The eighth season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 27, 2001.

Chandler surprises Monica by having taken dance lessons for their wedding reception, but his slippery shoes leave him with two left feet.

Special appearance: Elliott Gould as Jack Geller Chandler and Monica are about to leave for their honeymoon as Rachel prepares to tell Ross they are having a baby.

At Monica and Chandler's Halloween party, Phoebe runs into her sister's fiance, Eric (Sean Penn).

Special Guest: Sean Penn as Eric Monica invites a high school friend, Will (Brad Pitt) to her Thanksgiving dinner.

Rachel invents a crazy work problem to reduce the awkwardness of hanging out with Joey since his confession about his feelings for her.

Special Guest: Alec Baldwin as Parker Monica botches an attempt at giving a heartfelt speech for her parents' 35th anniversary party.

Phoebe dates Parker (Alec Baldwin), who is overly-enthusiastic about everything which ultimately annoys the entire group, including herself.

Rachel realizes she has no idea how to look after the baby after the birth, so her mother insists on staying with her for eight weeks, much to her and Ross' annoyance.

Joey auditions for a job as a host for a new game show called Bamboozled that makes absolutely no sense, and Chandler and Ross help him practice.