The Ones With Monica Being Controlling | Friends

[@TJSaw]

Monica was - Ross’s sister - Phoebe’s roommate before the show began - Rachel’s roommate when the show started - Neighbours with Chandler and Joey She was the mom of the group, the glue that held everyone together.

[@audreyifebem-ezima5681]

I've always said this. She's the common denominator. The one always cooking for everyone and giving out advise. Sure, she could be a bit controlling, but she was definitely the glue.

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

​@@audreyifebem-ezima5681Plus the majority of their lives took place in her apartment. Someone needed to stay in control, who better than the person who's house you're in 24/7!

[@ericshang7744]

Oh hello! Forget about chandler?

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

@@ericshang7744 they mentioned Chandler.

[@sheilaburns8977]

I love Monica. Of course, I'm a little OC, so we have a lot in common.

[@trinaq]

Fun Fact: Apparently, Courteney Cox was initially considered for Rachel, but she identified more with Monica, and her need to be in control.

[@gerdtt79]

I don't know if she was seriously considered for Rachel or if she just audtioned for her

[@DateMike22]

Yes in real life Courteney said she's really like Monica 😂😂😂.

[@redacted2275]

She didn't "identify" with Monica, she was better suited for the part... she didn't go to the audition and took over whatever part she wanted. 🤌🤦‍♂️

[@JSPena]

@@gerdtt79 the creators confirmed it in the reunion.

[@dahamisamarathunga3911]

@@gerdtt79 Lisa Kudrow was apparently the only actor who had to audition for her role. Cox was offered to play Rachel due to her good looks as they initially thought she would suit for that role as Rachel was the 'fashion crazed ' character, but Courteney believed she could relate more to Monica, which prompted her and Aniston to switch the roles.

[@marieburton4714]

Yes, they sometimes made fun of her OCD, but most of the time they were very patient, sometimes tiptoeing around her or even going along with it. Proving how they loved her as a friend.

[@srldwg]

Who said she had OCD. That is a serious mental illness. If anything, she would be said to have OCPD. (Sorry if this comes off unkind, this just hits very close to home.)

[@marieburton4714]

@@srldwg You're right, it is a serious mental illness. It has just become a habit to call Monica's perfectionism OCD. Sorry if you're offended by it.

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

​@@srldwgOCD manifests in many ways- it isn't always a 'serious mental illness.' Nobody came out and said it but I'd tend to agree Monica did have a form of OCD, especially knowing she vacuums her vacuum cleaner with a smaller one. She would clean in situations where there was no need. I've got OCD myself and it's mild enough to keep under control because of medication luckily. Another guy with it that I know has absolutely destroyed his hands due to how much hot water and bleach he uses to clean them with, medication doesn't help him.

[@jollmicelis8253]

Chandler married her IN SPITE on it :D

[@Wendys1111]

@@srldwgOCD is a spectrum. You are being very dismissive of mild OCD

[@jordankuttler1859]

Every time I watch the scene where Monica spent 2 days straight cleaning up appartement 19 I want to jump into the screen and give her a hug.

[@liviamoon]

I would then prefer to offer her a job. There would be a lot to do.😅

[@areallybigannoyingorangefa6562]

They swapped apartments then, so it was technically Rachel and Monica’s apartment

[@lemmetellyousomething679]

Yeah exactly and also when she said "nobody ever asked me what kind of mashed potatoes I like?". I felt my chest tearing apart.

[@Locke-j6j]

oh wait I live in apartment 19 and your comment reminded me that that was Joey and Chandlers place too 😂 thank you!

[@Locke-j6j]

hey wait we live in 19! I forgot that was Joey and Chandlers place until I saw this comment. Thanks!

[@BeckyM2000]

I liked how Monica showed Phoebe and Rachel a page from a catalogue of a wedding dress that she is looking for and making them memorise it outside the bridal store. I loved how she gave them a whistle till they find the wedding dress she were looking for and making them leave with the dress she wanted with a bride to be she met at the other bridal store.

