Monica Steals Baby Franny Back | Shameless

[@assyrianprincess3]

Shes lost custody of her kids so many times that she has the law memorized 😂

[@j.ronnygibson]

I thought the same thing 😂😂

[@terrifier3-h3j]

wait what season is this.

[@ToreyCombs]

@@terrifier3-h3j season 7 ep 1 or 2

[@terrifier3-h3j]

@@ToreyCombs ok thanks.

[@Expired_Antidote]

Lmao literally what I said also. She’s got it down pat!

[@shikara24]

At least Monica acknowledges that Fiona did it all, Frank has the audacity to act like he’s doing it all with Fiona’s help

[@Spikezz3]

Something she wanted to hear from the first episode

[@chaosspy6723]

he doesn't just act like it. he believes it

[@faahq1816]

@@chaosspy6723 you guys actually watch the show? Frank says that several times but you know 100% he knows Fiona did it all. He said it in the end too lol

[@chaosspy6723]

@faahq1816 he tells fiona in one of his drunken rants about having another family ( either the homeless people or the crazy lady who had twins) that he's the reason they all turned out so well. he was reminded of their issues, but he said it

[@JamieLizRN]

"ATTENTION RESIDENTS!!" has me rolling every time i hear it!! 😂😂😂

[@j.ronnygibson]

Man, Monica must have heard them bylaws so much, she memorized it

[@zombiebaby420]

and she knew her laws😂

[@lui1367]

most addicts do, you'd be surprised. some lazy mofo fuckers but when it comes to the laws they know their shit

[@brandonkylie3456]

@zombiebaby420 I'm guessing she has been through the same exact thing 3, 4, or 5 times, so she studied.

[@TawnyRoyal]

As awful as they are, the moment where Monica showed Frank her brain scans and he just immediately lays in her lap and starts crying while she comforts him is so heartbreaking….

[@farzaslasher422]

True even though they were both fucked up individuals they really love each other and we’re soulmates Frank crying knowing the woman he probably has only ever loved truly is dying

[@TawnyRoyal]

@@farzaslasher422 facts, when Frank realizes she’s gone hurt too. Him calling her “Mon” and begging for her to come back/wake up made me cry like a baby even though they’re such bad people.

[@farzaslasher422]

@@TawnyRoyal that was really heartbreaking even after she was gone he was so broken and couldn’t come to terms that she didn’t love him like he thought

[@Janu-lj9hf]

@@farzaslasher422Monica was too mentally unstable to love anyone. This why she turned to drugs, to cope with her insanity. She had very few moments of clarity but when she did, she tried her best to show love. Had Frank not fallen for Monica he would’ve ended up even more successful than his brothers since he was highly intelligent. Unfortunately, history repeated itself with the kids especially, with Lip. Since he is also highly intelligent yet he wasted his potential and ended up having a kid with a woman who is also mentally unstable.

[@farzaslasher422]

@@Janu-lj9hf yeah that’s so true so many ppl tried to help Lip and push him towards to success but he chose not to which was so dumb

[@billiebelle7585]

This whole time Monica wasn’t “inebriated” she literally has brain damage

[@tracym6652]

Because of all the drugs she did

[@dihe1392]

And her son Ian gets his mental illness from her..he realized that Monica is the way she is because of the mental illness

[@joemcguire9988]

Two things can be true at once

[@stirlingarcher7972]

@@dihe1392and because she’s an addict

[@dihe1392]

@@stirlingarcher7972 yeah but the mental illness causes an imbalance in the brain which causes people to go find "substances" to feel normal.. i.e someone with ADHD will like meth because it allow them to focus. Someone with depression might go for heroin because it releases dopeamine

[@BrittKGM]

This is one time where Monica’s version of crazy came in handy

[@kotaslittleworld]

The one time she did good by Debbie. Had to give her respect especially when she started throwing the actual law in Derek's mom's face. 😂

[@stirlingarcher7972]

