Rachel Green runs into Central Perk after leaving her wedding and reconnects with Monica Geller. Ross Geller deals with the end of his marriage while the group begins adjusting to Rachel new life. The friendships that define the series begin forming.

Ross learns unexpected news about his future as a father. Monica struggles with pressure from her parents during dinner. Rachel begins facing the reality of independence.

Phoebe Buffay receives unexpected money and struggles with what to do about it. Chandler Bing tries to quit smoking with mixed success. Monica dates a man whose charm hides complications.

Rachel has a difficult first paycheck and questions her new life choices. Monica Phoebe and Rachel spend the night bonding over personal disappointments. Ross Joey and Chandler attend a hockey game that goes badly.

Ross helps Rachel do laundry for the first time and tries to grow closer to her. Joey Tribbiani tricks Monica into a double date. Chandler and Phoebe deal with breakup complications.

Joey gets a strange acting opportunity involving a body double role. Chandler dates a woman with an unusual relationship history. Monica questions whether she is too controlling.

A citywide blackout traps the friends in different situations. Chandler gets stuck with a model while Ross tries to confess his feelings for Rachel. The night becomes chaotic and revealing.

Ross and Monica deal with a family funeral and old family tensions. Chandler becomes uncomfortable when coworkers misunderstand his identity. The group supports each other through awkward grief.

Thanksgiving plans fall apart for everyone in the group. Rachel tries to earn money for a ski trip while Monica attempts to host dinner. The friends begin forming their own holiday tradition.

Ross adopts a monkey named Marcel as he struggles with loneliness. The group makes New Years Eve plans with mixed results. Everyone faces the pressure of being alone during the holiday.

Chandler mother visits New York and causes tension with her bold personality. Ross and Rachel have an awkward moment that complicates their friendship. Monica and Phoebe deal with a man in a coma.

Monica gets stuck with a large number of lasagnas after a family complication. Ross prepares for fatherhood while Susan and Carol make plans. Rachel and Paolo relationship creates tension.

Chandler accidentally sees Rachel in an embarrassing moment and the group spirals into awkward retaliation. Joey learns difficult news about his father. Family and friendship boundaries are tested.

Valentines Day brings awkward dates and old relationships back into focus. Ross goes out with a neighbor while Carol and Susan appear at the same restaurant. Chandler reconnects with Janice.

Monica cooks for a potential employer whose behavior becomes increasingly strange. Chandler questions his career path. Ross tries to be more assertive in his personal life.

Joey falls for Phoebe twin sister Ursula and creates tension between the sisters. Ross attends childbirth classes with Carol and Susan. Chandler struggles with an attractive coworker.

Rachel injures herself and has to deal with hospital paperwork. Monica and Rachel switch identities in a way that creates complications. Joey relationship with Ursula continues affecting Phoebe.

The women learn poker after losing badly to the men. Rachel interviews for a new job and faces disappointment. Competition brings out hidden feelings between Ross and Rachel.

Rachel accidentally loses Marcel while watching him for Ross. The group searches the city trying to find him. Ross frustration mixes with his feelings for Rachel.

Rachel begins seeing Barry again and questions whether she has really moved on. Monica struggles with being judged by others. The group gets caught in gossip and mixed loyalties.

Monica befriends a woman who stole her credit card and begins admiring her confidence. Ross prepares to give up Marcel. Rachel tries to improve her job prospects.

Monica dates a younger man and discovers an uncomfortable truth. Phoebe works as Chandlers temporary secretary and learns office secrets. Ross deals with pregnancy milestones.

Carol goes into labor and the group gathers at the hospital. Ross Susan and Carol navigate their unusual family dynamic. The arrival of the baby brings everyone together.

Rachel discovers Ross feelings for her after he leaves for a trip. Chandler accidentally reveals too much. The season ends with Rachel reconsidering what Ross means to her.

Rachel waits for Ross at the airport hoping to act on her feelings. Ross returns with Julie creating immediate emotional tension. The group adjusts to a new romantic complication.

Ross struggles with Carol and Susan parenting choices. Rachel tries to hide her jealousy of Julie. Joey gets a new job that tests his confidence.

The downstairs neighbor Mr Heckles dies and leaves his belongings to Monica and Rachel. Chandler worries he may end up alone. The group reflects on habits and future loneliness.

The group learns surprising information about Phoebe past marriage. Rachel continues struggling with Ross and Julie relationship. Joey appears in a public health poster with embarrassing results.

Money differences create tension between the friends. Monica Rachel and Phoebe feel left out of expensive plans. The group learns friendship can be strained by income gaps.

Chandler and Joey accidentally lose Ross son Ben while babysitting. Phoebe loses her singing spot at Central Perk. Responsibility proves harder than expected.

Rachel leaves a drunken message revealing her feelings for Ross. Ross is forced to confront his own unresolved emotions. Their friendship reaches a turning point.

Ross makes a pros and cons list comparing Rachel and Julie. Rachel finds out and feels deeply hurt. Monica gets a strange job creating recipes.

Phoebe learns more about her father and considers finding him. Monica and Rachel host a Christmas party with limited resources. Chandler and Joey delay gift shopping.