[@marieburton4714]

Yes! The whistles 🤣

[@99jei63]

Isn't it uncharacter for her to rip a magazine? 😂

[@rohdx]

Do you have a point?

[@rebeccabay6806]

​@rohdx She likes the scene starting at 4:30, even stating specifics that others added on to and agreed with What's your point To be an obnoxious I d i o t

[@rohdx]

@@rebeccabay6806 I don't see asking you anything? do you always jump in between others and start speaking for others ?

[@shivanimishra190]

Monica was like that becoz of her childhood issues with her mom. Her mom never treated her right and always thought she was good for nothing. That's why she made sure that whatever she does should be perfect always.. Childhood traumas really haunt you forever 😢

[@sheilaburns8977]

Mine was not my Mother but from my siblings. I went to a therapist once and he said to me, "Why do you feel you have to be perfect?" Of course, I felt no way near perfect, but obviously he gleaned this trait about me from our session.

[@ShivaniSingh-vw6uf]

Exactly

[@sparrowhawk5673]

Wah😫, wah, wah I'm a victim card 🙄🙄. Get over yourself

[@100samanthamarie]

@@sparrowhawk5673 Why did you feel the need to use someone’s vulnerability against them sweetie?

[@sparrowhawk5673]

@@100samanthamarie because vulnerabilities shouldn't be a excuse or a permission slip. Like a spanking in life you are to learn and grow from it. Stop living in the past and grow strong for the future. Pick yourself up and move on. This generation is much too sensitive emotionally more a curse than blessing.

[@marieburton4714]

29:29 "Do you want to see me cry? Is that what you want to see me cry??!" "Sir! No sir!" 😂😂😂

[@ayusinha]

I love Phoebe. Also at 12:09 "Turn him off👉"

[@marieburton4714]

@@ayusinha Me too!

[@areallybigannoyingorangefa6562]

Monica, I feel like you should have German subtitles

[@marieburton4714]

@@areallybigannoyingorangefa6562 Yes! That line is hilarious too 😂😂 The writing on this show was just top notch, really.

[@pranshusharma3463]

That's the funniest moment for me

[@littlefairygirl161]

Monica hitting on chandler while sick 😂 🤣 “you don’t want to get with this? 🤧🥴”

[@smokeandshadows]

She was fined

[@littlefairygirl161]

@@smokeandshadows lol “when you put a D at the end of fine, you’re not fine”

[@lewdogzombies]

@@littlefairygirl161it’s a difficult word to say 😂

[@littlefairygirl161]

@@lewdogzombies yes lol

[@nazymospanova]

They forgot to put the scene where Monica admits that she cleaned the cars in a parking lot😅

[@karanamlakshmiambika7763]

and there was one scene where Chandler cleans the room and she finds out immediately.

[@misaki4119]

the bills thing is actually reasonable, if you can pay it when you get the bill then dont wait til you get a notice

[@redacted2275]

Not if you're having an aneurysm trying to suppress the urge to pay right away.

[@devashrigajarlwar1069]

Monica being controlling ❌ Monica being uncontrollable ✔️

[@marieburton4714]

"Thank god you didn't try to fan out the magazines, I mean she'll scratch out your eyes right out" 😂 I find the reactions of the others to her being controlling way funnier than Monica being controlling.

[@Trobtwillis]

Set up & punchline.

[@marieburton4714]

@@Trobtwillis I don't know what you mean?

[@Trobtwillis]

@@marieburton4714 I mean that we can't get the full laugh without the full joke. Monica sets things up with her neurotic behavior. Then her friends deliver their reaction, and then we all laugh. 😄

[@marieburton4714]

@@Trobtwillis Oh now I understand, yes you're right!

[@trevorlahey4178]

Oh that's a nice little detail, at 12:25 the book Monica is reading is titled "Like a Hole in the Head" and the scene has to do with her putting holes in the wall, and Rachel's comment about the wires coming loose in her head, nice touch.

