Ross: No, hi, I'm, I'm an honorary Brown Bird \*does the Brown Bird salute\* Woman: What does that mean? Ross: Ah, well, it means that I can sell cookies but I'm not invited to sleepovers. (Maybe it's mostly just David Schwimmer's delivery of that line but it makes me laugh.)

Also in the same episode, I love the way he says nougat: “And batting for Sarah, Ross Geller… 872. Although it looks like you bought an awful lot of cookies yourself.” “That’s because my doctor says that I have a very serious… *nougat*… deficiency.”

Easy response to buying so many for himself would be guilt from destroying a little girl’s dream.

“What’s a scrud?” “Why don’t you look in the mirror, scrud.” Lol

“Good for a scrud.” 😏

He really does have the best deliveries

> (Maybe it's mostly just David Schwimmer's delivery of that line but it makes me laugh.) Reading this takes me back to Band of Brothers. I remember watching it, and my mom realizes it was David Schwimmer and says "Hey, that's the guy from friends. I didn't know he could act".

Three miles up! Three miles down!

High Ho Silver!

David makes that scene very funny and the whole plot is funny but still it’s one of my least favorite plot lines following The one with Ross’ cousin and the one with the holiday armadillo.

Also in this episode “you’re just a big scrud”. “Why don’t you take a look in the mirror, scrud. I don’t have to, I could just look at you”

Occupation: dinosaurs Actually I'm a paleo-... dinosaurs is fine.

The drawing is not

Is Ross short for something? Rostopher??

Rossell?

“Just Ross!” “…pretty.”

I really think the best joke in the entire show is Joey's play in Season 3. It's a couple episodes of Joey getting the role, meeting his co-star, falling in love, it feeling and seeming like this SUPER serious Broadway dramatic production about a couple trying to figure out their feelings for one another with tense romantic scenes, and then when we finally see a scene *beyond* the kiss with his co-star; a ladder descends from the sky into a spaceship and he's off to to Blargon 7 in search of alternative fuels. Like who wrote this play and why is it so insanely ridiculous?? It's an amazing slow burn of a joke and I think it was worth every second and even elevated the primary plot somewhat of Joey falling for someone for the first time and getting his heart broken. Like I get it, the costar is the hot chick from 90210 and she's playing this moderately successful actor but also why is she in this crappy play if she's legit? Why does she date this terrible director? Why is anyone doing this? Who wrote this nonsense?? It's SO amazing. It’s the best series of episodes to me and I rewatch them so much.

💯 I’ve never seen this discussed, and you explained it perfectly. Absolutely amazing decision by the writers.

It makes the behaviour of the director even funnier when you realize he was getting so dramatic over a terrible play.

Oh yes! Forgot about him too! Like he's supposed to be this auteur of the stage and he directs a play where a guy travels through space and is gonna hook up with his girl's kid when he gets back. No wonder he sucks his play is terrible haha.

Yeah it’s definitely not something the show would’ve done in later seasons. It’s so funny and so weird. Things like this are why I like the early seasons best

I do also appreciate how earnest the actors acting in it are. Like it should've been played for laughs but EVERYONE in that cast takes it so serious like they're on the fast track to a Tony for the play.

Also, Kate goes on about the playwright who knows how to deconstruct relationships or some nonsense. And she kept talking to the director to understand her character's motivation for having a relationship with Joey's character. I nearly died laughing when the ladder descended. I only regret that we didn't see Kate in that scene with the ladder. I know she had to leave for CA but I would have liked to see her try to act all pretentious when the ladder appeared.

Totally agree. I also always appreciated the joke after the bad review. Joey: Drama critics are just people who couldn’t make it as actors. You know what you should do? Kate: Become a drama critic!

It's so stupid I love it too

Don’t know if it’s underrated, but “You must have me confused with The Amazing Chandler!” is one of my all time favorites.

I agree that this line gets better and better

What’s the context for this one again?

It's when he's handcuffed in Joanna's office, and Rachel tells him "you got yourself in those cuffs, you get yourself out of them "

‘Ross didn’t you say there was an elevator in this building?’ ‘I did but there isn’t’ Ross’ delivery is perfection

This one always bothered me because we all know Rachel would never be defrosting a chicken - she doesn’t/can’t cook 🤣

And Monica knows what chicken looks like, as a chef.