Rachel dates a man named Russ who strongly resembles Ross. Monica becomes involved with Fun Bobby again. The group notices patterns Rachel refuses to see.

Carol and Susan prepare for their wedding. Ross struggles with his role while Monica caters the event. Phoebe believes she is connected to an elderly woman spirit.

Ross searches for Marcel after learning he is working in entertainment. Joey gets attention from a fan who confuses him with his soap opera character. The group gets pulled into celebrity chaos.

Rachel and Monica compete for the attention of Jean Claude Van Damme. Chandler reconnects with an old classmate. Ross continues trying to reconnect with Marcel.

Monica parents bring over old belongings including a prom video. Rachel sees a side of Ross she never knew. The past changes how she views him.

Ross and Rachel begin exploring their new relationship. Monica dates her parents friend Richard Burke. Joey and Chandler become obsessed with new furniture.

Joey decides to move into his own apartment after career success. Chandler feels abandoned and hurt. Monica and Richard relationship becomes more serious.

Chandler gets a new roommate named Eddie after Joey leaves. Joey adjusts to living alone and missing Chandler. Phoebe makes a music video for Smelly Cat.

Joey gives an interview that causes trouble for his acting career. Chandler discovers Eddie is stranger than expected. Ross and Rachel deal with relationship adjustments.

Chandler tries to get Eddie to move out but Eddie refuses to accept reality. The women read a self help book that changes their behavior. Joey struggles with unemployment.

Phoebe learns sad truths about movies her mother shielded her from. Ross becomes nervous about Rachel future expectations. Monica and Richard discuss serious life differences.

Chandler and Ross are intimidated by two men at Central Perk. Monica tries investing money based on a stock tip. Phoebe visits her biological father house.

Rachel birthday creates chaos when both of her divorced parents arrive. The group tries to keep them separated. The night becomes a complicated balancing act.

Phoebe catches chicken pox just as a former romantic interest returns. Monica becomes competitive with Richard. Joey gets a temporary job at Chandler office.

Rachel serves as maid of honor at her ex fiances wedding. Monica and Richard face a difficult relationship decision. Chandler falls for a woman online.

Ross tells Rachel about a private fantasy that quickly becomes awkward. Monica struggles after her breakup with Richard. Joey and Chandler deal with Janice becoming part of their lives.

Ross tries to get everyone dressed for an important museum event. Delays arguments and distractions pile up in Monica apartment. The group turns a simple deadline into chaos.

Monica throws herself into making jam after heartbreak. Phoebe dates a man who believes he is stalking her twin sister. Joey hurts his arm while trying to impress others.

Chandler panics about commitment with Janice. Ross worries about Ben playing with a doll. Phoebe pretends to be Joey agent with unexpected results.

Phoebe reconnects with her half brother Frank Jr. Ross makes an exaggerated celebrity list with Rachel. Joey builds an entertainment center that creates problems.

The group remembers events from before Rachel joined them. Ross marriage was ending while Chandler and Monica almost crossed a line. Old moments reveal how close the friends always were.

Monica buys a bed and receives the wrong delivery. Joey teaches an acting class and lies about his credentials. Ross and Rachel deal with awkward tension involving her father.

The friends worry about whether Ugly Naked Guy is alive. Chandler learns painful information about Janice. Monica accidentally injures Ben.

Thanksgiving turns competitive when the group plays football. Monica and Ross revive an old sibling rivalry. Rachel tries to prove she can participate.

Rachel quits Central Perk to pursue a better career path. Ross accidentally hurts a little girl selling cookies and tries to help her. Phoebe discovers a Christmas tree conflict.

Chandler gets drunk and kisses one of Joey sisters but cannot remember which one. Rachel starts her new fashion job. Ross becomes overly involved in her career change.

Ross becomes jealous of Rachel coworker Mark. Monica dates a man from the diner where she works. Joey auditions for a Broadway role.

Monica reconnects with Richard and tries to keep things casual. Rachel and Ross continue struggling with jealousy. Joey and Chandler bond over a new hobby.

Phoebe former singing partner returns and creates professional tension. Chandler dates a woman with an artificial limb and handles it badly. Ross and Rachel face more relationship strain.

Ross and Rachel relationship reaches a painful breaking point after repeated jealousy and miscommunication. The group gets caught in the emotional fallout. One night changes everything.

Ross and Rachel deal with the consequences of the previous night. The friends become trapped in Monica bedroom while the argument unfolds. The relationship faces serious damage.

Rachel invites everyone except Ross on a ski trip after the breakup. Ross feels isolated from the group. Friendship loyalty becomes difficult.

Chandler uses a hypnosis tape to quit smoking but it affects him strangely. Monica dates a wealthy man whose lifestyle overwhelms her. Frank Jr asks Phoebe for a major favor.

Rachel returns Ross belongings after the breakup. Monica continues dating Pete despite uncertainty. Joey gets a role that requires emotional vulnerability.

Monica inherits a dollhouse and becomes overly protective of it. Phoebe makes her own unusual version. Rachel and Chandler grow closer through shared cheesecake temptation.

Joey and Chandler adopt a chick that soon leads to more responsibility. Ross helps Rachel after an injury. Monica struggles with Pete new dream.

