Because of a misunderstanding, Rachel finds herself engaged to marry Joey--instead of Ross, who was planning to propose--soon after she gives birth. When Phoebe talks to Rachel, she mistakenly assumes that Ross is the one who proposed. Meanwhile, Joey can't help sneaking a peek as Rachel tries to nurse her baby. Monica and Chandler return to a hospital supply closet for a little privacy.

Joey's futile attempts to gain Ross' forgiveness for mistakenly asking Rachel to marry him only result in emergency hospitalization. Meanwhile, an exhausted Rachel desperately searches for any remedy to quell baby Emma's nonstop crying.

Rachel's constant calls to her baby Emma's pediatrician force him to reject her as a patient. Ross becomes uncomfortable when Rachel seeks his childhood doctor as a replacement. Meanwhile, Chandler plans to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for work but worries about whether Monica is willing to join him. And Joey and Phoebe agree to find each other companions for a double date.

Phoebe fears losing her latest prospective boyfriend, Mike, and her self-doubt is only worsened by Ross' foolish comments. Meanwhile, Chandler is in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on a work assignment. When Monica surprises him in his hotel room, she mistakenly frets that he has a sexual fetish for sharks. And Joey becomes upset because his date doesn't remember previously having sex with him.

While Phoebe and Joey wait at a fancy restaurant to celebrate Phoebe's birthday, Rachel is afraid to leave her infant with a baby-sitter. Monica and Chandler also fail to arrive on time after they fight over Chandler's urge to resume smoking--and then yield to other urges. As Rachel, Ross, Monica and Chandler continue to encounter delays, Phoebe and Joey struggle to retain their excellent table.

In the Emmy Award-winning comedy's 200th episode, Ross jealously mocks Rachel's choice of an oversensitive male nanny, Sandy, for Emma. Meanwhile, Phoebe must choose between two ardent suitors: new boyfriend Mike or visiting former boyfriend David. And Chandler feels threatened by Monica's constant chatter about a male co-worker whose sense of humor outwits his.

When Chandler's former romantic rival intends to sell his apartment, Chandler persuades Joey to help him secretly inspect it. Meanwhile, Ross discovers that singing the suggestive lyrics to "Baby Got Back" is the only way to get baby Emma to sleep, but he fears telling Rachel about the trick. And Phoebe fails to impress the uptight parents of her boyfriend, Mike.

On the night before Thanksgiving, Rachel's younger sister, Amy, ruins everyone's holiday dinner with her uncensored observations. Amy is upset to learn that Rachel would not want her to care for her baby if she and Ross were to die. Meanwhile, Monica obsessively protects her good wedding china. And Joey forgets to join his television cast mates in the big Thanksgiving parade.

Rachel and Phoebe go out for a night together. After Rachel gives a handsome restaurant patron her telephone number, she worries that he'll call when Ross is in their apartment. Phoebe's boyfriend, Mike, helps Ross baby-sit for Rachel's baby. Still working in Tulsa, Chandler returns to New York to visit Monica, but he must hide from Joey after rejecting his offer of free basketball tickets.

Chandler must remain in Tulsa during Christmastime because of a big deadline at work. Monica suspects the worst when she discovers that he will be joined by a beautiful co-worker, Wendy (SELMA BLAIR - "Legally Blonde"). While he toils, Chandler recalls some of the more embarrassing moments from previous holidays shared with his friends.

When Rachel visits her workplace to show off baby Emma, she finds a handsome temporary worker, Gavin, who has been doing her job while she was on maternity leave. Rachel makes a rash decision. Meanwhile, Joey arranges for Phoebe to get a job as an extra on his daytime drama series. And, having quit his job, Chandler must get another--fast--because Monica desperately wants a family.

Rachel is irritated to learn that her handsome new workplace rival, Gavin, has been invited to her birthday party. Meanwhile, Ross struggles to keep lascivious Joey away from Emma's beautiful new nanny, Molly. Also, Phoebe coaxes her boyfriend, Mike, into helping her care for a litter of baby rats that were born in her cabinet.