The kid would have been so much better off without Debbie

[@kyliejoline13]

Are you for real??? Debbie is a Terrible mom with a capital T, she put franny in danger, kept her around drugs and drug users, risked going to jail her entire childhood, handed her around like a communal hood baby, and harassed her baby daddy’s wife for money after Derek died, and so many other things I can’t even think of right now except like punching a homeless lady while wearing franny on her chest to continue begging on a street corner in downtown Chicago when she was a newborn

[@boomds5602]

Kid would have been better off with Derek

[@FaithMichelle420]

@@boomds5602derek left for the military he never even wanted the baby😂

[@marcuscarlson2788]

​@@FaithMichelle420 right he only asked for custody after he came back and was married to another girl

[@Alice15210]

...."so give us the f***en baby" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@l0rdapophis]

Ah the Gallaghers, dysfunctional together but an absolute UNIT against everyone else 😂

[@farzaslasher422]

I feel like Monica acknowledging how much Fiona did for the family and did her job for her really gave Fiona some sort of closure

[@torakunoichi]

Hated Monica she knew she was a leach but never tried to change her behaviour or get help, she told Ian there was nothing wrong with being bipolar but he hated it and she tried to drive him away from Mickey the ONLY person who could get him to help himself

[@Supersquishyawesomeness]

There is nothing wrong with being bipolar.

[@torakunoichi]

@@Supersquishyawesomeness sorry I should rephrase that there’s nothing wrong with the mania associated with bipolar

[@almagarcia1618]

I don't think it's really about being bipolar or not. It's about Monica actively not reaching out for help when it would of been the best for her loved ones.

[@accidentalmadness1708]

⁠@@Supersquishyawesomenessoh are you gonna pull some “it’s secretly my strength” bs or something like that? It’s a problem. The person with it doesn’t have to be but the issue itself? Total problem. If it wasn’t there would be no need for categorization and having to manage it.

[@Supersquishyawesomeness]

@@accidentalmadness1708 every human has to manage being human or they die. Categorizing does nothing to treat the symptoms. Bipolar is far easier to manage than many other more common human characteristics. The only thing problematic is the distorted view folks like you have.

[@CC-qx6ss]

The one and only time I was cheering for Monica 😂

[@catrose3145]

Me too 🤣

[@tammydeetz7927]

Somebody said Monica is pulling a Karen-- hell nah-- she's pulling a hella grandma move!!! Gallagher style all the way 😊

[@beefusmcwellington2933]

Monica is terrible, but comes in clutch when you actually need her

[@GrogedUp]

Fiona?

[@GrogedUp]

Lip?

[@GrogedUp]

Terrible take lmao

[@bamagalforever]

TRUE

[@pseudopuppy160]

No. No she doesnt.

[@snoopyqueen38]

“Which has not happened YET!” 🤣

[@goodcitizen6334]

I noticed that too! So funny

[@elpasoethan]

Monica was a horrible mom, but she DID love her kids. She LOVED them so much. But she was her own worst enemy, as well as theirs, before they became their own. She had major problems that made her a toxic and broken human and she knew it and she really did know that being away from her kids was better than being with them. She knew she was bad for them. The best thing she ever did for them was abandon them.

[@pluubooruu]

Exactly. I pitied her more than hated her. She was so mentally ill and fucked up, if she had stayed she would've just caused more trauma and issues for the family. People keep saying she should have stayed and been a mother, but that was impossible for her.... plus look at Frank, he stayed, but he was still a complete burden on the family, and for every step forward there was at least three steps back.

[@deliaalvis2630]

Disagree. When you don’t know how to love and care for yourself and still CHOOSE to force into existence a dependant who is FORCED to depend on you, that’s the opposite of love. Is ALWAYS more loving to get an abortion or give up custody than to constantly CHOOSE to be a shitty, deadbeat, absent parent.

