Talk:Monica Geller

Monica and Joey?
Under Trivia, someone said that the main couple on the show was originally going to be Joey and Monica, not Ross and Rachel. Is there a citation/reference for that, or is it even true? Dalton Imperial 00:16, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/trivia I'd seen this before, but I had to hunt down a reference. Not very difinitive, but there you go. Of course, this seems to have been removed already, which is a shame. 24.107.177.15 11:05, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Jewish?
Is Monica Jewish? I knew Phoebe rhymed Monica with Hannukah in her Holiday song, but is that the only evidence? I just assumed Phoebe was trying to come up with something that winter-related that rhymed with Monica. I know that the friends all do Secret Santa in one episode, which is more associated with Christmas. If she's Jewish, wouldn't that most likely make Ross Jewish as well? Dalton Imperial 02:50, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I wish I did research before posting. Anyways, here's some evidence to support that Monica is at least technically Jewish.  In Season 10, epsiode 9 (The One with the Birth Mother), this dialogue occurs:

Monica: Maybe she will. Uh! Why couldn't I have been a Reverend?

Chandler: You're Jewish.

Monica: Technicality!

Also, in the season 7 episode "The One with the Christmas/Holiday Armadillo", Ross tells Ben that he is part-Jewish and tries to teach him to sing "dreidel, dreidel". So it seems that Monica (like the Gellers) is at least part-Jewish, but I don't think Monica's religious affiliation is stressed enough to list her as a "Jewish fictional character." Dalton Imperial 02:55, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Also, note the episode in which Monica prepares a Christmas tree, and the fact that her tradition of hiding Christmas gifts is the plot of an episode. 24.107.177.15 11:09, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Remember in the Barbados episode, Ross goes to steal a Bible and Chandler tells "But it's the New Testament? Why would you need it?" clearly emphasizing the 'you' which signals that Ross would have no need of a New Testament. It's quite obvious from that one joke alone that Ross and Monica are meant to be Jewish. --Mezaco 04:08, 4 January 2007 (UTC)


 * i believe the Geller siblings were raised as Jewish. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deniserogue (talk • contribs) 20:31, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

As a huge friends fan, I've always been confused about Monica and Ross' religion. Yes, they have been called Jewish by other characters and we know Monica had a bat mitzvah, but why do they celebrate Christmas with such enthusiasm? I always suspected it was because they were raised in a family with spouses that come from differing religious backgrounds (their father most-likely being Jewish and their mother possibly being a Christian). Anyone else see this? -hsxeric 16:59, 5 January 2012

relationship
how about her relationship with Richard? 'cause it was pretty serious before she hooked up with Chandler. HoneyBee
 * A Very good point. Does my addition sound OK? Dalton Imperial 02:50, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

name
Is she really called Geller-Bing? Because in The One With Princess Consuela she admits that she never changed her name.--Codenamecuckoo 08:28, September 10, 2005 (UTC)

Either we should move the spoiler warning to the begining of the article or her name can't be Monica Geller Bing. Plus, for the majority of the series that wasn't her name. Savidan 20:55, 15 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I removed the "Bing" from her name. Firstly, there should have been a hyphen there (according to Phoebe's use), and second, I don't think she ever changed her name in the show.  As of episide 14 of season ten (TOW Princess Consuela), she hadn't changed her name.  There were only three episodes after that one, and in none of them was there any mention of her changing her name. -- Dpark 15:37, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * In the season 10 episode, The One with Princess Consuela (original air date, 02/26/04), we discover that Monica never changed her last name when she got married. Neovu79 10:41, 8 July 2007 (UTC)


 * The official friends website lists her as geller-bing Harmless 77 (talk) 18:53, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * yes i believe that after Chandler found out, she changed her name to Geller-Bing. or else their children would have been given the surname of Geller, knowing Monica. the twins are Geller-Bing.Deniserogue (talk) 20:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

middle name
I am an extremely avid watcher of this show (seen most episodes well over 20 times each), and I am almost positive that Monica's middle name is never mentioned. It is only noted that her middle initial is E when she invests in a stock with her own initials, MEG, in the episode "The One With the Two Bullies". Can anyone specifically mention when her middle name is mentioned? Thanks. crumbworks


