View Full Version : Why is it up for debate that Phoebe was the WORST Friends character??
Crimson Dynamo
11-04-2019, 01:15 PM
Ross and Chandler were the funniest, then Joey then Monica
Then Rachel and THEN Pheobe
Rachel was the hottest girl by a mile
I thought this was already decided, bloody hell fire no one can disagree?
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agreed?
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 01:16 PM
Phoebe is the second funniest after Chandler tyvm
RileyH
11-04-2019, 01:17 PM
friends is just overrated plain n simple
Matthew.
11-04-2019, 01:18 PM
All of the Friends were funny, Chandler was the funniest sure, but there isn’t a “least funny” one
⬆️
Elliot
11-04-2019, 01:18 PM
Friends is overrated trash and I wish I was born in a period of time where nobody cares about it
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 01:19 PM
Lisa Kudrow is one of the most talented. She made some of the worst written scenes hilarious with her performance.
:love:
Niamh.
11-04-2019, 01:23 PM
Phoebe is the second funniest after Chandler tyvm
Spill that tea Tony, whew!
Nicky91
11-04-2019, 01:23 PM
friends is just overrated plain n simple
Friends is overrated trash and I wish I was born in a period of time where nobody cares about it
:notimpressed:
your opinions for sure, but it's just a harmless comedy show for fun
Liam-
11-04-2019, 01:24 PM
In what world is Ross not the worst character? I’ll not have these falsities
Smithy
11-04-2019, 01:25 PM
Phoebe was the best, Ross was the worst, that is that no debate required :hee:
Crimson Dynamo
11-04-2019, 01:26 PM
In what world is Ross not the worst character? I’ll not have these falsities
did you SEE him play his music?
Crimson Dynamo
11-04-2019, 01:27 PM
Phoebe was the best, Ross was the worst, that is that no debate required :hee:
reported to Josy for cleaning
Smithy
11-04-2019, 01:29 PM
Ross was a sexist, insecure pig, the gammon of the 90’s
Ross would have voted leave
Crimson Dynamo
11-04-2019, 01:34 PM
Ross was a sexist, insecure pig, the gammon of the 90’s
Ross would have voted leave
:clap1:
King of alt-right friendsship
Niamh.
11-04-2019, 01:37 PM
Ross was a sexist, insecure pig, the gammon of the 90’s
Ross would have voted leave
More tea
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 01:39 PM
Spill that tea Tony, whew!
:joker:
LukeB
11-04-2019, 01:40 PM
Phoebe was the best, Ross was the worst, that is that no debate required :hee:
Ross was a sexist, insecure pig, the gammon of the 90’s
Ross would have voted leave
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Ramsay
11-04-2019, 01:42 PM
She was awful, the one friend I really don't like at all. Her actress seems really nice though
Crimson Dynamo
11-04-2019, 01:42 PM
not tibb making a brexit issue of friends and turning Ross into Nigel Farage and Phoebe into Anna Soubry
:omgno:
Strictly Jake
11-04-2019, 01:45 PM
Growing up watching friends when it was on every week and watching loads of it in the school holidays I used to love it but when I try and watch an episode nowadays I realise it wasn't that funny a lot of it is annoying actually and the endless Ross Rachel on a break stuff was pants. But phoebe was and still is my favourite followed by Rachel
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 01:53 PM
Spill that tea Tony, whew!
Brat, Moniqua and RileyH who?
Most to least funniest for me goes:
Chandler > Phoebe > Joey > Ross > Monica > Rachel
First four have made me piss myself laughing on numerous occasions
Can't say the same for the latter two :idc:
LukeB
11-04-2019, 01:54 PM
Monica is super underrated
Morgan.
11-04-2019, 01:54 PM
friends is just overrated plain n simple
Friends is overrated trash and I wish I was born in a period of time where nobody cares about it
Teaaaaa
Phoebe was the best, Ross was the worst, that is that no debate required :hee:
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Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 02:00 PM
friends is just overrated plain n simple
Friends is overrated trash and I wish I was born in a period of time where nobody cares about it
Teaaaaa
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Marsh.
11-04-2019, 02:02 PM
I never got that "Could I BE..." running joke with Chandler. It was never funny.
Niamh.
11-04-2019, 02:03 PM
Brat, Moniqua and RileyH who?
