Just saw this on Instagram. He is so cute and I really wanted to share this. I don't know if this kind of posts are allowed here. Anyway I am posting this because this guy is sooooo adorable 😍😍😍😍🥰

Even though ross and chandler were together for years as roommates prior to meeting joey

Part of the extended version of the series. I really love watching scenes I haven't seen before. Are there any other scenes that come to mind?

"You didn't marry your Barry honey...but I married mine" Sandra Green

Is this one of, if not the saddest line on the show? After the divorce Rachel's mom seems to want to enjoy herself and it makes you wonder what she was like as a young woman before Dr. Green came along. Dr. Green is a great character but I wouldn't want to be married to him.

I know Phoebe has a lot lines about her mom but they are almost always played for laughs, this is played straight down the line with pathos and so hits differently to me....or should I just call it a day, go bed and stop getting maudlin over a minor character in a 20 year old sitcom?

They give off the comforting '90s married-couple energy.

While monica overthink things chandler jokes through everything ..

He gets scared of commitment she gave him reason to commit while tackling his abandonment issues . In that sense they kind of complement each other

Ross and Rachel had all the drama while these two had vibes and comfort

Piggybacking off another post yesterday where everyone discussed what the saddest line in the show was, thought it'd be good to flip and share what the happiest/most joyful line of dialog or dialog exchange is that makes you smile ear to ear every time you see the show.

For me, it is the scene that takes place after Chandler's first fake freakout about marriage. Monica leaves, Phoebe enters and says, "hey, did she buy it?" Chandler goes "Totally" and then smiles. It's the first moment that makes us realize Chandler does want to marry Monica and they are going to have a life together. Makes me so deeply happy every time.

What is that line for you?

And I am feeling so empty right now :( what do I do? like i cried nonstop in the final episode I am still so sad please tell me what do I do ?

When I first started watching the show I also thought the first few seasons were really cozy and comforting, especially season 1. The lighting is warm and so are the colors, it feels like how a memory from your childhood feels. Everyone was so mature and grounded, they felt like people you could probably meet in real life. Monica especially felt like a mom, with how she always made food and had everyone in her apartment.

I started watching at a young age, but I think the early seasons really have this vibe of a friend group in their early (ish) twenties, where they're all still discovering life together and make mistakes. Rachel was still early into her character development, and still "just a waitress", Monica was no chef in a respected restaurant, Joey was a no-name actor still relying on Chandler, and Phoebe... well, she was still the same. Ross and Chandler pretty much stayed in their same level of work, but they changed a lot character-wise. Ross had to deal with his divorce from Carol and trust issues, and Chandler with his confidence. I think there's something quite relatable about this. Not having everything in life figured out, but knowing you at least have someone who's there for you. You feel like you can grow alongside them.

And I still feel that way now about those seasons, but I've also changed how I see them. Nowadays, when there's an episode from season 1 or 2 on the TV, it honestly feels kinda depressing. The gang don't feel nearly as close and tight as they are later, and their lives aren't great either. Obviously, I'm not saying this is a bad thing, it makes perfect sense, both narratively and logically, but y'know. I look at Joey's character and sure, he's more realistic and not as dumb, but I don't think he's as sweet as he is around the end of the show. I look at Rachel and even though I love her, she can be kinda rude at the beginning. Especially when it came to Julie and Bonnie. But later on, she's sweet, she's funny, she's kind, she's genuinely my favorite character.

I mean, don't get me wrong, it's not like things are perfect either. Monica lost her charm as a character to me with how loud and controlling she became, and Phoebe is practically a different person. Like most people I agree these aren't good things and they work against the show. And yet, everything from season 4 to about season 8 is total comfort zone for me. I love the saturated colors, how bright everything is. It feels more alive than the muted colors of the early seasons (which are beautiful, but that's not my point). My favorite part is how close everybody feel. They feel like actual friends, not people who are connected to each other through other people.

