. Pete shows Monica the restaurant where he comes on to
her again. Monica tells him that she can't accept the job
because she doesn't want to hurt Pete. She gives Pete a
good-bye kiss and Pete answers with a more passionate
kiss. Floored by this, Monica sees something in Pete that
she hadn't seen before and the two kiss even longer. Ross
has an opportunity to be on the Discovery channel but blows
it off so he can help Rachel, who injured herself in
Monica's diner and needs to be taken to the hospital. After
seeing a news story on chicks as terrible Easter presents,
Joey decides to purchase one. The chick causes Joey and
Chandler to fight like a married couple, so Chandler
attempts to return the bird. At the store Chandler learns
that baby chicks without homes are put to sleep, just like
other animals. Chandler not only doesn't give the chick
back, he rescues a duck from a similar fate by adopting it.
The One With The Screamer
Ben Stiller
Tommy
Laura Cayouette
Cailin
Jeffery D. Brooks
Stage Manager
Phoebe waits on hold so she can have her phone repaired before
the warranty expires. The gang goes to Joey's play on opening
night. Rachel dates Tommy, who seems pretty nice... except when
he starts screaming at people; however, only Ross witnesses this
behavior and can't convince anyone else. Joey's play gets bad
reviews, prompting the director to break up with Kate; Joey and
Kate spend the night talking and falling in love. Kate gets a job
offer in L.A. and decides to leave.
It's opening night of Joey's play and all the friends are
going. When Rachel learns that Ross is bringing a date she
rushes to find one. At the theater, everyone excuses
themselves to the rest room leaving Ross alone with
Rachel's date, Tommy. Tommy then berates an older couple
for sitting in the wrong seat. Ross tries to tell everyone
about Tommy's temper but they don't believe him. The show
gets a terrible review and the director is destroyed. He
denounces the actors and breaks up with Kate. Joey comforts
Kate and the two have a wonderful evening together. Joey's
in heaven, but when he returns to the theater Kate isn't
there. Joey learns that Kate has landed a part on a soap
opera and is moving to Los Angeles. Kate shows up for a
quick good-bye and leaves Joey heartbroken. Tommy screams at
Ross again when he almost spills coffee on him outside the
coffee house; however, the rest of the friends were inside
and didn't see a thing. No one believes Ross until they
catch Tommy, thinking he's alone in Chandler's apartment,
yelling at the chick for relieving himself on Tommy's
hand. Phoebe misses Joey's performance because she's stuck
on what she believes is a toll-free customer service line
that provides no service and ends up being a long-distance
call to Utah.
The One With Ross's Thing
Kevin McDonald
Guru Saj
Matt Battaglia
Vince
Robert Gant
Jason
Richard Gant
Rhodes
Carole Goldman
Woman
Doug Looper
Fireman
Ross finds a growth on his body but can't tell what it is; neither
can anyone else. He visits his doctor, Chandler's doctor, and
Phoebe's guru. Phoebe dates two guys: Vince, a burly fireman, and
Jason, a sensitive teacher. She tries but can't decide which one
to break up with. Pete is out of town and tells Monica, "We need
to talk," which gets her worried. The gang goes with Monica to
Pete's place see how a millionaire lives; Joey finds a stub for
a $50,000 check to a ring designer; Rachel begins to plan
Monica's wedding.
Ross has something on his backside, what it is he isn't
sure. He goes to doctor but instead of removing it the
doctor brings in a fleet of inters to examine Ross'
posterior because it appears to be a medical first. Willing
to do anything to have it removed, Ross sees an herbalist
Phoebe recommends. The herbalist removes it, accidentally by
brushing over it with his watch. Phoebe can't choose
between two boyfriends, a fireman and a teacher. All three
mistakenly meet in the coffee house where, attempting to
appease each Phoebe looses both suitors. After learning that
Pete has bought a "ring," Monica is convinced he's going to
propose to her. Instead, Pete purchased a fighting ring and
has decided that he wants to become an Ultimate Fighter.
The One With The Ultimate Fighting Champion
Billy Crystal
Robin Williams
James Hong
Hoshi
Steve Park
Phil
Joe O'Connor
Stevens
John McCarthy
Referee
Bruce Buffer
Announcer
Monica's boyfriend Pete begins competing to be the Ultimate
Fighting Champion; he loses... repeatedly. Chandler's new boss
has a habit of slapping him on the behind, which Chandler tries
to deal with. Phoebe asks Rachel if she can set Ross up with
Bonnie; Rachel agrees since Bonnie's the girl who shaves her
head; Later, Rachel finds out Bonnie now has plenty of hair.
Intent on becoming an Ultimate Fighting Champion, Pete has
begun his training. Monica goes to his first match, and
watches Pete get destroyed. She has her concerns but Pete
tells her that he's determined to succeed and hopes she
believes in him. She sticks with Pete, and at his next match
he's bludgeoned even worse than before. Monica visits Pete
in the hospital and begs Pete to quit fighting. He won't, so
Monica breaks up with him. She can't stand watching him get
beaten another time. Phoebe sets Ross up with her once-bald
friend Bonnie. But when the attractive Bonnie shows up with
a full head of hair Rachel becomes jealous. Chandler's is
disturbed when his boss repeatedly pats him on the butt
after doing a good job.
The One At The Beach
Phoebe discovers that the woman she is named after lives at
a nearby beach. The friends go with Phoebe to the beach,
staying at a house owned by one of Phoebe's clients. The
beach house is filled with sand, as its owner has never
repaired it after the floods, giving the group nothing to
do. Ross and Rachel constantly flirt during the trip. Joey
insists on playing strip poker, but no one has cards. Using
what they have in the house, they play the Happy Days game,
but with strip poker rules. The group gangs up on Joey,
making him the only one who strips. Bonnie, the woman Ross
has been seeing, shows up, making Rachel
uncomfortable. Phoebe speaks with the woman she's named
after, and after their meeting is convinced the woman is
hiding something. Phoebe breaks into her home to snoop and
is discovered. Phoebe Sr. comes clean--she wasn't a friend
of Phoebe's mother as she earlier explained, she's
Phoebe's real mother. Meanwhile, Rachel convinces Bonnie to
shave her-head again. Now Ross couldn't be less attracted to
her. He asks Rachel why she would do such a thing and she
admits to still being in love with Ross. They have a short
kiss before they're interrupted by Chandler and Joey. Rachel
goes to bed. Bonnie then shows up and tells Ross she's going
to bed. Ross enters a bedroom--but who's bedroom? Chandler
teases Monica because she claims Chandler isn't "boyfriend
material".
The One With The Jellyfish
Ross dumps Bonnie, which takes all night; she leaves in the
morning. Meanwhile, Rachel writes a long letter to Ross that she
needs him to read before they get back together; he tries to read
it but falls asleep... then has to fake it when she asks him about
it; Ross agrees with the letter before he finds out what it says;
once he finds out the letter asks him to accept the breakup was
all his fault, he's not sure he can keep up the charade. Phoebe
is upset that her real mother never tried to contact her; she
tells her mother she never wants to see her again, but her mother
finally convinces her to reconcile. Monica, Chandler, and Joey
spend the day on the beach; Joey digs a hole; Monica gets stung
by a jellyfish. Joey remembers that peeing on a jellyfish sting
takes the pain away; Monica "can't bend that way" and Joey gets
"Stage Fright," leaving Chandler. Ross can't stand hiding his
feelings and he and Rachel break up again.
Ross dumps Bonnie, which takes all night ... she leaves in
the morning. In the mean time, Rachel writes a long letter
to Ross that she needs him to read before they get back
together he tries to read it, but falls asleep. When Rachel
asks him what he thought of the letter, Ross acts as though
he read it and agrees with whatever the letter says. Once he
discovers that the letter asks him to take full
responsibility for the breakup, Ross isn't sure if he can
keep up the charade. The burden of revealing Ross' true
feelings causes the couple to break up once
again. Meanwhile, Phoebe, upset that her real mother never
tried to contact her, tells Phoebe Sr. that she never wants
to see her again. Ultimately, the two reconcile. Monica,
Joey, and Chandler spend the day at the beach. When Monica
gets stung by a jellyfish, Joey insists that peeing on the
wound will lessen the pain. Monica, unable to "bend that
way," asks Joey to do the honors. In the end, Joey gets
"stage fright" and Chandler hat to do the deed.
The One With The Cat
Dan Gauthier
Chip
Matthew Kaminksy
Tony
Ken Weiler
Peter
Marc Unger
The Thief
Joey and Chandler agree to sell their oversized entertainment
center; they have a hard time selling it but and easy time being
robbed by a prospective buyer, thanks to Joey. Monica goes out
with Chip, Rachel's high school prom date; unfortunately, Chip
hasn't grown much since Lincoln High. Ross and Rachel continue to
bicker about their break-up. Phoebe finds a cat and is convinced
it's her mother reincarnated; a poster is found for a missing cat,
but no one has the heart to tell Phoebe... except Ross.
Monica runs into Chip Matthews, Rachel's prom date and the
popular boy in high school. When he calls to ask Monica out,
Rachel thinks he's calling for her and makes a fool of
herself in front of Ross. Unfortunately, Chip hasn't changed
much since high school - while he's still cute, he also
still happens to live with his parents and work at the local
movie theater. Nonetheless, Monica fulfilled her dream of
dating Chip ... and dumping Chip. Meanwhile, Joey and
Chandler place an ad in the paper to sell their
entertainment center. When a prospective buyer asks Joey to
demonstrate the spaciousness of the unit, Joey finds himself
locked away while the apartment gets robbed. Phoebe finds a
stray cat and is convinced that it's her mother
reincarnated. A poster depicting the missing cat is found,
but no one has the heart to tell Phoebe ... except for Ross.
The One With The Cuffs
Penn Jillette
The Salesman
Desperate for some extra cash, Monica agrees to cook some food
for a party hosted by her mother. Unfortunately, one of her false
nails goes missing during the preparation. Chandler gets himself
into a compromising position with Rachel's boss, when she
handcuffs him naked to a chair in the office before rushing off
to a meeting.
Chandler runs into Rachel's boss Joanna and the two end up
having quite a fling. When Rachel sneaks into Joanna's
office to scope out the bonus list, Chandler just happens to
be handcuffed naked to a chair. Chandler, completely
humiliated, begs Rachel to free him. But, after doing so,
Rachel realizes that she has tote-handcuff Chandler or else
her boss will know she has a key to her office. She's no
better off after handcuffing Chandler to the filing
cabinet. Finally, after Chandler threatens to bust Rachel,
she sets him free, but under the condition that she tell
Monica and Phoebe that he's well endowed. Thanks to Joey's
big mouth, Chandler's exalted reputation lasts all of five
minutes. Meanwhile, Monica "pulls a Monica" when she caters
a party for her mother and accidentally loses a fake nail in
one of the quiches. A salesman tries to sell Joey a set of
encyclopedias, but Joey can only afford to buy the "V"
volume. The boys furnish their apartment with a canoe and
some patio furniture.
The One With The Ballroom Dancing
Jason Brooks
Rick
Rhoda Gemignani
Mrs. Potter
E.J. Callahan
Mr. Simon
Brien Perry
Gym Employee
Christopher Carroll
Bank Officer
Amber Smith
Maria
Hope Allen
Karen
Cheryl Francis Harrington
Interviewer
The girls recieve an eviction notice, after Joey jumps to
Rachel's defence when the gruff building superintendent insults
her. Desperate to make amends, Joey appeases him by agreeing to
give him ballroom dancing lessons, so that he can impress the
female manager of another building.
When Joey chews out Mr. Treeger, the superintendent, for
making Rachel cry, he nearly gets the girls evicted. To make
up for it, Joey agrees to be Mr. Treeger's practice ballroom
dancing partner. Mr. Treeger needs Joey's help so as to
attract the attention of a certain female at the
Superintendent's Ball. Ultimately, the two make great
dancing partners. Meanwhile, Chandler takes Ross with him to
the gym for moral support when he cancels his membership
. Instead, -Ross ends up joining as well. Phoebe breaks her
masseuse's oath and gets physical with one of her clients -
she ends up being fired and he turns out to be married.
The One With Joey's New Girlfriend
Laura Stepp
Amanda
Brian "Fish" Smith
Josh
Ross and rachel continue their power games, trying to make each
other jealous. Meanwhile, Chandler falls for Joey's girlfriend
Kathy and can only control his feelings by avoiding her.
Chandler meets a very attractive girl, only to discover that
she's dating Joey. As he gets to know Kathy better,
Chandler's feelings grow deeper. Even though Joey appears to
have no strong attachment to his new girlfriend, Chandler
cannot help but respect that Kathy's his best friend's
girl. Meanwhile, Rachel and Ross go out of their way to make
each other jealous by mentioning their new love
interests. Josh, Rachel's much younger beau, ends up
stealing from her while Ross turns out to be nothing more
than a baby-sitter for his new girlfriend Amanda. Phoebe's
cold has turned her singing voice from high-pitched and
whiny to sexy and sultry. When she recovers, she desperately
tries to catch another cold.
The One With The Dirty Girl
Rebecca Romijn
Cheryl
Gretchen Wyler
Mrs. Burkart
Ross's beautiful new girlfriend has a disgusting secret, which
jeopardises their friendship. Chandler gets closer to Kathy and
buys her a thoughtful, expensive birthday present. Meanwhile,
Rachel proudly completes a crossword puzzle without help.
Chandler buys Kathy a rare copy of her favorite book "The
Velveteen Rabbit" for her birthday. When Joey shows everyone
his gift for Kathy, a pen that tells time, Chandler T that
he can't let Joey give her a gift that's not as great as the
one he got for her. Ultimately, Chandler has Joey give Kathy
the book, but she knows who really bought her the special
gift. Meanwhile, Monica borrows money from Phoebe so as to
get her catering business off the ground. When she has
trouble collecting the payment, Phoebe confronts the client
for Monica -- the two realize that they make a great
team. Rachel strives to finish a crossword puzzle all by
herself, but really gets her answers by asking the gang
random questions. Ross falls for a beautiful paleontologist
-- that is until he discovers that she's a slob.
The One Where Chandler Crosses The Line
Thinking that Joey has lost interest in Kathy, Chandler kisses
her when she comes over to their apartment. Ross performs on his
keybaord in public and his musical brilliance makes Phoebe feel
intimidated, although the others remain unconvinced by his genius.
When Chandler accidentally catches a glimpse of Kathy
getting out of the shower, his frustrations reach their
limit. When Joey's late for a date with Kathy because he's
on another date with someone else, Chandler makes his move -
the two kiss. Riddled with guilt, Chandler re-furnishes the
apartment. When Kathy breaks up with Joey, he suspects
there's another guy. Chandler admits that he's the other
guy, which creates tension between the two
friends. Meanwhile , Ross rediscovers his musical "sound,"
but he's actually not as talented as he and Phoebe seem to
believe. Phoebe doesn't want to perform became she feels
dwarfed but Ross' musical gift.
The One With Chandler In A Box
Michael Vartan
Dr. Tim Burke
Marcy Goldman
Nurse
Still angry that Chandler had kisses Kathy whilst they were still
dating, Joey decides to punish him by shutting him in a box during
the Thanksgiving meal so that he can think about what he has done.
Monica gets a surprise when she visits the eye doctor.
Joey, still upset with Chandler because he kissed Kathy,
decides to move out. When Chandler offers to make it up to
Joey in any way possible, Joey makes him spend Thanksgiving
day in one of the left-over furniture crates. When Kathy
drops by to say that she's leaving because she doesn't want
to be responsible for breaking up Joey and Chandler's
friendship, Joey has a change of heart and lets his friend
go after his girl. Meanwhile, Monica injures her eye, but
doesn't want to see Richard again. She arranges to see the
on-call doctor, who happens to be very cute and Richard's
son. When the gang decides to draw names for secret Santa,
it triggers Ross' pent-up feelings regarding Rachel's habit
of exchanging gifts. Rachel makes Ross eat his words when
she shows him all the momentos she kept from their
courtship.
The One Where They're Going To A Party
Taylor Negron
Allesandro
Richard Fancy
Mr. Posner
Jennifer Rhodes
Mrs. Lynch
Phoebe and Monica buy a van (with a mural, flashing nipples,
and other "extras") for their catering business; Monica fills in
for a food critic in a small local newspaper; after she gives a
restaurant a scathing review, they offer her a job as the new
head chef; she has to chose between it and the catering business.
Ross and Chandler make plans to party with Gandolf, the party
wizard; Gandolf cancels and Ross and Chandler are left bored,
until Joey convinces them that they can party themselves. Rachel
tries for a new position at work, but her boss doesn't quite
cooperate.
Rachel decides to interview for a position as an assistant
buyer, but Joanna, her bitter boss, ruins any chances Rachel
had by lying about her character. When Rachel threatens to
quit, Joanna creates an assistant buyer position for Rachel
in her department instead. When she arrives at work the next
day all ready to start her new position, Rachel discovers
that Joanna died the night before ... of course the
paperwork validating Rachel's promotion never went
out. Meanwhile, Monica winds up getting a position as head
chef at a local restaurant. Although Phoebe and Monica
already bought a van for their catering business, Phoebe
decides that Monica's happiness is more important than their
joint business venture. The guys are all amped to party with
their old buddy Gandolf, but he cancels at the last
minute. When Joey suggests that they party without him, the
evening ends short because everyone's too tired.
The One With The Girl From Poughkeepsie
Fred Stoller
The Waiter
Jamie Kaler
Mike
Michael DiMaggio
Drew
Shannon Maureen Brown
The Woman On The Train
Amy Smallman
The Kitchen Worker
Yasemin Baytok
The Poughkeepsie Woman
Vic Helford
The Conductor
Joey sets a personal record for sticking Oreos in his mouth--15.
Ross dates a girl from Poughkeepsie but is concerned about the
distance involved in seeing her. Rachel wants a relationship--or
at least a fling--so Chandler offers to set her up with someone;
when his coworkers find out it's Rachel and that she's not
looking for a serious relationship, they all bribe Chandler to
set them up. Monica gets no respect at work; she hires Joey in
order to fire him, so everyone will know who's boss; but Joey
likes the tips, so he has a hard time going along with the plan.
Phoebe works (and works and works) on a Christmas song for her
friends. Ross takes a train to Poughkeepsie to break up, but
falls asleep and ends up in Montreal... with a girl from Nova
Scotia.
Monica hires Joey to work for her at the restaurant so that
she can fire him and show everyone who's boss. When Joey
decides he likes the tips, he screws up Monica's plan. When
he witnesses the other waiters ganging up on Monica, Joey
jumps into action and gets himself fired, all the while
gaining respect for Monica. Meanwhile, Rachel asks Chandler
to set her up with someone from work. When Chandler's
co-workers discover that Rachel isn't looking for a
commitment and she's hot, everyone begs for her
number. Phoebe racks her brain trying to write a song for
her friends as a Christmas/Hanukah gift. Ross dates a girl
from Poughkeepsie, but decides that the distance is a
problem. When he takes the train to break up with her, he
falls asleep and wakes up in Montreal ... with a girl from
Nova Scotia.
The One With Phoebe's Uterus
Sherri Shepherd
The Tour Guide
Miles Marisco
The Smart Kid
Jack Ong
The Older Scientist
Jim Bentley
Another Tour Guide
Chip Chinery
Another Scientist
Frank Jr. and Alice have eloped, and they ask Phoebe to be a
surrogate mother for them; Phoebe asks advice of her birth
mother, who gives her a puppy for only three days so she'll
know what it's like to give up something you love. Ross gets
Joey a job as a Tour Guide at the museum; Joey is hurt when
Ross won't sit next to him at lunch (the white coats don't sit
with the blue blazers); this prompts Ross to stand up and make
some changes in the cafeteria, but it works a little too well.
Chandler is nervous about being intimate with Kathy since she
used to be Joey's girlfriend; feeling his performance is only
adequate, he asks advice from Monica and Rachel; Kathy is very
grateful.
Frank Jr. and Alice, having just eloped, ask Phoebe to be a
surrogate mother for them. When Phoebe asks her birth mother
for advice, Phoebe Sr. gives her daughter a puppy for a few
days so she can see how difficult it is to give up something
you love. Phoebe can't decide whether she's going to go
through with the surrogacy - that is, until she gives Frank
and Alice the puppy and sees how happy they are. If they're
that happy over Phoebe giving them a puppy, how happy will
they be when she gives them a child. Meanwhile, Ross gets
Joey a job as a tour guide at the museum. At lunch Ross
won't sit with his friend (the white coats don't sit with
the blue blazers). Ross and Joey take a stand in the
cafeteria, but they end up starting something that was
better off left alone. Chandler, nervous about getting
intimate with Kathy after she's been with Joey, asks the
girls for advice and ends up hitting a home run.
