Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
Friends Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2000 - 2001
Episode 1
The One with Monica's Thunder
Thu, Oct 12, 200022 mins
Ross and Rachel spontaneously kiss on Monica and Chandler's engagement night, leading Monica to be mad at them for stealing her thunder. Meanwhile, Phoebe tries to persuade Monica and Chandler to let her sing at their wedding, Joey tries to prove to the group that he can play a 19-year-old for an acting part and Chandler has a problem in the bedroom.
Episode 2
The One with Rachel's Book
Thu, Oct 12, 200022 mins
The wedding planning starts and Monica already has a whole book full of information on everything you need for a wedding. Joey takes a nap in Rachel's bed and finds out that she reads dirty books and doesn't stop teasing Rachel about it. To give Monica and Chandler a little time on their own Phoebe moves in with Ross for a couple of days. Ross freaks out when Phoebe does her massages at Ross' place and asks her to see her clients elsewhere. One of Phoebe's clients comes by when Phoebe isn't there and Ross gives him a weird massage. Monica's parents spent the money for Monica's wedding on the beach house so there is no money for the wedding. Chandler has saved exactly the amount they need for Monica's dream wedding but Chandler won't spend all of his savings on one day. The old man Ross massaged is not coming back after the bad massage he got. If Monica wants the perfect wedding Chandler will spend all the money they have but Monica decides that she wants a future and not spend their security on the wedding. Rachel scares the jokes out of Joey forever when she tells him she wants rough sex with him.
Episode 3
The One with Phoebe's Cookies
Thu, Oct 19, 200022 mins
The gang discuss what to get Monica and Chandler as engagement presents. Monica really wants Phoebe's grandma's chocolate chip cookie recipe but Phoebe's grandma made her swear never to let the recipe out of the family.She finally agrees to give it to Monica. Unfortunately, the fire in Phoebe's apartment destroyed the recipe so she gives Monica and Chandler the only cookie left as a present. Monica tries to figure out the recipe from the cookie and makes heaps of different ones. Rachel tries to teach Joey how to sail which proves to be quite difficult. Chandler wants to bond with Mr. Geller but when they went to the steam room after their racket ball game Chandler accidentally sits on Mr Geller's lap. Monica finds out that Phoebe's grandma didn't have a secret recipe and that she probably got the recipe for Toll House cookies from the back of the Nestles chocolate chip bag, because Phoebe says that her grandma got the recipe from her French friend "Nestle Toulouse". Chandler clears things up with Mr. Geller and Rachel gives up teaching Joey and enjoys Joey's way of sailing: sitting on the boat in the marina drinking beer.
Episode 4
The One with Rachel's Assistant
Thu, Oct 26, 200022 mins
Joey and Rachel compete over who has the best news. Rachel was personally promoted by Ralph Lauren to head a division, and subsequently can hire a personal assistant. Although Hilda has all relevant qualifications and plenty of experience, Rachel still chooses young Tag Jones, who the girls and Chandler consider beautiful enough to be a model. Tag is greatly surprised that his clumsy interview didn't lose him the job, but gets increasingly suspicious as it seems people believe he's gay - a lie spread by Rachel so she can keep him for herself. However, he is more interested in Phoebe. Nobody has the heart to tell Joey that a pilot he made stunk, so he becomes overconfident about his lead in "Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.", and tells producer Terry that he can stuff a comeback role on "Days of Our Lives", especially if Joey is required to audition. Alas, the producers phone with the news that the sci-fi series is canceled, so Joey must beg Terry to take him on board. Meanwhile, Monica tricks Chandler into telling her an embarrassing "Ross at Disneyland" anecdote. Ross finds out and retorts, starting a series of spilled secrets the three use against each other.
Episode 5
The One with the Engagement Picture
Thu, Nov 2, 200022 mins
Monica's mom arranged to get their wedding announced in the paper, but they need to get a picture from a professional photographer as any camera makes Chandler grin look like a hyenas. Phoebe dates Kyle, who knows both Chandler and Ross -thwho nicknamed him 'Hums While He Pees'- from their basketball club. Ross gets to divert his crazy ex Whitney by taking her to a ballroom dance-date. Rachel is completely smitten with her office assistant Tag, enough to smell his cloths and be jealous when their colleague Melissa asks him out. Rachel even pays Joey to take Tag out, first to a Knicks game, then to a bar where they meet dozens of potential rivals for Rachel. Rachel then bribes Joey with free Ralph Lauren shirts to stop picking up women together so tag will stop too but Tag decides to go back to his ex-girlfriend.
