The One With Frank Jr.: Joey gets carried away with a mailbox project and ends up building an entertainment center; he mistakenly cuts Chandler’s door in half in the process. Then he gets sidetracked on re-tiling Monica’s bathroom floor. Phoebe hangs out with her half-brother, Frank Jr., in hopes of getting to know him better; he misunderstands when she tells him she gives people “massages and stuff”. The gang all consider what five celebrities would be on their “freebie list”–people they can sleep with without anyone getting upset; Ross finally narrows his list down by eliminating Isabella Rossellini… then he bumps into her.

The One With The Football: The girls cook Thankgiving dinner while the guys watch a football game on TV; all six decide to play football together. Monica and Ross compete for the “Geller Cup.” Joey and Chandler compete for a Dutch girl. Rachel goes long. Phoebe flashes the other team.

The One With All the Jealousy: Rachel has her first day on the job; Ross sends her a singing telegram, and continues to be jealous about Mark. Chandler arranges a bachelor party for his cousin. Joey gets an audition for a Broadway musical, but he can’t dance. Gunther pines for Rachel. Monica falls for Julio, a co-worker at the diner who writes a poetry; he writes a poem for Monica which isn’t very flattering. Ross and Ben have a play date with the stripper from the bachelor party, which makes Rachel jealous.

The One Where Monica and Richard are Just Friends: Monica and Richard have a chance meeting in a video store and decide to see each other as friends–but it doesn’t stop there. Phoebe dates Robert, a jock whose shorts are a little too revealing; Ross and Chandler don’t know how to tell him. Joey and Rachel read each other’s favorite books: The Shining and Little Women.

The One With The Hypnosis Tape: Rachel gives Chandler a hypnosis tape to help him quit smoking; however, the tape was designed for women–and it works all too well. Phoebe’s brother, Frank, announces that he’s getting married–to his home economics teacher, who is much older; Phoebe tries to break it up and enlists help from Ross and Joey. Monica gets asked out by a customer at the diner, who turns out to be a millionaire; they go out for pizza… in Italy.

The One With The Tiny T-Shirt: Monica continues to date Pete but is still not attracted to him; he thinks she might change her mind. Joey gets a lead part in a play, but can’t stand the female lead… until he realizes he likes her. Mark asks Rachel out. Rachel asks Ross to come over, but just so she can return some of his stuff; Ross gets upset and demands all his stuff back, including a tiny t-shirt that Rachel likes to sleep in. Later, Ross finds out Rachel is going on a date with Mark and spies on them through Chandler’s peep-hole. Phoebe ponders Spiderman.

The One With the Ultimate Fighting Champion: Monica’s boyfriend Pete begins competing to be the Ultimate Fighting Champion; he loses… repeatedly. Chandler’s new boss has a habit of slapping him on the behind, which Chandler tries to deal with. Phoebe asks Rachel if she can set Ross up with Bonnie; Rachel agrees since Bonnie’s the girl who shaves her head; Later, Rachel finds out Bonnie now has plenty of hair.

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The One With The Ballroom Dancing: Joey chews out Mr. Treeger, the superintendent, for making Rachel cry; Mr. Treeger decides to evict Rachel and Monica (who have an illegal sublet of Monica’s Grandmother’s apartment). In order to smooth things over, Joey agrees to be Mr. Treeger’s practice ballroom dancing partner. Chandler tries to end his membership at his gym; Ross goes with him for moral support but ends up joining as well. Phoebe struggles (unsuccessfully) to contain her desires for Rick, one of her massage clients; she ends up being fired and he turns out to be married.

The One Where Chandler Crosses The Line: Chandler becomes further frustrated when he accidentally sees Kathy coming out of the shower. Joey is late for a date with Kathy because he’s on a date with someone else; Chandler and Kathy spend time alone together and they kiss; Chandler feels so guilty that he refurnishes the apartment; Kathy breaks up with Joey, and he suspects there is another man; Chandler admits it was him, causing a rift between himself and Joey. Ross rediscovers his musical “sound,” but he isn’t really as good as he and Phoebe seem to believe; Phoebe doesn’t want to perform because she feels dwarfed by Ross’s musical gift.

