FRIENDS of the Podcast - The One with the Monkey

<p>How you doin?  We're back with FRIENDS of the Podcast: our Friends retrospective and could we be any more excited? Ian and Georgia are here on a Friends Friday to discuss all things Season 1 of the hit 90s sitcom as we discuss Season 1, Episode 10: The One with the Monkey. We try to figure out who's got the keys this week as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Is Marcel way too big a gimmick for a show the quality of FRIENDS?</li> <li>Does the introduction of Marcel give Ross too much to do as he's now got 3 concurrent storylines (Rachel, Fatherhood, Monkeyhood)</li> <li>We talk all about how great Hank Azaria is as David, the Science guy</li> <li>Is this the laziest Christmas episode ever?</li> <li>We talk about Season 1/Season 2 fashion choices for Jennifer Aniston & Courtney Cox  </li> <li>We discuss our respective New Years celebrations</li> <li>Ian spots a hiccough in the costuming department</li> <li>Georgia corrects Ian on some dinosaur knowledge</li> <li>What the original theme song to FRIENDS was supposed to be</li> <li>What makes a Phoebe episode so good?</li> <li>Whether live music at a coffee house hold the same social conventions as a concert?</li> <li>We discuss which parts of the episode are the best for water cooler discussion</li> </ul> <p>We're so thrilled with our theme music by Baltic House Orchestra.  Catch their stuff over at: Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@BalticHouseOrchestra'>https://www.youtube.com/@BalticHouseOrchestra</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/baltic.house.orchestra'>https://www.instagram.com/baltic.house.orchestra</a></p> <p>If you want to get in on the discussion, you can do so over at our Patreon page - patreon.com/bfe</p> <p>Next up: The One with the Boobies (1.13)</p>