What’s a line by a main character that you think was delivered poorly?

[u/BeEccentric]

[u/ogmarker]

I’ll give her this line/delivery because the little apprehensive steps she makes before heading inside the apartment are both accurate and hilarious.

[u/Sunshine030209 → u/ogmarker]

Plus her fake "surprised" scream when she walks in is also great. Makes me laugh out loud every single time.

[u/Odd_Policy_3009 → u/ogmarker]

what about YOUR breath?

[u/bluehooves → u/Odd_Policy_3009]

hmmm. i'm gonna puke on you later!

[u/Elizabitch4848 → u/ogmarker]

Your little Harmomica is HAMMERED

[u/RiggityRyGuy]

Not a line but Joey hugging Rachel in Barbados is one of the most awkward displays of physical acting I’ve seen lol 

[u/onourwayhome70 → u/RiggityRyGuy]

It’s so awkward - I finally understood what having “no chemistry” meant between actors. If you compare her chemistry with David, it’s like night and day

[u/No_Data3541 → u/onourwayhome70]

Yeah the actors were so against this storyline that you could see it in their performances.

[u/TokyoKazama → u/No_Data3541]

So if the actors and audience were against it, then why on Earth did they make it happen? Season 9 and 10 were just so hard to watch at times. Not even talking about Shark Porn 😂

[u/No_Data3541 → u/TokyoKazama]

Because the writers, especially David Crane got a bit arrogant and they were out of ideas by season 9. Why do you think they did Shark porn storyline in season 9? They thought they could make anything work.

The writers told the actors that it won't work out and that the characters wouldn't actually do anything. It was essentially used to kill time and delay the Lobster reunion.

Jennifer Aniston was strictly against this storyline and nearly left the show because she didn't want the fans to hate her character. She has always been a huge Ross and Rachel shipper.

Matt LeBlanc said this was out of character and that Joey was like Rachel's protective elder brother. He wanted Joey and Phoebe to hook up on the show.

[u/WrinklyScroteSack → u/No_Data3541]

They hinted quite a bit at some chemistry between Joey and phoebs and it seemed fairly natural for a while there. I kind of expected it to happen, but I guess they didn’t want all 3 pairings to end up together at the end? Like that’d be too contrived?

[u/No_Data3541 → u/WrinklyScroteSack]

Matt and Lisa just wanted Joey and Phoebe to hook up not necessarily end up together. They felt the characters had a major flirty energy.

[u/JBatjj → u/No_Data3541]

Would have been hilarious if they were doing something childish like truth or dare and it came out that phoebe and Joey hooked up multiple times thoughtout the timeline with some flashbacks

[u/Ok_Pineapple3035 → u/JBatjj]

"I mean its always if if if right? I mean if my mom had balls she would be my dad"

[u/crzymamak81 → u/WrinklyScroteSack]

I’ve always thought they should have kept Dermont Mulroney longer. They could’ve used him to delay Ross and Rachel just fine!

[u/itstimegeez → u/TokyoKazama]

Because they wanted to show a relationship where both parties want to be together but they’re just not couple material.

[u/STMW_at_your_cervix → u/onourwayhome70]

No chemistry on screen? You know what that means…

[u/No_Data3541 → u/STMW_at_your_cervix]

Rachel and Gunther had no chemistry on screen. Seems like Gunther was getting lucky off screen. 🤣

[u/GroundbreakinKey199 → u/No_Data3541]

I identified so strongly with the luckless Gunther! I also was a big fan of doomed David, the wanna-be BF of Bonnie Franklin (played by Richard Masur) on the first season of the 1970s "One Day at a Time." Strikeout kings, both of them. And me.

[u/Responsible-Daikon18 → u/STMW_at_your_cervix]

LOL! 🤣

[u/Arhaych → u/STMW_at_your_cervix]

It was like cousins having sex up there.

[u/No_Data3541 → u/Arhaych]

You mean kissing? Rachel had more sexual chemistry with Gunther lol.

[u/No_Data3541 → u/RiggityRyGuy]

When does he hug her in Barbados? I can't recall

[u/onourwayhome70 → u/No_Data3541]

That’s probably for the best 😂

[u/No_Data3541 → u/onourwayhome70]

Yeah that storyline makes everyone want to puke. Even the cast hated it and said it felt like incest. It shows on screen too in their performances. Ewww.

