[Note: In this world Chandler never got back together with Janice through the internet, so the last time anybody saw her was in episode 203, TOW Heckles Dies; Chandler was again feeling desperate, but Janice was married and pregnant.
Also in that episode, there was this commentary:
PHOEBE: I miss Janice though. "Hello, Chandler Bing."
RACHEL: "Oh, my, god."
JOEY: "Oh, Chandler, now, now, that's it. There, faster!"]
After seeing a Mattress King commercial on TV, Monica went to buy a bed there and suddenly heard a familiar voice. It turned out that Janice was married to Gary, the Mattress King, but they were now in the middle of a divorce because Gary was sleeping with his secretary.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that," Monica said.
"Yeah, and we have a little girl too, which makes it harder." Janice then asked about Chandler, and Monica wasn't sure how to break it to her.
"Um, he's in a relationship right now. I'm sorry."
"Really? Is she pretty?"
Monica got uncomfortable. "Hey, why think about that stuff, you know? There's plenty of fish in the sea. You should just go and find somebody to have a hot rebound fling with. Like that guy over there!"
"I know, but I miss my Bing-a-ling! Plus, you know Chandler's always breaking up with girls, so it probably won't last. I'm the one he always comes back to. Maybe after they break up, he'll call me again. When you see him, can you tell him I'm getting divorced now?"
"No, Janice, I think they're really serious."
She sighed in disappointment. "All right, all right." Then she hugged Monica and left to meet with her husband about the divorce.
However, Janice couldn't let go of the hope to reunite with Chandler, so she came over to the guys' apartment later.
Joey was shocked. "Janice! Hey, um, how have you been?"
"I'm getting divorced now. Is, um, is Chandler here?" She barged in and looked around the apartment.
"No, he's not."
"Oh. Maybe I should leave him a message. Do you have something to write on?"
"Wait, um, why are you here?"
"Oh, I know he's seeing somebody now. Monica told me when I ran into her. But I just thought I could say hello and see if Chandler's really serious about this girl."
"Girl?" Joey cleared his throat. "Actually, Chandler's dating me."
"What?!" Then she laughed and thought he must be joking.
"No, no! I'm serious." That horrible laugh of hers grated on his nerves.
"Yeah, right! Chandler dating you!"
"He is!"
"Come on, when he was having sex with me--"
"I know, I know! I was on the other side of the wall. I think he is actually bi, if that makes you feel any better."
Janice remained skeptical. "Please! Do you know how uptight Chandler is about his gay dad?"
"Yeah, but with us, he's not like that. Listen, what would it take for you to believe me? Oh!" he snapped his fingers. "You know, when he gets excited and his third nipple gets all sensitive and his face gets all--?" He demonstrated.
Janice gasped and stared at him. "Oh--my--God!"
Joey frowned. "Yeah, I'm sorry to have to break it to you."
She sank down on a chair and couldn't believe it. "My Bing-a-ling? *My* Bing-a-ling?"
"Sorry. He's not yours now."
She swallowed and looked at him. "And you? Joey, I thought you were straight."
"I know, that's what everybody thought, including me. But I love him now."
"You love him?" she was even more shocked.
"Yeah. And I think he loves me. We haven't said it to each other yet. You know how Chandler is."
"I know." She nodded numbly.
Chandler came home then and was shocked to see Janice, but Joey explained what was going on.
"Hey, I'm really sorry about you and Gary," he hugged her sympathetically, but confirmed that yes, he was dating Joey now and they were happy.
Janice apologized for coming and finally rose to leave. "Okay, um, goodbye. Joey, you take care of my Bing-a-ling, okay? I mean, yours now."
They said goodbye and watched her leave.
***
In the middle of the night, Joey lay awake and admired Chandler's naked body. He was visibly gaining weight and looking healthier now, thanks to Joey's nagging him to eat more. Joey kissed Chandler and grabbed his butt.
"Hey!" Chandler woke up. "I'm trying to sleep."
"Sorry. I love this tushie."
Chandler smiled, but pushed Joey's hand away. "Not now, okay? I'm tired."
"Okay." He put his arms around Chandler and sighed. Chandler yawned and fell asleep in his arms.
In the silence, Joey whispered, "I love you" and wished once more that he could get Chandler to quit his job. If Chandler actually liked the job, it would be one thing, but he hated it, so Joey saw no point in Chandler dragging himself into the office every day.
Wanting to show Chandler that he could hold a steady job that could support them both, Joey got a job teaching a Soap Opera Acting Class. How cool was it that Joey, who had never been to college himself, could be teaching a class now?
Joey liked teaching at first, but then one of his students auditioned for the same part that Joey wanted. He tried to sabotage his student, but the kid got the part anyway. Maybe teaching wasn't so fun after all.
***
Thanksgiving Day, while Monica and Ross competed like crazy over the football game, Joey and Chandler celebrated six months as lovers and took every opportunity to tackle each other.
That night, Chandler even invited Joey to go ahead and move into his bedroom.
"You mean it?"
"Sure, we can use your room for storage or something. Or just push the entertainment center completely in front of your door."
Joey laughed and kissed him happily.
***
Then Joey began working at a Christmas tree lot, much to Phoebe's dismay. He also tried to convince Chandler to quit again, but Joey's big speech about doing something you love only inspired Rachel to quit her job as a waitress so that she could get a job in fashion. Gunther was definitely going to miss her.
