- Joey and Chandler are left to babysit Ben when Monica takes Ross to the hospital. Meanwhile, Phoebe loses her singing gig at Central Perk to a professional singer.
- Ross eats Monica's kiwi pie, and has an allergic reaction to it. Even though he hates injections, Monica takes him to the hospital, meaning Chandler and Joey have to take care of baby Ben. They use him to seduce women, but forget the baby on the bus, and go through the hassle of finding him again. In the meantime, a professional guitarist plays in Phoebe's spot in Central Perk, leading to her being jealous and to Rachel feeling bad about it.—Pruneau
- Monica gave Ross a kiwi pie and Ross is allergic to kiwis. Monica takes him to the hospital while Joey and Chandler look after Ben. Rachel's boss hires a professional musician to play at Central Perk to replace Phoebe. Rachel can talk him into letting Phoebe play as well as the professional. Chandler and Joey take Ben for a walk to pick up girls. They are mistaken for a gay couple with an adopted baby. Ross gets a shot for his allergic reaction. Chandler and Joey are actually able to attract two girls on the bus but they forget Ben when they get off at the girls' stop. Chandler and Joey get Ben at the lost and found. Phoebe plays for money on the street.—Anonymous
- Ben cries every time he gets close to Monica, but is absolutely fine when he is with any of the other 5 friends in the gang. Monica thinks her own baby might hate her. Chandler reminds her that it will be very long before Monica has to deal with this problem. Monica is offended and forces Chandler to back off. When Monica rushes Ross to the emergency room after he suffers an allergic reaction (Monica served him Kiwi pie), Chandler and Joey babysit Ross' baby son, Ben. Ross is afraid of getting an injection, but doctor says there is no other way. Ross ends up crushing Monica's hand, when he ends up squeezing it too tight.
They use him as bait to attract girls, but women think they are a gay couple (and ask for tips about which adoption agency they went through). After accidentally leaving Ben on a bus (the guys were chasing 2 hot chicks and got into the bus). They chase after the bus, but soon lose it as there are many similar looking buses in the city fleet. They are unable to identify which of two babies is Ben at the city's lost & found (there are 2 babies, looking very similar, with similar clothes). Chandler decides to flip for it. They bring the baby back and the baby is not crying when Monica pick it up. The guys panic, but that's when the baby starts to cry and the guys know that they got the right kid. Ben is wearing a diaper that says "Property of HUman services".. and Ross knows that the guys lost Ben on a bus.. The guys run for their lives while Chandler hold him back with a kiwi pie .
Phoebe loses her Central Perk gig to a professional performer Stephanie Schiffer (Chrissie Hynde), so she defiantly sings outside the cafe. Terry (Max Wright) (the owner of central perk) says Phoebe is so bad that she makes him want to put his fingers through his eye into his brain and swirl it around. Rachel convinces Terry to let Phoebe play after Stephanie, but now Phoebe wants to be paid just like the professional and Terry throws her out. Stephanie is a good singer and soon has the crowd captivated. Meanwhile Phoebe earns $6.27 from playing at the sidewalk. She got $1.25 when she played Su-Su-suicide and only $.50 for Smelly Cat and now feels bad for smelly cat. Phoebe spends time with Stephanie and tries to teach her smelly cat, but Stephanie doesn't get the song. Phoebe wants Stephanie to understand how smelly this cat really is. Stephanie takes too many creative liberties with the song and Phoebe stops her. Also, a stranger (Giovanni Ribisi), who accidentally dropped a condom in Phoebe's guitar case, rushes back to reclaim it for an "emergency."
Catherine Bell appears as Robin, one of the girls in the bus. Giovanni Ribisi ends up playing Phoebe's half-brother Frank Buffay Jr. later in the season. Chrissie Hynde co-wrote the song "Smelly Cat".
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