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The Complete Episode Guide 1994 - ???? (3/5) |
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Season Five (1998 - 1999)
501 - The one After Ross says Rachel
Despite the fact that Ross said "Rachel" in his vows instead of "Emily," they go through with the wedding; but then Emily sneaks out the window at the reception and apparently never wants to see Ross again. Rachel fixates on the fact that "he said my name!" Chandler and Monica agree that their new relationship can only continue while they are away from home... but then have a very difficult time arranging to be alone together. While waiting at the airport in hopes that Emily will still show up for the honeymoon to Athens, Ross bumps into Rachel. She encourages him to go to Athens anyway; he invites her to come along. While boarding, Ross goes back to get his jacket and discovers that Emily has arrived and has witnessed the two of them preparing to leave together. Ross misses the flight; Rachel doesn't.
502- The one with All the Kissing
Monica and Chandler try to keep their relationship hidden: When Joey comes into the bathroom, Monica has to duck under the bubbles in the tub; Chandler accidently kisses Monica good-bye in from of the others, so then has to kiss all the girls. Phoebe is irked by all the fun she missed in London; the others decide to take her on a picnic to Central Park, but since that idea sucks they plan a weekend in Atlantic City; just as they're leaving, her water breaks. Rachel, back from Greece and angry about the bad choices she's made recently, gives decision making control of her love-life to Monica. This arrangement is strained to the breaking point when Rachel wants to tell Ross she still loves him, but Monica won't let her. Ross plans to win back Emily by sending romantic gifts.
503 - The one with The Triplets
The gang arrives at the hospital for Phoebe's labor. Joey makes a video documentary of the occasion, until his is beset with pain; what is thought to be sympathy pains turns out to be kidney stones. Phoebe's doctor is obsessed with Fonzie, but Ross's attempts to find a more satisfactory doctor only yield a very young looking resident whom Phoebe won't accept. Rachel tries to set Monica and herself up with two male nurses, which causes problems between Monica and Chandler. Phoebe wants to keep one of the babies and manipulates Rachel into asking for her. Instead of two boys and a girl, Phoebe has two girls and a boy. Joey passes three kidney stones.Note: This episode is also known as "The One Hundredth"
504 - The one where Phoebe Hates PBS
Rachel catches Monica waiting seductively in her bedroom for Chandler; to cover, Monica tells Rachel she's seeing a guy from work. Monica tells Rachel that her new boyfriend is the best sex she's ever had, and when Chandler hears this he gets a little too proud of himself. Ross finally gets Emily on the phone and they begin planning to work things out; Emily agrees to come to New York but only if Ross doesn't see Rachel anymore. After much agonizing, Ross agrees. Joey gets involved with a PBS pledge drive, believing he's the host; but he's only a phone jockey and not even on camera. Phoebe reveals her hatred for PBS, which started because she never got an answer to a letter she wrote to Sesame Street after her mom died. Joey and Phoebe argue about whether any truly selfless good deeds exist, so Phoebe tries repeatedly to find one.
Chandler and Monica, tired of sneaking around, each make up an excuse to leave town and then go away for a weekend together. They end up fighting the whole time and Chandler's afraid it may be over. Ross struggles to reveal his agreement with Emily not to see Rachel anymore. Rachel doesn't take it very well; she doesn't want to give up Ross, nor get left out of the group like Chandler's old roommate, Kip. Joey finds some similarities in Chandler's and Monica's stories about the weekend, and figures out the truth; Monica and Chandler swear him to secrecy.
Joey continues to keep Monica and Chandler's secret, although he's not to happy about keeping quite. Phoebe receives a mink coat as a family heirloom; since she's against using fur, she plans to cremate it... until she sees herself wearing it in the mirror. Ross sells all his stuff and moves to a new apartment because Emily wants them to have a fresh start at a new life. Emily's demands get to be a little too much for Ross, and he tells her she's either got to trust him or their marriage won't work. Emily decides she can't trust Ross. Rachel and Monica are frightened by a hairy man in a dark storage room; the "Yeti" turns out to be Danny, a new tenent in the building. Rachel and Danny don't seem to get along but end up going out for pizza together. Ugly Naked Guy is back.
507 - The one where Ross moves In
Emily's cousin kicks Ross out of the apartment they were to live in, so he moves in with Chandler and Joey. Ross is more than a little obnoxious, so Chandler and Joey pressure him to move to a new place... even if it's tiny. Their guilt gets the better of them, however, and they arrange for Ross' application to be rejected. Phoebe dates a Larry, a health inspector she met at Monica's restaurant. At first she is turned on by his power to close places down, but soon realizes that they're running out of good places to eat. Rachel is convinced that Danny likes her and that his apparent apathy toward her is just a ploy to gain the upper hand in their relationship.