[@jennifergriffin630]

I think Monica wanted to love her kids, but had such a skewed perception of reality that she didn't know what love really looked or felt like. She cared about them, but I don't know if between the untreated mental illness, the brain damage, and ungodly amounts of drugs and alcohol would allow her to actually love them.

[@farzaslasher422]

That’s true when you put it like that it makes it so sad but also shows not everyone should be parents especially ppl like Monica and Frank

[@mindyours2023]

​@deliaalvis2630 I agree however, she did have them and it was best for her to leave than to put her crap off on them! People like her have kids so someone will love them, but they don't think about the fact that they're too sick and too toxic to love the kids the way she should have. Shit is so sad but it's the reality of this type of illness on top of drug and alcohol use.

[@jennifer_mertens]

This was awesome. But, Monica just handed them a very good reason to remove the child from the mother's custody😂.

[@kellyvaters1689]

Actually, they would have to explain to the courts why _they_ (not the child's father, but _they_) have the child with them without the mother's consent and without a court order already in place deeming _both parents_ unfit. So, Monica just handed them a reminder of the law and a warning not to try that shit again.

[@jessicapearson9479]

Actually, It is called kidnapping!! Also, some states do not have grandparent rights!

[@kotaslittleworld]

​@jessicapearson9479 by law Derek's family kidnapped the baby. Monica technically helped rescue her.

[@NTH0921]

@@jessicapearson9479nah, thé family kidnapped the child first and after their son abandoned her. Let’s also add, they are not next to kin and what they were doing by keeping her away from her child is ILLEGAL. If Monica had batted everyone in that house, she would have been justified. Kidnapping is no joke.

[@kariynethomas3719]

Bs they wasn't messing with Monica after that

[@kerisaltzman5114]

I loved how Monica and Frank both thanked Fiona for all her hard work.

[@senseispud2197]

What I love so much about Frank and Monica, is that whenever something happens, or whenever something happens, their first reaction is always something about themselves. For example, when Debbie said she had a kid, Monica's first reaction after confirming is "I'm gonna be a grandma!" Not "what's their name?" "When?" "Is it a boy or a girl?" It's how it affects Monica's world. Same goes for Frank. They can't see that people do things that aren't to directly either spite, help, or get in their way.

[@ram_bruno]

The way that she only came back to die in front of them, literally

[@Expired_Antidote]

She’s sadly had more than her fair share of court hearings on custody issues, which is why she’s got the bylaw #s and wording down pat…

[@connorbingham6473]

This is the funniest scenes together lol

[@pridetheprince4188]

Fuck i love Monica so much (almost as much as i hate her) she is the first in line, she is ride or die. She fucking loves her family (and everyone) without limit or caviat EDIT: ok, i fucking love all the frank comment here, first off let me say, i hate monica for all the reasons that every one here listed, the reason i said i love Monica is quite simple: she loves her kids regaurdless of who or what they are, “your gay, well that ok im bi” “your trans, shit at least your happy what pronouns do you want me to use” “your addicted to coke, me too i don’t think its a problem but if you want to go to rehab i know some good ones” “you stole food to eat, fuck no im not Turing you in” “your baby was kidnapped by her other family, shit lets go get her back

[@IMJAYSAVAGE]

How? she left her family

[@fiat_ow7876]

Ok frank

[@fawnedcan4215]

Did Frank write this

[@prod.superior5434]

She’s just like frank, willing to use and neglect their children, but come in clutch when they’re actually needed

[@pseudopuppy160]

Loves them so much he chose to keep having kids & intentionally abandoning them despite being self aware enough to know she'd leave them with her abusive ex. She was a shit human. She knew she was.

