<Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> Phoebe's wedding to Mike is nearly upon the gang, and wedding planner Monica is going overboard much to everyone's irritation . Eventually it gets too much for Phoebe who fires her intending to do the job herself . Meanwhile Phoebe has also asked Joey to give her away, causing him to give Mike more than a few warnings about Phoebe's welfare . Ross and Chandler also find they're not part of the wedding party but compete when one of Mike's groomsmen drops out and he offers to let one of them fill the position . A freak blizzard hits New York and it becomes obvious the wedding will have to be postponed, but Phoebe and Mike decide to get married outside with a still - ordained Joey acting as minister and Phoebe rehires Monica knowing she can pull it all off in time . Mike tells Ross and Chandler that he's decided to allow his family dog to fill in the vacant groomsman position but still needs one of them to walk the dog down the aisle and Chandler's fear of dogs allows Ross to fill the role only while Chandler fills in for Joey giving Phoebe away . In the end, everything works out and Phoebe has the wedding of her dreams in the snow - filled street outside Central Perk . </P> Note: Originally aired as a 42 - minute episode . </Td> </Tr> <P> Phoebe's wedding to Mike is nearly upon the gang, and wedding planner Monica is going overboard much to everyone's irritation . Eventually it gets too much for Phoebe who fires her intending to do the job herself . Meanwhile Phoebe has also asked Joey to give her away, causing him to give Mike more than a few warnings about Phoebe's welfare . Ross and Chandler also find they're not part of the wedding party but compete when one of Mike's groomsmen drops out and he offers to let one of them fill the position . A freak blizzard hits New York and it becomes obvious the wedding will have to be postponed, but Phoebe and Mike decide to get married outside with a still - ordained Joey acting as minister and Phoebe rehires Monica knowing she can pull it all off in time . Mike tells Ross and Chandler that he's decided to allow his family dog to fill in the vacant groomsman position but still needs one of them to walk the dog down the aisle and Chandler's fear of dogs allows Ross to fill the role only while Chandler fills in for Joey giving Phoebe away . In the end, everything works out and Phoebe has the wedding of her dreams in the snow - filled street outside Central Perk . </P> <Tr> <Th> 231 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "The One Where Joey Speaks French" </Td> <Td> Gary Halvorson </Td> <Td> Sherry Bilsing - Graham & Ellen Plummer </Td> <Td> February 19, 2004 (2004 - 02 - 19) </Td> <Td> 176261 </Td> <Td> 24.27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Phoebe tries to teach Joey how to speak French for a play . Rachel's dad has a heart attack, so she goes to Long Island, accompanied by Ross, to visit him, which leads Rachel to want sympathy sex with Ross, but he turns her down since he thinks it's not a good idea . Rachel, the next morning, becomes mad at Ross because of this and he says they should never have sex again, saying it's "off the table". Back in the city, Rachel again thanks Ross for coming with her and the two comment about their history of sleeping together . Rachel says for her and Ross, it's "never off the table", confusing him and he leaves . Meanwhile, Erica, the birth mother, comes for a visit and reveals that the father of her baby may be a shovel killer, which is not the case as the father is another guy she slept with . </Td> </Tr>

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