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1. Oh dear! Achilles has run off towards Central Perk, and is now somewhere in the building. The lights are off, but I can see that Rachel is still inside. She is holding her head in her hands, and looks quite upset, so maybe she won't notice if I quickly nip in the back way and take a look around. Tiptoeing about, I spy Achilles sitting by the counter, looking as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. Pleased to see me, he lets out a little yip, which thankfully, Rachel doesn't seem to hear, as she's distracted by something outside. As I crouch down to pet Achilles, the two of us watch, as the scene unfolds before us. For when Rachel finally manages to unlock the front doors, she falls into the arms of a dark haired man, and they share a passionate kiss. Relieved to have found Achilles before he interrupted this significant moment, I'm left asking, who is this man?

Answer: Ross

After keeping fans hanging with their 'will they or won't they' storyline, Ross and Rachel finally kiss in the seventh episode of the second season, entitled "The One Where Ross Finds Out". Earlier on in this same episode, Rachel goes on a date with a friend of Monica's, gets roaring drunk and then engages in a little drunk dialling. She then leaves Ross a rambling message, telling him that she is over him (which is totally untrue), before hanging up. The next morning a hung-over Rachel lets Ross use her and Monica's phone to check his messages. As the audience waits with baited breath, Ross yells, "Rach, I've got a message from you. Who's Michael?" Suddenly the penny drops and Rachel clambers over Ross in an attempt to wrestle the phone from him, all the while yelling "Ross, Gimme the phone! Gimme the phone!" Unfortunately for Rachel, Ross hears every word of the message, and, unable to deal with its implication, leaves the apartment.

At the end of the episode, as a solitary Rachel finishes up in Central Perk, Ross arrives and they quarrel, both clearly struggling to suppress their feelings for one and other. Ross then leaves, but as a distraught Rachel sits with her head in her hands, Ross reappears. They stare at each other through the glass, and once Rachel finally manages to open the door, they kiss passionately.

2. Achilles is certainly keeping me fit with all this running around, but this next stunt of his is really a step too far. He's only gone and squeezed his way into Monica and Rachel's apartment, and now I'm stuck outside on the fire escape, desperately hoping that he'll stay put. The good news is that all the attention seems to be on Monica, who is wearing an eye patch, much like a pirate. The table has been laid for Thanksgiving dinner, but bizarrely, there is a long packing crate lying on the floor of the lounge. Just as I notice this, Achilles decides to investigate, and makes his way over to where it lies. With my heart in my mouth, I can do nothing except cross my fingers and hope that the conversation in the kitchen continues. Just as Achilles disappears from view, around the back of the box, Monica angrily declares (before then storming off), "Fine! Judge all you want to. But married a lesbian, left a man at the altar, fell in love with a gay ice dancer, threw a girl's wooden leg in the fire and living in a box!" To which of her friends is the last comment directed?

Answer: Chandler

The hilarious episode which includes this memorable line of Monica's is the eighth episode of season four, entitled "The One with Chandler in a Box". Two subplots cross paths in the 'moment' described above: that of Chandler betraying Joey, by kissing his girlfriend, Kathy, and Monica's decision to invite her ex, Richard's, son to Thanksgiving dinner.

As punishment for his crime, Chandler lies in a packing box in the lounge, in order to prove to Joey that he is indeed sorry. Eventually however, when Kathy says goodbye to him while he is still in the box, Joey, by now convinced that Chandler has paid his dues, pulls him out of the box and urges him to go after Kathy while he still can. Meanwhile Monica ignores the comments of her friends regarding her guest for Thanksgiving dinner, and after putting them in their places, even kisses him.

This however turns out to be the wrong move, as Monica cannot deny the similarities between her ex and his son, which completely freak her, and then him, out.

