Friends, Seasons 1-5

After Rachel leaves her fiancé at the altar, she moves in with Monica and finds that independence is not so easy, particularly without Daddy's credit cards.

Ross' lesbian ex-wife is pregnant with his child, and he doesn't like her choice of a last name for the baby. Rachel finds out that her ex-fiancé went on what would have been their honeymoon with her maid of honor.

A soda company gives Phoebe $7,000 after she finds a dismembered thumb in a can of soda. Chandler is smoking again, to his friends' dismay.

When a deliveryman accidentally brings a pizza meant for George Stephanopoulos, who lives across the street from the girls, they decide to peek at the former White House advisor with their binoculars.

Ross helps Rachel do laundry and considers the evening a first date. Joey has Monica pose as his new girlfriend, because he wants to get back with the girl he just dumped.

Joey gets his big film break when he's hired to be Al Pacino's stunt butt.

Just as Phoebe is about to sing miserable folk songs at Central Perk, New York has a blackout. The gang returns to the girls' apartment, where Ross tries to tell Rachel he likes her.

Monica and Ross mourn the death of their grandmother. Chandler questions his sexuality.

Monica's first Thanksgiving dinner for the gang burns when they all run to the rooftop to see the runaway Underdog balloon from the parade.

The gang makes--then breaks--a pact to celebrate New Year's Eve without dates. Ross compensates for his loneliness by getting a roommate, a monkey named Marcel.

Chandler's romance-novelist mother comes to New York to visit him, and Joey catches her and Ross kissing.

Monica gives Paolo one of the dozen lasagnas she made for her aunt, who doesn't want them anymore because they've got meat in them.

Chandler accidentally sees Rachel wandering around topless after her shower, so Rachel tries to even the score.

Ross and his Valentine's Day date end up at the same restaurant as Susan and Carol.

Monica cooks a gourmet meal for a restaurateur looking for a new chef but, unfortunately, he's stoned.

Joey falls for Phoebe's twin sister, making Phoebe feel neglected. Ross has doubts about parenthood when he attends Lamaze classes with Carol and Susan. (Part 1 of 2)

When Rachel sprains her ankle and has no insurance, she cajoles Monica into trading identities so she can use Monica's coverage. When Phoebe's twin sister breaks Joey's heart, Phoebe tries to fix it. (Part 2 of 2)

Rachel interviews for a job as an assistant buyer at Saks Fifth Avenue. The women face the men in a not-so-friendly game of poker.

The gang searches for Marcel, who slipped out of the apartment while Rachel was caring for him. Just as it looks as though Rachel and Ross will finally spend a romantic evening together, her ex-fiancé barges in and declares his love for her.

Rachel and Barry start dating again, even though he is engaged to Mindy, who wants Rachel to be her maid of honor.

When Monica's credit card is stolen, she decides to catch the thief.

After losing his virginity to her, Monica's boyfriend reveals that he's a high school senior. Phoebe temps as Chandler's secretary.

Carol goes into labor while Ross, Phoebe and Susan get locked in a closet.

During Rachel's birthday party, Chandler accidentally lets it slip that Ross is in love with her.

Rachel waits patiently at the airport for Ross, not knowing he is returning from China with his new girlfriend, Julie. Phoebe gives Monica an awful haircut.

The guys are uncomfortable with the thought of Carol's breast milk, while Rachel is upset by Monica's growing friendship with Julie.

After Mr. Heckles dies and leaves all his belongings to Monica and Rachel, Chandler discovers eerie similarities between his life and that of the late eccentric man.

Phoebe has married a gay Canadian ice dancer to help him get his green card.

Income issues divide the friends. Monica, Ross and Chandler have money, and Phoebe, Rachel and Joey don't.

Chandler and Joey lose Ross' son while checking out women on a bus.

A drunken Rachel is persuaded to call Ross and reveal her feelings for him on his answering machine. Now, Ross must make a decision between her and Julie.

Joey and Chandler try to help Ross with his decision to date Julie or Rachel by making a list of the pros and cons of each.

Phoebe tries to track down her real father.

While dating a guy named Russ, Rachel can't see his uncanny resemblance to Ross.

Monica caters the wedding of Ross's ex-wife and her lesbian lover. Rachel learns that her mom and dad are getting a divorce.

