If You Don't Know Who Said These FRIENDS Quotes, Just Quit Already.
- by Joseph Pulford
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Friends is a cultural touchstone. It was the driving force behind NBC's Must See Thursday for 10 years. In that time it took its place next to M.A.S.H, Cheers, and I Love Lucy in the pantheon of great Sit-Coms. The show is still quoted by millions of people every day. Many of the people in your life still imitate Chandler when they are being sarcastic, or Monica when they are being competitive. Let's be honest who hasn't tried out "Hey, how are you doing?" This quiz is going to see how well you remember what the characters in Friends said.
So call your local Gunther over to the couch to refill your latte and get you a muffin, because you're going to want to use all your massive brain power on this Friends quiz. Do you remember if it was Ross or Joey who thought the PlayStation was wack? Did Rachel or Phoebe throw Ross out of the apartment? Was it Monica or Chandler who started to cry? I'm not questioning your fandom. I know you've seen every episode of Friends at least 5 times. Heck, your heart probably beats to the theme song, but how well do you remember some of their best one-liners?
Who was known for asking, "Hey, how you doing?"
If there was a single catchphrase from the show Friends, it would have to be the often used pick up line, "Hey, how you doing?" Though many of the Friends would eventually use this line at one point or another, there was one Friend that invented the line. He was known for his good nature and his good looks. When questioned if the line actually works, he uses it on Phoebe which makes her start to giggle. What Friend came up with "Hey, how you doing?"
Who was known for screaming, "We were on a break!"?
In the ten year run of Friends, there were many times that different members of the group flirted, and hooked up. Chandler dates and eventual marries Monica, Joey kisses Phoebe and he dates Rachel for a while, and Ross and Rachel date. One of the running gags is the argument behind Ross and Rachels break up. With neither one ever willing to admit that it was a mutual mistake, there were often moments when blame was assigned. "We were on a break" became the battle cry of these blame games, who said it the most?
Who sings the song "Smelly Cat"?
Friends gave us many fun original songs, like "The Cow in the Meadow Goes Moo" and "What Happened to Grandma". By far the most memorable song that they introduced us to was Smelly Cat? It became an advertising jingle, and we learn that the character who wrote the song may have learned it from their father, who used to sing a song very similar as a nursery rhyme. Do you remember who used to regale us with the song "Smelly Cat"?
Which Friend says, "There's a reason why girls don't do this" after she starts crying during her proposal?
The Friends gang had many unorthodox proposals. Joey proposed to Rachel and Phoebe when he found out they were pregnant. Ross almost proposed to Rachel, Phoebe proposed to Mike, Ross proposed to Emily, Chandler proposed to Monica and Monica proposed to Chandler. Only three of these proposals would lead to marriage. (The Ross and Rachel wedding was more of a dare) One of these proposals starts and the other partner has to take over. Who said, "There's a reason why girls don't do this" through her tears of joy.
Who said, "Joey ate my last stick of gum, so I killed him. Do you think that was wrong?" when he was trying to quit smoking?
Almost no one smoked in Friends, Monica's boyfriend Richard had the occasional cigar, and we know that Gunther used to smoke. Rachel once pretended to smoke to get closer to her boss at Ralph Lauren, and Joey once had to smoke for an audition. However, one member of the Friends group loved to smoke. It didn't come up often but when it did, it was always hard for him to stop. Which character got very cranky when he had to quit smoking?
Which Friend, while giving birth said, "Okay, no uterus, no opinion"?
During the run of the show, we saw multiple members of the Friends group give birth. We were there for Ben's birth, Phoebe having the triplets, Rachel having Emma, Erica having Monica and Chandlers kids, and we even saw Janice give birth to one of her children. During one birth, someone states that the pain can't be that bad, and the mother then tells him, that his opinion doesn't count. What in pain mother tells Ross, "Ok no uterus, No opinion?"
Which Friends recurring character was known for the line, "Oh, my God!"?
There was one Friends character you always knew was around when you heard the nasally, "Oh, my God". Everyone in the Friends world was ready to see one person when they would hear that catchphrase. No matter how hard the Friends tried she was always there. She was looking at houses, eating at restaurants, and shopping in the stores the Friends were at, and when she saw them they would hear her catchphrase. Do you remember who was always screaming these words?
Which Friend tried moving a couch by yelling "Pivot!" repeatedly?
