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Trade Show Exhibit Design Recommendation

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Tastes and traits permeate each facet of our lives and trade present sales space design is no exception. What is assumed to look great last yr, is as sq. as a corduroy pants at a wedding reception the following year.

Trade exhibits are ever altering in style, methods and the insatiable demand to draw and deliver actual data and worth to attendees. The necessity to stand out from the crowded trade present enviornment is a powerful driver in trade present design, and especially in sales space and display design.

Moving away from the normal method pays dividends and lots of firms have developed glorious booth displays and strategies for getting themselves closer to attendees and customers. Level of Buy Exhibit shows are a superb instance in how design has combined with behavorial understanding to optimize attendee interaction. The success of Point of Purchase Displays is due in large part to the event of supplies which lend themselves to straightforward customization and are light-weight and highly portable.

The Attract Banner vary is an excellent instance of how light-weight aluminum framing has been adapted to ensure one particular person can set-up a mini-booth in a few minutes and simply disassemble at the finish of the day without any particular instruments or training. In addition, the flexibility to fit the PPE into virtually any setting offers the person nice flexibility with regards to utilizing conference floor space as they fit pretty much anywhere.

Entasi displays present off-the-shelf customization with the power to make use of pictures or graphical imagery because the centrepiece of your display. The Entasi show takes 10 x10 rigidity fabric and mounts it (along with your photograph) on a hi-tech wanting chrome show (made from lightweight aluminum). The show is instantly modified or added to utilizing matching equipment together with podiums and off-show kiosks, whereas the chrome look is accentuated with halogen lighting systems. Again, this display is assembled in minutes and requires no special instruments or training and a neat level is that the backdrop show panel is mechanically cleanable!

Off-show kiosks are more and more finding themselves in use by exhibitors as they search to broaden their reach on the arena flooring and on the choke points for attendee traffic. For example, kiosks are perfect for use at major junctions throughout the area, near to refreshment and restroom facilities or at the entrances to the arena. While these have been around for a while, one growth of word is the A/V kiosk which does away with the necessity for staff to man it – as a substitute, an A/V kiosk can have a TV show system to broadcast your message. By utilizing a big display screen, LCD monitor you’ll appeal to consideration to your presence and essential show providing with out the need for expensive staffing and so they look extremely modern too.

The overall development for exhibitors is to move in the direction of incorporating interactive shows inside their cubicles and outlying “salesmen”, resembling PPE’s and A/V kiosks. The rising use of know-how allows for attendees to assimilate info with out feeling the stress of a hovering sales person, however at the identical time they provide the ice breaker that’s so often wanted to interact with the potential customer too.

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Season 6 of the Friends Sitcom

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

The One With Ross’s Denial: When Rachels asks if she can live with Phoebe, Phoebe claims to have a roommate named Denise. Rachel tries to find a new apartment, and receives offers from Joey and Ross. Ross goes back and forth on whether he thinks it’s really a good idea. Phoebe continues telling Ross he’s in love with Rachel, and he keeps denying it. Chandler and Monica fight about what to do with Rachel’s room and Chandler’s furniture. For a while it looks like no one will be moving anywhere. Joey searches for a new roommate, and it’s clear what he’s really looking for. Ross still doesn’t tell Rachel that they’re still married.

The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance: Rachel packs her things and moves to Ross’s apartment. Once there, she intercepts a phone call from Ross’s lawyer revealing they’re still married. Phoebe’s psychic tells her she’s going to die this week. Ross becomes a guest lecturer at NYU. He’s so worried his presentation won’t go well that he panics and presents it with an phony English accent. Joey’s medical benefits lapse because he hasn’t done enough acting recently. He contacts his agent, Estelle (who mistakenly believes he’d gone to another agent), to arrange for some auditions. He gets a severe hernia before auditioning, but refuses to go to the hospital until he has insurance again.

The One Where Phoebe Runs: Rachel and Phoebe, new roommates, decide to run together in the park each day. Phoebe’s weird running style embarrasses Rachel. Joey gets a beautiful new roommate (Janine) and struggles to avoid flirting with her. He thinks she’s interested in him, so he seeks advice from Ross and Chandler on how they “repel women.” Chandler cleans his and Monica’s apartment, but afterwards can’t remember where everything goes. He tries to keep Monica out of the apartment while he figures out what to do.

