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    • new scene
    • Scene 1

      Monica and Rachel's, everyone is looking at papers.

    • joey
    • Joey
      How could someone get a hold of your credit card number?
    • monica
    • Monica
      I have no idea. But look how much they spent!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Monica, would you calm down? The credit card people said that you only have to pay for the stuff that you bought.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I know. It's just such reckless spending.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I think when someone steals your credit card, they've kind of already thrown caution to the wind.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Wow, what a geek. They spent $69.95 on a Wonder Mop.
    • monica
    • Monica
      That's me.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh! The yuk! Ross, he's doing it again! (Points to a lamp which is shaking behind the sofa)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Marcel, stop humping the lamp! Stop humping! Now Marcel, come back- (Marcel runs toward Rachel's room) come here, Marcel-
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh no, not in my room! I'll get him.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Ross, you've got to do something about the humping.
    • ross
    • Ross
      What? It's, it's just a phase.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, that's what we said about Joey...
    • ross
    • Ross
      Would you all relax? It's not that big a deal.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (Out of shot) Stop it! Marcel! Bad monkey!
    • ross
    • Ross
      What?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Let's just say my Curious George doll is no longer curious.
    • OPENING CREDITS
    • new scene
    • Scene 2

      Monica and Rachel's, late at night Monica is still examining her bill as Rachel emerges from her room.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, Monica. You are not still going over that thing.
    • monica
    • Monica
      This woman's living my life.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What?
    • monica
    • Monica
      She's living my life, and she's doing it better than me! Look at this, look. She buys tickets for plays that I wanna see. She, she buys clothes from stores that I'm intimidated by the sales people. She spent three hundred dollars on art supplies.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      You're not an artist.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah, well I might be if I had the supplies! I mean, I could do all this stuff. Only I don't.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, Monica, c'mon, you do cool things.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh really? Okay, let's compare, shall we.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (Yawning) Oh, it's so late for 'Shall we'...
    • monica
    • Monica
      Do I go horseback riding in the park? Do I take classes at the New School?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (Yawning) Nooo...
    • monica
    • Monica
      This is so unfair! She's got everything I want, and she doesn't have my mother.
    • new scene
    • Scene 3

      Central Perk, Joey and Chandler are discussing stage names.

    • chandler
    • Chandler
      How about Joey... Pepponi?
    • joey
    • Joey
      No, still too ethnic. My agent thinks I should have a name that's more neutral.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Joey... Switzerland?
    • (The waitress brings their coffee.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Plus, y'know, I think it should be Joe. Y'know, Joey makes me sound like I'm, I dunno, this big. (Waitress looks at him funny) Which I'm not.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Joe...Joe...Joe...Stalin?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Stalin...Stalin...do I know that name? It sounds familiar.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, it does not ring a bell with me...
    • joey
    • Joey
      (Writes it down) Joe Stalin. Y'know, that's pretty good.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Might wanna try Joseph.
    • (Joey visibly thinks 'Of course!' and writes it down.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Joseph Stalin. I think you'd remember that!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh yes! Bye Bye Birdie, starring Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin is the Fiddler on the Roof.
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    • Scene 4

      Monica and Rachel's, Monica is there as Phoebe and Rachel enter.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hey.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Hi. (On the phone) Hi, uh, yes, this is Monica Geller. Um, I believe I'm taking some classes with you and I was wondering what they were.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      What are you doing?
    • monica
    • Monica
      (Hushes her) Alright, great. Thanks a lot. (Hangs up) I'm going to tap class.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What, what, so that you can dance with the woman that stole your credit card?
    • monica
    • Monica
      This woman's got my life, I should get to see who she is.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Go to the post office! I'm sure her picture's up! ...Okay, Monica, y'know what, honey, you're kinda losing it here! I mean, this is really becoming like a weird obsession thing.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      This is madness. It's madness, I tell you, for the love of God, Monica, don't do it!! ...Thank you.
    • new scene
    • Scene 5

      A Tap Class, the girls are standing at the door.