Rachel dates a man whose temper concerns the group. Ross tries to prove he is unstable. Joey becomes nervous about a stage performance.

Ross discovers a strange medical issue and seeks advice. Phoebe dates two men and struggles to choose. Monica worries about Pete obsession with becoming a fighter.

Pete enters the world of ultimate fighting despite Monica concerns. Chandler becomes uncomfortable with his boss behavior. Ross tries to support Rachel from a distance.

The group travels to the beach where Phoebe learns more about her family. Ross must choose between Rachel and Bonnie. Old feelings resurface in a major way.

At the beach house, Ross and Rachel appear on the threshold of a new era; Phoebe gets to know her birth mother; Monica is stung by a jellyfish.

Phoebe thinks her mother's spirit resides in a cat; Monica dates a former high-school hunk; Joey tries to sell the entertainment center.

Chandler's torrid fling with Rachel's boss puts him in a compromising position; Monica caters her mom's party.

Joey' s roped into being the superintendent's practice dance partner; Phoebe gets fired.

Chandler falls for Joey's new girlfriend; Phoebe likes the effect of a cold on her singing voice.

Phoebe helps Monica cater a funeral; Chandler buys Kathy a special birthday gift; Ross's beautiful date has a very messy place.

Chandler keeps Kathy company while Joey's out with another girl---and one thing leads to another.

On Thanksgiving, Chandler begs for Joey's forgiveness about Kathy; Monica has eyes for Richard's son.

Rachel is promised a promotion; a restaurateur confronts Monica after she writes a scathing review; Chandler and Ross prepare to party with a world-class carouser.

Monica hires Joey so she can fire him to show who's the boss at the restaurant; Ross goes extra miles to date a gal from Poughkeepsie; Chandler plays matchmaker for Rachel.

In lieu of a gift, newlyweds Frank Jr. and Alice ask Phoebe to be a surrogate mother for their child; Ross breaks an unwritten rule at the museum.

Phoebe undergoes in-vitro fertilization; Monica and Rachel go up against Joey and Chandler to determine which pair know the other better.

Kathy's sexy role in a play irks Chandler; personal-shopper Rachel develops a crush on a client.

Joey doesn't smell too good when he's about to appear in a Charlton Heston movie; Rachel asks Ross to entertain her boss's niece so she can be with Joshua; the girls join heartbroken Chandler at a strip joint.

Ross plays rugby to impress Emily; to escape Janice, Chandler claims he's being transferred; Monica obsesses over a useless switch.

Rachel throws an impromptu going-away party for Emily to lure Joshua into a social setting; pregnant vegetarian Phoebe craves meat.

Ross pursues his romance with Emily; Phoebe learns she's having triplets; the boys get free adult TV.

Rachel gears up for a night of romance with Joshua; Ross fears Emily is getting too chummy with Susan; Phoebe names one of the triplets.

Ross proposes to Emily; Rachel and Monica demand their apartment back from the guys.

Monica tries on Emily's wedding dress; Ross's plans affect Rachel and Joshua; Chandler insists Joey get help for his snoring.

In a clip show, Rachel receives her invitation to Ross and Emily's wedding.

Best man Joey loses Ross's heirloom ring; pregnant Phoebe has mood swings.

London's the location for Ross and Emily's wedding, but back at home, Rachel realizes that she still loves the groom-to-be.

As Ross and Emily prepare to wed, Rachel makes a frantic attempt to reach London before the ceremony. Elsewhere, there is no love lost between Ross's and Emily's fathers.

Ross and Rachel cope with the ramifications of Ross saying "Rachel" instead of "Emily" during his wedding vows; Monica and Chandler are still hot for each other.

Rachel wants to tell Ross that she still loves him; Chandler must kiss Rachel and Phoebe to cover up a kiss with Monica; Phoebe's water breaks.

Phoebe's pregnancy comes to fruition; Monica and Chandler have their first fight.

Phoebe reveals her hatred of PBS; Emily tells Ross she'll see him again---if he stops seeing Rachel.

Monica and Chandler plan a weekend getaway; Ross has to tell Rachel that to save his marriage he can't see her anymore.

Emily's demands regarding Rachel weigh on Ross; Rachel and Monica encounter a hairy, beastlike man; Phoebe receives a fur coat.

Ross moves in with the boys; Phoebe dates a health inspector; Rachel plays hard to get for Danny, who's oblivious.

The gang reflects on bad Thanksgivings---and the biggest turkey belongs to Monica, who recalls her first encounter with Chandler.

Ross loses it when someone eats his sandwich at work; keeping up appearances for Monica and Chandler makes Joey look bad; Phoebe and Rachel take a lit class.

Danny's close relationship with his sister (Julie Lauren) bothers Rachel; Ross urges Joey to write a script; Phoebe collects for holiday charity on a street corner.

Rachel's New Year's resolution not to gossip is tested when she discovers Monica and Chandler's romance.

Monica meets "Work Chandler"; Ross gets together with Janice.

Phoebe meets Frank Sr. (Bob Balaban) at her grandma's funeral; Joey gets attached to a bag that's like a purse.

Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler's romance; Ross plans to rent Ugly Naked Guy's apartment.

Chandler freaks out over the subject of marriage to Monica; Joey's girlfriend throws playful, but painful, punches; Ross alienates his new neighbors.

