Season 3
This season took on a significantly greater serialized format. Rachel begins working at Bloomingdale’s and Ross becomes jealous of her co-worker, Mark Robinson. Ross and Rachel break up after Ross sleeps with the hot girl from the copy shop, Chloe. His insistence that he and Rachel were “on a break” becomes a running gag through the remaining seasons. The two show significant animosity towards each other through the second half of the season, though the cliffhanger ending suggests the two reconcile. Interestingly, the first episode after they break up does not focus on the two of them, but on Chandler, who’s having a very hard time dealing with the situation, as it reminds him of his parents’ divorce. Phoebe Buffay, established as having no family except for an identical twin sister, becomes acquainted with her half-brother, Frank Jr. and in the finale discovers her birth mother she never knew she had. Joey develops a crush on Kate, his acting partner in a new play. At first, she doesn’t harbor feelings for him, even after sleeping together. However, after her boyfriend/director dumps her following a scathing review of the play, she turns to Joey for support. The relationship doesn’t last long, as she is given an opportunity on a soap opera in Los Angeles. Monica begins a relationship with Pete Becker, a millionaire who has a crush on her. At first, she only sees him as a friend, but eventually, the two begin to date. Preparing for what she thinks is a marriage proposal, Pete confides in her that he wants to become the Ultimate Fighting Champion. After seeing him get beat up badly in two matches, she tells him he has to give it up. Since he won’t, she breaks up with him.
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No. |
Episode |
Air date |
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49 |
The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy |
9/16/1996 |
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50 |
The One Where No One’s Ready |
9/26/1996 |
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51 |
The One with the Jam |
10/3/1996 |
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52 |
The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel |
10/10/1996 |
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53 |
The One with Frank Jr. |
10/17/1996 |
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54 |
The One with the Flashback |
10/31/1996 |
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55 |
The One with the Race Car Bed |
11/7/1996 |
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56 |
The One with the Giant Poking Device |
11/14/1996 |
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57 |
The One with the Football |
11/21/1996 |
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58 |
The One Where Rachel Quits |
12/12/1996 |
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59 |
The One Where Chandler Can’t .. |
1/9/1997 |
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60 |
The One with All the Jealousy |
1/16/1997 |
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61 |
The One Where Monica and Richard .. |
1/30/1997 |
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62 |
The One with Phoebe’s Ex-Partner |
2/6/1997 |
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63 |
The One Where Ross and Rachel Take. |
2/13/1997 |
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64 |
The One with the Morning After (2) |
2/20/1997 |
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65 |
The One Without the Ski Trip |
3/6/1997 |
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66 |
The One with the Hypnosis Tape |
3/13/1997 |
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67 |
The One with the Tiny T-Shirt |
3/27/1997 |
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68 |
The One with the Dollhouse |
4/10/1997 |
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69 |
The One with a Chick and a Duck |
4/17/1997 |
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70 |
The One with the Screamer |
4/24/1997 |
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71 |
The One with Ross’s Thing |
5/1/1997 |
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72 |
The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion |
5/8/1997 |
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73 |
The One at the Beach |
5/15/1997 |