The One With The Embryos: The guys’ chicken is becoming a rooster. Phoebe undergoes the procedure to implant embryos in her uterus; the pressure is high as Frank Jr. and Alice can only afford the procedure once. Monica and Rachel bet that they know Chandler and Joey better than Chandler and Joey know them; Ross writes the questions (game show style) and eventually the stakes are raised: If the girls win, the chick and the duck have to go. If the guys win, they get the girls’ apartment.

The One With All The Rugby: While getting his nails done, Chandler runs into Janice–newly divorced and not willing to let Chandler get away. Chandler invents a story about his company transferring him to Yemen. Although Janice believes him, he’s not home free yet… she won’t leave his side until he’s on the plane and taking off. Monica obsesses about an electrical switch that apparently doesn’t do anything; after tests, blueprints, and demolition work, she finally gives up. Ross meets some of Emily’s friends and gets invited to play rugby; not wanting to lose face, he insists on playing. When they play too rough despite Emily’s secret request that they go easy on him, she helps Ross inflict some pain, too, by giving him pointers on their vulnerabilities.

The One With The Fake Party: Phoebe, pregnant, has cravings for meat; Joey agrees to be a temporary vegetarian so she can eat meat without causing more animals to die. Rachel creates a fake party for Emily, which is really an excuse to spend time with Joshua outside of work; she makes a fool of herself trying to make him like her… she even puts on her old high-school cheerleader uniform. Ross is bummed that Emily will soon be returning home to England; Rachel convinces him that his relationship with Emily doesn’t have to end.

The One With The Invitation: Flashbacks of Ross and Rachel’s relationship punctuate this episode as Ross decides to send Rachel a wedding invitation and Rachel decides she won’t be going. Joey and Chandler, feeling like they don’t have much going on in their lives compared to their friends, try to make some big plans… like climbing Mount Everest or at least watching some videos.

The One With Ross’s Wedding, part 2: Phoebe fights phone friction while trying to warn Joey and Chandler that Rachel is on her way to ruin the wedding. Joey gets homesick… until he finds a cute bridesmaid (Felicity) who wants to know him better. The Gellers meet the Walthams; Jack Geller has agreed to pay for half of the wedding… until he finds out Mr. Waltham is counting his house remodeling as a wedding expense. Rachel tries and tries again to get on a flight to London; she gets underway but annoys the other passengers. Chandler and Monica have a difficult time at the rehearsal dinner; they console each other, and end up sleeping together. The next day, Joey, Chandler, and Monica watch for Rachel before the wedding; she slips in while Joey makes out with Felicity, but decides not to tell Ross how she feels. During the wedding ceremony, Ross accidentally speaks Rachel’s name instead of Emily’s, halting the proceedings.

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The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance: Rachel packs her things and moves to Ross’s apartment. Once there, she intercepts a phone call from Ross’s lawyer revealing they’re still married. Phoebe’s psychic tells her she’s going to die this week. Ross becomes a guest lecturer at NYU. He’s so worried his presentation won’t go well that he panics and presents it with an phony English accent. Joey’s medical benefits lapse because he hasn’t done enough acting recently. He contacts his agent, Estelle (who mistakenly believes he’d gone to another agent), to arrange for some auditions. He gets a severe hernia before auditioning, but refuses to go to the hospital until he has insurance again.

The One Where Phoebe Runs: Rachel and Phoebe, new roommates, decide to run together in the park each day. Phoebe’s weird running style embarrasses Rachel. Joey gets a beautiful new roommate (Janine) and struggles to avoid flirting with her. He thinks she’s interested in him, so he seeks advice from Ross and Chandler on how they “repel women.” Chandler cleans his and Monica’s apartment, but afterwards can’t remember where everything goes. He tries to keep Monica out of the apartment while he figures out what to do.