Phoebe finds a police badge; Joey has a romantic dream about Monica; Rachel helps Ross move his new couch.

Rachel makes an awkward move during a job interview; Monica and Chandler compete with Phoebe and Gary to be the hotter couple.

Rachel takes up smoking for work reasons; Joey angles into an audition involving Ross's son, Ben.

Ross's flirting with the pizza-delivery girl falls flat; Joey's scene in a TV crime drama is cut.

The boys ride along with Gary (Michael Rapaport); Monica and Rachel overhear bride-to-be Emily's urgent phone message to Ross.

Gary (Michael Rapaport) asks Phoebe to live with him; a game of catch goes on for hours; Rachel buys an expensive cat.

Joey is cast in an independent film to be shot in the desert outside Las Vegas; Phoebe's angry with Ross.

Chandler and Monica celebrate their first anniversary; the gang goes to Vegas to visit Joey; Chandler finds out about Monica's lunch with Richard.

In Vegas, Monica and Chandler reconcile and literally roll the dice on whether to get married, while one couple actually do tie the knot.

Ross and Rachel experience the world's worst hangover when they realize they've gotten married. Chandler and Monica back away from their own altar plans. Phoebe and Joey head back to New York in the taxi cab.

Monica and Chandler decide to move in together, leading Rachel to believe that all three of them will be roommates, and Monica doesn't want to tell her the truth. Meanwhile, Ross tries to keep Rachel from learning that their marriage hasn't been annulled.

Monica and Chandler disagree over how to redecorate Rachel's old room. Joey advertises for a "non ugly" roommate. Ross is unwilling to accept that he is still in love with Rachel.

Rachel prepares to move in with Ross. Ross is asked to give a lecture at NYU. Phoebe's psychic tells her that she will die before the end of the week. Joey discovers his SAG health insurance has lapsed due to his lack of work.

The gang is mad at Ross. Joey tries to find the owner of a Porsche who left their keys in Central Perk. Monica and Chandler agree to baby-sit Frank and Alice's triplets for Phoebe. Rachel decides to move in with Phoebe.

Chandler and Monica are moving in with each other, which means Rachel is moving in with Phoebe, and Joey will be without a roommate. Meanwhile, Ross doesn't want to help with the packing so he stays at home with Ben, or so they think. Joey doesn't know how to live by himself, so Chandler decides to "lose" money to him in various games.

Rachel and Phoebe decide to start running together, but Rachel is thrown off by the fact that Phoebe runs like a four-year-old. Joey finds a sexy new female roommate. Chandler decides to surprise Monica by cleaning the apartment, but forgets where everything goes. Ross tries to help him fix the apartment before Monica gets home.

Ross bleaches his teeth for a date with Monica's coworker. The only problem is that they now glow in the dark. Chandler convinces Joey that Janine is trying to take over his apartment. Phoebe makes out with the copy guy at Rachel's office. Rachel spreads rumors about Phoebe but her boss thinks that Rachel slept with Ralph Lauren.

Monica's parents come for Thanksgiving, which is a problem because, not only do they not like Chandler, they don't know where he's living. Rachel makes a dessert--with beef. Phoebe develops a crush on Mr. Geller. Joey and Ross can't wait for dinner to end so they can go to Janine's "Thanksgiving with models".

Joey is beginning to like Janine more. She gets an invitation to dance on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and invites Joey, Monica, and Ross to join her. Monica and Ross are a little TOO happy. While Monica is at the taping, Rachel, Phoebe, and Chandler search for their Christmas presents.

Rachel orders an apothecary table from Pottery Barn, which is a problem because Phoebe hates the mass-producing company. After Janine and Joey double date with Chandler and Monica, Janine tells Joey that she thinks the other two are boring. Ross buys a new apothecary table too, which causes problems for Rachel.

Chandler and Ross fight over ownership of a joke published in Playboy. A wayward remark of Phoebe's leads to trouble between the girls and a broke Joey starts working at Central Perk.

Joey gets in trouble for giving female customers free food at Central Perk. A sick Monica desperately tries to convince Chandler that she's not sick. After her father cuts her off, Rachel's sister Jill comes to town and Rachel talks Jill into asking Ross out.

Chandler admits that he hasn't cried since he was a child. Phoebe discovers that Ursula is starring in porno movies using her name. Rachel desperately tries to stop Ross and Jill from starting a relationship.

Barry and Mindy's impending divorce prompts the gang to fantasize about what their lives might be like if they'd all taken different courses. Ross is still married to Carol, and Rachel is married to Barry, but fawning over famous soap star Joey Tribbiani. Monica is still fat and dating a doctor. Chandler is an aspiring writer and Phoebe is a Wall Street shark for Merrill Lynch.

Carol and Ross decide to have a threesome to spice up their marriage. Rachel goes to Joey's and kisses him. Chandler and Monica have sex and end up together anyway. Susan meets Carol. Rachel catches Barry cheating.

Joey needs money for new headshots, and tries to enter a medical study. The only problem is that the study is for twins. Rachel and Phoebe are taking a self-defense class, but Ross tries to give them a lesson in Unagi instead. Chandler needs a homemade present for Monica's Valentine's Day present.