    • monica
    • Monica
      What d'you think?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Lotsa things.
    • (They go in and sit down.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Which one do you think she is?
    • (The teacher comes up to them.)
    • Teacher
      May I help you?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, no thanks, we're just here to observe.
    • Teacher
      You don't observe a dance class. You dance a dance class. Spare shoes are over there.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What does she mean?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I think she means (Imitates) 'You dance a dance class'. Oh, c'mon, c'mon. (They put on some spare shoes)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Okay, d'y'see anybody you think could be me?
    • Teacher
      (To the class) People! Last time there were some empty yoghurt containers lying around after class. Let's not have that happen again!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      She could be you.
    • (Music starts)
    • Teacher
      Let's get started. Five, six, a-five six seven eight...
    • (Everyone starts to dance in unison. Monica flounders)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Okay, I'm not getting this!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (Dancing in a swirly, Phoebe kind of way) I'm totally getting it!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Did you ever feel like sometimes you are just so unbelievably uncoordinated?
    • (Rachel taps into view; she is in perfect sync with the rest of the class)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What? You just click when they click.
    • Teacher
      Alright people, now everyone grab a partner.
    • (The girls are unsure how to pair off. Phoebe settles it)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Okay. And, my, dead, mother, says, you, are, it. I'm with Rachel.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Great. It's gym class all over again.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Aww.
    • Teacher
      Well that's all right, you can come up to the front and dance with me.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Why don't I just take off my clothes and have a nightmare.
    • (She starts to walk very slowly toward the front of the room. The teacher grabs her hand and pulls her. Suddenly a woman bursts in)
    • Woman
      It's okay, it's okay, I'm here, I'm here. Sorry I'm late, okay, here I am. Who's the new tense girl?
    • Teacher
      She's your partner.
    • Woman
      Hi. I'm Monica.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh. Monica! ...Hi. I'm Mo- ...nana.
    • Woman
      (Fake Monica) Monana?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah. It's Dutch.
    • monica
    • Monica
      You're kidding! I-I spent three years in Amsterdam. (Asks her something in Dutch)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Um, Pennsylvania Dutch.
    • Teacher
      And we're dancing. A-five, six, seven, eight...
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    • Scene 6

      Central Perk, Ross is entering.

    • ross
    • Ross
      (Mortified) Hi.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Where've you been?
    • ross
    • Ross
      At the vet.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      She's not gonna make you wear one of those big plastic cones, is she?
    • ross
    • Ross
      She says Marcel's humping thing's not a phase. Apparently he's reached sexual maturity.
    • joey
    • Joey
      (To Chandler) Hey! He beat ya.
    • ross
    • Ross
      She says as time goes on, he's gonna start getting agressive and violent.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      So what does this mean?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I'm gonna have to give him up.
    • COMMERCIAL BREAK
    • new scene
    • Scene 7

      Central Perk, scene continued from earlier. They guys are sitting there like the Three Monkeys.

    • joey
    • Joey
      I can't believe it, Ross. This sucks!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I don't get it, I mean, you just got him. How can he be an adult already?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I know. I know. I mean, one day, he's this little thing, and before you know it, he's this little thing I can't get off my leg.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Isn't there any way you can keep him?
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, no. The vet says unless he's in a place where he has regular access to some... monkey lovin,' he's just gonna get vicious. I've just gotta get him into a zoo.
    • joey
    • Joey
      How do you get a monkey into a zoo?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I know that one! ...No, that's Popes into a Volkswagen.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well, we're applying to a lot of them. Naturally our first choice would be one of the bigger state zoos, y'know, like, uh, San Diego... right? But that might just be a pipe dream, because, y'know, he's out of state. Uh, my vet, uh, knows someone at Miami, so that's a possibility.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Yeah, but that's like two blocks away from the beach. I mean, it's a total party zoo.
    • (Phoebe, Monica, and Rachel enters.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey. We found her, we found the girl.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      What?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Did you call the cops?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Nope. We took her to lunch.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Ah. Your own brand of vigilante justice.
    • ross
    • Ross
      What?! Are you insane? This woman stole from you. She stole. She's a stealer.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Y'know what? After you're with this woman for like ten minutes, you forget all that. I mean, she is this astounding person, with this, with this amazing spirit.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah, which she probably stole from some cheerleader.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      ...Take off their hats!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Popes in a Volkswagen! ...I love that joke.
    • new scene
    • Scene 8

