- As Carol goes into labor, Ross and Susan argue, Rachel flirts with Carol's doctor, and Joey assists a pregnant single mother.
- When Ross' ex-wife Carol is rushed to the hospital to have their baby, all the friends come along, but prove less then helpful. Rachel only has eyes for the unmarried obstetrician; Chandler and Monica worry if time is passing by for them to find partners and become parents. When Joey has an argument with a single pregnant woman, he finds himself the only available birth coach. After Carol throws Ross and her lesbian life-partner Susan out for bickering, Phoebe manages, while lecturing the pair, to lock all three of them in a janitorial closet.—KGF Vissers
- Carol is in the hospital about to give birth (she was running late and Ross was getting super nervous) (Joey doesn't want to hear any of the messy details about mucus plugs etc) (noone likes when Rachel jokes, and Chandler says that one has to pick their moments), prompting Monica to think about having a baby. Chandler proposes that they will get married if both of them are not married at 40.. This offends Monica and asks Chandler why would she would not be married at 40 and what is so fundamentally wrong about her that makes her unworthy of marriage. Dr. Franzblau (Jonathan Silverman) is the attending doctor for Carol. Phoebe starts singing in the waiting room with her guitar.
While Carol is in labor, Ross and Susan bicker over who gets to assist her more (getting ice chips, setting her breathing rhythm, leg cramps) and about what to name the baby (Jordy, Jamie, Jesse, Cody, Dillon). Carol throws both of them out. Phoebe drags them into a small room to settle their differences (as they were yelling in the hallway) but they get locked in.
Rachel flirts with Dr. Franzblau (she goes home and changes into a nice dress) (Chandler wonders the deal with Rachel and doctors and finds that her father was also a doctor).
Joey assists a single expectant mother (Leah Remini) in labor. They start talking when the woman starts criticizing the Knicks (Joey was watching their game on TV). She is a Celtics fan. when she has contractions, Joey helps her get to the nursing station as there is no father. Joey cant leave her alone and continues to argue with her about the Knicks and the Celtics. He goes through the entire birthing process with her. Joey is exhausted after the whole process. He brings some gifts for the mother and the baby and leaves them outside her door, when he sees that the father is back and the family is reunited.
Meanwhile Carol wonders where Ross and Susan are, while Rachel continues to flirt with Dr. Franzblau, who suffers burnout from seeing female anatomy every day. Rachel takes the hint and backs off.
Ross and Susan settle their differences (Ross thinks Susan gets to go home with the baby, while Susan thinks Ross is the father and she has no official role with the baby) (after Phoebe points out that this is luckiest baby in the world, who is not even born yet and has 2 people fighting over who gets to love it more. In her own life, her mom died, dad left and stepfather went to jail, so barely had enough to make one single parent) (eventually the janitor opens the door and lets our Susan and Ross, who rush to delivery room) and propose naming the new baby boy, Ben, derived from a janitor's uniform. Carol likes the name. The gang is introduced to Ben. Monica hold him and promises to always have gum for him. Ross tells Ben that he may not be around sometimes, but he will always come back.
This was originally conceived as the season finale until James Burrows objected saying that he "didn't want the show to be about a baby".
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