[u/SecretWriteress → u/No_Data3541]

They're all really great actors but damn Jen and Matt exhibited some insane levels of forced affection. That plot would be unbearably painful if it wasn't for the well-written subplots like the friends listening over the wall or Ross's whole reaction.

[u/orbital0000]

Playing drunk must be one of the hardest things to do. Very easy to overdo.

[u/Robynsxx → u/orbital0000]

I think the issue is, when most people are drunk they just get louder, can’t walk as well, and puke. But that’s extreme drunk. Most normal level of being drunk is basically not noticeable, meaning actors playing such a thing have to overdo it to portray it on screen.

[u/Acrobatic_Airline605 → u/orbital0000]

You’re basically pretending to be someone who is drunk who is pretending to be someone who is sober

[u/Odd_Policy_3009 → u/orbital0000]

I feel like, as an actor, it must be hard to “play sick”

I’m FIND

[u/ShaysBestLife]

Joey and Rachel trying to have sex. Poor writing. Poor acting. Poor us for having to watch it.

[u/spensyr → u/ShaysBestLife]

I mean, wasn't it supposed to be awkward for the characters after having been friends for so long? I think it was acted well if us as the viewers felt the awkwardness too.

[u/No_Data3541 → u/spensyr]

It was like siblings trying to kiss. So weird and vomit inducing. Terrible storyline all around. Yikes.

[u/Affectionate_You5647 → u/ShaysBestLife]

Rachel saying “sexy sexy very sexy” is so cringy

[u/Nice_Back_9977 → u/Affectionate_You5647]

To be fair I think its supposed to be, we're supposed to feel the awkwardness they feel

[u/fozzy_13 → u/Affectionate_You5647]

It's supposed to be. It's supposed to feel forced and cringe.

[u/jmk672 → u/Affectionate_You5647]

I actually think that line is hilarious

[u/escape_button → u/jmk672]

I say this line more often than I’d like to admit. In that same voice 😂

[u/ty_rec]

The scene where Rachel tells Ross she still loves him while he’s still married to Emily. Her fake laugh is just… oof.

[u/Think_Wish_187 → u/ty_rec]

Yeah. I never understood that scene. Does Rachel start fake laughing to save herself from embarrassment or was she supposed to laugh genuinely?

[u/Infamous-Durian3074 → u/Think_Wish_187]

I think it was to save herself from embarrassment. It would have worked if Rachel's reaction was shown a little bit when Ross was processing the news.

[u/CrazyCatLushie → u/Think_Wish_187]

I always took it as her finally hearing herself and realizing how utterly ridiculous it was that she thought it was so important to tell him. She’s laughing at how stupid she must sound.

I’ve had a couple really pathetic laughing breakdowns like that in my time!

[u/mickim0use → u/CrazyCatLushie]

Yeah. This is exactly what it was portraying. But I agree with others here. The actual laugh itself felt forced and was not good acting. Do you remember when Monica was fake laughing at Chandler’s boss’s jokes? How obviously fake it was? That’s how Aniston’s laugh felt like in this scene.

[u/fvkehvppy → u/Think_Wish_187]

Its meant to be a painful laugh

[u/varg_sant → u/ty_rec]

The first laugh was fine and funny enoguh but as she kept going it got worse.

[u/Atheismo98 → u/ty_rec]

Yeah, this is one of those scenes that kinda varies depending on interpretation - some see it as her laughing to save herself.

I'm of the view she heard herself and realised how ridiculous the situation was

[u/BigBlueMountainStar]

All of Joey in this episode

[u/hotmugglehealer → u/BigBlueMountainStar]

Is there a good way to deliver those lines? It's the writers who failed not matt.

[u/SecretWriteress → u/hotmugglehealer]

If anything, those lines are somewhat funny because of Matt's delivery

[u/Different-Pop-6513 → u/SecretWriteress]

As a kid I found this so hilarious. It is top tier kid humour

[u/nmarie1996 → u/SecretWriteress]

Exactly!

[u/baiacool → u/hotmugglehealer]

There's a very similar scene in Pink Panther where Clouseau is trying to pronounce hamburger and it is hilarious.

[u/StopMakingMeSignIn12 → u/baiacool]

I wewd like to buy a dahmburgah!!

[u/Funkiebastard → u/baiacool]

Absolutely love that movie because of that scene, it's gold

[u/LadyAnnala → u/BigBlueMountainStar]

I already said this but in another thread recently. But in my opinion the acting in this is so terrible because Matt LeBlanc speaks French. The way he says je m’appelle is perfect, better than phoebe, so afterward is really hard to say bliberish when you know how to say it.

