Now roommates Phoebe and Rachel decide to start running together, but Rachel is embarrassed by Phoebe's odd running style. Joey finds a sexy new female roommate and tries very hard not to flirt with her. Meanwhile, Chandler decides to surprise Monica by cleaning the apartment, but forgets where everything goes. Ross tries to help him remedy the situation.

Ross goes too far while trying to impress a date by over-whitening his teeth. Rachel uses gossip to get her boss to like her after Phoebe supposedly makes out with Ralph Lauren. Meanwhile, Chandler convinces Joey that the changes Janine has introduced to their old apartment is making it too girly.

It's Thanksgiving and Monica's parents are coming to visit, which is a problem because, not only they do not like Chandler, they also don't know that he and Monica are living together. Rachel is tasked with making a Thanksgiving dessert, but she does so with mixed results. Meanwhile, Joey and Ross are eager to finish the dinner and leave, because they want to go to a Thanksgiving party with Janine and her dancer friends.

Janine gets an invitation to dance on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" and she invites Joey, Monica and Ross to join her. Being huge fans of the show, Monica and Ross get overly excited. At the taping, Joey tries to kiss Janine at midnight and Monica and Ross resurrect their dance routine from high school. Meanwhile, Rachel, Phoebe and Chandler look for Monica's Christmas presents.

Rachel orders an apothecary table from Pottery Barn, which is a problem because Phoebe hates the mass-producing company. After Janine and Joey double date with Chandler and Monica, Janine tells Joey that she thinks the other two are boring. Ross buys a new apothecary table too, which causes problems for Rachel. After a confrontation with Monica and Chandler, Joey breaks up with Janine and she moves out.