The One With The Routine: Janine gets highered to dance at the pre-taping of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve; she invites Joey, Monica, and Ross to come along. This is a dream come true for Ross and Monica, but they have a hard time getting on camera, because they aren’t as good as they think they are. Joey hopes to kiss Janine at “fake midnight.” Rachel and Phoebe convince Chandler to help them search for the Christmas presents Monica is giving them.

The One With Rachel’s Sister: Joey gives all the pretty female customers free stuff at the coffee house, in order to get dates with them. Monica is sick and won’t admit it. She tries to get Chandler interested in sex, but he’s put off by her illness. Rachel’s sister, Jill, shows up because she’s been financially cut off and has to try to make it on her own. Rachel’s worried that there’s something developing between Ross and Jill, but somehow ends up actually encouraging Jill to ask Ross out.

The One With Unagi: Joey’s financial needs aren’t being met by his job at the coffee house, so he looks into participating in another medical study. The only one available is for identical twins, but it pays so much that Joey can’t resist. He hires another actor to play his twin brother. Rachel and Phoebe are taking a self-defense class, but Ross feels they don’t have Unagi, a state of total awareness, in which you can be prepared for any danger. He startles them in the hallway to prove his point, which sets off an on-going competition of psuedo-attacks. Chandler and Monica plan to celebrate Valentines day (late) by making gifts for each other. Chandler can’t make anything and Monica forgets until the last minute. Chandler gives Monica a customized tape of music which actually was a previous gift from Janice; Monica give him a sock puppet that Phoebe made.

The One With Joey’s Fridge: Joey’s refrigerator breaks down, so he tries to manipulate his friends into paying for part of it. Plus he has to eat all those perishables by himself. Rachel is looking for a date to a charity ball; Phoebe finds a guy for her, but so do Monica and Chandler; things get competitive. Ross and Elizabeth continue their “secret” romance. When Elizabeth announces she’s going away for Spring Break, Ross misunderstands and thinks she’s asking him to go with her. When he finds out she’s going away without him, he starts to worry about how much “partying” she might be planning.

The One With The Ring: Chandler picks out an engagement ring for Monica, with Phoebe’s help. Unfortunately, someone else buys the ring before Chandler has a chance to. He has to convince the other buyer to trade rings with him. Meanwhile, Joey and Ross are feeling brushed-off because Chandler isn’t hanging out with them. Phoebe makes matters worse by suggesting that Chandler is angry with them. Rachel tries to get Paul to open up and express his feelings. She gets more than she expects and can’t turn it off… so she dumps him.

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Funniest Sitcoms Ever

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005): Everybody loves put-upon Ray, who tries to please wife Debra, nosy ‘rents Marie and Frank and jealous bro Robert. The Barones didn’t always have happy days, but their dysfunctional family was one of the most realistic.

Family Guy (1999-present): The naughty and pop culture-obsessed ‘Family Guy’ is loaded with some of TV’s best characters: offensive patriarch Peter, Brian the sauced dog and Peter Lorre-sound-a-like baby Stewie, whose botched matricidal missions are second in hilarity only to his perpetually thwarted plots for world domination.

Laverne & Shirley (1976-1983): Not since Lucy and Ethel wreaked havoc on the chocolate factory had two female buddies sparked so many chuckles. Lenny and Squiggy provided their share of wackiness, but the heart of the show was the bottle-cappin’ roomies’ friendship and pursuit of love, happiness and milk ‘n’ Pepsi.

Green Acres (1965-1971): CBS had its own genre of rural sitcoms with ‘The Beverly Hillbillies,’ ‘Petticoat Junction’ and ‘Acres,’ a standout for surreal antics involving TV-watching pig Arnold, the Monroe brothers (one of whom was female) and leads Oliver and Lisa, who still wore their fancy city duds after moving to their Hooterville farm.

Arrested Development (2003-2006): Bluths, we hardly knew ye. Three seasons of dysfunctional family hilarity and banana-stand shenanigans weren’t nearly enough. The show gave us GOB, Buster and Michael Cera — and, at last, a forum for Jason Bateman to showcase his comedy chops.

Sanford & Son (1972-1977): Father and son, junkyard partners: Both those relationships fueled the tug of war between Fred, who schemed to keep his son by his side, and Lamont, who strove to break free. Of course, it didn’t take a big dummy to see they really loved each other, though the scheming was often more fun.

Will & Grace (1998-2006): Sure, gay lawyer Will and his best friend/ex-girlfriend Grace were likable enough. But it was Will’s self-obsessed, Cher-lovin’ pal Jack and Grace’s boozy, equally self-obsessed receptionist Karen who provided the laugh-out-loud scenes; fans even suggested renaming the series ‘Jack & Karen.’