Most to least funniest for me goes:
Chandler > Phoebe > Joey > Ross > Monica > Rachel
First four have made me piss myself laughing on numerous occasions
Can't say the same for the latter two :idc:
I think you mean hew :hehe:
Niamh.
11-04-2019, 02:03 PM
I never got that "Could I BE..." running joke with Chandler. It was never funny.
Could you BE anymore wrong? :hehe:
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 02:03 PM
She’s by far the funniest
Bitchy hippy <3
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 02:03 PM
Could you BE anymore wrong? :hehe:
:oh:
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 02:04 PM
I think you mean hew :hehe:
:joker::joker::joker:
Well played
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 02:05 PM
She’s by far the funniest
Bitchy hippy <3
"She said she loved me so I just gave her everything!"
"No wonder you're pregnant!"
She was such a bitch it was a scream! :joker:
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 02:06 PM
Friends isn’t overrated at all
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 02:06 PM
This should change your mind about Phoebe LT
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Crimson Dynamo
11-04-2019, 02:06 PM
The writers could not even be bothered to give her a proper love storyline
i bet they hated writing her stuff
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 02:08 PM
Remember when Ross wanted the nanny sacked because he was a man
TRASH
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 02:08 PM
Friends isn’t overrated at all
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LukeB
11-04-2019, 02:10 PM
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I saw some say it was on twitter but they were trying to be edgy and different for retweets and likes.
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 02:12 PM
I saw some say it was on twitter but they were trying to be edgy and different for retweets and likes.
They've probably never even watched an episode in their life :idc:
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 02:12 PM
The writers could not even be bothered to give her a proper love storyline
i bet they hated writing her stuff
Queen of avoiding the boring cliche will they/won't they plot.
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 02:13 PM
Monica is super underrated
She has her moments, I prefer her to Rachel and only Rachel tho.
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 02:14 PM
Rachel is imo the second funniest
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 02:17 PM
We all know who's the real star of Friends tho
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Jason.
11-04-2019, 02:23 PM
Tbh Friends hasn't really aged well.
The first half of the show felt so dated when I rewatched a couple of years back. Seasons 6-8 was peak Friends and had most the funny episodes.
Jason.
11-04-2019, 02:25 PM
And y'all need to stop sleeping on Monica because she was far better than Joey and Ross.
Calderyon
11-04-2019, 02:27 PM
The show wouldn't have worked without any of the six main characters.
RileyH
11-04-2019, 02:27 PM
I saw some say it was on twitter but they were trying to be edgy and different for retweets and likes.
Or they just don't like the show :joker:
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 02:28 PM
And y'all need to stop sleeping on Monica because she was far better than Joey and Ross.
Oop i think thats when it went downhill
4 and 5 were the best imo
Matthew.
11-04-2019, 02:29 PM
Season 9’s my favourite
Glenn.
11-04-2019, 02:31 PM
friends is just overrated plain n simple
Imagine being as mentally unhinged as this to have this opinion
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 02:31 PM
The show wouldn't have worked without any of the four main characters.
There were 6.
Dogeatdog
11-04-2019, 02:34 PM
Season 3 is my favourite. I find with Pheobe she is funny in the earlier seasons but irritating in the latter.
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 02:34 PM
Tbh Friends hasn't really aged well.
The first half of the show felt so dated when I rewatched a couple of years back. Seasons 6-8 was peak Friends and had most the funny episodes.
I think the first 2 seasons have aged so much. The first season especially I've never found funny. Even the way they speak feels like it was made a decade before the rest of the show.
Seasons 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 is the show I fell in love with.
Season 8 and 9 are ok.
And season 10 is very mediocre to bad.
Dogeatdog
11-04-2019, 02:39 PM
We all know who's the real star of Friends tho
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At 1:42 is how I react when I see her on screen.
Calderyon
11-04-2019, 02:56 PM
There were 6.
Yes there were. My mistake. I'll correct it now.
Jason.
11-04-2019, 03:01 PM
I think the first 2 seasons have aged so much. The first season especially I've never found funny. Even the way they speak feels like it was made a decade before the rest of the show.
Seasons 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 is the show I fell in love with.
Season 8 and 9 are ok.
And season 10 is very mediocre to bad.
The first two seasons are the worst. I found the whole will they/won't they storyline that was heavily centred around the first two seasons dull too.
I think that's what I enjoyed about seasons 6/7 was that Ross and Rachel had their own storylines because they weren't together or jealous of one another which made them both funnier.
Epic.
