Plot

Joey gets a part in a stage-play in a painful way. Ross and Phoebe are mugged outside Central Perk, Phoebe realizes that she mugged Ross 18 years ago. Chandler starts his new career as an advertising writer.

Joey is delighted to get an audition for a stage-play directed by the legendary Leonard Hayes, who also stars in the lead; when he's only allowed to finish his performance because a female producer has the hots for him, but pleases Leonard because of his tortured expression, he decides to reproduce its cause: a bursting blather and bulge full of liquids, which must come eventually come out again. When a robber who just took Ross's wallet at gunpoint is recognized by Phoebe as her street friend Lowell, she admits to have been a mugger herself, and soon remembers one of her nerdy teenage victims was Ross, then a comics fan, from whom she took his backpack containing the sketches for his own nerdy superhero "Science Boy". Chandler gets and aces his own audition, for an unpaid intern job as writer in a publicity firm, where he is considered the old dude, but proves wit transcends generations by elaborating the only bright idea for a product which rather appeals to childish Joey, sneakers on roller blade wheels.—KGF Vissers

Chandler begins his new internship at the advertising company, and soon discovers that he has a huge age distance from the other interns. Ross discovers a huge secret about his mugging when he was 14. Joey picks up a new acting method to impress an actor holding auditions for a play.

Joey is stoked to get an audition for a stage play directed by the famous legendary Leonard Hayes (Jeff Goldblum), who is also the lead in the play. Joey fails to impress Leonard with his flat audition and is about to get the boot, when one of the producers intervenes. The producer thinks Joey is "hot" and tries to convince Leonard to give Joey another chance. Leonard capitulates, and gives Joey some advice for his return audition. "... you're in your head, you're thinking too much." "Don't learn the words, let the words learn you." "...don't be afraid to explore the vertical."

Joey returns later that evening to audition again, having to pee really bad. Leonard's assistant refuses to let Joey pee, so Joey auditions while being very fidgety. However Leonard (not knowing Joey had to pee) mistakes this for an intense performance and loves it and invites him to perform in front of the plays backers. Joey agrees to return and bolts out of the room to use the bathroom.

Meanwhile, when a robber who just took Ross's wallet at gunpoint is recognized by Phoebe as her street friend Lowell (Kyle Gass), Ross learns that Phoebe used to mug people when she lived on the street. An indignant Ross returns to the coffee house and informs Monica about Phoebe's previous occupation as a mugger. Monica recalls that Ross was mugged as a kid by a huge guy outside St. Mark's Comics, and that the mugger stole his backpack which had all "the original artwork for his own comic book, "Science Boy".

Ross leaves, and Phoebe, memories recalled by Ross' story, admits to Monica that she mugged Ross (he was lying when he claimed a "huge guy" mugged him, embarrassed by the fact that he got mugged by a girl). Phoebe later confronts Ross on the event, as he tries to deny a girl attacked him. However, Phoebe jogs his memory by using the same words she used to make him and Ross realizing in horror it was her. She attempts to apologize for mugging him and Ross gets upset. Later, Phoebe brings Ross a box labeled "Crap from the street" in which she kept his comic, "Science Boy" for all the years since she mugged him. Appeased by the return of his long lost comic, Ross thanks Phoebe and the two read over "Science Boy".

Chandler has managed to get himself placed on an internship at an advertising company, and while the internship itself is unpaid there is a possibility he could get a job at the end of it if he impresses enough. He arrives on the first day to find himself far older than everyone else, but he proves wit transcends generations by elaborating the only bright idea for a product which rather appeals to childish Joey, sneakers on roller blade wheels. eventually Chandler comes up with a tagline for the sneakers that impresses his boss, and helps him differentiate himself from the youngsters in his group. Monica reveals to Ross that she told "everyone they know" that he was mugged by a girl instead of a huge guy, like he claimed he was.

Meanwhile Joey figures that "having to pee makes him a really good actor", so he drinks everything he can find in the fridge before heading to his final audition in order to make himself have to pee. Joey returns to the audition with a full bladder and gives another fidgety performance. Leonard once again loves it and gives Joey the part. Joey thanks Leonard then tries to run for the bathroom, but Leonard stops him and gives him to give him a hug and congratulate him. Leonard then pats Joey on the back, causing him to finally lose control of his bladder. Joey pees his pants while still being hugged and the episode ends with Leonard backing away disgusted.