The One with the Monkey

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Friends season one
September 1994 - May 1995
List of Friends episodes

Episodes:

  1. The Pilot
  2. The One with the Sonogram at the End
  3. The One with the Thumb
  4. The One with George Stephanopoulos
  5. The One with the East German Laundry Detergent
  6. The One with the Butt
  7. The One with the Blackout
  8. The One Where Nana Dies Twice
  9. The One Where Underdog Gets Away
  10. The One with the Monkey
  11. The One with Mrs. Bing
  12. The One with the Dozen Lasagnas
  13. The One with the Boobies
  14. The One with the Candy Hearts
  15. The One with the Stoned Guy
  16. The One with Two Parts, Part One
  17. The One with Two Parts, Part Two
  18. The One with all the Poker
  19. The One Where the Monkey Gets Away
  20. The One with the Evil Orthodontist
  21. The One with the Fake Monica
  22. The One with the Ick Factor
  23. The One with the Birth
  24. The One Where Rachel Finds Out

"The One With the Monkey" is the tenth episode of season one of the television situation comedy Friends.

First aired: December 15, 1994

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Plot

In order to curb his loneliness after his divorce, Ross adopts a capuchin monkey he's named Marcel. Things start off on rocky footing - Marcel seems rebellious and unwilling to listen to Ross. However, Chandler bonds with him almost immediately.

Phoebe sings 13 new songs she's written - 12 about her mother's suicide, one about a snowman (that ends up being about her mother's suicide). During her set, she's interrupted by two scientists arguing about the most beautiful woman they've ever seen. She goes to confront them, and finds out that one of them - David - thinks that she is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. His partner, Max, begs to differ and says that title belongs to Darryl Hannah. Phoebe and David begin dating.

With New Year's fast approaching, the gang decides to make a no-date pact, which they all break: Phoebe brings David, Rachel plans to bring Paolo, Monica invites old boyfriend Fun Bobby, Joey asks Sandy (a single mom he meets while working as one of Santa's elves at the mall), Ross brings Marcel, and Chandler snaps and asks Janice.

The six friends end up keeping their no-date pact after all. Phoebe learns that David has gotten a grant to study in Minsk for three years, and convinces him to go.[1] Paolo has missed his flight, and Rachel gets attacked outside of the airport by a woman who thinks Rachel has stolen her cab. Fun Bobby is depressed because his grandfather has just died. Sandy not only brings her kids to the party, but she hooks up with Max. Chandler breaks up with Janice, when reminded just how irritating she can be.

At midnight, Phoebe is too sad to kiss anyone, Rachel's lip was cut in the attack so she can't kiss anyone, and Monica doesn't feel like kissing anybody. Chandler demands someone kiss him anyway - so Joey obliges.

[edit] Additional cast

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Max tells Phoebe that he and David have been given a grant to study in Minsk. He says 'Minsk, it's in Russia'. Minsk however is not in Russia but is the capital of Belarus.


Preceded by
"The One Where Underdog Gets Away"		 List of Friends episodes Followed by
"The One With Mrs. Bing"
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