Intrigue

Monica thinks that Chandler is sexually attracted to sea life after he switches the station from porn to a shark documentary to conceal his sordid viewing.

By commending her slick flirting, Ross accidentally makes Phoebe realize that she's never had a serious long-term relationship, so she breaks down in tears and gets obsessive about her present date, Mike Hannigan. Ross talks to Mike, inadvertently making him wary. For once, Joey is picked up by a girl, Hayley, who thinks he's inexperienced at dating, but at her oddly-familiar apartment he feels sure he's dated her already. Joey is shocked that she could have forgotten about "always memorable" sex with him--until he notices her roommate Poppy. Monica flies to Tulsa to surprise Chandler, but outside his hotel room she hears him excited, apparently about sharks. Dating expert Rachel assures her that men have the weirdest turn-ons, so she treats her man to a shark nature documentary.—KGF Vissers

Monica goes to Tulsa to surprise Chandler (it was Joey's suggestion as Monica was missing him), but he is watching porn in his hotel room and when Monica comes in, he quickly switches the channel to a movie about sharks. When Monica sees this, she thinks he has a shark fetish. Monica talks to Rachel, and while they accept that guys molest themselves, they are shocked that Chandler was getting his jollies to jaws. Rachel says that once she dated a guy who pretended to be an archaeologist, who unfroze her from a block of ice (she was talking about Ross).

When he comes home, she puts a shark movie on to try and arouse him. Chandler tells her the truth (he was watching some regular American girl on girl action, when Monica walked in changed the channel), and she is very relieved. Chandler thanks Monica for being so understanding and trying to be a part of CHandler's life.

Ahead of a date with Mike, Ross tells Phoebe how he likes her dating attitude of going from person to person and not having anything serious. This upsets Phoebe, who begins to cry as Mike walks in to pick her up. The date goes terrible as Phoebe was crying most of the time.

Ross goes to her apartment the next day to apologize and Phoebe fears Mike could have actually been the one. Ross goes to Mike's apartment to explain himself and accidentally reveals how she hasn't had a serious relationship, despite Mike already arranging another date with Phoebe. Ross then lies saying Phoebe had a six year relationship with a kite designer named "Vikram" (who also dated Oprah). Phoebe originally refuses to go along with it but does anyway.

She lies and says that Vikram has been calling her because he's lonely, but says she left him because he slept with Rachel. Mike says he'd beat him up, unless he was big (he would send a mean letter instead). Noticing how much Mike will do for her, Phoebe tells him the truth (there is no Vikram, and she has never been in a long term relationship) and he accepts it by kissing Phoebe, just as Ross calls pretending to be Vikram.

Joey goes on a date with Hayley, an attractive woman he met at the coffee house. Upon going back to her apartment, he recognizes it (he remembers all the places he had sex in the apartment. He also recognizes the cactus plant that stung him the last time he was there. He also remembers the scary painting that scared him the last time he was there) and assumes he must have slept with her before. However, when Joey brings it up and she says they haven't dated before. This hurts Joey's pride as he considers himself very memorable. Sometimes he feels a little bloated, and not very sexy, but even then he is better than most. Just then, Hayley's roommate, Poppy, walks in, and Joey realizes that she was the one he slept with. She remembers him, much to the disgust of Hayley. Joey walks himself out of the apartment. Phoebe talks to Joey about his attitude to dating and that he has never been in a serious relationship. Joey says he loves his life.