508 - The one with All the Thanksgivings
After Thanksgiving dinner at Monica's, the gang tells stories about their worst Thanksgivings ever. In a series of flashbacks, we see Chandler learning of his parent's divorce (1978); Phoebe losing an arm (twice) in past lives (1862 and 1915); Joey with his head in a turkey (1992); Chandler hurting Monica's feelings (1987); and Monica getting a little more revenge than she planned, when Chandler loses a toe (1988).
509 - The one with Ross´s Sandwich
Joey lets himself look bad in order to explain away various discoveries that could expose Monica's and Chandler's relationship: underwear in Monica's sofa; a lady's razor in his shower; candlelight and videotape; a nude polaroid. He threatens to tell everyone the truth unless Chandler and Monica can come up with a story that makes him look good. They don't come through, so Joey creates a new lie: he slept with Monica in London and she's been after him ever since. Phoebe takes a literature class; Rachel decides to come with her, but doesn't bother to read the books. After Rachel steals her ideas in the first class, Phoebe feeds Rachel misinformation about the second book. Ross has a problem with rage after someone at work steals his Thanksgiving-leftovers sandwich. After scaring his co-workers, yelling at his boss, and getting upset at a psychiatrist, he gets put on tranquilizers.
510 - The one with the Inappropiate Sister
Because of his boredom while away from work, Ross offers to help Joey focus on writing a movie. Things get a little tense, however, when Ross wants Joey to work and Chandler wants to play 'Fireball.' Phoebe volunteers to collect Christmas donations for the poor, but ends up getting a bucket full of unwanted 'contributions,' so she gets tough with the donors. Monica arranges for Rachel and Danny to go out. It seems to be going very well until Rachel discovers that Danny has an unusually close relationship with his sister, Krista.
511 - The one with All The Resolutions
Joey makes it possible for Monica and Chandler to kiss at midnight on New Years, by arranging kisses between Ross and Phoebe, and Rachel and himself. Everyone makes resolutions: Ross will do one new thing everyday; Chandler will stop making fun of his friends... for at least a week; Rachel won't gossip; Joey will learn the guitar; Monica will take more pictures of everyone together; and Phoebe will pilot a commercial jet. While on a date with a new girl (Elizabeth Hornswoggle) Ross' new pair of leather pants is so hot and tight that he can't get them back on after taking them off to cool down in the bathroom. He calls Joey for advice, which leads to attempts first with powder and then with lotion, which just make things worse. Joey's guitar teacher is Phoebe, who doesn't know any actual chord names. Rachel finds out about Monica and Chandler, and is dying to tell someone; she tries to tell Joey but he's so tired of keeping secrets, he won't listen. Chandler can't stand holding in the wisecracks.
512 - The one with Chandler´s Work Laugh
Rachel tries to learn more about Chandler and Monica's relationship; when Rachel confronts her, Monica makes up some pretty lame lies to cover it up. Ross finds out Emily is engaged to be married again; he goes out on the town and somehow hooks up with Janice. Their relationship starts out great, but soon Janice can't stand Ross's constant whining and she breaks it off. Chandler takes Monica to a work party, as well as some outings with Chandler's boss and his wife; Monica learns that 'Work Chandler' is a suck-up with an exaggerated laugh. Phoebe and Joey race birds.
Chandler finds out Monica gives terrible massages but doesn't want to tell her. When the truth comes out, Monica has a hard time accepting it. Joey is auditioning for a sophisticated part in a play, so Rachel offers to help him look the part. She outfits him at Bloomingdales, and part of the ensemble is a "man's bag," which bears a striking resemblence to a purse. Unfortunately, Joey's devotion to the bag ends up costing him the audition. Phoebe's grandmother dies; Ursula, who thought grandma was already dead, skips the memorial. The memorial does have one unexpected guest, however--Phoebe's father. Without revealing her true identify, she arranges to meet with him later, at which time she reveals the truth... but things are still a little awkward.
514 - The one where Everybody Finds Out
Ugly Naked Guy prepares to move, and Ross applies to sublet the apartment. Competition for the place is fierce, so when a bribe doesn't seal the deal, Ross decides to cultivate and exploit a common interest--nakedness. Phoebe, while looking at Ross' potential new apartment with Rachel, looks out the window and sees Chandler and Monica "doing it." Phoebe and Rachel decide to use their knowledge of this romance to play some practical jokes on Monica and Chandler--jokes which include Phoebe making passes at Chandler. Monica realizes they must know, so she and Chandler play along, and each side tries to see who will crack first. Now everybody knows, except Ross. ...Until he gets the apartment, looks out the window, and suddenly has a return of his rage problem.