The One With The Embryos
Cindy Katz
Dr. Zane
The guys' chicken is becoming a rooster. Phoebe undergoes the
procedure to implant embryos in her uterus; the pressure is high
as Frank Jr. and Alice can only afford the procedure once. Monica
and Rachel bet that they know Chandler and Joey better than
Chandler and Joey know them; Ross writes the questions (game
show style) and eventually the stakes are raised: If the girls
win, the chick and the duck have to go. If the guys win, they get
the girls' apartment.
Phoebe goes to the hospital to get fertilized with Frank and
Alice's embryo. Because Frank and Alice can only afford to
pay for the one session with the doctor, they decide to up
their chances by implanting all five embryos. Feeling the
pressure to conceive, Phoebe spends the rest of the day with
her legs in the air. That night, a pregnancy test confirms
that Phoebe is indeed expecting. Meanwhile, the guys
challenge the girls to a trivia contest where the subject
matter is ... each other. With the game tied, Monica ups the
stakes by betting and losing their apartment to the guys.
The One With Rachel's Crush
When Chandler finds out Kathy's new play involves a steamy scene
with her co-star, he's worried where it might lead; Joey tells
him not to worry--as long as there's chemistry on-stage, there
isn't anything happening off-stage; This helps... until Chandler
sees the play again later and finds the performance isn't as good;
Chandler accuses Kathy of sleeping with her leading man; they
fight and part on unfavorable terms; by the time Chandler goes
to apologize and make up, it's too late. Monica tells Joey that
the guys have to be the hosts since they have the big apartment;
but she can't stand it, and tries to win everyone over to her
place by doing lots of cooking and re-decorating. Rachel's
department at work is eliminated, so she has to become a Personal
Shopper; she plans to quit until a handsome, well-to-do young man
needs her services; she wants to ask him on a date, but doesn't
know how -she's never had to ask anyone out before.
Ross and Chandler go to see Kathy perform in a play, but
they didn't expect to see her physically "perform." A
jealous Chandler begins to wonder if there's something going
on off stage between Kathy and her handsome co-star. When
Joey theorizes that poor chemistry on stage translates to
major chemistry off stage, Chandler accuses Kathy of
cheating, even though he can't really prove anything. When
everyone laughs at Chandler for listening to Joey' s theory,
he goes to Kathy's apartment to make up with her, only to
find her in bed with her costar. She explains that nothing
was going on, but since Chandler dumped her, she figured
what the hell. Meanwhile, Rachel wants to desperately date a
client at work. The guys tell her to entice him with
something he can't refuse ... like tickets to a basketball
game. When she tells him she has tickets, the client accepts
them and takes his nephew instead of Rachel.
The One With Joey's Dirty Day
Carlos LaCamara
The A.D.
Rocky McMurray
The Cigarette Guy
Charlton Heston
Joey goes fishing and comes back smelly... and doesn't get a
chance to shower before he goes to work on a new movie with
Charlton Heston; he gets caught cleaning up in the only shower
on the set--in Mr. Heston's dressing room. Joshua invites Rachel
to a club opening but she's already agreed to take her boss's
niece (Emily) to the opera; Ross agrees to fill in for her with
the niece, and they hit it off much better than first impressions
would indicate; meanwhile, Rachel's date falls through when a
rain storm smears her name off the club's guest list. Chandler
continues recovering from his break-up with Kathy, but can't move
on to phase two, because there's no one with which to go to a
strip club... except Monica and Phoebe.
When Rachel's boss asks her to take his niece to the opera,
she suddenly finds herself in a bind because Joshua, her
crush, just moments before finally asked her out. Desperate,
Rachel begs Ross to take Emily to the opera for her. Upon
meeting her, Ross falls head-over-heels for the British
beauty and the two find themselves spending the weekend
together at a bed and breakfast in Vermont. Unfortunately,
when Rachel tries to hook up with Joshua at his club that
night, she gets turned away at the door. Meanwhile,
exhausted from a recent fishing trip, Joey oversleeps for
his big day acting on a Charlton Heston movie. Not having
time to shower, Joey heads to the set and figures that he'll
shower there. It just so happens that the only shower on set
is the one in Charlton Heston's trailer. Joey goes for it
and gets caught in the act by Chuck himself Monica and
Phoebe take Chandler to a strip club to help him get over
his break-up with Kathy.
The One With All The Rugby
Mark Thomas
Liam
Adamo Palladino
Devon
Robin McDonald
Ticket Counter Attendant
While getting his nails done, Chandler runs into Janice--newly
divorced and not willing to let Chandler get away. Chandler
invents a story about his company transferring him to Yemen.
Although Janice believes him, he's not home free yet... she won't
leave his side until he's on the plane and taking off. Monica
obsesses about an electrical switch that apparently doesn't do
anything; after tests, blueprints, and demolition work, she
finally gives up. Ross meets some of Emily's friends and gets
invited to play rugby; not wanting to lose face, he insists on
playing. When they play too rough despite Emily's secret request
that they go easy on him, she helps Ross inflict some pain, too,
by giving him pointers on their vulnerabilities.
Ross and Emily run into a couple of her friends from London
- they invite Ross to partake in a "friendly" game of rugby
the next day. Because one of the guys makes a point of
mentioning his past fling with Emily, Ross feels determined
to play and kick ass (particularly his ass!) While Emily
warns Ross of the dangers of rugby, he goes for it anyway
and nearly dies in the process. With a couple of pointers
from his girl, Ross pulls some smooth moves and ends up
proving himself with a vengeance. Ross realizes more than
ever that he truly adores Emily and would do anything for
her. Meanwhile, Chandler runs into a divorced Janice and she
immediately assumes her old post as his obnoxious
girlfriend. In an effort to get rid of her once and for all,
Chandler lies and says he's relocating to Yemen for
work. When Janice sees him off at the airport, Chandler must
do one of two things: either fess-up or fly to Yemen ... he
boards the plane. Monica tears the apartment apart while
tracking an electrical wire that leads to a switch without
an outlet.
The One With The Fake Party
Phoebe, pregnant, has cravings for meat; Joey agrees to be a
temporary vegetarian so she can eat meat without causing more
animals to die. Rachel creates a fake party for Emily, which is
really an excuse to spend time with Joshua outside of work; she
makes a fool of herself trying to make him like her... she even
puts on her old high-school cheerleader uniform. Ross is bummed
that Emily will soon be returning home to England; Rachel
convinces him that his relationship with Emily doesn't have to end.
In an act of desperation, Rachel hastily throws together a
going away party for Emily as an excuse to invite Joshua
over. Even though Ross has a romantic evening planned for
his last night with her, Emily enjoys the party and doesn't
want to leave. Rachel spends the evening persuading Joshua
to stay by performing one humiliating stunt after the
other. When Rachel confesses to Joshua that she's only
trying to seduce him he reveals that the feeling is mutual
... except for the fact that he's just getting over a
divorce and it's too soon for him start dating again. When
Joshua leaves, Rachel sulks to Ross who is also disappointed
- his big night with Emily was ruined. Rachel reminds Ross
that the night is still young. Just then, Joshua reappears
and Rachel invites him in for coffee and... Meanwhile,
Phoebe is convinced that the baby needs meat because all
other foods are making her nauseous. When she can no longer
resist the temptation, Phoebe makes a deal with Joey if he
abstains from eating meat for the rest of her pregnancy,
than Phoebe can cat his meat and it won't be so wrong.
The One With The Free Porn
Shirley Jordan
The Doctor
Monica helps Ross to tell his girlfriend that he loves her.
Phoebe gets some surprising news about her pregnancy, which has
a large impact on Frank Jr's career plans.
Emily must go back to London, and Ross doesn't know what to
do. When Monica convinces him to dash off to the airport,
meet Emily at the gate, and pledge his love to her, the plan
backfires on Ross -- Emily replies "thank you" and then gets
on the plane. Monica, being the romantic that she is,
encourages her broken-hearted brother not to give up
hope. But, when Emily calls Ross, she reveals that there's
"another man" in London. On a whim, Ross flies to London to
fight for his girl. In the meantime, Emily shows up at the
boys' apartment in search of Ross. While waiting outside of
Emily's flat, Ross overhears a message playing on Emily's
answering machine. As it turns out, Emily calls herself
knowing that Ross may be listening and pledges her love for
him as well. Ross calls Emily from a pay phone and says
'thank you." Meanwhile, the boys discover an X-rated channel
on cable and decide not to turn the TV off, for fear of
losing the free peep show. Phoebe learns that she's carrying
triplets. Frank and Alice, who are initially thrilled at the
idea, begin to panic when Phoebe reminds them of the great
financial burden this will pose. In an effort to help,
Phoebe contrives a plan for her and Frank to make extra
money -- she'll massage people in the back of her old
catering van while Frank drives-, hence, the "relaxi taxi.
The One With Rachel's New Dress
John Bennett Perry
Mr. Burgin
Pat Crowley
Mrs. Burgin
Desperately wanting to have sex with Joshua, Rachel sprawls on
the couch of his parent's luxurious penthouse in sexy lingerie
as a surprise. Unfortunately, Joshua's mother and father come
home early. Meanwhile Chandler and Joey battle against each
other to convince Phoebe to name one of her triplets after them.
In an attempt to sweep Joshua off his feet, Rachel serves
her new beau a romantic dinner cooked by none other than
Monica for their third date. The night is off to a wonderful
start ... that is until the duck and the rooster
appear. Joshua, traumatized by a childhood encounter at a
petting zoo, suggests that they move the party over to his
parents house, which is vacant for the time being. When
Rachel decides to slip into "something a little more
comfortable," Joshua's parents appear out of nowhere - their
trip out of town was cut short. They make Rachel's
acquaintance when they find her sprawled out on the couch in
nothing more than a skimpy nighty. Trying to save face,
Rachel insists that her outfit is actually a dress --
working in fashion, she's required to try out potential
trends. And from the expressions on Joshua's parent's faces,
Rachel knows this particular dress won't be a trend any time
soon. In the end, a humiliated Rachel returns home to her
apartment ... alone. Meanwhile, Alice asks Phoebe to name
one of the male triplets. When Chandler decides to change
his name after Joey convinces him that it's dumb, Phoebe
encourages him not to when she decides to name the baby
after him. Emily shows Susan a good time when she's in
London shooting a commercial. A paranoid Ross convinces
Carol that history may be repeating itself... are Emily and
Susan an item?
The One With All The Haste
Michael Connor
The Singing Man
Drastic developments occur in Ross's relationship with Emily.
Monica and Rachel try to win back their new apartment, much to
Chandler and Joey's delight.
The girls are desperate to get their apartment back. When
they offer the boys season tickets to the Nicks, Chandler
decides that that's not enough (although it's
tempting). Rachel throws out the idea of holding one more
contest, but this time it's all or nothing. When the score
is still tied at zero/zero after numerous rounds of silly
games, the girls call it off and offer the boys one last
chance at taking the tickets and giving them back their
apartment. When Chandler and Joey appear to be content with
watching the Nicks game on TV in their apartment, a frantic
Monica suggests that not only will the boys get the season
tickets if they so choose, but she and Rachel will indulge
their lesbian fantasy and kiss in front of them. The boys
move out of the apartment with enormous smiles on their
faces. Meanwhile, Ross can no longer contain his deeply felt
love for Emily. When he admits to the guys that he has an
impulse to ask her to marry him, Chandler and Joey talk him
out of it and encourage him to fight the urge. Finally, Ross
can't stand it anymore and he proposes to a surprised Emily,
who eventually says "yes." When Ross breaks the news to the
gang, everyone immediately looks to Rachel for a
reaction. Rachel,. doing a fine job of hiding her shock and
disappointment, congratulates Ross to everyone's relief.
The One With All The Wedding Dresses
Christina Moore
Marjorie
Anne Betancourt
The Saleslady
Thea Mann
Sleep Clinic Worker
Distraught over Ross's engagement to Emily, Rachel takes Joshua
aside and suggests that they also get married, despite only
having been on four dates together. Meanwhile Chandler forces
Joey to go to a sleep clinic to stop his loud snoring.
When Ross confronts Rachel and then proceeds to comfort her
about his abrupt decision to marry Emily, Rachel decides to
prove to Ross once and for all that she's fine with his
new-found love. In fact, she tries to convince both herself
and Ross that her relationship with Joshua is quite serious,
as well. When Rachel goes so far as to suggest to Joshua
that they, too, jump into marriage, Joshua immediately
dismisses the idea and ultimately dumps Rachel. As Monica
and Phoebe comfort Rachel, Ross drops by and learns of the
breakup. When he offers his support and concern, Rachel
doesn't get defensive because she realizes and accepts that
Ross' impending nuptials have truly hurt and affected
her. Rachel isn't upset about losing Joshua ... she's upset
about losing Ross for good. Meanwhile, when Monica goes to
pick-up Emily's wedding dress, she can't help but try it
on. That night, Monica and Phoebe rind themselves running
around the apartment in wedding dresses, pretending to be
brides and loving every pathetic minute of it. When Chandler
can't stand one more minute of Joey's snoring, he makes Joey
go to a sleeping disorder clinic.
The One With The Invitation
Rachel and Ross reminisce separately about when they used to
date one another. Much to the Friend's disappointment, Rachel
desides not to attend the wedding in England.
When sending out the invitations for their wedding, Emily
questions Ross' notion of including Rachel-, after all,
won't it be awkward for the ex-lovers? While reminiscing
about his past with Rachel (with help from clips), Ross
concludes that he must invite her - she's been a huge part
of his fife. When everyone receives their invitation, Phoebe
begins to feel a bit left because she's too pregnant to fly
anywhere. Rachel uses Phoebe's pregnancy as an excuse for
her to stay home, too _ Phoebe may need her help. When
Monica confronts her about the real reason she won't go,
Rachel confesses that it would be too painful to watch Ross
get married. Monica sympathizes with her friend, but
encourages Rachel not to be too hasty in making her
decision. After reminiscing about her past with Ross (with
help from clips), Rachel @y decides against going to the
wedding.
The One With The Worst Best Man Ever
Lisa Rotondi
The Stripper
Robert Koch
The Doctor
When Joey's duck swallows Ross's wedding ring, he is distraught
at the idea of having to sacrifice the duck to retrieve it.
When a disappointed Joey finds out that Ross chose Chandler
to be his best man again, Chandler quickly makes up for it
by telling Joey that he can be his best man when he gets
married. Ross is shocked and upset to hear the after asking
Chandler twice to stand by his side, now Joey gets to be his
best man?! Ross revokes his offer to Chandler and asks a
thrilled Joey to do the honors this time around. Chandler,
who was just trying to make the best of an awkward moment,
is crushed. Later, at the bachelor party, Joey hits it off
with the stripper and wakes up in the morning, alone, to
find that the wedding ring Ross had entrusted him with is
missing. As it turns out, the stripper didn't take the ring
at all ... the duck ate it. A humiliated Joey decides that
he is no longer worthy of being Ross' best man and offer's
the job back to Chandler. After the two go back and forth
about who should be the best man, Ross resolves everything
by asking them both to do the job. The guys share a tearful
moment or heart-felt friendship ... and then call each other
babies. Meanwhile, Phoebe's been a little...a lot on edge
lately thanks to her hormones raging from the pregnancy. The
girls do everything they can to make her happy, but just
about any little thing sets Phoebe off. When Monica and
Rachel throw her a baby shower,' Phoebe can't help but feel
sad about not getting to raise the triplets. After the girls
remind her that she gets to be "Cool Aunt Phoebe" who never
has to worry about scolding the kids and having them hate
her for it, Phoebe realizes that everything will work out
great.
The One With Ross's Wedding
Sarah, The Duchess Of York
Herself
Hugh Laurie
The Gentleman On The Plane
June Whitfield
The Housekeeper
Olivia Williams
Felicity
Jane Carr
The Ticket Agent
Richard Branson
The Vendor
Daniel Caltagirone
The Waiter
Heathcote Williams
The Older Guest
(Special feature-length episode set in England). Ross is bitterly
disappointed when Rachel announces that she will not be attending
his wedding in England. On arrival in London, Joey and Chandler
decide to go sight-seeing but Joey's over-enthusiastic behaviour
irritates Chandler so much he goes off on his own.
The wedding is off to a rocky start - both the flowers and
the food aren't turning out exactly as planned. But, when
Ross and Emily discover that the church where they were
supposed to get married has been prematurely demolished,
Emily really freaks out. In an attempt to calm her down,
Monica suggests to Emily that she and Ross postpone the
wedding so that they can take their time and do things
right. When Emily confronts Ross with the idea, he loses it
and gives her an ultimatum: now or never. Shocked that her
fiance would even say such a thing, Emily walks out on Ross
and calls the wedding off. Later, Ross rinds Emily perched
upon the rubble of the church. He apologizes for his harsh
words, and promises her that he'll wait forever for her as
long as they can be together. In the end, Ross and Emily
decide to go through with the marriage at the church ... or
atop whatever is left of it. Meanwhile, Joey has a blast
touring London...that is until he suddenly becomes home
sick. While admitting her guilt for missing Ross' wedding,
Rachel declares her love for Ross to an already aware Phoebe
... who then proceeds to inform Rachel that everyone knows
she's still in love with Ross. When Rachel decides to fly to
London to profess her undying love, Phoebe begs her not to
go and selfishly ruin Ross' wedding ... to no avail. To be
continued...
Phoebe frantically attempts to track down her friends to
warn them that Rachel is on her way to disrupt the
ceremony. When she finally reaches Joey, he alerts the
others and they all take turns watching for Rachel at the
church. When Joey can't help himself and ends up making out
with a bridesmaid (who also happens to cure his home
sickness), Rachel sneaks by everyone and approaches the very
loving, very intimate couple. Upon realizing how happy and
truly in love Ross is, Rachel takes the high road and
congratulates the soon-to-be newlyweds instead of admitting
her feelings. Finally, while exchanging vows with Emily,
Ross makes the enormous mistake of uttering "I take thee
Rachel." The church is silenced in horror! Meanwhile, Monica
and Chandler have a little too much to drink at the
rehearsal dinner and wind up sleeping together. To be
continued...
The One After Ross Says Rachel
After Ross mistakenly refers to Emily as Rachel at the altar,
Emily decides to continue the ceremony but punches him after the
nuptials and flees from the church, Meanwhile, Monica and Chandler
try to continue their affair, but are unable to capture a moment
alone.
Picking up at the altar where we left them, Ross stumbles
through the rest of the vows after mistakenly saying
Rachel's name rather than Emily's. At the reception Emily
locks herself in the bathroom. Rachel comments that when she
locked herself in the bathroom at her wedding, she was
trying to break open the window and get the hell out of
there. Ross bursts into the bathroom to find the window open
and Emily gone. Ross sets off to find Emily, while Rachel
ponders the meaning of Ross having said her name at such a
crucial moment. Meanwhile, Monica and Chandler agree to
continue their affair only while in London -- once they
return to New York, they return to just being friends. They
attempt to find solitude with one another, but are thwarted
at each turn, finally ending up in the honeymoon suite, the
one place they're certain will be empty. Ross shows up,
though, still searching for Emily. So instead of sharing one
last night of passion, they end up comforting Ross when
Emily fails to return. As Ross sits at the airport listening
to the final boarding call for his honeymoon flight to
Athens, Rachel shows up, still trying to catch a flight
home. She convinces Ross to go on his honeymoon alone, to
take some time for himself. He then invites her to come
along -- he could use a friend. As they are about to board
the plane, Ross spots Emily watching him take Rachel on
their honeymoon. As she runs off, Ross heads after her,
leaving Rachel alone on the plane. Back in New York, the
rest of the gang has returned home to a very pregnant
Phoebe, and Monica and Chandler agree that they must end
their affair. But the passion soon overpowers their
rationale and they can't resist one more time...
The One With All The Kissing
Zen Gesner
Dave
Back in New York, Ross's attempt to reconcile with Emily goes
unappreciated. Still doe-eyed about his relationship with Monica,
Chandler keeps forgetting that he must not kiss her in front of
the Friends. Rachel returns from Greece having used Ross and
Emily's honeymoon package.
Rachel returns from Ross's honeymoon in Athens proclaiming
to him what a wonderful time she had. Once he's out of the
room, however, she confesses that it was horrendous. Ross
still has not found Emily, and Phoebe is feeling left out as
everyone else reminisces about London. Chandler accidentally
kisses Monica goodbye in front of Rachel and Phoebe, then
kisses both of them on the lips as he tries to cover. Monica
surmises to the other girls that it must be some European
thing he picked up in London. Ross is miserable since he
still hasn't heard from Emily, and the two dozen roses he
sent to her parent's house come back as mulch. Rachel
decides she must tell Ross that she still loves him much to
the chagrin of Monica and everyone else. Chandler continues
to kiss all the girls goodbye, until Rachel confronts him
about it at the coffee shop and insists that he stop. Rachel
asks Phoebe to take over her dating decisions, but she
refuses and the duty falls to Monica. Monica insists that
Rachel go talk to Dave, a handsome man at the coffee
shop. Rachel goes out on a date with Dave, but ditches him
when she returns to the apartment to find Ross there, crying
over his mulched-roses. Monica returns home to find Rachel
comforting Ross, and quickly convinces Ross to go out and
continue his search for Emily. But Rachel tracks Ross down
at the coffee shop, and finally tells him that she still
loves him. As he sits stunned, she bursts out laughing,
finally realizing how ridiculous she sounds now that Ross is
married to Emily. In an attempt to make up for excluding her
with all their stories about London, the gang decides to
take Phoebe to Atlantic City, but just as they're leaving,
Phoebe's water breaks and they have to rush to the hospital.