Ross travels to San Diego to visit Marcel, his monkey. Joey is stalked by a fan of his daytime drama. (Part 1 of 2)

Rachel and Monica compete for the affections of Jean-Claude Van Damme after meeting him on a movie set. Ross and Marcel go on a whirlwind tour of the city. (Part 2 of 2)

Monica and Rachel's prom video reveals Monica's former girth, Rachel's former nose and the way Ross has always felt about Rachel.

Ross and Rachel finally sleep together. Monica becomes infatuated with one of her parents' friends for whom she caters a party.

After having a fight with Chandler, Joey moves out. Monica's father finds out that his best friend and Monica are dating.

Joey considers moving back in with Chandler, but Chandler has a new roommate.

Joey's soap opera character gets dropped down an elevator shaft.

Chandler demands that his bizarre new roommate, Eddie, move out, but Eddie won't go.

Phoebe's world view is shattered when she learns how "Old Yeller" really ends.

Two bullies eject Chandler and Ross from Central Perk. Phoebe meets a brother she never knew she had.

Complications ensue when Rachel's estranged parents show up at the surprise party that the gang planned for her.

Phoebe catches chicken pox from the baby just as her Navy boyfriend surfaces for the first time in two years.

Rachel agrees to be maid of honor at her ex-fiancé's wedding.

Ross reveals a fantasy to Rachel involving a certain "Star Wars" character.

In a race against the clock, Ross tries to get the gang dressed and ready for a black-tie benefit at the museum.

After breaking up with Richard, Monica uses her free time to make jam and consider insemination via a sperm bank.

Ross panics when he sees his son with a Barbie doll. Phoebe poses as Joey's agent and gets him some good parts.

Phoebe's half-brother visits, and they have trouble bonding.

When Janice asks the gang if any of them have ever slept together, the friends flash back to a time three years before.

Monica buys a new bed from Janice's soon-to-be-ex-husband, but the wrong one is delivered.

Joey and Monica catch Janice kissing her ex-husband.

The gang plays a game of touch football on Thanksgiving.

Rachel quits her job after Gunther tells her she needs to be retrained.

A drunken Chandler fools around with one of Joey's sisters--but he can't remember which one.

Ross becomes jealous when he thinks he catches Rachel's new co-worker flirting with her.

Monica's will power is tested when she runs into Richard at a video store.

Phoebe is reunited with her former singing partner. Rachel's new job is putting a strain on her relationship with Ross.

Ross seeks solace at a party after a bitter fight with Rachel and ends up in the arms of another woman. First of a two-part episode.

When Rachel discovers that Ross slept with Chloe, she decides to break up with him. Second of a two-part episode.

A lonely Ross visits Carol when Rachel goes on a ski trip with some friends.

Phoebe is distraught when her brother wants to marry a woman twice his age. While working as a waitress, Monica gets a tip from an admirer worth a small fortune. A hypnosis tape makes Chandler act like a woman.

Rachel goes on her first date since her breakup with Ross. Monica dates Pete, even though she is still not attracted to him.

Joey thinks he's found his true love. Rachel's boss dates Chandler, creating big trouble for Rachel. Monica inherits a dollhouse.

When Pete buys a restaurant, Monica must decide whether or not to accept his offer of employment there. Ross helps an injured Rachel instead of being interviewed on television. Joey and Chandler adopt a duck and a chick.

Ross thinks that Rachel's date is crazy. Joey falls in love with Kate, but when she's offered a job in Los Angeles, she takes it.

Ross finds a strange growth on his buttocks. Phoebe can't choose between two guys. Monica's boyfriend surprises her by not proposing marriage.

To Monica's horror, Pete plans to be in an ultimate fight. Phoebe sets Ross up on a date with a woman who used to be bald. BILLY CRYSTAL and ROBIN WILLIAMS make uncredited cameo appearances.

The gang goes to the beach. Phoebe meets a family friend with links to her family's past. Ross discovers that Rachel still loves him.

Ross dates Rachel again after unwittingly agreeing to take responsibility for their breakup. Phoebe reconciles with her mother. Monica is stung by a jellyfish.

Phoebe believes that the cat that jumped into her guitar case in Central Perk contains the spirit of her adoptive mom. Joey's attempt to sell his entertainment center proves hazardous.