[@jules1728]

Monica was sick but she did love her kids

[@Stirilite]

And Monica ate only that one little thing here in this video! 😂💅

[@tolfan4438]

That is one bad ass grandmo

[@LatinKingQueen]

In these moments I love Monica 😂😂😂🔥😏

[@EEVVOOOONN]

Monica is not the best mother ever….but she does love her kids and would do anything for Them‼️‼️

[@kyrenic2]

Except stay and raise them

[@EEVVOOOONN]

@@kyrenic2 fr tho.. but i mean... she would clearly knock someones stupid extensions right off their head

[@kyrenic2]

@@EEVVOOOONN oh I won’t deny that, she’s crazy as fuck 😂 honestly if she stayed she may have turned out to be a good mother later

[@the.blue_alien]

It's sad because Franny would've been far better off with them than with Debbie.

[@TimberlakeTigerGirl]

But they didnt have legal rights to the baby. Since the mom still had custody, those women could be arrested for kidnapping Franny. Sucks but thats the law

[@the.blue_alien]

@@TimberlakeTigerGirl true, but you can give your children away willingly, which I wish she would've done.

[@donatellohamato748]

That's what i was thinking, with enough luck Franni maybe could have gotten out of that environment. After all, all Debbie did afterwards was leaving her child alone and expect somebody else to take care of her.

[@the.blue_alien]

@@donatellohamato748 exactly, she expected her family to just take care of her kid, take her to school, all that and a bag of chips while she went off and did her bullshit

[@kiratics3710]

The nicest thing Monica ever did for her

[@bamagalforever]

One of the best scenes of all time, tho 🔥

[@cangxo6268]

As fucked up as it sounds but Frank and Monica always came in clutch! 😂😂

[@ashleyrodriguez8143]

I started crying when he started crying 😢

[@luzfrostquick9998]

I don't wanna be a paragraph polly but 1) Tanya is a hypocrite and 2) what she and Derek's mom did has to be some form of kidnapping bc they decided just one day while Debbie left her with Derek's mother to spend time with franny that it would be OK to withhold her daughter from her

[@apocolipsthegeekguru2980]

Loving someone you hate is one of the hardest parts of life

[@gta5lorecarreviews36]

The one scene where monica earns some respect

[@NicoleLoftus]

I love Monica she’s a badass and she tries to get her granddaughter Franny back to her mother Debbie

[@Screw.Hairy.Pothead.666]

Frank n Monica were shit parents but they loved n adored Franny

[@RevanLockheart-]

Now that's JUSTICE.

[@ceespinz]

I actually felt bad for frank in this episode cuz no matter what Monica put him thru he truly loved her

[@jazhillxo1668]

My fav Monica scene!!!

[@babyhandgrenade4004]

This was me when my abusive ex tried to get full custody of our son. He did this for no other reason than he was mad at me for leaving him. Not surprisingly, his attempts failed. The judge saw right through him. I about did this when he tried all that though. He warned me when I was pregnant that if I tried to leave him, he would try to get full custody and would keep dragging me back to court simply because he could. He also threatened to call CPS and make false claims in order to get our son taken away from me. He said to me, you mark my words, if you ever leave me, you will never see your son again. I thought I was going to have to go here.

[@memecap1tal_2.14]

Man the end really got me

[@brandonkylie3456]

Frank and Monica were horrible parents, but when their kids really needed them, they got it together really quickly.

[@fiestadancers]

Twins! That’s where I saw Monica’s actress before. That 80’s movie Twins.

[@mindyours2023]

Yes! Thank you! I knew I recognized her! I love that lazy way she talks! I've always loved that about her!

[@merlinho0t]

I do think both of them are horrible people, but it does let you see every now and then that they love their kids, they just love drugs and their lifestyle more. They never really wanted to change. And the scene where Frank curls up in Monica’s lap when she tells him she is dying is really sad.

[@missbizy]

For all their faults, I will say.... when they're working for you, there's nothing more powerful than Monica or Frank.

[@Anavaeebaee]

The ONLY time I ever liked Monica!

[@CaitlinC769]

Best Monica moment Lmao

[@lalalokokoko]

Monica lowkey reminds me of/ sounds like of Tiffany valentine. She mostly did in season 1 and 2

[@King.Of.Antlers]

2:57 this part almost made me cry, Fiona’s face ):

[@LI2TQGBAContinuum]

"Never trust a junkie"

[@virtualmedusa]

Getting Frannie back is the only good thing Monica did! 😂😂😂

[@corielake828]

This show highlights selfish choices people make by keeping their children even when they would be happier , healthier and more stable in a different home.