515 - The one with The Girl who hits Joey
Ross confronts Chandler about his relationship with Monica; at first Ross is angry, but he quickly sees the good in it. Ross, Joey, Rachel, and Phoebe talk about what it will be like if Chandler and Monica have kids. Chandler gets a bit freaked out about the idea of a lasting commitment and ends up in an argument with Monica. In a misguided effort to apologize, Chandler proposes marriage--an offer which Monica does not accept. Meanwhile, Joey dates Katie, a cute little woman who likes to punch Joey's arm--a lot. It gets to be too much for Joey, and he decides to break up with her--which he's very nervous about. Luckily, Katie nearly gets in a fight with Rachel and threatens to walk out on Joey if he doesn't take her side. He refuses and the relationship ends. Ross moves into his new apartment; the president of the tenant's committee asks him to contribute 100 dollars toward's the retiring handyman's gift. Ross has never even met the man, to he declines. Everyone in the building decides Ross is cheap and not "their kind of people," so he stubbornly tries to win their friendship. Things just get worse, however, despite (and a little because of) Phoebe's efforts to help him.
Joey has a dream that Monica is his girlfriend; Monica tells him it just means he wants a relationship with the closeness that he sees between herself and Chandler. She suggests he try being friends with a woman before being intimate. After hitting on Rachel (unsuccessfully), Joey tries to make friends with new women; but they find his "friends first" approach so enticing that they want the intimacy immediately. Phoebe finds a police badge under a cushion at the coffee house. She plans to return it but has too much fun pretending to be a cop... until she pulls it on the actual owner of the badge. She drops the badge and runs away; he tracks her down and asks her on a date. Ross (accompanied by Rachel) buys a new couch, but can't get it up the stairs to his apartment.
517 - The one with Rachel´s Inadvertent Kiss
Rachel has an interview at Ralph Lauren, where she mistakenly kisses the interviewer (Mr. Zelner). She gets called back for a second interview, where she again mistakes Mr. Zelner's actions and chews him out. Later, realizing her mistake, she meets with him again, straightens things out, and gets the job. Ross spends all his free time 'acting' in front of his window, thinking it entertains his friends. Joey tries to find a woman who keeps waving at him from Ross' building, but somehow keeps ending up at Ross' place instead. Monica obsesses about proving that she and Chandler are still a hot couple, like Phoebe and Gary. Chandler enjoys it for a while, but eventually helps Monica see that their relationship has progressed to a better level.
518 - The one where Rachel´s smokes
Ben auditions for a soup commercial and Joey comes along to try for a part as well. Things are going great until Joey gets paired with another child and it gets competitive. Joey has a little trouble with his line, however. Rachel starts her new job at Ralph Lauren; she soon feels left out because all the decisions get made on smoking breaks, and she doesn't smoke. She tries to solve the problem by taking up the habit; it doesn't work out too well, so she convinces her co-workers to quit... but that lasts about a day. Phoebe and Monica plan a surprise birthday party for Rachel. Monica, in her usual fashion, takes over completely, leaving Phoebe in charge of only cups and ice. Phoebe decides to make the most of it; she makes everything imaginable out of cups, and serves every kind of ice.
519 - The one where Ross can´t Flirt (Excellent Episode)
Monica and Chandler are going out for their ten-month anniversary; Chandler wants Monica to wear the earings he gave her. However, she lent them to Phoebe, who lent them to Rachel, who lost one. Ross sees Chandler flirting with the pizza girl (Caitlin) and decides he's going to turn on the charm as well, with disasterous results. Joey has a part on Law and Order; his grandmother comes over to watch the show, but his part has been cut. Joey quickly improves a scene on video tape and slips it into the VCR.
520 - The one with the Ride-Along
Ross, Joey, and Chandler go on a ride-along with Gary; thinking a car back-fire is actually a gunshot, Joey dives and protects Ross from harm. Chandler is upset that Joey chose to protect Ross... until he learns that Joey was really trying to protect his sandwich. While getting Margarita fixings as Ross' apartment, Rachel overhears Emily--who is getting married the next day--leaving a message, wondering if their break-up was a mistake. Monica and Rachel debate about what to do, and Rachel accidentally erases the message. She stays and waits for Ross to return so she can tell him.