Monica tries to prove that she can cater a gourmet meal for her mother. Chandler gets into an embarrassing situation while dating Rachel's boss.

Joey teaches the building superintendent ballroom dancing in order to prevent him from evicting Rachel and Monica. Phoebe wants to date her sexy massage client.

Joey thinks that Chandler hates Joey's new girlfriend--but the truth is that Chandler avoids her because he is so attracted to her. Ross and Rachel try to make each other jealous.

Ross' beautiful new girlfriend has a very dirty apartment. Chandler becomes more familiar with Joey's girlfriend.

Chandler is guilt-ridden after kissing Joey's girlfriend. Ross' musical talents are not as amazing as he and Phoebe think.

On Thanksgiving, Joey punishes Chandler for kissing Kathy. Monica gets a surprise when she visits an eye doctor--he's her former boyfriend's attractive son.

The guys try to be spontaneous and wild. Rachel's boss offers her a promotion. Monica must decide between a steady job as head chef of a restaurant or her catering business with Phoebe.

Ross struggles to maintain a long-distance relationship. Chandler tries to get a date for Rachel. Monica schemes to establish authority at her new restaurant job.

Phoebe's half-brother makes an astounding announcement--he has married his older girlfriend and wants Phoebe to be a surrogate mother for them. Joey finds himself in a class struggle at Ross' museum.

Phoebe undergoes an embryo transplant and becomes pregnant. A simple challenge escalates into a full-blown contest between the guys and the women--and the result of the bet is that they switch apartments.

Chandler has a hard time handling Kathy's new role in a play, in which she pretends to have sex with a handsome man. Rachel is attracted to a customer when she's demoted to personal shopper, and Monica decides that Joey's new, bigger place is built for entertaining.

Joey has no time to shower after he comes home from a three-day fishing trip and has to head out to the set of Charlton Heston's new movie. Rachel sets Ross up with her boss' daughter, and the girls take a post-breakup Chandler to a strip club to cheer him up.

Chandler runs into Janice, now divorced, and finds her more irritating than ever. Ross plays rugby to impress Emily, and Monica tries to figure out what a mysterious electrical switch in her new apartment does.

Rachel throws Emily a phony going-away party so she can see Joshua outside of work, and pregnant Phoebe craves meat.

The guys realize their TV is picking up a porno station for free, and Phoebe discovers she's carrying triplets. A confused Ross and Emily keep finding themselves on opposite sides of the Atlantic as they try to decide how they feel.

Phoebe gets to name one of her babies. Rachel's plans to seduce her boyfriend go awry, and Joey accidentally tells Chandler he thinks he has a terrible name. Ross worries about his relationship with Emily.

Monica and Rachel will do anything to get their old apartment back from the guys. Ross asks Emily to marry him, and she accepts. The friends worry that it is too early in the relationship for Ross and Emily to marry.

Monica wears Emily's wedding dress. Chandler forces Joey to get treatment for his snoring at a sleep clinic. Rachel scares Joshua away by impulsively proposing marriage.

Rachel and the engaged Ross reminisce separately about when they dated each other. The friends get invitations to Ross' wedding--but not all of them are going. Phoebe cannot attend because of her pregnancy, and Rachel would prefer not to be there to see Ross marry someone else.

After Joey almost loses Ross' wedding ring, Ross asks both Joey and Chandler to serve as his best man. The girls host a baby shower for Phoebe.

In London for Ross' wedding, Chandler and Joey argue while sightseeing. After talking with Phoebe, Rachel realizes that she still loves Ross. She leaves for London immediately, to Phoebe's distress. Part 1 of 2

Phoebe tries to warn the friends that Rachel is coming to London. A drunken Chandler and Monica have sex. Ross' father argues with Emily's father about wedding expenses. Rachel sneaks into the church, surprising Ross, but she doesn't tell him that she still loves him. While reciting his vows, Ross mistakenly calls Emily "Rachel." Part 2 of 2

Ross and Emily get married, but Emily cannot forgive him for calling her Rachel during the vows. Rachel ends up going on the trip that Ross and Emily intended to be their honeymoon. After agreeing that they would stop seeing each other upon returning home, Chandler and Monica search for a place to have sex.