Rachel ended up with a crappy job making coffee at a small fashion company, but later she got a better job at Bloomingdale's, through a guy named Mark who worked there. Ross immediately suspected ulterior motives.
Also in that episode, there was this commentary:
PHOEBE: I miss Janice though. "Hello, Chandler Bing."
RACHEL: "Oh, my, god."
JOEY: "Oh, Chandler, now, now, that's it. There, faster!"]
After seeing a Mattress King commercial on TV, Monica went to buy a bed there and suddenly heard a familiar voice. It turned out that Janice was married to Gary, the Mattress King, but they were now in the middle of a divorce because Gary was sleeping with his secretary.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that," Monica said.
"Yeah, and we have a little girl too, which makes it harder." Janice then asked about Chandler, and Monica wasn't sure how to break it to her.
"Um, he's in a relationship right now. I'm sorry."
"Really? Is she pretty?"
Monica got uncomfortable. "Hey, why think about that stuff, you know? There's plenty of fish in the sea. You should just go and find somebody to have a hot rebound fling with. Like that guy over there!"
"I know, but I miss my Bing-a-ling! Plus, you know Chandler's always breaking up with girls, so it probably won't last. I'm the one he always comes back to. Maybe after they break up, he'll call me again. When you see him, can you tell him I'm getting divorced now?"
"No, Janice, I think they're really serious."
She sighed in disappointment. "All right, all right." Then she hugged Monica and left to meet with her husband about the divorce.
However, Janice couldn't let go of the hope to reunite with Chandler, so she came over to the guys' apartment later.
Joey was shocked. "Janice! Hey, um, how have you been?"
"I'm getting divorced now. Is, um, is Chandler here?" She barged in and looked around the apartment.
"No, he's not."
"Oh. Maybe I should leave him a message. Do you have something to write on?"
"Wait, um, why are you here?"
"Oh, I know he's seeing somebody now. Monica told me when I ran into her. But I just thought I could say hello and see if Chandler's really serious about this girl."
"Girl?" Joey cleared his throat. "Actually, Chandler's dating me."
"What?!" Then she laughed and thought he must be joking.
"No, no! I'm serious." That horrible laugh of hers grated on his nerves.
"Yeah, right! Chandler dating you!"
"He is!"
"Come on, when he was having sex with me--"
"I know, I know! I was on the other side of the wall. I think he is actually bi, if that makes you feel any better."
Janice remained skeptical. "Please! Do you know how uptight Chandler is about his gay dad?"
"Yeah, but with us, he's not like that. Listen, what would it take for you to believe me? Oh!" he snapped his fingers. "You know, when he gets excited and his third nipple gets all sensitive and his face gets all--?" He demonstrated.
Janice gasped and stared at him. "Oh--my--God!"
Joey frowned. "Yeah, I'm sorry to have to break it to you."
She sank down on a chair and couldn't believe it. "My Bing-a-ling? *My* Bing-a-ling?"
"Sorry. He's not yours now."
She swallowed and looked at him. "And you? Joey, I thought you were straight."
"I know, that's what everybody thought, including me. But I love him now."
"You love him?" she was even more shocked.
"Yeah. And I think he loves me. We haven't said it to each other yet. You know how Chandler is."
"I know." She nodded numbly.
Chandler came home then and was shocked to see Janice, but Joey explained what was going on.
"Hey, I'm really sorry about you and Gary," he hugged her sympathetically, but confirmed that yes, he was dating Joey now and they were happy.
Janice apologized for coming and finally rose to leave. "Okay, um, goodbye. Joey, you take care of my Bing-a-ling, okay? I mean, yours now."
They said goodbye and watched her leave.
***
In the middle of the night, Joey lay awake and admired Chandler's naked body. He was visibly gaining weight and looking healthier now, thanks to Joey's nagging him to eat more. Joey kissed Chandler and grabbed his butt.
"Hey!" Chandler woke up. "I'm trying to sleep."
"Sorry. I love this tushie."
Chandler smiled, but pushed Joey's hand away. "Not now, okay? I'm tired."
"Okay." He put his arms around Chandler and sighed. Chandler yawned and fell asleep in his arms.
In the silence, Joey whispered, "I love you" and wished once more that he could get Chandler to quit his job. If Chandler actually liked the job, it would be one thing, but he hated it, so Joey saw no point in Chandler dragging himself into the office every day.
Wanting to show Chandler that he could hold a steady job that could support them both, Joey got a job teaching a Soap Opera Acting Class. How cool was it that Joey, who had never been to college himself, could be teaching a class now?
Joey liked teaching at first, but then one of his students auditioned for the same part that Joey wanted. He tried to sabotage his student, but the kid got the part anyway. Maybe teaching wasn't so fun after all.
***
Thanksgiving Day, while Monica and Ross competed like crazy over the football game, Joey and Chandler celebrated six months as lovers and took every opportunity to tackle each other.
That night, Chandler even invited Joey to go ahead and move into his bedroom.
"You mean it?"
"Sure, we can use your room for storage or something. Or just push the entertainment center completely in front of your door."
Joey laughed and kissed him happily.
***
Then Joey began working at a Christmas tree lot, much to Phoebe's dismay. He also tried to convince Chandler to quit again, but Joey's big speech about doing something you love only inspired Rachel to quit her job as a waitress so that she could get a job in fashion. Gunther was definitely going to miss her.
Rachel ended up with a crappy job making coffee at a small fashion company, but later she got a better job at Bloomingdale's, through a guy named Mark who worked there. Ross immediately suspected ulterior motives.