While Rachel sorts out her feelings for her handsome co-worker Gavin, Ross recruits Chandler to help him meet attractive women to make Rachel jealous. Meanwhile, Phoebe regrets bringing Monica to karaoke night. And Joey submits to painful eyebrow waxing before a photography session.

Joey and Phoebe conspire to arrange awful dates for both Rachel and Ross, hoping that appreciation of their former relationship will cause them to reunite. Rachel's date is a pitiful former restaurant owner, Steve. Meanwhile, the ovulating Monica wants to get intimate with Chandler while they baby-sit Emma--but they can't leave the infant alone, or she will scream.

Joey develops an unusual acting method in order to impress a famous, pompous fellow actor, Leonard (JEFF GOLDBLUM - "Jurassic Park"), during an audition for an important stage role. Meanwhile, Ross is horrified to discover who mugged him when he was a child. And an unemployed and humbled Chandler accepts an internship at a shoe company, where the youthful interns make him feel extremely old.

Phoebe asks her boyfriend, Mike, to move in with her, but coming so close to married life might cause trouble. Meanwhile, since Monica and Chandler are financially unstable, she secretly asks Joey for a large loan. But when Chandler also approaches his pal for some cash, Joey accidentally betrays Monica's confidence. Also, Rachel's efforts to make the apartment safe for her baby make Joey crazy.

When Chandler jokingly posts an outrageous biography about Ross on Ross' college alumni Web site, Ross retaliates by finding Chandler's alumni site and doing the same about Chandler. An Internet war between the two friends ensues. Meanwhile, Monica gets extremely vigilant after weak-willed Phoebe asks for help in preventing her from contacting Mike after their relationship ends.

Hoping to win a huge jackpot, the friends pool their money and buy dozens of lottery tickets. However, they bicker over how to spend the fortune if they win. Exasperated, Phoebe takes the bowl of everyone's tickets and threatens to throw it off the balcony. Meanwhile, Chandler awaits his company's decision about his future. And Ross calls Rachel "Mommy" in order to teach the word to Emma.

Nervous because his daytime drama role requires him to act deeply in love, Joey rehearses with Rachel. Later, she observes the taping of the emotional scene and has a surprising dream that night. Meanwhile, Chandler makes a nonrefundable reservation at a Vermont country inn to surprise Monica. Unfortunately, she is too busy with her job, so Ross accompanies Chandler to the romantic hideaway.

Ross is excited when he meets fellow paleontology professor Charlie Wheeler, a stunning beauty. But when he takes her to Joey's rooftop party to meet the stars of Joey's daytime drama, "Days of Our Lives", she intimidates him with her impressive list of former boyfriends. Meanwhile, Rachel and Monica behave foolishly at the gathering. And Chandler attends a disturbing one-woman play.

Ross is in agony because brilliant, beautiful professor Charlie--who usually prefers paleontologists--is instead dating shallow Joey. Meanwhile, Chandler and Monica's nervous visit to a fertility clinic is made even more uncomfortable by the unexpected appearance of Chandler's annoying ex-girlfriend, Janice. And Rachel argues with Phoebe over a corporate-owned spa chain that Phoebe detests.

Disappointed that they cannot conceive naturally, Monica and Chandler mull their options. When Chandler brings home a handsome, unknowing co-worker for dinner, Monica and Chandler "interview" him as a potential sperm donor. While shopping with Phoebe, Rachel confides that she is enamored with Joey. Unfortunately, Joey's current girlfriend overhears. And Phoebe encounters a boyfriend from long ago.

When Chandler accidentally erases Ross' speech, Charlie helps Ross reconstruct it. Joey and Rachel infiltrate a medical conference for free drinks. And Mike travels to the island to talk to Phoebe. Later, although it is the first sunny day since their arrival, everyone attends Ross' speech. Monica and Mike take part in a competitive marathon ping-pong match. And Ross' and Joey's fortunes change.