Ross gets his student evaluations and one student writes that he's hot. Even though it could cost him his job, he considers dating her. An ex-girlfriend of Chandler's from college is directing the new Al Pacino movie and Joey wants an audition. A fire starts in Phoebe and Rachel's apartment, forcing them to find temporary living spaces with Monica and Joey.

Phoebe and Monica & Chandler compete to get Rachel a date for a charity ball. Joey's fridge is broken and he tries to cajole his friends into helping him buy a new one. Elizabeth tells Ross her intention to visit Daytona Beach for spring break, making him nervous.

Joey gets an audition for the lead character in a new TV show. When the audition is rescheduled, Chandler takes the message but forgets to tell Joey. Then the group recalls some of Joey's less-than-spectacular acting moments.

Ross asks his friends to keep him company when he meets Elizabeth's dad for the first time. Paul ends up hitting it off with Rachel. Phoebe decides to write "another" book, about Monica and Chandler. Joey may be fired from his sitcom when he has a fight with C.H.E.E.S.E.'s operator.

While visiting an art museum, Monica puts her name on a two-year waiting list to use the museum for a wedding. When Paul threatens to fire Ross if he doesn't stop seeing his daughter, Ross and Elizabeth take a trip up to her dad's mountain cabin. Unfortunately, Paul has the same idea and takes Rachel up to the cabin.

Chandler and Phoebe shop for a ring for Monica. Chandler finds the perfect one but Phoebe accidentally lets it get away. Rachel wants Paul to open up, but he opens up a bit too much. Ross and Joey think that Chandler's mad at them because he's preoccupied with the ring.

Chandler plans to propose to Monica at dinner, but his plans go awry when Richard shows up. Phoebe and Joey join Rachel at a charity auction.

Monica struggles to decide between Richard and Chandler. Meanwhile, Rachel and Phoebe discuss their backup plans if they are not married before the time they're 40.

Everybody toasts the engagement. Phoebe wants to be the musician at the wedding. Joey prepares for an audition where he must play a 19-year-old. After Chandler can't get it up for Monica, he worries about the consequences. Ross and Rachel debate a "bonus night", but Monica catches them kissing and thinks Rachel is trying to steal her night.

Everybody begins planning for the wedding. Napping in Rachel's bed because the duck threw up in his, Joey discovers that Rachel has been reading a trashy romance novel. Phoebe moves her massage parlor in Ross's apartment. Monica's parents spent her wedding money on a beach house, but Chandler reveals he has enough saved for the wedding of Monica's dreams.

Rachel tries to teach Joey how to sail his boat but turns into an overbearing perfectionist. Chandler plays racquetball with Monica's father and accidentally sits on his lap in the steam room... while they're both naked. Monica tries desperately to reproduce Phoebe's grandmother's secret cookie recipe.

While hiring a new assistant, Rachel is torn between hiring a much more qualified woman, or a handsome but inexperienced young man. Monica, Chandler and Ross engage in a war of secret sharing after Monica and Chandler vow to be more honest. Joey has problems when his TV show is cancelled after just one airing.

While taking an engagement picture for himself and Monica, Chandler cannot make anything but a weird face. Rachel enlists Joey to take Tag out for a night on the town. Phoebe and Ross date a couple in the middle of a divorce.

Rachel and Phoebe compete to be Monica's maid-of-honor. Joey and Ross find themselves in awkward positions after a nap. Monica insists that Chandler apologize to an ex-girlfriend for dumping her because of a weight gain.

Rachel and Phoebe convince Joey to keep dating a girl that they like. However, the girls must decide whether to tell Joey when they find out that she's not interested in a serious relationship with him. Monica unintentionally invites Janice to her wedding. Ross is proud to find his thesis in the library but gets upset when he discovers it is in a section that is so deserted that students go there to make out.

Ross drives himself insane when he can't name all 50 states in a simple game. Tag joins the gang for Thanksgiving dinner, where Joey accidentally spills the beans about Rachel's crush on him. Phoebe sneaks a dog into the apartment, making Chandler extremely nervous.

When Phoebe tells the gang about how she was too poor to have a bike as a child, Ross goes out and buys her one. Rachel writes a playful work evaluation of Tag that he accidentally turns in to human resources. Monica decides to make candy and leave it outside her door as a way to meet the neighbors.

Ross's plans to teach Ben about Hanukkah are continually thwarted when the young boy can't get his mind off of Santa. Phoebe prepares to move back into her refurbished apartment, with or without Rachel. However, she'll stop at nothing to get Rachel to go with her, including buying Joey a drum set. Monica is mystified by Chandler's inability to tip properly.

Phoebe gets angry with Joey when he blows off dinner with her for a date. The tables are turned however when her scientist boyfriend David returns to town for one night -- the same night when she's scheduled to go to dinner with Joey. Monica is upset by her lack of invitation to a cousin's wedding, especially when she finds out that Ross was invited "with guest". Chandler accidentally gets a cheesecake delivered that was intended for another apartment. When he and Rachel start eating it, they are unable to stop and refuse to give it back.