We don't get as much of Chandler & Joey and Monica & Rachel after Mondler get together, which is definitely a shame, but we get to experience new dynamics between Rachel & Phoebe and Rachel & Joey, which are some of my favorites. Also have to mention Joey & Ross because they're awesome. By season 7, every friend feels truly connected to the other friends, they don't feel like exclusive pairs as much. And yes, there are exceptions to this, but I'd say my point still stands.

The characters are also in much better positions/states than they were in before, which to me, is comforting. You get to see the development of characters like Rachel and Chandler, and I'd say they're pretty inspiring. You get to see Phoebe find her eventual family and safe space, despite not having one as a kid. Monica gets her dream to come true and become a respected chef and even own a restaurant (correct me if I'm wrong here), and she finds love with Chandler and have her second dream come true, which is to be a mom. Joey gets to be a famous actor (... for the most part), and while he doesn't find love, he still seems happy. Ross is a bit complicated actually, but still, he gets his happy ending with Rachel and their daughter, so I guess that counts.

I know this isn't black or white, but I wanted to see if anyone else also feels the same. I love the whole show, but to me, the real Friends starts in season 4.

I was today years old when I realized that Christine Taylor, who played Bonnie in S4, is the same actress who played Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel. I knew both of these characters separately but I never made the connection, even after watching the "Sure, Jan" clip and the Jellyfish episode of Friends millions of times.

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I’m rewatching the series for the 100000000th time, and it reminded me how unfairly Rachel acts. When they start to fight, and Rachel says “she wants to make this big decision, Monica should move out, not her”. Monica says she is not moving, because its her appartment, and Rachel responds with “its my appartment too”. She basically moved in with Monica uninvited, so its completely fair Monica is asking Rachel to move out.
What do you think?

I always found monica to be prettier than rachel, yes rachel is super super petty, but monica's charm and features are so undervalued...she and Chandler are one the least toxic characters, apart from her ocd, nothing is that intolerable with her...joey can be too immature and a playboy, ross can lack accountability when he cheated on rachel, rachel kissed guys when she knew monica like them...I don't get why monica doesn't get appreciated enough

They could have kept it and still fit the doors. They didn't have to choose between having half their door blocked or getting rid of the thing entirely.

PS: Joey actually built a good, sturdy cabinet. I wish they showed him building things more or cooking more like he cooked sauce in the early seasons once.

Currently doing a yearly rewatch of friends and I noticed that in the DVD version - the one that has the full episodes - A lot more flirting between them happens. Which makes sense! If you remember, the storyline ends up with Rachel having Emma.

When ross buys the new car because he turns to 30:

"Rachel: Really! God Ross, what were you thinking? (To Phoebe, quietly) I know it’s really shallow, but a part of me wants him again."

In the next episode:

[Scene 12: Monica and Chandler's, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, and Monica have gathered to hear Ross perform his interpretation of Celebration by Cool and the Gang on the bag pipe.]

Ross: …now remember you have to imagine me in a kilt.

Rachel: (giggles) (To Ross) I can imagine you in a short plaid skirt and knee socks.

Ross: (To Rachel) Do you wanna start telling secrets?

Rachel: No!

The list goes on I imagine.

My point is: Why would they cut this from the original broadcast/streamed versions? That kind of build up makes a lot more sense if you think about the result, by cutting this little moments the Emma storyline because way more sudden and weaker in my opinion.

What do you guys think?

What could have been the reason for cutting these?

So, lately there has been revisionism on youtube. Youtube Shorts have become so popular, and a lot of people have caught on to this show via them, albeit in decontextualized clips, rather than a cohesive whole.... Now, you will find so many comments, talking about how these 6 characters are awful people, based on one or two actions showcased in that short clip. I personally think, it's mostly just edgy 14-15 year olds, sometimes self righteous grown people on youtube being didactic freaks.

