306 The One With The Flashback

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.

Original Airdate:
10/31/1996

Other Info:
• It's interesting to note that when Janice asks the episode's central question, Ross and Rachel end up hemming and hawing along with the other four, even though they were dating in this episode.

Credits:
Written by Marta Kauffman & David Crane
Directed by Peter Bonerz
Maggie Wheeler as Janice
John Lehr as Eric (The Photographer)
Larry Hankin as Mr. Heckles
Michele Maika as Kiki
Marissa Ribisi as Betsy
Christy L Medrano as Waitress