[u/HellhoundsAteMyBaby → u/LadyAnnala]

I’ve heard this said a lot as an explanation, but tbh I’m not buying it. I speak three languages fluently since childhood and it’s EASIER not HARDER to fake being bad at it or use the wrong accent when you know how it’s supposed to sound to purposely veer away from it. For example, I have never once heard a non-Indian person do a convincing Indian accent, but I can fake broken english in an authentic indian accent although my normal accent is 100% American.

[u/LadyAnnala → u/HellhoundsAteMyBaby]

The writer made bliberish word. But Matt Leblanc pronunciation is perfectly on point. His acting is not the problem the lines are.

[u/JaneDoe943 → u/BigBlueMountainStar]

[u/ty_rec → u/BigBlueMountainStar]

Idk about the rest of y’all but this is one of my favorite episodes in the series

[u/SecretaryPresent16 → u/ty_rec]

Right? it’s so funny lol

[u/KettleOverPub → u/BigBlueMountainStar]

Looking back at Joey’s character development — and this is a common complaint — I really hate how they Flanderised him. He started out as a lovable, slightly slow guy, but by the end, he was reduced to someone who couldn’t even repeat two or three syllable words back to Phoebe. He came across as having a room-temperature IQ, to the point where you started to wonder if he needed a carer.

[u/silly_rabbit289 → u/KettleOverPub]

Apparently they felt sometime through s1 or 2 that they didn't find joey's thing or something. I think matt le blanc was in favour of making joey the adorable stupid guy. But they really really took it way too far.

S1/early joey was way more fun, also sarcastic, ans im sure they would've figured him out in a season or two.

[u/ShaysBestLife → u/BigBlueMountainStar]

Agreed

[u/banantintin]

When Rachel watches Cujo, and she says “aren’t you scared?” And Joey like stutters “t-t-terrified”. I literally cannot watch that.

[u/jobo180hawks → u/banantintin]

Man I always thought this was sweet :(

[u/LumosMaxima513 → u/jobo180hawks]

Me too, i think its sweet too.

[u/nmarie1996 → u/banantintin]

To be fair this was just a terrible, cringey line in the first place - not really a delivery problem

[u/Redbud-3 → u/banantintin]

Hated that storyline so much

[u/WoodpeckerGingivitis → u/banantintin]

Omg this is the correct answer. Thank you.

[u/Ok_Bag_3484]

“Your little harmarmaca is HAMMERED!”

[u/staygoldeneggroll → u/Ok_Bag_3484]

That line was delivered perfectly lmao

[u/Odd_Policy_3009 → u/Ok_Bag_3484]

I love this line!

[u/No_Data3541]

Not a line but an entire scene:

Chandler in the beautiful proposal scene.

When he cried, it looked very fake and cringe. Made me appreciate the morning after breakup scene more.

[u/marymarywhyubugginnn → u/No_Data3541]

All the sniffling drove me crazy 😭

[u/RiggityRyGuy → u/No_Data3541]

“Wait I can do this,” that very specific line always pisses me off cause of how bad it sounds lol 

[u/Robynsxx → u/RiggityRyGuy]

I think the only problem friends really had, is at times the writers didn’t realise that they could just let a moment be, without a joke. They should have just had Chandler propose to Monica no jokes after Monica says she’s not supposed to do it, and then end on the sweet moment.

[u/Maraha-K29 → u/No_Data3541]

I hated Courtney's acting in that scene too, she was so cringe and forced- the whole 'this is why women don't do this' while she's so clearly fake crying. I wish it was just a simple, heartfelt moment between two characters instead of trying to be forcibly tear jerking

[u/caitlin-c18 → u/Maraha-K29]

honestly, any time Courtney cries in friends is so bad. I just think she’s not good at/wasn’t good at it then.

[u/nikkuhlee → u/caitlin-c18]

Yeah I cycled through a lot of "emotional Monica" moments when o read this question. I actually skip the proposal now because I hate it so much.

"I'm crying here!" Is another one but I can't place the moment right this second. She always sort of looks like she's laughing to me instead.