Ross assembles the gang on the roof to watch a meteor shower. They all decide to leave, however, Ross becomes trapped on the roof with Joey; the two try to escape using the fire escape. Rachel and Tag argue over which one of them forgot to send a package at work. Phoebe's fire alarm won't stop beeping. Chandler and Monica can't seem to fall asleep together, so they keep waking each other up.

In an attempt to make up for her slow massage business, Phoebe takes a job as a telemarketer for an office supply company. When her first call is to a despondent office manager, she takes it upon herself to convince him to not kill himself. Monica and Ross discover that their parents are selling their house. While attempting to re-arrange the furniture, Rachel breaks Joey's favorite chair (that he's named Rosita).

When Rachel turns 30, the gang reminisces about their 30th birthdays. While trying to patch things up with Ursula, Phoebe discovers that she is 31. Ross buys a sports car to look cool. Monica gets drunk in front of her parents.

Ross plans a surprise for Monica and Chandler's wedding -- he wants to play the bagpipes. Dr. Drake Ramoray is coming out of his coma on Days of Our Lives. A diva will be killed off and her character's brain will be transplanted into Drake's. Phoebe and Rachel fight over a guy who left his cell phone in Central Perk.

Chandler becomes upset after learning that Monica only came to his room in London looking for Joey on the first night they were together. Joey is ordained as a minister through the Internet so that he can officiate the wedding. Phoebe becomes upset after taking headache medicine. Ross becomes upset after a baby-sitting Rachel teaches Ben how to play pranks.

Monica regrets telling a woman about a discount bridal shop when they end up fighting over the same dress. Meanwhile, Joey and Ross discover that they're dating the same girl.

Joey is nominated for a Soapie Award, and will go to any length to get the award. He loses, but he steals a trophy from one of his co-stars (Jessica) who doesn't appreciate the award. One of Ross's students convinces him that he failed his midterm because he's in love with Ross. When a guy hits on Phoebe instead of her, Monica realises that Chandler is the only one left in her life to kiss, sleep with, and so on.

Joey auditions for a big movie role which will require him to appear naked. A problem arises, however, when the part calls for an uncircumcised man. Rachel and Phoebe plan Monica's wedding shower at the last minute. Ross and Monica's cousin visits and Ross becomes attracted to her for some reason.

Rachel's friend, Melissa, from college shows up at the coffee house which brings back memories of their "closer" days. Then when Melissa can't remember that special night in their senior year, Rachel goes to great lengths to prove to Phoebe that there was really a kiss. Meanwhile, Chandler and Ross argue for possession of Val Kilmer's tuxedo. Also, Joey drives Monica crazy when he insists that the wedding be arranged around his parents' schedule.

With four weeks left before the wedding, Chandler and Monica are faced with the issue of their wedding vows. With each person dealing with their own problems in writing the vows, they turn to memories of past events to help them.

Monica's Porsche shows up again, and becomes a conflict when Rachel finds out she is the only one who hasn't driven it. Meanwhile, Chandler and Monica travel to Vegas to find Chandler's dad and invite him (or her) to the wedding. Back at home, Joey proves his masculinity to Phoebe, while Ross and Rachel hit the freeway in the "bad boy".

Monica and Chandler prepare for their wedding. During the rehearsal dinner with their families, Chandler's tie get's tighter and tighter until he can't take it anymore and he disappears. Meanwhile, Joey is starring in a movie with a prestigious actor with a spitting problem.

Joey encounters problems trying to get off the movie set to officiate the wedding when the star turns up drunk. Meanwhile, Ross desperately searches for the missing Chandler as Rachel and Phoebe try to keep Monica from finding out. While the girls are searching, they come across a positive pregnancy test in a garbage can.

Everybody thinks Monica's pregnant, but her denial quickly shifts the focus to Phoebe, taking the heat off of Rachel. Chandler's shoes are slippery, rendering his dance lessons useless. Joey tries to impress a Broadway director. Ross dances with children to impress a woman.

Rachel won't tell anybody who the father of her baby is until she tells him. Joey tells Monica and Phoebe that a guy slept with Rachel a few weeks earlier, and left a red sweater behind. Ross and Chandler attempt to recreate the wedding pictures, after Chandler loses the disposable cameras. Monica opens all of her and Chandler's wedding presents.

Chandler and Monica prepare to leave for their honeymoon as Rachel prepares to tell the father of her baby. Phoebe and Joey try to get into Monica and Chandler's apartment.

Ross and Rachel disagree over who came onto whom when they hooked up. He wants to prove it and accidentally reveals that he has the encounter on videotape. Monica and Chandler meet another couple while on their honeymoon.

Phoebe begins dating a guy who works for Monica, causing a problem when Phoebe wants to dump him on the same day Monica plans to fire him. A guy at Chandler's work thinks that Chandler's name is Toby. Rachel goes on a date with Joey's costar, despite being pregnant, much to Ross' annoyance.

Monica and Chandler are throwing a Halloween Party. At the party Phoebe runs into her sister's fiance, Eric, and finds herself attracted to him. Ross and Chandler arm wrestle. Rachel asks if she can be the person who hands out candy to the trick-or-treaters, claiming 'the strongest maternal instincts', only to find out she isn't as maternal as she thought.