11-04-2019, 03:10 PM
friends is just overrated plain n simple
You admitted to never even watching it :fist:
RileyH
11-04-2019, 03:12 PM
You admitted to never even watching it :fist:
and I have since then and honestly it's not good sis but that's just my opinion :3
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 03:12 PM
The first two seasons are the worst. I found the whole will they/won't they storyline that was heavily centred around the first two seasons dull too.
I think that's what I enjoyed about seasons 6/7 was that Ross and Rachel had their own storylines because they weren't together or jealous of one another which made them both funnier.
Rachel around the Tag era was actually hilarious.
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 03:13 PM
and I have since then and honestly it's not good sis but that's just my opinion :3
Given your username was chosen as tribute to Hollyoaks your opinion aint worth nuffin loov. :smug:
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 03:17 PM
Given your username was chosen as tribute to Hollyoaks your opinion aint worth nuffin loov. :smug:
Hollyoaks 2005 -2007 is the best I have seen a soap.
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 03:19 PM
Hollyoaks 2005 -2007 is the best I have seen a soap.
Riley was a fetus then. She stans it currently.
Barry.
11-04-2019, 03:20 PM
Monica is super underrated
Tea.
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 03:27 PM
Riley was a fetus then. She stans it currently.
Its improved tbf :worry:
Ramsay
11-04-2019, 03:28 PM
Ross is hated by everyone he's definitely the most underrated, he carried later seasons on his back
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 03:29 PM
Hollyoaks 2005 -2007 is the best I have seen a soap.
I loved Hollyoaks during that era. So many amazing memories.
It hasn't been the same since
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 03:29 PM
Ross is hated by everyone he's definitely the most underrated, he carried later seasons on his back
Tea! I prefer him to Monica and Rachel
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 03:31 PM
I loved Hollyoaks during that era. So many amazing memories.
It hasn't been the same since
Hannah’s anorexia is still my favourite storyline
Marsh.
11-04-2019, 03:33 PM
Ross is hated by everyone he's definitely the most underrated, he carried later seasons on his back
That's when he was at his worst! D:
Between him and Monica screeching the later seasons were a chore.
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 03:34 PM
Rachel trying to seduce Joshua > anything Ross ever did
Tony Montana
11-04-2019, 03:35 PM
Hannah’s anorexia is still my favourite storyline
Hannah :love: I miss her.
I loved the Claire and Warren feud, Justin and Becca's secret relationship, The fire at the dog in the pond etc
Take me back to those days :bawling:
Crimson Dynamo
11-04-2019, 03:43 PM
it was appointment tv back in the day
9pm channel 4 thursdays
you dare not miss it
Daniel.
11-04-2019, 04:02 PM
Hannah :love: I miss her.
I loved the Claire and Warren feud, Justin and Becca's secret relationship, The fire at the dog in the pond etc
Take me back to those days :bawling:
Clare was amazing
montblanc
11-04-2019, 10:40 PM
phoebe is literally the best one :suspect:
Toy Soldier
12-04-2019, 10:53 AM
it was appointment tv back in the day
9pm channel 4 thursdays
you dare not miss it
We were actually at the cutting edge of technology at the time and had a VCR with a timer for recording. So basically Netflix :smug:.
My dad was also the ONLY person I've ever known who owned a DVD recorder. Like I'd be otherwise unaware that they ever even existed.
Toy Soldier
12-04-2019, 10:55 AM
Also... in latter seasons Monica was EASILY the worst character, they made her ridiculous.
Jake.
12-04-2019, 11:18 AM
Monica was easily the worst. She went from being a mellow person with a pretty calming nature to an absolute monster and I actually really liked her up until series 5 or so. In the last couple of series she was an unbearable, screechy mess.
Jake.
12-04-2019, 11:21 AM
Tbh Friends hasn't really aged well.
The first half of the show felt so dated when I rewatched a couple of years back. Seasons 6-8 was peak Friends and had most the funny episodes.
The latter seasons have aged worse than the earlier ones imo.
1, 2, 9 & 10 are pretty poor by Friends standards. 3 through to 6 was the show at its peak.
Calderyon
12-04-2019, 11:26 AM
Rachel trying to seduce Joshua > anything Ross ever did
Rachel and Joshua romance storyline was one of the worst on Friends.