Maude (1972-1978): Edith Bunker’s cousin (and Archie’s nemesis) was a “compromisin’, enterprisin’, anything but tranquilizing” feminist who proved to be both hilarious and groundbreaking, as she and hubby Walter tackled alcoholism, nervous breakdowns, and, in the most controversial episode, abortion.

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Ageless and Funny Sitcoms

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Barney Miller (1975-1982): A precursor to NYC workplace shows like ‘The Job’ and ‘Rescue Me,’ ‘Barney’ starred Hal Linden as a police captain who shepherded a lineup of quirky suspects through the precinct and mentored his detectives, from grumpy Fish (Abe Vigoda — still alive!) to aspiring novelist Harris (Ron Glass).

The Brady Bunch (1969-1974): Are the Bradys the dorkiest or the grooviest family to reside in primetime? We’ll go with the latter, as there’s no denying the endearing cheesiness and pop culture impact of the blended brood, who rocked the largest wardrobe of bell bottoms ever amassed.

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-present): Only Larry David could turn a happily married, wildly successful TV writer into a hapless loser. The ‘Seinfeld’ co-creator (who inspired neurotic George Costanza) spins awkward social situations into sometimes painful-to-watch comedy gold.

Get Smart (1965-1970): Forget the cell phone: Maxwell Smart, aka Agent 86, had a sole phone, his shoe-set rotary dial; it was just one of the gadgets that helped the bumbling spy save the day after nearly ruining it every time. He also relied on help from comely Agent 99 and the patience of The Chief in battling KAOS.

The Office (2005-present): Some argue the original series is better, but for our Schrute Bucks, it’s the Dunder Mifflin gang that most hilariously captures the monotony of ‘Office’ life. Michael Scott over David Brent? Yep. Dwight over Gareth? Indeed. And not since Sam & Diane have we been treated to a sitcom couple as hot as Jim & Pam.

The Honeymooners (1955-1956): Before there was a ‘King of Queens,’ Jackie Gleason ruled Brooklyn as bus driver Ralph, whose feisty, hotter-than-him wife Alice kept the loud mouth in line. Despite his scheming, Ralph was a softie, and became one of TV’s first working class heroes.

M*A*S*H (1972-1983): From Hawkeye’s womanizing to Klinger’s obsession with getting a Section Eight, a constant barrage of wisecracks and juvenile pranks was just what the doctor ordered for these Korean War army surgeons, whose gallows humor was the only way they, and viewers, could deal with the traumas of war.

The Simpsons (1989-present): The longest-running comedy on TV holds that record for a reason — it is, quite simply, the best sitcom in history. The animated classic has spent 19 seasons mocking and celebrating pop culture, and giving us TV’s most beloved family and most delightfully ornery 10-year-old, Bartholomew J. Simpson.

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Season 4 of the Friends sitcom

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

The One With The Jellyfish: Ross dumps Bonnie, which takes all night; she leaves in the morning. Meanwhile, Rachel writes a long letter to Ross that she needs him to read before they get back together; he tries to read it but falls asleep… then has to fake it when she asks him about it; Ross agrees with the letter before he finds out what it says; once he finds out the letter asks him to accept the breakup was all his fault, he’s not sure he can keep up the charade. Phoebe is upset that her real mother never tried to contact her; she tells her mother she never wants to see her again, but her mother finally convinces her to reconcile. Ursula knew about their real mother all along, but never told Phoebe. Monica, Chandler, and Joey spend the day on the beach; Joey digs a hole; Monica gets stung by a jellyfish. Joey remembers that peeing on a jellyfish sting takes the pain away; Monica “can’t bend that way” and Joey gets “Stage Fright,” leaving Chandler. Ross can’t stand hiding his feelings and he and Rachel break up again.

The One With The Dirty Girl: Ross dates a fantastically beautiful paleontologist (Cheryl); everything is going great until he finds out she’s incredibly messy. Chandler buys a rare copy of Kathy’s favorite book for her birthday, but then has to make sure that Joey’s gift is good, too. Phoebe lends Monica money so she can make a more serious attempt to get her catering business going; Monica has a little trouble collecting payment from a client. Rachel strives to finish a crossword puzzle all by herself.