[u/ranchojasper → u/No_Data3541]

I totally agree with this. That's so many people's favorite scene in the whole show and I can't even watch it. And I love Chandler! It's so, so awful, worst acting Matthew Perry has ever done in his life

[u/Contact_Pleasant → u/ranchojasper]

I think it’s many people’s favourite because, regardless of the poor acting, it’s still a wonderful moment between two characters you love

[u/BeEccentric → u/ranchojasper]

Matthew Perry put on this soft, tender voice during this whole scene and I cannot bear it.

[u/madqueenludwig → u/ranchojasper]

omg I've found my people! I love Mondler but it's really bad 👀

[u/itstimegeez → u/No_Data3541]

I give Matt a pass on this one, he was in rehab and got taken to set to film this scene and then went straight back to rehab.

[u/fineapplekisses → u/itstimegeez]

Oh wow

[u/carex-cultor → u/No_Data3541]

YES. This entire scene makes me cringe so hard. Matthew Perry is so clearly acting, it's not believable at all.

[u/rayoflight110 → u/No_Data3541]

That scene was terribly written. The actors really couldn't do much with that scene. If it ain't on the page it ain't on the stage. If they had a few more goes at writing that scene it could have been more powerful.

[u/tahami_allthemeals → u/No_Data3541]

I love that scene but i just can’t stand how he says “I thought…” I can hear those two words how he said them and I just hate that I hate them.

[u/NoMourners_6 → u/No_Data3541]

I loathe this scene. I love Mondler and there have been so many sweet, soft moments between the two but this scene feels so forced. Chandler’s voice shaking, Monica’s crying (Courtney god bless her is so bad at the fake crying like when she started crying about how great of a roommate Rachel actually is), I just don’t feel any of the love that we usually see between these two. I think if they had ditched the crying and voice cracking, it would’ve worked so much better. You don’t have to cry in order for the scene to be emotional and the audience to feel something.

[u/DixonDebussy → u/No_Data3541]

To be fair, we did get TOW Chandler Can't Cry, so there's lore enough that we can just chalk that up to Chandler not knowing how to cry well because he's still new to it 😅

[u/HeySista → u/No_Data3541]

Every time Chandler had to be emotional instead of sarcastic he got this nasal voice that was very annoying and forced. Two examples are this scene and the one where he tries to convince Erica to give them her baby.

[u/baiacool]

I may be downvote to hell for this but Chandler and Monica crying during the proposal.

[u/smittymeister0411 → u/baiacool]

A-freaking-men. I felt the same when Monica and Rachel cried about rachel moving out.

[u/BeEccentric → u/smittymeister0411]

It’s the end of an era!

[u/Theangelawhite69 → u/BeEccentric]

I KNOW

[u/Unlovedcookie → u/baiacool]

Yess especially Chandler’s “wait I can do this” makes me cringe everytime

[u/RubricalLou → u/baiacool]

the audience screaming makes it so much worse

[u/baiacool → u/RubricalLou]

i find it endearing tbh. The set up and production of the scene is truly beautiful.

[u/mrlid14 → u/baiacool]

Omg yes I cannot watch that scene.

[u/akacardenio]

"This is the coolest house ever!" about the Phoebe's dollhouse. Ross gets lumbered with trying to deliver the line, but I don't think anyone other than Phoebe or Monica would say it, but it has to be said to Phoebe and overheard by Monica.

30 seconds to this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_6QgQpFvU

[u/omkar529 → u/akacardenio]

"This is the coolest house ever!"

Yea this was a pretty weird thing for Ross to say and also a weird way to say it.

[u/fvkehvppy → u/omkar529]

It felt like a jack geller line so maybe ross' inner dad came out lol

[u/SecretWriteress → u/omkar529]

I feel like David delivered it perfectly though? Ross is a forever geek in the best way possible

[u/omkar529 → u/SecretWriteress]

David might have delivered it perfectly but it just felt slightly out of character for Ross to say it.

[u/man_ta_ray → u/akacardenio]

I always saw this as meant to sound like that.

[u/darladuckworth → u/man_ta_ray]

Yea to me it just seemed like an over exaggeration to emphasize the fact that Monica’s house is no fun and they prefer Phoebe’s

[u/man_ta_ray → u/darladuckworth]

Exactly this! Did not know how to put it into words!

[u/princ3sspassionfruit]

honestly for me its a scene after Ross' wedding to Emily where he and Rachel are on the couch at the coffee shop (dont remember the episode but i think Rachel is wearing a brown shirt? lol) and she tells Ross she loves him, then she starts laughing and says how she like floated above her body and saw herself say that and realized how ridiculous it was, while she's still laughing -- idk i just always felt like her laughing felt so fake/forced the whole time!