When one Friend was shocked at how expensive delivery was for a couch, he decided he and his Friends would move it. He was less than thrilled when Chandler came to help and it wasn't Joey or Monica, but he pushed on. When it got stuck on the stairs, he started to yell "Pivot!" thinking that would change the physics of the situation. Eventually, he would end up destroying the couch and taking it back to the store. Can you name this cheap mover who didn't understand the term, "Pivot!"?
Which Friend said "Could I BE wearing more clothes? Maybe if I wasn't going commando."?
In The One Where No One is Ready, Joey and Chandler are fighting over a chair. In the process of the fight, Chandler hides all of Joey's clothing. Joey wants to get back to him. Chandler feels pretty smug because he's dressed and ready to go. In one of the funniest moments in the show, the fight between Joey and Chandler reaches its climax with someone comes through the door saying "Could I be wearing any more clothes? Maybe if I wasn't going commando." Who said it?
When asked if they had a plan, which Friend responds, "I don't even have a pla."?
During a sleepover with the other Friends, the group starts looking over their lives and realizes that they don't have any plans of action for their future. This has a sobering effect on the group, and the night is almost ruined. It takes the wrong pizza being delivered to save the evening. The whole day improves as they spy on George Stephanopoulos. Which of the Friends sums up the mood of the evening with "I don't even have a Pla."?
Who says, "Fine, judge all you want to, but; Married a lesbian; Left a man at the altar; Fell in love with a gay ice dancer; Threw a girl's wooden leg in the fire; Lives in a box!"?
The Friends know why too much about one another. They know all the good things and all the bad things that they have ever done. After one member of the group had started dating a new person on Thanksgiving, they got angry at all the criticism they were taking. To drive home the point, this Friend pointed out everyone else's worst moments. This moment was made even better because the character was wearing an eye-patch. Which Friend put everyone in the group in their place with one epic insult list?
What Friend said, "You know, like a cow's opinion, it doesn't matter, it's moo."?
Everyone has had that term, that they've misheard their whole life. For many of us we look it up, or someone corrects us. For one Friends character, he decided to rationalize it as best he could. He turned moot point into moo point. It makes sense, a cows opinion wouldn't count, because all they can say is moo. This is by far not the dumbest thing this character ever said. Which Friend misused this term, much to the delight of his Friends?
Which Friends character tried attacking his Friends while yelling "Unagi!"?
When Rachel and Phoebe start taking self-defense classes, one of their Friends tries to prove that they do not live in "Unagi!" which is a constant state of readiness for an attack. Though he is proven wrong on many occasions, he keeps insisting they are not Unagi. He even goes to their class and asks what the attacker should do next, which gets him in trouble. Rachel brings up that Unagi might be an eel, which it is. Which Friend believes he has attained "Unagi!"?
Which friend had a memorable scene, where she kept repeating "Seven!"?
Chandler is concerned about his prowess in the bedroom, and so he turns to his Friends for help. They do help him, by explaining that there are 7 erogenous zones, and drawing him a picture. Then she explains to him how to use all 7 zones to get the best reaction from his partner. While she is explaining, there is a point where she just keeps repeating 7, until she lays back and holds up 7 fingers. Which character gives Chandler this lesson?
Who said "Oh God, Can open, worms everywhere!" when he sees his friend lick a spoon and put it back in the drawer?
During a normal breakfast, one Friend sees someone take a spoon, lick it, and put it back in the drawer. This disgust the character, and it starts a conversation that ends with the revelation that the two characters have been sharing a toothbrush. When they discuss soap, the character that licks asks his friend to remember the last place he washes, and the first place you wash. This makes the first Friend even sicker. Which Friend says "Can open, worms everywhere."
Which friend said, "If it's a girl Phoebe, and if it's a boy Pheebo?"
During the series, the Friends are often trying to name their other Friends children. Joey makes Chandler promise to name his son Joey. Joey and Chandler both try to convince Phoebe to name one of the triplets after them, and Everyone is trying to get Rachel to name her child after them. At one point Phoebe pitches The Hulk, and Chandler pitches the name Joey because Chandler is a dumb name for the triplets. Which character tries to get a baby named Pheebo?
Which Friend asked Ross "Was that place the Sun?" after he sees Ross' tan from a new place?