Episode 6
The One with the Nap Partners
Thu, Nov 9, 200022 mins
The boys watch "Die Hard" for the zillionth time. Joey had planned to watch "Die Hard 2" next, but accidentally rented the first movie twice. After Chandler splits, Joey and Ross stay, but they doze off, freaking out when they wake up cuddled together. Worringly, both have never felt better rested. Joey is determined to try it again, but Ross too afraid of 'being weird'. Monica decides to make the other girls decide between themselves who gets to be her bridesmaid. Phoebe claims to have never done it, while Rachel has done it twice - but both are lying. They accept Joey's idea that he and Ross should audition the candidates, who both play ruthlessly on the judges' weak points. The result is surprising. When Monica meets Chandler's teenager summer camp girlfriend Julie Graff, she makes him apologize for dumping Julie on account of her being overweight. Joey and Ross finally take another nap together on the couch, but are embarrassed when they wake up to see the other four watching them.
Episode 7
The One with Ross's Library Book
Thu, Nov 16, 200022 mins
Ross and Chandler discovers that Ross's book is in the section of the library where students go to have sex. Monica and Chandler run into Janice and she immediately invites herself to the wedding. They try to avoid her. Meanwhile, Rachel and Phoebe befriend Joey's girlfriend.
Episode 8
The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs
Thu, Nov 23, 200022 mins
Ross struggles to name all 50 states in a game. Joey compromises Rachel's chances with her crush, Tag, during Thanksgiving dinner. Phoebe sneaks a dog into the apartment, making Chandler extremely nervous.
Episode 9
The One with All the Candy
Thu, Dec 7, 200022 mins
When Monica wants to get to know her neighbors, she decides to make candy, but when the neighbors want candy 24/7, she becomes overwhelmed. When Rachel makes a fake but inappropriate evaluation of Tag, she gets angry with him when he fails to read it and sends it to Human Resources. With the help of Ross, Phoebe learns to ride a bike.
Episode 10
The One with the Holiday Armadillo
Thu, Dec 14, 200022 mins
Phoebe brings in her late mother's Christmas memorial candy dish, shaped like a skull. Ben stays with Ross for the holidays who intends to teach his son about their Jewish heritage. He feels Ben is only exposed to Christmas traditions. Ross certainly makes his mark on Ben but the idea of a year without Santa sounds like a serious punishment. Chandler presumes that Rachel wants to stay living happily with Joey but Monica wants her to go back to Phebes so gives Joey drums to drive Rachel out. That doesn't work so they try a tarantula which scares Joey but not Rachel who had one as a kid. Chandler's wait for a restaurant table means he might miss a theater performance; tipping the host doesn't work either as he can't find the paper money. Ross, wants to surprise Ben but can't rent any Christmas suit this late, so he invents Santa's Tex-Mex friend: the Holiday Armadillo. The Armadillo explains about Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights but Chandler appears as Santa to help out Ross. Ross however was really connecting with Ben so asks Chandler to leave, until Monica asks him to keep the suit 'for later'. Rachel goes with Phoebe visit a renovated apartment, but it has been turned into a single-bedroom place.
Episode 11
The One with All the Cheesecakes
Thu, Jan 4, 200122 mins
Chandler and Rachel eat a cheesecake that was accidentally delivered to their door, and it's the best cheesecake they've ever had. Another cheesecake gets delivered, and they try to resist and drop it off to the neighbor that was supposed to receive it. Ross is invited to a cousin's wedding, but Monica isn't. She is very upset, because she was the girl's best friend when they grew up together, so she gets Ross to take her instead of a date. Rachel and Chandler find the replacement cheesecake untouched in front of the neighbor's door, so they take it. At the reception, Monica is embarrassed when she learns that she wasn't invited to the wedding because she used to date the groom. Phoebe meets David, the love of her life, again, but he now lives in Russia.
