The gang makes New Year’s resolutions: Chandler cannot make fun of his friends, Rachel will gossip less, Ross will do something new daily, Joey will learn to play the guitar, Phoebe will pilot a commercial jet and Monica resolves to take more pictures of all the friends together. However, Chandler and Rachel struggle to keep to theirs, as Rachel finds out about Monica and Chandler, and sneakily tries to see if Joey knows, while as a result of the other friends’ resolutions Chandler finds it hard to keep to his. Ross decides to wear leather pants to a date but this backfires as the pants shrink whilst he takes them off.

Друзья дают новогодние обещания. Рэйчел узнает о тайне Моники и Чендлера, но её новогоднее обещание не позволяет ей сплетничать. Росс попадает в неприятности со своими новыми кожаными штанами.

Phoebe volunteers to help collect money for the poor during Christmas time. Ross, with nothing to do while he’s on indefinite leave from work, helps Joey write a screenplay. However, his constant pushing of Joey sparks up an argument with Chandler. Rachel starts dating Danny, but is put off by his very close relationship with his sister.

Росс помогает Джо написать собственный сценарий, но на этой почве ссорится с Чендлером. Рэйчел встречается с Дэни, но её отпугивают его чересчур близкие отношения с сестрой.

Ross loses his temper – and possibly his job – after someone eats his sandwich. Joey, still the only person aware of Monica and Chandler’s secret relationship, finds himself constantly having to cover for them after Chandler’s underwear is found in Monica’s apartment and a nude picture of Monica is left in his kitchen. He is embarrassed, but manages to get his revenge by saying that Monica had slept with him in London, and kept «his» underwear and left the nude picture of her to try and seduce Joey, as she has been stalking him ever since London, trying to get him into bed. Phoebe attends literature classes which she wants to learn seriously but Rachel, who accompanies her takes it as nothing more than some fun. Later Monica takes the class with Phoebe and incidentally turns it into a very competitive class much to everyone’s annoyance.

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It’s Thanksgiving, and everybody has flashbacks of their worst thanksgiving. Phoebe recalls her Thanksgiving in 1862, which happened in one of her «past lives». Rachel reveals Monica’s worst Thanksgiving, at which Monica accidentally cut off Chandler’s little toe. When Monica tries to get Chandler to forgive her, he accidentally reveals that he’s in love with her and quickly tries to retract it.

Показываются давно прошедшие дни благодарения: Чендлер оскорбляет Монику, та мстит ему, а голова Джо застревает в индейке.