Random Character On 'Friends' Is a Really Bad Friend (18 items)

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  (#15) When Chandler Tries To Avoid Janice By Flying To Yemen

  Janice is the voice heard 'round the world, and while she's often in the show for comedic annoyance, she is a good person. She always seems to be there for people (including Ross), and tries to be a good friend to the titular group. That said, the group can’t stand her. They mock her and rue the days she graces them with her presence. The worst part of all of this is that they express all these feelings about Janice behind her back, never once respecting her enough to just say it to her face. While Ross, Rachel, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe all have their poor moments with Janice, Chandler takes the cake. 

  Early in the series, Chandler dates Janice off and on, which solidifies her position in the group: the ex that keeps hanging around. Midway through Season 4, in "The One With All The Rugby," Chandler runs into Janice, and her feelings for him come flooding back. Instead of being honest about wanting to break up, Chandler makes up an excuse as to why they can't keep seeing each other: he’s moving to Yemen for work. Janice is heartbroken. She even goes with him to the airport to see him off, so to really sell the lie, Chandler boards the plane.
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  (#17) When Chandler Uses Eddie’s Mental Illness To Get Rid Of Him As A Roommate

  In the second season of Friends, Joey moves out of his and Chandler’s apartment, leaving Chandler to look for a new roommate (not that he needs one with all that statistical analysis and data reconfiguration money). Enter Eddie. In the beginning, the two seemingly hit it off, referring to each other as "bud." But things quickly go downhill: Eddie watches Chandler while he sleeps, imagines conversations that never happened, is apocalyptic forgetful, and enjoys spending time with human mannequin heads. 

  All of this frightens Chandler, prompting him to demand Eddie move out of the apartment. Unfortunately, Eddie is so plagued by his mental instability that the idea just doesn’t seem to resonate with him. A supposed lifetime of rejection and abandonment seems to have made Eddie latch on even more as he just can't fathom losing another friend. Instead of getting Eddie help or finding a more pragmatic option to rid himself of Eddie, Chandler allows Joey to move back in behind Eddie’s back. When Eddie comes home to find his stuff outside and the door locked, Chandler pretends not to know him. Eddie accepts this and apologies, thinking he has the wrong apartment - wandering off into the night, never to be seen again.  
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  (#3) When Phoebe Makes Fun Of Chandler At Work After He Helps Her Get A Job

  Phoebe marches to the beat of her own drum, or, rather guitar. Having grown up homeless and on the streets, her means of making a living have historically been unconventional. In Season 1, episode 22, "The One With The Ick Factor," Chandler helps Phoebe out by getting her a job as his temporary secretary. While fraternizing with the other lower-level employees, Phoebe discovers that none of the others have liked Chandler since he got his most recent promotion. Instead of defending Chandler, or attempting to make him look better in the eyes of his subordinates, Phoebe joins them in their mockery of her friend; submitting to the idea that there’s no hope. 

  Ultimately, this works to Chandler’s advantage as he comes to terms with his position. However, Phoebe’s actions are undeniably two-faced. For someone who usually preaches the beauty of obscurity, why submit to such a toxic and institutionalized idea?
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  (#2) When The Group Doesn't Appreciate Monica's Thanksgiving Dinner

  Monica cooks an extravagant Thanksgiving dinner every year for her friends. And somehow every year it's messed up by something - mocking Monica, throwing her under the bus for something or other, or showing up late in blatant disregard for all her hard work. 

  In Season 1: Monica cooks different kinds of potatoes just to appease her friends. In response, her friends mock her when she says she feels overwhelmed and then show no sympathy when her food is ruined. 

  In Season 4: Monica cooks a full meal even after accidentally stabbing herself in the eye. Again, her friends mock her. 

  In Season 6: Monica and Ross’s parents visit for the holiday and their mysterious resentment toward Chandler comes up. (Spoiler: Ross used to blame Chandler for smoking.) Instead of allowing Monica and Chandler to enjoy Thanksgiving, Ross milks the truth and throws Monica under the bus unashamedly.

  In Season 10: Monica finally tells her friends she’s not cooking this year. However, after guilt-tripping her into doing it anyway, everyone shows up late: Rachel and Phoebe take Emma to a beauty pageant and Ross and Joey go to a Rangers game.
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  (#14) When Ross Pretends To Be Ugly Naked Guy's Friend

  In Season 5 in "The One Where Everybody Finds Out," the “Ugly Naked Guy” across the street decides to move out of his luxurious New York apartment. Ross, having been living with Joey and Chandler, needs an apartment and thinks this may be the perfect opportunity. In order to gain favor with the notorious neighbor, Ross attempts to bribe Ugly Naked Guy into letting him take over - that means faking a friendship. He appeals to Ugly Naked Guy's need for companionship by stripping down and sharing some muffins.

  While working his whiles may not seem like the worst thing Ross could have done, because Ugly Naked Guy isn't brought up in any later episodes, we're left to assume that once Ross acquired the apartment, he dropped the act and Ugly Naked Guy, which could have seriously exacerbated Ugly Naked Guy's feeling of alienation.
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  (#6) When No One Except Phoebe Is Ready For Ross' Black Tie Event At The Museum

  In "The One Where No One’s Ready" in Season 3, Ross invites all of his friends to an important function at the museum he works at. Not unlike how the group is late for Phoebe's birthday dinner in Season 9, Ross arrives at Monica’s apartment to find that only Phoebe is ready to leave. Chandler and Joey get in an argument over a chair - which results in a stain on Pheobe's dress - Monica gets wrapped up in some Richard-related hi-jinks, and Rachel takes forever to get ready, resulting in more Ross and Rachel conflict.

  This is just one example of how little these friends can care about the others' feelings.

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