The One With The Jellyfish
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Party
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 Phoebe's Uterus
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
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 The Girl From Poughkeepsie
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 Rachel's Crush
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
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 The Fake Party
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
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 All The Rugby
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 All The Haste
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 The Invitation
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 Rachel's New Dress
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?
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The One With The Ball
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
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 Part 1
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.
The One In Vegas Part II
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.
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