The One Where Chandler Crosses The Line: Chandler becomes further frustrated when he accidentally sees Kathy coming out of the shower. Joey is late for a date with Kathy because he’s on a date with someone else; Chandler and Kathy spend time alone together and they kiss; Chandler feels so guilty that he refurnishes the apartment; Kathy breaks up with Joey, and he suspects there is another man; Chandler admits it was him, causing a rift between himself and Joey. Ross rediscovers his musical “sound,” but he isn’t really as good as he and Phoebe seem to believe; Phoebe doesn’t want to perform because she feels dwarfed by Ross’s musical gift.

The One With The Embryos: The guys’ chicken is becoming a rooster. Phoebe undergoes the procedure to implant embryos in her uterus; the pressure is high as Frank Jr. and Alice can only afford the procedure once. Monica and Rachel bet that they know Chandler and Joey better than Chandler and Joey know them; Ross writes the questions (game show style) and eventually the stakes are raised: If the girls win, the chick and the duck have to go. If the guys win, they get the girls’ apartment.

The One With Rachel’s Crush: When Chandler finds out Kathy’s new play involves a steamy scene with her co-star, he’s worried where it might lead; Joey tells him not to worry–as long as there’s chemistry on-stage, there isn’t anything happening off-stage; This helps… until Chandler sees the play again later and finds the performance isn’t as good; Chandler accuses Kathy of sleeping with her leading man; they fight and part on unfavorable terms; by the time Chandler goes to apologize and make up, it’s too late. Monica tells Joey that the guys have to be the hosts since they have the big apartment; but she can’t stand it, and tries to win everyone over to her place by doing lots of cooking and re-decorating. Rachel’s department at work is eliminated, so she has to become a Personal Shopper; she plans to quit until a handsome, well-to-do young man needs her services; she wants to ask him on a date, but doesn’t know how… she’s never had to ask anyone out before.

The One With The Free Porn: Joey and Chandler unexpectedly receive an “adult” movie channel. Monica urges Ross to express his true feelings to Emily before she leaves the country, but things don’t go as well as expected–it turns out there’s another man. Ross goes to London to prove his love for Emily, but she returns to the states to tell him she’s chosen him. Phoebe finds out she’s carrying triplets; Frank, Jr. considers dropping out of refrigerator college to get a job; Phoebe tries to come up with ways to make money so he won’t have to give up his “dream.”

The One With The Invitation: Flashbacks of Ross and Rachel’s relationship punctuate this episode as Ross decides to send Rachel a wedding invitation and Rachel decides she won’t be going. Joey and Chandler, feeling like they don’t have much going on in their lives compared to their friends, try to make some big plans… like climbing Mount Everest or at least watching some videos.

The One With Ross’s Wedding, part 1: Ross, Monica, Joey, and Chandler leave for London; Phoebe’s pregancy prohibits travel and Rachel stays to take care of her… and to avoid the emotional strain of watching Ross get married. Joey and Chandler go sight-seeing, but Joey’s tourist behavior embarrasses Chandler and they split up for the day; Chandler has a lousy time, but Joey has a great day… including a visit with the Duchess of York. Emily stresses about the wedding arrangements, and everything is on the verge of collapsing when the demolition work starts on the building where they were to wed. Monica suggests they postpone the wedding (an idea which leads to more problems). Rachel realizes she’s still in love with Ross, and tries to console herself by shopping; Phoebe also tries to help her get over Ross. When all this fails, Rachel decides to leave right away for London to tell Ross how she feels.

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Season 5 of the Friends Sitcom

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

The One With All The Kissing: Monica and Chandler try to keep their relationship hidden: When Joey comes into the bathroom, Monica has to duck under the bubbles in the tub; Chandler accidentally kisses Monica good-bye in from of the others, so then has to kiss all the girls. Phoebe is irked by all the fun she missed in London; the others decide to take her on a picnic to Central Park, but since that idea sucks they plan a weekend in Atlantic City; just as they’re leaving, her water breaks. Rachel, back from Greece and angry about the bad choices she’s made recently, gives decision making control of her love-life to Monica. This arrangement is strained to the breaking point when Rachel wants to tell Ross she still loves him, but Monica won’t let her. Ross plans to win back Emily by sending romantic gifts.

The One With The Kips: Chandler and Monica, tired of sneaking around, each make up an excuse to leave town and then go away for a weekend together. They end up fighting the whole time and Chandler’s afraid it may be over. Ross struggles to reveal his agreement with Emily not to see Rachel anymore. Rachel doesn’t take it very well; she doesn’t want to give up Ross, nor get left out of the group like Chandler’s old roommate, Kip. Joey finds some similarities in Chandler’s and Monica’s stories about the weekend, and figures out the truth; Monica and Chandler swear him to secrecy.