The One Hundredth
Sam Anderson
Dr. Harad
Patrick Fabian
Dan
Iqbal Theba
Joey's Doctor
T.J. Thyne
Dr. Oberman
Brenda Isaacs-Booth
The Nurse
Heidi Beck
The Delivery Room Nurse
The Friends rush Phoebe to the hospital for the birth of the
triplets. Chandler is miffed because the baby named after him
turns out to be a girl. Ignorant about Monica's affair with
Chandler, Rachel arranges a date for her with a handsome male nurse.
The gang arrives at the hospital, where Phoebe is ushered
into a delivery room. Joey mans the video camera and
narrates the birth, until he begins having abdominal
pains. Frank Jr. arrives but Alice is still on her way from
Delaware and Phoebe's regular doctor can't come, so instead
Dr. Harad steps in, who randomly turns out to be a huge
Fonzie fan. Phoebe asks Rachel to feel out Frank Jr. about
letting her keep one of the babies. Rachel makes a date with
a couple of cute male nurses for she and Monica. As Monica
squirms trying to get out of it without revealing her
relationship with Chandler, he tries to buffer his ego by
saying that she can go out with whoever she wants, since
they're just "goofing around". Stung by his remark, Monica
agrees to go out with nurse Dan. Chandler becomes jealous,
but is unable to tell Monica. Phoebe and Joey both
experience "contractions" and Joey is diagnosed with kidney
stones. Phoebe delivers the babies, first a boy, Frank
Jr. Jr., then a girl, Leslie, and then ... another girl,
Chandler. The ultra-sound was obviously wrong, and baby
Chandler is not a boy as expected, yet Frank and Alice
decide to let the name stand. Meanwhile, Ross comforts Joey
as he prepares to pass his kidney stones. Chandler finally
comes clean with Monica, revealing that when he said
"goofing around" he really meant something much more
significant. We see that the two really care about each
other, even though the relationship is seemingly only about
sex. Phoebe has a moment alone with the babies, and we see
how difficult it is for her to give them up.
The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS
Gary Collins
Himself
Sandra Thigpen
The Stage Manager
John R. McLaughlin
The PBS Volunteer
Joey challenges Phoebe to perform a selfless act. Meanwhile,
Monica tries to cover up her affair with Chandler by telling Rachel
that she is secretly dating someone from her work. After endlessly
harassing Emily's relatives, Ross finally gets her to call him
from London.
Phoebe gets upset when Joey lands a job co-hosting a PBS
telethon. Just after her mom died, Phoebe had written to
"Sesame Street" for help, but all she got was a
keychain. Ross uses the wedding guest list to call all of
Emily's relatives in the hope that one of them will help him
find her. Rachel walks in on Monica awaiting Chandler, so
Monica makes up a story that she's been secretly seeing a
waiter from work. Later, Rachel lets it slip that Monica
told her that her new boyfriend is the "best sex she's ever
had." Upon hearing this, Chandler goats Monica to
elaborate. Joey shows up at PBS to find that he's not the
co-host, but instead is one of the volunteers answering
phones. Emily finally calls Ross to tell him to stop
bothering her relatives and the two discuss what happened at
the wedding and the airport. Ross apologizes and promises to
do whatever she asks so that they can just be
together. Emily agrees to give him another chance, as long
as he moves to London. Ross tries to convince Carol and
Susan to move with little Ben to London so that he can be
near his son and work on his marriage. They have no interest
in moving. He goes back to Emily and tells her he can't move
away from his son, then asks if she would consider moving to
New York, as they had planned before the wedding. She
reluctantly agrees, on one condition ... that he never see
Rachel again. Meanwhile, Monica and Chandler blow up at each
other in front of Rachel, each criticizing their "secret"
boyfriend and girlfriend. Rachel tells them they should both
dump the losers they're dating. Ross contemplates his future
- either he keeps his wife and loses one of his best
friends, or he keeps his friend and gets divorced for the
second time before he's thirty. Monica and Chandler make up
at the coffee shop, and we ultimately see them sneaking out
of a closet, disheveled but happy again.
The One With All The Kips
Christopher Liam Moore
The Hotel Clerk
Monica and Chandler go to Atlantic City together to spend a
weekend alone. Ross tries to tell Rachel that he will not be able
to be friends with her when Emily arrives in New York.
Ross makes several attempts to tell Rachel the deal he
struck with Emily - she'll move to New York so long as he
never sees Rachel again. The gang is all at Monica and
Rachel's apartment when Ross decides to tell Rachel, so the
rest of the group scurries into Monica's room. Joey reveals
that he stowed a box full of supplies under Monica's bed,
filled with candy bars, word puzzles, magazines, and condoms
because of the time when Ross and Rachel broke up and they
were all stuck in Monica's bedroom all night with no
food. Joey says, "When Ross said 'Rachel' at the wedding, I
figured it was going to happen again." In the living room
Ross tries to deliver the news to Rachel but in a letter
from her parents she discovers that her childhood dog,
LaPooh, has died. Later, at the coffee shop, Ross again
tries to tell Rachel about his agreement with Emily, but is
cut short when she gets a nose bleed. Rachel tells him,
"Don't worry, this happened when my Grampa died too." Back
at the apartment, Rachel has kleenex stuffed up her nose
when Ross bursts in and finally tells her. Rachel storms out
of the apartment. Later, Rachel reveals to the group, sans
Ross, that she thinks she's gonna be Kip, Chandler's old
roommate who used to date Monica. After they broke up, they
couldn't even be in the same room together, and eventually
Kip got phased out. Rachel is convinced that now she'll be
the one to go, even though she always thought it would be
Phoebe. Rachel to Phoebe, "You're not related, you live far
away. You lift right out." Later, at the girls' apartment,
Rachel pleads with Phoebe to forgive her "lifting out
remark" and Ross comes over to talk to Rachel about being
Kip. He tells her that he's the one who made this decision,
so if anyone's going to be Kip, it's going to be
him. B-Story: Monica and Chandler conspire to spend a
weekend away together, each making up a story that they have
to go to a conference in New Jersey. They arrive at the
hotel for their weekend getaway, but Monica insists on
switching rooms when she discovers lipstick on one of the
glasses. Chandler is engrossed in a high speed chase being
broadcast on TV, and grows more irritated with each room
Monica turns down. He and the bell hop bond over the chase
while Monica scours each room for faults. When she finally
settles on one, Chandler discovers that the chase has ended
and he missed the explosive ending. The two are at odds with
one another, and the weekend is cut short as Monica storms
out. Returning home, Chandler tells Joey his conference was
terrible, although he did see Donald Trump waiting for an
elevator. Joey later confronts Chandler when the hotel calls
and says an eyelash curler was left in his room. After their
lousy weekend, Chandler figures their romance is over, but
Monica tells him it was only a fight, not the end of their
relationship. Everyone is gathered at the girls' apartment
when Phoebe asks Monica about seeing Donald Trump waiting
for an elevator at her convention. Joey gets a quizzical
look on his face as he has a deja vu moment, feeling like he
heard that same thing somewhere before. Then Monica asks to
borrow Rachel's eyelash curler since she lost hers. Joey
finally puts it all together and his eyes go wide as the
realization hits him. Chandler instantly pounces on him and
drags him into Monica's bedroom before he can utter a
word. Monica follows close behind, and she and Chandler
struggle to convince Joey that he can't tell anyone. He
reluctantly agrees and the secret remains safe.
The One With The Yeti
Whilst rummaging in the apartment's storage room, Monica and Rachel
run into a hairy neighbour they initially mistake for a yeti.
Meanwhile, in an attempt to smooth things out with Emily, Ross
agrees to get rid of everything of his that Rachel may have
touched, including his apartment.
While Monica and Rachel are searching for the mini-waffle
iron in their storage room, they are startled by a
strange-looking wilderness man with a long beard and shaggy
hair. Believing him to be bigfoot or a yeti, they unleash
the bug fogger on him and flea the scene. Telling their tale
of danger to the gang at the coffee shop, Joey tells them
they just fogged Danny, a new tenant in their building who
just returned from spending two months trekking around the
Andes. The girls shamefully return to the apartment and go
to apologize to Danny. He seems reluctant to accept their
apologies which eggs them on further until they finally give
up, chalking him up to unfriendly. A few days later, Rachel
comes home to find a handsome man in the mail room of the
apartment building, who is a shaven and shorn Danny. Seeing
her shopping bags and Saks catalog, he assumes she's all
about surface appearances. Enraged by his snap judgement,
she angrily confronts him at his apartment and the two end
up going out for pizza. Meanwhile, Ross agrees to more of
Emily's demands, selling all his furniture since it's been
"Rachel-ized". But that's not enough for Emily to feel
secure, so he agrees to move to a new apartment, all the way
uptown. Joey has trouble concealing his feelings, and
eventually tells Ross that Emily is asking way too much and
that they all hate her. Ross, stunned by his friends
betrayal, leaves. The gang returns later in an attempt to
reconcile, and Ross says how much he needed his friends to
be there for him right now. Feeling terrible, Monica insists
they all come over to her apartment and have dinner
together. Rachel comes in later from her dinner with Danny,
and proceeds to her bedroom, not wanting to infringe on the
gathering while Ross is there. Ross insists that she stay,
however, and then Emily calls and discovers that Rachel is
there. Ross pleads with her to come to New York anyway, that
Rachel is only a friend and there is nothing going on. Emily
agrees, saying she'll feel better once she can know where he
is every minute. Ross asks her if she'll ever be able to
trust him, because that's essential if their marriage is
going to work, and Emily admits that she doesn't think she
will, thus ending their marriage.
The One Where Ross Moves In
Gregory Sporleder
Larry
Doug Benson
Tom
Since his marriage to Emily seems to be coming to an untimely end,
Ross is forced to move in with Chandler and Joey however his
annoying quirks soon start to drive the others mad. Rachel is
convinced that Danny, the new neighbour, is trying to seduce her
with mind games.
Ross gets evicted by Emily's cousin once their marriage is
officially over, and moves in with Chandler and Joey. Their
patience is tried early on by the massive amounts of boxes
filling their apartment and Ross's insistence on "keeping it
down," not to mention the air purifier. Rachel and Danny
engage in head games, a struggle for power within their
non-relationship. He throws a house warming party and
invites Monica and Rachel at the last minute. Rachel says
she can't go because she has a regatta gala to go to. She
confesses to Monica that there is no gala, but she couldn't
let Danny think she had nothing better to do than wait
around for an invitation to his party. When Ross tapes over
an SHOW of Baywatch with a bug special, Chandler and Joey
decide he must go, and start not-so subtly hinting that he
should look at apartments. They direct him toward a tiny,
dingy apartment that is available immediately and has a
bathtub in the kitchen. Realizing their real motivation,
Ross agrees to apply for the apartment. Later, back at their
apartment, Chandler and Joey feel terrible about how they
pushed Ross, and decide to vindicate their actions when the
apartment people call for references. Chandler tells them
that Ross tap dances a lot and is actually a pimp called
"pimpy." Ross gets turned down for the apartment and the
guys beg him to stay with them when he says he's going to
Phoebe's. Ross agrees, and promises to "keep down" his
annoying habits. Rachel finagles her way through the crowd
so that she can appear to be coming up the stairs, "on her
way back from the regatta gala," when she runs into Danny
and his party. Danny then introduces her to his friend Tom,
who Rachel believes is another ploy of Danny's to throw her
off. Monica shakes her head in disbelief at Rachel,
believing she has created the entire situation in her
head. Meanwhile, Phoebe dates a health inspector, Larry, who
she met at Monica's restaurant . At first impressed by his
power to close down restaurants that are violated, Phoebe
soon finds that Larry has closed down nearly all of the
gang's favorite restaurants and must make a choice when she
brings him to Central Perk and the inevitable happens.
The One With All The Thanksgivings
Michael Winters
The Doctor
Alec Mapa
The Housekeeper
Douglas Looper
The Paramedic
Joshua Preston
Young Chandler
After the usual feast, the gang reminisces through a series of
flashbacks about their worst Thanksgiving memories. Phoebe's worst
memory takes her back to a previous life in the year 1862, and
elaborate stories are told in an effort to uncover Monica's worst
Thanksgiving memory.
The gang is spread out in the living room, stuffed from
Thanksgiving dinner. The conversation drifts back to the
worst Thanksgivings they've had, from Chandler's dad
divorcing his mom for the houseboy, to Phoebe's arm being
blown off in a past life, to the time Joey got his head
stuck in a raw turkey trying to scare Chandler. Rachel
claims to know of Monica's worst Thanksgiving, in 1987, when
Ross came home from college with Chandler. Monica, still in
her fat phase, is immediately smitten with Chandler, who
sports a "flock of seagulls" type hairdo. Ross tries to play
it cool with Rachel, but his feelings are obvious. Monica
overhears Chandler calling her fat, and is crushed. Back in
the present, Chandler apologizes profusely to Monica, even
though he doesn't remember saying that. Then Rachel admits
that she was actually thinking of the next year's
Thanksgiving in 1988, when Ross and Chandler again came home
from college, this time sporting the Miami Vice look, and
Monica had lost all the weight. Slinking her way across the
living room, Monica shows off her new body to Chandler,
trying to get him back for calling her fat. But it doesn't
satisfy her need for revenge, so she plots with Rachel to
pretend to seduce Chandler so that she can get him naked and
throw him outside to be humiliated. The plan goes somewhat
awry, and while she tries to be seductive in the kitchen,
she inadvertently drops a cutting knife and chops off
Chandler's little toe. At the hospital, the doctor discovers
that Monica accidentally packed a piece of carrot in ice
rather than Chandler's toe, so they are unable to reattach
it. Back in the present, Chandler is outraged that he no
longer has a little toe because he called Monica fat, and
storms out. Monica, desperate to make amends, goes over to
his apartment later, with a turkey stuck on her
head. Chandler won't give, however, so Monica puts a hat on
the turkey, then a pair of sunglasses, and finally starts
doing a little dance for him. Chandler finally relents and
laughs, admitting how great Monica is and that he loves
her. Monica, her head still in the turkey, is
stunned. Chandler immediately tries to cover up, but Monica
knows what she heard. As Chandler denies it and Monica rubs
it in, Joey comes walking up and is scared silly by the
sight of Monica with her head in the turkey.
The One With Ross' Sandwich
Scott Mosenson
The Teacher
Jennette Robbins
Cynthia
Alexia Roberts
The Female Student
Ross is distressed when a stranger at work eats his special
Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich. Meanwhile, Joey is fed up of
having to dream up elaborate excuses and lies to cover up Monica
and Chandler's relationship. Phoebe regrets asking Rachel along
to a literature class.
At the museum, someone eats Ross's leftover turkey sandwich,
compounding his depression over the state of his
life. Phoebe convinces Ross to leave a threatening note with
another turkey sandwich, and Ross's coworkers react by
insisting he attend therapy. The therapist puts Ross on
tranquilizers and places him on sabbatical from
work. Meanwhile, Phoebe volunteers to collect change for the
poor and gets stationed in front of Macy's. Her enthusiasm
is soon squashed, however, when people try to take the money
from her bucket, or spill their drinks on it, and even
urinate on it. She plasters signs all over the area, and
enforces strict rules about what can and cannot be placed in
the bucket. Eventually she is pulled from her post, and
relegated to a less high profile location.
The One With The Inappropriate Sister
Julie Lauren
Krista
Tom Bailey
Bob
Lee Arenberg
The Man
Robyn Pedretti
Ginger
Monica asks a cute neighbour Danny out on Rachel's behalf, however,
after witnessing the unusually close relationship he seems to have
with his sister, Rachel has second thoughts about his eligibility.
When Joey loses his current acting job, Ross encourages him to
write a show he can star in. Phoebe joins the salvation army.
Fed up with Rachel's ridiculous mind games, Monica finally
asks Danny to go out with Rachel. He agrees, but Rachel soon
afterward sees him with another girl. She goes on the date
anyway, and Danny says he'd invite her in, but his sister is
visiting and she's asleep on the couch. Rachel is relieved,
realizing he isn't seeing someone else. Then his sister
opens the door and Danny introduces she and Rachel. She is
dressed only in a shirt, and she and Danny playfully wrestle
while Rachel looks on. Rachel asks Monica and Ross if they
ever wrestled, and they say sure, when they were
kids. Monica reveals that she was undefeated, to which Ross
replies that she weighed 300 pounds. She says yeah, but she
was quick as a cat. Monica adds that they don't wrestle
anymore, and Ross says that's because she couldn't beat
him. Monica challenges him, and the two grapple. Later at
the coffee shop, the gang is there along with Danny and his
sister. She is eating an eclair and offers a fingerful of
the cream to Danny, who sucks it off her finger. Then she
drops some of the creme onto the front of his pants, and
wipes it off for him. After they leave, the gang is appalled
by their questionable behavior, and Rachel decides to end it
with Danny. But when she goes to his apartment, he defends
his close relationship with his sister, and asks why Rachel
is so threatened by it. Just as Rachel begins to soften, his
sister calls from the bathroom for Danny to hurry up, the
bath is getting cold, and Rachel makes a beeline for the
door.
The One With All The Resolutions
Sara Rose Peterson
Elizabeth Hornswoggle
As 1999 approaches, the friends make resolutions, some of which
are in direct conflict with others. The best resolution, however,
comes from Monica, who starts documenting their everyday lives
with photos that everyone can enjoy.
It's New Year's and all the friends make resolutions. Rachel
resolves to gossip less, Chandler resolves to stop making
fun of people all the time, Ross resolves to do something
new every day. As part of his resolution, Ross asks a woman
out at Central Perk. The next day, he buys a pair of leather
pants, and decides to wear them for his date. The two watch
a movie at her apartment, where Ross is burning up because
the leather pants are so hot. He excuses himself to the
bathroom where he takes the pants off, trying to cool
himself down. But when he tries to put the pants back on, he
finds they won't fit. Either they shrunk from the sweat, or
his legs expanded from the cool air. He calls Chandler for
help, but Joey is the only one around. Joey tells Ross to
try baby powder to soak up the sweat, then lotion to slick
himself down, but neither works. Ross finally has to come
out of the bathroom, holding his pants. His date throws him
out and he turns up at Monica and Rachel's apartment, sans
pants. Meanwhile, Rachel overhears Chandler and Monica on
the phone, and discovers their secret. She tries to tell
Joey, but he doesn't want to hear it, claiming he already
has enough stuff that he knows but he can't talk
about. Rachel takes drastic action, telling Joey she's going
into Chandler's bedroom to get a book. Joey realizes what
the ramifications could be, and tries to discourage
her. Finally the two realize that they know the same secret.
The One With Chandler's Work Laugh
Lise Simms
Kara
After spending time with chandler's boss and his wife, Monica
discovers that Chandler has a work persona that includes a fake
laugh for his boss's bad jokes. Rachel is upset that Monica has not
told her about their affair. Everyone is surprised to find out that
Emily is getting re-married.
Monica attends one of Chandler's work parties, where she is
exposed to his fake work laugh. Laughing at his bosses lame
jokes, Chandler insists that it's just something he has to
do. The two then play a tennis game with Chandler's boss and
his wife, bringing out the ultra-competitive side of
Monica. After pummeling their opponents in the first games,
Chandler asks Monica to let his boss win a game. Monica
refuses, so Chandler must make an effort to lose the
game. When he succeeds, his boss invites he and Monica over
for dinner. Once again Chandler fake laughs at all his
bosses jokes, until Monica tells him that she can't stand
seeing him this way. Chandler finally stands up to his boss
and doesn't laugh at his joke, which greatly upsets his
boss. Realizing he's in trouble, Monica jumps in and
"explains" the joke to Chandler, then they both fake laugh
for his bosses benefit. Meanwhile, Rachel tries to get
Monica to admit her romance with Chandler. But Monica
continues to lie to her in an effort to keep the
relationship a secret. Frustrated, Rachel finally goes over
to Chandler's apartment to confront them, and overhears
Monica telling Chandler how difficult it is to keep lying to
Rachel, since she's her best friend. Touched by what she's
overheard, Rachel decides to leave quietly, but accidentally
trips over a cord and knocks a lamp over on her way
out. Monica comes out of Chandler's room and sees Rachel,
then both women make up lies to conceal what they're really
doing there. Rachel' pretends she doesn't know that
anything's going on, and Monica pretends that she's there
cleaning.
The One With Joey's Bag
Bob Balaban
Frank, Sr.