Gary decides to ask Phoebe to live with him. She doesn't think it's a good idea, which makes him sad, so she ends up agreeing. After some changes of heart (back and forth) they finally move in together... until one morning Gary shoots a bird that's chirping outside the window. Phoebe breaks up with him. Ross and Joey throw a ball back and forth without dropping it for a couple hours; soon it becomes a contest, joined by Monica and Chandler. Around the tenth hour, they invite Phoebe to join; unfortunatly, she doesn't feel like playing. Rachel spends a thousand dollars on a pure-bred, hairless Sphinx cat, like the one her grandmother had when Rachel was a kid. Unfortunately, this cat is not very nice, and a scratched-up Rachel ends up selling the cat to Gunther.
522 - The one with Joey´s Big Break
Rachel has an eye infection but doesn't want anyone touching her eye. Monica finally gets her to a doctor but then Rachel won't use the eyedrops. Everyone has to hold her down and force her to use them. Phoebe is mad at Ross but can't remember why. Joey gets the lead role in a independent film called Shutter Speed, being filmed in Las Vegas. He and Chandler start a road trip but Chandler lets slip that he doesn't think this is Joey's big break, and gets kicked out of the car. Joey makes it to Vegas but the movie is shutting down from lack of funds, leaving Joey trying to make ends meet as a gladiator at Caesar's Palace.
523 - The one in Vegas (Part I)
Monica runs into Richard but doesn't want Chandler to know, because it might spoil their anniversary. As an gift for Chandler, she gets them tickets to Las Vegas. Phoebe invites herself, Ross, and Rachel along as well. Phoebe compares everything about the trip to the London trip she missed last year. Ross and Rachel have to work, so they plan to come a day later. On the plane, Phoebe lets slip about Richard; Chandler tells Monica he's okay with it; later, in Vegas, they end up fighting over it. Meanwhile, Rachel (being alone in her apartment) decides to go around naked. Ross sees her from his apartment and thinks she's coming on to him. He goes over and makes an embarrassing scene. Rachel teases him about it the next day on their flight, so they both start doing their best to embarrass each other... a contest which is topped off by Ross drawing a mustache on a sleeping Rachel. Joey admits to his friends that his film's been shut down; he decides to play Black Jack to turn a $100 tip into enough money to finish the movie. He loses, but discovers something much for valuable (to him, at least): His identical hand twin. Monica, on her way to apologize to Chandler, finds a chip on the floor and places a bet at a craps table... and starts a winning streak. Chandler sees her celebrating and hugging the person next to her... and he walks out.
524 - The one in Vegas (Part II)
Ross and Rachel arrive at the casino, where Rachel quickly learns she is "a human doodle". The ink won't come off, so she and Ross spend the day hiding in the hotel room, raiding the mini-bar. Once they're completely drunk, Rachel finally agrees to go back down to the casino--after she draws on Ross' face. Phoebe, playing the slots, is plagued by a lurker: An elderly woman who follows her around, waiting for her to give up a machine that hasn't paid out, then takes over and hits the jackpot (a strategy with absolutely no basis in the laws of probability). She decides to out-lurk the lurker; but during a confrontation with her, Phoebe gets thrown out of the casino. Joey tries to persuade his identical hand twin that they should go into show business. He becomes such a nuisance that he gets thrown out, too. Chandler makes a scene to get Monica's attention. They make up, and Monica continues her winning streak playing craps. Chandler says if she rolls another hard eight, they'll get married. The dice bounce off the table and the roll is disqualified; one die shows a four, the other is on it's edge between four and five. Chander decides it's a four. They arrive at the wedding chapel and are waiting for the previous service to end, when the chapel doors fly open and out walk the drunken Ross and Rachel, newly married.
Season Six (1999 - 2000)
601 - The one after Vegas (Part II)
Ross and Rachel wake up in bed together, remembering almost nothing about the night before. At breakfast, their friends ask them about it. Shocked, they decide to get an annulment once they're back in New York. Ross tells Rachel he's taken care of it, but he hasn't. Neither Chandler nor Monica wants to go through with their own marriage plans, but each one is scared to back out. They decide to look for another sign... but even though the signs keep coming, they keep denying it. Finally, Chandler suggests they live together. Joey (who still has Phoebe's cab) convinces her to keep him company on the drive home. He promises to make it a fun road trip, but he ends up sleeping most the time.
602 - The one where Ross hugs Rachel
Ross hasn't gotten the annulment yet... but he has gotten a little crazy. It seems the idea of a 3rd failed marriage has pushed him over the deep end. Phoebe (and her panel of women) decide Ross is still in love with Rachel. Ross is in such denial about this that to prove them wrong he goes to his lawyer (Russell) to take care of the annulment... but finds that it's more complicated than expected, and Rachel will have to be told the truth. Chandler and Monica break the news of their live-in plans, first with Joey (who is happy for them, but sad to be losing Chandler) and then to Rachel (who doesn't seem to have much of a reaction at all... until she takes it seriously). Rachel is so sad that Ross still can't tell her the truth.
