Which obnoxious Friends character are you?

Earthhorse · 19-09-2019 12:47PM

partyguinness wrote: »

It was a vacuous bubble gum sitcom with 6 self absorbed fragile all somewhat pathetic and needy characters living in a nice safe bubble and remarkably without any ethnic minorities.

Two of the main characters are Jewish.

EmmetSpiceland · 19-09-2019 12:50PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

Two of the main characters are Jewish.

Half Jewish. “Looked” into earlier. Only the dad, played by the wonderful Elliot Gould, is Jewish.

Woke Hogan · 19-09-2019 12:50PM

randd1 wrote: »

Tried to bang another black woman too (as did Joey, a good episode actually. "MONKEY LOVER!!"). He was with a Chinese chick as well.

Jesus Christ!

partyguinness · 19-09-2019 12:51PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

Two of the main characters are Jewish.

That does not make them an ethnic minority.

Most US sitcoms are like that anyway e.g. Fraser, Will and Grace

Wayne Jarvis · 19-09-2019 12:54PM

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Jesus Christ!

In what episode did Ross bang Jesus Christ?

Apiarist · 19-09-2019 12:59PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Phoebe was an absolute dose of a character. Annoying, needy, the sort who would describe herself as ‘kooky’, ‘left field’, ‘a beautiful freak’ etc.

Besides Charlie, Phoebe is the only character in Friends that I could actually like.

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Ross was by far the best. That neurotic NY Jew character is always a good one.

He is a very bad caricature of a scientist and an awful character overall.

Earthhorse wrote: »

Two of the main characters are Jewish.

Oi, don't make me choke on my pastrami, next you'll be calling Joey a minority.

Bob Harris · 19-09-2019 01:01PM

I've had better fun painting ceilings than watching Friends.

I remember in secondary school people would talk about the previous night's episode the morning after.
I had never seen it and when I did all I could wonder was why people found it funny and would quote lines from it all day long.

The only thing remotely funny I ever saw in it was when Ross caught Bruce Willis posing and telling himself he was a neat guy. Beyond that it's drivel.

Wayne Jarvis · 19-09-2019 01:03PM

I think David Schwimmer can do physical comedy well. Him hiding from his girlfriend's da never fails to make me laugh.

partyguinness · 19-09-2019 01:04PM

I could not abide Rachel or Monica as my sister is a hybrid of both of them.

Phoebe was just an idiot.

I was not so hateful of the guys.

Gun to the head, I think Joey was the least insufferable.

EmmetSpiceland · 19-09-2019 01:07PM

partyguinness wrote: »

That does not make them an ethnic minority.

Most US sitcoms are like that anyway e.g. Fraser, Will and Grace

I don’t think Fraser was Jewish.

partyguinness · 19-09-2019 01:16PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I don’t think Fraser was Jewish.

What I meant was most US sitcoms from the mid 90s were predominantly white with very few ethnic minorities. Friends has not the only culprit.

valoren · 19-09-2019 01:27PM

In fairness, the writers self acknowledged these were all flawed characters midway through the first season with the episode featuring the unapologetic psychologist who dated Pheobe and points out how messed up the group dynamic is. I don't get the backlash as the characters are not presented as flawless bastions of moralistic integrity.

lertsnim · 19-09-2019 01:37PM

Seinfeld is where it's at. Now they were arseholes but entertaining arseholes.

Greyfox · 19-09-2019 01:41PM

victor8600 wrote: »

He is a very bad caricature of a scientist and an awful character overall.

Ross was a magnificent character, some of his moments like the leather trousers, "my sandwich" and the spray tan are absolutely hillarious. Also once people seen what happened in the prom video everyone wanted him to get with Rachael.

B_ecke_r · 19-09-2019 01:43PM

Greyfox wrote: »

Ross was a magnificent character, some of his moments like the leather trousers, "my sandwich" and the spray tan are absolutely hillarious. Also once people seen what happened in the prom video everyone wanted him to get with Rachael.

HE'S HER LOBSTER

partyguinness · 19-09-2019 01:47PM

Greyfox wrote: »

Ross was a magnificent character, some of his moments like the leather trousers, "my sandwich" and the spray tan are absolutely hillarious. Also once people seen what happened in the prom video everyone wanted him to get with Rachael.

