The One Without the Ski Trip

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Friends season three September 1996 - May 1997 List of Friends episodes
Episodes: The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy The One Where No One's Ready The One with the Jam The One With the Metaphorical Tunnel The One with Frank, Jr. The One with the Flashback The One with the Race Car Bed The One with the Giant Poking Device The One with the Football The One Where Rachel Quits The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister The One with All the Jealousy The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends The One with Phoebe's Ex-partner The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break The One the Morning After The One Without the Ski Trip The One with the Hypnosis Tape The One with the Tiny T-Shirt The One with the Dollhouse The One with a Chick. And a Duck. The One with the Screamer The One with Ross's Thing The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion The One at the Beach

"The One Without the Ski Trip" is the seventeenth episode of season three of the television situation comedy Friends.

First aired: March 6, 1997

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Plot

Ross and Rachel's arguing has two adverse effects on the rest of the gang. The first, it forces them to hang out with each separately - and feel bad because the other is alone. The second: Chandler starts smoking again since their fighting reminds him of his parents' divorce.

Rachel invites everyone, except Ross, to her sister's ski cabin. Along the way, they take a break at a lonely rest-area and Phoebe accidentally locks the keys to her grandmother's cab inside. After much discussion, Joey manages to pry open the car. Once in, they realise the car is out of gas. They call Triple A to come get - but they have no idea where they are, since Rachel always slept in the backseat on the way. With no other choice, Phoebe and Monica page Ross to come bail them out - despite Rachel's objections. Ross, who'd gone to ex-wife Carol's house (interrupting her anniversary dinner with Susan) to visit, is at first put out by their request - until Carol lends him her car to get him away.

As soon as he gets to the rest stop with gas, he and Rachel start arguing again. Finally sick of the situation - and speaking for everyone - Phoebe asks the two to quit putting the rest of the group in the middle and at least be civil to each other. With some hesitation, Ross and Rachel agree they can at least be polite to each other. After everyone else leaves, Ross finds himself stranded at the rest stop - the battery in Carol's car died, and he's forced to replace it.