While at the laundromat, Ross encourages Rachel to stand up to a pushy woman, earning him a platonic kiss from Rachel. Ross and Rachel do laundry together, though Rachel has never done it before. Phoebe's break-up goes well, but Chandler has a harder time, requiring Phoebe's help. "The One with the East German Laundry Detergent"Ĭhandler and Phoebe decide to break up with their partners, Janice ( Maggie Wheeler) and Tony, respectively, at the same time. Monica and Phoebe throw a slumber party which fails to cheer up Rachel, until the girls spy on George Stephanopoulos, who they learn is staying in the apartment across the street. When her old friends visit, she is even more depressed about her new life, feeling they are more successful than she. Rachel is upset that most of her first paycheck went to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax (FICA). While there, Ross reveals that Carol is the only woman he has ever slept with. When a hockey puck hits Ross's face, the guys take him to the emergency room. Ross, feeling morose on the anniversary of his first time sleeping with Carol, attends a Rangers game with Chandler and Joey. Phoebe uses the money the soda company compensated her to pay Chandler to quit smoking. She gives the money to her homeless friend, who buys her a can of soda in return, only to find a severed thumb inside it.
When she reports the error, the bank gives her an additional amount. Phoebe's bank accidentally deposits a large sum into her bank account. When the gang complains, he diverts the attention onto their own flaws.
Monica is dismayed that everyone likes her new boyfriend, Alan, more than she does. Monica stresses over her and Ross' parents coming for dinner, knowing her mother will fawn over Ross and criticize her. When Rachel returns her engagement ring to Barry, she expects him to be heartbroken, but learns he went on their cancelled honeymoon with her maid-of-honor, Mindy. When Ross attends the sonogram appointment, he is stunned to learn that Carol and her partner, Susan, want to give the baby their last names, but not his. Ross, who has had a crush on Rachel since high school, asks her out.Ĭarol tells Ross that she is pregnant with his child.
Rachel, who has never worked before, is offered a waitress job at Central Perk. The gang urge Rachel to be more independent by cutting up her father's credit cards. Monica, a chef, falls for "Paul the Wine Guy" only to be crushed that their night of passion was merely a one-night stand. Chandler and Joey, who live across the hall from Monica, console Ross after his wife Carol, has just left him for a woman. Rachel ends up moving into Monica's New York apartment.
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