
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 fears the worst when she learns Chandler will be spending Christmas in Tulsa working on a deadline with a beautiful co-worker (Selma Blair).
When Rachel visits her workplace to show off baby Emma, she is surprised to find a handsome temporary worker, Gavin, who has been doing her job while she was on maternity leave; their immediate war of wills prompts Rachel to make a rash decision that she could regret; Joey arranges for Phoebe to get a job as an extra on his daytime drama series, but she wreaks havoc on the set. And, having quit his job, Chandler must get another, fast, because Monica desperately wants a family.
Monica invites Rachel's workplace rival (Dermot Mulroney) to her birthday party; Joey flirts with Emma's new nanny (Melissa George); Phoebe and Mike (Paul Rudd) take care of a litter of rats.
Monica exults in the applause she receives on karaoke night, unaware that the cheering audience can see through her blouse.