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to think that Janice is the best Character in Friends?

46 replies

DoreenWinkings · 21/12/2021 23:51

Oh. My. God!

She is though, right?

"15 Yemen Road. Yemen"

I actually think that some of the recurring minor characters actually made Friends. Janice. Gunther. Frank Jr Jr.

Who was your favourite?

not Ross, Ross is the worst

OP posts:
BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 21/12/2021 23:54

I mean, clearly you are right. And she was so sneered at by the group, generally.

Ross is the worst. Which is a shame as actually some of the funniest scenes and episodes centre around him and the comedy from him is brilliant, but he is clearly a bad father, a jealous boyfriend and a miserable sod.

PinkArt · 22/12/2021 01:32

I'd go further and say Janice is my favourite sitcom character of all time. The timing of when she'd pop back up was always immaculate.

GregTheEgg · 22/12/2021 01:43

Yup! I loved Janice. She had a big heart and Chandler didn’t deserve her.

PlasticPlantsDontDie · 22/12/2021 01:44

You are right OP.

I think people love her but just don’t know they love her. Well they do know it. They just don’t know they know it.

CoffeeRunner · 22/12/2021 01:46

I liked Richard Burke. Also Jack & Judy Geller.

You're right that the "minor" characters added something invaluable to the show.

BeaLola · 22/12/2021 01:56

I love Janice - when we stayed in Brooklyn many years ago we were at a bar next to a complete Janice - it was awesome

PurpleFlower1983 · 22/12/2021 02:02

I liked all their parents when they popped up.

Motherdare · 22/12/2021 02:04

I love Janice! Also love any episodes featuring their parents. All the parents. Recently saw the one where they throw a surprise party for Rachel without realising her parents have separated. They have the party across the two apartments to keep them away from each other. David Schwimmer is so good in this episode. “I was just moistening the tip” as he hands Rachel’s dad his cigarette. 😂

BookFiend4Life · 22/12/2021 02:51

Correct. And yes, obviously Ross is the worst.

Glugglejug · 22/12/2021 10:02

She is, but you are SO wrong about Ross. Ross is the second best character.

Beefcurtains79 · 22/12/2021 10:03

She was self made too. She was awesome.

Tal45 · 22/12/2021 10:07

Janice is amazing. But my favourite episode is the one with Brad Pitt and the I hate Rachel Greene club.

elp30 · 22/12/2021 13:46

@PlasticPlantsDontDie

You are right OP.

I think people love her but just don’t know they love her. Well they do know it. They just don’t know they know it.

Brilliant! 😁

DropYourSword · 22/12/2021 13:49

She was beautiful, friendly, and very kind. She was very good at buying gifts and they always seemed very thoughtful. Don’t understand why the others sneered at her. She was great.

TheHumanSatsuma · 22/12/2021 13:50

I actually didn't like the main characters in Friends (except maybe Phoebe) they were really selfish. Joey was also treated a bit like a pet.

Janice was kind, the way they treated her and Gunther was not nice.

CrispAndFrosty · 22/12/2021 13:52

@PlasticPlantsDontDie

You are right OP.

I think people love her but just don’t know they love her. Well they do know it. They just don’t know they know it.

Grin fully agree. I loved her big hair and big style too.
Motherdare · 22/12/2021 16:55

I think Ross is the funniest character. He has the best comedic moments and David Schwimmer was the best actor on the show. Whatever your feelings of the personality of Ross, he was really the main character.

FissionMailed · 22/12/2021 16:57

The main group of "Friends" are awful people for the most part, vain, insecure, mean etc.

Janice was awesome.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 22/12/2021 16:59

I like her. she’s a nice person. I always thought it was unfair she was so vilified.

VikingOnTheFridge · 22/12/2021 17:04

Janice was fabulous. Her comic timing was impeccable.

Comedycook · 22/12/2021 17:09

I love the scene in the hospital maternity ward where she's talking to Rachel about being a single mum

LuaDipa · 22/12/2021 18:29

Janice was fabulous. An absolute queen.

Motherdare · 22/12/2021 18:47

I also love the bit in the hospital just before that when Chandler sees Janice is pregnant, looks horrified and she says “it’s yours!” Then cackles “we haven’t slept together in years, look how nervous he gets”. 😂

thehistorymum · 22/12/2021 18:51

YANBU. Janice was way to good for the lot of them!!!

Kitsinthehood · 22/12/2021 18:51

Janice is great! She was too good for Chandler, the way he treated her (as just someone to shag coz he felt insecure that nobody he considered sexy wanted him) was awful.

Jack and Judy Gellar were brilliant too. As were Chandler's parents.