
When you're young and single in the city, your friends are your family. A tight-knit group of friends living in Manhattan -- three girls and three guys -- navigate the complexities of adulthood and rely on the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to deal with the pressures of life.
Ross and Chandler argue over authorship of a joke; a question from Monica puts Phoebe on the spot; Joey reluctantly takes a job at Central Perk.
Rachel is worried about her sister's flirtation with Ross; sickly Monica is well enough to seduce Chandler; Joey uses free food to lure women to date him.
Chandler's anniversary gift to Monica is really one an ex-girlfriend gave him; Joey hires a look-alike; Ross tries to teach martial arts to Rachel.
Ross toys with dating one of his students; a curling iron starts a fire in Phoebe and Rachel's apartment.