- Phoebe becomes convinced that the spirit of her dead mother is inside a cat. Chandler and Joey are robbed. Monica goes on a date with a guy from her high school.
- A cat walks into Central Perk and Phoebe is convinced that it is her mother's reincarnation. Joey and Chandler agree to sell the entertainment center. People come to look at it and Joey gets locked into it by a guy who then steals all their other furniture. Monica goes on a date with Rachel's ex from high school Chip. He is still very cute but he still lives with his parents and still works at the movie theater as he did in high school. The friends find an ad from a little girl who lost the cat. Ross and Phoebe fight about the cat but Phoebe agrees to take her "mum" back to the girl in the end. Joey and Chandler trade the entertainment center for a canoe.—Anonymous
- Tired of having to turn sideways every time he enters or leaves his bedroom or risk getting his clothes ripped, Chandler suggests he and Joey sell the entertainment center. Joey objects at first, because he built it himself - and the chick and duck are living in it. He eventually relents and they place an ad for the entertainment center in the newspaper for $50. Two guys come to look at the entertainment center - but unable to pay the $50, they want to trade it for a handmade canoe (The roommate of the guy had built it by hand and the other guy wanted to trade it), which Joey and Chandler reject. While showing the entertainment center off to another buyer, Joey offers the fact that a grown man can fit inside as a selling point. The buyer does not believe him, so Joey crawls inside. The buyer then locks Joey in the unit and steals the rest of their furniture, including their beloved Foosball table and recliners. Chandler is upset with Joey upon finding out what happened, so he calls the guys with the canoe back and they finally make their trade.
Monica runs into someone from high school at the bank - Rachel's senior prom date, Chip Matthews. They get to talking, and Chip fulfills an old high school fantasy of Monica's, simply by asking her out. Rachel is still mad at Ross for falling asleep while reading her letter. Rachel finds Chip's number on the table and thinks that Chip called to ask her out for a date. So Rachel gives CHip a call, and embarrasses herself in front of Ross, when she finds that he had called for Monica.
Rachel is upset that Monica would consider dating Chip, because at their prom Chip disappeared for two hours to have sex with another girl. Monica points out that she was not as popular as Rachel in high school, and the "fat girl" inside of her would love to have a chance to date a popular guy, even if it is ten years late. Rachel relents, and agrees to let her go. Monica finally goes on her big date with Chip and is disappointed to learn he has not changed at all since high school. He still hangs out with all his old buddies, works at the same movie theater, and lives with his parents. Monica then dumps Chip, much to Rachel's delight.
Meanwhile, a cat crawls into Phoebe's guitar case. She tries to shoo it away... until she looks at the cat and becomes convinced that the spirit of her adoptive mother Lily resides in the cat, much to Ross's protests. Rachel later finds a flier for a missing cat named Julio - who looks exactly like the cat Phoebe thinks is her reincarnated mother. Ross makes the rest of the gang promise to tell Phoebe. But the gang finds she is so happy with her cat, so none of them can bring themselves to do it until an annoyed Ross finally tells her. Phoebe is upset that Ross will not at least respect her belief that Julio is her mother and support her as a friend, and Rachel suggests that to fix their friendship he apologize to Mrs. Buffay's spirit, which he does. Phoebe agrees to return the cat.
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