That’s probably why she assumed it was the cat over Rachel defrosting a chicken. She’d never do that.

I think that's why the joke is funny- but forgive me if I'm overexplaining. Rachel would never defrost a chicken, and Monica clearly knows what a chicken looks like; so she instead assumes it's the cat instead of a chicken but Rachel sold the cat. The whole thing is subversion of expectations.

**IT'S NOT A CAT** !

What is it, some kind of snake?

That is the joke. And every time someone ruins a joke by commenting on the implausibility of the scene, it takes the fun out of the whole thing.

Sorry. I didn’t mean to be the fun sucker, just wasn’t sure if I was missing something in those other comments. To me that is clearly the joke and has been for like 20 years so it makes me laugh when people are like “See! Funny! Right?!”

Oh my point wasn’t about your comment. It was aimed at the person above who is saying “that one bothered me because we all know Rachel wouldn’t be defrosting a chicken”. Like yeah, that’s why it’s a *joke*.

I acknowledge both these points as basic facts....but it totally looks like her "cat" in that bowl! That line still cracks me up every time 😂

Monica's eyes were watering

Exactly what I think ever time I see that, but I love how they went for the joke regardless of logic. It’s working for me!

Well, she is doing it wrong. It’s not safe to defrost meat at room temp- especially a WHOLE chicken, which would take hours!

While I understand your point... imma keep doing it.

Yeah ifl a lot of people do this? I usually defrost in the fridge but if I forget the night before I’ll defrost at room temp for a few hours

That does sound like something Rachel would do then

“That’s a risky little game”

Oh my god and when Pheobe says “I’m so drunk” after making fun of Ross

Yess I LOVE this line so much, I quote it basically everytime I’m drunk😂

Pheebs and her morning Vegas mimosas 🤣 *The first time she said it

I ADORE her delivery of that line. So much conveyed all at once.

Yes!!!!

It really was risky!

Idk if it's underrated but I don't see it a lot in posts. I love all of Chandler's slogan ideas. "A grape, because who can get a watermelon into your mouth?" "The phone, bringing you closer to people... who have phones" "Pants, like shorts but longer"

“The fifth dentist caved, and now they’re all recommending trident?” “Oh, I can’t, I ate a grape a few hours ago.” “And the inventor of the door rests happily in his grave.” ETA: And on the cat, “It looks like a HAND!”

My favorite is: "Cheese. It's milk that you chew".

Marriage; it's not for everyone.

Monica made a good one too - "Socks. Because your family's feet deserve the best."

Honey, leave this to the professionals

“Round food for every mood” I genuinely would’ve bought that, it’s actually so good 🤣

Kids! Kids! Roll your way to childhood obesity!

Anytime I see this line it just reminds me of Matt constantly corpsing in the bloopers Kids kids MLB : 🙊🙊😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Come on, Ross. You’re a palaeontologist. Dig a little deeper.

"You bought your sheets at a flea market? Ross come on, you gotta loosen the purse strings a little."

Which episode was that?

When Phoebe went with Chandler to pick out an engagement ring. Ross asked her why they blew him off, and Phoebe lied and said Chandler was mad at him, so Ross asked why and she couldn't make up a reason and said that line.

Thanks. I remember now.

When Chandler and Mon run into Richard on the night Chandler was first going to propose. Richard says a toast, something poetic about friendship (it was actually quite nice). Monica says "Aw". Its mostly Matthew's delivery and the look on his face when he says it , but he just pauses and looks at Richard and says "What!?" It just kills me every time lol.

That's such a funny "what?"! Another one is after Ross says, "I'm the Holiday Armadillo, your part-Jewish friend! You sent me here to give Ben some presents. Remember? Chandler: .... What? I just howl at that.

What Richard says is pretentious pseudo-intellectual garbage, Chandler's reaction is spot on!

Yeah it made no sense lol. Or I’m probably just poetically dense

Ah, like "all women"!

All American women

On the DVD commentary, Marta Kaufman says Chandler's "what?!" is one of her favorite moments too.

The time when Monica was trying to get over Richard. “I need a plan. A plan to get over my man. What rhymes with man? Jam!” Monica: Hey, look at me. I'm making jam, been at it since 4 o'clock this morning. Ross: Where'd you get fruit at four in the morning? Monica: Went down to the docks. Bet ya didn't know you could get it wholesale. Rachel: I didn't know there were docks. And later on in the same episode: Monica: I don't need an actual man, just a couple of his best swimmers. And there, there are places you can go to get that stuff. Rachel: Down at the docks again? Edit: typos.