3. Achilles is really testing my patience, and this time I'm forced to run after him in broad daylight. Oh well, hopefully we'll pass for extras, as long as Achilles doesn't actually catch up with Joey and Chandler, who are running full pelt up ahead. Just as they stop running, I manage to bend down and scoop Achilles up in my arms, narrowly avoiding colliding with Chandler in the process. Sidestepping to the right, I realise, much to my amusement that both men are weighed down with bags and various baby accessories. Absentmindedly, I pat Achilles on the head, before realising that the men have no baby with them. Where on earth is it at this point?

Answer: On a city bus

Joey and Chandler leave Ben, Ross' son, on a city bus during the sixth episode of season two, entitled "The One with the Baby on the Bus". The two men are left in charge of the infant after Ross suffers anaphylactic shock after eating kiwi, which is in a pie that Monica baked. Monica immediately rushes her brother to the hospital, which leaves Joey and Chandler in charge of Ben.

After being mesmerised by two women, who are sitting near them on the bus, Joey and Chandler get off at the same stop as them, but completely forget about Ben, who is still on the bus.

After their attempts to chase down the bus are unsuccessful, the pair eventually track Ben down at the city's lost and found office. However there are two babies for them to choose from, and after much discussion the men choose one of the babies and hope for the best.

They do in fact choose correctly, but Ross is not happy, when, while changing Ben's nappy later on, discovers that Ben has "Property of Human Services" on his backside.

4. Achilles has got us both in pretty big trouble now, as he is lying down under the very same table that is currently being used by Ross and his boss. The silver lining is that both men are pretty focused on their conversation, so I decide to take a risk and, with my entire body pressed against the floor, I very slowly slide under the table. Grabbing Achilles, who is now merrily batting a table leg with his paw, I draw my body in, trying to make myself as small as possible. Just as I am about to breathe a sigh of relief, my ears tune in to the men's conversation, which is becoming less amicable by the second. Sensing the change, Achilles cuddles closer to me, just as Ross jumps to his feet and shrieks, "You...you...you threw my ___ away! My ___? My ___?" What item belonging to Ross has his boss thrown away?

Answer: His sandwich

Ross shrieks at his boss in the ninth episode of season five, entitled "The One with Ross's Sandwich". After revealing to the gang at the beginning of the episode that someone at work has stolen his sandwich, Phoebe gives him a note to leave on top of his food.

Although the content of the note is never revealed, the gang's reaction to it, as well as the later revelation that Ross' co-workers have taken to calling him Mental, suggest that whatever is written on it is pretty scary. When Ross' boss then calls him in for a meeting to discuss his behaviour, a calm Ross tries to explain that the problem is all a misunderstanding over a sandwich.

However when Ross' boss admits he is the one who actually partly ate and threw away the marvellous turkey sandwich Monica had made for her brother, Ross completely loses his cool, and resorts to yelling at his boss.

As a direct result of this, poor old Ross is forced to take a sabbatical from work and narrowly avoids losing his job.

5. Well, I'm outside in the street again, but this time I cannot spot Achilles anywhere. As I search around, looking in dustbins and down alleys, I spot Phoebe and Rachel staring at a shop window. My heart drops and I rush over, trying to act nonchalant in the background, all the while searching for Achilles. Sure enough, there he is inside, sniffing around the back of the window display, but, miraculously, the two ladies don't seem to have noticed him. It soon becomes apparent that their attention has been drawn by the furniture, as Phoebe says to Rachel "That fan kinda looks like ours. And the birdcage and the...wait a sec! This is our exact living room!" As Rachel protests, Achilles slips out of the door and runs over to me, wagging his tail happily. Relieved that we have escaped unscathed, I carry him away, just as an irate Phoebe yells, "Oh my God. This is where you got all our stuff: ___!" What shop, which Phoebe and Rachel are standing directly outside of, had the latter bought their furniture from?

Answer: Pottery Barn

The Pottery Barn fiasco occurs in in the eleventh episode of season six, which is entitled "The One with the Apothecary Table". After Rachel buys an apothecary table from Pottery Barn, she then proceeds to convince Phoebe that it is not a cheap, mass produced "knock-off", but a one of a kind piece that she has found at a flea market.

