Those who might have just started watching Friends would have reason to believe that Monica might be the main character, as she had many struggles shown from the get-go. Even in the later seasons, Monica had several deep storylines dedicated to her.
On the other hand, her crazy moments did bring a lot of hilarity to the show, and fans love to revisit these scenes for a good laugh. The best way to surmise both her funniest and heartbreaking moments would be through the use of quotes, and here are five each with their respective contexts provided.
Funny: "I Hope By Maid You Mean Mistress, Because If Some Other Woman Was Here Cleaning...!"
There are numerous theories over why Monica might be the neurotic person she was, and this has bogged fans for a long time. One of the contributing factors to fans’ curiosity is due to how Monica occasionally came across as rather crazy in the matter of cleaning.
In this instance, she couldn’t compose herself when Chandler revealed he had hired a maid. Hilariously, Monica would much rather have had Chandler admit that he was cheating on her than admit he got someone else cleaning her domain.
Heartbreaking: "We May Not Be Who She Thinks We Are, But No-One Will Ever Love That Baby More Than Us."
Unfortunately, Monica found out she couldn’t have children with Chandler, prompting the couple to go for adoption instead. However, as the adoption agency mixed their forms up, Erica, the birth mother thought they were someone else.
Although she usually kept a level head, Monica’s yearning to be a mother almost made her go through with fraudulently adopting the child. When Chandler appealed to her that it was wrong, a hurt Monica broke down and claimed they would be the best parents any child could have. It was a testimony to how badly she wanted to be a mother that she was willing to risk everything for it.
Funny: "What're You Laughing At, Pampers?"
One of the funniest episodes of Friends had to do with Monica, Chandler, and Ross revealing secrets about each other. It all started with Monica finding out Ross had once had a horrible case of food poisoning, something that he couldn’t live down.
After the three had completed the humiliation with the secrets revealed, they sat embarrassed in one another’s company. Although they did come to a truce, Monica couldn’t help but take a shot at Ross one more time, asking him if he wanted some diapers just in case.
Heartbreaking: "I Just Thought He Was Nice, You Know..."
The sad fact about this quote is that it seems like a throwaway line but actually had Monica attempt to rationalize her dalliance with Paul the Wine Guy. After he fooled Monica into thinking he’d been celibate before meeting her, she felt humiliated when Joey laughed that Paul had used a line to get her to bed.
While the friends found humor in this situation, a hurt Monica couldn’t believe she’d been played like that, claiming she had just thought he was a nice guy. Even sadder is how none of the friends responded to this statement, and Monica was left feeling used.
Funny: "I'm 25...And 13 Months."
As she got into her mid-twenties, Monica’s mother started making her feel conscious about her age. For this reason, she lied to her very young boyfriend about her age. Thinking that 25 sounded like a nice age, Monica hid the fact that she was a year younger.
However, she didn’t seem to do much thinking into concocting this lie, as when the time came for her real age to come out, she claimed she was thirteen months over the age of 25.
Heartbreaking: "I'm A Good Person, And I Don't Deserve To Have Marinara Sauce All Over Me!"
Due to her fear of confrontation, Monica ended up becoming a victim of bullying at the hands of her subordinates at work. Although she did put up with this for a while, the constant antagonism reached a breaking point when she was locked in the walk-in refrigerator.
Despite screaming for help, all she got when she emerged - with sauce covered all over her - were people laughing at her. At the verge of tears, she unloaded on everyone that she didn’t deserve this kind of humiliation, as she’d done nothing wrong to be treated this way.
Funny: "You People Are Made Of Stone! Here's To Mom And Dad. Whatever!
In an attempt to one-up Ross’ speeches at their parents’ wedding anniversaries, Monica took up his role for their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. However, due to the lack of any material, she ended up talking about their family dog Chi-Chi.
When that turned out to be a dud with the guests, she became desperate to the point where she brought up a news story from 60 Minutes. After even this failed to get a reaction, Monica gave up and started to berate the crowd, completely forgetting what the point of the occasion was.
Heartbreaking: "(Moving Away) Is Harder Than I Thought It Would Be."
It was always going to be a sad moment when the time came for Monica and Chandler to move away, and the final scene of the series had each character deliver a heartbreaking quote. In Monica’s case, this happened to be the realization for her that she really was leaving.
After taking a look at the empty apartment for the final time, she and the rest of the friends broke down, with Monica admitting that saying goodbye was turning out to be much more difficult that she’d anticipated.
Funny: "I'll Buy New Friends...And Pay For Their Plastic Surgeries So They Look Just Like You!"
Sure, Monica was firm friends with everyone, but she also had Geller blood, meaning she had a thirst for money. As the prospect of winning the lottery heated up, Monica’s greed took the better of her. When Rachel claimed they would cut Monica out if she took all the money for herself, Monica wasn’t fazed.
Instead, she became deluded that she could simply hire new friends and have them look like the gang. It was a crazy notion, but considering how over-the-top Monica went in the matters of money, she probably did mean it.
Heartbreaking: "Getting Over You Is The Hardest Thing I've Ever Had To Do..."
It’s a good thing Monica and Chandler never broke up, as the former had been through hell and back in her attempt to get over her previous serious relationship with Richard. After breaking up, Monica was beside herself with grief for the better part of the third season.
When she ran into Richard once again, Monica had to resist the urge to get involved once again, confessing that she couldn’t put herself through the same emotional turmoil. As viewers had seen Monica’s depression beforehand, it was clear she wouldn’t have been able to survive another break-up.