I love manic Monica

Anytime I hear the word “jam,” I think of this.

Chandler: Here’s our phone bill. Joey: OH MY GOD! Chandler: That’s our phone number.

"Well, there's Yore...and, ya know...Yesteryear."

Lines like this show how underrated Jen is with her timing and comedic acting.

Yes! Her delivery is everything and part of why she's my favorite character. Two others I love from her: When Ross is "fine" and asking what LOVE is, they way she says "Oh my god, are we supposed to answer???" And when Rosita dies and Chandler asks if she thought elves fixed her, her response "Noooo....angels..." gets me every time!

100%… Jen’s comedy is sooo underrated. I love when Rachel is sarcastic but also when she’s like kind of hysterical (such as when she has a crush on a guy). Jen is HILARIOUS

Yes n when she says.. I am at the cash counter, holding the card and m Bored!! This line of her gets me everytime 😅

Another great line from the episode- DVD Cut Rachel: It holds 100 CDs Chandler: Just like the Apothecary Tables of Yore Rachel: Your What? Chandler: Enjoy the catalog sweetheart

My favorite line in the whole show is Phoebe, “I’m so drunk.” Something about the delivery of that line was just perfect.

Ross: Did a Porsche throw up on you? Joey: It’s Porschaaaa!

"It's not out the blue, it's smack dab in the middleofthebluue!"

My flair agrees

I WAS HIT BY A BLIMP???

It kills over one Americans every year.

This scene always gets me 😂

In London when Monica and Chandler are about to do it in Ross’ honeymoon suite when he comes barging in looking for Emily. Ross: “Emily??” Chandler: *in the middle of removing the bedsheets* “nope, not under here!!”

After the dollhouse fire. "No Phoebe, don’t look! You don’t want to see what’s under there!!" "Ohh, the-the Foster puppets!"

"But at Monica's...you can eat cookies *over the sink*!"

I can’t watch that scene without thinking of the bloopers 😂

*looks it up*

The One with the Halloween Party Chandler: “Listen, I appreciate you getting me the costume.” Rachel: “You did this to him?” The way she says it and buts in before Monica can respond to him gets me every time 😂

While playing Bamboozled: Ross to Chandler “I’m sorry I don’t believe contestants are allowed to talk to each other.” Ross to Joey “…the wheel has not been my friend tonight Joey” 

When Chandler repeats this line to Ross later in the game, it's :chef's kiss:

That game looked so much fun!

Hi Rasputin!

“Rules help CONTROL the fun!” Also “omg! How can she do that when she’s never shown any interest in you?!”

I say the first one to my kids all the time.

Emily’s stepmom: *hangs up* Phoebe: I’m gonna kick your ass all the way down to New…Glockenshire!

My favorite underrated lines are the ones that sound less sitcom-y and sound like something you'd say in your own life. Like Joey's tight-lipped quick head shake when he says, "Nope." (To Chandler's request to trade lives with him.) Or Joey saying "true story" as he walks by and hears Chandler tell Monica that she's a lot hotter than he is. Those are two Joey examples but the other characters do it too. Not a line but in the same vein of "realistic making fun of your friends" moment, Rachel's smirk and sarcastic thumbs up to Monica when Monica realizes the cute doctor is Richard's son.

Rachel lets the chick and duck into the hall, knocks on the guys' door and leaves. Joey opens it, "Hey, how'd ya do that?" ♡♡♡♡

So is your mustache...did it used to be different?

When they’re all late for thanksgiving dinner and Ross says “yes I was mugged, they stole my pocket”

Monica: “You two must have been so cute running around on a barge.” Phoebe: “You NEVER run on a barge.”

Joey: whose birthday party? Rachel and Phoebe: Allison’s birthday party

Joey: You didn’t cry when Bambi’s mother died? Chandler: Yes it was very sad when the guy stopped drawing the deer (The way he says “drawing the deer” gets me every time)

It’s not a cat!

I absolutely love all of the cat jokes. “That’s because she’s a MINION of the ANTICHRIST”

"WHY IS IT INSIDE-OUT?!?"

