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- DirectorGail MancusoStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowMonica befriends the woman who stole her credit card. Ross is forced to give away Marcel. Joey tries to come up with a less ethnic-sounding stage name.*Monica
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowMonica tries to get over Richard by using her free time to make jam and considers artificial insemination through a sperm bank. Phoebe is stalked by a man who mistakes her for Ursula.*Phoebe
- DirectorStephen PrimeStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRachel breaks Joey's armchair. Phoebe takes a temp job in a call centre. Ross and Monica find out their parents are selling their childhood home.*Phoebe
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRoss and Rachel tell everyone about the night they were together. They have two different stories of how it happened until Ross accidentally reveals that he videotaped it. Not surprisingly, everyone wants to see it.*Chandler & Monica
- 1994–200422mTV-PG8.4 (5.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorJames BurrowsStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRoss seeks solace at a party after a bitter fight with Rachel and ends up in the arms of another woman; Phoebe's date needs an interpreter to communicate.*Phoebe & Monica
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRachel's middle sister shows up at Thanksgiving and causes arguments amongst the gang.*Ross & Rachel & Monica & Chandler
- 1994–200422mTV-PG7.8 (4.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowChandler starts looking for a job and is anxious about having a baby, Rachel decides to go back to work, and Phoebe works as an extra on Joey's show.*Joey & Phoebe
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowJoey gets a part in a stage-play in a painful way. Ross and Phoebe are mugged outside Central Perk, Phoebe realizes that she mugged Ross 18 years ago. Chandler starts his new career as an advertising writer.*Phoebe & Ross
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowWhen Chandler and Ross joke around on their college website, Ross is accused of being dead which leads to the fact that he was not popular in college. Joey is not willing to give his favorite stuffed animal, Hugsy, to Emma. Monica helps Phoebe not call Mike.*Ross
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowJoey's character on Days of Our Lives wakes up from his coma with a brain transplant from one of the show's legendary characters. Ross practices the bagpipes for Monica and Chandler's wedding. Phoebe and Rachel compete for the same man.*Joey
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowChandler demands that Eddie move out; however, he doesn't seem to get the message. Meanwhile, a book on empowerment for women inspires the girls. In order to pay his bills, Ross convinces Joey to audition for a role he doesn't want.*Rachel & Monica & Phoebe
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowChandler and Phoebe go looking for an engagement ring for Monica. Rachel tries to get Paul to open up to her.*Phoebe & Chandler
- DirectorShelley JensenStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowPhoebe becomes convinced that the spirit of her dead mother is inside a cat. Chandler and Joey are robbed. Monica goes on a date with a guy from her high school.*Monica & Rachel
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRoss jeopardizes his career when he starts dating a student from one of his palaeontology classes. Rachel and Phoebe's apartment catches fire.*Ross
- DirectorDavid SchwimmerStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRoss and Chandler discovers that Ross's book is in the section of the library where students go to have sex. Monica and Chandler run into Janice and she immediately invites herself to the wedding. They try to avoid her. Meanwhile, Rachel and Phoebe befriend Joey's girlfriend.*Ross
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowAs Valentine's Day approaches; Ross and his date end up at the same restaurant as Carol and Susan, Joey inadvertently sets Chandler up on a blind date with Janice, and the girls burn mementos of their old boyfriends.*Rachel & Monica & Phoebe
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowAt first Ross chooses Joey to be his best man but after a mishap at his bachelor party, he decides he wants both Joey and Chandler as his best men. Phoebe's mood swings makes Monica and Rachel nervous.*Ross & Joey & Chandler
- 1994–200422mTV-PG8.7 (5.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowSo close to the wedding, Chandler suddenly realizes the overwhelming meaning of getting married. Meanwhile, Joey acts opposite a famous actor in a movie, but can't bring himself to tell him that he spits when he says his lines.*Chandler
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowChandler refuses to give back a cheesecake accidentally delivered to his apartment; Phoebe gets angry with Joey when he blows off dinner with her for a date.*Monica & Ross
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowPhoebe tries to teach Joey to speak French for an audition; Ross and Rachel head out to Long Island after her dad has a heart attack.*Monica & Chandler
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowThe gang heads down to Barbados for the palaeontology conference.*Ross
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowJoey comes to Ross for advice on dating Charlie. Chandler and Monica bump into Janice at a fertility clinic. Rachel has a gift certificate for a massage which Phoebe doesn't want her to use.*Rachel & Phoebe
- 1994–200422mTV-PG8.0 (4.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorDana De Vally PiazzaStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowA bored Ross wreaks havoc in Chandler and Joey's lives. Rachel is uncomfortable with Danny's unusually close relationship with his sister. Phoebe runs into trouble whilst collecting donations for the poor during Christmas.*Rachel
- DirectorSteve ZuckermanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowPhoebe has trouble bonding with her half-brother Frank when he comes to visit. Joey attempts to build an entertainment center. Ross is challenged to name the five celebrities he'd like to sleep with most.*Phoebe
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRachel tries to end the spark between Ross and Jill. When Chandler admits that he can't cry, Monica tries to make it happen. The gang discovers that Phoebe's sister, Ursula, is a porn star and is using Phoebe's name.*Phoebe
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRachel and Phoebe take self-defense classes. Chandler and Monica agree to give each other homemade presents for Valentine's Day. Joey tries to get money through medical research.*Rachel & Phoebe & Ross
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRoss goes to visit Marcel whilst on a trip to California and discovers he is working in commercials. Joey receives a fan letter from an attractive but unstable woman. Phoebe is asked to sing for children at a library.*Joey
- DirectorDana De Vally PiazzaStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowAfter seeing Kathy's play, Chandler becomes convinced she is cheating on him with her co-star. Rachel develops a crush on one of her customers. Monica becomes jealous when she realizes she is no longer the 'hostess'.*Chandler
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowChandler's very curious about a locked closet, but Monica won't tell him what is inside. Monica moans when Phoebe massages her which makes Phoebe uncomfortable. Ross is upset when he can't be more involved with Rachel's pregnancy issues.*Chandler
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowMonica tries to avoid criticism when she caters a party for her mother. Chandler ends up half naked and handcuffed to a chair in Rachel's boss's office. Joey tries to get educated from a salesman trying to sell him a set of encyclopedias.*Chandler
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowChandler's plan to propose to Monica at dinner is interrupted by Richard. Joey accidentally buys a boat at a silent auction. Ross and Elizabeth's relationship comes to a crossroad.*Rachel & Phoebe & Joey
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowThe gang make (and break) a pact not to bring dates to their New Years Eve party. Phoebe starts dating a scientist. Ross compensates for his loneliness by getting a monkey.*Phoebe
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowChandler's flamboyant romance-novelist mother comes to visit, and Joey catches her kissing Ross. Meanwhile, Monica and Phoebe fight over a guy in a coma.*Phoebe & Monica
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowPhoebe feels neglected when Joey falls for her twin sister. Chandler struggles to fire an attractive co-worker. Ross attends Lamaze classes with Carol and Susan.*Chandler
- DirectorTerry HughesStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowMonica's aunt dies and leaves her an antique dollhouse that she doesn't want Phoebe to play with; Rachel regrets setting up Chandler with her boss, Joanna.*Rachel