Episode 12
The One Where They're Up All Night
Thu, Jan 11, 200122 mins
The gang and Tag spend the evening watching a comet fly by their building. Then, events occur which cause them to lose sleep. Monica and Chandler can't sleep until Monica falls asleep during sex. Rachel and Tag try to deliver an important work document. Phoebe deals with an annoying smoke detector. Joey and Ross are stranded on the roof after Joey accidentally locks them out.
Episode 13
The One Where Rosita Dies
Thu, Feb 1, 200122 mins
Rachel wants to have a place to sit in front of the TV but Joey tells her Rosita, the armchair, does not move. Rachel tries to move it anyway and breaks it in half. The Gellers sell their house and Monica and Ross have to take their childhood memories home but Monica's boxes were ruined in a flood. Phoebe starts working as a telephone sales woman and talks to Earl who want to kill himself. Chandler sits in the armchair and thinks he broke it so he secretly exchanges Rosita with his chair. Meanwhile Joey and Rachel went to buy a new armchair as well so now they have two. Rachel keeps the super cool new armchair while Joey is stuck with his normal old one. When Chandler finds out he didn't break Rosita he wants to take it back but Joey broke Chandler's chair in order to get Rachel's cool chair. Phoebe talks Earl out of killing himself. Monica's dad gives her his Porsche to say that he loves her just as much as he loves Ross.
Episode 14
The One Where They All Turn Thirty
Thu, Feb 8, 200122 mins
It's Rachel's 30th birthday and they all reflect on all their 30th birthdays. Rachel is really upset because according to her life plan she should already be with the One and she realizes that Tag could never be the man she would want to spend the rest of her life with.
Episode 15
The One with Joey's New Brain
Thu, Feb 15, 200122 mins
Joey gets an opportunity to rejoin "Days of Our Lives" when his comatose character is implanted with the brain of a female character. Joey approaches her to get some advice on how to play her character, but she's unaware that she's being written out of the show and freaks out at Joey. Later, she tries to give him some pointers, and they end up spending the night together. Ross tells Chandler and Monica that he has a surprise for their wedding, which turns out to be him playing the bagpipes - terribly, as it turns out. Rachel and Phoebe have their eye on a guy at the coffee house and when he leaves his cellphone, they see it as an opportunity to hook up with him; the only problem is who will it be?
Episode 16
The One with the Truth About London
Thu, Feb 22, 200122 mins
Rachel watches Ben for an hour and is a little scared because she's never been alone with him before. Rachel teaches Ben practical jokes to entertain him but everybody hates the pranks. Chandler and Monica try to choose a minister but can't find one so they promise Joey that he can marry them. Joey gets his minister certificate on the Internet and writes his speech including the story how Chandler and Monica got together. Chandler finds out that Monica actually wanted to sleep with Joey when she knocked on the door but Chandler was the only one there. Chandler is really upset and doesn't want Joey to do the wedding anymore. Joey talks to him about how Chandler and Monica are meant for each other and nothing could take that away and Chandler is happy to let Joey do the wedding. Ross and Ben play a prank on Rachel so she will stop teaching them to Ben.
Episode 17
The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress
Thu, Mar 15, 200122 mins
Monica takes the other girls to an overpriced store to choose her wedding dress, briefing them as if they were in the military since bargain-hunters are far more ruthless then Rachel can usually handle. The worst shopper is Megan: she grabs the dress Monica wants, then blackmails her over booking the swing band that's the only thing Chandler really wants for the wedding. Meanwhile, Ross and Joey independently meet and date Kristen while helping her move in. The rivals agree to let her choose after one date with each, but they get so carried away cheating on the deal that she runs off altogether.
Episode 18
The One with Joey's Award
Thu, Mar 29, 200122 mins
Joey is nominated for a Soapy Award for his part on Days of Our Lives and Rachel is his date to the ceremony. Joey doesn't win the award but takes someone else's award home. Rachel convinces him to take it back because he can't be happy with an award he didn't win. One of Ross' students failed the midterms because he is in love with Ross and can't concentrate in class so Ross changes his grade. But now more students come to Ross pretending to be in love with him in order to get a better grade. When Rachel and Joey take the Soapy back the real winner just throws it away saying it's not good enough for her so Joey takes it back home. Monica really loves Chandler but it scares her that she will never have the rush of the beginning of meeting someone new again. Chandler reassures her and she realizes she is going to have a lot of new things with Chandler as well.
