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24 Episodes 1997 - 1998
Series 4 of the sitcom that reflects the lives of six twenty-something friends, three men and three women, living in New York.
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 25, 1997 30 mins
At the beach house, Ross and Rachel appear on the threshold of a new era; Phoebe gets to know her birth mother; Monica is stung by a jellyfish.
Episode 2
Thu, Oct 2, 1997 30 mins
Phoebe thinks her mother's spirit resides in a cat; Monica dates a former high-school hunk; Joey tries to sell the entertainment center.
Episode 3
Thu, Oct 9, 1997 30 mins
Chandler's torrid fling with Rachel's boss puts him in a compromising position; Monica caters her mum's party.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 16, 1997 30 mins
Joey' s roped into being the superintendent's practice dance partner; Phoebe gets fired.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 30, 1997 30 mins
Chandler falls for Joey's new girlfriend; Phoebe likes the effect of a cold on her singing voice.
Episode 6
Thu, Nov 6, 1997 30 mins
Phoebe helps Monica cater a funeral; Chandler buys Kathy a special birthday gift; Ross's beautiful date has a very messy place.
Episode 7
Thu, Nov 13, 1997 30 mins
Chandler keeps Kathy company while Joey's out with another girl---and one thing leads to another.
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 20, 1997 30 mins
On Thanksgiving, Chandler begs for Joey's forgiveness about Kathy; Monica has eyes for Richard's son.
Episode 9
Thu, Dec 11, 1997 30 mins
Rachel is promised a promotion; a restaurateur confronts Monica after she writes a scathing review; Chandler and Ross prepare to party with a world-class carouser.
Episode 10
Thu, Dec 18, 1997 30 mins
Monica hires Joey so she can fire him to show who's the boss at the restaurant; Ross goes extra miles to date a girl from Poughkeepsie; Chandler plays matchmaker for Rachel.
Episode 11
Thu, Jan 8, 1998 30 mins
In lieu of a gift, newlyweds Frank Jr. and Alice ask Phoebe to be a surrogate mother for their child; Ross breaks an unwritten rule at the museum.
Episode 12
Thu, Jan 15, 1998 30 mins
Phoebe undergoes in-vitro fertilisation; Monica and Rachel go up against Joey and Chandler to determine which pair know the other better.
Episode 13
Thu, Jan 29, 1998 30 mins
Kathy's sexy role in a play irks Chandler; personal-shopper Rachel develops a crush on a client.
Episode 14
Thu, Feb 5, 1998 30 mins
Joey doesn't smell too good when he's about to appear in a Charlton Heston movie; Rachel asks Ross to entertain her boss's niece so she can be with Joshua; the girls join heartbroken Chandler at a strip joint.
Episode 15
Thu, Feb 26, 1998 30 mins
Ross plays rugby to impress Emily; to escape Janice, Chandler claims he's being transferred; Monica obsesses over a useless switch.
Episode 16
Thu, Mar 19, 1998 30 mins
Rachel throws an impromptu going-away party for Emily to lure Joshua into a social setting; pregnant vegetarian Phoebe craves meat.
Episode 17
Thu, Mar 26, 1998 30 mins
Ross pursues his romance with Emily; Phoebe learns she's having triplets; the boys get free adult TV.
Episode 18
Thu, Apr 2, 1998 30 mins
Rachel gears up for a night of romance with Joshua; Ross fears Emily is getting too chummy with Susan; Phoebe names one of the triplets.
Episode 19
Thu, Apr 9, 1998 30 mins
Ross proposes to Emily; Rachel and Monica demand their apartment back from the guys.
Episode 20
Thu, Apr 16, 1998 30 mins
Monica tries on Emily's wedding dress; Ross's plans affect Rachel and Joshua; Chandler insists Joey get help for his snoring.
Episode 21
Thu, Apr 23, 1998 30 mins
In a clip show, Rachel receives her invitation to Ross and Emily's wedding.
Episode 22
Thu, Apr 30, 1998 30 mins
Best man Joey loses Ross's heirloom ring; pregnant Phoebe has mood swings.
Episode 23
Thu, May 7, 1998 30 mins
Part 1 of 2. London's the location for Ross and Emily's wedding, but back at home, Rachel realises that she still loves the groom-to-be.
Episode 24
Thu, May 7, 1998 30 mins
Conclusion. As Ross and Emily prepare to wed, Rachel makes a frantic attempt to reach London before the ceremony. Elsewhere, there is no love lost between Ross's and Emily's fathers.