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The One With The Breast Milk: Carol breastfeeds Ben, causing Joey and Chandler discomfort. However, even stronger reactions occur when Ross is taking care of Ben and Phoebe checks the temperature of the bottled breast milk by tasting it. Julie invites Monica to go shopping; Rachel finds out and feels betrayed. Joey’s status as the Bijan Cologne Man is threatened when his department store hires someone to be the Hombre Man. Rachel tries to be nicer to Julie, but is less than sincere.

The One With The Baby On The Bus: Ben always cries when he’s near Monica. Ross has an allergic reaction to Monica’s Kiwi Lime Pie; his tongue swells up and he has to go to the hospital. Chandler and Joey take care of Ben for the day, but accidentally leave him on a city bus while meeting women. They retrieve him from Human Services, but are a little unsure whether they’ve got the right baby. Phoebe is displaced when Terry, the manager of Central Perk, hires Stephanie, a professional singer, to play at the coffee house. Rachel arranges for Phoebe to play after Stephanie, but Phoebe feels slighted because, unlike Stephanie, she won’t be getting paid. She becomes a street musician, outside Central Perk.

The One With Phoebe’s Dad: Ugly Naked Guy decorates his tree. Monica and Rachel, low on funds, make cookies to give instead of cash as holiday tips to the paperboy, the mailman, the superintendent, etc. Then they receive mangled papers and smashed packages; when their heater won’t turn off and the super doesn’t fix it, they fear he’s also upset about not getting cash. Despite the heat, Rachel and Monica have a big Christmas party. Ross tries to make amends with Rachel. He tells her to make a list about him, so she does; he obsesses about her complaints. Phoebe discovers that everything she thought she knew about her biological father (including his picture) is a lie. Her grandmother knows where he lives, and it’s not far. Phoebe (accompanied by Chandler and Joey) goes to visit him, but eventually decides she’s not ready. Chandler and Joey have to do their Christmas shopping late on Christmas eve.

The One With Russ: Joey gets bad reviews for his latest play and decides to quit show business… until his agent gets him an audition for a soap opera. He finds out, however, that he’d have to sleep with the casting director to get the part. Monica starts dating Fun Bobby again; she notices he seems to have a drinking problem. She confronts him and he decides to quit, after which Monica notices he’s no longer any fun. Rachel dates Russ, who bears a striking resemblence to Ross.

The One Where Ross And Rachel… You Know: Joey buys a big screen TV and two leather reclining chairs; he and Chandler don’t move from them for days. Phoebe helps Monica cater a party at the home of Dr. Richard Burke, an old friend of the Gellers, who recently divorced. Despite their age difference, Richard and Monica begin dating. Ross and Rachel begin dating. One of their dates is interrupted when Ross is paged to the museum. By the time he’s done with work, their plans are ruined, so they spend the night together in the museum. Joey and Chandler watch Beavis and Butthead.

The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies: Chandler’s roommate, Eddie, begins to show signs of instability: He’s obsessed with his ex-girlfriend; he accuses Chandler of sleeping with her, and of killing his fish. Richard wonders how many men Monica’s been with, after Phoebe announces that it’s been “a lot.” This leads Ross and Rachel to a similar discussion. Monica has Richard sleep over on the same night that Rachel has Ross sleep over. Unfortunately, there’s only one condom in the apartment. Joey’s claim in Soap Opera Digest that he writes a lot of his own lines angers the show’s writer, who decides to have Dr. Ramoray fall down an elevator shaft.

The One With The Bullies: Monica notices a stock with her initials (MEG), and decides to try to make a living on the stock market rather than take a demeaning job at a 50′s theme diner. She doesn’t do so well. Phoebe decides it’s time to meet her father, but accidentally runs over his dog. After getting it back from the vet, she delivers it home, only to find that Frank Buffay hasn’t been there for four years. However, she discovers she has a half-brother, Frank Junior. Ross and Chandler get intimidated out of their seats, a hat, and the coffee shop, by a couple of bullies. As they’re about to have a final showdown, someone steals from all of them, so Ross, Chandler, and the bullies band together to kick butt.

The One With Two Parties: Rachel’s surprise birthday party is split in two to keep her divorcing parents from running into each other. Monica makes flan instead of cake. Phoebe smuggles guests out of Monica’s boring party and into Chandler and Joey’s raging celebration.

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