- Phoebe's grandmother dies, and Phoebe is shocked when her father turns up at the funeral. Meanwhile, Rachel gives Joey a "man's bag" for an audition, and Chandler is scared to tell Monica he doesn't like her massages.
- To prepare him for an audition, Rachel gives Joey a new outfit, including a special handbag. When Phoebe's grandmother dies, she is shocked when her biological father shows up at the funeral. Chandler doesn't know how to tell Monica that she is terrible at giving massages.
- Phoebe's grandma has died. Joey wants to look great for an audition and Rachel takes him down to the store to help him out. They pick a shoulder bag to go with the clothes. Joey likes the bag so much he isn't going to return it after the audition. Phoebe meets her dad at the funeral but doesn't tell him who she is. Joey doesn't get the part because of his bag. Phoebe meets her dad for coffee. He came to the funeral to speak to Lily and Phoebe tells him that she died 17 ago. She also tells her dad that she is his daughter. Joey gives up the bag because the world isn't ready for Joey and his bag.—Anonymous
- Phoebe's grandmother (Frances) dies (they were in the market and she bent down to get some yogurt and she never came back up again). Phoebe goes to tell Ursula who thought that their grandmother died 5 yrs ago and since she made peace with her death, Ursula refuses to come to the funeral. Phoebe is shocked when her father, Frank (Bob Balaban), comes to the funeral. Phoebe is shocked when Frank reveals his name to Phoebe, and seeing her reaction Frank Sr decides to run away. Wanting to know more about him, Phoebe chases Frank and introduces herself as Glenda, the executor of Frances's will. She arranges a follow up meeting with Frank Sr. Frank is the guy who abandoned Phoebe when she was a kid, and a part of her is really angry at him.. but she is also looking forward to meeting him. Phoebe pretends to be interview Frank for official paperwork and asks him if he was married to Lily (which he says he was). He also confirms that he abandoned Lily and the 2 little girls. Frank wants Phoebe to give Lily a note, and Phoebe reveals that Lily has been dead for 17 yrs. She then reveals her real name and that she is his daughter Frank says he was very sorry he left.. And he was a lousy father and sang a lullaby (that sounded like Smelly Cat) to put her to sleep. Phoebe is not ready to accept Frank apology just yet
Joey wants to look stylish for an upcoming audition (he had bought himself a hat, that the guys make fun of), so Rachel helps out by giving him some new in-fashion clothes and ties, and finally styling him with a "man's bag" as an accessory. Joey loves the bag (it looks good on him and has compartments for all his stuff like his wallet, keys, address book and even a sandwich), but everyone else considers it a purse. Joey is willing to pay Rachel $350 for the bag and keep it. At the audition, the casting director asks Joey to lose the purse. But Joey starts to explain that its a man's bag and shows the director the entire catalog. The casting director ends up with the impression that Joey is selling these bags. The casting director says he has seen enough and asks Joey to leave (Joey thinks he got the part). Joey doesn't get the part and Monica tells him to give up the bag. Even Rachel agrees and says that the world is not ready for Joey and his bag.. Joey reluctantly agrees.
Chandler massages Monica, and she returns the favor by massaging him. Chandler finds the massage really painful but doesn't say anything as that would hurt Monica's feelings. He tells Joey that for the first time in his life he is in a real relationship and he is not going to screw it up by telling the truth. Monica tries to get Phoebe to relax with a massage and she begs her to stop, as a masseuse and a fellow human being. Monica claims that Chandler likes her massages (She used to massage Rachel before she got allergic), but Chandler is in pain and the gang can see that. Monica is upset that Chandler lied to her. She confronts Chandler in front of everyone and suddenly realizes that she might be hinting at their relationship.. so she changes tack to say people in society shouldn't be lying to each other. Later Chandler meets Monica and admits that he doesn't like her massages and Monica starts crying. Chandler says she doesn't have to be the best at everything and Monica cries even harder saying that Chandler doesn't know her at all. So to placate her, Chandler says she gives the worlds best bad massages. Monica is happy about that and says "I suck"..
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