Okay. Obviously you are a big fan. I am not as easily amused. I watched it all and can appreciate it for what it was- a warm comfort blanket of escapism for young women.

Personally I found it a little too annoying at times and a bit whiny/insecure teenageresque.

'Look at me. I am so pathetic and needy. Somebody save me from my vacuous self'

Fraser was more my cup of tea but that went a bit pear shaped too.

Airyfairy12 · 19-09-2019 01:48PM

I watched a load of episodes a while back and noticed how Chandler's a bit rapey, he preys on women, tries to trick them into sleeping with him, gets them drunk so he can take advantage, he makes remarks about trying to have sex with women that are passed out.
He'd be on the sex offenders list.

TheValeyard · 19-09-2019 01:54PM

Friends was class.

I'd be Mr. Heckles, I'm getting old and grumpy and I like wearing dressing gowns.

Greyfox · 19-09-2019 02:01PM

valoren wrote: »

In fairness, the writers self acknowledged these were all flawed characters midway through the first season with the episode featuring the unapologetic psychologist who dated Pheobe and points out how messed up the group dynamic is. I don't get the backlash as the characters are not presented as flawless bastions of moralistic integrity.

True, the characters are supposed to be flawed. As an example Homer Simpsons's flaws make him a better character

partyguinness wrote: »

Okay. Obviously you are a big fan. I am not as easily amused. I watched it all and can appreciate it for what it was- a warm comfort blanket of escapism for young women.

I'm not easily amused either. I appreciate comedy is subjective but its popularity tells you most people found it very funny

Airyfairy12 wrote: »

I watched a load of episodes a while back and noticed how Chandler's a bit rapey, he preys on women, tries to trick them into sleeping with him, gets them drunk so he can take advantage, he makes remarks about trying to have sex with women that are passed out.
He'd be on the sex offenders list.

True but back then it didn't seem a bit rapey, he just seemed like a man rubbish with women. Also Chandler was also a character that wouldn't be capable of rape

Antares35 · 19-09-2019 02:04PM

I'd like to know why if it was so unpopular and terrible, you have spent two whole days watching it and taking notes, while you had a wealth of other stuff to watch at your fingertips!

I thought friends was good for it's time. They often ad libbed and some of the one liners were brilliant. Anyone with a brain cell who watched it also realised that it was not a true depiction of late twenty/ early thirty year olds living in New Work at that time.

Earthhorse · 19-09-2019 02:14PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Half Jewish. “Looked” into earlier. Only the dad, played by the wonderful Elliot Gould, is Jewish.

In that case they may not even be Jewish at all as it passes through the maternal side.

B_ecke_r · 19-09-2019 02:15PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

In that case they may not even be Jewish at all as it passes through the maternal side.

he celebrates Hannukah

EmmetSpiceland · 19-09-2019 02:16PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

In that case they may not even be Jewish at all as it passes through the maternal side.

If you’ve been mitzvah’d and gotten the “snip” are you not automatically enrolled?

Earthhorse · 19-09-2019 02:17PM

B_ecke_r wrote: »

he celebrates Hannukah

He also dresses up as the Holiday Armadillo.

He's a deeply disturbed man.

TheValeyard · 19-09-2019 02:18PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

He also dresses up as the Holiday Armadillo.

He's a deeply disturbed man.

The worst thing he did was wear those skinny leather pants lol

Earthhorse · 19-09-2019 02:19PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

If you’ve been mitzvah’d and gotten the “snip” are you not automatically enrolled?

You should consider donating to Wikipeadia, Emmet, it's an invaluable resource.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_is_a_Jew%3F

19-09-2019 03:04PM

Why does Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the other 5?

Leg End Reject · 19-09-2019 03:05PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Why does Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the other 5?

Wouldn't be kosher.

topper75 · 19-09-2019 03:22PM

It was a thing of the time, a shift away from traditional el bueno y el malo duality. Two other contemporary shows, Seinfeld and the Sopranas could also be described that way: hugely popular but no upstanding likeable character in the whole show. Each of the Soprano characters were particularly cnutish but it made good TV.

Baron Kurtz · 19-09-2019 03:29PM

Reg Rogers: The Director.

"I'm hurt!!!"

"Stuff your talentless faces with my mother's crabcakes!"

Gas man altogether.

Which obnoxious Friends character are you?

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