Chandler hires a maid, whom Monica suspects is stealing her clothing. Eric has broken up with Ursula and is ready to date Phoebe, except for one problem: he can't look at her without seeing Ursula. Ross tries to get Rachel an apartment in his building, but the woman living there isn't in a hurry to die.

Rachel prepares to have dinner with her dad and tell him that she's pregnant. Meanwhile, an unknowing Chandler discovers that Monica had a stripper at her bachelorette party, causing her to try to make it up, by getting him a stripper.

Monica invites an old friend from high school over for Thanksgiving dinner, unaware that Will started a "We Hate Rachel" club with Ross. Meanwhile, Joey vows to eat an entire turkey by himself, and Chandler and Phoebe pretend to watch football to avoid helping in the kitchen.

Chandler is peeved when Monica splurges on an expensive pair of boots. Phoebe learns Ross' and Sting's children attend the same school, she angles to meet the celebrity and get concert tickets. When Joey's sister Dina tells him she is pregnant, he freaks out.

Ross starts to panic when Mona gets an idea to send out a holiday card for the two of them, thinking that their relationship is starting to move too fast. Chandler's newly divorced boss tries to get Monica and Chandler to come out to dinner with him, but Monica can't stand him. Rachel's hormones start acting up due to her pregnancy, causing her to hit on almost every guy she meets.

Phoebe gets Monica and Chandler a Ms. Pacman arcade game for a wedding present, which leads to some heavy competition between Monica, Phoebe, and surprisingly, Chandler. Ross gets to teach an important class because of a retiring professor, but soon learns that its on the other side of town, and he doesn't have enough time to get there. Joey takes Rachel to dinner on a pretend date to make her feel better since she can't have a normal relationship due to her pregnancy.

Monica turns Chandler on to the concept of a bath to relax, complete with scented oils and candles. Ross and Rachel toss baby names back and forth while deciding whether to learn the baby's sex. Joey still likes Rachel, a fact that Monica, Chandler and Phoebe discover by a little detective work.

Phoebe talks Monica into letting her give her a massage but becomes disconcerted when Monica begins making sexual noises. Joey dreams about being with Rachel and betraying Ross. Chandler realizes he's never seen what's in the closet by the bathroom and tries to break in. Rachel feels her baby kick for the first time.

Phoebe tries to cheer up a depressed Joey by lending him the world's happiest dog. Ross has yet to tell Mona that Rachel's living with him. Monica and Chandler's romantic Valentine's Day is interrupted when they watch a videotape of Phoebe's friend giving birth.

Ross has trouble understanding Joey's revelation, as does Gunther. However, he comes to his senses and convinces Joey to tell Rachel how he feels. Meanwhile, Phoebe meets Monica's soulmate.

Joey has been hiding from Rachel, so she invents a problem at work to draw him into conversation. Phoebe's tea leaves tell her that she's going to meet the man of her dreams, except that the man she meets is a nightmare. Ross tries to retrieve his favorite shirt from Mona's, interrupted when she returns home with a date.

Everybody prepares to go out to Long Island for the elder Gellers' 35th wedding anniversary party. Monica wants to write a toast to make everybody cry like Ross's toasts do. Ross and Rachel discover that his parents have told people they're married. Phoebe invites her new boyfriend, Parker, who is extremely enthusiastic.

Joey prepares for an interview with Soap Opera Digest, although he's afraid of appearing stupid, so he enlists his friends to make sure things go well. During the interview, he reminisces about his past acting experiences, what he does in his spare time, eating and exercising right, his friends, his homosexual tendencies, and his romantic life.

Rachel panics when she realizes that she is not ready to take care of her baby, and reluctantly agrees for her mother to move in with her and Ross to help out. Monica tries desperately to get Mrs. Green to like her. Meanwhile, the guys help Joey practice for his audition as the host of a wild game show called "Bamboozled."

Monica's restaurant gets a bad review in the Post. After confronting the critic who wrote it, she decides to join a cooking class, with Joey in tow. Ross goes on a date with a clerk from a baby store, making Rachel jealous. Chandler prepares for a job interview after Phoebe tells him that he makes a bad first impression.

With the release of Joey's movie approaching, he must decide which friend to invite to the premiere. Unfortunately, his pick, Chandler, falls asleep during it. Monica and Phoebe bet on when the baby will be born as Rachel's due date comes and goes.

Rachel and Ross arrive at the hospital. Monica and Chandler decide to have a baby and right away. Mrs. Geller turns up to give Ross her mother's engagement ring; she wants Ross to marry Rachel. Joey can't understand why somebody wouldn't want to be married to Rachel. Phoebe meets a handsome stranger, but can't quite get his room number, so she gets Dr. Drake Ramoray to get it.

Drake reports to Phoebe. Chandler and Monica look for a room in the hospital to use for a tryst. After 21 hours of labor, Rachel's ready to have the baby. Joey blows it for Phoebe but fixes it just as quickly.

Because of a misunderstanding, Rachel finds herself engaged to Joey instead of Ross, who was planning to propose.

Somebody ends up in the hospital when Joey attempts to apologize to Ross for mistakenly asking Rachel to marry him.

Rachel's constant calls to Emma's pediatrician force him to reject her as a patient.

Phoebe fears losing Mike, and her self-doubt is exacerbated by Ross' foolish comments.