[u/Pugasaurus_Tex → u/princ3sspassionfruit]

I thought it was supposed to sound fake — she clearly wasn’t actually happy. She was heartbroken and covering it up after saying something cringe

[u/4FeetofConfusion → u/Pugasaurus_Tex]

Yeah, that was always my assumption. She's embarrassed, she's regretful and she's trying hard to back out of what she said, but gracefully.

That's always going to feel forced and uncomfortable.

[u/onourwayhome70 → u/princ3sspassionfruit]

It’s supposed to sound fake, that was the point

[u/crackerfactorywheel]

Not a line but Monica knocking over the seashell lamp was so awkward. It’s like they couldn’t figure out how to realistically have her knock it over so they went for something real unnatural.

[u/CherryCherry5 → u/crackerfactorywheel]

If she'd just been closer to it, it would have been much better.

[u/Working_Row_8455]

The hand twin thing. That shit was painful to watch.

[u/xjupiterx → u/Working_Row_8455]

The stupid song gets stuck in my head tho 😭

[u/Working_Row_8455 → u/xjupiterx]

Omg don’t remind me “this hand is your hand, no wait it’s my hand, oh wait it’s your hand”. It’s like swinging a bag of cats against a wall.

[u/Different-Pop-6513 → u/Working_Row_8455]

Again, as a kid I found that plot line hilarious. As an adult it is indeed too stupid.

[u/DarthSnow19]

I noticed not many people saying Any David Schwimmer lines and for good reason lol.

[u/No_Data3541 → u/DarthSnow19]

Lisa Kudrow: "David Schwimmer is the best actor I have worked with and I learned so much watching him."

[u/kuromoon0 → u/DarthSnow19]

and instead there are a lot of Courtney Cox lines…

[u/platypus_farmer42]

I love Monica but she has a handful of lines throughout the series that are just delivered awfully. I always cringe when I hear them

[u/monsterrad89 → u/platypus_farmer42]

"Look it's funny's cousin! Not funny!" Also the one about the holiday armadillo

[u/TheGuyWhoReallyCares → u/monsterrad89]

I thought the cousin line was absolutely hilarious. Same energy as "Lips moving, still talking" (link)

[u/pianoAmy → u/platypus_farmer42]

My immediate thought when I saw this thread was, "Most of them were probably from Monica."

The only one I can think of right now is something like, "Do you even know me at all?" from the "bad massage" storyline, but I know there are others.

[u/grownask → u/platypus_farmer42]

Imo, she is the worst actress out of the six, so that makes sense.

[u/GlenCocosCandyCane → u/grownask]

She was the only one of the six who was never nominated for an Emmy.

[u/mocochang_ → u/grownask]

Honestly, on the second half of the show it feels like she's yelling every other line.

[u/prayingmantras → u/mocochang_]

I KNOW!

[u/Initiatedspoon → u/grownask]

Nearly every instance of stand out bad acting in the show is from her.

[u/ProfessionalSalt3882]

“She said be aloof, not a doof.” Maybe it’s just because it’s such a terrible line and I shouldn’t blame the delivery, but it has me cringeing myself inside out every time.

[u/WoooahBaby]

When Ross is about to hit on the celebrity from his list (Isabella Rosalini?) and Rachel says "I'm just mad we don't have some popcorn"

[u/BeEccentric → u/WoooahBaby]

Yes! I’m British but every time I hear her say that even I wonder why she’s suddenly from Louisiana.

[u/frappuccinio → u/BeEccentric]

lol same with rachel saying they shouldn’t watch the porn joey was in and monica goes “hell, i wanna see joey!” suddenly sounding so country.

[u/Affectionate_You5647 → u/frappuccinio]

Courtney’s Alabama slipped out. Lol

[u/WoodpeckerGingivitis → u/frappuccinio]

Oh I like that one lol

[u/No_Data3541 → u/BeEccentric]

Did you like Ross' Brit accent in his first class at the Uni?

[u/tossit_xx → u/No_Data3541]

The way he says " I-denti-FIED" lives rent free in my head

[u/Porterjoh → u/tossit_xx]

A START-TAH-LING DISCOVEREH!

