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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:
Nothingventurednothinggained · 22/12/2021 18:53

I love Ross. Especially when he goes a bit nuts in season 6.
‘He gave me a pill…so I took it!’

Kitsinthehood · 22/12/2021 18:53

Oh and it's such a shame Janice didn't get the house in the burbs next door to Chandler and Monica at the end. That would have been hilarious and served them right too.

VikingOnTheFridge · 22/12/2021 19:14

@Kitsinthehood

Oh and it's such a shame Janice didn't get the house in the burbs next door to Chandler and Monica at the end. That would have been hilarious and served them right too.
That is the spinoff we deserved!
Clarinet1 · 22/12/2021 19:16

@Kitsinthehood

Oh and it's such a shame Janice didn't get the house in the burbs next door to Chandler and Monica at the end. That would have been hilarious and served them right too.
That could have been a spin-off series right there!
ShirleyPhallus · 22/12/2021 19:18

@Tal45

Janice is amazing. But my favourite episode is the one with Brad Pitt and the I hate Rachel Greene club.
I absolutely love that episode but Brad Pitt is so wooden in it, definitely not a comedy actor Grin
Wheresmywoolyjumpers · 22/12/2021 19:24

Chandlers parents. Monica and Rosses parents.

HermioneWeasley · 22/12/2021 19:30

The character Alec Baldwin played was amazing

Waspsarearseholes · 22/12/2021 19:30

@ShirleyPhallus I completely agree, I thought at the time that he was terrible in it. It's the first time I ever really took any notice of how hard it is to be a comic actor.
Janice was ace, YANBU, OP.

ufucoffee · 22/12/2021 19:32

I liked Phoebe's brother and his older wife.

GellerYeller · 22/12/2021 19:36

The incidental characterse are so good. I love that Joey's mum, Gloria Tribbiani, well the same actress anyway, popped up in the SATC reboot playing another Gloria!
Estelle deserves a mention too. 'Whoopsie', 'do they have representation '? Grin

felulageller · 22/12/2021 19:59

I much preferred David to Mike for Phoebe but I like Paul Rudd as an actor.

Phoebe's Gran was good- going through the obits, pretending Einstein was her DH etc.

Chloe (the copy girl) was also so much more fun than the 'friends'.

No one ever bothered that she was ONS'd and never called.

DorothyZbornakIsAQueen · 22/12/2021 20:26

I wasn't fond of Ross's character, but the leather pants episode makes me laugh every time I think about it. When he makes his paste pants and slaps himself in the face trying to pull them up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Funkyslippers · 22/12/2021 20:38

I love Bruce Willis' character, and Mike. Rachel's sisters were good too. I think Janice is a great character but would be annoying IRL which is why she never really fitted in to the group. But she was very confident in her own skin so that didn't matter

Funkyslippers · 22/12/2021 20:40

I also love the Brad Pitt episode and think he's pretty good at comedy. But then I laughed at Last Christmas 😂

AnneShirleysNewDress · 22/12/2021 21:46

I love Janice, Richard and Mike but, Phoebe should have married David.

Vanillalime · 22/12/2021 23:31

Janice was fabulous but my personal favourite was Mr Heckles 😅 Worst for me was Emily.

Ross was the best character, closely followed by Monica. “Hurricane Gloria didn’t break the porch swing. Monica did!!” 😅😅😅

FishGottaSwim · 22/12/2021 23:41

Estelle for me - fabulous character!

FestiveMelts · 22/12/2021 23:53

Janice was great.

Ross was the best main Friend. I actually liked him less as it went on (I'm fine!" neurotic geek crap) but he had the best one-liners and slapstick.

Best guests were:
Eddie, the unhinged roommate who wouldn't leave
Joanna, Rachel's awful boss
Amanda, the fake British woman
Erika, Joey's nutty fan

Great show!

FestiveMelts · 22/12/2021 23:54

Oh and obviously Jill, the spoilt sister! And her dad!

HeyGirlHeyBoy · 23/12/2021 00:02

Ross's timing and facial expressions were fantastic. Chandler also very funny. Didn't like Bruce Willis' phase at all one to forget for me. Rhonda in the museum, hilarious.

WomanStanleyWoman · 23/12/2021 10:27

Janice is a great comic creation. She works because Maggie Wheeler makes her likeable even though she’s annoying. It’s telling that, apart from the Geller parents, she’s the only supporting character to appear in every season.

Interestingly, when Maggie Wheeler is in Everybody Loves Raymond (and married to Kenny Daly from Frasier; like two minor royal houses trying to boost their power by uniting), a lot of the men seem to find her character attractive. It shows you how much of the performance is what makes it believable that people think Chandler can do better.

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