The accidental proposal is cleared up — sort of. Ross and Rachel navigate being new parents together while definitely not being a couple.
Baby Emma won't stop crying and everyone tries to help. Rachel is exhausted, Ross is panicking, and the gang offers creative solutions.
Rachel is embarrassed that she still sees her childhood pediatrician. Ross and Rachel struggle with their co-parenting arrangement.
Monica catches Chandler watching a questionable TV show featuring sharks, and completely misinterprets what's happening. The misunderstanding is legendary.
Phoebe's birthday dinner falls apart when everyone shows up late. She's furious and the evening becomes about making it up to her.
Rachel hires a male nanny, Sandy, who is sensitive and wonderful. Ross has a problem with it, and the episode digs into why.
Ross sings a very inappropriate song to baby Emma — and it's the only thing that makes her laugh. He's mortified but can't stop.
Rachel's other sister Amy visits for Thanksgiving and insults everyone. A fight over who would get Emma if something happened to Ross and Rachel gets heated.
Rachel gives her phone number to a guy at a bar while out with Phoebe, creating a dilemma when he calls. Ross and Joey's apartment bond deepens.
Chandler has to spend Christmas in Tulsa for work, away from Monica. Flashbacks and phone calls highlight how much the couple misses each other.
Rachel goes back to work after maternity leave and faces a new colleague gunning for her job. Monica and Chandler navigate the work-life balance.
Phoebe discovers rats in her apartment and adopts their babies. Mike Hannigan enters Phoebe's life thanks to a last-minute setup by Joey.
Monica sings karaoke and doesn't realize the crowd loves her for the wrong reasons. Chandler quits his job to pursue a career in advertising.
Ross and Joey set each other up on terrible blind dates as a scheme to prove they should stay single. The plan backfires beautifully.
Phoebe discovers a childhood connection to the city that reshapes how she sees her past. Joey runs into a mugger with a surprising link to his career.
Joey and Rachel's secret about his feelings comes back up. Monica and Chandler consider a major financial commitment.
Ross creates a fake memorial service for himself online and is hurt that nobody cares. Chandler starts his new advertising career from the bottom.
The gang buys lottery tickets and the drawing turns into a high-stakes evening full of fantasies about what they'd do with the money.
Rachel has a dream about Joey that reawakens feelings she didn't expect. The emotional complexity between them builds.
Joey throws a soap opera party and keeps it secret from Ross. Rachel's feelings for Joey continue to develop.
Monica and Chandler take a fertility test and get news that makes their path to parenthood more complicated than expected.
Chandler and Monica explore other options for having children. Joey deals with a donor situation that gets awkward.
The gang heads to Barbados for Ross's paleontology conference. Love triangles heat up as Joey, Rachel, Charlie, and Ross sort out their feelings.