Watch F R I E N D S 103 [ BEST ]

: Phoebe offers the $7,000 to Chandler if he agrees to stop smoking for good, which he accepts. Notable Firsts and Trivia

Originally aired on , this episode explores the group's influence on one another's personal lives and introduces several long-running series gags. Watch F R I E N D S 103

: Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) receives an accidental $500 bank credit, which grows to $1,000 when she tries to return it. She gives the money to a homeless woman named Lizzy, who buys her a soda as a thank-you. Inside the can, Phoebe finds a severed human thumb , leading the soda company to award her $7,000. : Phoebe offers the $7,000 to Chandler if

: Chandler (Matthew Perry) picks up smoking again after helping Joey (Matt LeBlanc) rehearse for a play where his character smokes. This starts a recurring plot point regarding his struggle to quit. She gives the money to a homeless woman

: Monica (Courteney Cox) introduces her boyfriend, Alan (Geoffrey Lower), to the group. To her shock, everyone becomes obsessed with him, treating him like a mentor and hero. When she eventually breaks up with him because she doesn't feel a "spark," the friends are devastated—while Alan reveals he couldn't stand them.

In the third episode of Friends , titled Monica faces a dilemma when she decides to break up with her new boyfriend, Alan, only to discover that her friends adore him more than they've liked any of her previous partners. Episode Overview

: Although it was the third episode aired, it was actually the second episode of the season to be produced.