603 - The one with Ross´s Denial
Phoebe has a roommate named Denise nobody has heard of before. Rachel tries to find a new apartment, and receives offers from Joey and Ross. Ross goes back and forth on whether he thinks it's really a good idea. Phoebe continues telling Ross he's in love with Rachel, and he keeps denying it. Chandler and Monica fight about what to do with Rachel's room and Chandler's furniture. For a while it looks like no one will be moving anywhere. Joey searches for a new roommate, and it's clear what he's really looking for. Ross still doesn't tell Rachel that they're still married.
604 - The one where Joey´s Insurance runs off
Rachel packs her things and moves to Ross's apartment. Once there, she intercepts a phone call from Ross's lawyer revealing they're still married. Phoebe's psychic tells her she's going to die this week. Ross becomes a guest lecturer at NYU. He's so worried his presentation won't go well that he panics and presents it with an phony English accent. Joey's medical benefits lapse because he hasn't done enough acting recently. He contacts his agent, Estelle (who mistakenly believes he'd gone to another agent), to arrange for some auditions. He gets a severe hernia before auditioning, but refuses to go to the hospital until he has insurance again.
605 - The one with Joey´s Porche
Rachel and Ross go to a judge to get their annulment, but they air too much dirty laundry. The judge decides they don't qualify for an annulment, so they go to Ross's lawyer for a divorce. Ross makes it pretty obvious that he still loves Rachel. Rachel reveals that it was her drunken idea to get married. Joey finds the keys to someone's Porsche. He decides to wait by the car until the owner shows up. He gets mistaken for the owner, and likes the attention he gets so much that even after the owner takes the car away, he keeps up the charade. Phoebe, Monica and Chandler take care of Frank and Alice's babies. Chandler gets a toy stuck in his throat and Monica takes him to the doctor. Phoebe has to take care of the babies by herself.
606 - The one with the Last Night at Home
Chandler tries to get Joey to accept some money so he'll be able to get by for a few months without a roommate. Joey won't take it, but Chandler invents a game called "Cups" and lets Joey win the money. Later, Joey teaches Ross to play Cups, and loses all the money to him. While packing on Rachel's last night in the apartment, Phoebe's misguided advice leads Monica and Rachel to fighting. Ross doesn't want to help with the packing, so he says he has to take care of Ben. Since Monica can see into his apartment, he makes a "fake Ben" to fool her.
607 - The one where Phoebe runs wired
Rachel and Phoebe, new roommates, decide to run together in the park each day. Phoebe's weird running style embarrasses Rachel. Joey gets a beautiful new roommate (Janine) and struggles to avoid flirting with her. He thinks she's interested in him, so he seeks advice from Ross and Chandler on how they "repel women." Chandler cleans his and Monica's apartment, but afterwards can't remember where everything goes. He tries to keep Monica out of the apartment while he figures out what to do.
608 - The one with Ross´s white teeth
Phoebe visits Rachel at work and makes out with Kenny the copy boy, thinking it's Ralph Lauren. She tells Rachel, who gossips to her boss (Kim), who eventually becomes convinced that Rachel is having an affair with Ralph Lauren in order to get Kim's job. Ross goes too far when he whitens his teeth in preparation for a date with Hillary, Monica's co-worker. Chandler tries to convince Joey that he's letting Janine make him and the apartment too girly.
609 - The one where Ross got high
For Thanksgiving, Janine invites Joey and Ross to hang out with her and her dancer friends, but they have to eat dinner at Monica's first. Mr. and Mrs. Geller come over as well, and Chandler finds out they don't like him because they think he does drugs; Ross once told them Chandler was smoking pot, in order to cover his own guilt; Monica reveals the truth, which leads to many more revelations. Rachel makes an English Trifle for dessert, but gets the recipe mixed up with a Shepard's Pie. Phoebe dreams about Mr. Geller and starts to see him differently... until another dream ends it for her.
610 - The one with The Routine
Janine gets highered to dance at the pre-taping of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve; she invites Joey, Monica, and Ross to come along. This is a dream come true for Ross and Monica, but they have a hard time getting on camera, because they aren't as good as they think they are. Joey hopes to kiss Janine at "fake midnight." Rachel and Phoebe convince Chandler to help them search for the Christmas presents Monica is giving them.
611 - The one with the Apothecary Table
Rachel buys furniture from Pottery Barn, but tells Phoebe she got it at a flea market, because Phoebe hates Pottery Barn. The deception is complicated by the fact that Ross buys an identical table from Pottery Barn. Joey and Janine spend time with Monica and Chandler; Janine doesn't like hanging out with them, and hard feelings grow and grow until Joey and Janine break up and Janine moves out.