Daniel Hagen
The Casting Director
When Rachel gives Joey a makeover to help him get a part he is
auditioning for, she includes a shoulder bag that looks like a
woman's purse. Meanwhile, Phoebe is shocked when her father,
Frank Sr., shows up at her grandmothers memorial service and
Monica tortures the gang with painful massages.
Phoebe's grandma dies and the gang attends the
funeral. While greeting guests and handing out their 3-D
glasses, Phoebe meets a man who claims to be the deceased's
son ... making him Phoebe's dad. She coerces him into
meeting her, and tells him that she's his daughter, and asks
him why he left her. He says he was a terrible father, and
that even the songs he made up to try and get her to sleep
only made her cry. She asks him to sing one for her, and
realizes that it's set to the same melody as "Smelly Cat."
Meanwhile, Joey has a big audition and goes to Rachel to
help him dress for success. She convinces him to carry a new
unisex bag, that greatly resembles a woman's purse. Soon
Joey is attached to the bag and all it's compartments, and
begins to take it everywhere. Finally the gang convinces him
to give up the bag.
The One Where Everybody Finds Out
When Phoebe discovers Monica and Chandler's secret relationship,
she decidesto flirt with Chandler to see how he reacts. Ugly
naked guy's apartment goes up for rent and Ross goes to great
lengths to form a bond with him to beat out the other applicants.
Ross decides it's time to get his life together, and plans
to get his own apartment. Incredibly, Ugly Naked Guy is
moving and his apartment's available. So Ross, Phoebe and
Rachel go over to take a look. While they're there, Phoebe
and Rachel spot Monica and Chandler across the way, and
Phoebe finds out what's going on. Rachel and Phoebe decide
to mess with Chandler and Monica, so Phoebe pretends to have
a crush on him. Monica realizes the only explanation for
Phoebe's sudden attraction is that she knows about Monica
and Chandler. So they decide to have a little fun of their
own, and Monica makes Chandler play along with Phoebe and
her advances. Phoebe and Rachel eventually realize that
Monica and Chandler must know that they know, so they push
the envelope further, trying to get the two to
confess. Phoebe suggests she and Chandler get together at
his place and have sex, and Chandler, under Monica's
guidance, agrees. Phoebe comes over to the apartment, where
Monica is hiding in the bathroom, and begins the
seduction. When it becomes apparent that neither is going to
back down, Chandler retreats to the bathroom where Monica
gives him a pep talk. Phoebe runs out to the hallway, where
Rachel and Joey are listening at the door. Panicked that she
hasn't broken Chandler yet, she asks for their help. Joey,
in one swift motion undoes her blouse to reveal her bra,
saying that bras frighten Chandler. Phoebe and Chandler
return to the living room, both determined to win this
battle of wills. As they force themselves into a painful,
awkward kiss, Chandler finally jumps away from her, saying
he can't have sex with her, because he's in love with
Monica. Monica then tells him she loves him too, and the two
share their first kiss in full view of their
friends. Meanwhile, Ross takes desperate measures to get
Ugly Naked Guy's apartment, and then invites his boss over
to show him how stable he is, in hopes of going back to
work. But just as his boss is about to welcome him back,
Ross looks out the window and spots Monica and Chandler
together in her apartment, and loses it when he realizes
what's going on.
The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey
Willie Garson
Steve
Soleil Moon Frye
Katie
David Dalton
Guest #1
Linde Gibb
Guest #2
Stephon Fuller
Guest #3
When Joey starts dating Katie, he is surprised that despite her
petite build, her playful punching is quite painful. Ross has
problems ingratiating himself with his new neighbours and Chandler
begins to freak out about the seriousness of his relationship with
Monica.
Now that the whole gang knows about Monica and Chandler,
they start teasing the couple about marriage and children,
sending Chandler into a commitment phobic panic. He starts
acting strangely with Monica, finally accusing her of having
baby fever. Realizing that Chandler is still not ready for a
real relationship, Monica walks out. Chandler seeks advice
from Ross and Joey, who tell him to make a big statement. So
Chandler comes to Monica's apartment where everyone is
hanging out, and proposes to her. Monica sees through
Chandler's desperate action and takes him back. Meanwhile,
Joey is dating a girl of tiny stature (played by Soleil
Moon-Frye), who has a habit of playfully punching him. The
problem is, she's really hurting him. But no one believes
Joey since the girl is so little. Finally, Joey decides he
has to break up with her, so they meet at the coffee
shop. Rachel also happens to be there, and the girl
playfully punches her since she's Joey's friend. Rachel
punches back, but to no avail. When the girl won't get the
message, Rachel kicks her in the shin. Demanding Joey do
something or she'll walk out the door, Joey sees an easy way
out, and does nothing, thus ending his relationship with the
little girl.
The One With The Cop
Nicole Robinson
The Smoking Woman
Mark Fite
The Salesman
Aloma Wright
The Saleswoman
Whilst rummaging in the back of the Sofa in Central Perk, Phoebe
finds a policeman's badge. Rather than returning it to the
precinct, she decides to conduct 'good deeds' throughout the
city. Meanwhile, Joey is concerned that a romantic dream he has
had about Monica may mean that he loves her.
When Phoebe finds a policeman's badge at the coffee shop,
she uses its power to enforce some laws of her
own. Eventually the badge's owner (played by Michael
Rappaport) comes to retrieve it, catching Phoebe in the act
of "policework". The two hit it off and start
dating. Meanwhile, Ross buys a new couch but refuses to pay
the delivery charge, insisting he and Rachel can carry it
the three blocks to his new apartment
themselves. Unfortunately, they can't manage to get it up
the stairs in his building, and Ross ends up returning the
now sawed-in-half couch to the store. Joey has a romantic
dream about Monica and is consumed by guilt, believing that
he has fallen in love with her.
The One With Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss
Samantha Smith
The Window Woman
Marc Goldsmith
The Man
Devyn La Bella
The Little Girl
Ralph Manza
The Old Man
During an interview for a job at Ralph Lauren Rachel inadvertently
kisses her potential boss on the cheek as she leaves. Monica
becomes concerned that her relationship with Chandler isn't as hot
as Phoebe's new relationship with Gary.
Rachel interviews for her dream job at Ralph Lauren, and
inadvertently kisses the interviewer when he leans in to
shake her hand. When she is called back for a second
interview, she worries that the man is not interested in her
work, but rather believes that she will do anything to get
the job. As she waits in the lobby for her second interview,
she nervously taps a pen against her teeth, leaving a huge
ink stain on her lip. When the interviewer subtly taps his
own lip to tell Rachel about the ink, she assumes he's
coming on to her. She gives him a piece of her mind and
storms out of the office, only to return to the apartment
and discover the stain. She returns to the interviewer one
more time to plead her case and ends up getting the
job. Meanwhile, Monica's competitive streak rears its head
yet again when Phoebe says that she and her new boyfriend
are in the hot phase of their relationship. Monica claims
that she and Chandler are as hot as ever, and embarks on a
ridiculous attempt to have more sex than Phoebe.
The One Where Rachel Smokes
Megan Ward
Nancy
Judy Kain
The Casting Director
Jim Wise
Kyle
Matt Weinberg
Raymond
When Rachel starts her new job at Ralph Lauren, she decides to take
up smoking so that she can be part of the important work-related
decisions that appear to be made in the smoking area. Joey and
Ross's son Ben audition together as father and son in a soup
commercial.
At her new job at Ralph Lauren, Rachel finds she is excluded
from important decision making powwows when her boss and the
other assistant go to the smoking room. In order to be
included, Rachel joins them in the smoke-filled room, but is
still an outsider since she doesn't smoke. Finally she
starts to smoke, then encourages the other women to
quit. The three all quit cold-turkey, but soon Rachel is the
only one who's not smoking. The powwows resume without her
and Rachel is again left out in the cold. Meanwhile, Ben is
offered an audition for a father and son soup
commercial. Joey tags along and scores an audition for
himself for the role of the father. Both Ross and Carol are
excited that Ben may be in a commercial, but soon Ross and
Joey find they are rivals when Joey is paired with another
little boy in direct competition to Ben.
The One Where Ross Can't Flirt
Kristin Dattilo
Caitlin
Lilyan Chauvin
Grandma Tribbiani
All the gang, including Joey's Italian speaking grandma, go to
watch Joey's debut in "Law & Order". After meeting Caitlin
the Pizza delivery girl, Ross decides to order more Pizza so that
he can flirt with her and turn on his supposed charm.
Ross discovers he can't flirt when he tries to pick up the
pizza delivery girl. Meanwhile, Joey lands a part on Law &
Order, and has his grandmother over to Monica and Rachel's
apartment to watch the SHOW when it airs. However, as the
show progresses, it becomes clear that Joey's performance
has been entirely cut out. Frantically, Joey shoots a
homemade video and pops it into the VCR at the end of the
Law & Order SHOW to spare his grandma from the truth.
The One With The Ride-Along
As Emily's wedding rapidly approaches, the gang does the best to
occupy Ross's time. Meanwhile, Chandler, Joey and Ross go out on
the beat with Phoebe's cop boyfriend and Chandler's feelings are
hurt when Joey hurls himself in front of Ross and not him, after
they hear gunshots.
The guys ride along with Gary when he's patrolling, and find
themselves in a desperate situation. While staking out a
suspect, they hear a shot, and Joey dives in front of
Ross. Chandler is hurt that Joey chose to save Ross rather
than him, his own roommate. The guys relay the story back at
the coffee house, where it turns out they didn't hear a gun
shot, but instead a car backfiring. But Ross is convinced he
narrowly escaped death, and that Joey risked his own
life. Back at their apartment, Chandler confronts Joey,
demanding to know why he chose to dive in front of
Ross. Joey reluctantly admits that he wasn't trying to save
Ross, he dove to save his sandwich, which was next to
Ross. To show Chandler how much he means to him, Joey allows
him one bite of his sandwich, and all is well. Meanwhile,
Rachel and Monica go to Ross's apartment to retrieve their
blender, but while there, hear Emily leaving a message on
his answering machine. She's supposed to be getting married
the next day but is having doubts, and is wondering if she
and Ross gave up on their relationship too quickly. The
girls accidentally erase the message, so Rachel decides she
has to tell Ross about Emily's call.
The One With The Ball
Victoria L. Kelleher
Woman #2
Antoinette Spolar
Woman #1
Joey and Ross try to break a record by throwing and catching a ball
for hours on end without dropping it. Meanwhile, in an attempt to
fulfill a childhood dream, rachel buys a Sphinx cat, but when it
turns out to be mean and vicious, her dream is shattered.
Joey and Ross have a game of catch, and inadvertently lose
track of time, playing right through lunch. They decide to
see how long they can keep the game going without dropping
the ball, and soon it's been several hours. Monica joins the
game, her competitive streak kicking in, and she reluctantly
allows Chandler to join, although she proceeds to keep the
ball away from him, believing he'll drop it. Meanwhile, Gary
asks Phoebe to move in with him, and she reluctantly
accepts, until they wake up one morning to the sun shining
through the window, the birds chirping outside, wrapped in
each other's arms ... and Gary pulls out his gun and shoots
the bird to keep it quiet.
The One With Joey's Big Break
Michael Monks
Dr. Miller
John Kassir
Stanley
John C. McDonnell
The Grip
Joey is very excited about getting a lead part in a movie that is
being filmed just outside of Las Vegas. Having decided to join him
on the trip, Chandler is thrown out of the car, after confessing
that he does not think that the movie is going to be Joey's big
break.
Joey gets the lead in an independent film in Las Vegas and
invites Chandler to join him for the trip. Once on the
drive, however, Joey discovers that Chandler doesn't share
his faith that this role will be his big break. Hurt by
Chandler's doubt, Joey kicks him out of the car, only to
arrive in Vegas to find the film in shambles, the financing
having dropped out. Determined to show Chandler he was
wrong, Joey stays in Vegas and talks it up to the gang back
home, when in truth he's working at Caesar's. Meanwhile,
Rachel develops an eye infection and we discover she has an
eye phobia. Monica must drag her to the eye doctor, who
insists that she use eye drops for a week. Unfortunately,
Rachel can't stand to have anything near or in her eye, so
she refuses to use the drops. Monica relentlessly tries to
force the drops on Rachel, but seems to miss each time,
until finally the whole gang helps in holding Rachel down
and Monica is able to get the drops in her eye.
The One In Vegas
Thomas Lennon
Randall
Jeanette Miller
The Elderly Woman
James Paradise
The Casino Boss
Todd Glass
The Airplane Guy
Baillie Gerstein
The Tourist
Lisa Jamie Cash
The Flight Attendant
Rojai Holloway
The Security Guard
Frank Novak
The Gambler
Gabi Simson
The Woman Dealer
(Special feature length episode) When his film gig in Vegas falls
through, Joey resorts to working as a casino gladiator, but chooses
not to tell anyone. Meanwhile, back in New York the Friends decide
to pay him a surprise visit. In the city of lights, the fun begins.
Ross and Rachel stumble through the hotel and casino together in a
drunken stupor whilst Chandler and Monica make a serious bet about
marriage. There could be wedding bells, but for whom?
Since Joey still won't speak to Chandler on the phone,
Chandler and the gang decide to head to Vegas. Chandler,
Monica and Phoebe arrive to find Joey in his Caesar's getup,
and he confesses that the movie didn't work out. Phoebe lets
it slip that Monica had lunch with Richard, which throws
Chandler into a tailspin, believing she still has feelings
for Richard or she would have told Chandler herself. Phoebe
plays the slots and has to deal with "lurkers," old people
who wait for people to play a bunch of money on a machine
without winning, until they give up and move on, then the
old person will jump on the machine and hit the
jackpot. Joey discovers one of the dealers is his identical
hand twin and is determined they can make a living as a
novelty act. Ross catches Rachel dancing around naked in her
empty apartment, and thinks she's trying to seduce-
him. When he confronts her, she ridicules him, setting the
mood for their flight together to Vegas. They spend the
flight bickering, then try to outdo one another by
embarrassing each other. Ultimately, Ross draws on Rachel's
face while she's asleep, unbeknownst to her.
Picking back up at the casino, Chandler threatens to leave
since Monica is ignoring him and discussing their problems,
concentrating on the craps table. She is on an extraordinary
winning streak, and after the two make up, Chandler joins
her at the table. At each throw of the dice, Chandler ups
the ante, from steak dinners to the hotel's best suite, to
getting married. Eventually, they end up at a wedding
chapel, determined to go through with it. Meanwhile, Rachel
has discovered the drawing on her face and can't wash it
off. Refusing to leave the hotel room with ink all over her
face, Ross tries to make it up to her by bringing Vegas to
their room. Rachel breaks open the mini-bar, putting it on
Ross's tab, and the two proceed to make their way through
all the alcohol they can find. Soon they're pretty tipsy,
and Rachel finally agrees to leave the hotel room - on one
condition. She draws all over Ross's face so they both look
like freaks and they head out to find more drinks. By the
end of the night they are both blind drunk.
The One After Vegas
Courteney Cox Arquette
Monica
Jennifer Aniston Arquette
Rachel
Lisa Kudrow Arquette
Phoebe
Matt LeBlanc Arquette
Joey
Matthew Perry Arquette
Chandler
David Schwimmer Arquette
Ross
Bill Stevenson
Rick
A hung-over Ross and Rachel join the gang for breakfast in
the hotel and are shocked to discover that they are husband
and wife. Mean while, Joey convinces Phoebe to drive back to
New York with him in her cab.
Picking up at the Las Vegas chapel where we left them,
Chandler and Monica look on as Ross and Rachel stumble out
of the chapel, blind drunk and newly married. Joey and
Phoebe rush in, trying to stop the wedding but learn from
Chandler and Monica that they're too late. The next morning
Ross and Rachel wake up in the same bed and have no
recollection of the events from the night before. When
Rachel gets up to use the bathroom, Ross rolls over and the
words "Just Married" are scrawled across his back. At
breakfast the gang tells the newlyweds they got married last
night. Rachel immediately wants a divorce, but Ross is
reluctant, fearing he'll become "that guy" with the three
failed marriages. Joey and Phoebe drive back from Vegas in
her cab after Joey convinces her to have a
"Frienaissance". Phoebe bonds with a hitchhiker the pick up
along the way. Chandler and Monica agree to let fate decide
whether they should get married. But after a series of overt
signs, which indicate they should go through with the
wedding, they both admit they feel they're rushing into
it. However, they still take a huge step in their
relationship when Chandler asks Monica if she wants to live
together and they decide to do it. Meanwhile, at the
coffeehouse Phoebe and Rachel are waiting for Ross to return
from finalizing the annulment. He tells Rachel that the
annulment is complete, but when Rachel goes to grab her
coat, Ross whispers to Phoebe he didn't go through with
it...
The One Where Ross Hugs Rachel
Alex Kapp Horner
Stephanie
Tembi Locke
Karin
Janelle Paradee
Meg
When Monica and Chandler tell Rachel that they are moving in
together, she mistakenly believes that this means all three
of them will be flatmates. Phoebe discovers that Ross has
not annulled his marriage to Rachel.
At the coffeehouse, Phoebe demands to know from Ross why he
didn't go through with the annulment. He explains that he
couldn't go through it because his dating life will be over;
no one wants to date a guy with three divorces. Phoebe walks
up to three female patrons and asks them if they would date
Ross, even if they knew he had three divorces. Ross explains
to the women the circumstances of the three marriages and
they conclude that Ross is still in love with
Rachel. Meanwhile, Rachel receives a call from Ross's lawyer
who tells her he is very happy Ross and her decided to give
the marriage a try. Across town Ross rushes into his
lawyer's office to get the marriage annulled. He must prove
he is not in love with Rachel. The only problem is Ross told
Rachel the annulment was final, but she must present it to
be valid. Chandler and Monica get up the nerve to tell
their roommates they want to live together. Joey cries and
tells Monica that "Chandler is the best roommate ever". When
Monica tells Rachel that Chandler will be moving in, Rachel
shows no sign of being upset. Rachel doesn't think they will
actually go through with it. When Monica assures her it will
happen, Rachel is devastated. Ross shows up at the apartment
to explain to Rachel about the annulment. She is visibly
upset and he gives her a hug to comfort her. During their
embrace, Ross realizes he might still be in love with
Rachel.
The One With Ross' Denial
Brooke Boisse
The Potential Roommate
Monica and Chandler argue about what they will do with
Rachel's room after she has moved out. Meanwhile, Ross
offers the homeless Rachel his spare room and Joey decides
that his new room-mate should be a beautiful woman.
Ross is in denial about his feelings for Rachel. Phoebe
warns him to take it slow, but he pays no attention. Ross
ends up volunteering to have Rachel move in to his
place. Phoebe tells him to cautious because Rachel is not in
the same place as him. Ross once again denies having
feelings for Rachel. Meanwhile, Monica and Chandler discuss
what they should do with the second bedroom in "their"
apartment. Monica would like to turn it into a guestroom and
Chandler wants it to be a game room. This discussion leads
to a fight. After making up, Chandler drops the bomb and
asks Monica where his "Barcalounger" should go in the living
room. She does not want his chair anywhere near the
apartment. This leads to another fight and it's questionable
whether they will move in together. Ross, motivated by his
feelings for Rachel, helps Monica and Chandler to work
things out. Joey has begun his search for a hot, young,
female roommate.
The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance
Christopher Darga
The Director
Kim Harris
Casting Director #1
Joe Everett Michaels
Casting Director #3
Rick Fitts
The Professor
Ian Meltzer
Alex
Michael Naughton
The Student
Matt Bellner
The Crew Member
As Joey discovers that his health insurance has lapsed due
to his lack of work, he gets a hernia whilst lifting
weights. Phoebe plans to make the most of her last days on
earth when her clairvoyant tells her that she is going to
die.
Joey loses his SAG health insurance due to his lack of work
in the past year. In attempt to get into shape and stay out
of the doctor's office, Joey starts lifting
weights. Unfortunately, this causes him a hernia. Refusing
to be examined until it is paid for by his insurance, Joey
is determined to get a job and get his coverage back. After
endless auditions, Joey lands the role of a dying man, the
perfect part for someone in intense pain. Phoebe, meanwhile,
has gone to see her psychic who has delivered her with the
news that she will be dead by the end of the week. She is
very relieved, to say the least, when she realizes her
psychic was seeing her own future, not Phoebe's. Ross is
asked to be a guest lecturer at NYU, and if successful it
may turn into a full time job. When Rachel and Monica visit
Ross at the university, they discover him using a British
ancient during his lecture. He claims to have started using
it out of nervousness, and just got stuck with it. At
Rachel's suggestion he tries to fade out the accent at next
lecture, but the students catch on. As Ross pleads with the
students for another chance to make a good impression,
Rachel bursts into the hall furious and yelling about Ross
lying to her about their annulment. Not the best
impression...