 * The article says it was never mentioned (only the E), and also adds "Though some have guessed that the E. stands for Elizabeth". This means "Elizabeth" is only a guess, not the official name. So starting the article with "Monica Elizabeth Geller" is wrong. I'll erase it. Sorry for my bad English. --Ec 00:57, 6 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Ross is Ross Eustace Geller; since Monica's his younger sister, wouldn't that make her Monica Eustace Geller?


 * Not nesecarily - Middle names aren't passed down the famlily line. For examle my middle name is Michael, by brother's is Peter.--Crestville 18:36, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

I have removed the Middle Name section in the article, partly because there is no reason for it to have its own section, but also because there is no evidence to prove that is her middle name. Eustace is a boy's name, and (as demonstrated by the other characters amusement when Chandler reveals his middle name to be Muriel, and when one of the female triplets is named Chandler) to give a girl a boys' (and vice versa) name would be an odd thing to do. Furthermore, middle names are not generally passed from sibling to sibling, but are more often than not dedicated to another family member such as a grandparent. - Randomwellwisher 12:10, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

the article has Erin as her middle name. her middle name was NEVER mentioned in the series, just her initials. Deniserogue (talk) 20:33, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * So is there a reason, why the middle name is still mentioned in the article?--80.169.134.162 (talk) 13:25, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Death wish for Jack?!
I find this note very bizarre. Monica hates her mother more than her father and Chandler went from finding out Jack & Judy didn't like him to overcoming this in the space of one evening. And the show never really shows Monica as likely to confirm to such traditions. Timrollpickering 01:08, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Relationship Definition
On the page, it lists Chandler and Monica's relationship as an "Affair", should this be changed to a "Secret Relationship"? 71.215.196.46 13:33, 14 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Although dictionary.com does define affair as "an intense amorous relationship, usually of short duration", I, too, tend to think of an affair as a relationship between two people where at least one is involved with/committed to another person. I left the first description as affair since the "intense amorous relationship" applies but later described it as a "deeper relationship", as opposed to a purely physical one limited to London. Dalton Imperial (talk) 06:54, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Judy ignoring Monica
At which point in the Series 8 finale did Judy ignore Monica when she waved to her? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Snailsarefriends (talk • contribs) 11:05, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree. I never observed Judy ignoring Monica as well. -- Jennifer —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.231.32.248 (talk) 15:03, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

in TOW Phoebe's Birthday Dinner. Judy came to the restaurant to take care of Emma. Deniserogue (talk) 20:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Last Name
In "The One with Princess Consuela", Monica admits that she never changed her name to Geller-Bing when she is unable to provide information for Phoebe. Since there is no further mention of this in the final episodes of the series, this suggests name is in fact not Monica Geller-Bing by the time the series comes to an end. If her name is simply Monica Geller, shouldn't this be the name featured at the top of the article, instead of Monica Geller-Bing? Stormwhisper (talk) 19:53, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

I actually believe her name is Monica Geller-Bing. I know before she and Chandler got married she told him that she didn't want to change her name, but in one of the later Season 9 episodes, (I believe it is Episode 20, "The One With the Soap Opera Party," but I'm not entirely sure.) Phoebe yells at Monica and says, "MONICA GELLER HYPHEN BING." I know this is a continuity error, but it wouldn't surprise me if her name is actually Monica Geller-Bing. It's not the first Friends continuity error either. For example, Ross states in one of the earlier seasons that he only became a paleontologist because Carol dared/forced him to, and he hated his job. In the middle seasons, we begin to see his overenthusiastic passion about dinosaurs, even dating back to his childhood. I firmly believe that Monica's name is actually Monica Geller-Bing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.189.2.184 (talk) 01:34, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

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