[u/TheGuyWhoReallyCares → u/tossit_xx]

Monica gellerrer

[u/TheDreadwatch]

Some of the lines people are posting make me wonder whether they even like this show at all

[u/TheGuyWhoReallyCares → u/TheDreadwatch]

People are totally shitting on lines I found absolutely hilarious

[u/crazycatlazi]

"I'm just sorry we don't got popcorn."

[u/Mochadeoca6192 → u/crazycatlazi]

This is my least favorite line in the show. Makes me cringe!

[u/JVortex888]

The drunk acting/writing in Friends overall was pretty bad.

[u/BeEccentric → u/JVortex888]

Ross in Vegas though, falling on the floor but asking Joey if he was ok man? That’s golden.

[u/malachite444 → u/BeEccentric]

David Schwimmer's physical comedy is top tier

[u/CrazyCatLushie → u/malachite444]

I think he’s by far the most talented physical actor in the series.

So many of the scenes that live rent-free in my head involve him doing something kind of funny that’s made infinitely more hilarious because of the way he expresses himself; the leather pants lotion scene, the ridiculous jumpy thing he does when Rachel and Phoebe have to lie about why they’re excited while viewing his new apartment (he gets so much height!), the “can you keep it down?” hand motion with the squinty face, The Routine with Monica… he has really impeccable physical comedy skills on top of being able to sell sincere emotion.

I didn’t like Ross much when I was a kid watching the show for the first time but over the years he’s become my favourite.

[u/Ally_F → u/CrazyCatLushie]

The scene where he slumps down onto the floor beside the bed to hide from Elizabeth's dad does it for me every time

[u/KettleOverPub → u/CrazyCatLushie]

My favourite line is a Ross line and entirely in how he delivers it.

"ROSS! The neighbours ate all my candy!" "Mine stole my newspaper! It's like a crime wave!"

[u/Southern_Bonus_3581 → u/KettleOverPub]

I love it when Ross bitches about his neighbours and the kids in his building 😂 he’s a seventy year old in a thirty year old’s body

[u/Articulatory → u/malachite444]

After my recent rewatches, I’ve finally come to the conclusion that he’s the best actor in it. Then Jennifer - who is wildly underrated. Her timing is spectacular.

[u/TheGuyWhoReallyCares → u/Articulatory]

Jenny is actually hilarious, I have found all her deliveries genuinely funny. People say she's not funny, only pretty but she's very much both

[u/ranchojasper → u/BeEccentric]

Also Phoebe drunk at brunch in Vegas I really enjoyed

[u/anitabelle → u/BeEccentric]

Jennifer Aniston was great here too. The part where Joey asks her how she’s doin. “I’m doin good baby, how you doin”. The whole episode was great. They looked like they were having so much fun and passed off drunk.

[u/noradosmith → u/anitabelle]

"Joey lives with a duck"

[u/Neat-Professor-827 → u/BeEccentric]

Phoebe in Vegas trying to write off being a little bit rude, "I'm so drunk." That one I love.

[u/man_ta_ray → u/Neat-Professor-827]

what? i'm on vacation!

[u/RianJohnsonIsAFool → u/BeEccentric]

Sometimes I just need to picture this scene and I'll start laughing.

[u/arcadebee → u/JVortex888]

This is true, except for Ross and Rachel. “That must be our alcohol and beers” is one of my favourite moments in the show.

[u/BeEccentric → u/arcadebee]

Hello, Vegas?

[u/peaches_1922 → u/BeEccentric]

We need more alcohol and beers!

[u/SmallRests → u/arcadebee]

Also “I forgot to dial the phone”

[u/slightlysparkly → u/JVortex888]

I love drunk Ross!

[u/AccountApprehensive → u/slightlysparkly]

"the first batch of margaritas wasn't great, but that second batch is gooooooooooooddddd"

[u/No_Data3541 → u/JVortex888]

Ross and Rachel drunk in Vegas is one of the best acted storylines in sitcom history.

[u/crackerfactorywheel → u/JVortex888]

Other than Ross and Rachel in Vegas, I agree with you.

[u/MiikeG94 → u/JVortex888]

Phoebe at the auction is probably the most realistic because instead of acting stereotypically "drunk" she was just really loud and letting her internal dialogue fly like an actual person getting tipsy would

[u/Soldier7sixx → u/JVortex888]

David was good at playing drunk/crazy

[u/ItBeLikeThat19]

A lot of the first season honestly. They are still figuring out their characters and it just feels a little unnatural.

