Phoebe invites everyone to stay at her massage client’s beach house for the weekend. In search of her father, Phoebe meets someone who knows details about her family. Rachel expresses…

To Monica’s horror, Pete wants to be the Ultimate Fighting Champion. Chandler has a problem when his new boss is slaphappy. Phoebe sets Ross up on a date with a…

When Rachel finds out that Ross is bringing a date to the premiere of Joey’s big play, she finds one of her own. Ross alone concludes that her date is…

Afflicted with a mysterious skin condition on his butt that doctors cannot identify the cause of, Ross seeks advice from Phoebe’s herbalist. Phoebe finds herself in a dilemma when she…

Monica considers a dream job as head chef in Pete’s new restaurant, but Phoebe fears there is more to the deal. Ross makes a sacrifice to help Rachel, who may…

Monica inherits a beautiful dollhouse that is too elaborate to play with, so Phoebe makes her own. Joey thinks he’s found his true love, and Rachel’s boss dates Chandler, placing…

Rachel goes on her first date after splitting from Ross…and it’s with Mark, her former colleague. Joey is cast in a play and develops a crush on his costar. Monica…

Monica receives a tip from an admirer worth a small fortune then goes out with the guy. A hypnosis tape intended to assist Chandler to stop smoking has a rather…

Ross and Rachel compete to spend time with their other friends. When a lonely Ross is excluded from Rachel’s ski trip with her pals, he visits Carol. On the way…

Ross tries to prevent Rachel from learning his disturbing secret. She finds out anyway and they go back to her apartment to have a fight. The other four friends are…

Wanting more time to focus on her new job, Rachel suggests that she and Ross take a break from their relationship. Ross later seeks solace at a party. Phoebe dates…

Phoebe is reunited with her former singing partner who thinks “Smelly Cat” has hit potential; Chandler dates a woman with a prosthetic leg who also has some history with Joey….

Monica’s willpower is tested when she runs into Richard at the video store. Rachel agrees to read The Shining if Joey reads Little Women. Phoebe’s athletic date has a problem…

Ross becomes increasingly jealous of Rachel’s new colleague, Mark, and spies on her. Monica hooks up with a co-worker, who writes her a poem with a hidden meaning. One of…

Ross is suspicious about Rachel’s possible job offer from a good-looking stranger. And a drunken Chandler fools around with one of Joey’s sisters, but he can’t remember which one.

Chandler and Ross’s college friend Gandalf is planning to come to town. Gandalf is “the party wizard.” Ross and Chandler are very excited until Gandalf cancels. However, they decide to…

Ross must decide whether to continue dating a girl he must travel two-and-a-half hours to see. Chandler sets Rachel up with a co-worker who misunderstands her intentions. Monica is being…

Ross’s new girlfriend seems nearly perfect until he visits her house and discovers that her apartment is incredibly dirty. Chandler helps Joey pick out a thoughtful present for Kathy’s birthday….

Chandler must decide between the girl of his dreams and his best friend when he and Kathy share a passionate kiss. Needless to say, Joey is not happy when he…

Chandler agrees to spend Thanksgiving in a shipping crate as penance for kissing Kathy. The gang decides to give each other Secret Santa gifts. After Monica gets ice in her…

Joey attempts ballroom dancing in order to help Monica and Rachel keep their illegal sublet. Phoebe is attracted to one of her massage clients. And Ross tries to help Chandler…

Chandler hits on a woman at Central Perk, not realizing she is Joey’s new girlfriend. He soon realizes he is very attracted to, possibly in love, with her. Ross and…

Phoebe believes that her adoptive mother’s spirit resides in a cat that jumped into her guitar case in Central Perk. Monica goes on a date with Rachel’s hunky high-school boyfriend,…

Monica caters a party for her mother, who still doesn’t quite know how to talk to her daughter. Chandler’s encounter with Rachel’s boss leads to an embarrassing situation. And an…

Ross chooses between Rachel and his bald-headed girlfriend Bonnie. Phoebe struggles to deal with the revelation that her mother’s friend is actually her mother. Monica gets stung by a jellyfish,…