Because if I go it means I have to break up with you, and I can't break up with you. Bobby is talking about his grandfather. Chandler: Okay, but if he asks, I'm not going to lie. Chandler: [Quietly, to the others] That guy's going home with a note! Chandler: [To a woman who he has clearly just met] And then the peacock bit me. David: Stay. I say this year, no dates, we make a pact. I was at the airport, getting into a cab, when this woman- this blonde planet with a pocketbook- starts yelling at me. Jerk missed his flight. Joey: Sandy! Joey: You know more than one Fun Bobby? Midnight comes and everyone at the party except for the gang cheers and kisses]
Chandler: Y'know, I uh.. just thought I'd throw this out here. Monica: Yeah, but Janice? Phoebe: [Sung] ...My mother's ashes Even her eyelashes Are resting in a little yellow jar, And sometimes when it's breezy...
[Over the sound of Phoebe singing we hear two scientists, Max and David, having a noisy discussion]
Phoebe: [Sung] ...I feel a little sneezy And now I- [abruptly stops] Excuse me, excuse me! Ross enters with Marcel on his shoulder]
Ross: Par-tay! Ross: My friend Bethel rescued him from some lab. What does the phrase 'no date pact' mean to you? What is wrong with New Year's? Who died? You belong in Minsk. [A monkey (guess who?) [Buries his head in his hands]
Rachel: Sorry. [Credits]
[Credits scene: Still the party. [Everyone cheers. [Hands him a camera and he starts snapping] Smile! [Intro]
[Scene 1: Central Perk. [To David] I've decided to go to Minsk without you.
Plan: A: The gang; Q: Who makes a pact not to bring dates to their New Year's Eve party? A: Phoebe; Q: Who confronts the scientist guys at Central Perk? A: David; Q: Who does Phoebe date? A: ( Hank Azaria; Q: Who is David? A: Their relationship; Q: What does Phoebe and David have a good time with until they are offered a grant in Minsk? A: career-making research; Q: What does David decide to do instead of staying with Phoebe? A: Monica; Q: Who invites 'Fun' Bobby to the party? A: Sandy's children; Q: Who does Joey feel uncomfortable around? A: David's friend; Q: Who does Joey end up in the bedroom with? A: Rachel; Q: Who's plan to bring Paolo to the party is derailed when he misses his flight? A: Italy; Q: Where did Paolo miss his flight from? A: the airport; Q: Where did Rachel arrive from after a fight with a woman? A: a swollen lip; Q: What does Rachel have after a fight with a woman? A: a fight; Q: What did Rachel get into with a woman over a cab? A: Chandler; Q: Who breaks up with Janice? A: Marcel; Q: What is the name of Ross's new pet monkey? A: the pact; Q: What does everyone end up fulfilling? A: midnight; Q: When does Chandler whine he has no-one to kiss? Summary: The gang makes a pact not to bring dates to their New Year's Eve party, but everyone soon breaks it except Ross. While performing at Central Perk, Phoebe confronts some noisy scientist guys then dates one, David ( Hank Azaria ), whom she brings to the party. Their relationship goes well until David and his research partner are offered a grant in Minsk, and he must choose to stay with Phoebe or go for career-making research. Monica invites 'Fun' Bobby, who arrives unhappy because his grandfather just died. Joey is uncomfortable around his date Sandy's children, who she brought to the party, though she ends up in the bedroom with David's friend. Rachel's plan to bring Paolo is derailed after he misses his flight from Italy. She arrives home from the airport disheveled and sporting a swollen lip after a fight with a woman over a cab. Chandler snaps, and invites Janice, but breaks up with her again after she mistakenly thinks he wants to get back together. Ross arrives with his new pet, a monkey named Marcel, who ignores Ross. In the end, everyone ends up without a date and fulfilling the pact. When Chandler whines he has no-one to kiss at midnight; Joey does the honors.