Ross gets a joke published in Playboy, but Chandler claims it's his. The girls are curious and peruse the Playboy to check out the women, and get into a discussion of which one of the three each would chose to date if they had to pick. Phoebe choses Rachel, which leads to competition and hurt feelings. Joey's cable and phone are disconnected because he couldn't pay. He takes a job as a waiter at the coffee house to earn some extra money. After closing the shop for an hour so he can go to an audition, he is fired. But Rachel tells Gunther to give Joey his job back, and of course Gunther complies.
613 - The one with Rachel´s Sister
Joey gives all the pretty female customers free stuff at the coffee house, in order to get dates with them. Monica is sick and won't admit it. She tries to get Chandler interested in sex, but he's put off by her illness. Rachel's sister, Jill, shows up because she's been financially cut off and has to try to make it on her own. Rachel's worried that there's something developing between Ross and Jill, but somehow ends up actually encouraging Jill to ask Ross out.
614 - The one where Chandler can´t Cry
Unable to handle the idea of Ross and Jill together, Rachel asks Ross to stop seeing Jill. Jill is upset and throws herself at Ross, attempting to use him to get back at Rachel. Chandler doesn't cry in sad movies... or for any other reason. The gang discovers that Ursula is making porn movies in Phoebe's name.
615 - The one where it Could Have Been (Part I)
News that Barry and Mindy are getting divorced gets the gang wondering what their lives would be like if Rachel married Barry; if Ross's wife Carol hadn't realized she was a lesbian; if Monica was still fat; if Joey was still on Days of Our Lifes; if Chandler had quit his data entry job to pursue writing; and if Phoebe was a stock broker:
Ross and Rachel, both in unhappy marriages, run into each other on the street after not seeing each other for years. Ross brings Rachel to Central Perk to see Monica; Rachel quickly swoons over Joey, aka Dr. Drake Ramoray. Monica is dating the very boring Dr. Roger. Chandler is unemployed, but takes a job as Joey's assistant, which doesn't work out very well; but he is inspired by the experience and sells his first story to Archie Comics. Phoebe is ruthless and greedy, and has a heart attack after losing 13 million dollars on the stock market. While she's in the hospital, Ross finds out she's fired, but he doesn't dare tell her, fearing it will cause another heart attack. Ross suggests to Carol that they spice up their non-existant sex life. Carol doesn't like any of his ideas... except having a threesome. Rachel decides to have a fling with Joey. Monica reveals she's still a virgin.
616 - The one where it Could Have Been (Part II)
In the continuation of the alternate reality: Ross and Carol have a threesome with Susan, but Ross feels left out. Phoebe goes stir-crazy in the hospital, and sneaks back to work, only to find our she's been fired, and promptly has another heart attack. Rachel spends the evening at Joey's, but gets drunk and sick, and passes out. Monica decides it's time to have sex with Dr. Roger, but he gets paged and leaves. Chandler and Monica decide to have a one-night stand, but afterwards Chandler convinces her to dump the doctor and be with him. Rachel, relieved that she didn't cheat on Barry, returns home and find Barry in bed with another woman... their neighbor's dog walker. She returns to the city to hook back up with Joey, but runs into Ross. They console each other on their bad marriages and Rachel helps Ross realize that Carol is a lesbian. Phoebe goes back to singing at the coffee house.
Joey's financial needs aren't being met by his job at the coffee house, so he looks into participating in another medical study. The only one available is for identical twins, but it pays so much that Joey can't resist. He hires another actor to play his twin brother. Rachel and Phoebe are taking a self-defense class, but Ross feels they don't have Unagi, a state of total awareness, in which you can be prepared for any danger. He startles them in the hallway to prove his point, which sets off an on-going competition of psuedo-attacks. Chandler and Monica plan to celebrate Valentines day (late) by making gifts for each other. Chandler can't make anything and Monica forgets until the last minute, so each scrambles to come up with something.
618 - The one where Ross dates a Student
Flattery in a teacher evaluation leads to Ross dating one of his students (Elizabeth). He finds out he could get fired, but the forbidden nature of the relationship makes Elizabeth want it even more. An old friend of Chandler's (Dana) is Directing an Al Pacino movie, and Joey asks Chandler to get him an audition. Monica is jealous of the time Chandler spends with Dana. A fire in Phoebe and Rachel's apartment means they'll have to stay with their friends for a few weeks--one at Monica's and one at Joey's. At first Monica's apartment seems to be the accomodation of choice, but it soon becomes clear that Joey's is the place to be.