This charade continues, until their apartment is filled with Pottery Barn furniture, which Phoebe believes are actual antiques. However the truth eventually comes out, after the pair pass Pottery Barn's window, on their way back from a flea market.

Initially angry at Rachel for her deception, Phoebe rages against Pottery Barn, claiming that their products are "everything that is wrong with the world". However she then does a hilarious U-turn, coming out with the memorable line, "All I can think about is how I don't have that lamp!", before marching inside the store to buy it.

6. This is a disaster! Achilles has wiggled out of his harness and has bolted past Ross and a very pretty woman, just as they open an apartment door. On my hands and knees, I scoot after him, diving behind one the sofas as the couple enter the apartment. An odd smell lingers, and now that I have Achilles firmly in my grasp, I survey the room, which resembles a bombsite. With utter horror, (a sentiment shared by Ross too, if the look he has on his face is anything to go by), I do my best not to touch anything, which is practically impossible as every available surface is covered with rubbish and dirty clothing. Much to my amusement, while getting up close and personal with his pretty companion, Ross cannot ignore the mess around him. Suddenly, he starts yelping, before standing up and attacking the coffee table with a toilet brush and a tennis racket. His companion tries to stop him, yelling that it is only her hamster, Mitzi. Mortified, Ross looks on, only to hear his companion reveal that is not in fact her hamster Mitzi that has been killed. What has Ross killed instead?

Answer: A rat

Ross starts dating a stunning colleague of his, who, unfortunately, has an extremely unsanitary apartment, in the sixth episode of season four, entitled "The One with the Dirty Girl". At the beginning of the episode, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler and Joey are all seen spying on Ross and his date, Cheryl, through the windows of Central Perk, while a jealous Rachel turns her back on them.

However when Ross visits Cheryl's apartment, it becomes clear that she has extremely dirty habits, as there is food and rubbish strewn across the entire apartment.

Moreover she also reveals that her pet hamster, Mitzi, is somewhere in the mess, though she hasn't "seen her for a while". She also manages to insult Ross, by telling him that his apartment smells. Later on in the episode, following the advice of Joey, Ross bites the bullet and allows Cheryl to take him back to her apartment, which is when the scene described in the question takes place.

7. Oh no! Achilles is hell bent on exploring the set, and just as I manage to stop him from entering Monica and Rachel's apartment, Ross and Rachel storm into it. I immediately hot foot it out to the balcony, dragging Achilles with me, and as we duck down to the ground and cautiously peep through the glass, it becomes clear that something major has happened. For seemingly out of nowhere, Rachel picks up a newspaper and starts hitting Ross with it, leaving Achilles and I dumbfounded. What on earth has Ross done to deserve this?

Answer: Slept with another woman

This heart-breaking moment between Ross and Rachel takes place in the fifteenth episode of season three, entitled "The One with the Morning After". In the previous episode, Ross' jealousy regarding Rachel's colleague Mark came to a head, leading her to suggest that they take a break from each other. Ross then stormed out into the arms of Chloe, the "hot girl from the copy shop". What follows is, ultimately, the 'official' demise of Ross and Rachel's relationship, and it is in "The One with the Morning After" that the memorable phrase "We were on a break!" is first heard.

However as Ross and Rachel rehash the events of the night before, the rest of the gang are trapped in Monica's bedroom, and are thus forced to listen to every word. As a desperately sorry Ross and a heart-broken and betrayed Rachel try to make sense of things, Ross makes the monumental mistake of replying to Rachel's question, "Come on Ross, you said you wanted to talk about it. Let's talk about it! How was she?" When Ross replies with, "She was different", Rachel grabs a newspaper and begins to continually whack Ross with it. Needless to say, by the end of the episode, their romantic relationship is well and truly over, and their friendship looks to be too.

