Intrigue

Chandler gets a new roommate. Phoebe gets the chance to make a music video for her song "Smelly Cat". Ross and Monica clash when he is always at her and Rachel's apartment.

Joey shows the friends his new apartment. Chandler and Joey miss each other and watch Baywatch in their apartments while talking on the phone together. Phoebe gets a chance to record "Smelly Cat" but can't cope with the background singers. Ross is driving Monica crazy because he is so much at Monica's and Rachel's place Monica feels like 16 again living with her brother. Chandler finds a new roommate called Eddie. Chandler is shocked to find that Eddie doesn't like foosball nor Baywatch...—Anonymous

A record producer discovers Phoebe and wants to make a music video out of her song "Smelly Cat". If that goes well, she might want to make an album. Phoebe has a lot of issues at the recording as she wants things to be done her way (like no background singers, people not getting actually how smelly the cat actually is etc).. The producer reminds Phoebe that the studio is costing $100/min.. The producer secretly dubs a more talented (but less attractive) woman's voice over Phoebe's, though Phoebe initially believes she is the one singing. She loves her own voice (as she had not heard herself sing before).. eventually she figures out that the producer used a different singer to dub the song. Phoebe feels bad for the singer, as she doesn't have a video.. she is smelly cat.

Ross's new relationship with Rachel causes friction with Monica who resents her brother being around all the time. Ross spends way too much time in the bathroom, getting ready. He mocks Monica when she asks him to do things the right way (like cleaning hair out of the drain after a shower). Ross hogs the phone line, talks loudly and interrupts Monica's naps. He even tricks Monica into talking to Judy, thinking that she was talking to Richard (Monica asks for her diaphragm). They fight over the TV as well. They try to get Rachel to settle it, but she refuses to get involved in their Geller dimension thing.. Ross thinks they are just fooling around, like when they were kids. Monica says she hated Ross when they were kids, because Ross teased and needled her all the time.

Joey shows the gang his new apartment which he decorated himself with tacky furniture. Chandler couldn't come. Joey has a phone in the toilet. Chandler calls Joey a little later the same day and they discuss about respective apartments and then watch Baywatch together on their respective TVs. Joey finds he does not like living alone (he thought he would like time alone with his thoughts, but he doesn't have too many thoughts) and wants to move back in with Chandler. Monica and Phoebe encourage Joey to talk to Chandler about moving back in. Meanwhile Ross and Rachel advise Chandler that there is no way Joey is moving back. He has moved on, and they are just friends now, and not roommates.

However, Chandler already has a new roommate, Eddie (they met at the supermarket, at the ethnic foods section. They got talking and Eddie needed a room). Chandler soon realizes he does not really click with Eddie (Adam Goldberg) (who refuses to play Foosball and dislikes Baywatch) like he did with Joey. Rachel thinks it wont last as Eddie is just a rebound roommate. Joey comes by to pick mail and finds Chandler enjoying Eddie's eggs. Joey gets really upset and asks Chandler whose eggs he likes better (Eddie's or his).. Chandler replies it doesn't matter because Joey took his eggs and left. He says Joey should not expect Chandler not to get new eggs. Both Chandler and Joey are miserable.