The One With Joey's Porsche
Conchata Ferrell
The Judge
Kevin Ruf
the Porsche Owner
Shane Nickerson
Guy #1
Dennis Singletary
Guy #2
Steve Pierce
the Passerby
After discovering that she is still married to Ross, Rachel
tries to convince the judge to annul the marriage on the
basis of Ross's mental instability. Meanwhile, Joey finds
the set of keys to a Porsche parked outside Central Perk and
tries to impress passing girls, pretending the car is his.
Monica and Chandler help Phoebe baby-sit the triplets, since
she is overwhelmed at the prospect of being alone with them
for the first time. The three make a great diaper-changing
team, but when Chandler gets part of a plastic toy stuck in
his throat, Monica must takes him to the hospital leaving
Phoebe on her own with the babies. When they return from the
hospital, Phoebe has bathed, changed diapers and put the
triplets to bed, but the apartment was destroyed in the
process. All is forgiven when Monica and Chandler see how
proud Phoebe is of her baby-sitting job. Joey finds a set
of Porsche keys that have been left in the coffeehouse. When
he cannot find the owner, but does find the car, Joey
pretends the car is his and revels in the attention he gets
as a "Porsche owner". When the owner claims the car, a
disappointed Joey dresses himself from head to toe in
Porsche gear and even builds a fake car out of boxes so he
can continue to get the attention that comes with owning a
Porsche. Rachel, who has just discovered that she is still
married to Ross, insists they go before a judge to get an
annulment. In an attempt to humiliate Ross, Rachel lies on
the forms, siting Ross's sexual preference (among other
things) as a reason for granting their request. Her plan
backfires and the judge refuses their petition and Ross and
Rachel are left with no other option but to get a divorce.
The One On The Last Night
Whilst boxing up Rachel's belongings, the girls reminisce
about their time spent as room-mates. Chandler and Joey
spend their last nights together playing "cups".
The night before Monica and Chandler move in together, the
girls plan a night out on the town, but their plans fall
apart when they discover that Rachel has not even begun to
pack. Chandler and Joey quickly escape, but Ross must come
up with an elaborate scheme involving a "fake Ben" to get
out of helping to pack. While packing, Phoebe becomes
annoyed with Monica and Rachel because they are so upset
about the impending move that they aren't having any of the
fun they originally intended. In efforts to lighten the
mood, she asks them to think of something they won't miss
about the other. They start cautiously, but then they begin
to insult each other and it gets ugly. Phoebe regrets her
decision to live with Rachel because of the way Monica and
her are treating each other and doesn't know if she should
move in. However, when Monica lists all the qualities about
Rachel that she loves, Phoebe quickly changes her mind.
Joey and Chandler's big plan for the last night is to just
hang out. Chandler however, has his own agenda. He wants to
somehow give Joey $1500 to help him out with rent, bills,
etc. for a few months, knowing Joey won't accept
charity. So, Chandler suggests playing foosball for
money. The plan backfires when Joey loses the game by
scoring on himself. Desperate to give him the money,
Chandler invents the game of "Cups" to make Joey a sure
winner. This too backfires when Joey loses that money to
Ross.
The One Where Phoebe Runs
Rachel regrets asking Phoebe to jog with her when she
attracts unwanted attention with her gangly uncoordinated
movements. Meanwhile, the guys get very excited about Joey's
new room-mate...
Rachel invites Phoebe to start running with her in the
park. She regrets asking her as soon as she witnesses
Phoebe's unique style of running, which is a cross between
"Kermit the Frog and the Six Million-Dollar Man". Too
embarrassed to run with Phoebe again, Rachel fakes an ankle
injury. But when Phoebe catches her running in the park,
Rachel must confess. In the end, Rachel is swayed by
Phoebe's carefree attitude toward life and gives the crazy
run a shot. Joey's new roommate, Janine moves into the
apartment. He is very excited to be living with an
Australian dancer and decides he wants to ask her
out. Monica and Chandler try to discourage him by helping
him see how uncomfortable it would be if it didn't work out
because they are roommates. As time passes, it becomes
increasingly difficult for Joey to restrain himself from
flirting with his hot roommate. When he confronts Janine
about his desires, Joey is disappointed by her
response...She just wants to be friends. Meanwhile,
Chandler has finished unpacking his things. He decides to
clean the apartment to surprise Monica. Ross knows from his
own experiences, that she freaks out when everything is not
put back in its exact spot. Desperate to fix the apartment,
Ross and Chandler use photos taken in the apartment from the
photo album. After all their hard work, Monica is still able
to tell that the apartment is not how she left it, but
appreciates Chandler's efforts.
The One With Ross' Teeth
Ralph Lauren
Himself
Missi Pyle
Hillary
Phoebe Spreads a rumour that Rachel's boss, fashion designer
Ralph Lauren made a pass at her in the photocopier
room. Ross is so excited about the date with Monica's
colleague that he decides to improve upon his appearance by
bleaching his teeth...
Ross convinces Monica to set him up on a date with the
assistant chef at her restaurant, Hillary. In attempt to
look his best for the date, Ross decides to whiten his
teeth. He leaves the substances on too long and his teeth
turn a blinding white. Monica tries to help, by dressing
Ross in different colored shirts to dull the whiteness, but
nothing works not even putting make-up on his face. While on
the date, Ross keeps his mouth closed to hide his
teeth. Hillary believes he is the best listener and is
really enjoying their date. Things get cozy between them and
Hillary turns off all the lights except for a previously
undetected black light. When Ross opens his mouth, thinking
he can finally speak freely, his ultra white teeth appear to
glow in the dark, freaking Hillary out and ultimately
ruining Ross's chances with her. Phoebe stops by Rachel's
office to use the Xerox machine and tells Rachel that while
in the copy room, she made out with Ralph Lauren. Rachel
uses the gossip to get her boss, Kim to like her. After, she
figures out that Phoebe actually made out with the copy guy,
not Ralph Lauren she must clear things up. While attempting
to explain the mix up, Rachel discovers that her boss
believes she was the one making out in the copy room. Afraid
that her boss won't like her anymore, she goes along with
the false story. Meanwhile, Joey gets lured over to a more
feminine way of living, when his new roommate Janine
decorates the apartment with "girly" items.
The One Where Ross Got High
When Monica invites the gang and her parents over for
Thanksgiving dinner, Chandler freaks out when he discovers
they don't know that he's living with their
daughter. Meanwhile, Rachel tests her culinary skills by
concocting a repulsive desert.
Monica has the gang over for Thanksgiving dinner, including
her parents, Jack and Judy. Joey and Ross want to go to a
dinner that Janine and her hot dancer friends are having,
but Monica makes them promise to stay. Rachel is making a
very special dessert for everyone and has put a lot of
pressure on herself to succeed. Unfortunately, she
mistakenly combined the recipes for English trifle with a
shepherd's pie. Before the guests arrive, Monica has warned
Chandler that her parents don't know they are dating, much
less living together, so he attempts to make a good
impression. He stumbles over his words while talking to the
Gellers, and as a result they think he is stoned. Realizing
what's going on, Ross takes Chandler aside to explain that
during college, he blamed Chandler when his parents caught
him smoking pot in his room. Chandler tells Monica the
reason her parent's don't like him is because of Ross's
lie. Meanwhile, Joey and Ross desperately want to go to "Hot
Girl Thanksgiving", but Monica forces them to stay and eat
Rachel's English trifle and insists Ross tell their parents
the truth before he leaves. When Ross continues to stall,
Monica tattles on him about the pot and he responds by
telling on Monica about her living with Chandler. The
sibling rivalry causes a ripple effect and everyone starts
to blurt out the truth.
The One With The Routine
Patrick Bristow
The Stage Manager
Lex Medlin
The Tall Guy
Sandra Plazinic
Dancer On Platform
Sybil Azur
The Dancing Girl
Janine gets a job dancing on Dick Clark's New Year's Eve
special and invites Joey, Monica and Ross to the advanced
taping. Joey has special plans for the midnight tour.
Joey's roommate, Janine is hired to dance in the "New Year's
Rockin' Eve" show, Joey thinks he may have a chance with
Janine when she asks him to be her dance partner for the
taping. She also invites Monica and Ross who are huge fans
of the New Year's Special. At the show, Monica and Ross try
their best to get in front of the camera, but with no
success. In hopes of getting on TV, they decide to do "the
routine", a dance they performed in the eighth grade talent
show that won them an "honorable mention in the
brother/sister dance category". Once the stage manager sees
Monica and Ross perform the outdated dance routine, he wants
to get them on camera to be used for a bloopers
show. Meanwhile, Joey is dancing with Janine and is planning
to make his move to kiss her at "fake" midnight. His chances
are shot when the stage manager pairs Janine with another
guy. After the taping, Janine confesses that she actually
wanted to kiss Joey and creates her own New Year's kiss when
they get back to the apartment. Rachel and Phoebe coerce
Chandler into helping them search for their gifts from
Monica. Every year, the girls have unsuccessfully searched
for the presents, but this year they are determined to beat
Monica at her own game. When they do find them, Chandler
convinces them not to look.
The One With The Apothecary Table
After finally making a successful move on Janine, Joey is
upset by her snobby attitude towards the rest of the
gang. Meanwhile, Rachel tries to convince Phoebe that her
cute new apothecary table is a priceless antique.
Rachel buys an apothecary table from Pottery Barn for the
apartment. Monica warns her that Phoebe hates mass-produced
stuff and anything that doesn't have a story behind it. In
order to keep the table, Rachel pretends she got it at the
flea market, so Phoebe will think it's an antique. However,
when Phoebe finds out Rachel has been lying, she admits she
likes the Pottery Barn furniture and doesn't want to part
with it. Joey and Janine go on a double date with Chandler
and Monica and when they get home, Janine tells Joey that
she doesn't like them. Joey is torn because of his feelings
for Janine. The situation escalates until blows up in a
screaming match between Janine and Monica, so Joey sends her
packin'.
The One With The Joke
J.D. Lewis
The Customer
Joeanna Sayler
The Woman At The Table
Matthew Mullany
The Patron
Ross and Chandler argue about who originated the joke that
Ross successfully submitted to Playboy Magazine. Monica
forces Phoebe to choose between herself and Rachel to
determine which of them would make the better girlfriend...
Ross shows the gang his joke that was published in Playboy
magazine. When Chandler reads it, he claims the joke is his
and Ross stole it from him. Since Playboy does not print the
submitter's name, Chandler and Ross continue to fight over
the joke, each claiming that they are the real author. Ross
and Chandler leave it up to Monica to decide who wrote the
joke by hearing each of their sides. When Monica tells them
she doesn't understand why either of the would want credit
for writing such a horrible joke, they begin to argue that
the other wrote it. Joey has become increasingly strapped
for cash since Janice moved out. Gunther offers him a job at
the coffeehouse, but Joey is reluctant to take it because he
would have to wait on his friends. He ultimately takes the
job and attempts to hide it from the group. Meanwhile, the
girls discuss which one they would want to date out of the
three. Phoebe makes the mistake of picking Rachel because
Monica is high maintenance and Rachel is more of a
pushover. They take offense and try to get Phoebe back by
calling her flaky.
The One With Rachel's Sister
Susan Yeagley
Woman #1
Jeffery David Brooks
The Male Patron
Lex Arquette
The Customer
Rachel's sister, Jill, shows up because she's been
financially cut off and has to try to make it on her
own. Rachel's worried that there's something developing
between Ross and Jill.
Rachel's sister Jill, moves to New York City after their dad
has cuts her off. She asks for Rachel's help in becoming
financially independent, but very quickly forgets that
saving money means not shopping. Ross tries to cover for
Jill when Rachel sees everything she bought, but with no
success. Phoebe notices a spark between Ross and Jill when
Ross begins to tease Jill about her efforts to fake out
Rachel. When Rachel learns that there might be something
between them, she is sickened by the thought of her sister
dating her ex-boyfriend. She tries to urge Jill not to be
interested in Ross, but is uncomfortable with being totally
honest about her reasons. Consequently, Jill misunderstands
her and believes that Rachel wants her to actually ask Ross
out. Reluctant to date Rachel's sister, Ross makes sure
Rachel is okay with the idea, but she lies and assures him
it will not be awkward. Monica is sick, but will not admit
it because she believes getting sick is for weaklings. She
continually tries to get Chandler into the sack to prove
she's healthy, but he refuses to sleep with someone who's
sick. When she finally admits to being sick and is applying
Vicks Vapor Rub to her chest, Chandler gets turned on, and
the tables are turned. Joey is giving away food at the
coffeehouse to all the pretty women.
The One Where Chandler Can't Cry
Larry Joe Campbell
The Fan
Douglas Looper
The Vampire
Chandler doesn't cry in sad movies... or for any other
reason. Meanwhile - unable to handle the idea of Ross and
Jill together, Rachel asks Ross to stop seeing Jill.
Joey, Phoebe and Monica discover that Chandler can't cry no
matter what the circumstance. Joey tells him that he dead
inside and Monica makes repeated attempts to elicit some
emotion from Chandler. Rachel asks Ross to stop seeing her
sister, Jill. Ross agrees to cancel their date, but when he
tells Jill she doesn't take it very well. Rachel admits to
Jill that it was she who asked Ross to stop seeing her
because of their "history" together. Jill gets mad at Rachel
for trying to control her life, so she goes over to Ross's
apartment to use him get back at Rachel. Later, when Ross
tells Rachel that Jill kissed him, Rachel is furious. He
then admits that he stopped the kiss because he didn't want
to ruin the chance of them getting back together
someday. After witnessing this encounter, Chandler is
finally able to cry.
The One That Could Have Been, Part 1
Kevin Spirtas
Dr. Wesley
Kristian Alfonso
Hope
Cacey Riggan
the Nurse
News that Barry and Mindy are getting divorced gets the gang
wondering what their lives would be like if Rachel married
Barry; if Ross's wife Carol hadn't realized she was a
lesbian; if Monica was still fat; if Joey was still on Days
of Our Lifes; if Chandler had quit his data entry job to
pursue writing; and if Phoebe was a stock broker...
The gang is hanging out at the coffeehouse and they begin to
discuss what their lives would be like if they had chosen a
different path. When the show opens, we discover that Rachel
is married Barry, Ross is still married to Carol, Monica
never lost any weight, Phoebe works for Merrill Lynch,
Chandler is an unsuccessful writer and Joey is still playing
Dr. Drake Ramoray on "Days of Our Lives." Ross bumps into
Rachel on the street having not seen her since high school,
and he takes her to the coffeehouse to meet the gang. A fat
Monica is shocked and excited to see her long lost high
school friend, but Rachel is much more interested in the
soap opera star, Joey Tribianni. Joey sees what a fan Rachel
is of "Days of Our Lives" and he invites her to visit the
set while attempting to hit on her. Meanwhile, Chandler is
an out of work writer and in order to make money he agrees
to be Joey's personal assistant until his writing is
published. Joey is so demanding that Chandler very quickly
loses patience with him. Fortunately for Chandler, he sells
a story to Archie comics and is able to quit his
job. Phoebe's job at Merrill Lynch becomes increasingly
stressful when she loses the company millions of
dollars. The anxiety causes her to have a heart attack and
sends her to the hospital for a few days. While there,
Monica and Chandler learn that Phoebe has lost her job, but
plan to keep the news from her. To be continued...
The One That Could Have Been, Part 2
Paul Gleason
Jack
Larry Cox
Arthur
Lisa Calderon
Phoebe's Co-worker
Monica reveals to Rachel that she has not lost her virginity
and decides that her boyfriend, Dr. Roger is going to be
"the one". She prepares a special dinner for him, with
plenty of "sensual" dishes, but their evening is cut short
when Roger is paged by the hospital. Disappointed, Monica
turns to her friend, Chandler for support. She realizes that
she is much more comfortable with Chandler than
Dr. Roger. Things become romantic between Monica and
Chandler and they decide to sleep together. The next night,
Monica has Dr. Roger over to the apartment and plans to
sleep with him. Jealous because Monica is going to be with
another man, Chandler gets rid of Dr. Roger by calling in a
fake page from the hospital. Chandler and Monica realize
that they want to be together. After almost having an
affair with Joey, Rachel catches Barry in bed with another
woman and leaves him. Phoebe learns that she has lost her
job at Merrill Lynch and chooses a less stressful career,
playing the guitar.
The One With The Unagi
Louis Mandylor
Carl
Jill Matson
The Receptionist
Ron Recasner
The Doctor
Mongo Brownlee
The Instructor
The one where in order to make money for new headshots Joey
tries to be a participant in a medical study. Rachel and
Phoebe take a self-defence class and Ross tries to give them
a lesson in "unagi."
Rachel and Phoebe are taking a self-defense class. Eager to
help, Ross offers to teach them a concept he learned in
karate called "Unagi", a state of total
awareness. Determined to pass along his philosophy to the
girls, Ross decides to surprise attack them to prove just
how much they need his help. This set off a string of
surprise attacks against each other. Ross's antics are
brought to an end when he accidentally accosts two strangers
on the street, having mistaken them for Rachel and Phoebe.
Joey is broke and tries to earn money as a medical research
volunteer. In attempt to get $2000 for an identical twin
study, he persuades a fellow actor to pretend to be his
twin. Monica and Chandler celebrate Valentine's Day a few
weeks late and decide to give each other handmade
presents. Monica feels guilty because Chandler gives her a
mixed tape of romantic songs and she didn't make a gift. She
attempts to make it up to him until she finds out that the
mixed tape was an old birthday gift to Chandler from Janice.
The One Where Ross Dates A Student
Bess Meyer
Dana
Richard Roat
Burt
Greg Wrangler
Fireman #1
David Warshofsky
Fireman #2
Louisa Abernathy
Lydia
David Moreland
Mel
Risking his job, Ross decides to date one of his
students. There is a fire in Rachel and Phoebe's apartment,
which results in Rachel moving in with Joey and Phoebe
moving in with Monica and Chandler.
Ross discovers that one of a student thinks he's a "hottie"
when reading his class evaluations. After the class ends for
the semester, Liz, the female student who wrote the
evaluation, asks Ross out on a date. He is reluctant to go
on the date because he knows that although it is not against
policy, the university does frown upon professors dating
students. Ross decides to lead with his heart and date
Liz. Unfortunately, while on a date, they bump into a few of
Ross's colleagues, who inform Ross that dating students is
against policy, and he could get fired for it. Ross now has
to decide whether it is worth following the policy and
giving up a potential relationship with Liz. Rachel and
Phoebe's apartment catches on fire and the girls have to
find a place to stay. Believing she started the fire because
of her incense and candles, Phoebe lets Rachel stay in the
beautiful guestroom at Monica's. While Phoebe is at Joey's
disguising apartment, they discover the fire was actually
Rachel's fault. Out of guilt, Rachel trades with Phoebe. It
turns out that Rachel loves staying at Joey's because he
lets her make a mess and do anything she wants. Joey begs
Chandler to hit up an ex-girlfriend-turned-movie-producer
for an audition for a part in her next picture. Chandler
ends up having to go on a few "dates" with her to work up
the nerve to ask this favor.
The One With Joey's Fridge
Scott Paetty
Sebastian
Chris Kennedy
Patrick
Josh Coxx
Eldad
Jim Bentley
Professor Friesen
Hunter Cochran
Guy #1
Rachel needs a date for a charity ball, so Phoebe and Monica
try and help her out. Joey's fridge breaks and he tries to
get the gang to help him buy a new one. Ross' girlfriend
plans a holiday without him.
Joey's refrigerator breaks down and he doesn't have enough
money to buy a new one. Since he doesn't have a permanent
roommate, Joey tries to trick everyone into paying for it.
Rachel needs a date for a charity dinner. Phoebe competes
against Monica and Chandler to fix her up with the perfect
man. They become so competitive that it makes Rachel
uncomfortable and she decides to go to the dinner without a
date. Meanwhile, Elizabeth goes on spring break without
Ross. Jealously gets the best of Ross and he hops the next
plane to Florida to follow her.
The One With Mac And C.H.E.E.S.E.
This is the one when the gang looks back at the horrible
jobs they have had and their memories of the stupid mistakes
they have made.
Joey auditions for a TV series called "Mac and
C.H.E.E.S.E.," which leads the gang to look back on their
adventures.
The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad
Andrew Bilgore
Wayne
Brad Koepenick
The Producer
Ross has to meet Elizabeth's dad and asks the gang for
support. Phoebe writes another book about Monica and
Chandler and Joey may be fired from his sitcom.
Ross is nervous about meeting Paul Stevens, Elizabeth's dad
and invites the gang to the coffeehouse for moral
support. Mr. Stevens makes it clear that he doesn't like his
daughter dating an older man. With the help of his friends,
Ross tries to win him over, but unfortunately, Paul is not
impressed. Later, Paul and Rachel bump into each other and
end up hitting it off. Ross is very uncomfortable with his
girlfriend's dad dating Rachel, but she assures him that it
can only help him. While the four of them have dinner
together, Rachel makes things worse by letting it slip that
Ross was married three times. In the end, Elizabeth stands
up to her dad and tells him she will continue to date Ross
whether he likes it or not. Meanwhile, Joey finds out that
he may be fired from his star role on "Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E."
because Wayne, the guy who operates "C.H.E.E.S.E." doesn't
like him. To save his job, Joey strikes a deal with Wayne to
show him how to be a womanizer.