8. I'm really getting fed up with having to worry about finding Achilles, and then looking for a hiding place so that we don't spoil the show. Now we're both squeezed under a bed, because Achilles couldn't be persuaded to move before Phoebe and Monica walked in. Mind you, things look pretty funny from down here, and I don't know what Phoebe's thinking giving Monica a haircut as awful as the one she's getting now. I stifle a giggle, and Achilles looks at me with disapproval, before Phoebe completely loses her rag with her friend. However I certainly don't blame Monica, for who wouldn't flinch when confronted with this hairdressing crime? It looks nothing like Ms Demi Moore's. On the contrary, whose haircut has Monica ended up with?

Answer: Dudley Moore's

Poor old Monica receives her horrendous haircut in the very first episode of the second season, in the episode entitled "The One with Ross's New Girlfriend". After Phoebe gives Chandler and Joey new haircuts, Monica begs her to do the same for her. Initially reluctant, due to Monica's controlling nature, Phoebe is eventually persuaded to give her a haircut similar to that of Hollywood actress Demi Moore. Unfortunately for Monica, Phoebe mixes up Demi Moore with male actor Dudley Moore, leaving her friend with a very distinctive and unflattering hairstyle.

9. Holy macaroni, I think we've stumbled into an alternate dimension, because Monica has really piled on the pounds. I'm gobsmacked by the scene in front of me, which is relatively innocuous, and involves Rachel and a rotund Monica lounging on a sofa at Central Perk, Still things seem very different, and just as I'm distracted, Achilles takes the opportunity to slip away. Luckily, the coffee shop is packed to the rafters, and I don't stand out, but I still try to remove myself from the scene. Eyes peeled for Achilles, I continue to catch snippets of the women's conversation, which is why my eyebrows shoot skyward when I hear that Rachel is married. Stunned by the way things are playing out, I make my way towards the door, and am left asking myself, is this really an episode of "Friends"?

Answer: Yes

Although there are several episodes which show Monica when she was overweight, it is the fifteenth and sixteenth episodes of season six, entitled "The One That Could Have Been: Part One" and "The One That Could Have Been: Part Two", which explores what could have been, had each friend chosen a different path. During the opening of part one, Monica says that Chandler would certainly not be dating her if she was still fat, prompting the latter to ask if they all think he is that shallow. Ross then, hilariously, retorts with, "No, I just think Monica was that fat!" The scene described in the question comes from "The One That Could Have Been: Part One", when it is revealed that Rachel is married to Barry, but is considering sleeping with Joey, who, having never lost his job on "Days of Our Lives", has gone on to become a well-known celebrity hunk.

10. Ah ha! I've finally outsmarted Achilles, and now he has nowhere left to run. We are in Ross' apartment, and just when I really believe I've cornered Achilles in time, I hear someone approach, and then the sound of a key in the lock. Diving into one of the bedrooms, I clutch Achilles, who is growling softly. Surprised by his behaviour, I peer through the keyhole, and immediately spot that which has drawn his attention. For a moment, fear takes my breath away, as there behind the curtains, two pairs of shoes stick out. I nearly cry out, but then it all comes back to me, and I remind myself that this is just a TV show after all. Sure enough, when Ross finishes speaking to Chandler, (who spends a moment or two seeking his advice), the two figures leap out, forcing a high pitched scream from Ross. One of the figures then puts two fingers to their temple, before declaring, "Ah! Salmon skin roll". Who are these two jokers?

Answer: Rachel and Phoebe

Phoebe and Rachel jump out at Ross in the seventeenth episode of season six, entitled "The One with Unagi". At the start of this episode, Phoebe and Rachel attend a self-defence class, only to later be mocked by Ross, who insists that being able to defend oneself from an unexpected attack requires the development of something called Unagi, which takes years to master.

After creeping up and frightening the girls, in an attempt to prove his point, Phoebe and Rachel turn the tables on Ross, which results in the moment described in the question. Rachel's "Ah! Salmon skin roll" comment further mocks the concept of Unagi, which is also a freshwater eel.

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Heel, Achilles. Trivia Quiz

Achilles is the most difficult dog I've ever had to train. Now he's managed to get inside the world of "Friends", so I must track him down before he alters the series forever. So drop what you're doing and help me, because I must get Achilles to heel!

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