The One With The Joke: Ross gets a joke published in Playboy, but Chandler claims it’s his. The girls are curious and peruse the Playboy to check out the women, and get into a discussion of which one of the three each would chose to date if they had to pick. Phoebe choses Rachel, which leads to competition and hurt feelings. Joey’s cable and phone are disconnected because he couldn’t pay. He takes a job as a waiter at the coffee house to earn some extra money. After closing the shop for an hour so he can go to an audition, he is fired. But Rachel tells Gunther to give Joey his job back, and of course Gunther complies.

The One Where Chandler Can’t Cry: Unable to handle the idea of Ross and Jill together, Rachel asks Ross to stop seeing Jill. Jill is upset and throws herself at Ross, attempting to use him to get back at Rachel. Chandler doesn’t cry in sad movies… or for any other reason. The gang discovers that Ursula is making porn movies in Phoebe’s name.

The One That Could Have Been, part 2: In the continuation of the alternate reality: Ross and Carol have a threesome with Susan, but Ross feels left out. Phoebe goes stir-crazy in the hospital, and sneaks back to work, only to find our she’s been fired, and promptly has another heart attack. Rachel spends the evening at Joey’s, but gets drunk and sick, and passes out. Monica decides it’s time to have sex with Dr. Roger, but he gets paged and leaves. Chandler and Monica decide to have a one-night stand, but afterwards Chandler convinces her to dump the doctor and be with him. Rachel, relieved that she didn’t cheat on Barry, returns home and find Barry in bed with another woman… their neighbor’s dog walker. She returns to the city to hook back up with Joey, but runs into Ross. They console each other on their bad marriages and Rachel helps Ross realize that Carol is a lesbian. Phoebe goes back to singing at the coffee house.

The One With Mac & C.H.E.E.S.E.: Joey auditions for a new TV show and makes the call-back list; but when the call-back time gets changed, Chandler neglects to give Joey the message. Chandler has a chance to redeem himself when he takes a message that the part is available again. Phoebe and Ross help Joey run his lines, and they become convinced that they’re great actors. Monica doesn’t like the chick and the duck. We see flashbacks to earlier episodes demonstrating: Joey’s acting; the pressure everyone feels at work; Chandler’s mistakes; Joey’s mistakes; friends fighting and making up; Chandler and Joey hugging.

The One Where Paul’s The Man: Monica, not yet engaged, gets on a two-year waiting list to hold a wedding at a local museum; however, due to a cancellation, the museum calls and offers her a spot sooner, to Chandler’s surprise. He freaks out… or so it seems. Paul tells Ross to stop dating Elizabeth; Ross and Elizabeth go away for a secret weekend at her grandmother’s cabin, but Paul and Rachel show up there as well. Ross gets away with it, thanks to some emotional blackmail. Joey, back in show businees, tries to get his celebrity picture back on a dry cleaner’s wall. Gunther realizes Joey’s not working at the coffee house any more.

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The One With The East German Laundry Detergent: Chandler and Phoebe decide to break up with Janice and Tony on the same night; Phoebe’s goes really well but Chandler has a harder time. Ross arranges to do laundry with Rachel and Monica; Monica cancels, leaving just the two of them; Rachel reveals she’s never done laundry before… and accidentally dyes all her white clothes pink. Joey wants his ex-girlfriend (Angela) to break up with her boyfriend (Bob), so he arranges for Monica and him to double date with them… but he tells Monica that Angela and Bob are siblings. Ugly Naked Guy lays kitchen tile. Janice buys Chandler Bullwinkle socks. Rachel is so happy about her laundry experience that she kisses Ross.

The One Where Nana Dies Twice: Chandler finds out a lot of people think he’s gay when they first meet him; he tries to find out why. Paolo gives Rachel calls and shoes from Rome. Ross and Monica’s grandmother dies… twice; At the funeral, Joey watches a football game on a portable TV; Ross falls into an open grave and hurts his back, then gets a bit loopy on muscle relaxers. Monica tries to deal with her mother’s criticisms.