The One Where Paul's The Man
Merrin Dungey
The Museum Official
Ilia Volok
The Dry Cleaner
Susie Park
The Dry Cleaner's Wife
Monica registers herself on the museums two-year wedding
waiting list. Chandler pretends to freak out, but really
plans to propose to Monica anyway. Joey pursues his fame
dream on the dry cleaner's wall of fame. Paul tells Ross he
risks losing his job if he doesn't stop seeing Elizabeth.
Paul demands that Ross stop seeing his daughter or he'll
have him fired from the university. Elizabeth and Ross
decide to hide their relationship from Paul and head up to
the Stevens' cabin for the weekend. Paul surprises Rachel by
taking her to the same cabin. While Ross is hiding in the
bedroom, he witnesses Paul doing a dance and talking to
himself in the mirror to boost his confidence. When Paul
discovers that Elizabeth and Ross are there together, Ross
uses the embarrassing things he overheard to keep from being
fired. Meanwhile, Chandler finds out that Monica put them
on the museum waiting list for a wedding service. Chandler,
being the commitment phob, freaks out, but is he only trying
to trick Monica? Joey tries to get his headshot on the wall
of famous people at the dry cleaners.
The One With The Ring
Oliver Muirhead
The Jeweler
Brian Dunkleman
The Customer
Janet S. Blake
Jeweler #2
Chandler and Phoebe shop for a ring for Monica. Rachel wants
Paul to open up, but doesn't like what she hears.
Phoebe helps Chandler pick out an engagement ring for
Monica. After finding the perfect ring, Chandler realizes he
doesn't have his credit card with him. Chandler leaves
Phoebe to guard the ring while he's gone. She is having so
much fun trying on jewels that she doesn't notice that the
ring is sold to another customer until it's too
late. Chandler settles for another ring, but won't be happy
until he gets the perfect Monica ring back. Luckily, Phoebe
overheard the name of the restaurant where the man was
planning to propose. Chandler and Phoebe race to the
restaurant and end up talking the man into trading rings
with Chandler. Meanwhile, Rachel wants Paul to share his
feelings with her. When she finally gets him to open up, he
can't stop. Rachel can't take anymore of Paul's crying and
blubbering and ultimately breaks up with him. Ross and Joey
believe Chandler is mad at them for not being invited to a
Knicks game. They decide to give Chandler the "freeze out"
to get him to talk to them about it. When they discover that
the reason Chandler has been so distant is because he was
searching for an engagement ring for Monica, all is
forgiven.
The One With The Proposal, Part 1
Steve Hytner
Mr. Thompson
John Apicella
Mr. Bowmont
Natasha Pearce
Zoe
Tori McPetrie
Sarah
Anil Raman
First Dorm Guy
Jacqueline Schultz
Lisa
Tony Nichols
The Maitre D'
Steven Harad
Emil Alexander
Hunter Cochran
Second Dorm Guy
Chandler plans to propose to Monica at dinner but Richard
shows up and puts a spanner in the works. Phoebe and Joey
join Rachel at a charity auction and Joey mistakenly buys a
boat for $20,000.
Chandler takes Monica to her favorite restaurant to
propose. Just as he is about to pop the question, Richard,
Monica's ex-boyfriend interrupts them. When they return to
the apartment, everyone asks to see Monica's hand as
Chandler tries to tell them he didn't propose. Monica is
confused by everyone's actions, which makes Chandler
paranoid that she has figured things out and ruined his
surprise. To try to throw Monica off track, Chandler decides
to act like a guy who doesn't want to get married. Phoebe
and Joey attend a charity auction for Rachel's work. Joey
believes the auction is actually a guessing game and makes a
$20,000 bid on a boat. Much to Rachel's dismay, Joey wins
the auction, and they have to figure out a way to get out of
it. When they try to unload the boat on the next higher
bidder, Joey realizes he wants to keep and is willing to
make payments on it. Ross decides to break up with Liz
after realizing that their relationship has no future
because she is so much younger than he is.
The One With The Proposal, Part 2
Richard tells Monica he is still in love with her and wants
to get married and have children. Monica wants a mature
relationship that is going somewhere and is confused by
Chandler's recent behavior. She decides to confront Chandler
and get the truth about his feelings toward marriage. He
continues to act like he hates marriage, but ends up taking
his "plan" too far and upsetting Monica. She turns to
Richard for consoling, but before things go too far, Monica
realizes she needs time to think. Chandler believes he has
lost his chance to marry her and goes to find her. When he
returns home, Monica is waiting to propose to him and they
finally get engaged. Rachel and Phoebe are concerned about
being old maids. Rachel suggests that they both get.
The One With Monica's Thunder
It's the night of Monica and Chandler's engagement and the
gang decides to go to The Plaza Hotel and have more
champagne to celebrate. Rachel and Ross discuss having a
"bonus" night where they have sex with no strings
attached. Monica finds them kissing in the hallway and is
furious. She believes Rachel couldn't stand that the night
was not about her, so she hooked up with Ross to try to
steal Monica's thunder. Eventually, Rachel admits that
although she is extremely happy that Monica and Chandler are
getting married, it reinforces how far away that prospect is
for her. Phoebe wants to perform at Monica and Chandler's
wedding and won't take no for an answer. Joey is auditioning
for a role as a 19 year-old and tried to look younger any
way he can.
The One With Rachel's Book
Suzanne Lanza
the Woman
Joey thinks Rachel has porn when he finds an erotic book
under her bed. He proceeds to make fun of her constantly and
even tells Ross about it. Furious, Rachel decides to play
Joey at his own game. Monica discovers her parents spent all
the money from the "Monica wedding fund" on their
beach house. When Chandler sees how disappointed Monica is
that she can't have the wedding she always wanted, he offers
to spend their savings to giver her dream wedding. Chandler
tells her he would have liked their savings to go towards
buying a house or their children's education, but Monica
wants to be happy. Monica realizes that what will make her
happy is simply marrying Chandler. Phoebe looses a massage
client and it is partly Ross's fault. Ross feels bad and
agrees to pay Phoebe for a weekly massage until she gets a
new client.
The One With Phoebe's Cookies
Phoebe asks Chandler and Monica what they want for an
engagement present. All Monica wants is Phoebe's
grandmother's chocolate chip cookie recipe so she can make
the best cookies for her future children. Phoebe decides
that she will give Monica the secret recipe, but when she
goes into her old burned apartment, she realizes the recipe
is destroyed. Monica, Phoebe and Ross try different recipes
for chocolate chip cookies to see if they can re-create it
from memory. Monica is afraid they may never figure out the
right recipe until they discover it is actually the Nestle
Tollhouse chocolate chip cookie recipe. Jack invites
Chandler to play racquetball with him at the club. This is
Chandler's big chance to bond with Monica's father. After
the racquetball game, the guys decide to take a steam, but
things get a little too cozy when Chandler accidentally sits
on Jack's lap. Rachel teaches Joey to sail.
The One With Rachel's Assistant
Michael Kagan
Terry
Jean St. James
Hilda
Cody Tucker
Kathy
Cynthia Graham
Nurse #1
Renee Louise Rogers
Nurse #2
Eric Rutherford
Stryker
Rachel is promoted at work and is able to hire a new
assistant. She interviews a very attractive young man named
Tag. Phoebe warns her that she should not hire Tag because
she is attracted to him, but should hire the best
candidate. Rachel ends up giving in to her desires and makes
Tag her new assistant. Monica and Chandler decide that
people who are getting married should have no secrets, so
Chandler tells Monica a very embarrassing story about
Ross. When Ross discovers that Chandler told Monica his
deep, dark secret, he tells Chandler a big secret to Monica
to get him back. The three of them end up telling each other
more than they ever wanted to know about one
another. Somewhat disturbed by all this personal
information, Monica and Chandler agree that maybe they
shouldn't share all of their secrets. Joey has a meeting at
"Days of Our Lives" for the part of Drake Ramoray's twin
brother, but when they ask him to audition, he walks out of
the meeting. Later, Joey finds out his TV series "Mac
and Cheese" is cancelled and he must go back to
"Days" and bed for the chance to audition.
The One With The Engagement Picture
David Sutcliff
Kyle
Julia Campbell
Whitney
Caroline Keenan
Melissa
Heather Sims
Emily
Roger Eschbacher
the Photographer
The Gellers want to put Monica and Chandler's wedding
announcement in their local paper. They decide to have
professional pictures taken when they are unable to find a
picture that Chandler doesn't look weird in. When they get
the pictures back, they still don't have a photo that
Chandler looks normal in and they end up using a picture of
Joey and Monica. Phoebe and Ross date a divorced couple and
get wrapped up in the couple's arguments. Rachel makes Joey
take Tag out on the town because she'd rather he hang out
with him than other women. Things don't go as Rachel
planned, when Tag decided to get back together with his
ex-girlfriend because he doesn't want to live the lonely
life of a bachelor like Joey.
The One With The Nap Partners
Stacy Galina
Julie
Joey and Ross fall asleep side-by-side after watching a
movie together. When they awake they realize that they both
had the best nap ever. Joey continues to try to get Ross to
take a nap with him again, but Ross is embarrassed and
doesn't want to discuss it. Monica tells Rachel and Phoebe
they have to choose which one of them should be her maid of
honor. They decide to have Ross and Joey choose for them
instead. The guys hold a maid of honor audition where they
give Rachel and Phoebe hypothetical maid of honor situations
and judge them on their performances. Phoebe wins the role,
but in the end she realizes that Rachel wants it more, so
she lets her do it. Monica bumps into Chandler's
ex-girlfriend Julie at lunch. She discovers that he broke up
with Julie because she got fat. Worried that someday
Chandler might break up with her if she gets fat again,
Monica makes him apologize to the woman.
The One With Ross's Library Book
Kristin Davis
Erin
Michael D. Roberts
the Head Librarian
Doug Budin
the Librarian
Sarah O'Hare
the Woman
Andy Brewster
the Guy in Library
Nicholas Thomas
the Guy Student
Jessica A. O'Sullivan
the Girl Student
Ross takes Chandler to the university library to find his
doctoral dissertation. They encounter a couple of students
making out in front of his book. Ross soon finds out that
this is a popular spot for couples on campus. Ross decides
to guard the book and keep any "extracurricular
activities" from taking place. Joey spends the night
with a woman named Erin who he decides he doesn't want to
see again. He asks Rachel to break it to Erin for him, but
when she gets to know her, Rachel grows attached. She and
Phoebe convince Joey to date Erin and he ends up falling for
her. Unfortunately for Joey, Erin doesn't feel the same way
about him. Monica runs into Janice, Chandler's
ex-girlfriend, and invited her to the wedding. Chandler
warns Monica that Janice attending their wedding is a huge
mistake and they must un-invite her.
The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs
It's Thanksgiving Day and Monica is fixing dinner. Phoebe
tried to sneak out to walk Clunkers, a dog she has been
keeping in Monica and Chandler's apartment for the past
three days without their knowledge, but is caught in the
act. Monica believes Chandler is allergic to dogs and tells
Phoebe the dog must go. Chandler confesses he is not
allergic, but just doesn't like dogs. Phoebe and Monica take
Clunkers over to Ross's, but can't bring themselves to leave
him. Chandler feels bad about making Monica get rid of the
dog, so he goes over to Ross's to retrieve it. When Chandler
can't find Clunkers in Ross's apartment he believes he is
responsible for loosing him. Rachel invites Tag, her
assistant over for Thanksgiving dinner. She wants to make a
move on Tag when she discovers that his girlfriend broke up
with him, but everyone, except Joey, warns Rachel that
that's a bad idea. She decides to take their advice and just
be a friend to Tag, but Joey ends up mistaking a friendly
hug between Tag and Rachel for a romantic hug and spills the
beans. In the end, Rachel admits she is attracted to Tag and
discovers that he feels the same way.
The One With All The Candy
Amy Hill
the Woman
Jonathan Floyd
Gary
Ashley L. Clark
the Man
Monica decides to make candy for the neighbors so they can
get to know them better. The candy is such a big hit with
the neighbors that Monica is going crazy trying to keep up
with the demand. Chandler finally has to put a stop to the
candy making before Monica has a nervous breakdown. Ross
buys Phoebe a bike when he learns she never had one as a
little girl. The gang soon discovers that Phoebe doesn't
know how to ride a bike, so he offers to teach her. Rachel
fills out a "joke" job evaluation for Tag. Unaware
that it was meant for his eyes only, Tag send it straight to
Human Resources. They then try to figure out how to get the
evaluation back without exposing their relationship.
The One With The Holiday Armadillo
Terry Rhoads
the Maitre D'
Sean Corvelle
the Salesman
Barry Wiggins
the Man
When Monica and Chandler have trouble getting a table at a
restaurant, Monica encourages Chandler to slip the Maitre D'
a twenty-dollar bill. Chandler has difficulty tipping in
this discreet fashion. Monica tried to teach him, but with
no success. Ross has Ben for the holidays and wants to teach
him about Chanukah. Ben is only interested in Santa Claus
coming to visit. When Ross can't find a Santa suit to rent,
he ends up getting an armadillo costume and shows up as the
"Holiday Armadillo," with a message about
Chanukah. Unfortunately for Ross, Chandler shows up as Santa
Claus and takes all Ben's attention away. Luckily Santa
Chandler persuades Ben to listen to the Holiday Armadillo
teach him the history of Chanukah. Phoebe's apartment has
finally been refurbished after the fire last year and she is
ready to move back in. She is afraid that Rachel is having
too much fun living with Joey and won't want to live with
her. So she tried to make Joey's apartment as undesirable as
possible by giving Joey a drum set, etc. In the end, the
apartment was converted back to a one bedroom so Rachel ends
up staying with Joey.
The One With All The Cheesecakes
Lela Lee
the Wedding Guest
Gina Belafonte
the Second Guest
Mailon Rivera
the Waiter
Darlene Kardon
Aunt Millie
Robyn Donny
Frannie
Joe Coyle
Stuart
Jim Hanna
the man
Phoebe and Joey feud over what constitutes a proper excuse
to flake out on their weekly dinner plans -- and it's
driving her batty, especially since her old flame David
(guest star Hank Azaria, "The Simpsons") has
returned from Russia for a romantic one-night
date. Elsewhere, a gluttonous Rachel and Chandler disgrace
themselves when they repeatedly swipe deliveries of an
exquisitely tasty cheesecake from their neighbor's doorstep
while Ross reluctantly takes a seething Monica along to
their cousin's wedding just so she can berate the bride for
not inviting her as well.
The One Where They're Up All Night
Jason Winston George
the Fireman
It could be a long sleepless night for everyone as Rachel
finagles to spend her first night with Tag until it dawns on
her that they did not overnight an important package before
they left work, while a clueless Ross and risk their lives
when they are stuck on their building's chilly
roof. Elsewhere, Phoebe can't rid herself of a relentlessly
beeping smoke alarm and Chandler and Monica annoy each other
just enough to remain wide-awake.
The One Where Rosita Dies
Jason Alexander
Earl
Joyce Guy
the Supervisor
Steven Rozic
the "Hey Guy" Guy
Wendee Cole
Marge
Phoebe's first day as a telemarketer takes a bizarre turn
when she encounters a distraught office supply manager
(Tony-Award winning guest star Jason Alexander,
"Seinfeld") who's determined to end it all -- but
nobody hangs up on Phoebe when she's determined to make the
biggest "sale" of her life. Meanwhile, Ross and
Monica are super-bummed when their parents decide to sell
their childhood home, especially after their father
discovers that Monica's boxed-up memories from her youth are
ruined from water damage. In addition, Rachel and Chandler
feel guilty when each believes they have broken Joey's
favorite ratty old chair, which he has affectionately dubbed
"Rosita."
The One Where They All Turn Thirty
Wayne Sherwood
the Man in Sportscar
Rachel agonizes when the gang celebrates her 30th birthday
and while they all reflect on their own goofy experiences on
their previous 30th birthday parties -- including Monica's
comic attempts to conceal her intoxication from her parents
-- Rachel ponders how to meet her remaining life
goals. Meanwhile, Phoebe remembers when she discovered
sobering news from her sister Ursula on her 30th and Ross
also recalls his embarrassing fling with a red sports car
when he hit the magic number.
The One With Joey's New Brain
Susan Sarandon
Jessica Lockhart
Eva Amurri
Dina
Jack Betts
Tom
Jeffrey Asch
the Writer
George Stults
Fredrick
In a "Super-size" episode, Joey accidentally
informs fellow "Days of Our Lives" castmate
(Oscar-winning guest star Susan Sarandon, "Dead Man
Walking") that she will be fired so that her
character's brain can be implanted into his own -- and
though the diva unloads on him, the odd couple quickly end
up in each other's arms. Elsewhere, Rachel and Phoebe try to
sabotage each other's chances to meet a cute guy who
inadvertently left his cell phone behind while Chandler and
Monica desperately urge Ross not to play his screeching
Scottish bagpipes at their wedding.
The One With The Truth About London
Monica and Chandler grudgingly agree to let Joey perform
their wedding ceremony -- once he's been
"ordained" via the Internet -- and as the couple
fondly recall how their relationship changed during their
London trip years ago, Monica shares a startling revelation
that leaves Chandler's head spinning. Elsewhere, Rachel
becomes Ben's (guest star Cole Mitchell Sprouse) favorite
babysitter when she teaches him practical jokes to play on
his dad Ross. In addition, Phoebe panics when she notices
the possible side effects of a headache medication she just
swallowed.
The One With The Cheap Wedding Dress
Andrea Bendewald
Megan
Gabrielle Union
Kristen
Kim Harris
the Store Owner
Monica regrets telling a fellow bride-to-be (guest star
Andrea Bendewald, "Suddenly Susan") about a
cheaper bridal store when she later has to fight the woman
tooth-and-nail for a unique wedding dress -- and later duels
her for the right to hire Chandler's favorite band for the
event. Down the hall, Ross also competes with Joey for the
affections of the same lissome lass (guest star Gabrielle
Union, "City of Angels").
The One With Joey's Award
Alison Sweeney
Jessica Ashley
Kyle Howard
Alan Lewis
Vince Vieluf
Ned Morse
McKenzie Westmore
the Presenter
Joey is overjoyed to be nominated for a "Soapie"
-- the third most-prestigious award in daytime dramas -- but
when the results don't go his way, he's not above stealing
one for himself, while the engaged Monica frets when she
realizes she will never experience the thrill of a new
relationship again. Elsewhere, Ross is more than curious
when he spies Chandler sneaking out of a male strip club
while Phoebe finds a cute guy. Alison Sweeney of NBC's
"Days of Our Lives" and McKenzie Westmore of NBC's
"Passions""guest-star.
The One With Ross And Monica's Cousin
Denise Richards
Cassie
Mo Gaffney
the Casting Director
Scott Adsit
the Director
Cindy Lu
the Accountant
When the alluring cousin (Denise Richards, "The World
Is Not Enough") of Monica and Ross arrives for a visit
after a long absence since their childhood, her irresistible
beauty causes serious distractions for all the men who meet
her -- including an uneasy Ross. Elsewhere, Rachel and
Phoebe are hopelessly overmatched when they try to rush
their plans for Monica's shower as is Joey when he foolishly
tries to trick a casting director to secure an acting role.
The One With Rachel's Big Kiss
Winona Ryder
Melissa
An embarrassed Rachel bumps into her old sorority sister
(Oscar nominee and guest star Winona Ryder, "Little
Women," "The Age of Innocence") and wonders
whether she should confront her about a boozy incident from
their college days when their friendship took a dramatic and
passionate turn. In preparation for the wedding, Chandler
and Ross try to out-suit each other by renting tuxedos once
used by celebrities, while Monica struggles to accomodate
unexpected invites, Joey's parents.
The One With The Vows
With only four weeks to go before their wedding, Monica
(Courteney Cox Arquette) is upset to find that Chandler
(Matthew Perry) has not yet written his vows -- but then
admits she hasn't written hers, either. They both set out to
put their feelings on paper, but find that even after
seeking help from Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Phoebe (Lisa
Kudrow), Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and Ross (David Schwimmer), the
task still proves a lot more difficult than they had
imagined. To make matters worse, looking back over Chandler
and Monica's relationship leads to all six of the friends
recalling the high -- and low -- lights of their friendships
with each other, and worrying that things might be about to
change for all of them.