Chandler kisses both Rachel and Phoebe in order to cover up a kiss he gave to Monica. Rachel finally tells Ross her feelings, but he replies that this isn't the appropriate time since he is now married to Emily. Phoebe goes into labor.

Phoebe goes into labor and is stuck with a doctor who is obsessed with the show "Happy Days." While Phoebe delivers triplets, Joey experiences his own pain from kidney stones. Monica plans a date with a male nurse to spite Chandler.

The gang discovers that Phoebe hates PBS after Joey agrees to help out with a pledge drive. Emily tells Ross she'll give him a second chance only if he cuts all ties with Rachel.

Chandler and Monica plan a trip to Atlantic City for some private time. When Joey discovers that they are dating, they swear him to secrecy. Ross has to tell Rachel that he can't be friends with her anymore, due to Emily.

Phoebe is surprised to discover that she enjoys wearing mink. Ross confronts Emily and refuses to stop associating with Rachel and the other friends. Emily demands a divorce. Monica and Rachel are afraid of a hairy new neighbor--until they find out how handsome he is with his hair cut.

After getting kicked out of his apartment, Ross moves in temporarily with Chandler and Joey, driving all three of them crazy. Phoebe dates a health inspector who keeps closing down all the gang's favorite restaurants.

It's Thanksgiving, and the gang remembers former terrible Thanksgiving experiences. Chandler tells Monica that he loves her.

Ross becomes upset when someone at work takes his sandwich from the refrigerator and eats it. Joey finds himself in a terrible mess when he tries to cover for Chandler and Monica's dating.

Phoebe collects money for the Salvation Army during the holidays. A bored Ross creates havoc in Joey and Chandler's lives. Rachel is disturbed by her date's inappropriate relationship with his sister.

The friends all make New Year's resolutions, but it looks like Rachel's resolution--to stop gossiping--is going to be the hardest to keep when she finds out about Chandler and Monica's dating.

An upset Ross dates Janice after discovering that Emily is getting remarried. Monica hates the fake laugh that Chandler uses in response to his boss' terrible jokes. Rachel overhears Monica talking about her.

Phoebe meets her father at her grandmother's funeral. Chandler discovers that Monica gives bad massages. Rachel dresses Joey for an audition. complete with a man's shoulder bag.

Ross rents an apartment with a window facing Monica and Rachel's place. While checking out the apartment, Phoebe sees Monica and Chandler having sex and learns the truth. Finally, Ross finds out that they are dating as well.

Joey's girlfriend likes to punch him. Ross alienates his new neighbors when he refuses to contribute to the retirement donation for the janitor. Chandler becomes distressed when marriage enters the conversation.

After Phoebe finds a police badge, she uses it to do good deeds. Joey worries that he is in love with Monica.

Rachel accidentally kisses the man interviewing her for a job. Joey becomes obsessed with a woman living in Ross' apartment complex. Phoebe and Gary compete with Monica and Chandler over whose relationship is more fulfilling.

Rachel starts smoking when she realizes that her boss and co-workers at her new job are smokers. Monica and Phoebe plan a surprise birthday party for Rachel. Joey and Ben audition for a commercial.

Ross tries to flirt with the pizza delivery girl, with horrible results. Rachel loses a pair of earrings that Monica had lent to Phoebe. Joey doesn't know how to tell his grandma that his part in a television show has been cut.

While the men are out on a ride along with Gary, Emily leaves a message for Ross. Rachel, who was in Ross' apartment borrowing a blender, hears the message and accidentally erases it.

Gary asks Phoebe to move in with him. Monica and Chandler join Ross and Joey in a game of catch that lasts for hours.

Joey and Chandler take a road trip to Las Vegas, where Joey has landed the lead role in a movie. But the two argue and Joey goes on alone. Rachel has an eye infection.

The gang decides to go out to Las Vegas to surprise Joey and to celebrate Monica's and Chandler's one-year anniversary. Things gets rough when a jealous Chandler finds out that Monica had lunch with Richard and everyone discovers that Joey is working in a casino to help finance the movie. Rachel and Ross, who come on a later flight, play practical jokes on each other. (Part 1 of 2)

Monica and Chandler reconcile and, on the roll of the dice, decide to go to a chapel and get married immediately. Once there, they discover that the couple who got married ahead of them is a very drunk Ross and Rachel. (Part 2 of 2)