The One With the Breast Milk

Thursday, 28 September 1995

Monica secretly befriends Ross's girlfriend Julie and wounds Rachel until the two make peace, while Joey battles a rival cologne salesman for his department store floor and Ross refuses to taste Ben's breast milk.

What happens

• Carol feeds Ben at the table, Chandler and Joey retreat to the kitchen, and Ross tells them to get used to it and ask Carol anything they want.
• Julie offers the group a friend's staff discount at Bloomingdale's, Monica accepts, and the others warn her that Rachel will take the trip as a betrayal.
• Joey tells a new salesman that everything up to the escalator is his section, and the man immediately wins a customer in front of him.
• Phoebe and Joey both taste the breast milk Phoebe has warmed for Ben, and Ross refuses to try it and asks them to stop.
• Rachel finds a lunch receipt in the jacket she lent Monica, Monica admits she spent the day with Julie, and Rachel walks out on her.
• Joey is reassigned to the rival's cologne and talks about leaving the job, but Chandler convinces him to hold his ground instead.
• Rachel breaks down and tells Monica that losing her to Julie is the worst part, the two reconcile, and Rachel agrees to give Julie a chance.
• The new salesman sprays a customer in the eyes and is finished at the store, so Joey reclaims his section and asks Annabelle to coffee, and she accepts.
• Rachel sits down with Julie, hears that Julie is intimidated by her, admits she resented her, and accepts an invitation to a movie before insulting her once Julie has gone.
• Ross gives in, drinks from Ben's bottle, and admits the taste is not bad.