After everyone finds out Monica is not pregnant, much of the wedding reception is spent figuring out who is. Phoebe pretends it's her, to cover for Rachel, but Monica realizes the truth. Chandler surprises Monica by announcing he's been taking dancing lessons; but his wedding shoes are so slippery, he can't dance. Joey changes out of his film costume, but all he can find is a tennis outfit. Mrs. Bing's date is a Broadway producer, and Joey goes way too far trying to impress him. Ross changes the seating arrangements to be nearer a pretty woman (Mona), but ends up at the kids table instead. Each attempt to dance with Mona is foiled by dance requests by the female children. To impress Mona with his sweetness, he lets them stand on his feet while dancing. Rachel takes another pregnancy test to be sure; it's positive, but first Phoebe tells her it's negative, so she has a chance to realize how she really feels. Joey has freakishly tiny feet.

The day after the wedding, everyone checks out of the hotel. Ross, always wanting to get his money's worth, won't check out until the last minute. Thanks to Joey, there are unexpected food and porn charges on several bills. Chandler forgot to make sure the disposable cameras were gathered after the reception, so he and Ross attend another wedding at the same location, to fake the photos (including one of Chandler kissing a different brunette bride). Monica can't wait for Chandler's return, so she opens all the wedding gifts without him. Joey, thinking that Phoebe is pregnant, proposes marriage and she accepts. Later, when he learns it's Rachel, he proposes to her. She doesn't accept. Joey remembers Rachel had someone spend the night a month earlier, who left behind a red sweater. Phoebe thinks it belongs to Tag, Rachel's old boyfriend; but he's not missing a red sweater. Later, Ross sees the sweater on the table. He picks it up and announces he's been looking for it for a month.

Monica and Chandler leave for their honeymoon, and find themselves luckless; Phoebe and Joey try to gain entry to the newlyweds' apartment; Rachel tries to tell Ross about her pregnancy.

Ross and Rachel differ points of views on how they wound up pregnant, until Ross announces he has their encounter of videotape. Monica and Chandler are upset when learning that they have been given a fake number from another couple.

Joey sets Rachel up on a date with a fellow actor, leaving Ross upset with the idea; Monica plans to fire a clumsy chef, while Phoebe protests since she plans to break up with him.

Phoebe finds herself attracted to her twin sister's fiancA© at Monica's Halloween party; Ross and Chandler competes each other to see who's tougher.

Monica believes that her new maid is stealing from her. Joey tries to convince Rachel not to move out after learning that she doesn't plan on living with him after the birth of her baby.

Guilt for denying Chandler a bachelor party, Monica hires a stripper to perform for him, without learning that she's a prostitute. Rachel's father learns about her pregnancy and plans to give Ross a piece of his mind.

Monica invites an old friend to Thanksgiving dinner, unaware that he dislikes Rachel. Ross is revealed to once be in an anti-Rachel club in high school, and started a widespread rumor. Phoebe and Chandler tries to get away from helping out Monica with the dinner. Joey challenges himself to eat a whole turkey himself.

Chandler is irritated when Monica buys an expensive, but soon to be realized as painful, pair of boots. Phoebe tries to cajole her way into getting Sting concert tickets and meet the celebrity himself.

Ross gets nervous when Mona wants to have a relationship talk and mail a joint holiday card. Rachel's pregnancy hormonal effects kicks in, leaving her erotically charged.

Joey becomes intensely attracted to Rachel after a night on the own.

Ross and Rachel discuss possible names for the baby, and then argue over whether they should find out the sex of the baby. Monica talks Chandler into taking a bubble bath, and he likes it so much that he starts taking them all the time. Joey tries to have a serious conversation about the rules with Chandler and Monica, which makes them think that he wants to do what they did... with Phoebe.

Chandler is dying to know what is inside Monica's secret closet. Joey suggests Rachel to move in with Ross because he always misses out.

Ross has trouble revealing to Mona that he now lives with Rachel. Chandler and Monica are horrified after watching a birthing video.

Ross is upset learning that Joey has feelings for Rachel. Joey must now confess his feelings to Rachel herself.

Tea leaves predict that Phoebe will meet her dream guy, and she believes that she has found him. Joey tries to keep a low-profile around Rachel after awkwardly confessing his feelings toward her.

Ross and Monica's parents have their 35th anniversary party in Massapequa. Phoebe brings Parker, who turns out to be annoyingly positive about everything. Monica tries in vain to give a toast that will hit everyone emotionally and make them cry. Mr. and Mrs. Geller have told all their friends that Ross and Rachel are married, so they have to make up stories about their engagement and wedding. Ross' story about how he proposed to Rachel touches her.

Joey's interview with Soap Opera Digest is punctuated with flashbacks of Joey's previous acting experiences, spare time, activities, eating habits, sexuality, romances, and his friends, who hover nearby to make sure he doesn't say anything stupid.

Joey, preparing to audition for a new game show, gets help rehearsing from Ross and Chandler. The complex rules are confusing at first, but after a while the guys really take a liking to it. Monica and Phoebe throw Rachel a baby shower, but forget to invite her mother until the last minute. Mrs. Green offers to live with Rachel and Ross for a couple months, to help with the baby. Rachel becomes convinced that it is necessary, but Ross doesn't share her feelings. When Joey finally goes for his audition, he learns that the game show has been simplied to a basic question and answer format.

Monica's restaurant gets a bad review by someone who teaches at a local school. After she and Joey confront the critic, they participate in a beginning cooking class so she can feel better about herself. The teacher (Sarah) is quickly impressed by her talents. Ross and Rachel buy baby furniture, and the saleswoman (Katie) asks Ross out. Rachel is terribly jealous and wants Ross to be with her at all times to help her out (which he is happy to do). Phoebe helps Chandler prepare for a job interview, so he can control his tendancy to make jokes about everything. He almost makes it.

Joey's war movie (Over There)comes out, and he plans to take the gang to the premier. Later he find he can only take one, so he choses Chandler, who falls asleep during the screening. Rachel's due date comes but the baby doesn't. She becomes horribly irritable, and desperate to try anything to induce labor... including sex with Ross. Monica and Phoebe bet on when the baby will come; Monica always loses.

Ross rushes Rachel to the hospital using his specially tested route, but they still end up being the last ones there. They gets put in a semi-private room, and see couple after couple come and go, while Rachel's own labor progresses very slowly. Monica and Chandler decide to have a baby, and want to start trying right away -- at the hospital. Ross' mother stops by with her mother's engagement ring and a suggestion that Ross propose to Rachel. Ross refuses the idea but takes the ring to satisfy Mrs. Geller. Phoebe meets a nice guy (Cliff) at the hospital and sends Joey in (posing as Dr. Drake Ramoray) to find out more about him. The rotation of Ross and Rachel's roommates are disgustingly friendly; horribly rude; having unbelievably mild contractions; giving birth upon arrival; and... Janice.

Janice's annoying laugh is surpassed only by the noises she makes during labor. Luckily for Janice's new husband (Sid), he's mostly deaf. Monica and Chandler, preparing again to attempt conception, stop when they hear Janice next door. Phoebe gets to know Cliff better; when he finds out she had Joey pretend to be a doctor to pump him for information, he's upset... but he gets over it. Rachel finally delivers the baby, breech. The names they had in mind don't sound right to Rachel anymore, so Monica lets her use a name she had planned for her own daughter: Emma. Phoebe is very persuasive in convincing Ross to propose to Rachel; but before he can get back to the room, Joey stumbles upon Ross' grandmother's ring and shows it to Rachel. She mistakes it for a proposal, and accepts.