The One With The Monkey: Ross gets a monkey named Marcel. Everyone makes a pact not to bring dates to their New Years Eve Party. While performing at Central Perk, Phoebe confronts some noisy boys and ends up dating one of them: David, Scientist Guy. Their relationship develops well until he gets offered a grant to go to Minsk, and doesn’t know what to do. Everyone breaks the no-date pact except Ross; Phoebe brings David, Joey brings Sandy, someone he met while working as an elf in a department store; Rachel plans to bring Paolo, who’s flying in earlier than expected; Chandler snaps and asks Janice; Monica invites Fun Bobby; Ross just brings Marcel. However, no one ends up with their date (or monkey) at midnight.

The One With The Candy Hearts: Ross goes on a date with a Kristen, a woman from his apartment building; Carol and Susan show up at the same restaurant; Susan gets paged and leaves; Ross pays so much attention to Carol that he doesn’t even notice his date has gone. Joey can’t go out with his date, Lorraine, unless he brings a friend for her friend; Chandler agrees to go, but the date turns out to be Janice; Somehow they end up together again; Janice buys Chandler candy hearts for Valentines Day; Chandler breaks up with her–again. Phoebe, Monica, and Rachel have a cleansing ritual to rid themselves of bad luck with men, which turns into a small fire; Fireman guys come to the rescue.

The One With Two Parts, part 1: Chandler and Joey meet Ursula, Phoebe’s twin sister; Joey begins dating Ursula, but that bothers Phoebe, who doesn’t get along with her sister very well. Ross attends Lamaze class with Carol and Susan; Carol isn’t sure she can go through with the delivery; Ross realizes he’s really going to be a father. Chandler can’t bear to fire an employee he’s attracted to, so he starts to date her and tells everyone else she’s mentally unbalanced, so it isn’t safe to fire her; she begins to notice people treating her oddly, so Chandler has to come clean. Ross has trouble controlling his monkey, Marcel, who switches Monica’s TV into Spanish mode; no one can figure out how to switch it back. Mr. Heckles could have cats. Jamie and Fran (from Mad About You) make an appearance in Central Perk. Rachel finally gets around to taking down the Christmas lights, but falls off the balcony in the process, and ends up hanging upside down outside Mr. Heckles’ window.

The One With The Evil Orthodontist: The gang argues the virtues of Mr. Peanut and Mr. Salty. Someone is peeping into the apartment building with a telescope; Joey discovers it’s a woman, and that she’s very complimentary. Ugly Naked Guy gets gravity boots. Chandler has a good first date with Daniel and then obsesses about trying to call her again without seeming too needy. Rachel ends up sleeping with Barry instead of telling him to get lost; but after she and Mindy (Barry’s fiance’) get together and talk, Rachel decides Barry is evil. Joey has a one-track mind after Rachel mentions that her best friend, Mindy, taught her to kiss. Ross does a crossword puzzle.

The One With The Ick Factor: Rachel has sex dreams–first about Chandler, then Chandler and Joey, and finally about Ross. Phoebe looks for supplemental income, and works part time as Chandler’s secretary. This leads to Chandler’s discover that the people at the office don’t like him anymore… and they even mimic his unique way of talking. Monica dates Ethan, a younger man who turns out to be even younger than she thought; she breaks up with him because it’s just too icky. Ross gets a beeper so Carol can page him when she goes into labor; after several false alarms, he gets beeped for the real thing, and everyone heads to the hospital.

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The Brady Bunch (1969-1974): Are the Bradys the dorkiest or the grooviest family to reside in primetime? We’ll go with the latter, as there’s no denying the endearing cheesiness and pop culture impact of the blended brood, who rocked the largest wardrobe of bell bottoms ever amassed.

30 Rock (2006-present): We already knew Tina Fey was a brilliant comedy writer, and this ‘Saturday Night Live’ spoof also proves what a master of deadpan Alec Baldwin is. But it takes a true classic to mine with such deftness the humor of Kenneth the Page and wild comedian Tracy Morgan.