Crimson Dynamo
12-04-2019, 11:33 AM
The real, perhaps unpalatable, elephant in the room is that Ross, Chandler and Joey were much funnier than the 3 girls
stat
there
iv said it
Calderyon
12-04-2019, 11:34 AM
The real, perhaps unpalatable, elephant in the room is that Ross, Chandler and Joey were much funnier than the 3 girls
stat
there
iv said it
Tbh, yes.
montblanc
12-04-2019, 11:39 AM
hmm Phoebe is probably the funniest for me
either her or Ross
Calderyon
12-04-2019, 11:40 AM
1. Chander
2. Ross
3. Joey
4. Phoebe
5. Rachel
6. Monica
Calderyon
12-04-2019, 11:47 AM
hmm Phoebe is probably the funniest for me
either her or Ross
They turned her too much of a biatch during the series which lowered her stock for me.
montblanc
12-04-2019, 11:50 AM
They turned her too much of a biatch during the series which lowered her stock for me.
how when she's literally the most consistent out of the six :suspect:
montblanc
12-04-2019, 11:50 AM
along with our chandler
DouglasS
12-04-2019, 11:51 AM
Phoebe and Chandler are the best.
Monica is the worst
Toy Soldier
12-04-2019, 02:41 PM
The real, perhaps unpalatable, elephant in the room is that Ross, Chandler and Joey were much funnier than the 3 girls
stat
there
iv said itChandler and Joey were the funniest and also, at their best in scenes together but while Ross had his moments he was at his funniest when they weren't making him funny (I.e. Playing it straight) and, oddly enough, Ross and Phoebe were both at their funniest in scenes together when they were played off each other (like arguing about evolution).
Ross I think is an underappreciated character but not the funniest. He's actually one of the best developed characters on the show (along with Chandler) and I sometimes think that people - when talking about him being a horrible character - maybe don't realise that the humour of the character IS how broken / affected he is.
He was the awkward unpopular guy at school who finally got a girlfriend in college and she turned out to be a lesbian making him distrustful in relationships... He finally "got the girl" and then his paranoia and insecurity wrecked that relationship too and yes from then on the character is a sad, insecure, slightly misogynistic wreck... But that's the dark humour of Ross :shrug:
Jake.
12-04-2019, 08:40 PM
The real, perhaps unpalatable, elephant in the room is that Ross, Chandler and Joey were much funnier than the 3 girls
stat
there
iv said it
Joey was great but they way he went from being a bit dim to completely thick in the space of 10 years was a gripe.
Crimson Dynamo
12-04-2019, 08:45 PM
Joey was great but they way he went from being a bit dim to completely thick in the space of 10 years was a gripe.
I agree they turned him into special needs for lsughs and that is wrong
Marsh.
12-04-2019, 08:52 PM
Rachel and Joshua romance storyline was one of the worst on Friends.
How so?
I can name you about 10 that are 100 times worse.
Withano
12-04-2019, 08:55 PM
Ross > Monica > Chandler > Phoebe > Rachel > Joey
Withano
12-04-2019, 08:56 PM
Ross was a sexist, insecure pig, the gammon of the 90’s
Ross would have voted leave
Ross was educated, he’d be a remainer
Marsh.
12-04-2019, 08:57 PM
Phoebe singing along to Ross on the bagpipes is funnier than anything Joey did in the last 4 or 5 seasons. :hmph:
Tony Montana
12-04-2019, 09:11 PM
Joey's dancing still gets me
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Tony Montana
12-04-2019, 09:16 PM
Ross > Monica > Chandler > Phoebe > Rachel > Joey
Chandler > Phoebe > Ross > Joey > Monica > Rachel
Marsh.
12-04-2019, 09:38 PM
Lisa Kudrow didn't even have to be the focus of a scene to be the funniest one in it. :love:
thisisdanny
12-04-2019, 09:49 PM
I think Phoebe is my favourite :skull:
Phoebe is the second best after Miss Rachel!
Jake.
13-04-2019, 07:50 AM
How so?
I can name you about 10 that are 100 times worse.
#funfact
They were engaged in real life and were in the midst of breaking up when he was asked to join Friends so I think that’s a pretty big testament to both actors!
Shaun
13-04-2019, 07:55 AM
I think on the whole of it (obviously latter-seasons Monica is a nightmare) the worst character for me is probably Joey. Just a bit one-note, sleazy, and the laziest source of comedy on the show. The others all had some degree of intelligence of about them, whether it was Chandler's sarcasm, Ross' work problems, Phoebe's eccentricities, Monica's neuroses and struggle to be the voice of reason, or Rachel's Rich Girl Problems
Jake.
