Who is Richard Burke in Friends?

The moustache Monica never got over · The Orbit

Richard Burke (The moustache Monica never got over) is a character in Friends, part of The Orbit. Dr Richard Burke is an ophthalmologist, an old friend of the Geller parents, twenty-one years Monica's senior, and — by broad consensus — magnificent: the moustache, the calm, the Tom Selleck of it all. His relationship with Monica is the show's most adult romance and its most quietly doomed; he has already raised his children, and she hasn't started. Richard's real legacy is the bar he sets: every subsequent Monica suitor is measured against him, a fact Chandler handles with characteristic serenity.

When does Richard Burke first appear?

Richard Burke first appears in Season 2, Episode 14 (“The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know”) of Friends (1994–2004, NBC).

Who is Richard Burke connected to?

Relationships already established when Richard Burke first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• Monica Geller — The moustache standard

Which group does Richard Burke belong to?

By the time Richard Burke appears, The Orbit also includes Ross Geller, Phoebe Buffay, Janice Hosenstein, Gunther.

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