619 - The one with Joey´s broken Fridge
Joey's fridge, one that his parents bought when he was born, breaks down. He tries to get one of his friends to pay for half of a new fridge. First, he asks Rachel, who's living with him temporarily. When that doesn't work, he asks Chandler. Chandler says he doesn't live there anymore. Then, he pushes Ross into the fridge and tells him that he broke the fridge. Ross realizes that the fridge has been broken for a while. Finally, he asks Phoebe for $400. Phoebe tells Joey that he owes her $600 for all the "good luck thoughts." So, they call it even.
Rachel has a charity function with Ralph Lauren but doesn't have a date. So, Monica, Chandler and Phoebe try to find her one. They make it a competition. Phoebe finds a lawyer, who's rich and does charity work. Monica and Chandler find a guy who has great hair and according to Chandler smells incredible. They try to set Rachel up with one of the guys. Rachel gets upset (they scare away the guy she sets herself up with) and ends up going to the charity function herself.
Elizabeth tells Ross that she's going on vacation for spring break. Chandler asks Ross if she's going on a spring vacation or a spring break, woo hoo! Ross asks what's the difference. According to Chandler, a spring vacation is going to see your grandparents and a spring break is going to the beach and party with guys. Ross asks Elizabeth and she's going on a spring break. Ross gets concerned especially after seeing her tiny bathing suit. Elizabeth tells Ross that she's not going on spring break to make out with guys just to hang out with her friends. Her friends are like 20 guys. Ross makes a phone call to the guys and tell them to watch MTV. Guess what? Ross went down on spring break with Elizabeth and you see them dancing on the beach!
620 - The one with MAC & C.H.E.E.S.E.
Joey auditions for a part in a new TV show and makes the final cut. He plays a cop named Mac who has a robot partner named C.H.E.E.S.E. Then Joey goes to flashback from the past regarding his acting career. The Flashbacks include a clip where Joey tells the gang that he will be playing Al Pacino's butt.
The final cut audition gets moved to an earlier time but Chandler forgets to let know Joey know about it and Joey misses his audition. He is upset and then there is flashbacks to clips where Joey messes up. These include the time when Joey sets Chandler on a blind date with Janice, the time he gets inside the cupboard to make a sale and the time with Joey's tailor.
621 - The one where Ross meets Elizabeth´s Dad
Ross meets Elizabeth's dad, Paul (played by Bruce Willis). He doesn't like Ross at all. Rachel ends up going out with Paul (she helped him find his keys and they end up kissing). Ross doesn't like it but Rachel tells him she can make Paul like him. So, the four of them end up going to dinner together. Rachel really messes up. She ends up telling about Ross's 3 divorces and all kinds of other stories. As a result, Paul and Ross both agree to "not like Ross."
Joey gets to meet the robot and its creator. The creator doesn't like Joey because he told him that his robot wasn't "cool." So, Joey gets fired. However, the creator sees how good Joey is with women. So, he agrees to get Joey his job back if he teaches him how to be better with women, so Joey agrees.
Phoebe writes a book about Monica and Chandler, who become Marsha and Chestor in her book. She claims that she has written 14 books and this book is about pitfalls of relationships. They end up being mad at Phoebe because she didn't warn them that they were going to miss their movie date because they got the times mixed up.
622 - The one where Paul is the Man
Paul threatens to get Ross fired if he doesn't stop dating his daughter. Ross ends up going with Elizabeth to her family's cabin. Paul also takes Rachel to the cabin. For most of the episode, Ross is hiding in the bedroom. He sees Paul coming to the bedroom and talking to himself saying, "I'm the love machine." When Paul catches Ross, Ross hints to Paul about what he heard. Guess what? After that, Paul is fine with Ross!
Phoebe gets three tickets to a museum and the girls go to it. While there, they see a couple preparing for a wedding. The person in charge says that this museum is a popular place and there is a two-year waiting list. So, Rachel suggests that Monica, who likes the place, sign up. After all, it's going to take 2 years and Monica agrees. One of the couples cancel and the museum calls Monica about the wedding. Chandler picks up the phone and he totally freaks. Monica tries to explain to Chandler that this was all a big mistake. Chandler accepts Monica's apology. However, what she doesn't know is that Chandler is secretly planning their wedding. He's going to ask her to marry him!
Joey wants his picture on the wall of fame in the laundry place. But the laundry owner doesn't want to because Joey's TV show portrays Russians as evil, bad guys. Joey ends up going out with a girl in the laundry place, who turns out to be the owner's wife!
