The One with the Fake Monica
"The One with the Fake Monica" | |
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Friends episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 21 |
Directed by | Gail Mancuso |
Written by | Adam Chase & Ira Ungerleider |
Production code | 456671 |
Original air date | April 27, 1995 |
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"The One with the Fake Monica" is the twenty-first episode of Friends' first season. It first aired on the NBC network in the United States on April 27, 1995.
Plot
Ross's capuchin monkey, Marcel, reaches sexual maturity and will not stop trying to mate with objects and his leg. Ross decides that he can no longer take care of Marcel and so he looks for a zoo for him. After some frustrating attempts including an offer where Marcel would be pitted against other animals in combat, Marcel is eventually accepted into the San Diego Zoo and Ross, Chandler, Joey, Rachel and Phoebe say goodbye to him at the airport.
Production
In one scene, Phoebe, sitting on the couch, can be seen playing Game Boy. Unusually though, she looks into the camera while doing so.[1][2]
When Joey asks what his stage name should be, Phoebe replies with Flame Boy, presumably as she is playing Game Boy.
Reception
Entertainment Weekly gave the episode a C, describing the episode as "thin and hokey" with a "semi-sappy "carpe diem" theme that doesn't jibe with the series' tone of slackeresque cynicism". They also said the monkey-humping joke gets annoying after a while.[3]
The A.V. Club were more positive about the episode, and called the tap dance scene a "total gem".[4]
Telegraph & Argus ranked it #142 on their ranking of the 236 Friends episodes.[5]
References
- ^ Aurthur, Kate (March 2, 2016). "64 Things That Happened In The First Season Of "Friends" That Would Never Happen Today". BuzzFeed. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Personal Notes on Friends & All of its Episodes - lambdan.se". Archived from the original on 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Friends Season 1 Reviews". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ Saraiya, Sonia; Reid, Joe (August 15, 2013). "Friends: "The One With The Evil Orthodontist"/"The One With The Fake Monica"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "The definitive ranking of all 236 Friends episodes". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. September 16, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2021.