Rachel’s pregnancy has her hormones running wild, and she tries to find some action. Ross and Mona get photos back from their date at Rockefeller Center, and Mona wants to send one out together as a holiday card. Ross agrees but is actually freaked out, and he’s forced to consider where the relationship is going. In an effort to prove he’s ready for the next step, he gives Mona a key to his apartment. Later he has second thoughts and gets the lock changed. Because Monica doesn’t like Chandler’s recently divorced Boss, Chandler tries to cancel a dinner date with him. His boss gets suspicious, so Chandler says he’s canceling because he and Monica broke up. But it back-fires when his boss insists on taking him out to some strip clubs. When Rachel explains her sexual frustrations to Joey, it occurs to them that they could get together for the night. But that would just be too weird.

(17 votes, average: 4.76 out of 5)

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Phoebe’s wedding gift for Chandler and Monica finally arrives: A video arcade game machine, Ms. Pac Man. Chandler plays all day, fills the top scores, and spells dirty words with the initials. Then they have to try to clear them off, because Ben’s coming over to play. Rachel misses dating, so Joey offers to take her out and show her a good time. They have a great date, and at the end of the night Joey realizes he’s starting to fall for her. Ross begins teaching a graduate seminar, which starts 10 minutes after his regular classes, but is clear across town. Rachel watches Cujo and gets scared, so Joey keeps her company.

(16 votes, average: 4.56 out of 5)

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Joey tries unsuccessfully to believe that he’s not feeling anything special for Rachel. He tries to discuss his dilemna with Chandler and Monica, but he can’t discuss it intelligently because he’s worried about giving himself away. They figure it out anyway… only they think he likes Phoebe, rather than Rachel. Monica introduces Chandler to the art of relaxing baths. Ross and Rachel discuss possible names for the baby; later, after a visit to the doctor, they learn that the baby is a girl. Phoebe tells Joey that his affection for Rachel are just a passing crush; it sounds good, but it doesn’t change the way he feels.

(19 votes, average: 4.95 out of 5)

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Phoebe is upset after catching Monica for using a different masseuse. Monica finally agrees to let Phoebe massage her, and really enjoys it. But Monica’s pleasure sounds are too much like sex noises, which makes Phoebe uncomfortable. Joey dreams of being with Rachel, and continues to struggle with his feelings for her. Rachel’s baby starts kicking for the first time. Ross is upset about missing pregnancy stuff, so he tells Rachel to page anytime anything happens. This interrupts Ross’s dates with Mona, and even makes him completely forget about her now and then. Chandler discovers Monica has a secret closet which is always locked. When he finally gets it open, he discovers a terrible, messy pile of junk. Because Ross is missing too much of his child’s pregnancy, Joey suggests that Rachel move in with Ross.

(9 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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Rachel likes living with Ross, except for all the documentaries on the Discovery Channel. Joey’s yearning for Rachel worsens. Pheobe brings over a friend’s dog to cheer Joey up. Soon even the dog is bummed out. Mona gives Ross salt-water taffy, and Ross reveals his knowledge of boring taffy trivia. Valentine’s Day is ruined for Chandler after he watches a child-birth video (which he mistook for porn). Monica doesn’t understand why he’s so bothered by it, until she watches it as well. Then Rachel (for whom the video was intended) gets a bit freaked out, too. Ross prepares just the right way to tell Mona that Rachel has moved in with him. But Mona comes over to his apartment early and finds out ahead of schedule. Then she dumps him. Ross, sensing Joey’s mood, gets him to talk about his “girl trouble.” Joey reveals (to Ross) his feelings for Rachel.

(13 votes, average: 4.62 out of 5)

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Ross comes to grips with the knowledge that Joey is falling in love with Rachel. Phoebe meets a guy who she thinks is “Monica’s other half,” and she introduces them, much to Chandler’s dismay. They get along great, and they both really like cheese. Joey takes Rachel out to dinner and tells her he’s falling in love with her; Rachel can’t return his feelings.

(17 votes, average: 4.82 out of 5)

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Joey and Rachel live the with awkward aftermath of the announcement of his feelings. To give them something to talk about, Rachel invents a story that her boss wants to buy her baby. This backfires when Joey visits the office and confronts him. Phoebe reads the group’s tea leaves to tell their fortunes. Her own leaves tell her she’s about to meet the man of her dreams. She does meet someone (Jim), but her turns out to be a creep. But then she meets another guy (Parker) who seems more promising. Ross realizes he’s left his favorite shirt at Mona’s apartment. He tries to retrieve it when she’s not there, but gets caught. Monica discovers that Chandler doesn’t put the CDs back in the right cases, so a project to organization them is undertaken.

(16 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5)

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Ross and Monica’s parents have their 35th anniversary party in Massapequa. Phoebe brings Parker, who turns out to be annoyingly positive about everything. Monica tries in vain to give a toast that will hit everyone emotionally and make them cry. Mr. and Mrs. Geller have told all their friends that Ross and Rachel are married, so they have to make up stories about their engagement and wedding. Ross’ story about how he proposed to Rachel touches her.

(17 votes, average: 4.76 out of 5)

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Joey’s interview with Soap Opera Digest is punctuated with flashbacks of Joey’s previous acting experiences, spare time, activities, eating habits, sexuality, romances, and his friends, who hover nearby to make sure he doesn’t say anything stupid.

(11 votes, average: 4.91 out of 5)

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Joey, preparing to audition for a new game show, gets help rehearsing from Ross and Chandler. The complex rules are confusing at first, but after a while the guys really take a liking to it. Monica and Phoebe throw Rachel a baby shower, but forget to invite her mother until the last minute. Mrs. Green offers to live with Rachel and Ross for a couple months, to help with the baby. Rachel becomes convinced that it is necessary, but Ross doesn’t share her feelings. When Joey finally goes for his audition, he learns that the game show has been simplified to a basic question and answer format.

(15 votes, average: 4.87 out of 5)

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