Intrigue

Monica'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.

Kate is the first woman Joey liked who doesn't like him back. Monica's and Ross' aunt Sylvia died and Monica inherits the dollhouse with which she was never allowed to play. Monica invites Phoebe to play with the dollhouse but doesn't let her play anymore when Phoebe brings out a dinosaur, a giant dog and a ghost. Phoebe makes her own dollhouse which is way cooler than Monica's. Chandler has a date with Rachel's boss Joanna and finds her really dull and boring. Joanna thinks they have chemistry and loves Rachel for introducing her to Chandler. Joey and Kate are together after rehearsing their scenes. Chandler doesn't want to call Joanna again but Rachel forces him because Joanna is driving her crazy asking about Chandler. Phoebe's dollhouse catches fire and is burned down. Kate doesn't want to be with Joey. Chandler doesn't have the courage to tell Joanna he doesn't want to see her again.—Anonymous

Chandler goes to Rachel's office after going to lunch with her. He ends up meeting Rachel's boss Joanna. Joanna asks Rachel to set her up with Chandler. Chandler agrees to go out with Joanna. Rachel regrets arranging a date for Chandler and her boss, Joanna. Chandler thinks Joanna is a big old dud, but Joanna thinks Chandler is fantastic and wants to go out with him again. Joanna feels that she "clicked" with Chandler from the very first moment they met, and that he has a good heart and so on.. Meanwhile Chandler refuses to call Joanna and she keeps bugging Rachel to find out why not. Rachel says that Chandler might be feeling awkward that he is dating her boss, so Joanna indicates that she will be willing to fire Rachel to fix that problem. Rachel begs Chandler to call Joanna (who says she has a big mascara goop thing at the corner of her eyes), take her out again and end it in a way that she really knows that it has ended. Chandler agrees to a lunch date for an hour. At the end, Chandler again says he will call Joanna, and Rachel is not happy about it. Rachel forces Chandler to tell Joanna that he is not going to call her. He does.. and Joanna appreciates his honesty, but after an awkward silence, Chandler says he will call Joanna.

Kate is the first woman whom Joey likes and who doesn't like her back. Lauren (Jennifer Milmore) is Kate's understudy on the sets and has a crush on Joey, but only has eyes for Kate. Joey agrees to a date with Lauren, when he sees Kate kissing the director. After a scene the director insults Joey's and Kate's acting. when he leaves he asks Kate what she sees in the director, as he is like a cartoon. Kate gets back at Joey for dating Lauren, who is nothing but a hot rack. The decide to work on their scenes together, as they go live within a week.. They end up discussing a sex scene which ends up in them sleeping together. Joey's interest in Kate intensifies after they sleep together, but her relationship with the play's director complicates matters. Joey ends his relationship with Lauren, but Kate refuses to stop going out with the director Marshal.

Monica's aunt Sylvia dies (Monica is happy as she considered Aunt Sylvia as an old cranky woman), leaving her a beautiful antique dollhouse. As a kid Aunt Sylvia never allowed Monica to play with the doll house and she is very happy that she is getting it.. Monica invites Phoebe, who never had a dollhouse, to help her set it up, but gets upset with Phoebe's creative embellishments. Phoebe brings a large ceramic dog, a ghost for the attic, and imagines that the house is sitting on an ancient Indian burial ground. She brings a dinosaur as well. Monica says that her additions are not the size, not Victorian and they don't go with her fancy dollhouse. Phoebe gets angry and brings over her homemade dollhouse. The new dollhouse has a slide, a licorice room (where you can eat all the furniture) and a aroma room with candles and incense. its cool and makes Monica sad as Ross and Rachel want to play with it. Ross comes home and finds Phoebe's doll house on fire. He puts it out by pouring water on it in the shower, but it destroys the dollhouse. Phoebe is devastated to see how some of her characters "died" in the fire.