South Park (1997-present): If you’ve never been offended by a pop culture-skewering episode of this delightfully subversive cartoon, you haven’t been paying enough attention. Tackling everything from Scientology and Catholicism to Christmas poo, the filthiest grade schoolers in TV history have also proved to be the most astute.

The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978): In the sitcom that introduced laid-back, sarcastic Bob Newhart, he played a mild-mannered shrink who was the perfect foil for his sassy wife, neighbor Howard (whose “Hi Bob!” greeting led to a drinking game) and prickly patient Carlin.

The Honeymooners (1955-1956): Before there was a ‘King of Queens,’ Jackie Gleason ruled Brooklyn as bus driver Ralph, whose feisty, hotter-than-him wife Alice kept the loud mouth in line. Despite his scheming, Ralph was a softie, and became one of TV’s first working class heroes.

Roseanne (1988-1997): This picture of a working-class family was loving but not mushy, and didn’t gloss over mundane worries like paying the mortgage, working a dead-end job and dealing with sassy kids. In fact, Roseanne mined them for comedy gold, and did so without looking or sounding like the typical sitcom mom.

The Simpsons (1989-present): The longest-running comedy on TV holds that record for a reason — it is, quite simply, the best sitcom in history. The animated classic has spent 19 seasons mocking and celebrating pop culture, and giving us TV’s most beloved family and most delightfully ornery 10-year-old, Bartholomew J. Simpson.

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The Jeffersons (1975-1985): Though Archie Bunker never moved on up to a dee-luxe apartment in the sky, George Jefferson was, in every other way, the black Bunker — from his bigoted philosophies and sweet, sympathetic wife Weezie to his rebellious child and his ownership of the liquor-laden hangout Charlie’s Bar, with his frienemy Willis.

Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006): High-IQ Malcolm often made snarky asides to viewers about his wacky family’s antics. But the middle-class family was more normal than they or their neighbors though. And Malcolm, despite feeling isolated, was a true Wilkinson at heart.

Scrubs (2001-present): In this hospital comedy with healthy doses of drama, narrator J.D. shares his work, love and pop-culture obsessions with best pal Turk, sometime-girlfriend Elliott and wisecracking mentor Dr. Cox — whose insistence on calling J.D. by girls’ names is just one of the show’s long-running bits of lunacy.

Arrested Development (2003-2006): Bluths, we hardly knew ye. Three seasons of dysfunctional family hilarity and banana-stand shenanigans weren’t nearly enough. The show gave us GOB, Buster and Michael Cera — and, at last, a forum for Jason Bateman to showcase his comedy chops.

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966): One of the first shows about show biz revolved around a variety series writer. That meant tons of comic storylines, which, combined with Van Dyke’s physical gags and Mary Tyler Moore’s sassy humor, inspired many a future sitcom.

Married With Children (1987-1997): It was the raunchy show that made a network (Fox). The Bundys, led by shoe-salesman dad Al and big-haired mom Peg, certainly were certainly ‘Not the Cosbys’ (the show’s original title), but they were one of TV’s funniest fams.

Happy Days (1974-1984): If not for ‘Happy Days,’ TV land wouldn’t have The Fonz, “jumping the shark,” ‘Laverne & Shirley’ or Jenny Piccolo. Okay, we forgive the show for that last one, but only because the retro sitcom was so filled with heart and humor that one little annoying character couldn’t bring it down. Aaaayy!

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Media exposures have a strong negative and positive influence on children. Media can shape a kid’s attitude in a positive way by emphasizing cooperation, tolerance, respect, and other socially constructive behavior. On the other hand, negative effects include violence, initiation to drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, obesity, and early exposure to sexual behavior.

In order for your kids to be able to adapt the positive values that come with TV watching, make it a family habit. Try looking for shows that are child-friendly and family oriented so the whole family can gather together in the living room. Encourage your kids to pick the shows you can watch together as a family, and then encourage discussion among family members about the show.

