Ken Lerner

When Howard returns from space, he doesn't get the hero's welcome he expected. Meanwhile, Game Night turns into a battle of the sexes.

Ross is excited when he meets fellow paleontology professor Charlie Wheeler (recurring guest star Aisha Tyler - "Talk Soup"), a stunning beauty. But when he takes her to Joey's rooftop party to meet the stars of Joey's daytime drama, "Days of Our Lives" (real-life "Days of Our Lives" stars Kyle Lowder, Matthew Ashford, Farah Fath and Alexis Thorpe as themselves), she intimidates him with her impressive list of former boyfriends. Meanwhile, Rachel and the intoxicated Monica behave foolishly at the gathering, chasing the handsome actors. And Chandler attends a disturbing one-woman play.

Blanche's daughter wants to give birth in a birthing center while Blanche is preoccupied by the possibility of Rebecca delivering in a local hospital. Blanche doesn't want to be embarrassed by the fact that her daughter was artificially inseminated.

Richard finds himself in his element while leading a global staff of engineers, but his budding relationship is threatened by his coding neuroses. Dinesh takes an interest in a foreign coworker, but worries about a face-to-face meeting. Big Head and Erlich's launch party hits a snag, or two, while Jared returns to the dating scene.

When the guys decide to release the beta version of Pied Piper, they receive an unexpected response. With a limited number of beta invites each, Dinesh worries about his lack of friends, while Gilfoyle looks to catch him in a lie. Monica worries about how to deliver criticism. Facing financial woes, Erlich considers a big decision, and Gavin challenges the Nucleus team to do the impossible.