Ross was often the Charlie Brown of the series, things would always happen that made his life harder. In one episode Ross tries a new tanning place, and he ends up getting sprayed in the front with both spray tans. He tries to even it out, and get's sprayed two more times on the same spot. This makes him really dark. When one Friend sees him, he has a comment on the new tanning location Ross has been using. Which Friend poked at poor overly tan Ross?
Which Friend screams "That's not even a word!" as time runs out in the Friends trivia contest?
In the One with the Embryos, Joey, Chandler, Monica, and Rachel have a trivia competition about which pair knows the other better. They decided to wager Monica and Rachels apartment against the chick and the duck. The two teams are very evenly matched until a question come up about one of their jobs. Everyone freezes, and they can't come up with the answer. One player shouts he's a transponster as time runs out. Which player yells "that's not even a word!"
Which Friend says "What's not to like, custard good, jam good, meat good!" about Rachel's trifle?
When Rachel tries to cook, she decides to make dessert for Thanksgiving. As she is putting the finishing touches on the dessert the rest of the Friends realize that the pages of the cookbook got stuck together, and so Rachel makes half trifle, and half shepherds pie. Most of the Friends figure out ways to get out of eating it. Like flushing it down the toilet, or throwing it off the balcony, but one Friend likes it. Which Friend defends how the trifle tastes?
When finding out Ross was being set up with someone, which Friend said, "Does she have a wedding dress?"
During the series, Ross got married and divorced a lot. In ten years he was divorced three times, married twice. His marriage to Carol occurred before this ten-year window. His marriage to Emily lasted less than a year, and his marriage to Rachel was over in under a week. He would also have two children during the series. After his third marriage, one Friend makes this quip about the new girl Ross will be dating. Who says "Does she have a wedding dress"?
Which Friend is trying to act 18 by saying "Sup with the wack PlayStation, Sup."?
When one friend is trying to prove that they can still be seen as an 18-year-old, they start to wear young "hip" clothes and use young "hip" lingo. One friend tells him that he has too much wisdom in his eyes. Another Friend gets annoyed, and eventual tells him he can play his own age. This hurts the characters feelings, but it doesn't make him stop trying Which friend is trying to be an 18-year-old for at least one day?
Which Friend had to explain, "It's an electric Drill, if you get me you kill me!"?
Joey is trying to build a large entertainment center. This piece of furniture would define the guy's apartment for years until Joey gets locked inside it as the apartment gets robbed. As Joey is building it, he is annoying his roommate a lot. At one point his roommate is sitting in his bedroom reading, an electric drill passes his head by mere inches. This causes the roommate to yell at Joey for almost killing him. Who get's to deliver this iconic line?
Which Friend gave Ross the pep talk, "You can't just give up, is that what a dinosaur would do?"
Ross loved his dinosaurs, and everyone knew it. He had a professional life that brought him a lot of joy. In fact, almost all the Friends did something they loved, except for Chandler. When Ross was feeling particularly low once, one of his friends asked if a dinosaur would just give up. Ross didn't know how to respond, but it did seem to work as he got a little more excited. Which Friend gave Ross this silly, but useful pep talk?
Which Friend let this secrete slip: "Chandler entered a Vanilla Ice look-alike contest and won!"?
Chandler was often the butt of the joke, but in this instance, he was able to take his friend down with him too. After this nugget was revealed Chandler said that this Friend took fourth and cried. During this secretes exchange, we learned a lot about three of the Friend's characters, but in the end, most of it couldn't be used against them, because they all knew too much information about each other. Which Friend outed Chandler as a Vanilla Ice look alike?
When Ross wore a white suit, which Friend said "I like it even better on you than on Colonel Sanders."?
Ross has had some questionable fashion choice during the series. He has worn a mesh top, leather pants, he was tanned way past the norm, and he had teeth so white they glowed in the dark. This trend continues as he wears a white suit with a red bow tie. One of the Friends asks if he got a job as a riverboat captain, but the winner is the friend that compares him to the Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot. Which Friend makes this connection?
After Ross says he's not a pervert, which Friend states, "Please, that’s the pervert motto. They have you raise your right hand, put your left hand in your pants and say that."?
