
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 toys with dating one of his students; a curling iron starts a fire in Phoebe and Rachel's apartment.

Excluded from Rachel's ski trip with her pals, lonely Ross visits his ex-wife (Jane Sibbett); Phoebe's cab runs out of gas and the stranded gang turns to Ross for help.

Monica and Phoebe compete to find Rachel a date; Joey tries to con his friends into buying him a new refrigerator.

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.