Friends: 10 Best Episodes Showing Monica And Ross’ Sibling Dynamic

It’s been over a decade since Friends aired its final episode. Yet, to this day, the hit sitcom continues to have a strong following, attracting even more fans in recent years. Premiering back in 1994, Friends went on to become one of the longest-running sitcoms of the ‘90s.

Even to this day, the show also is one of the top 10 Emmy outstanding comedy series winners, according to IMDb. One of the reasons behind Friends’ success is its incredible ensemble, which includes siblings Ross and Monica Geller. If you can’t get enough of them and their hilarious sibling dynamic, here are the episodes to watch.

10 The One Where Nana Dies Twice (Season 1, Episode 8)

One of the saddest things about Ross and his sister is that they lost their grandmother unexpectedly, early on in the series. When Ross and Monica learn that their nana had died, they join their parents at the hospital to say good-bye. When they reach her room, however, they realized that Nana wasn’t dead.

A few minutes later, she was declared dead again, hence the title. Later on, the whole gang attends Nana’s funeral and Ross falls into an open grave.

9 The One With The Breast Milk (Season 2, Episode 2)

Every fan knows that Ross’s relationship with Carol led to the birth of an incredibly cute son, Ben. In this episode, Ben was just an infant who depended on breast milk for nourishment and Carol wasn’t shy about breastfeeding their baby in front of the gang.

Around this time, Ross was seeing Julie and Rachel was still having a hard time coming to terms with this relationship. That said, this didn’t stop Monica from befriending her brother’s new girl, even going on a shopping spree with her.

8 The One With The Lesbian Wedding (Season 2, Episode 11)

Not surprisingly, the most Googled Friends episodes are all about Ross. That’s probably because this character also happens to have one of the most interesting story arcs throughout the show’s run.

For instance, in this episode, Ross learns that Carol and Susan are about to get married. When the couple’s caterer met an accident, the women called on Monica to save the day. And because Monica loves her brother so much, she asked him if he was alright with this. At the same time, we also see Monica try her best to get Ross to accept the situation.

7 The One With The Football (Season 3, Episode 9)

When you rank all of the Thanksgiving episodes on Friends, this one easily places in the top five. Fans aren’t surprised since it also features one of the show’s most memorable Thanksgiving fights.

At one point, Ross accuses his sister of cheating while the gang was playing football. Ross teases Monica, “Cheater, cheater compulsive eater.” Meanwhile, the game becomes more intense when Monica reveals that she has the Geller cup, which turned out to be a “troll doll nailed to a 2×4,” as described by Chandler.

6 The One With Joey’s New Girlfriend (Season 4, Episode 5)

In this episode, Joey is under the impression that Chandler hates his new girlfriend because he keeps avoiding her. Unbeknownst to him though, Chandler has been avoiding the woman because he likes her too.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the episode, Rachel tries to make Ross jealous by going out with a younger guy named Josh. And when Rachel remarks that it was nice to go out with “somebody who doesn’t have dinosaur toys in their bedroom,” Ross responded by giving Rachel his version of the finger. When Rachel asked what he was doing, Ross simply answered, “Monica knows.”

5 The One With Ross’ Sandwich (Season 5, Episode 9)

In this episode, we discover how much Ross loves Monica’s Thanksgiving leftover sandwich. He even referred to it as “the only good thing going on in my life.” Now, you may already be wondering just how special this sandwich is. Fortunately, Ross answers this in the episode.

While speaking with a colleague at work, Ross reveals that Monica typically puts an extra slice of gravy-soaked bread in the middle of the sandwich, which he refers to as the “moist maker.” In case you want to try it, the Moist Maker recipe is included in the Friends cookbook, according to Insider.

4 The One Where Ross Got High (Season 6, Episode 9)

In this episode, Chandler finally discovers why Ross and Monica’s parents have hated him this whole time. As it turns out, Mr. and Mrs. Geller nearly caught Ross smoking pot in his bedroom back in college and the older Geller sibling told them it was Chandler smoking instead.

Several years later, this becomes a real problem since Monica and Chandler are already living together. Later in the episode, Ross and Monica took turns making startling revelations about each other, which leaves their parents overwhelmed by all the new information.

3 The One With The Routine (Season 6, Episode 10)

In this episode, we come to realize how much the Geller siblings love Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. As Monica explains, “Ross and I have been watching since we can remember.”

Those funny dance movies were choreographed by The Pussycat Dolls’ Robin Antin. It features dance movies such as the Moonwalk, the Running Man, the Patch, the Snake, the Wave, and the Cabbage. While discussing the episode, Antin also noted both David Schwimmer and Courtney Cox impressed her a lot. “Every single move I showed them, they were able to do it,” Antin told Vanity Fair.

2 The One With The Holiday Armadillo (Season 7, Episode 10)

In this episode, Ross is determined to do something special with Ben. When he tried to dress up in a cool costume for his son, Ross discovers that all that’s left is an armadillo. Despite this setback, Ross succeeds in teaching his son all about Hanukkah. The older Geller sibling even manages to get to Monica to play along.

Looking back on all the Friends episodes he’s done, Schwimmer said that this was one of his favorite episodes to work on. He also told Glamour he hopes to show his daughter this episode one day.

1 The One Where Rosita Dies (Season 7, Episode 13)

In case you’re trying to remember who Rosita is, she happens to be the super comfy reclining armchair that Joey loves so much. In this episode, Rachel and Chandler are both under the impression that they broke Rosita.

Elsewhere in the episode, Ross and Monica also learn that their parents are selling their house. And when they visit their parents, they learn that Monica’s boxes of memorabilia got destroyed in the flood. In the end, their dad feels so bad for what happened that he gifts Monica his Porsche, to Ross’s dismay.