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Rachel take Joey's girlfriend Charlie and Phoebe shopping. Ross presents his theory to get a chance to go a conference in Barbados. Monica and Chandler consider alternate pregnancy options.

When Joey hears that his girlfriend Charlie is an insecure shopper, he volunteers expert Rachel, who dreads being alone with her, so she makes sure Phoebe comes along, by saying she needs a dazzling outfit for the party she's going to just to save face as her ex Mike is coming too. Gynecologist Dr. Connelly tells Chandler and Monica they should keep trying the natural way, but realistically consider a surrogate mother -a nightmare for Monica- or donor sperm insemination, so Chandler invites his 'perfectly eligible' colleague Zach for dinner; they scare him with endless health and genealogy questions, yet Monica has another objection... Ross hopes to be the key note speaker at a paleontology convention on Barbados thanks to his spectacular theory, but it makes professor Sherman, who can get it for him, literally fall asleep. After embarrassing misunderstandings in the shop, Phoebe bumps into David, who is back from Minsk, for good...—KGF Vissers / correction: sLiDe.gR

After finding about their chances of getting pregnant, Monica and Chandler search for the perfect guy to give them his sperm to get them a baby. Ross works on writing his speech. Charlie goes shopping with Phoebe and Rachel, which makes Charlie think Phoebe likes Joey. Phoebe shops for the perfect dress for a party that Mike is going to be at, but she bumps into David on the way and forgets about the party. Monica and Chandler decide to adopt children instead of getting a donor.—Anonymous

Gynecologist, Dr. Connelly, talks to Monica and Chandler after their fertility tests, which has shown both of them to be infertile (Monica's uterus is an inhospitable environment and Chandler's sperm have low motility), which upsets both of them greatly. Except natural conception, which may still work for them despite their small chances, he suggests a few other solutions, including a sperm donor or surrogacy. Finally, adoption, if nothing else works.

Chandler brings a work colleague, Zack (John Stamos), home and introduces him to Monica as a prospective sperm donor. At first, Monica thinks that Chandler is being ridiculous and refuses to be a part of it, until Zack requests a coaster for his beer, which instantly changes her mind. However, the couple make Zack feel very uncomfortable and soon scare Zack away by asking him continuous health-related questions about him and his relatives. Mental illness in the family, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's, gout, male baldness.

However, even though he is medically perfect, Monica refuses him as a sperm donor, explaining to Chandler how she will not have any other man to be the father if Chandler cannot get her pregnant. The couple decide to adopt.

Joey's girlfriend Charlie is an insecure shopper, so Joey volunteers Rachel to help, what with her being a fashion expert. At this point, Rachel is experiencing secret amorous feelings towards Joey, and is becoming more and more jealous of Charlie. Dreading being alone with her, she asks Phoebe to come along. Phoebe agrees, as she wants to buy an outfit in order to impress Mike and prove that she is over him at a party his sister is having. However, Phoebe notices how cold Rachel is towards Charlie (Phoebe then takes Rachel into a change room to have a talk), which leads to Rachel admitting to Phoebe how she has a crush on Joey in the changing rooms. Unfortunately for Rachel, Charlie overhears everything. Luckily for her, it seems that Charlie thinks that it is Phoebe who likes Joey. Rachel agrees with Charlie and says Phoebe is a nympho, who wants all the guys.

Meanwhile, Ross hopes to be chosen to be the key note speaker at a paleontology convention in Barbados, but a somewhat grumpy professor, Professor Sherman, needs to choose him. Unluckily for Ross, Professor Sherman falls asleep during Ross' explanation. While trying to sneak away from his office, Ross trips and falls into Professor Sherman's lap, waking him up. Ross thanks him for making him keynote speaker, which Professor Sherman unknowingly agrees to. Ross invites his friends to the conference, but they all have family issues, work commitments or are sick. But they all agree when they find that it is in Barbados.

Phoebe dresses up for the party, briefly stopping at Central Perk to hear Joey tell her how she looks "stop-eating hot; the highest level of hotness", but on her way to the party she meets David at a newspaper stand. David explains to her how he is back from Minsk for good as his reason for going out there in the first place, to achieve Positronic distillation of subatomic particles, is impossible. David is single and is happy to know Phoebe is too. Thrilled, Phoebe is diverted from the party and she goes out with David instead.