- Monica and the gang introduce Rachel to the "real world" after she leaves her fiancé at the altar.
- In a New York City coffee house called Central Perk, we're introduced to six friends: chef Monica Geller, data controller Chandler Bing who lives across the hall from Monica, Chandler's roommate/actor Joey Tribbiani, Monica's brother Ross Geller, new ageist Phoebe Buffay, and "born to be a wife" Rachel Green. One of the friends is just getting into a relationship and two are just getting out of one each. Monica is in the former category, going on a real/not-so-real date, dates with guys she's interested in being a rare occurrence. But she is excited by her upcoming one with Paul the Wine Guy from her place of work. Out on their date, their intimate conversation includes the fact that trauma from his last relationship has left him sexually incapable, something that only the right woman like Monica can fix, and she apparently does. Later however she finds that it was just a line to get her into bed, and thus her streak with the "wrong guy" continues. Ross is one of the two in the getting out of a relationship category. He and his ex-wife Carol broke up when she found out she was a lesbian. However waltzing into town is his old crush and Monica's best friend from high school Rachel, who is the second friend on a break-up: she has just left her fiancé Barry at the altar, she still in her wedding dress when she first shows up at the coffee house. This move was based on the fact that she realized she was more interested in being married than in being with Mr. Potato Head lookalike Barry. She and Monica had not seen each other since high school, she turning to Monica now since Monica is the only person she knows in the city. Rachel barges into Monica's life since she has no skills, no job and no money - up to this point in her life, she has lived off the wealth of her father - but needs to flee the direction of her life with Barry and her parents. Although she now has a place to stay with Monica, she needs a job and she needs a new support network. As old flames die slow and reignite easily, Ross hopes to be one of her more intimate supports.—Huggo
- Before a date with Paul (John Allen Nelson) the "wine guy", Monica Geller (Courteney Cox) is teased by her friends, Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) and Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), at the Central Perk coffee shop. Monica has a reputation of going out with guys who have something wrong with them.. Chandler talks about having dreams where he is in high school cafeteria, naked. and instead of a penis, he has a phone. and his mom calls, which is weird as she never calls. Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Monica's older brother, arrives at the coffee shop, upset after discovering his ex-wife Carol (Anita Barone), a recently out lesbian, has moved out of his apartment to begin a new relationship with her partner. Phoebe tries to cleanse Ross's aura. Joe wants Ross to visit some strip joints to get over Carol.
A young woman suddenly arrives wearing a wet wedding dress, whom Monica recognizes as her high-school best friend, Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston). Monica introduces her to the others as Rachel reveals she left her fiance at the altar (she was more turned on by the gravy boat, than by Barry (Mitchell Whitfield).. Plus Monica was the only person she knew who lived in the city and wasn't invited to the wedding). After Rachel's father cuts her off financially (Rachel tells him that she doesn't love Barry and that she wants to be an independent woman), Monica reluctantly takes Rachel in as a new roommate. Joe starts hitting on Rachel, but she is not interested.
Meanwhile, Joey and Chandler console Ross while helping him assemble new furniture. Ross begins to wonder if any woman would be "the right one" for him (and if there is only one woman for everybody.. Joe obviously never agrees with Ross). The guys sympathize when they learn that Ross only ever slept with Carol in his entire life. Monica goes on her first date with Paul (who is really popular with the gang), and while he seems decent and respectful, she discovers from a colleague that he has a reputation as a womanizer (he uses a story about a cheating wife (and says that he hasn't been able to perform sexually for over 2 yrs) to gain sympathy to get into women's pants..) (Monica ends up sleeping with Paul), ending her hopes that she will find a mate.
Joe and Chandler are roommates. Chandler inputs data as a job and Joe is an actor. Monica is a chef. Phoebe is a masseuse. Rachel decides to get a job, but learns that she is not qualified for anything. She is laughed at 12 interviews and ends up shopping. The gangs gets her to cut her credit cards. As she goes to bed, Ross and Rachel talk and he confesses that he once had a crush on her during high school, to which she admits she knew. He successfully brings up the idea to Rachel of asking her out sometime, and soon leaves the apartment feeling the beginning of a new hope for him.
In the final scene, the entire group are in Central Perk having coffee with Rachel, who begins a new career as a coffee shop waitress.
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