Rachel is afraid to leave Emma with a babysitter.

Ross jealously mocks Rachel's choice of an oversensitive male nanny for Emma.

When Chandler's former romantic rival decides to sell his apartment, Chandler persuades Joey to help him inspect it on the sly.

Rachel's self-centered younger sister, Amy, ruins everyone's Thanksgiving dinner with her uncensored observations.

While on a night out with Phoebe, Rachel impulsively gives her telephone number to a handsome restaurant patron.

Because of a critical deadline at work, Chandler is stuck spending Christmas in Tulsa, Okla.

While visiting her workplace to show off baby Emma, Rachel is surprised to find a handsome temp who's been doing her job.

Rachel is irritated to learn that her handsome workplace rival has been invited to her birthday party.

While Rachel sorts out her conflicted feelings for Gavin, Ross sets out to make her jealous, enlisting Chandler to help him meet attractive women.

In an attempt to reunite Rachel and Ross, Joey and Phoebe arrange awful blind dates for both of them.

Joey develops an unusual acting method to impress a famous fellow actor. Meanwhile, Chandler accepts an internship at an advertising agency.

Phoebe asks Mike to move in with her, but coming so close to married life may cause trouble in their relationship.

When Chandler jokingly posts an outrageous biography about Ross on his college alumni Web site, Ross retaliates.

Hoping to win a huge jackpot, the friends pool their money and buy dozens of lottery tickets.

Nervous because his daytime-drama role requires him to act as if he's deeply in love with a woman, Joey rehearses with Rachel.

Ross is excited when he meets fellow paleontologist Charlie Wheeler, who's a stunning beauty.

Ross is in agony because Charlie is dating Joey. Meanwhile, Chandler and Monica visit a fertility clinic.

Disappointed to learn that they can't conceive a baby naturally, Monica and Chandler consider their options.

Chandler gives David some bad advice, sparks fly between Ross and Charlie, and Rachel struggles with the idea of telling Joey that she's crazy about him.

Monica, Chandler and Phoebe discover that they can eavesdrop on Ross & Charlie and Joey & Rachel through the walls of the hotel. Both new couples decide to wait before proceeding with their relationships, until the men can talk to each other. Ross tells Joey on the plane ride back to New York, but Joey can't quite yet. Later, Ross walks in on Joey and Rachel kissing. Meanwhile, Monica combats her poofy hair by getting corn rows put in, and Phoebe discovers that Mike has a girlfriend.

Ross puts on a convincing front and invites Joey and Rachel to dine on fajitas with him and Charlie. He quickly gets drunk and embarrasses everyone. After Rachel and Charlie leave, Joey spends the night and the two talk in the morning. Ross tells Joey he'll work on getting used to him and Rachel. Meanwhile, Frank Jr. visits with his kids and tries to talk Phoebe into taking one of the triplets. Also, Chandler and Monica visit some friends of Phoebe's to learn about adoption. However, Chandler accidentally tells their son something he didn't know - that he's adopted.

Joey and Rachel's first date goes well, until they return to their apartment and discover that everything's awkward. They decide that they make better friends than lovers and call off their relationship. Monica and Phoebe try to avoid their annoying friend Amanda, who has returned from living in London with a fake British accent. Ross gets a spray-on tan.

It's baby Emma's first birthday and Rachel won't let the party start until Emma wakes from her nap. However, everybody has places to be: Monica and Chandler want to leave for a weekend getaway in Vermont, Phoebe has a massage client, and Joey has an audition.

Monica and Chandler solicit Joey to write a letter to the adoption agency on their behalf. Joey discovers the thesaurus. Rachel's sister Amy visits and moves in with Rachel and Joey. She babysits Emma and gets the little girl's ears pierced. On their first anniversary, Phoebe spoils Mike's plans to propose, so she proposes to him. That doesn't go well, but the two get engaged anyway.

Rachel and Monica fight over who will receive an ugly painting from Phoebe's apartment when Mike wants her to get rid of it. Chandler gets on Joey's bad side when he lies about watching Joey's audition tape. Ross is up for a big grant, although Charlie's ex-boyfriend is in charge of who gets it. Dr. Hobart tries to trade--Ross breaks up with Charlie and he'll get the grant. Eventually, Charlie and Dr. Hobart reconcile after he reveals his feelings for her.

Phoebe and Mike struggle over their decision to donate their wedding fund to charity. Ross discovers Rachel's irrational fear of swings. The adoption worker in charge of deciding the fate of Monica and Chandler's adoption hopes had a one-night-stand with Joey where he never called her back. Monica and Chandler are approved for adoption.

After Monica announces that she's not cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year, Phoebe talks her back into it. Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Joey are all late to the dinner, thanks to a baby beauty contest and a Rangers game, so Monica and Chandler lock them out. The gang is united again when Monica gets a phone call informing her that a pregnant girl from Ohio has selected her to adopt her unborn baby.

Monica and Chandler travel to Ohio to meet a potential mother for their child, but they're put in an uncomfortable situation when the mom-to-be thinks they're a reverend and doctor. Joey's date picks food off his plate. Rachel picks out an outfit for Ross to wear on a date, but accidentally gives him the bag with her purchases instead.