The One With Chandler's Dad
Mark Consuelos
Policeman #1
Chuck Martinez
Policeman #2
Alexis Arquette
the Waiter in Drag
Joe Everett Michaels
Bakersfield Guy
Stephanie Dicker
the Woman
Michelle Haury
the Waitress
While reviewing her wedding-guest list, Monica learns that
an embarrassed Chandler hasn't invited his estranged dad
(guest star Kathleen Turner)-- so she arranges a
face-to-face meeting between the two in hopes that father
and son can patch up their differences before the
ceremony. Elsewhere, wretched driver Rachel swipes the keys
to Monica's Porsche and speeds off with a reluctant Ross
aboard while the police are in hot pursuit, and Joey wants
to prove to Phoebe that he is so secure in his masculinity
that he can wriggle into women's panties and learn to love
it.
The One With Monica And Chandler's Wedding,
Part I & II
Gary Oldman
Richard Crosby
Mark Roberts
the Director
Peter James Smith
the Assistant Director
Steve Susskind
the Priest
Claudia Stedelin
Amanda
In the one-hour season finale, Monica and Chandler gather
their offbeat families on the eve of their wedding, but
there's just one problem -- Chandler is missing when he gets
cold feet and bolts, and while Ross searches for him, Rachel
and Phoebe desperately vamp to distract the unsuspecting
bride. Elsewhere, Joey can't pry himself away from shooting
a World War I film with a spit-and-polish actor (guest star
Gary Oldman, "Air Force One") in time to perform
the ceremony.
The One After "I Do"
Jim Piddock
Dennis Phillips
Allen Lulu
the Photographer
Matthew Mullany
the Waiter
Dane Anthony
the Bandleader
Steffani Brass
Melinda
Kendall Hebert
the second Girl
Rachel Snow
Gert
In the season premiere, the reception following Monica and
Chandler's wedding is almost upstaged by the news flash that
someone might be pregnant -- and when Phoebe thinks it's
Rachel, she quickly comes up with a plan to cover for her
friend. Elsewhere at the party: Ross tries to impress a
pretty single woman (guest star Bonnie Somerville);
Chandler has troubles on the dance floor; and Joey hopes to
impress Chandler's mom's (guest star Morgan Fairchild) date
(guest star Jim Piddock) -- an important Broadway producer
-- with his acting ability.
The One With The Red Sweater
Phil Abrams
the Anxious Wedding Guest
Harry S. Murphy
the Man at Wedding
Teresa Parente
the Woman at Wedding
Reggie Jordan
the Front Desk Clerk
As they prepare to leave the wedding hotel, an excited
Monica and Phoebe speculate about who might be the father of
pregnant Rachel's baby while the expectant mother debates
whether she should tell the unsuspecting dad at all. At the
same time, Joey mistakenly thinks Phoebe is preggers -- and
makes a gallant gesture -- while Ross and Chandler
frantically try to re-stage generic wedding photos with
other couples at the hotel when Chandler loses the film from
his own ceremony. Meanwhile, Monica can't wait to tear into
her tantalizing wedding gifts.
The One Where Rachel Tells Ross
Lynn A. Henderson
the Ticket Agent
Evie Peck
the Nurse
John O'Brien
theh Airline Employee
Anita Dashiell
the Front Desk Clerk
Shane Nickerson
the Man
Laurie Naughton
the Woman
Everybody seems to know who the daddy of Rachel's baby is
except the real father -- and when he finds out, he's more
concerned about other matters than his relationship with
Rachel or his unborn child. Meanwhile, Phoebe and Joey fib
about a gas leak to gain unusual entry into the newlyweds'
apartment.
The One With The Videotape
Lisa Thornhill
Kristen
Ross's and Rachel's attempt to explain to the gang how they
wound up in bed together six weeks earlier quickly devolves
into an argument over who came on to whom -- until Ross
shocks the room by announcing that he has the whole
encounter on videotape. Meanwhile, Monica and Chandler
return from their honeymoon, excited at the prospect of
hanging out with another just-married couple they met on the
flight home...until they discover that their newfound
"friends" gave them a fake phone number.
The One With Rachel's Date
Kevin Rahm
Tim
Chris Parnell
Bob
Geoff Pierson
Mr. Franklin
Johnny Messner
Kash
Ross is horrified to learn that Rachel is headed out on a
date with a handsome soap-opera actor (guest star Johnny
Messner) -- especially since she is pregnant with his child
while Phoebe is attracted to a cute but klutzy sous-chef --
and protests when Monica wants to fire him. Elsewhere,
Chandler torpedoes the promotion of a distant co-worker
(guest star Chris Parnell) who's mistakenly been calling him
"Toby" for five years.
The One With The Halloween Party
Daniel Smith
the Boy in the Cape
Rachel David
the Ballerina
Emily Osment
Lelani Mayolanofavich
Ivy Malone
the Cowgirl
At Monica's Halloween party, Phoebe meets the friendly
fiance (Oscar-nominated guest star Sean Penn, "Dead Man
Walking") of her ditsy twin Ursula (also played by Lisa
Kudrow) but becomes alarmed when she learns that her sister
has misrepresented herself to her trusting future
in-law. What's more, Phoebe finds herself attracted to him
as well. Elsewhere at the shindig, Monica comes disguised as
Catwoman and wonders if she could take down Phoebe's
Supergirl character while Chandler arrives as a bunny and
mistakes Ross' giant hybrid "Spud-nik" costume for
something found on a sidewalk. In addition, Rachel runs out
of candy and resorts to paying trick-or-treaters.
The One With The Stain
Arden Myrin
Brenda
Dale Raoul
Mrs. Verhoeven
When a giddy Ross learns that pregnant Rachel wants to move
out and find her own place, he suggests a vacancy in his
building -- until he learns that the elderly occupant is not
quite dead yet -- while Rachel's roomie Joey gives Ross
tough competition when he puts a nursery in their apartment
in an attempt to make her stay. Meanwhile, Phoebe is
ecstatic when Eric (Oscar nominee and special guest star
Sean Penn) dumps her twin sister Ursula and chooses her
instead, and Monica comes unhinged when she suspects that
her new maid is stealing her jeans, among other things.
The One With The Stripper
Jackie Debatin
the Hooker
Fred Stoller
Stu
Martin Yu
the Waiter
Rachel resigns herself to telling her belligerent father
(guest star Ron Leibman, "Norma Rae") that she is
pregnant with Ross' baby -- prompting her popoff dad to
confront Ross in his apartment just as he begins to snuggle
up with his new girlfriend Mona (guest star Bonnie
Somerville, "Shake, Rattle &
Roll"). Meanwhile, Monica feels guilty for denying
Chandler a stripper for his bachelor party on the eve of
their wedding, so she dials one up for his enjoyment -- but
she's just one number off target.
The One With The Rumor
Brad Pitt
In this Thanksgiving episode, special guest star Brad Pitt
plays Will, Monica's high school friend who was the only
student fatter than Monica was. She invites him to
Thanksgiving dinner with the gang, unaware that he isn't
exactly fond of Rachel. Meanwhile, Chandler and Phoebe
pretend to be enthralled with a televised football game in
order to avoid helping Monica in the kitchen. And Joey vows
to devour the entire turkey single-handedly.
The One With Monica's Boots
Trudy Styler
herself
Tammy Townsend
the Teacher
Marla Sokoloff
Dina
Marc Rose
Bobby
Chandler is incensed when Monica spends a fortune on a
luscious pair of black boots but when she discovers that her
sexy new footwear thrashes her feet, she puts on a brave front
and walks on rather than admit that hubby knows
best. Meanwhile, when a wide-eyed Phoebe learns that Ross'
young son attends the same school as rock star Sting's son,
she angles to meet the celebrity and get concert tickets --
until she runs afoul of his suspicious wife, Trudie Styler. In
additon, Rachel tries to mediate between an angry Joey and his
pregnant kid sister (guest star Marla Sokoloff, "The
Practice").
The One With Ross's Step Forward
Shawn Christian
Dr. Schiff
Evie Peck
the Nurse
Wesley Thompson
the Locksmith
Ashley L. Clark
Roger
Ross becomes nervous when his new girlfriend, Mona (recurring
guest star BONNIE SOMERVILLE), wants to mail cute Christmas
cards with both of their pictures on it. When Rachel starts
feeling the hormonal effects of her pregnancy, she desperately
searches for possible romantic partners--including the always
accommodating Joey. Meanwhile, newlyweds Chandler and Monica
must deal with Chandler's boss, who is enduring a divorce.
The One Where Joey Dates Rachel
Krista Allen
Mable
Matthew Yang King
the Student
Caryn Ward
the Waitress
WILL RACHEL BECOME EVEN MORE CHUMMY WITH OL' PAL JOEY? -- In
order to prepare Joey (Matt LeBlanc) for his big date the next
night, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) eagerly agrees to step out
with him for a rare night on the town, but when each is
pleasantly surprised with their newfound compatibility, they
begin to regard each other in a way no one could have
predicted. Meanwhile, a beaming Chandler (Matthew Perry) racks
up a record number of points on Monica's (Courteney Cox
Arquette) new Mrs. Pac-Man game machine -- but his
three-letter ID might prove too offensive when young Ben
(guest star Cole Mitchell Sprouse) visits. In addition, Ross
(David Schwimmer) finally is allowed to teach an honors class
but its cross-town location means he must break land speed
records just to get there on time. Lisa Kudrow also stars.
The One Where Chandler Takes A Bath
WILL JOEY DECLARE HIS LOVE FOR RACHEL -- OR PHOEBE? -- Poor
Joey (Matt LeBlanc) is driving himself crazy with guilt over
his secret affection for Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) until
Monica (Courteney Cox Arquette) mistakenly thinks he's
infatuated with Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and blabs to her, which
only muddies their romantic ball of confusion. Meanwhile, Ross
(David Schwimmer) and Rachel promise not to learn the sex of
their unborn child until she sneaks a peek at the doctor's
confidential folder. Elsewhere, Monica urges a reluctant
Chandler (Matthew Perry) to enjoy the soothing pleasures of a
scented bath -- but she realizes that she's created a tub
monster when she can't get him out from under the bubbles.
The One With The Secret Closet
Richard Penn
the Doctor
When a concerned Joey takes Rachel to the hospital because of
pain relating to her pregnancy, he realizes that his intense
romantic feelings for her are excluding Ross from the joys of
impending fatherhood. Joey reluctantly makes a gallant
suggestion that could change all of the friends' lives.
Meanwhile, Chandler becomes obsessed with finding out what is
behind the locked door of Monica's forbidden, secret closet.
And Monica agrees to let Phoebe massage her--but Phoebe
regrets doing so when Monica ecstatically responds with
suggestive grunts and groans.
The One With The Birthing Video
Monica playfully prepares a special Valentine's Day for
Chandler, complete with sexy lingerie and racy entertainment.
However, Chandler is too shocked to respond favorably after
accidentally viewing the wrong videotape: a birthing video
meant for Rachel. Meanwhile, Ross has difficulty informing
his girlfriend, Mona (recurring guest star BONNIE SOMERVILLE),
that Rachel has moved in with him. His scheme to gain Mona's
favor with a perfect Valentine's Day date is thwarted when
Mona arrives at his apartment unannounced. Also, Phoebe tries
to enliven a depressed Joey by bringing him the world's most
cheerful dog.
The One Where Joey Tells Rachel
Harry Van Gorkum
Don
Terence Winter
the Waiter #2
Guilt-ridden Joey finally confesses his love for Rachel to the
flabbergasted Ross. The guys agree that Joey should tell
Rachel during dinner, regardless of the potential
consequences. Meanwhile, Chandler becomes nervous because
Phoebe's handsome new boyfriend, Don (HARRY van GORKUM),
shares numerous personality traits with Monica.
The One With The Tea Leaves
James Le Gros
Jim
Mark Lutz
Mona's Date
Feeling awkward after revealing his romantic feelings to
Rachel, Joey avoids contact with her. Rachel hopes to restore
their friendship by telling Joey a big lie about her unborn
child. Meanwhile, after studying tea leaves, Phoebe believes
she will soon encounter the man of her dreams. And Ross tries
to recover his favorite pink shirt from the apartment of his
former girlfriend, Mona (recurring guest star BONNIE
SOMERVILLE).
The One In Massapequa
Kat Sawyer
Catherine
Ellen Gerstein
Aunt Lisa
John C. Moskoff
Uncle Dan
Tim Silva
the Male Guest
Aixa Clemente
the Female Guest
Monica becomes inarticulate while giving her toast at a 35th
wedding anniversary party for her parents, Jack (recurring
guest star ELLIOTT GOULD) and Judy (recurring guest star
CHRISTINA PICKLES), and regrets volunteering to make the
speech instead of Ross. Phoebe brings her latest boyfriend,
Parker (ALEC BALDWIN - "Pearl Harbor"), an effusive
optimist who is so enthusiastic about everything that he makes
people crazy. Meanwhile, Ross is astounded when Jack and Judy
ask him and the pregnant Rachel to pretend to be married, in
order to prevent a potential scandal.
The One With Joey's Interview
Sasha Alexander
the Interviewer
Now that he has returned to starring in the daytime drama
"Days of Our Lives," Joey is thrilled when his name
is used in a Soap Opera Digest crossword puzzle. However, he
is reluctant to let the magazine do a profile of him, because
his last interview got him into so much trouble that he was
terminated from his previous engagement with the show. Eager
to see her own name in print, Rachel persuades him to
reconsider so he can mention her, but Joey insists that all of
his friends be present at the interview to ensure that he
doesn't say anything controversial this time. The friends
reminisce about Joey's past indiscretions in a series of clips
from prior episodes.
The One With The Baby Shower
Jonathan Nichols
Ray
Adria Tennor
Katherine
Lisa Calderon
Erin
Heather Sims
the Guest
Rachel panics during a party in anticipation of her baby's
birth when she realizes how totally unprepared she is to care
for an infant. She reluctantly agrees to allow her
frustrating mother, Sandra (recurring guest star MARLO THOMAS
- "That Girl"), to move in to help her, upsetting
Rachel's roommate, Ross. Meanwhile, Monica tries to atone for
forgetting to invite Sandra to the party. Chandler and Ross
exhaust themselves by repeatedly playing a befuddling game in
an effort to help Joey prepare to audition as a television
game show host.
The One With The Cooking Class
Molly Hagan
Sarah
Rena Sofer
Katie
Tucker Smallwood
Mr. Tyler
Tim Maculan
the Food Critic
Scott Richards
the Acting Teacher
When Monica's cooking at the restaurant is harshly criticized
in a newspaper, she goes to a criticism class taught by the
reviewer, hoping to convince him to reconsider his opinion.
However, after he rejects Monica, she transfers to a
beginners' cooking seminar, where she is hailed as a culinary
genius. Meanwhile, Rachel gets upset when a cute salesgirl,
Katie (RENA SOFER - "General Hospital"), flirts with
Ross while he and Rachel are shopping for baby supplies.
Also, nervous about a major job interview, Chandler receives
some questionable coaching from Phoebe.
The One Where Rachel Is Late
When Rachel's pregnancy goes beyond her projected delivery
date, the pain makes Rachel increasingly irritable--and
willing to try anything that might speed the baby's arrival.
Meanwhile, Monica and Phoebe place bets concerning the date of
the birth. Also, Joey can only take one guest to the premiere
of the World War I film in which he stars, and he chooses
Chandler. Unfortunately, Chandler falls asleep during the
screening, incurring Joey's wrath.
The One Where Rachel Has A Baby
Debin Mazar
Evil Bitch
Eddie McClintock
Cliff
Maurice Godin
Sid
Rachael Harris
Julie
Tim DeKay
Marc
Jo Nell Kennedy
Nurse #1
Henriette Mantel
Nurse #2
Mark Daniel Cade
the Doctor
Laura Margolis
Woman Giving Birth
Karin Co
Woman with Mild Contractions
Doug Looper
Grant
Jimmy Palumbo
Sick Bastard
Sarah Rush
Nurse #3
In the one-hour season finale, Rachel waits in the hospital
maternity ward with the anxious Ross. However, numerous other
pregnant women are wheeled in while Rachel's painful labor
continues. Inspired to conceive a baby of their own, Chandler
and Monica search for a private room in which to get romantic.
Meanwhile, Phoebe is attracted to a handsome patient, Cliff
(EDDIE McCLINTOCK). She asks Joey to pose as his daytime
drama character Dr. Drake Ramoray and interrogate Cliff about
his background. Recurring guest star CHRISTINA PICKLES
appears as Monica's mother, Judy, and recurring guest star
MAGGIE WHEELER appears as Chandler's ex-girlfriend, Janice.
The One Where No One Proposes
Cleo Kling
Nurse Kitty
Because of a misunderstanding, Rachel Green (series star
JENNIFER ANISTON) finds herself engaged to marry Joey
Tribbiani (series star MATT LEBLANC)--instead of Ross Geller
(series star DAVID SCHWIMMER), who was planning to
propose--soon after she gives birth to her and Ross' baby
girl. The situation gets even more confusing when Phoebe
Buffay (series star LISA KUDROW) talks to Rachel and
mistakenly assumes that Ross is the one who proposed.
Meanwhile, Joey can't help sneaking a peek as Rachel tries
unsuccessfully to nurse her baby. And, inspired to have a
baby of their own, Monica Geller Bing (series star COURTENEY
COX ARQUETTE) and Chandler Bing (series star MATTHEW PERRY)
return to a hospital supply closet for a little
privacy. Recurring guest star ELLIOTT GOULD appears as Jack
Geller.
The One Where Emma Cries
Janet Hubert
Ms. McKenna
Joey's futile attempts to gain Ross' forgiveness for
mistakenly asking Rachel to marry him only result in
emergency hospitalization. Meanwhile, an exhausted Rachel
desperately searches for any remedy to quell baby Emma's
nonstop crying.
The One With The Pediatrician
Dedee Pfeiffer
Mary Ellen
Elaine Hendrix
Sally
Gregory White
Dr. Gettleman
Angee Hughes
the Nurse
Greta Seshta
the Receptionist
Ashly Holloway
the Girl in the Doctor's Office
Logan Hudson
the Boy in the Doctor's Office
Rachel's constant calls to her baby Emma's pediatrician
force him to reject her as a patient. Ross becomes
uncomfortable when Rachel seeks his childhood doctor as a
replacement--mainly because he is still Ross' doctor.
Meanwhile, Chandler plans to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for
work but worries about whether or not career-minded Monica
is still willing to join him. And Joey and Phoebe agree to
find each other companions for a double date. When Joey
forgets to do his part, he panics and invites a stranger,
Mike (recurring guest star PAUL RUDD - "The Cider House
Rules").
The One With The Sharks
Susan Ward
Hayley
Nikita Ager
Hayley's Roommate
Phoebe fears losing her latest prospective boyfriend, Mike
(recurring guest star PAUL RUDD), and her self-doubt is only
worsened by Ross' foolish comments. Meanwhile, Chandler is
in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on a work assignment. When Monica
surprises him in his hotel room, she mistakenly frets that
he has a sexual fetish for sharks. And Joey becomes upset
because his date doesn't remember previously having sex with
him.
The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner
Dan Bucatinsky
the Waiter
Kevin Farrell
the Maitre D'
While Phoebe and Joey giddily wait at a fancy restaurant for
their friends' arrival to celebrate Phoebe's birthday,
Rachel is delayed because she is afraid to leave her infant
with a baby-sitter. Monica and Chandler also fail to arrive
on time after they fight over Chandler's urge to resume
smoking--and then yield to other urges. Rachel, Ross, Monica
and Chandler continue to encounter delays, and famished
Phoebe and Joey must struggle to retain their excellent
table at the restaurant. Series star DAVID SCHWIMMER
directed the episode.
The One With The Male Nanny
Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Sandy
Susan Slome
the prospective nanny
In the Emmy Award-winning comedy's 200th episode, Ross
jealously mocks Rachel's choice of an oversensitive male
nanny, Sandy (FREDDIE PRINZE, JR. - "Scooby Doo," "I Know
What You Did Last Summer"), for Emma. Meanwhile, Phoebe
must choose between two ardent suitors: new boyfriend Mike
(recurring guest star PAUL RUDD) or visiting former
boyfriend David (recurring guest star HANK AZARIA). And
Chandler feels threatened by Monica's constant chatter about
a male co-worker whose sense of humor outwits his.
The One With Ross's Inappropriate Song
Gregory Itzin
Mr. Hanigan
Christine Rose
Mrs. Hanigan
Robin Krieger
the Realtor
When Chandler's former romantic rival intends to sell his
apartment, insecure Chandler persuades Joey to help him
secretly inspect it. The guys are aghast to discover an old
videotape that might feature Monica having sex with her
ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, Ross accidentally discovers that
singing the suggestive lyrics to "Baby Got Back" is the only
way to get baby Emma to sleep, but he fears telling Rachel
about the trick. And Phoebe fails to impress the uptight
parents of her boyfriend, Mike (recurring guest star PAUL
RUDD).
The One With Rachel's Other Sister
On the night before Thanksgiving, Rachel's self-centered
younger sister, Amy (CHRISTINA APPLEGATE - "Jesse,"
"Married... with Children"), ruins everyone's holiday dinner
with her uncensored observations. Amy is upset to learn
that Rachel would not want her to care for her baby if she
and Ross were to die. Chandler is also offended that he is
not considered the best adoptive parent either. Meanwhile,
Monica obsessively protects her good wedding china. And
Joey forgets to join his television cast mates in the big
Thanksgiving parade.