You can’t begin to imagine the tons of shows that the whole family can enjoy. Watching comedy shows is really a fun way to bond together. It makes the children more cooperative, and it promotes a better relationship between parents and children.

Perhaps you are not aware of it, but there have been studies made on the effect of watching TV on children’s health, and the result is that children are able to deal with pain much longer. Get your children involved when choosing a particular show to watch so they will have something to look forward to come on family TV day.

It really does not matter what kind of shows your children choose. They can watch movies that even grown ups will enjoy. The important thing is that you can be together and laugh together as a family.

If you want your kids to have a healthy disposition in life, let them watch comedy shows of good quality with you. Because it relieves stress, your kids are able to develop a positive outlook in life.

Comedy shows do bring families together, and you are very much encouraged to watch these shows with your children. These shows will not only get them laughing, but teach valuable lessons. By and large the one lesson that you can get by watching comedy shows on TV is to lighten up and enjoy life.

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The One With The Kips: Chandler and Monica, tired of sneaking around, each make up an excuse to leave town and then go away for a weekend together. They end up fighting the whole time and Chandler’s afraid it may be over. Ross struggles to reveal his agreement with Emily not to see Rachel anymore. Rachel doesn’t take it very well; she doesn’t want to give up Ross, nor get left out of the group like Chandler’s old roommate, Kip. Joey finds some similarities in Chandler’s and Monica’s stories about the weekend, and figures out the truth; Monica and Chandler swear him to secrecy.

The One Where Ross Moves In: Emily’s cousin kicks Ross out of the apartment they were to live in, so he moves in with Chandler and Joey. Ross is more than a little obnoxious, so Chandler and Joey pressure him to move to a new place… even if it’s tiny. Their guilt gets the better of them, however, and they arrange for Ross’ application to be rejected. Phoebe dates a Larry, a health inspector she met at Monica’s restaurant. At first she is turned on by his power to close places down, but soon realizes that they’re running out of good places to eat. Rachel is convinced that Danny likes her and that his apparent apathy toward her is just a ploy to gain the upper hand in their relationship.

The One With Chandler’s Work Laugh: Rachel tries to learn more about Chandler and Monica’s relationship; when Rachel confronts her, Monica makes up some pretty lame lies to cover it up. Ross finds out Emily is engaged to be married again; he goes out on the town and somehow hooks up with Janice. Their relationship starts out great, but soon Janice can’t stand Ross’s constant whining and she breaks it off. Chandler takes Monica to a work party, as well as some outings with Chandler’s boss and his wife; Monica learns that ‘Work Chandler’ is a suck-up with an exaggerated laugh. Phoebe and Joey race birds.

The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey: Ross confronts Chandler about his relationship with Monica; at first Ross is angry, but he quickly sees the good in it. Ross, Joey, Rachel, and Phoebe talk about what it will be like if Chandler and Monica have kids. Chandler gets a bit freaked out about the idea of a lasting commitment and ends up in an argument with Monica. In a misguided effort to apologize, Chandler proposes marriage–an offer which Monica does not accept. Meanwhile, Joey dates Katie, a cute little woman who likes to punch Joey’s arm–a lot. It gets to be too much for Joey, and he decides to break up with her–which he’s very nervous about. Luckily, Katie nearly gets in a fight with Rachel and threatens to walk out on Joey if he doesn’t take her side. He refuses and the relationship ends. Ross moves into his new apartment; the president of the tenant’s committee asks him to contribute 100 dollars toward’s the retiring handyman’s gift. Ross has never even met the man, to he declines. Everyone in the building decides Ross is cheap and not “their kind of people,” so he stubbornly tries to win their friendship. Things just get worse, however, despite (and a little because of) Phoebe’s efforts to help him.