Episode 19
The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin
Thu, Apr 19, 200122 mins
Joey could have a part in a big movie but he would have a nude scene. Monica and Ross' sexy cousin Cassie comes to stay with Monica and Chandler but Monica thinks Chandler keeps staring at her so Cassie has to stay at Ross' place. Monica expects a bridal shower so Rachel and Phoebe have to organize one within 2 days.
Episode 20
The One with Rachel's Big Kiss
Thu, Apr 26, 200122 mins
Rachel bumps into a girl she knew in college. Monica tells everyone they made out once when they were drunk. When Phoebe learns of it she doesn't believe it so Rachel decides to go out with her and bring Phoebe along so that she can tell her what happened. While making their seating plans for the wedding, Chandler is sad that 10 percent of the guests are his. So when Joey asks if his parents can attend, Monica says no but Chandler wanting more guests says let them. But Joey keeps on making a big deal about certain things. When Chandler goes to Rachel to get a tux, he picks the one once worn by Pierce Brosnan thinking it would make him the coolest. But then Ross gets the tux Val Kilmer wore when he played Batman.
Episode 21
The One with the Vows
Thu, May 3, 200122 mins
Four weeks before their wedding, Monica and Chandler still have to write their vows - but neither has a clue what to say, so they each get together with the boys and girls to reflect on key moments in their past together, even the embarrassing ones. The result pleases each group in exclusive preview - the girls weep, the boys laugh.
Episode 22
The One with Chandler's Dad
Thu, May 10, 200122 mins
Finding out that she's the only one of the friends who never got to drive Monica's Porsche, Rachel steals the car keys from Ross, who feels responsible - so he jumps in before learning that Rachel's license is expired. They get stopped - twice - but flirting doesn't work with either officer. When Phoebe's studly boyfriend Jake bends over, Joey sees that he wears lingerie. Phoebe tells Joey that they exchanged underwear, and that it takes a really confident man to dare doing so. Joey can't resist trying it himself. Chandler refuses to send a wedding invitation to his estranged father, but Monica is determined to put family first, and drags her groom to Las Vegas, where Chandler's dad has a drag show. When they are finally face to face, Chandler makes a decision.
Episode 23
The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding: Part 1
Thu, May 17, 200122 mins
Joey unexpectedly gets a part in a movie about soldiers in World War I but his famous co-star Richard Crosby keeps spitting in his face for the sake of articulation. Ross makes everybody burst into laughter by threatening Chandler physically if he ever hurts his little sister. Chandler and Monica have their rehearsal dinner and after seeing his sexy celebrity mother and drag-queen dad, Chandler suddenly freaks out thinking about becoming "Mr. and Mrs Bing." He freaks out more when he hears the new answering machine message Monica recorded, so he writes a vague apology note and runs. Ross finds it and goes looking for Chandler while Phoebe and Rachel attempt to divert Monica, who is too wedding-high to notice soon anyway. Rachel and Phoebe find a positive pregnancy test in Monica's bathroom waste basket.
Episode 24
The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding: Part 2
Thu, May 17, 200122 mins
While Rachel uses ludicrous excuses to slow Monica down before she notices he is missing, Ross and Phoebe find still missing him in his office. He is afraid that becoming 'the Bings' will spell marital misery, maybe as bad as his parents. Ross gets him to face things one at a time and he feels better. Later smoking in the hall, Chandler overhears the girls about Monica's pregnancy test, and instead of freaking out he gets her a present and decides a baby isn't too scary. Internet-minister Joey has a hard timing leaving the film set, where famous co-star Richard is hopelessly drunk, but arrives just in time, still in World War I trench uniform, to officiate. Without either notes, decorum or a clue about the proper order of the ceremony he still manages to marry the happy couple. After the ceremony, Monica denies having taken a pregnancy test, Rachel seems to know more.
