Jess fears she and Russell don’t share the fiery passion he exhibits with his ex-wife Ouli. Meanwhile, Cece is not yet willing to admit her true feelings for Schmidt, so…

A nervous Jess invites Russell to spend the weekend at the loft, and her fears are amplified when he gets along better with the guys than she hoped. Meanwhile, Winston…

Jess’ sophisticated date with Russell doesn’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Nick’s college friend visits and brings out Nick’s inner frat boy to help him get over his break-up with Julia….

Jess reluctantly dates the wealthy father of one of her students. Meanwhile, Nick attempts to buy a new cell phone and Schmidt and Winston get ultra-competitive playing bar trivia.

A night at Mike’s piano bar gives Monica a very showy moment in the spotlight. Ross works on trying to move on after he witnesses Rachel and Gavin’s kiss. Meanwhile,…

Gavin gives Rachel a very interesting birthday gift while Ross begs Joey to stay away from Emma’s hot new nanny. Meanwhile, Mike meets and then accidentally murders Phoebe’s unusual pet.

Rachel visits work and finds out that a guy named Gavin has been “temporarily” assigned to take over her job, and she becomes desperate to get back to work right…