The One Where Rachel Smokes: Ben auditions for a soup commercial and Joey comes along to try for a part as well. Things are going great until Joey gets paired with another child and it gets competitive. Joey has a little trouble with his line, however. Rachel starts her new job at Ralph Lauren; she soon feels left out because all the decisions get made on smoking breaks, and she doesn’t smoke. She tries to solve the problem by taking up the habit; it doesn’t work out too well, so she convinces her co-workers to quit… but that lasts about a day. Phoebe and Monica plan a surprise birthday party for Rachel. Monica, in her usual fashion, takes over completely, leaving Phoebe in charge of only cups and ice. Phoebe decides to make the most of it; she makes everything imaginable out of cups, and serves every kind of ice.

The One With The Ball: Gary decides to ask Phoebe to live with him. She doesn’t think it’s a good idea, which makes him sad, so she ends up agreeing. After some changes of heart (back and forth) they finally move in together… until one morning Gary shoots a bird that’s chirping outside the window. Phoebe breaks up with him. Ross and Joey throw a ball back and forth without dropping it for a couple hours; soon it becomes a contest, joined by Monica and Chandler. Around the tenth hour, they invite Phoebe to join; unfortunately, she doesn’t feel like playing. Rachel spends a thousand dollars on a pure-bred, hairless Sphinx cat, like the one her grandmother had when Rachel was a kid. Unfortunately, this cat is not very nice, and a scratched-up Rachel ends up selling the cat to Gunther.

The One In Vegas, Part 1: Monica runs into Richard but doesn’t want Chandler to know, because it might spoil their anniversary. As an gift for Chandler, she gets them tickets to Las Vegas. Phoebe invites herself, Ross, and Rachel along as well. Phoebe compares everything about the trip to the London trip she missed last year. Ross and Rachel have to work, so they plan to come a day later. On the plane, Phoebe lets slip about Richard; Chandler tells Monica he’s okay with it; later, in Vegas, they end up fighting over it. Meanwhile, Rachel (being alone in her apartment) decides to go around naked. Ross sees her from his apartment and thinks she’s coming on to him. He goes over and makes an embarrassing scene. Rachel teases him about it the next day on their flight, so they both start doing their best to embarrass each other… a contest which is topped off by Ross drawing a mustache on a sleeping Rachel. Joey admits to his friends that his film’s been shut down; he decides to play Black Jack to turn a $100 tip into enough money to finish the movie. He loses, but discovers something much more valuable (to him, at least): His identical hand twin. Monica, on her way to apologize to Chandler, finds a chip on the floor and places a bet at a craps table… and starts a winning streak. Chandler sees her celebrating and hugging the person next to her… and he walks out.

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A small notebook and a pen are very essential to any aspiring stand up comedian. Always bring these with you whenever you go as you can’t tell the time when an idea will cross your mind. In case it does, make sure to jot it down so you won’t easily forget it.

Of course, you can write anything you believe to be funny, but remember to still be yourself when delivering the lines onstage. The lines should come out naturally and shouldn’t appear like you forced them out. It’s important, too, to prepare a script or at least outline the stuff that you want to say; or else, you will look stupid in front of everybody.

It is also quite important that you get to know who you are going to perform for. Different groups or types of people necessitate a different style and you should be able to adjust your lines and your delivery of the lines accordingly. Never take your audience for granted; never give out the impression that you know better because such arrogance can offend your audience, and this can be a reason for them for not liking you at all.

The audience will form an opinion of you even before you deliver your opening sentence, so grab their attention, be confident and show them your funny attitude. People are relaxed and ready for laughs when they sense a comedian is in control.

Many professional comedians have fixed schedules on certain venues. If you have to perform several times a week in one given place, come out with new antics and new sets of jokes every time. You have to consider the possibility that you may be performing before the same group of people and they will certainly not want to hear the same jokes again and again. Explore your creativity and try out different styles.

Always take control of your audience and avoid having it the other way around because you will never get it back and it will be damaging on your part. If something is not working, move on and make adjustments on the spot to fit your audience.

As you can see, to be a stand up comedian is not as easy as you may think. As with everything else, you need to practice and practice and to study hard. Be patient in doing these things and you?ll reap the rewards in due time.

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