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(#12) When Chandler And Joey Try To Get Rid Of Ross As Their Roommate
Early in Season 5 in "The One Where Ross Moves In," Ross gets kicked out of his apartment because of the whole Emily situation. Having nowhere else to turn, Joey and Chandler allow Ross to move in with them. Ross buys an air purifier (and asks Joey and Chandler help pay for it), makes quiet-time gestures, records a corny message on their answering machine, and tapes over Joey’s Baywatch - all things that annoy his new roommates to no end.
Instead of talking to Ross about their grievances, Joey and Chandler rush Ross’s search for a new home; taking him to an awful studio apartment and then trying to convince him to live there. Ross sees right through this and, dejected, agrees to move out. Having been selfish and shortsighted, Joey and Chandler immediately feel guilty about how they treated Ross. To make it right, they sabotage his applicant for the apartment by telling the landlord that he’s a pimp (among other things). When they finally talk to Ross, his response says it best:
Ross: So I'm a pimp, huh? It's okay. Look, I know sometimes I can be a pain in the [butt]. But you just have to talk to me. Tell me if something bothers you, okay. And, for my part, I'll really do everything I can to keep my annoying habits, you know, just - *quiet gesture*
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(#8) When Rachel Convinces Bonnie To Shave Her Head
Episode 25 of Season 3 - 'The One At The Beach" - sees Ross and Rachel at the height of their will they/won’t they post “we were on a break!” drama. Rachel being jealous of Ross’s girlfriend and, knowing how superficial Ross is, convinces her that shaving her head (something Bonnie has enjoyed in the past) is a good idea. Ross reacts accordingly, giving Rachel the romantic edge.
To be fair, it probably is a good idea; if it makes Bonnie happy, more power to her. However, Rachel’s motives are less than admirable. Bonnie is not only a longtime friend of Phoebe's but, at the very least, a friendly acquaintance of Rachel. Also, nothing can justify how Rachel and Ross make fun of Bonnie’s “5 'o’clock shadow” afterward.
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(#16) When Joey and Chandler Help Ross Make A Pro And Con List For Choosing Rachel Or Julie
After Rachel and Ross kiss for the first time - while Ross is still dating Julie - Ross has to decide between his current girlfriend and the girl he believes is his dream girl. Early in Season 2 in ‘The One With The List," Chandler and Joey try to help Ross decide between the two women by printing up a list of their flaws. Ross comes up with a number of flaws he sees in Rachel, including: “spoiled, ditsy, too into her looks, and just a waitress.” The boys have a harder time coming up with specific flaws for Julie before listing the single issue as: “she’s not Rachel.”
In retrospect, if Julie's major flaw was that she wasn't Rachel - and that's who Ross truly wanted to choose in this dilemma - then why come up with flaws he sees in Rachel at all? Yes, friends typically see shortcomings in each other more clearly than most others would be able to, so it's not shocking they were able to come up with some points for the list, but that's no reason to unnecessarily point them out. In addition to merely saying them out loud, the boys write them down, leaving the perfect opportunity for Rachel to find them and learn how Ross truly feels about her.
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(#18) When Monica And Chandler Make Joey Hide Their Relationship
Let’s face it, Monica and Chandler are the couple we never saw coming - with Ross and Rachel at the forefront. In all of the excitement over their budding romance after London, it's easy to miss what their secret romance did to Joey.
When Joey puts the pieces together, Monica and Chandler force him into secrecy, which put the gentle-hearted Joey through the ringer. By keeping it to himself, Joey had to take the blame for Chandler’s underwear being at Monica’s by saying “I’m Joey. Yeah, I'm disgusting, I take my underwear off in other people's homes.” While Joey's actions may have been those of friendship, Chandler and Monica should not have put him through that for their own gain.
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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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(#10) When The Other Friends Laugh At ‘Fat Monica’ In Her Prom Dress
In retrospect, Friends’ whole “fat-shaming Monica” gag hasn’t aged well. Not only does everyone make fun of her for those retroactive gains - including her future husband - but the show acts as if skinny Monica is somehow better than “Fat Monica.” Monica’s weight and a subsequent eating disorder are clearly traumatic issues for the character.
The first and perhaps the crown champion of fat-shaming moments comes in the 14th episode of Season 2 - "The One With The Prom Video." In it, Monica finds a home video of her and Rachel getting ready for their senior prom. When “Fat Monica” comes on screen, Joey exclaims, “some girl ate Monica!” The group is quickly in hysterics, except for Monica, who just tells them to stop laughing.
The whole home-video plot point seems to exist to bring Ross and Rachel together over his past chivalry. What fades into the background is the story of a teenage girl, who most likely was teased throughout high school, just trying to feel pretty on prom night.
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"Friends" was premiered in 1994, and what is surprising is that all its leading roles are not perfect, and even had many controversial behaviors. The controversial role setting and behavior are completely allowed in TV shows, but from other perspectives, your favorite roles of Friends may not be good friends in real life. The TV sitcom itself is even more famous for its exaggerated, weird characters.
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