The One With Rachel's Phone Number
Alan F. Smith
Kevin
Irene White
the Assistant
Chris Payne Gilbert
Bill
Kevin Brief
the Bartender
Rachel and Phoebe go out for a night together. After Rachel
impulsively gives a handsome restaurant patron her telephone
number, she worries that he'll call when Ross is in their
apartment. While the women are away, Phoebe's boyfriend,
Mike (recurring guest star PAUL RUDD), helps Ross baby-sit
for Rachel's baby--and the guys desperately try to find
something in common to talk about. Also, still working in
Tulsa, Chandler returns to New York to visit Monica, but he
must hide from Joey after rejecting his offer of free
basketball tickets.
The One With Christmas In Tulsa
Selma Blair
Wendy
Chandler must remain in Tulsa during Christmastime because
of a big deadline at work. Monica suspects the worst when
she discovers that he will be joined by a beautiful
co-worker, Wendy (SELMA BLAIR - "Legally Blonde"). While he
toils, Chandler recalls some of the more embarrassing
moments from previous holidays shared with his friends.
The One Where Rachel Goes Back To Work
Evan Handler
the Director
Alexandra Margulies
Female Extra #1
Heather Sims
Female Extra #2
Paul Logan
the Soap Actor
When Rachel visits her workplace to show off baby Emma, she
is surprised to find a handsome temporary worker, Gavin
(DERMOT MULRONEY - "About Schmidt"), who has been doing her
job while she was on maternity leave. Their immediate war
of wills prompts Rachel to make a rash decision that she
could regret. Meanwhile, Joey arranges for Phoebe to get a
job as an extra on his daytime drama series, but she wreaks
havoc on the set. And, having quit his job, Chandler must
get another--fast--because Monica desperately wants a
family.
The One With Phoebe's Rats
Carly Thomas
Tabitha
Cheryl Kennard
Heather
Rachel is irritated to learn that her handsome new workplace
rival, Gavin (recurring guest star DERMOT MULRONEY), has
been invited to her birthday party. Meanwhile, Ross
struggles to keep lascivious Joey away from Emma's beautiful
new nanny, Molly (MELISSA GEORGE - "Thieves"). Also, Phoebe
coaxes her boyfriend, Mike (recurring guest star PAUL RUDD),
into helping her care for a litter of baby rats that were
born in her cabinet.
The One Where Monica Sings
Jennifer Aspen
Michelle
Lori Alan
Sonya
Lisa Calderon
Michelle's Friend
Kristen Ariza
the Receptionist
DeAnna Steele
the Woman
Megan Linder
Woman #2
While Rachel sorts out her conflicted feelings for her
handsome co-worker Gavin (recurring guest star DERMOT
MULRONEY), Ross recruits Chandler to help him meet
attractive women in order to make Rachel jealous.
Meanwhile, Phoebe regrets bringing Monica to karaoke night
when Monica takes the microphone and delights in the
applause--unaware that the guys in the audience are cheering
because they can see through her dress. And Joey submits to
painful eyebrow waxing before a photography session.
Recurring guest star MELISSA GEORGE appears as Molly.
The One With The Blind Dates
John Eric Bentley
Waiter #2
Joey and Phoebe conspire to arrange awful dates for both
Rachel and Ross, hoping that appreciation of their former
relationship will cause them to reunite. Rachel's date is a
pitiful former restaurant owner, Steve (recurring guest star
JON LOVITZ - "Saturday Night Live"). Meanwhile, the
ovulating Monica wants to get intimate with Chandler while
they baby-sit Emma--but they can't leave the infant alone,
or she will scream.
The One With The Mugging
Jeff Goldblum
Leonard
Teck Holmes
Jordan
Kyle Gass
Lowell
Suzanne Ford
the Female Producer
Michelle Anne Johnson
the Casting Director
Joey develops an unusual acting method in order to impress a
famous, pompous fellow actor, Leonard (JEFF GOLDBLUM -
"Jurassic Park"), during an audition for an important stage
role. Meanwhile, Ross is horrified to discover who mugged
him when he was a child. And an unemployed and humbled
Chandler accepts an internship at a shoe company, where the
youthful interns make him feel extremely old.
The One With The Boob Job
Timothy Starks
the Handyman
Phoebe asks her boyfriend, Mike (recurring guest star PAUL
RUDD), to move in with her, but coming so close to married
life might cause trouble in their relationship. Meanwhile,
since Monica and Chandler are financially unstable, she
secretly asks Joey for a large loan. But when the
unsuspecting Chandler also approaches his pal for some cash,
Joey accidentally betrays Monica's confidence and tries to
recover with an outrageous story. Also, Rachel's efforts to
make the apartment safe for her baby make Joey crazy.
The One With The Memorial Service
Ivana Milicevic
Kori
Jonathan Slavin
Manny
Ernie Grunwald
Tom
When Chandler jokingly posts an outrageous biography about
Ross on Ross' college alumni Web site, Ross retaliates by
finding Chandler's alumni site and doing the same about
Chandler. An Internet war between the two friends ensues.
Meanwhile, Monica gets extremely vigilant after weak-willed
Phoebe asks for help in preventing her from contacting Mike
(recurring guest star PAUL RUDD) after their relationship
ends.
The One With The Lottery
Hoping to win a huge jackpot, the friends pool their money
and buy dozens of lottery tickets. However, they bicker
over how to spend the fortune if they win, and Monica
irritates everyone else by buying tickets just for her and
Chandler. Exasperated, Phoebe takes the bowl of everyone's
tickets and threatens to throw it off the balcony. The
others reconcile, but a pigeon startles Phoebe, causing her
to drop the bowl anyway. Meanwhile, Chandler excitedly
awaits his company's decision about his future. And Ross
calls Rachel "Mommy" in order to teach the word to Emma.
The One With Rachel's Dream
Marisol Nichols
Olivia
Joe Colligan
the Director
Blake Reed
Chase
Shayne Anderson
Customer #1
Keith Pillow
Customer #2
Johnny Sneed
Customer #3
Nervous because his daytime drama role requires him to act as
if he is deeply in love with a woman, Joey rehearses with
Rachel. Later, she observes the taping of the emotional scene
and has a surprising dream that night about Joey. Meanwhile,
Chandler makes a nonrefundable reservation at a Vermont
country inn to surprise Monica. Unfortunately, she is too
busy with her job, so Ross accompanies Chandler to the
romantic hideaway. Also, Monica must find a tactful way to
ask Phoebe to stop performing her disturbing folk music in
front of Monica's restaurant.
The One With The Soap Opera Party
Ken Lerner
Professor Spafford
Alex Borstein
Bitter Woman on Stage
Ethan Erickson
Dirk
Matthew Ashford
Himself
Kyle Lowder
Himself
Ross is excited when he meets fellow paleontology professor
Charlie Wheeler (recurring guest star AISHA TYLER - "Talk
Soup"), a stunning beauty. But when he takes her to Joey's
rooftop party to meet the stars of Joey's daytime drama, "Days
of Our Lives" (real-life "Days of Our Lives" stars KYLE
LOWDER, MATTHEW ASHFORD, FARAH FATH and ALEXIS THORPE as
themselves), she intimidates him with her impressive list of
former boyfriends. Meanwhile, Rachel and the intoxicated
Monica behave foolishly at the gathering, chasing the handsome
actors. And Chandler attends a disturbing one-woman play.
The One With The Fertility Test
Myra Turley
the Nurse
Debra Azar
the Spa Receptionist
Ross is in agony because brilliant, beautiful professor
Charlie (recurring guest star AISHA TYLER)--who usually
prefers paleontologists--is instead dating shallow Joey.
Nevertheless, Ross helps the desperate Joey pretend to be
intelligent to impress Charlie--with mixed results.
Meanwhile, Chandler and Monica's nervous visit to a
fertility clinic is made even more uncomfortable by the
unexpected appearance of Chandler's annoying ex-girlfriend,
Janice (recurring guest star MAGGIE WHEELER). And Rachel
argues with Phoebe over a corporate-owned spa chain that
Phoebe detests.
The One With The Donor
John Stamos
Zack
Andy Umberger
Dr. Connelly
Dan Desmond
Professor Sherman
Cynthia Newman
Jeanette
Kim Harris
the Cologne Spritzer
Tracy Silver
Dressing Room Woman
Disappointed to learn that they cannot conceive a baby
naturally, Monica and Chandler mull their options. When
Chandler brings home a handsome, unknowing co-worker, Zack
(JOHN STAMOS - "Full House," "Thieves"), for dinner, Monica
and Chandler embarrassingly "interview" him as a potential
sperm donor. Meanwhile, while shopping with Phoebe, Rachel
confides that she is enamored with Joey. Unfortunately,
Joey's current girlfriend, Charlie (recurring guest star
AISHA TYLER), overhears. And Phoebe encounters a boyfriend,
David (recurring guest star HANK AZARIA), from long ago.
The One In Barbados Part 1 & 2
John Balma
Professor Oberblau
Audrey Wasilewski
Sarah
Robert Alan Beuth
Professor Klarik
Alison Shanks
Mrs. Oberblau
Joe Everett Michaels
the Waiter
Ross is so excited to deliver a keynote address at a
paleontologists convention on Barbados that he procures free
passes to the event for all his friends. On the island,
Joey is amazed that Ross is the one being recognized by fans
instead of him, but at least Joey is still dating gorgeous
paleontologist Charlie (recurring guest star AISHA TYLER),
to Ross' chagrin. Having recently ended her relationship
with Mike (recurring guest star PAUL RUDD), Phoebe brings
her former boyfriend, David (recurring guest star HANK
AZARIA), to the island.
In Part I, when Chandler accidentally erases the only
version of Ross' speech from his laptop computer, Charlie
must help Ross reconstruct it--and in the process, they
discover that they have much more in common than their
profession. Meanwhile, Joey and Rachel get drunk together
after impersonating pharmacists and infiltrating a medical
conference for the free drinks. And Phoebe is shocked when
Mike unexpectedly travels to the island to talk to her.
In Part II, despite the fact that it is the first sunny day
since their arrival, everyone attends Ross' speech, which is
enthusiastically received by his adoring fellow scientists.
Later, Monica and Mike (recurring guest star PAUL RUDD) take
part in an extremely competitive, marathon ping-pong match,
alarming Chandler but arousing Phoebe. And Ross' and Joey's
fortunes change after revelations by Charlie and Rachel.
The One After Joey And Rachel Kiss
Anne Dudek
Precious
Still in Barbados after Ross' keynote address, the friends
cope with a variety of dilemmas. Ross has kissed his
colleague Charlie Wheeler (recurring guest star AISHA TYLER
- "Talk Soup"), although she is still officially dating
Joey. Joey and Rachel have kissed as well, but they agonize
over how to tell Ross. Phoebe's former boyfriend, Mike
(recurring guest star PAUL RUDD - "The Cider House Rules"),
has followed Phoebe to the island and proposed marriage to
her, despite his being in a relationship with someone else.
And Monica has developed really big hair, due to the
humidity. Chandler's problem is that he can barely keep
from making fun of his wife.
Phoebe, Monica and Chandler learn about all the romantic
drama by listening through the thin hotel room walls to hear
Joey and Rachel's amorous conversation on one side and Ross
and Charlie's on the other. Feeling as if he is betraying
Joey, Ross seeks him out to confess that he wants to date
Charlie. Likewise, Joey wants to admit to Ross his feelings
for Rachel. After several tries, Ross tells Joey, but Joey
fails to reciprocate. Meanwhile, Monica gets her hair done
in a local salon and is thrilled to sport cornrows adorned
with beads and shells. Chandler and the others are even
more mortified than before. Monica insists on keeping the
hairstyle--until her elaborate hair gets tangled in the
shower curtain.
Back in New York, Phoebe is forced to tell Mike's girlfriend
the bad news--on the unfortunate woman's birthday. And,
still not aware of Joey and Rachel's relationship, Ross is
amazed when he witnesses them kissing.
The One Where Ross Is Fine
Daryl Sabara
Owen
Jim Meskimen
Bill
Kellie Waymire
Colleen
Allisyn Ashley Arm
Leslie
Sierra Marcoux
Chandler
Dante Pastula
Frank Jr. Jr.
Rachel, Joey and Charlie (recurring guest star AISHA TYLER)
attend an uncomfortable dinner party at Ross' apartment, but
they fear for his state of mind when Ross
uncharacteristically overindulges in wine, song and
laughter. Meanwhile, Chandler commits an unpardonable act
while he and Monica visit a couple who have adopted a cute
boy. And former surrogate mother Phoebe is visited by her
brother, Frank Jr. (recurring guest star GIOVANNI RIBISI -
"Saving Private Ryan"), who is desperate because he can no
longer cope with his precocious triplets.
The One With Ross's Tan
Jennifer Coolidge
Amanda
Luis Antonio Ramos
The Tanning Salon Guy
Iris Bahr
Glenda
Suave Joey is as confident as usual while preparing to make
love with Rachel for the first time. But he soon becomes
uncharacteristically clumsy, and Rachel feels uneasy as
well. They wonder how Chandler and Monica transitioned from
friends to lovers so easily. Meanwhile, Monica and Phoebe's
annoying friend Amanda (JENNIFER COOLIDGE - "Best in Show")
visits, causing a rift between the women. And Ross goes to
a spray-on tanning salon but fails to follow the simple
directions properly.
The One With The Cake
On Emma's first birthday, Rachel convinces Monica and
Chandler to delay their long-anticipated trip to Vermont to
stay for the party. But complications ensue when the infant
falls asleep--and a racy, adult birthday cake arrives.
Meanwhile, when Ross dashes out to help Rachel, he leaves
Joey in charge of keeping everybody locked in the apartment
until they return with the right cake.
The One Where Rachel's Sister Baby-sits
Rachel feels like her annoying, self-indulgent younger
sister, Amy (recurring guest star CHRISTINA APPLEGATE, who
won an Emmy Award for her previous "Friends" guest
appearance), is finally on the verge of making a major
change in her attitude. In order to help Amy become a more
responsible person, Rachel overrides Ross' strong protests
and allows Amy to baby-sit Emma. She soon regrets that
decision. Meanwhile, Phoebe unknowingly thwarts Mike's
(recurring guest star PAUL RUDD) "anniversary" surprise for
her. Also, Monica and Chandler become concerned when Joey
tries to use big words in a recommendation letter on their
behalf to a child adoption agency.
The One With Ross' Grant
Greg Kinnear
Dr. Hobart
Ming Lo
Dr. Li
Cathy Lind Hayes
Dr. Biely
Ross is excited to interview with a brilliant, Nobel
Prize-winning scientist, Dr. Benjamin Hobart (Oscar nominee
GREG KINNEAR - "As Good As It Gets," "Talk Soup"), for an
esteemed paleontology grant. Unfortunately, Hobart also
happens to be Charlie's (recurring guest star AISHA TYLER -
"Talk Soup") obsessed ex-boyfriend. Hobart offers the grant
to Ross on the condition that he break up with Charlie.
Meanwhile, Phoebe tries to give a hideous painting she
created to an extremely reluctant Monica and Rachel. Also,
Joey is offended when Chandler lies about viewing Joey's
bizarre audition tape reel.
The One With The Home Study
Maria Pitillo
Laura
Matt Winston
The Charity Clerk
Monica and Chandler nervously prepare for a visit from an
adoption worker, Laura (MARIA PITILLO), who will decide if
they would be suitable parents. Unfortunately, Laura
horrifies the uptight couple when she confesses that she was
once romanced by a cad named Joey, who lives in the same
building and never returned her calls. Meanwhile, Phoebe
and Mike (recurring guest star PAUL RUDD) opt to have a
small wedding and donate the extra money to a children's
charity--only to demand it all back later. And Ross tries
to help Rachel overcome her irrational fear of swing sets so
baby Emma can enjoy herself at the playground.
The One With The Late Thanksgiving
Monica prepares a fabulous Thanksgiving feast for the gang,
but she becomes furious when everyone arrives late to the
gathering. Ross and Joey tried to go to a hockey game
first, and Phoebe and Rachel secretly took Emma to a baby
beauty contest. Bigger problems ensue when Monica refuses
to let the famished guests into her and Chandler's
apartment.
The One With The Birth Mother
Jim O'Heir
Adoption Agency Worker
Annie Parisse
Sarah
Jorge Luis Abreu
the Waiter
Carla Toutz
Joan
Nervous and excited, Monica and Chandler travel to Texas to
meet a young pregnant woman, Erica Simmons (recurring guest
star ANNA FARIS - "Scary Movie" films), who is considering
allowing them to adopt her child when it's born. Monica and
Chandler like Erica, and she likes them. The only problem is
that, due to a mix-up at the adoption agency, Erica thinks
Monica is a reverend and Chandler is a doctor--and the eager
couple hesitates to correct her. Meanwhile, Joey dates
Phoebe's friend but annoys her with his territorial eating
habits. And after succumbing to a sexy and persuasive
salesgirl, Ross ends up in a unique new wardrobe. Series star
DAVID SCHWIMMER directed the episode.
The One Where Chandler Gets Caught
When Phoebe and Rachel see Chandler getting into a car with a
pretty woman during work hours, they follow him to the suburbs
and witness him going inside a large house with the woman.
Fearing that Chandler is cheating on Monica, they inform
her--and learn that the woman is a real estate agent. The
pair has been secretly shopping for houses and struggling with
how to tell their best friends that they are leaving the City.
In an emotional montage, clips from previous episodes
highlight many of the experiences the friends have shared in
Monica and Chandler's apartment.
The One Where The Stripper Cries
Danny DeVito
Roy
Ellen Pompeo
Missy
Donny Osmond
himself
Gregory Jbara
Gene
Joey appears as a celebrity contestant on "The $100,000
Pyramid," with its actual host, DONNY OSMOND (himself), but
Joey's dubious IQ costs his partner the prize money.
Meanwhile, Monica and Rachel hire an ungainly stripper, Roy
(DANNY DeVITO - "Taxi"), without seeing him first, for
Phoebe's bachelorette party. Also, Chandler and Ross attend a
college reunion and meet an attractive woman they both
promised not to date during school.
The One With Phoebe's Wedding
Gregory Itzin
Mr. Hannigan
Cristine Rose
Mrs. Hannigan
In a special milestone episode, Phoebe's wedding planner,
Monica, makes everyone around her crazy--until Phoebe fires
her. Phoebe's big day becomes disastrous as deliveries go
awry, and a blizzard forces the plans to change. Meanwhile,
as a substitute for Phoebe's incarcerated father in the
ceremony, Joey takes his role much too seriously. Also,
Chandler and Ross lobby Rachel to choose one of them as a
last-minute replacement for a groomsman in what promises to be
a most unorthodox wedding procession.
The One Where Joey Speaks French
Hira Ambrosino
the Nurse
Alex Craig Mann
the Casting Assistant
Tim Edward Rhoze
the Director
Monica and Chandler show Erica (recurring guest star ANNA
FARIS - "Scary Movie 3"), who is the mother of the unborn baby
they want to adopt, the sights of New York, and they also
learn more facts about her--such as the baby's biological
father might be a convict who killed his father with a shovel.
Meanwhile, Ross and Rachel grow closer after her sarcastic
father, Dr. Green (recurring guest star RON LEIBMAN - "Norma
Rae"), suffers a heart attack. And Joey implores Francophile
Phoebe to teach him French before an important audition, but
she quickly becomes exasperated with the gibberish coming out
of Joey's mouth.
The One With Princess Consuela
Dakota Fanning
Mackenzie
Brent Spiner
James Campbell
Tom Dugan
the Maitre d'
Helen Eigenberg
the Realtor
Mary Margaret Lewis
Rita
Craig Robinson
the Clerk
Alex Ball
the Ralph Lauren Employee
Rachel nearly gags on her meal when she secretly meets at a
restaurant for a job interview and sits right next to the
table where her current boss is dining. Phoebe considers
legally changing her married name to something more exotic.
Meanwhile, Joey feels abandoned when Monica and Chandler try
to buy a house, but Joey finds solace with the sellers'
precocious 8-year-old daughter, Mackenzie (DAKOTA FANNING -
"The Cat in the Hat")
The One Where Estelle Dies
Jane Lynch
Ellen
E.J. Callahan
Al Zebooker
The One Where Rachel Goes To Paris
The Last One
John Rubinstein
the Doctor
Jim Rash
Nervous Male Passenger
Carole Gutierrez
Nurse
Rachael L. Hollingsworth
Woman in Labor
Edward James Gage
Husband
Jason Kravits
Man in Cab
Anthony Cistaro
Gate Attendant
Manao DeMuth
Ticket Agent
Brian Palermo
Airline Representative
Michelle Pereira
Female Passenger
Vincent Boyle
another Passenger