[@michaelleary9233]

Yeah, you can see why Darlene was glad she didn't make her a grandma on The Conners.

[@TimberlakeTigerGirl]

You realize that those women technically kidnapped the baby? They may be good at heart, but since the mom still had custody, they had no legal right to take Franny

[@miamonroe1054]

i’m not even gone hold you i swear she dies before this

[@mar-k7104]

ig sometimes having a crazy junkie mom comes in handy 😂

[@gjmarkjesse1324]

I know Debbie is supposed to be apart of the main character and we’re all supposed to be “yasss girling” and cheering her on, but Franny would 100% be better off with Derek’s family.

[@lorabethluebchow]

Gotta hand it to Monica

[@parisianmartin]

me as a grandma

[@harleyskawronik6382]

Still a better mom than kris jenner 😂 and thats saying something cause monica just left for fiona to deal with the children.

[@LandonStrauss-hc1sc]

Say what you want about her, Monica never had a negative thing to say about anyone.

[@Moot731]

Who tf r they to want the baby when they shipped their son so he could live a fatherless life and they weren’t even there as a grandma.

[@MizzQueenBee0337]

Thank you for pointing out this big fact that everyone seems to forget.

[@KyleeraeeXO]

As much as I hate Monica…… she was lowkey a bad bitch I’m this scene lol

[@roselyngomez3271]

Frannie waa better of with Derek's family.

[@j.ronnygibson]

Tbh, that's probably true, dysfunction is apart of the Gallagher life. I'm going on seaaon 10, so I've yet to see how dysfunctional the Delgado family is

[@77dlight]

Whose house was that? Not Derek’s house, but the one where Monica is standing in front of (shouting at frank)?

[@HarleyLilo1988]

Not gonna lie my mother in law would probably do that

[@jessrosefawkes2721]

It would of been funny if she got the wrong house lol x

[@Justanotherbite5]

The only good thing Monica did besides leaving Liam with Fiona

[@kparsa1]

Not happened yet..lol

[@kellypolfleit3942]

I wonder if the actress that played Monica put up with backlash because of her character

[@mindyours2023]

I always wonder about that! When people play awful characters, I bet people say stupid things to them forgetting its just a character they play! In all the interviews I've seen of her, she's always funny and sweet! Her name is Chloe Webb❤

[@scottishmapping2750]

The only good thing monica ever done

[@aired-downdisconnected4125]

She's Danny devitos girlfriend in Twins.

[@stirlingarcher7972]

The kid would have been so much better off without Debbie

[@xdismyname2276]

I always had a soft spot for Monica

[@thisgirlisoverit]

samme

[@fraire364]

The rare and only Monica W after that she’s garbage

[@Kait16xo]

Dare I say?? Kinda based??

[@houseofmatrix6174]

Was Monica going Law school because she got on drugs

[@thisgirlisoverit]

no she got her kids taken away a lot!! that’s why she knows the words. Monica is smart but did not apply herself same as Frank.

[@noshrusskie9557]

Ms mcgaan

[@J4sse]

😂

[@vandalsavage6743]

I don't know how this show didn't convince the government to pass a law that forces certain people to be nuterized.

[@giselleortega7321]

😮😮😮

[@BL4CK-L1ST]

First

[@Garfunkle96]

no one cares if your 1st 😂 never understood why people say this in most videos

[@BL4CK-L1ST]

@Garfunkle96 you cared enough to comment!

[@Garfunkle96]

@BL4CK-L1ST just letting you know! It's just pathetic honestly

[@BL4CK-L1ST]

@@Garfunkle96 You know what's truly pathetic? Getting upset over something like my comment. Ignore it if you don't like it.🤣