Friends
The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1994-09-22
Synopsis
Monica's old friend Rachel moves in with her after leaving her fiancé.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Friends opens its catalog run with “The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate” (1994-09-22). Must-See TV peak and the syndication machine that never cooled. Salary unity negotiations, cast dating webs, and reunion industrial complex.
In the series
This episode is part of Friends (1994–2004) on NBC.
The fountain, the couch, the haircut — global sitcom soft power.
Key cast
- Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
- Courteney Cox as Monica Geller
- Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
- Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani
- Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
- David Schwimmer as Ross Geller