الموسم 1

After Rachel leaves her fiancé at the altar, she moves in with Monica and finds that independence is not so easy, particularly without Daddy's credit cards.

Ross's lesbian ex-wife Carol is pregnant with his child, and he doesn't like her choice of last name for the baby. Rachel finds out that her ex-fiancé went on what would have been their honeymoon with her maid of honor.

Monica finds it difficult to break up with her latest boyfriend whom everyone likes; Chandler is reunited with his beloved cigarettes; Phoebe receives a large sum of money.

While the men attend a hockey game and end up at a hospital, a delivery man accidentally brings a pizza meant for George Stephanopoulos, who lives across the street from the girls; they decide to peek at the former White House advisor with their binoculars.

While Chandler and Phoebe decide to break up with their significant others on the same night, Ross helps Rachel do laundry and considers the evening a first date. Joey has Monica pose as his new girlfriend, because he wants to get back with the girl he just dumped.

Joey gets his big film break when he's hired to be Al Pacino's stunt butt. Ross tries to be less conservative and Chandler thinks his fantasies have come true when he has an affair with a married woman.

A power outage leaves Chandler stranded in an ATM vestibule with Victoria's Secret model Jill Goodacre, whom he desperately tries to impress, Ross tries to ask Rachel out on a date, and Joey learns that Monica used to be infatuated with him.

Monica and Ross mourn the death of their grandmother with a little help from the gang, and Monica and her mom come to an unspoken understanding about the relationship between mothers and daughters. Meanwhile, Chandler is irritated by office speculation that he is gay.

Monica's first Thanksgiving dinner for the gang goes horribly wrong when they all run to the rooftop to see the runaway Underdog balloon from the parade.

The gang makes--then breaks--a pact to celebrate New Year's Eve without dates. Ross compensates for his loneliness by getting a roommate, a monkey named Marcel.

Chandler's romance-novelist mother comes to New York to visit him, and Joey catches her and Ross kissing.

Everyone knows the sex of Ross's baby, except for Ross, who doesn't want to find out until it's born. Monica gives Paolo one of the dozen lasagnas she made for her aunt, who doesn't want them anymore because they've got meat in them.

Chandler accidentally sees Rachel wandering around topless after her shower, so Rachel tries to even the score. And no one can stand Phoebe's new boyfriend, an irritating guy named Roger.

Ross's first date in nine years is on Valentine's Day with a beautiful neighbor. Susan and Carol, also out on a romantic date; end up at the same restaurant. Joey sets Chandler up on a blind date. And Phoebe, Rachel and Monica decide to spend the holiday building a boyfriend bonfire in their apartment.

Monica cooks a gourmet meal for a restaurateur looking for a new chef but, unfortunately, he's stoned. After working as a data processing permanent temp for five years, Chandler gets promoted. And Ross has a date with a beautiful colleague.

Joey falls for Phoebe's twin sister, Ursula, making Phoebe feel neglected. Ross has doubts about parenthood when he attends Lamaze classes with Carol and Susan. Meanwhile, Chandler finds himself between a rock and a hard place, when he is told to fire an employee he is attracted to.

When Rachel sprains her ankle and has no insurance, she cajoles Monica into trading identities so she can use Monica's coverage. When Phoebe's twin sister, Ursula, breaks Joey's heart, Phoebe tries to fix it.

Tired of being referred to by customers as "Excuse me" Rachel interviews for a job as an assistant buyer at Saks Fifth Avenue. She also sees another side of the usually docile Ross when the girls face the boys during a not-so-friendly game of poker.

The gang searches frantically for Marcel, who slipped out of the apartment while Rachel was baby-sitting him. Just as it looks as though Rachel and Ross might actually spend a romantic evening together, her ex-fiancé barges in and declares his love for her.

Rachel and Barry start dating again, which is kind of awkward since he's now engaged to Mindy, who wants Rachel to be her maid of honor. Meanwhile, Chandler goes nuts when a woman he likes won't return his phone calls.

When Monica's credit card is stolen, she, along with Phoebe and Rachel, decide to catch the thief. Joey enlists his friends to help him come up with a less ethnic-sounding stage name. And Ross finds out that Marcel has reached sexual maturity and needs to be with other monkeys.

After losing his virginity to her, Monica's boyfriend reveals that he's a high school senior. When Phoebe temps as Chandler's secretary, she finds out a secret.

As Monica's biological clock ticks away like a time bomb, Carol goes into labor. Ross, Susan and Phoebe end up getting locked in a closet just as Carol's about to give birth to the baby. And Rachel flirts with an OB/GYN.

Joey's new girlfriend wants to go to bed with him but he can't, yet. During Rachel's birthday party, Chandler accidentally lets it slip that Ross is in love with her. However, Ross is on his way to China and Rachel can't decide whether she wants to be more than friends with Ross.