Rachel waits patiently at the airport for Ross, not knowing he is returning with his new girlfriend, Julie. Desperate and upset, Rachel spends the night with her old lover, Paulo, the Italian stud.

The guys are uncomfortable with Carol breastfeed and Rachel is uncomfortable with Monica's growing friendship with Julie. Joey competes with a fellow cologne spritzer for the affections of a beautiful colleague.

After Mr. Heckles dies, leaving all his belongings to Monica & Rachel, Chandler discovers eerie similarities between the late eccentric man and his own life. Ross & Phoebe have a dispute over the progress of evolution.

The gang is amazed to learn Phoebe married a gay Canadian ice dancer to help him get his green card. Ross seeks relationship advice from Rachel after revealing he and Julie have yet to consummate their relationship.

When a sexy woman calls the wrong number, Chandler seeks to make the most of the situation. Income issues divide the friends: the well-off Ross, Chandler and Monica versus the not-so-well-off Phoebe, Rachel and Joey.

When Ross has an allergic reaction to Monica's kiwi-lime pie, Chandler & Joey baby-sit Ross's son Ben, but then use him to help them pick up girls. Phoebe loses her Central Perk singing gig to a professional singer.

A drunken Rachel is persuaded to call Ross and reveals her feelings for him on his answering machine. Monica finds work as Chandler's personal trainer and Phoebe has a hard time trying to get her man to sleep with her.

Ross must choose between Rachel and Julie and enlists Joey and Chandler's help in making a list of the pros and cons of each. Monica gets a job making food with a synthetic chocolate substitute called Mockolate.

It's Christmas time and Monica tries tipping with cookies, rather than cash. Phoebe learns the guy in the pictures her grandmother keeps is not her real father whilst Chandler & Joey wait too late to shop for presents.

Monica gets back with Fun Bobby and encourages him to stop drinking. Joey gets chosen to play the role of a neurosurgeon, on Days of Our Lives. Rachel begins dating a guy who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ross.

Ross's ex and her lover tie the knot, providing Monica with a job catering the wedding. Phoebe is possessed by the spirit of an eighty-two year old massage client who dies in the middle of a session.

Ross goes to visit Marcel while on a trip to California and finds the monkey working in commercials. Joey gets his first fan letter and ends up dating the woman who turns out to be a stalker.

Rachel and Monica compete for the affections of Jean-Claude Van Damme after meeting him on a movie set. An excited Joey gets a role as an extra in the movie and Ross and Marcel go on a whirlwind tour of the city.

Monica and Rachel's prom video reveals Monica's former girth, Rachel's former nose and the way Ross has always felt about Rachel.

Joey buys a big screen TV and two leather recliners with his newfound money. Ross and Rachel attempt to have their first real date but it's difficult for Rachel to overcome their long friendship.

After having a fight with Chandler, Joey decides to move out. Mr. Geller receives the unsettling news that his best friend, Richard, and his daughter, Monica, are dating.

A record producer wants to make Phoebe's "Smelly Cat" song a video. Ross dating Rachel makes Monica feel like she's living with her brother again and Joey wants to move back in with Chandler but he has a new roommate.

Joey finds out the hard way that it's not wise to boast false things. Phoebe helps Chandler bond with his new roommate and sexual history dominates the discussion between Monica and Richard, and Ross and Rachel.

Creeped out by his bizarre roommate, Chandler demands Eddie move out. Joey has trouble coming to grips with the death of Dr. Drake Ramoray & a book on women's empowerment inspires the girls to have a "goddess meeting".

Phoebe's world view is shattered when she learns how "Old Yeller" really ends. Monica gets jealous when Richard goes out with other people & Rachel gets upset when she learns Ross has planned their whole life together.

Chandler and Ross run into two bullies at the coffee shop. Monica, down to her last few dollars, plays the stock market based solely on the ticker symbols. Phoebe makes multiple attempts to go visit her birth father.

The gang plan a surprise party for Rachel but the real surprise is when both parents, who recently separated, show up for the party. Thinking fast the gang throw two separate parties but complications inevitably ensue.

Phoebe catches chicken pox just as her old flame Ryan arrives in town on leave from the Navy. Joey gets a job at Chandler's office but decides to play it as a role, creating the character Joseph along with wife & kids.

Rachel agrees to be maid of honour at her ex-fiancé's wedding but a fashion faux pas focuses attention away from the bride. Monica ponders her future with Richard and Chandler falls for a mystery woman on the Internet.