[@lucygarrett9785]

A favorite line of mine “Did you clean up in here” “Of course”

[@VishalSingh-uw4cf]

"Chaotic & twirly and not in a good way" 😂

[@marieburton4714]

😂😂

[@Epichistory463]

Monica as a character is very funny and she would be good if a load of kids messed up a house because she would never be bored cleaning

[@redacted2275]

0:30 I'm not sure about that lol

[@332tube]

Not if the babies get into the ribbon drawer! 😢

[@lordalessan]

This is why Rachel never cleaned again. Also notice how the friends slowly stopped helping her and made excuses not to over the Thanksgiving episodes.

[@marieburton4714]

Good point.

[@damiraa5375]

This show never gets old. Friends forever!

[@retrofedora7061]

Monica is a bit of controlling freak, but she is like "the caring mother " of the group. So, it's fine.

[@idiomasconalex]

"She Is a mother without a child". Chandler talking to Erika.

[@reva_.57]

The way Monica say: " Oh my god" And "I don't know" Is amazing.

[@frankinsaneandmyrrh1202]

the way she says "I know!" is also iconic

[@DateMike22]

Monica is controlling but still a good friend.

[@teknomax7883]

Citing Chandler: that's a lot of Monica

[@pamelastorer8570]

Did the writers know, I wonder, that OCD is typically found in women whose mothers were constantly picking on them, criticising them, making fun of them, which is exactly what Monicas' mum does. Her Mum is a narcissist, Monica is made to be very aware that Ross is the golden boy and she is a nothing. So her behaviour reflects this, and it's straight out of psychology 101.

[@suzblastblackstones901]

How Chandler Changed from "That's a lot of Monica to Oh My God Monica. 😍"

[@acmm315]

"Rules help control the fun!"

[@patilvs5191]

😂😂😂

[@Moshie71]

Monica: "I see you moved the green ottoman…"😂😂😂

[@bored-x5s]

Ottoman, its like 18th century stuff. Long live Friends

[@marieburton4714]

09:40 M: "Are you through with this?" prying the half filled glass out of J's hand J: "Yes, sorry the swallowing slowed me."

[@NeddyMontz]

Chandler: Six-hour trip to London... That's a lot of Monica 🤣🤣🤣 And after that, they're in a relationship

[@Maxxjones-e8s]

Notice Phoebe was sitting on the green ottoman that Rachel suggested that it was an extra chair around the coffee table 😂😂😂

[@Avatar1881-u7z]

When Monica made Thanksgiving dinner for everyone in season 1 and she breaks down, I felt so bad for her I just wanted to hug her.

[@laurab9562]

It bothered her that the ottoman wasn't with the chair, but not that the chair and the ottoman are totally different colors?

[@Jo-hc8pm]

It would bother me more that the whole apartment didn't match, let alone the ottoman and the chair 😂

[@ELRclassic]

Chandler and Monica was the best relationship in the show for sure.

[@Jennythecatgirl]

Buying Monica’s wedding dress scene - I’m surprised that Rachel was the one that freaked out. They were clothes shopping, after all 😂😂

[@sparrowhawk5673]

Rachel likely goes to the store where people serve her.

[@jdmchickkustomz9417]

This was just the best show ever

[@davisb.w2779]

Monica was right at 7:31 "She is always the hostess 😂😊"

[@idiomasconalex]

Monica, you're mom 😂😂😂

[@xaviaraivax]

Chandler: Let me do something, nothing high-profile. Monica: Cranberry sauce. It's eazy to make and no one actually cares about it. Chandler: ... Tell me more

[@a_h_s_n]

3:30 people with OCD can relate to this

[@babua1549]

She'll shower when Tibet is free 😂

[@marieburton4714]

😅

[@Vylkeer]

At first I thought this was going to be a compilation of every scene of Monica on the show, then I realized there are also rare instances where she isn't being ... entirely controlling :P

[@astric7490]

Thank you for these. More please!

