When you're young and single in the city, your friends are your family. A tight-knit group of friends living in Manhattan -- three girls and three guys -- navigate the complexities of adulthood and rely on the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to deal with the pressures of life.
Chandler runs into Janice, now divorced, and finds her more irritating than ever; Ross plays rugby to impress Emily; Monica tries to figure out what a mysterious electrical switch in her new apartment does.
A visit to a strip joint fails to cheer up Chandler; Rachel gets Ross to go to an opera; Charlton Heston finds Joey in a compromising position during a movie shoot.
Chandler has a hard time handling Kathy's new role in a play, in which she pretends to have sex with a handsome man.
Phoebe undergoes an embryo implant procedure to become a surrogate mother for her brother and his wife; Monica and Rachel wager their apartment in a trivia game against Chandler and Joey.
Phoebe's brother (Giovanni Ribisi) asks her to carry a baby for him and his wife; Chandler gets lessons in love; Joey finds himself in a class struggle.
Ross struggles to maintain a long-distance relationship; Chandler's well-intended attempts to get Rachel a date seem to miss the mark; Monica's plan to assert some authority at her new restaurant goes awry.
Rachel's career is obstructed by her boss, Joanna; Monica faces a big decision; Chandler, Ross and Joey party.
To atone for kissing Joey's girlfriend, Chandler agrees to stay inside a shipping crate during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Chandler faces a tough choice after his passionate kiss with Joey's girlfriend; Rachel has to learn about dining alone.
Ross starts dating a beautiful but messy co-worker from the museum; Monica and Phoebe cater a sad event.
Chandler falls for a woman who is already involved with Joey; Rachel and Ross play the jealousy game.
Joey intervenes when the superintendent, Mr. Treeger, moves to evict Rachel and Monica; Chandler tries to quit a health club.
Rachel's boss, Joanna, leaves Chandler in an awkward situation that will require Rachel's help; Monica's catering fiasco.
Phoebe 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.
Ross dates Rachel again after unwittingly agreeing to take responsibility for their breakup; Phoebe reconciles with her mother; Monica is stung by a jellyfish.