No one except Phoebe knows that Chandler is going to ask Monica to marry him and he wants to keep it a secret for a while. So, Phoebe and Chandler go on ring hunting. However, Ross and Joey think that Chandler is blowing them off because they went to the Knicks basketball game together without Chandler. After checking out many rings, Chandler finally finds a ring that he likes. He tells Phoebe to guard it until he comes back (he let Joey borrow his VISA). But another customer comes and buys the ring, so Chandler is forced to buy a ring that he calls a "bubble gum ring."
Rachel wants Paul to open up and express his feelings. It takes him a little time but when he starts to express his feelings, it opens up a flood of emotions (literally because he starts crying a lot). He tells her about everything from his childhood. Fed up with Paul’s constant crying, Rachel dumps him.
Chandler really wanted that 1920s ring, so both of them go to meet the buyer. Chandler tells him that Phoebe is his fiancee and it’s her dying wish to marry him with that ring. So, the buyer exchanges the 1920s ring for the "bubble gum ring."
At the end, Chandler reveals to everyone (except Monica) that he’s going to marry Monica. Everyone is happy for him especially Joey, who starts to cry. Rachel tells him that she’s fed up with people crying!
624 - The one with the Proposal
The gang continue to make jokes about Elizabeth. Ross asks them if they all feel that Elizabeth is too young for him. Monica asks Ross, "Do you see a future in the relationship?"
Rachel, Phoebe and Joey go to a silent auction. Rachel bids $20 on a trip to Paris. And Mr. Tribbiani, he bids $20,000 on a sailboat and wins the bid. He tells Rachel that he thought that it was just a guessing game. Phoebe, on the other hand, has lots of drinks to help the kids. Rachel asks how. She says "the more I drink, the less there will be for kids!"
Ross goes to see Elizabeth to ask her to go a play with him. Elizabeth says she's busy. What's she doing? Well, she and some other girls are having a water balloon fight with the guys. Talk about an adult relationship! Ross finally decides to break up with her. For that, he gets hit by water balloons!
Chandler takes Monica to dinner at a restaurant. He plans to propose to her there. Everyone is excited. Chandler is worried that he's going to screw up and Joey tells him, he probably will, so let him do it!. Guess who they run into at the restaurant? None other than Richard Burke, Monica's old boyfriend. They all sit together and talk and Chandler gets no opportunity to propose to Monica.
The next day, Richard comes to Monica's restaurant and tells him: "I love you. I want to have kids with you!"
625 - The one in Vegas (Part II)
Rachel and Phoebe discuss Chandler marrying Monica. They says to each other that there are 90% happy and 10% jealous. Rachel tells it would be great to have some sort of an agreement with a friend that if they are not married by 40, they'll marry each other. Phoebe tells her that she's already has that backup plan with Joey. Rachel goes over to Ross's apartment to ask him to be her backup. However, he tells her that he already has a backup and it's Phoebe. So, Rachel, Joey and Ross confront Phoebe. They tell him she must pick one. Rachel makes Phoebe randomly pick one and it ends up being Ross. Rachel and Phoebe switch their choices and Phoebe gets Joey and Rachel gets Ross.
Meanwhile, Chandler is putting on a charade to fool Monica. He wants to surprise Monica with the proposal and wants to throw her off track. So, he tells her a story about how pigs can have as many sexual partners as they want. Basically, he says that he may never get married. That upsets Monica. She's really confused. She asks Joey what's wrong with Chandler. Joey, thinking that they are still trying to hide the proposal part from Monica, tells her that Chandler is not a "getting married kind of guy." Monica tells him that Chandler may not marry her, but Richard will. Joey tries to convince Monica that this is all a charade but she doesn't believe him. She goes to Richard's place. She tells Richard that she wants to be in an adult relationship and a relationship that has a future. She's really confused about Chandler. She and Richard get close but she backs off. She tells him that she needs time to think.
After Monica leaves, Chandler shows up at Richard's place. Chandler tells Richard that he got his girlfriend confused. Richard tells him it's because he's willing to provide her with things that he's not. Chandler tells him that "the no marriage thing" was just a charade and he wants to marry her because he makes her happy. You know what Richard does next? He tells him "to go get her and never let her go." I guess Richard is a good guy after all!
Chandler runs back to the apartment. There, Joey tells him the bad news. He tells him that Monica packed her bags and went to her parents house and told him to tell Chandler not to phone her. Chandler is devastated and opens the door to the apartment. When he opens the door, the room is dark but is lit with candles. Monica gets on her knees to ask Chandler to marry her. Chandler gets out the ring and asks her to marry him. She says yes. They both start crying. .
The rest of the gang (except Ross) enters the apartment and starts crying too.
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