The One With All The Thanksgivings: After Thanksgiving dinner at Monica’s, the gang tells stories about their worst Thanksgivings ever. In a series of flashbacks, we see Chandler learning of his parent’s divorce (1978); Phoebe losing an arm (twice) in past lives (1862 and’15); Joey with his head in a turkey (1992); Chandler hurting Monica’s feelings (1987); and Monica getting a little more revenge than she planned, when Chandler loses a toe (1988).

The One With Chandler’s Work Laugh: Rachel tries to learn more about Chandler and Monica’s relationship; when Rachel confronts her, Monica makes up some pretty lame lies to cover it up. Ross finds out Emily is engaged to be married again; he goes out on the town and somehow hooks up with Janice. Their relationship starts out great, but soon Janice can’t stand Ross’s constant whining and she breaks it off. Chandler takes Monica to a work party, as well as some outings with Chandler’s boss and his wife; Monica learns that ‘Work Chandler’ is a suck-up with an exaggerated laugh. Phoebe and Joey race birds.

The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey: Ross confronts Chandler about his relationship with Monica; at first Ross is angry, but he quickly sees the good in it. Ross, Joey, Rachel, and Phoebe talk about what it will be like if Chandler and Monica have kids. Chandler gets a bit freaked out about the idea of a lasting commitment and ends up in an argument with Monica. In a misguided effort to apologize, Chandler proposes marriage–an offer which Monica does not accept. Meanwhile, Joey dates Katie, a cute little woman who likes to punch Joey’s arm–a lot. It gets to be too much for Joey, and he decides to break up with her–which he’s very nervous about. Luckily, Katie nearly gets in a fight with Rachel and threatens to walk out on Joey if he doesn’t take her side. He refuses and the relationship ends. Ross moves into his new apartment; the president of the tenant’s committee asks him to contribute 100 dollars toward’s the retiring handyman’s gift. Ross has never even met the man, to he declines. Everyone in the building decides Ross is cheap and not “their kind of people,” so he stubbornly tries to win their friendship. Things just get worse, however, despite (and a little because of) Phoebe’s efforts to help him.

The One With The Cop: Joey has a dream that Monica is his girlfriend; Monica tells him it just means he wants a relationship with the closeness that he sees between herself and Chandler. She suggests he try being friends with a woman before being intimate. After hitting on Rachel (unsuccessfully), Joey tries to make friends with new women; but they find his “friends first” approach so enticing that they want the intimacy immediately. Phoebe finds a police badge under a cushion at the coffee house. She plans to return it but has too much fun pretending to be a cop… until she pulls it on the actual owner of the badge. She drops the badge and runs away; he tracks her down and asks her on a date. Ross buys a new sofa (couch), but can’t get it up the stairs to his apartment.

The One With The Ball: Gary decides to ask Phoebe to live with him. She doesn’t think it’s a good idea, which makes him sad, so she ends up agreeing. After some changes of heart (back and forth) they finally move in together… until one morning Gary shoots a bird that’s chirping outside the window. Phoebe breaks up with him. Ross and Joey throw a ball back and forth without dropping it for a couple hours; soon it becomes a contest, joined by Monica and Chandler. Around the tenth hour, they invite Phoebe to join; unfortunately, she doesn’t feel like playing. Rachel spends a thousand dollars on a pure-bred, hairless Sphinx cat, like the one her grandmother had when Rachel was a kid. Unfortunately, this cat is not very nice, and a scratched-up Rachel ends up selling the cat to Gunther.

The One In Vegas, Part 2: Ross and Rachel arrive at the casino, where Rachel quickly learns she is “a human doodle”. The ink won’t come off, so she and Ross spend the day hiding in the hotel room, raiding the mini-bar. Once they’re completely drunk, Rachel finally agrees to go back down to the casino–after she draws on Ross’ face. Phoebe, playing the slots, is plagued by a lurker: An elderly woman who follows her around, waiting for her to give up a machine that hasn’t paid out, then takes over and hits the jackpot (a strategy with absolutely no basis in the laws of probability). She decides to out-lurk the lurker; but during a confrontation with her, Phoebe gets thrown out of the casino. Joey tries to persuade his identical hand twin that they should go into show business. He becomes such a nuisance that he gets thrown out, too. Chandler makes a scene to get Monica’s attention. They make up, and Monica continues her winning streak playing craps. Chandler says if she rolls another hard eight, they’ll get married. The dice bounce off the table and the roll is disqualified; one die shows a four, the other is on it’s edge between four and five. Chander decides it’s a four. They arrive at the wedding chapel and are waiting for the previous service to end, when the chapel doors fly open and out walk the drunken Ross and Rachel, newly married.

