Princess Jellyfish: Season 1

After leaving her fiancé, Barry, at the altar, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) finds herself in Central Perk Café, soaking wet in her wedding dress, looking for her old friend Monica (Courteney Cox). Rachel ends up moving into Monica's New York apartment. Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc), who live across the hall from Monica, console Monica's older brother, Ross (David Schwimmer), whose wife, Carol, has just left him for a woman; Rachel's reappearance revives Ross' crush on her, which

Carol (Anita Barone) tells Ross that she is pregnant with his child. When Ross attends the sonogram appointment, he is stunned to learn that Carol and her partner, Susan (Jessica Hecht), want to give the baby their last names, but not his. Rachel returns her engagement ring to Barry (Mitchell Whitfield), expecting him to be heartbroken, but learns he went on their cancelled honeymoon with her maid-of-honor, Mindy. Monica stresses over her and Ross' parents (Christina Pickles and Elliott Gould) c

Monica is dismayed that everyone likes her new boyfriend, Alan, more than she does; when Monica eventually dumps him, Alan admits he dislikes her friends. Chandler, while helping Joey practice for an acting job, starts smoking again; when the gang complains, he diverts the attention onto their own flaws. Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow)’s bank accidentally deposits a large sum into her bank account; when she reports the error, the bank gives her even more money, as well as a novelty football telephone. Feel

Ross, feeling morose on the anniversary of his first time sleeping with Carol, attends a Rangers game with Chandler and Joey. When a hockey puck accidentally hits Ross in the face, Chandler and Joey take him to the emergency room; while there, Ross reveals that Carol is the only woman he has ever slept with. Rachel is upset that most of her first paycheck went to the FICA. When her old friends visit, she is even more depressed about her new life, feeling they are more successful than she is. Mon

Chandler and Phoebe decide to break up with their respective partners, Janice (Maggie Wheeler) and Tony, at the same time. Phoebe's break-up goes smoothly, but Chandler has a harder time, requiring Phoebe's help. Ross and Rachel do laundry together, though Rachel has never done it before. While at the laundromat, Ross encourages Rachel to stand up to a pushy woman (Camille Saviola), earning him a platonic kiss from Rachel. Joey wants to get back together his ex-girlfriend Angela, who is now seei

Chandler dates Aurora (Sofia Milos), a beautiful, exotic woman that he soon learns is married and has another boyfriend. Chandler is initially fine having a polyamorous relationship, but soon he finds himself unable to handle yet another lover being added to the mix. Joey's new talent agent, Estelle Leonard (June Gable), gets him a film role as Al Pacino’s butt double; he is later fired from the role because he "overacts." Rachel cleans the apartment but triggers Monica's obsessive-compulsive te

During a citywide power outage, the gang hangs out at Monica and Rachel's apartment. Ross tries to share his feelings with Rachel, but a stray cat interrupts their conversation. Rachel and Phoebe search the building for the cat's owner, who is eventually revealed as their neighbor Paolo, a hunky but English-challenged Italian who Rachel falls for. Meanwhile, a nervous Chandler becomes trapped in an ATM vestibule with Victoria's Secret model Jill Goodacre. (This episode was part of "Blackout Thur

Ross and Monica rush to the hospital with their parents, Jack and Judy, when their elderly maternal grandmother, Nana, is taken ill. Nana dies, and Ross and Monica go in to say their goodbyes but are shocked when Nana momentarily revives before dying again. The gang all attend Nana's funeral, where Monica subtly confronts her mother about her constantly critical attitude. Ross, who fell into an open grave at the cemetery and hurt his back, becomes loopy on muscle relaxers, while Joey, Jack and o

As Thanksgiving nears, Rachel struggles to make enough tips to be able to pay for a plane ticket to take a skiing vacation with her family in Vail. The others chip in to help her pay for the ticket. Ross and Monica plan a quiet Thanksgiving feast at her apartment while their parents are away. Phoebe agrees to join because her grandmother celebrates Thanksgiving in December. Chandler, who hates Thanksgiving because his parents announced their divorce on that holiday, plans to stay home and eat gr

The gang makes a pact not to bring dates to their New Year's Eve party, but everyone soon breaks it except Ross. While performing at Central Perk, Phoebe confronts some noisy scientists, then dates one of them, David (Hank Azaria), whom she brings to the party. Their relationship goes well until David and his research partner are offered a grant in Minsk, and he must choose to stay with Phoebe or go for career-making research. Monica invites "Fun" Bobby, who arrives unhappy because his grandfath

Chandler's flamboyant romance-novelist mother, Nora Bing (Morgan Fairchild), visits. At dinner, Ross becomes upset over Rachel and Paolo's public displays of affection and gets very drunk. He is comforted by Nora, who offers sage advice, which leads to them kissing. Joey witnesses the kiss and later says that Ross has to tell Chandler. Chandler is upset with Ross but soon forgives him, and he confronts his mother about her behavior and other issues. Monica and Phoebe see an attractive guy on the