Monica's Apartment
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Monica's Apartment is one of the two most used set pieces in the show. All six members of the main cast have at one point lived there.
[edit] Appearance, Layout & Decor
The walls are painted purple in the living room. There is a vintage French poster advertising a rocking horse over the television area. It is one of the advertising posters that Jules Cheret designed for a department store in Paris that was known as "Aux Buttes Chaumont". The French Jouets poster is specifically advertising children's toys ("jouets" means toys) and features a beautifully decorated rocking horse, one of the most desired and expensive gifts a child could receive in those days. It is one of the most recognaizable props from the show. (This poster can be purchased at http://www.friendsposter.com www.friendsposter.com)
The apartment has an open plan kitchen. It is only a three walled set however in rare scenes facing inwards (usually from the balcony) a fourth wall can be seen. The apartment has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a balcony in addition to the main living area. There is a door beyond the bathroom that is never opened or mentioned until the season eight episode The One With The Secret Closet in which it is revealed that it is full of Monica's disorganized junk.
There is a gold frame around Monica's peephole (the door also is the same purple as the apartment) This frame was originally a mirror, and one of the crew members broke it. It was temporarily hung on the door, but Greg loved it and the frame stayed there ever since. This frame has become an icon of Friends. It can be found by a few dealers on eBay, and also on the site www.friendsposter.com.
Monica's living room was the most prominent set on Friends, along with the boys' apartment of course Central Perk.
[edit] Residents
- Monica's grandmother is the official tenant and lived there before Monica.
- Ross Geller stayed there with his grandmother for a summer to attend dance classes.
- Monica Geller began subletting from her grandmother and lived there almost constantly for all ten seasons.
- Phoebe Buffay was Monica's roommate for some time before the series began, she stealthily moved out because Monica was becoming difficult to live with.
- Rachel Green moved in after she left Barry at the altar in The Pilot. After finding out about Monica and Chandler moving in together, she sadly moved out.
- Chandler Bing and Joey Tribbiani swapped apartments with Monica and Rachel for a short period of time after winning a bet against them. As payment for swapping back, Rachel and Monica made out for one minute in front of the boys.
- Chandler Bing moved in with Monica (and Rachel moved out), when the pair entered a serious relationship. Rachel's former room became a guest bedroom.
- Rachel Green briefly moved back in with Monica after Phoebe's apartment caught fire. Afterwards, Phoebe moved back in for nearly a year and Rachel moved out again.
- Jack Geller-Bing and Erica Geller-Bing lived there for a few days before moving to their new house.
In The Last One Monica, Chandler and the twins moved out and all six main characters left their keys on the counter.
