
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.
Monica learns what her parents have done with her wedding fund; Joey teases Rachel about her late-night reading material.
Chandler's efforts to bond with Monica's father (Elliott Gould) backfire during a racquetball game; Rachel tries to teach Joey how to sail; Monica tries to replicate Phoebe's grandmother's cookie recipe.
Rachel considers hiring an inexperienced but handsome man over a better qualified woman as her executive assistant.
Rachel makes her handsome new assistant (Eddie Cahill) hang out with Joey rather than the women in her office.