TEXT: Teleplay by: Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein Story by: Seth Kurland [Scene: Joey and now Rachel's apartment, Joey has the fridge pulled out away from the wall and is in the process of pulling off the cooling grate behind it.] Joey: Well that thing is clearing in the way! All right. Ah-ha! (He grabs a screwdriver and starts to attack the compressor, only he causes a small short circuit and shocks himself.) Ah-ah!! Damn fridge! (Rachel enters from her new room.) Rachel: Hi Joey, how ya doin'? Joey: Great! Roomie! Rachel: Huh, yeah I guess we are roommates now. Joey: Yeah! Well, now that you brought it up, our fridge is broken. We have to get a new one. Now, I checked around and your half is $400. Thanks a lot. Rachel: I'm not paying for half of that! I'm only staying here until my apartment gets fixed. Joey: Look Rach, my parents bought this fridge just after I was born, okay? Now, I have never had a problem with it. Then you show up and it breaks! What does that tell ya'? Rachel: That refrigerators don't live as long as people. Joey: All right, now you know that the ATM will only lets you take out 300 at a time, I'll take a check for the other hundred. Rachel: You're jokin' right? Joey: Of course I'm jokin'! I don't take checks. Rachel: Thank God you're pretty. (Exits.) Opening Credits [Scene: Central Perk, Joey, Chandler, Monica, and Phoebe are there as Rachel enters.] Rachel: Hey! All: Hi! Hey! Rachel: Do you guys know any cute guys? Chandler: Well, of course I do! My good friend Joey over here. (Pats Joey's arm, Joey pats Chandler's shoulder, and Chandler motions for Joey to say the same about him.) Joey: Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you
SUMMARY:
Joey's refrigerator breaks, but unable to afford a new one, he tries to con the friends into paying for it. Ross' student girlfriend, Elizabeth, is heading to Miami for spring break, unleashing Ross' paranoia over what she might do there. Meanwhile, Rachel asks Phoebe, Chandler, and Monica to find her a date for the Ralph Lauren Ball, sparking a competition so fierce that when Rachel finds her own date, the three scare him off.