[@isobelbauch9842]

Monica is the last person I would hire to be my wedding planner.

[@johnbean3429]

Might as well be titled "The Ones With Monica Being Monica | Friends" 🤣

[@gasparpalma6461]

15:08 : Monica : “you probably think I’m crazy” *a few seconds later* “Let’s do something crazy !” 😂

[@ashadedblobfish]

"You don't know military time?" See, in Europe we call that 'time'

[@AllAcacia]

"ree, ree, ree, ree, ree, ree, ree!"

[@ryamontana4132]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@penelopejoann]

Norman Bates would be proud. I didn’t know Phoebe did the Hitchcock impression first?! I used this joke with my kid when I was raising her, worked way better than manipulation! This show clearly morphed into my Gen X subconscious 😊

[@chightower1989]

"CONGRATULATIONS!"☠😅😂🤣

[@areallybigannoyingorangefa6562]

The floating heads

[@Newkids33]

I liked Chandler idea turning the guest room in Game room thats dream room every person should have in their apartment or house

[@SelfAccent]

I enjoy all series,really make me ecstatic,too hilarious ❤

[@raghothamharish2283]

I bet Monica still doesn't know what that switch did! Hahaha...

[@Trobtwillis]

30:34 The Friends can always count on Phoebe to cheer up the mood.

[@tammywebb1289]

I'm basically a real life 'Monica': I am a perfectionist, and I like to do things just right, my own way

[@redacted2275]

If things are your way, they're not necessarily the right way... Monica is only controlling when it's her stuff, not others...

[@E.D1282]

@@redacted2275exactly

[@ME--AshiqGatoo]

you have ocd disease mam and ur not monica

[@clemensanchezgarcia7242]

Me too!

[@clemensanchezgarcia7242]

Me too!

[@Trobtwillis]

17:11 Matthew P. / Chandler looking great in that suit & eyeglasses.

[@leonardolim8976]

I am not yelling. I am not putting a dollar in a jar

[@beerhunter272]

Monica and Richard made the best couple. Too bad they didn't continue their relationship longer.

[@Trobtwillis]

Their breakup was so very heartbreaking. 💔 Good thing that Monica had a good buddy named Chandler who turned out to be husband material. ❤

[@camillanielsen3504]

Thank you!!!

[@diya_arora]

Why did I read the thumbnail as Monica 'Bing' and not being...well, I think we all know why, just instinctive😂❤

[@whilgorumba7615]

Funny how you can make one episode out of a compilation of her being a contol freak. Haha

[@sedlyholmes3722]

"CHAANNNDDDLLLEEERRR" 😂

[@Trobtwillis]

11:22 Joey must have landed a part on Star Trek. 🖖🏼👽

[@MohammedAlassaf-r4h]

8:18 "The big big ones !" "No" Lmao 😂

[@zyaicob]

2:20 Mondler foreplay

[@OctoberChild60]

I love spoiled Rachel

[@lemmetellyousomething679]

Monica will always be my crush. ❤❤

[@安安王-v6e]

It was funny that if all the sockets worked, all the appliances would ring.

[@skarletpowers3016]

Monica seems amazing to me, it's Phoebe that's the weirdo, in a bad way. Monica is determined and true to herself.

[@nayasasaini2527]

30:13 “6 hour trip to London. That’s a lot of Monica “ 😂😂❤

[@simongrenshaw22]

When I want to explain the concept of Flanderization to people I always bring up Monica. Interesting character to start that ended up as a control freak screeching at everyone. Shame because Courtney Cox is such a great comedic actress.

