The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss (S10E01)

Six friends frequently gather at one another's apartments and share sofa space at Greenwich Village's Central Perk coffeehouse in New York City. Monica Geller Bing (series star Courteney Cox Arquette) is a chef with an obsession for neatness and order in her life. She is married to Chandler Bing (series star Matthew Perry), a dry wit who is never at a loss for words. Across the hall are Chandler's former longtime roommate, Joey Tribbiani (series star Matt LeBlanc), a womanizing actor currently on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives," and Rachel Green (series star Jennifer Aniston), Monica's best friend from high school. Across the alley from Monica and Chandler lives Monica's hapless brother Ross Geller (series star David Schwimmer), a paleontology professor who has been divorced three times, including once from Rachel. Although Rachel is no longer romantically involved with Ross, they share the responsibility of raising their newborn daughter, Emma. Rounding out the circle of friends is Monica's ex-roommate, Phoebe Buffay (series star Lisa Kudrow), an offbeat, eternally optimistic folk singer and massage therapist. Still in Barbados after Ross' keynote address, the friends cope with a variety of dilemmas. Ross has kissed his colleague Charlie Wheeler (recurring guest star Aisha Tyler - "Talk Soup"), although she is still officially dating Joey. Joey and Rachel have kissed as well, but they agonize over how to tell Ross. Phoebe's former boyfriend, Mike (recurring guest star Paul Rudd - "The Cider House Rules"), has followed Phoebe to the island and proposed marriage to her, despite his being in a relationship with someone else. And Monica has developed really big hair, due to the humidity. Chandler's problem is that he can barely restrain himself from making fun of his wife. Phoebe, Monica and Chandler learn about all the romantic drama by listening through the thin hotel room walls to hear Joey and Rachel's amorous conversation on one side and Ross and Charlie's on the other. Feeling as if he is betraying Joey, Ross seeks him out to confess that he wants to date Charlie. Likewise, Joey wants to admit to Ross his feelings for Rachel. After several tries, Ross tells Joey, but Joey fails to reciprocate. Meanwhile, Monica gets her hair done in a local salon and is thrilled to sport cornrows adorned with beads and shells. Chandler and the others are even more mortified than before. Monica insists on keeping the hairstyle - until her elaborate hair gets tangled in the shower curtain. Back in New York, Phoebe is forced to tell Mike's girlfriend the bad news--on the unfortunate woman's birthday. And, still not aware of Joey and Rachel's relationship, Ross is amazed when he witnesses them kissing. (Warner Bros. UK)