(He fails.) (Joey tries to take the guitar.) (She leaves.) (To Chandler and Joey.) A week. Chandler: No. I just can't keep this one in, so I pick up the phone... (Joey in a childish attempt to not hear what Rachel is about to say, puts his fingers in his ears and starts to scream loudly. Joey: All right, my New Year's resolution is to learn how to play the guitar. Mine is to pilot a commercial jet. Phoebe: Do you want me to teach you? Ross wants to kiss you at midnight! Ross: I had a problem. Ross: Oh, be-because of the leather pants. [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Phoebe is drilling Joey on the chords as Monica looks on.]
Plan: A: New Year resolutions; Q: What do the gang make for the new year? A: Rachel; Q: Who promises to stop gossiping? A: Monica; Q: Who tries to be less fastidious? A: a commercial aircraft; Q: What does Phoebe want to pilot? A: Joey; Q: Who wants to learn the guitar? A: jokes; Q: What does Chandler want to stop making? A: Phoebe's attempt; Q: What attempt to teach Joey the guitar ends badly? A: a problems; Q: What does Ross encounter when he wears a new pair of leather pants on a first date? A: a shock; Q: What does Rachel receive when she overhears a conversation between Monica and Chandler? A: the phone; Q: What does Rachel pick up and overhear Monica and Chandler talking on? Summary: The gang make New Year resolutions: Rachel promises to stop gossiping; Monica tries to be less fastidious (which ultimately fails); Phoebe wants to pilot a commercial aircraft; Joey wants to learn the guitar; Chandler must stop making jokes; and Ross wants to try something new each day. Phoebe's attempt to teach Joey the guitar ends badly. Ross encounters a problems when he wears a new pair of leather pants on a first date. Rachel receives a shock when she picks up the phone and overhears a conversation between Monica and Chandler.