      Monica and Rachel's, Monica, Rachel and Fake Monica are there.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No way. No way did you do this.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Monana was very brave.
    • monica
    • Monica
      It was so wild. We told them we were the Gunnersens in room six fifteen. Only to find out the Boston Celtics had taken over the entire sixth floor!
    • monica
    • Monica
      So once they caught on to the fact that we're, y'know, short and have breasts...
    • monica
    • Monica
      ...They threw us out! I was thrown out of a hotel! Me!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Go Monana! Well, you ladies are not the only ones living the dream. I get to go pour coffee for people I don't know. Don't wait up. (Exits)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, by the way, tomorrow we're auditioning for a Broadway show.
    • monica
    • Monica
      'Scuse me?
    • monica
    • Monica
      There's an open call for Cats. I'm thinking we go down there, sing Memories and make complete fools of ourselves. Whaddya say?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Nononononono. Think who you're dealing with here. I mean, I'm not like you. I-I can't even stand in front of a tap class.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Well, that's just probably 'cause of your Amish background.
    • monica
    • Monica
      What?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Well, you're Pennsylvania Dutch, right?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Right. Till I bought a blow dryer, then I was shunned.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I-I used to be just like you. And then one day I saw a movie that changed my life. Did you ever see Dead Poets' Society?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Uh-huh.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I thought that movie was so incredibly... boring. I mean, that thing at the end where the kid kills himself because he can't be in the play? What was that?! It's like, kid, wait a year, leave home, do some community theatre. I walked out of there and I thought, 'Now, that's two hours of my life that I'm never getting back.' And that thought scared me more than all the other crap I was afraid to do.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Wow. Then I would definitely not recommend Mrs. Doubtfire.
    • new scene
    • Scene 9

      Monica and Rachel's, tiem lapse. Everyone but Joey and Monica are there.

    • ross
    • Ross
      (Reading letters) Oh God. (To Marcel) We didn't get into Scranton. (To the others) That was like our safety zoo. They take like dogs and cows. See? I don't know who this is harder on, me or him.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I'd say that chair's taking the brunt.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Marcel! Marcel! Marcel, no! Good boy. See, how can nobody want him?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, somebody will.
    • joey
    • Joey
      (entering) You know there already is a Joseph Stalin?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      You're kidding.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Apparently he was this Russian dictator who slaughtered all these people. You'd think you would've known that!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Y'know, you'd think I would've.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Phoebe. Whaddyou think a good stage name for me would be?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      ...Flame Boy.
    • new scene
    • Scene 10

      Central Perk, Ross is talking to Dr. Baldhara, a zookeeper.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Where exactly is your zoo?
    • Dr. Baldhara
      Well, it's technically not a zoo per se, it's more of an interactive wildlife experience. Let me ask you some questions about, is it, uh, Marcel?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yes.
    • Dr. Baldhara
      Does he, uh, fight with other animals?
    • ross
    • Ross
      No-no, he's, he's very docile.
    • Dr. Baldhara
      Even if he were... cornered?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well I, I don't know. Why?
    • Dr. Baldhara
      Uh, how is he at handling small objects?
    • ross
    • Ross
      He can hold a banana, if that's whatcha mean...
    • Dr. Baldhara
      How about a hammer, or a small blade?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Why- why- why would he need a blade?
    • Dr. Baldhara
      Well, if he's up against a jungle cat or an animal with horns, you've got to give the little guy something. Otherwise it's just cruel.
    • (Chandler and Joey burst in, with Marcel)
    • joey
    • Joey
      He- he- he got in, he- he got in to San Diego.
    • joey
    • Joey
      We, we come back from our walk and the- the phone was ringing...
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      ...He's in.
    • ross
    • Ross
      He's in! Oh, did you hear that, Marcel? San Diego. San Diego!
    • Dr. Baldhara
      You're making a big mistake here. I mean, San Diego's all well and good, but if you give him to me, I'll start him off against a blind rabbit and give you twenty percent of the gains.
    • new scene
    • Scene 11