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Season 3 of the Friends Sitcom

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

The One With The Princess Leia Fantasy: Monica is dysfunctional because of her breakup with Richard. Joey can’t stand having Janice around all the time; she invites him on a “day of fun” so they can get to know each other. Ross and Rachel talk about their fantasies; Rachel then tells Phoebe and Monica about Ross’s Princess Leia fantasy. Phoebe helps Monica try to relax. Ross and Chandler share personal information, which leads to some unpleasant side effects for Ross. Mr. Geller shows up and comforts Monica.

The One With The Flashback: Prompted by a question from Janice, the group has a flashback revealing events which occurred three years earlier: Chandler searches for a roommate; Cute Naked Guy puts on weight; Phoebe secretly moves out of Monica’s apartment; The bar is closing to make way for a coffee shop; Mr. Heckles could play the oboe; Rachel contemplates her upcoming marriage to Barry; Mr. Heckles could be Chandler’s new roommate; Ross is happy that Carol has found a new friend — Susan; One of the lifeguards dismantles a nuclear device; “Almost” relationships are revealed between Joey and Monica, Monica and Chandler, Chandler and Rachel, Ross and Phoebe.

The One With The Racecar Bed: Monica and Phoebe shop at the store owned by Janice’s soon-to-be-ex-husband, and Monica ends up with the wrong bed. Rachel and Ross have dinner with her father, which doesn’t go well; the next day at brunch, Ross and Dr. Green find something to bond over. Gunther broods over Rachel. Joey Teaches a class–”Acting for Soap Operas”. While trying to return the bed, Joey and Monica see Janice kissing her husband.

The One With All the Jealousy: Rachel has her first day on the job; Ross sends her a singing telegram, and continues to be jealous about Mark. Chandler arranges a bachelor party for his cousin. Joey gets an audition for a Broadway musical, but he can’t dance. Gunther pines for Rachel. Monica falls for Julio, a co-worker at the diner who writes a poetry; he writes a poem for Monica which isn’t very flattering. Ross and Ben have a play date with the stripper from the bachelor party, which makes Rachel jealous.

The One Where Ross And Rachel Take A Break: Phoebe dates a diplomat who doesn’t speak english; she convinces Monica to double with them so the translator will have a date. Chandler and Joey gawk at the Xerox girl, who invites them both to a dance club. Ross interrupts Rachel’s late night emergency at the office, leading to a fight; Rachel wants to take a break. Ross goes to the club and ends up kissing the Xerox girl.

The One With The Hypnosis Tape: Rachel gives Chandler a hypnosis tape to help him quit smoking; however, the tape was designed for women–and it works all too well. Phoebe’s brother, Frank, announces that he’s getting married–to his home economics teacher, who is much older; Phoebe tries to break it up and enlists help from Ross and Joey. Monica gets asked out by a customer at the diner, who turns out to be a millionaire; they go out for pizza… in Italy.

The One With The Tiny T-Shirt: Monica continues to date Pete but is still not attracted to him; he thinks she might change her mind. Joey gets a lead part in a play, but can’t stand the female lead… until he realizes he likes her. Mark asks Rachel out. Rachel asks Ross to come over, but just so she can return some of his stuff; Ross gets upset and demands all his stuff back, including a tiny t-shirt that Rachel likes to sleep in. Later, Ross finds out Rachel is going on a date with Mark and spies on them through Chandler’s peep-hole. Phoebe ponders Spiderman.

The One With Ross’s Thing: Ross finds a growth on his body but can’t tell what it is; neither can anyone else. He visits his doctor, Chandler’s doctor, and Phoebe’s guru. Phoebe dates two guys: Vince, a burly fireman, and Jason, a sensitive teacher. She tries but can’t decide which one to break up with. Pete is out of town and tells Monica, “We need to talk,” which gets her worried. The gang goes with Monica to Pete’s place see how a millionaire lives; Joey finds a stub for a $50,000 check to a ring designer; Rachel begins to plan Monica’s wedding.

This article was written and provided by Wayne Torres; if you got a kick out of it or found in interesting, you can visit Wayne at Watch the Inbetweeners Episodes Online and Watch the Sopranos Episodes Online.