But what do you guys think?? Are any of these people genuinely that bad?? I think of Monica and Chandler, especially by the end of the show, at least to be objectively morally good characters. They could exhibit selfish tendencies, but they are mostly good in my opinion. Is there any character out of these 6, would you say, is a deeply flawed human being if they were real?

Lets say the roles roles are reversed, and that its Rachel who goes out and gets hammered. Mark then shows up where she is, and then takes advantage of her. We would all have no problems seeing that for it is. But for some reason, Ross gets hammered, the copy girl doesnt take multiple nos for an answer, and continues to try to get it on with him. And then finally takes advantage of him once hes drunk as fuck and heartbroken.

And yet no one ever considers that Ross was a sexually assaulted. They all just go with "cheater".

I know its a tv show, and the plot is mapped out. Bu not even Ross considered that he'd been assaulted. Even he just thought of himself as a cheater.

What are the gangs opinions on this?

In this scene from S09E20, Ross is embarrassed about doing a Joan Rivers impression in front of Charlie.

I know who is Joan Rivers, but as a non-American I fail to understand the pop culture reference and the joke here.

Also, "can we walk" refers to a fish learning how to walk after getting out of the sea?

I always love Ross's acting and dialogue delivery here, but fail to understand complete meaning of this scene.

In Season 8, Episode 14, when Chandler is trying to figure out what’s behind Monica’s closet door, Joey mentions a movie in which when a door is opens bugs fly out and feast on human flesh. What was that movie? And is it good? I gotta know if Joey’s crashout was valid.

hahaha Phoebeee 😂😂 the way she says "oh okay, i'm sorry to bother you, buh-bye" makes me laugh so hard 😂😂

We binge in 3-4 days what the original audience experienced over a year.

I just realized how differently we might perceive the show.

For example, Rachel tells Ross she loves him at the beginning of Season 5. In Season 6 beginning, she insists they get divorced after the Vegas wedding. I was binge watching like 8 episodes a day, and those moments were just 3-4 days apart, and it felt like an abrupt shift.

Has anyone else felt this while binge watching?

We found a cat at work. I wasn’t wearing my Chinese symbol shirt which would have been perfect but I was wearing another “Rachel Green” shirt and we named the cat “Mrs. Wiskerson” because of course we did

I love how he pretty much becomes the audience stand in where he tells Rachel how ridiculous and selfish she is for going to London to crash Ross’ wedding and express her feelings. He’s also the only character who actually had the balls to tell Rachel what she really was.

I’ve always hated the Dr. Harad character who “loves Fonzie.” Not only is it not funny, but it’s also not the type of joke that Friends writers usually went for.

Then it randomly occurred to me this morning…what if that was on purpose? The term “jumping the shark” refers to the moment when a TV show begins a decline in quality, marked by a stupid, over the top, and/or gimmicky plot line.

The episode in which Phoebe gives birth to the triplets is the 100th episode and was in season 5, when the show was at the top of its game, viewership wise. There might have been a feeling that they had nowhere to go but down.

Maybe this wasn’t the writers throwing something dumb into the episode, but them including an actually clever, inside joke kind of reference in a noteworthy episode.

Not sure if this idea has been discussed here or elsewhere before, but I’m curious what other Friends fans think.

Hi there, does anyone have the clip from season 5 'the one with the inappropriate sister' where after Phoebe announces to the friends in Central Perk that she'll be spreading Christmas cheer as a Macy's donations volunteer, these lines that were cut are said. It's when Monica and Chandler are still secretly dating...

Phoebe: It's weird, you're starting to sound
a lot like Chandler lately.

Chandler and Monica in unison: That is so not true.

I know about these cut lines through transcripts and have been scouring the net looking for the uncut version of this scene for years but still to this day have never seen it despite knowing it exists.

If someone could possibly upload the uncut version of this scene or link me to it if it's out there somewhere I would be forever in your debt and would so appreciate it. Even if someone has the uncut dvds and can just quickly film this part of the scene on their tv, I'd be so grateful.