How did Monica and Rachel lose their apartment in F.R.I.E.N.D.S? Details explored

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Still from the show (Image via Max)
Still from the show (Image via Max)

F.R.I.E.N.D.S has always been a worldwide phenomenon since it began airing in 1994. Even after ending two decades ago in 2004, the show continues to leave an imprint on pop culture and sitcoms. Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, F.R.I.E.N.D.S featured Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer. The show focused on the lives of six friends in their 20s and 30s living in Manhattan, New York City, juggling their lives, careers, and relationships.

The show gave us the iconic characters: Rachel (Aniston), Monica (Cox), Phoebe (Kudrow), Joey (LeBlanc), Chandler (Perry), and Schwimmer (Geller). Each character had a distinctive and funny personality, and the actors displayed great chemistry with each other. From Monica’s need to be a perfectionist and a cleanliness freak to Joey’s antics as a daily soap actor, who doesn’t take anything seriously, the show gave viewers laugh-out-loud moments and defined what friendship stands for.

One of the funniest moments on F.R.I.E.N.D.S was how Rachel and Monica lost their apartment in a funny bet and had to win it back through an equally funny situation.


How Monica and Rachel lost their apartment in F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Still from the show (Image via Max)
Still from the show (Image via Max)

In F.R.I.E.N.D.S Season 4 Episode 12 titled The One with the Embryos, Monica and Rachel lost their apartment to Chandler and Joey. The episode is one of the most hilarious episodes in F.R.I.E.N.D.S as the girls get into a heated quiz game with the boys over who knows who better.

Ross was the organizer of the game, and it turned out that Chandler and Joey knew Rachel and Monica better than they knew the guys. If Chandler and Joey lost, they had to give up their bird. However, if Rachel and Monica lost, they had to switch apartments with the guys.

During the initial rounds, both the girls and boys were competitive as Ross asked questions and led the game. Both teams got an equal point, and then it was revealed that there would be a lightning round to get to the winner.

While the guys scored four right answers in 30 seconds, the girls fell short of one answer as they got stumped over what Chandler’s job was. Ultimately, Chandler and Joey won, and they moved into Monica’s apartment, which she shared with Rachel.


How Monica and Rachel got their apartment back in F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Still from the show (Image via Friends)
Still from the show (Image via Friends)

The girls moved into the guys’ smelly and unkept apartment and had a tough time trying to make it into a livable situation. The boys, on the other hand, had a blast, and that led to some hilarious moments as they enjoyed the neat and big apartment to themselves.

In the end, Phoebe gave a suggestion, and Monica and Rachel decided to get back to their place. The girls tricked the guys into attending a Knicks basketball game and switched everything in the apartment back to how it was before. Even though Chandler and Joey were not happy about this, Monica and Rachel decided to make out for a minute to get their place back, and the boys were more than happy and agreed.


F.R.I.E.N.D.S is available on Netflix.

Edited by Priscillah Mueni