20 Facts About Monica Geller

Unable to conceive children on their own, Chandler and Monica Geller eventually adopt twins Erica and Jack and move out of their apartment into a larger house in the suburbs.

The creators' first choice for the role of Monica Geller was comedienne Janeane Garofalo.

Kauffman in particular greatly defended Monica Geller, arguing with NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer over whether or not this would make the character too promiscuous.

Several months before Friends premiered, NBC had conducted a research report, the results of which determined that Monica Geller was the only character to have been remotely well received by test audiences.

When her privileged, inexperienced childhood best friend Rachel, with whom she had long lost contact, suddenly arrives in her neighborhood unannounced as a runaway bride after abandoning her own wedding, Monica Geller allows her to move in with her while she attempts to reorganize her life, and the two reconnect.

Monica Geller begins dating Dr Richard Burke, an older man who is one of her father's best friends and 21 years her senior, during season 2.

However, the couple mutually agree to end their relationship after realizing that Richard does not want children, his own having already grown up, while Monica Geller aspires to eventually raise a family of her own one day.

Kauffman recalled Ohlmeyer specifically expressing that Monica Geller deserved to be dumped, a statement by which the writer was greatly offended, dismissing Ohlmeyer as a misogynist.

Ultimately, the results returned in favor of Monica Geller; audiences liked the character nonetheless, and the episode aired unchanged.

Early in the series, Monica Geller's apartment is established as one of the show's two primary locations.

Unlike her previous roles in projects such as Family Ties and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, the Los Angeles Times Steve Weinstein believes that Monica Geller was the first major role in which Cox was cast based on her abilities as a comedic actress as opposed to her beauty.

At the beginning of season one, Monica Geller is 25 years old.

Bustle's James Tison agreed that Monica Geller is the show's most relatable character.

The running gag of an overweight Monica Geller is often used as a recurring backstory for the character throughout the series, first explored in the second-season episode "The One With the Prom Video" via flashback.

Early in the series, Monica Geller develops a reputation for experiencing bad luck and encountering rather unfortunate circumstances when it comes to dating, romantic relationships, and her love life.

Out of Friends' female characters, Monica Geller's style took the longest to establish.

In 2015, HitFix wrote a similar article entitled "5 Reasons Monica Geller is the Best Friends Friend", published in tandem with Cox's 51 birthday.

Rachel eventually wins the condom in a game of rock, paper, scissors, forcing Monica Geller to abstain for the night.

In spite of these complaints, Fat Monica Geller proved so popular among audiences that the writers would resurrect the character for a total of four flashback episodes, each of which aired featuring Cox dressed as Fat Monica Geller and eating a doughnut while dancing after the show had finished taping much to the amusement of the studio audience.

Monica Geller became well known for accessorizing sweaters using scarves; on Cox's 51st birthday in 2015, Cosmopolitan published an article celebrating her character's best sweaters.