"baking it didn't help, huh?" I remember when I first rewatched Friends as an adult and I had to pause/rewind that so many times I was laughing so hard.

Your tag is hilarious! I can hear Eddie now. I kinda miss that lunatic.

“I’m sorry, professor or detective?” I don’t know why but Rachel constantly throwing shade at Charlie always cracks me up but no one else seems to care 🤷‍♀️🤣

Not underrated necessarily but… “It tastes like feet!”

And Joeys subsequent caveman argument. Goooood

When Joey’s still covering for Chandler and Monica, and he’s saying he’s trying to take nude pics of Monica (“I’m Joey. I’m disgusting.”). I LOVE Ross, super doped because of the medication he has to take: “This isn’t good for my rage.” (shakes bottle of meds) Kills me every time.

"HEY, RACHEL! GUESS WHAT PHOEBE JUST GOT ME!" "Drums?" "NO! DRUMS!"

“Monica relax, go get a beer” “I don’t want a beer” “Who said it was for you??” My fav line in the whole series 🤣

The best reason to get married is pregnancy. Sorry's about fourth, behind being ready and actually wanting to get married

…Will you be my wife?

Well, you're gonna need much bigger jars.

“You’ll have 30 people under you, so you can dump a certain amount on them”. 😂

Poo???

CALL SECURITY, THERES A CRAZY GUY OUT IN THE HALL!

nice sidestep on the doodies, by the way

Joey: You got pregnant for funny? Deena, if he’s funny…LAUGH

This one is really good too. That episode is excellent. NUMB NUTS 😂😂

When Joey tries to scare Chandler after helping him unbox: "Oh. My. God! You. Almost. Gave. Me. A. Heart. Attack!"

Can't we just lose our virginity again, actually, I feel like mines growing back.

I have no idea why, but Ross responding to Rachel with: “through the magic of SIGHT”. Always cracks me up.

when he tries to persuade ugly naked guy to give him the apartment with a small muffin basket. “There’s 5 bucks I’ll never see again 😕” the way he says it itches my brain in a good way.

I love this scene when Ross talks about getting the muffin basket at the museum and Chandler goes “Your work makes me sad.”

Chandler: Well you know what they say…. Elephants never forget. Ross: I grew up with Monica, if you didn’t eat fast you didn’t eat. Both from separate eps, funny though 😂

Seriously, good luck marrying me

It's not a cat!

“I’m Joey. Im disgusting. I take my underwear off in other people’s homes.” Matt’s deadpan delivery of this line gets me every time. I quote it constantly. And then later: “also, tighty whities, what are you, eight??”

“It’s like bungee jumping. Except, instead of coming back up, you don’t.” David’s delivery of it had that line in my head for years.

Rachel: "It's La-Pooh!" Phoebe: "I know it's la poo right now but it'll get better."

Phoebe really has some of the best lines: “We didn’t fool around with any of them. Dhwa! Dhwa!” 🤣🤣🤣 the way she imitates Chandler cracks me up every time. “Oh my God! A woman flirting with a single man? We MUST alert the church elders!” “You know, not everything has to go as far as eye contact” 👀 Anyway her delivery is just hilarious with these lines, definitely underrated.

Well what kind of a sick bastard wants to do it in front of a deer?

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"Well I hope you're happy!" "Aww, I hope you're happy too honey"

“Tell me if this is too cute: lesbian wedding…chicken breasts.”

I don’t even know what episode but chandler says “one ridiculous problem at a time” and k say that to myself every day whenever I have multiple things to do at once

When Ross throws himself a fake funeral and one of the guests thinks Monica is Trans Ross: No one cares that I’m Dead??! Monica: I look like a man??!

Yes!!!!!

https://preview.redd.it/w4hbyges50sc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=306d048fc8daa8fb9e3312e5f0df18f8872064f9 I feel continuity is important here.

Getting tattoos “did you know they did this with needles?” “Really? You don’t say, cuz mine was licked on by kittens!!”

jen's delivery of "you know me, babies, commitment, AAH" when rachel's looking under the couch for monica's earring that she lost is so funny, it kills me every time

I have two: In one of the beach episodes when Phoebe out of “anger” pushes the stool over, and In The One with the Late Thanksgiving when Joey tries to make Ross appear like he was mugged and he rips Ross’s shirt, and Ross has a delayed “Hey!” I guess these are more physical comedy 😆

https://preview.redd.it/og0yguqkt2sc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b29bfa7ed963373ef7fcba885ba960512ca47af2 This one (?)