After we find out that Ross accidentally filmed him and Rachel hooking up, Rachel is understandably mad and doesn't want to talk to him. Once the whole story is explained, Ross comes out looking much better, but there is a brief stretch were he has creeped out all the Friends. Ross asks one of his friends for help, and the Friend calls him a pervert. When Ross says he isn't this Friend tears into Ross with this quote. Which Friend is downright savage to Ross?
Which character yelled, "Chandler's a girl!"?
In the episode The One With the Triplets, someone runs out of the delivery room yelling "Chandler's a girl!". Chandler hears this, and responds, kindergarten flashback, and then wants the character to stop saying it. Chandler worked hard to get Phoebe to name one of the triplets Chandler, he even threatens to change his name to Clint. All this work backfires slightly when Chandler is born a girl, much to adult Chandlers chagrin. Who gives this message to the rest of the Friends in the waiting room?
Which friend responds, "Isn't that just kick-you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck fantastic?" to hearing the Julie and Ross story?
After Chandler accidentally tells Rachel that Ross is madly in love with her, Rachel runs to the airport but misses Ross. She goes to pick him up when he returns from China and finds out that he is dating Julie. After having an epically bad trip back from the airport, she has to hear the story again. One Friend has a really bad reaction to this story. Who is it that uses this very graphic and hate-filled rant about the story?
After Rachel and Ross kiss, which friend says "See he's her lobster."?
One friend comes up with the theory that Lobsters date for life. They even get old together and walk around holding claws in the tank. This Friend is so sure about this, that she keeps telling Ross and Racheal that they are each other's lobsters. Rachel doesn't buy this, but Ross is all in. At the end of the episode when Rachel and Ross kiss, this character says "See he's her lobster." with a big smile. Which friend comes up with this odd explanation of love?
Which Friend can't stop saying, "Mmm noodle soup!"?
One character is known for not always being able to control what they say. They have deep emotions and wear their hearts on their sleeve. At one point this Friend is supposed to say mmm soup, but he had practiced with tomato soup, and so when he is eating noodle soup, he can't stop saying "mmm noodle soup!". In fact, he even gets the term wrong when he is telling the story to his Friends later. Which character keeps messing up this saying?
Which Friend says "If you want to receive e-mails about my upcoming shows, then please give me money so I can buy a computer."?
Many of the friends show a flair for the dramatic in the series. Phoebe plays the guitar, Ross has a keyboard and bagpipe infatuation, and Monica ends up loving karaoke. It is surprising that Central Perk ever gets another group to play music. This line is memorable because of the misdirect it sets up. It starts off normal enough, and you expect an email sign up list, but the end of the sentence causes you to crack a smile. Who delivered this perfect show ender?
Which Friend chased Ross out of the apartment yelling, "Just so you know, it's not that common, it doesn't happen to every guy, and it is a big deal!"?
After Ross admits that he wasn't able to read the 18-page letter, front and back, he is kicked out of the apartment. The fight goes from the bedroom into the living room, and the rest of the Friends try to ignore it. As he is leaving, one Friend follows him out yelling "Just so you know, it's not that common, it doesn't happen to every guy, and it is a big deal!" After this argument, Chandler pops out from behind the door and yells "I knew it!" Which Friend gets to deliver this hilarious fight ender?
Which Friend said, "It's like my whole life everyone told me you're a shoe."?
When trying to explain recent life choices, one character compared themselves to shoes and purses. The metaphor gets a bit murky, and this causes her father to ask if she wants shoes and a bag. This annoys the Friend, and she has to try to change her tactics for explaining her choice. This joke pays off in later seasons as this Friend actually gets a career in fashion. Which Friend uses this appropriate metaphor in the first episode of the show?
Which Friend ended the first episode with, "Welcome to the real world, it sucks. You're gonna love it."?
At the end of the first episodes, the Friends have to help Rachel cut up her credit cards, and stop living off her parents. The Friends are all there to cheer her on. When it is all done, one Friend hugs her and welcomes her to the real world in a harsh, but charming way. "Welcome to the real world, it sucks, you're gonna love it." Which character is the first one to usher Rachel into the new realities of her world?
Which Friend gets the last line of the series, "Where?"
After the Friends leave their keys on the table and walk out of the apartment one last time, they realize they have some time to kill. Rachel asks if they want to get coffee. This leads to one character asking "Where?" This last line of the show is a joke about the fact that the crew has only ever gone to Central Perk for the last 10 years. Which member of the Friends group gets the last joke of the series?