13-04-2019, 07:57 AM
“The One Where Joey Speaks French” is the show at its very rock bottom. Not one thing about it made sense.
Oliver_W
13-04-2019, 08:44 AM
Regardless of how funny Phoebe was, she was the shallowest written of the characters. But then it's a comedy, not the English Patient.
Barry.
13-04-2019, 08:50 AM
This Monica hate is wrong. Love Monica!
Vicky.
13-04-2019, 09:38 AM
I disagree, shes much funnier than Monica
Vicky.
13-04-2019, 09:41 AM
Chandler and Joey were the funniest and also, at their best in scenes together but while Ross had his moments he was at his funniest when they weren't making him funny (I.e. Playing it straight) and, oddly enough, Ross and Phoebe were both at their funniest in scenes together when they were played off each other (like arguing about evolution).
Ross I think is an underappreciated character but not the funniest. He's actually one of the best developed characters on the show (along with Chandler) and I sometimes think that people - when talking about him being a horrible character - maybe don't realise that the humour of the character IS how broken / affected he is.
He was the awkward unpopular guy at school who finally got a girlfriend in college and she turned out to be a lesbian making him distrustful in relationships... He finally "got the girl" and then his paranoia and insecurity wrecked that relationship too and yes from then on the character is a sad, insecure, slightly misogynistic wreck... But that's the dark humour of Ross :shrug:
Agree with all of this too
Jake.
13-04-2019, 10:01 AM
“At least all my songs don’t taste like garlic” >> Monica’s career
Vicky.
13-04-2019, 10:03 AM
Monica just always used to piss me off. This is apparently controversial as I remember being screamed at by a friend for this, but I think the Monica and Chandler romance storyline sent Chandler way down hill too :/
“At least all my songs don’t taste like garlic” >> Monica’s career
Nnnnn tea!
Never been a Chandler fan mind.
Rachel
Phoebe
Joey
Monica
Chandler
Ross
For this chick.
brat.
13-04-2019, 10:06 AM
Phoebe
Rachel
Ross
Joey
Monica
Chandler
Jake.
13-04-2019, 10:09 AM
Monica just always used to piss me off. This is apparently controversial as I remember being screamed at by a friend for this, but I think the Monica and Chandler romance storyline sent Chandler way down hill too :/
The second they got married was the moment Chandler lost some of his character
Liam-
13-04-2019, 10:22 AM
Monica
Phoebe
Chandler
Joey
Rachel
Ross
Marsh.
13-04-2019, 12:44 PM
Regardless of how funny Phoebe was, she was the shallowest written of the characters. But then it's a comedy, not the English Patient.
Except that's Joey. Never written or performed with any depth.
The triplets story alone gave her more depth than Joey got in 10 seasons.
Marsh.
13-04-2019, 12:50 PM
I agree funniest I found Ross was actually in episodes with Phoebe.
Where he and Phoebe are dating the couple who just broke up but are taking it out on each other.
"Speaking of selfish in bed, how's Whitney?"
"We want the LAST SIX YEARS BACK!!!"
When she fell out with him but couldn't remember why. Or when she befriended his new neighbours. :joker:
LukeB
13-04-2019, 12:54 PM
When she fell out with him but couldn't remember why.
Was this about a dream she had with them playing chess? :joker:
Jake.
13-04-2019, 03:39 PM
I agree funniest I found Ross was actually in episodes with Phoebe.
Where he and Phoebe are dating the couple who just broke up but are taking it out on each other.
"Speaking of selfish in bed, how's Whitney?"
"We want the LAST SIX YEARS BACK!!!"
When she fell out with him but couldn't remember why. Or when she befriended his new neighbours. :joker:
This was one of my favourites :joker:
“Whatever I’ve done, I’m very, very sorry..”
“...ok! :)”
“Ok! So, are we cool!”
“Yeah!”
“Ok, I’ll see you later”
“Bye... fatass”
Marsh.
13-04-2019, 03:42 PM
This was one of my favourites :joker:
“Whatever I’ve done, I’m very, very sorry..”
“...ok! :)”
“Ok! So, are we cool!”
“Yeah!”
“Ok, I’ll see you later”
“Bye... fatass”
:laugh2: Mine too. When she's reading the magazine!
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LukeB
13-04-2019, 03:43 PM
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