Friends Season 8 (2001-2002)

• Episode: 24
  The One Where Rachel Has A Baby (Part 2)

  Original Airing: 5/16/02

  The friends cause havoc in the maternity ward as Rachel begins childbirth.

• Episode: 23
  The One Where Rachel Has A Baby (Part 1)

  Original Airing: 5/16/02

  The friends cause havoc in the maternity ward as Rachel begins childbirth.

• Episode: 22
  The One Where Rachel Is Late

  Original Airing: 5/9/02

  Overdue Rachel tries everything to rush the delivery of her baby.

• Episode: 21
  The One With The Cooking Class

  Original Airing: 5/2/02

  A food critic blasts Monica's cooking in a newspaper review; a cute saleswoman (Rena Sofer) riles Rachel when she flirts with Ross; Phoebe coaches Chandler for a job interview.

• Episode: 20
  The One With The Baby Shower

  Original Airing: 4/25/02

  During her baby shower, Rachel realizes she is unprepared to be a mother and accepts her mother's (Marlo Thomas) offer to move in to help with the child.

• Episode: 19
  The One With Joey's Interview

  Original Airing: 4/4/02

  When Soap Opera Digest requests an interview, Joey enlists his friends to make sure he does not say anything that could cost him his role.

• Episode: 18
  The One In Massapequa

  Original Airing: 3/28/02

  Phoebe brings her annoyingly upbeat boyfriend (Alec Baldwin) to the 35th anniversary of Monica and Ross' parents (Christina Pickles, Elliott Gould), who urge Ross and pregnant Rachel to pretend to be married.

• Episode: 17
  The One With The Tea Leaves

  Original Airing: 3/7/02

  Rachel devises a lie about her unborn child that she hopes will break the silence between her and Joey; Phoebe reads tea leaves and predicts she will soon encounter the man of her dreams.

• Episode: 16
  The One Where Joey Tells Rachel

  Original Airing: 2/28/02

  Joey confesses his true feelings for Rachel; Phoebe introduces Monica to her new boyfriend (Harry van Gorkum).

• Episode: 15
  The One With The Birthing Video

  Original Airing: 2/7/02

  Monica prepares a memorable St. Valentine's Day for Chandler with sexy lingerie and X-rated entertainment.

• Episode: 14
  The One With The Secret Closet

  Original Airing: 1/31/02

  Joey realizes his intense feelings for Rachel are excluding Ross from the joys of impending fatherhood.

• Episode: 13
  The One Where Chandler Takes A Bath

  Original Airing: 1/17/02

  Monica blabs her suspicions when she mistakenly believes Joey is infatuated with Phoebe.

• Episode: 12
  The One Where Joey Dates Rachel

  Original Airing: 1/10/02

  Rachel joins Joey for a night out in order to prepare him for a big date.

• Episode: 11
  The One With Ross' Step Forward

  Original Airing: 12/13/01

  Ross' new girlfriend (Bonnie Somerville) orders Christmas cards with a photo of them on the cover.

• Episode: 10
  The One With Monica's Boots

  Original Airing: 12/6/01

  Chandler is angry when Monica buys expensive boots; Phoebe tries to get tickets to a Sting concert.

• Episode: 9
  The One With The Rumor

  Original Airing: 11/22/01

  Monica encounters a high-school friend (Brad Pitt) and invites him to Thanksgiving Day dinner.

• Episode: 8
  The One With The Stripper

  Original Airing: 11/15/01

  Rachel tells her belligerent father (Ron Leibman) that she is pregnant with Ross' child.

• Episode: 7
  The One With The Stain

  Original Airing: 11/8/01

  Rachel wants to find her own apartment; Phoebe is ecstatic when Eric (Sean Penn) dumps Ursula to date her.

• Episode: 6
  The One With The Halloween Party

  Original Airing: 11/1/01

  At Monica's Halloween party, Phoebe meets her twin sister's fiance and finds that she is attracted to him.

• Episode: 5
  The One With Rachel's Date

  Original Airing: 10/25/01

  Ross is horrified when Rachel goes on a date with a soap-opera star (Johnny Messner); Phoebe is attracted to a clumsy chef whom Monica wants to fire.

• Episode: 4
  The One With The Videotape

  Original Airing: 10/18/01

  Ross reveals that he videotaped a sexual encounter between Rachel and him.

• Episode: 3
  The One Where Rachel Tells...

  Original Airing: 10/11/01

  The real father of Rachel's baby is revealed; Monica and Chandler struggle to make their honeymoon flight.

• Episode: 2
  The One With The Red Sweater

  Original Airing: 10/4/01

  Rachel debates whether she should break the news to her baby's father.

• Episode: 1
  The One After "I Do"

  Original Airing: 9/27/01

  The reception following Monica and Chandler's wedding is almost upstaged by the news that a member of the group might be pregnant.