      Monica and Rachel's, Rachel is dusting. She comes to the table, lifts all the magazines and wipes under them, then just puts them down again. Monica bursts in, obviously drunk.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Yo- hooo!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Where the hell've you been?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Monica and I just crashed an embassy party.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Are you drunk?!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Noooo! (Comes closer and whispers) I'm lying. I am so drunk.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh God, oh. Great, Monica, y'know what, you could've called, I have been up here, I've been worried...
    • (Monica is drinking from the tap)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Monica? Monica!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Water rules!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yes, yes, it does. Okay, look, the restaurant called, they wanna know if you're gonna be showing up for work?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Nope. Going to the Big Apple Circus today.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Okay Monica, what are you doing? You're gonna lose your job! This is not you!
    • monica
    • Monica
      No, it is me! Y'know, I'm not just the person who needs to fluff the pillows and pay the bills as soon as they come in! Y'know, when I'm with her, I am so much more than that. I'm- I'm Monana!
    • (The phone rings and Rachel answers)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hello? Yes, she is, hold on a second, please. Monana, it's for you, the credit card people.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Helloooo? Yeah. Oh my God. Thanks.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What?
    • monica
    • Monica
      They've arrested Monica.
    • new scene
    • Scene 12

      New York City Department of Correction, Monica is visiting Fake Monica.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Hi.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Hey.
    • monica
    • Monica
      How are you?
    • monica
    • Monica
      I'm not too bad. Fortunately, blue's my colour. How-how did you know I was here?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Because... I'm Monica Geller. It was my credit card you were using.
    • monica
    • Monica
      That I was not expecting.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I want you to know, it wasn't me who turned you in.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh. Thanks.
    • monica
    • Monica
      No, thank you! You have given me so much! I mean, if it wasn't for you, I would never have gotten to sing Memories on the stage at the Wintergarden Theater!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Well, actually, you only got to sing 'Memo-'.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I just can't believe you're in here. I mean, what am I gonna do without you? Who's gonna crash the embassy parties with me? Who's gonna take me to the Big Apple Circus?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Monica, I started my day by peeing in front of twenty-five other women, and you're worried about who's gonna take you to the Big Apple Circus?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Well, not... worried, just... wondering.
    • monica
    • Monica
      There's nothing to wonder about, Monica. You're gonna go back to being exactly who you were, because that's who you are.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Not necessarily...
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yes necessarily! I mean, I dunno what it is, maybe it's the Amish thing.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Um, I'm not actually Amish.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Really? Then why are you like that?
    • new scene
    • Scene 13

      Tap Class, Monica is standing by the door.

    • Teacher
      You by the door. In or out?
    • monica
    • Monica
      In. (She joins in the dancing. She still flounders)
    • Teacher
      You in the back, you're getting it all wrong!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah, but at least I'm doing it!
    • new scene
    • Scene 14

      The Airport, everyone but Monica is there to see off Marcel.

    • PA
      This is the final boarding call for flight 67 to San Diego, boarding at gate 42A.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Okay. Good-bye, little monkey guy. Alright, I wrote you this poem. Okay, but don't eat it 'till you get on the plane.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Aww. Thank you, Aunt Phoebe.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Okay, bye, champ. Now, I know there's gonna be a lot of babes in San Diego, but remember, there's also a lot to learn.
    • joey
    • Joey
      I dunno what to say, Ross. Uh, it's a monkey.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Just, just say what you feel.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Marcel, I'm hungry.
    • ross
    • Ross
      That was good.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (Brings Marcel a teddy bear) Marcel, this is for you. It's, uh, just, y'know, something to, um, do on the plane.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Uh, if you guys don't mind, I'd like to take a moment, just me and him.
    • Everyone
      Oh, sure. Sure, absolutely. (They just stand there, then realise what he means and go to the other end of the room)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Marcel, c'mere, c'mere. (He sits down and Marcel jumps down and sits beside him) Well buddy, this is it. There's just a coupla things I want to say. I'm really gonna miss you, and I'm never gonna forget about you. You've been more than just a pet to me, you've been more like a be- (Marcel climbs down and starts humping his leg) Okay, Marcel, please, could you leave my leg alone? Could you just stop humping me for two seconds?! Marcel, would- okay, just take him away. Just take him.
    • (Marcel is put in a cage and taken away.)
    • CLOSING CREDITS
    • new scene
    • Scene 15

      A Theater, there is a casting session going on for a play.

    • Actor
      (Very melodramatically, and very badly) Oh, that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might... touch thy cheek...
    • Casting Director No. 1
      That's fine, thank you.
    • Casting Director No. 2
      Next. (Joey walks onstage)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hi, uh, I'll be reading for the role of Mercutio.
    • Casting Director No. 2
      Name?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Holden McGroin.
    • END