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In this episode, Ross adopts a cute little monkey that he calls Marcel, since he feels lonely without Carol in home.

All of the friends main characters decide to stay together in new years eve party, without any boyfriend or girlfriend, but one by one they start to break their promise, with exception of Ross.

This is the episode that Phoebe meets David, the scientist that she falls in love. They spend their days together and start to date,but David and his friend Max (another scientist) are invited to stay 3 years in Minsk with all their expenses pay,needing to got in the first day of January. Phoebe tells David that is important to him to go, and they don't spend the New's Year together.

All friends eventually end the New's Year eve party discouraged, and the scene where Joey kisses Chandler in the end is incredible funny!

I am not a big fan of the monkey storyline. But in the first episode it is not annoying yet and the monkey itself is pretty cute The best part is Phoebe's relationship with David. She has to let him go because if he stays with her he will miss the dream of his life to work in Minsk. So while they have been together for only one episode it is a very memorable relationship and the breaking up scene is very touching Other than that we get a few laughs from the dates the rest of the gang brings to the New Years party. Chandler's Janice, Fun Bob whop is all upset because he grandma died and Rachel fighting for a cab when Paolo misses his flight to her.

And Chandler getting a kiss from Joey at the end is classic

Great Episode as Always,this one is funny and heart warming and Remarkable and Ross having a monkey wow what a great addition

NEW YEAR: It's almost new year. Ross was so tired of being alone and he didn't want a roommate of his age so he brought monkey marcel evryone was so happy to see him except monica. Evrybody decided not to bring dates on new year eve. In all madness Joey kissed Chandler at the midnight.

This episode is very familiar to the previous episode of Friends, in this one also everyone makes a plan not to kiss anyone at the New Year's Eve which was changed to everyone getting a date to kiss on the New Year's Eve. Just like the last episode the plan again failed and they spent the New Years Eve with each other. The ending was great with Joey kissing Chandler.

I really enjoy this episode. There are a lot of different story lines going on, but thankfully, it's easy to understand it all and follow along.

In this episode, Ross is tired of living alone so he gets a companion, not a woman because he could never get a woman, or shouldn't be able to. He gets a monkey, Marcel, which freaks Monica out because of the fact that he's unhygienic. Meanwhile, Chandler makes a pact with everyone to not kiss someone on New Years Eve, and everyone agrees. But when Paolo returns early from Rome, Monica invites Fun Bobby, and Chandler invites his ex- girlfriend Janice, everything changes. And Phoebe's scientist boyfriend, David, has to go to Minsk for research.

Best part of the episode: When Phoebe finds out that David has to leave.

Worst part of the episode: Paolo.

Overall, I give this episode a 7 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Great.

This episode started with a new character (the monkey) which Ross brought with him just at least to not be alone but does it count that a monkey could be a good replacement for a girl? Then the episode took another course to new years eve party, all of the friends made a pact to pass the night without any girlfriend or boyfriend(what a silly idea) but they couldn't stand such a resolution in such a night so long, they started to renege one after the other. Phoebe found an interesting boyfriend, he's a scientist, handsome, and has the best pickup line(he reached Pheobe in front of the crowd in a very amusing act).

Btw Minsk is not in Russia, it's in Belarus. I'm not sure if the screenwriter intentionally wants to write it wrong, just in case you don't know.

7/10.