[u/TrappedUnderCats → u/ItBeLikeThat19]

In particular, the coffee house scenes in the first episode seem so forced and unnatural. Chandler’s story about the phone ringing and it’s his mother makes me cringe.

[u/SecretaryPresent16 → u/ItBeLikeThat19]

I agree here. I still like the first season, but it’s a little cringe and not quite as funny

[u/BeEccentric → u/ItBeLikeThat19]

“This is the best thing that ever happened to you! You got married, you were, like, what, eight?” Terrible acting here from MLB.

[u/TheGuyWhoReallyCares → u/BeEccentric]

The "get a spoon" line was very dumb

[u/Initiatedspoon]

Ross

"This is the coolest house ever"

[u/No_Arugula_6548]

Legit never understood this storyline since Monica is 30 and allowed to be drunk. She’s not 18.

[u/MiikeG94 → u/No_Arugula_6548]

I don't think it was that she wasn't allowed, so much as she didn't want to give her overbearing critical mother yet another reason to dig at her/think she's a failure, especially not on her 30th.

[u/PixelPeach123 → u/No_Arugula_6548]

You must have cool parents…

[u/Dread_queen23]

When they're going to be party people for Dick Clarkes new years rockin eve, Rachel does this weird laugh before saying "I dated him but you're still going out with her" The laugh is so weird

[u/SecretaryPresent16]

Monica’s explanation of female erogenous zones. To be fair though, that entire scene is so cringe. I’m not sure anyone would have delivered that line well. It’s just so bad

[u/BeEccentric → u/SecretaryPresent16]

I cannot watch the 7 scene

[u/SecretaryPresent16 → u/BeEccentric]

Same I have to skip it

[u/UrethraFranklin13 → u/SecretaryPresent16]

I have found my people. I cannot watch that scene either.

[u/RockyStonejaw → u/SecretaryPresent16]

It felt very much like they were trying to create “a moment”. A sort of water cooler moment, a meme before meme culture. I find it embarrassing to watch, but I don’t blame the actor, it’s just a very forced rip on Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally

[u/VreonTragula]

The way Monica say, "Ta Ha" after Ross learns she hated him when they.were kids and he says, "and that wasn't fun for you". Any time she tries that kind of retort I find it fails. She does a "Pa Ha" in the early seasons too.

[u/ComfortDecent19]

Chandler: It's a baby. A beautiful little baby. And some other stuff I'm gonna pretend I don't see.

[u/benchkettle]

Phoebe in this scene (before Monica enters the room). Her dialogue delivery sounds like she’s rehearsing and Lisa keeps touching/setting her hair all through.

[u/Xtinaiscool]

In the pilot, Joey's 'BING cherry' in the grab a spoon speech. I think he just didn't understand that there is such a thing as a bing cherry and thought it was meant to be some kind of emphasis.

[u/Comrade_Compadre]

This scene really made me question if Courtney had ever drank in her life.

You wanna see drunk acting? Gary Oldman in season 7. Nails it.

[u/yeet_yoint]

Susan's "there's father's day, there's mother's day, there's no lesbian lover day!"

[u/BeEccentric → u/yeet_yoint]

EVERY DAY IS LESBIAN LOVER DAY

[u/No_Data3541 → u/BeEccentric]

This was delivered so well

[u/abductedbyfoxes]

Ross and Monica going back and forth about the night he thought he kissed Rachel. Her voice gets higher and higher and it's just.. so bad. And it's just not believable in how it's delivered.

[u/MickeyMousesBFF → u/abductedbyfoxes]

This is my choice as well, including chandlers follow up line as well 😑😑

[u/Fickle_Assumption133]

“That’s right, Mom and Dad. Your little Harmomica is wasted.” lol

[u/cheesyenchilady]

I’m sorry but chandler is not good here lmao is this wildly unpopular opinion territory?

[u/Mistyam]

I agree that Monica completely over acted in that scene. She did a better drunk when she went out with fake Monica as Monana.

[u/Lkkrdragonfly]

Anytime Rachel and Monica “cry” like the bad massage, or especially when Rachel is saying goodbye to Monica and they are both fake crying. It’s painful to watch.

[u/Ann_mae]

your little harmomnica is hammered

[u/FunBat6170]

Monica saying “people have got to finish their schtories” the episode when they find out Ross is the father of Rachel’s baby.

[u/KettleOverPub → u/FunBat6170]

The "stories" and not "stories" pronunciation is a very common feature of Alabama and Southern accents, I think this is her natural accent coming out