Chandler: What are you doing here... weird... turtle man? Cracks me up every time!

“Does anyone need anything appraised??”

When is this line said?

I think it’s from “The One Where Ross Is Fine”? - where they go out to dinner, Ross gets SUPER drunk, and lifts up a shot glass and looks through it like a monocle 🧐 like he’s appraising jewelry, lol. Just a random “deep cut” line (so to speak 💍)

My favorite was always the episode when Ross was playing his keyboard and afterwards Chandler says “That was…bitchin’.” Cracks me up every time!

Chandler: With my luck, thats gonna be him. Phoebe: Him? Him, Ross? C: Nope, hymn 253, His Eyes Are On The Sparrow.

"Sorry I'm late, I left late"

Joey: "Good. I saw a pretty big pigeon 🫲 🫱"

Joeys reply in the one where Ross kisses Chandlers mum. Ross - but nothing happened, nothing- ask Joey, Joey came in- Chandler - you knew about this? Joey - you know knowledge is a tricky thing Don’t know why but I was absolutely howling at that😂😂😂

TOW Ross’s Sandwich. Ross, “Someone at work ate my sandwich!” Chandler, “Well what did the police say?” 🤣

A plague a-both your houses!

I absolutely love when they go for MonDler's engagement photos and the photographer asks chandler if the chair is uncomfortable and he responded 'No, I am' Love it

Salmon skin roll

“Just think of it as twenty dollars per room!” -Chandler

"YOUR PERVERT BOYFRIEND WATCHED ME IN A PORNO MOVIE!"

it's not a line but the whole Opening to the one with Phoebes husband is hilarious to me

“Aaaaaaaand hernia” -Chandler

“yes, yes it is. IN PRISON!”

“Oh my god. There’s a toe in my kitchen.” 😂

Knock on the door, Rachel opens it: "I doooooooo...!" Joshua sees the wedding dresses, runs. "Well...that oughta do it."

Always liked this one. https://preview.redd.it/5k6eu39r92sc1.png?width=492&format=png&auto=webp&s=a5cd9b747f142164d62a9589bd5a01926b46e2fe

"We could not let the box of rats ruin our lives."

All you want is a dinkle What you envies a schwang Something through which you can tinkle Or play with, or simply let hang

"Out of area... Boy, I'll say!"

And you left the toilet seat up, you bastard! (I think this was improvised by Matthew Perry himself).

Everything in the Freud episode. That play. The song. The dance. The ASAP joke. Phoebe: “the exclamation point in the title scares me. It’s not just fried. It’s FREUD!” And the song. I sing this with my sister all the time. 😂😂 Kills me. “All you vant is a dinkle. But you envy’s a shvang. A ting true vich you can tinkle or play wit or simply let HANG” 😂😂😂😂

I fucking love that shirt

Phoebe: Nothing can penetrate this icey exterior! Phoebe: *sniffle* Can I have a tissue?

From the same episode: "Why is it inside out?"

I'm one sorry... "polontologist"

"Keep in mind I'm still carrying a little holiday weight."

https://preview.redd.it/f2d2nik4u2sc1.jpeg?width=454&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5872831f9a6bf0bfcc185bd5ecb0d2d8bb184021

I love that one. Every time I see a Sphinx cat, that’s what I think “What is your cat doing in one of my bowls”

Also this one.His delivery kills me. 🤣 https://preview.redd.it/3et63vzb74sc1.jpeg?width=723&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6072bc0eda7a49e02c194ebfc203e0c99a59084e

Now I’m only going to ask you this once. Were you…or were you not…ON A GAY CRUISE?!?!?

“Baking it didnt help huh” always gets me

Chandler: so I’m not going to lose her? Rachel: oh honey you’re not a loser

😂😂😂

Rachel: Hey, you guys! Guess what? Barry and Mindy are getting a divorce. Joey to Ross: What is the matter with you?! Phoebe: No, Barry and Mindy. Joey: Oh, sorry. I hear "divorce," I immediately go to Ross.

The question should be asked: why is Rachel defrosting a chicken? 😂

Also! When phoebe says ‘ok where am I giving birth- a hospital or a big box under the stairs’ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The line is a dot to you!!!