
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 vows to try something new; Joey resolves to learn guitar from Phoebe; Rachel gives up gossiping.

Monica is put off by the laugh Chandler uses to impress his boss (Sam McMurray); Ross shocks everyone by dating Janice (Maggie Wheeler).

Phoebe meets her estranged father (Bob Balaban) at her grandmother's funeral; Joey's fondness for an expensive bag loses him an audition; Chandler tells perfectionist Monica that she is useless at massage.

Ross must prove to his boss that he is sane in order to return to work; Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler's relationship; Ross hunts for a new apartment.