[@yanfei917]

Joey too

[@alightthatnevergoesout]

They gaslighted, and made fun of, her the whole series because she was organised lmao

[@Trobtwillis]

30:04 Having already seen Seasons 4 & 5, it's interesting to note that Monica & Chandler are about to start dating, and they don't realize it yet -- and neither does anyone else. 💗💙

[@monkeseeaction21987]

Courtney Cox is sellig her cleaning product brand now

[@PaxPandemonium]

8:48 honestly it’s things like this that make me annoyed with how they portrayed her character. Like I get she likes things clean, but I don’t think she would’ve shot down the idea based on how much she loved Ms. Pac-Man

[@KLASKYOPUSC18]

23:21 cOnGrAdUlAtIoNs!!! 🥳🎉

[@LiamBrannelly]

Chandler and Monica were my two favorites, I loved them :)

[@heathercarter5831]

What has always bugged me is that the dress she picked up in the store is not the one she shows Chandler before she gives it back to the mean girl.

[@victoriathorne8252]

I just love Monica I don’t know how many times I’ve asked my family or my friends if they’re like her when they clean or if they’re like Danny Tanner

[@DevashriKulkarni]

I loveeee monica

[@saanviraman9091]

I just love Monica.

[@JonMaurer-e8s]

"6 hour trip to London....That's a lot of Monica...." Boy oh boy are YOU about to go on the trip of a lifetime buddy :P

[@mmerichukwuamadi3999]

After watching this ( precisely the “Wedding dress Hunt” scene …… as far as I’m concerned……. “ The Powerpuff Friends” : Blossom - Monica Bubbles - Rachel Buttercup - Phoebe ( Yh, I know it’s Buttercup who has that’s the dark hair and all but….. ain’t no way Monica’s letting any other person but her be the leader ( a.k.a Blossom )of the group 😅😂🤣😁❣️🤗✨💫

[@petrhristov9299]

What Monica has is OCD, compulsive obsessive disorder. This is something beyond her character and something that she can control. It is caused by genetics, imbalances in brain chemistry, and the environment. Usually individuals are not even aware they have it. It can cause great discomfort and stress, which can lead to depression, anxiety, problems sleeping and can cause issues with work and relationships. It is a real documented problem.

[@CohenKlauss]

Monica is an absolute Capricorn 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@OctoberChild60]

I couldn’t live with Monica, there’s OCD & OCD

[@evanstallard1515]

“I have new respect for Chandler” -Phoebe Buffay

[@lemoncakes8687]

I'd love living with her, I like everything organised but cleaning stressing me out.

[@isobelbauch9842]

Monica and Danny Tanner would hit it off.

[@AbiAbi-wi7tg]

I hated monica during Phoebe's wedding.. I mean if someone did what she did to phoebe during mons wedding she wud have turned everything upside down..

[@arshsingla7472]

30:13 little did he know, he gonna get a lot more of Monica in London then just 6 hours.

[@ankahbello1327]

I am soooo Monica 😂😂😂

[@Locke-j6j]

Monicas closet explains alot.

[@jamminout7671]

Mommy issues make Monica go brr

[@laksoysoy]

Monica is competitive by nature

[@priyankamali3263]

I just love....mon ❤

[@ellnats]

2:37 thats actually funnier if you've seen psycho, just do so if you havn't

[@OzmaOfOzz]

In Monica's defence, the green ottoman does look better in the original place😂 it just goes there!

[@zory1303]

Please do .. "The ones with Monica's apartment"

[@sedlyholmes3722]

30:13 oh chandler you gonna wish they be more than 6 hour with monica

[@mimuheye563]

At 20:05 I think it’s sweet someone came by to my house/ apartment just to clean for me for free. I would accept in a heartbeat 😭

[@tracypolselli1464]

Monica was the one I identified with the most.

[@MediocreDeficit]

She was stunning before she messed her face up

[@notamberp]

she’s still stunning, stfu.

[@dragonuv620]

1:20 see here, chandler knew that she was OCD about cleaning and placements, but in the future, he cleans and Ross is the one who tells him that monica is like this and he is surprised.

[@SumayaAnnieKhalid]

7:31 I love her ❤

[@abhilashkrishnan1693]

Oh man.. Considering the state of my room, having a clean freak for company would be nice.. I am too lazy..