{"id":143180,"date":"2023-10-29T09:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T09:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=143180"},"modified":"2023-10-29T09:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T09:34:01","slug":"friends-fans-share-matthew-perrys-10-funniest-moments-from-hit-sitcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/lifestyle\/friends-fans-share-matthew-perrys-10-funniest-moments-from-hit-sitcom\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends fans share Matthew Perry's 10 funniest moments from hit sitcom"},"content":{"rendered":"
With his iconic one-liners and note-perfect comedic timing, Matthew Perry gave Friends some of its best moments over the years.<\/p>\n
And since news of his tragic passing at the age of 54 broke, fans from across the world have been reminiscing his best bits.<\/p>\n
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Victoria Secret model Jill Goodacre starred opposite Perry in a hilarious episode from the show’s first season<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=Ewx4RYgl_OQ%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
From his first appearance on the hit sitcom, Perry established the mannerisms and line delivery that would come to be Chandler Bing’s trademark.<\/p>\n
And never was his awkward charm more apparent than when faced with a beautiful woman.<\/p>\n
In this episode Perry manages to pack in the laughs not much more than a piece of gum and some voiceover, which narrates his state of mind while trapped in an ATM with\u00a0Victoria’s Secret\u00a0model\u00a0Jill Goodacre following a power outage.<\/p>\n
When the gorgeous actress offers him some gum, Perry makes a meal out of the situation – accidentally spitting it across the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whilst surreptitiously trying to hide the fact, he picks up another person’s old gum and begins chewing before realizing his mistake and starting to choke.<\/p>\n
By this point any pretense at cool is lost and Goodacre performs a Heimlich maneuver sending the gum flying.<\/p>\n
But it breaks the ice and the two pass the rest of the time playing games until the lights come back on and Goodacre plants a kiss on Chandler’s cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Perry quips in his voiceover: ‘Mental note – if Jill Goodacre offers you gum, you take it. If she offers you mangled animal carcass, you take it!’<\/p>\n
The episode was also reportedly Perry’s favorite to film.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Julia Roberts’ cameo as Susy ‘Underpants’ Moss in Season Two was a highlight of the season<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=ABYu0vjhBns%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
As the show grew in popularity, it attracted increasingly more high profile cameos.<\/p>\n
\u00a0But once again Perry proved his acting chops as he went toe-to-tow with Rom Com heavyweight Julia Roberts.<\/p>\n
In the episode Roberts, in her role as Chandler’s scorned classmate Susy ‘Underpants’ Moss, exacted her revenge for the unflattering nickname bestowed by Chandler to hilarious effect.<\/p>\n
After exposing her underwear as a schoolboy, Chandler finally got his comeuppance decades later when Roberts’ character went on a date with him only to leave him trapped in a toilet cubicle wearing nothing but her panties.<\/p>\n
It is another masterclass in Perry’s ability to convey humor even when most of his body is obscured.<\/p>\n
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Hilarity ensued when Chandler began listening to a hypnosis tape in a bid to give up smoking without realizing it was targeted towards women<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=LJl1nwZIrh8%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Both Perry and his onscreen persona had their vices, but in this episode Chandler tries desperately to kick his smoking habit.<\/p>\n
He enlists the help of an hypnosis audio tape, without realizing it is designed for women.<\/p>\n
Over the course of the episode he begins to absorb more and more of its messages of feminine empowerment, becoming a ‘strong, confident woman’.<\/p>\n
This then bleeds into his waking life with laugh-out-loud results.<\/p>\n
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Before there was Chandler and Monica, there was Chandler and Janice, the character’s nasal-voiced ex-girlfriend played by Maggie Wheeler<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=ImN2ze6opHE%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
Some of Perry’s most memorable moments take place opposite Maggie Wheeler, the actress behind annoying ex-girlfriend Janice.<\/p>\n
In this episode she is at her most nasal, prompting Chandler to come up with an elaborate lie to explain why they can’t be together – he is moving to Yemen.<\/p>\n
A clueless Janice then helps him pack for the impending trip and Perry notches up Chandler’s panic until he finds himself at the airport having bought a ticket and pretending to board a flight.<\/p>\n
The episode delivers one of the show’s most laugh-out-loud lines as ditzy Janice fails to pick up on the absurdity and promises to write to him at ’15 Yemen Road, Yemen’.<\/p>\n
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A simple sequence involving attempting to transport a sofa up a flight of stairs became of the show’s most iconic in the hands of Perry and co-stars David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=8w3wmQAMoxQ%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
\u00a0A sofa. A staircase. Five minutes of comedy gold.<\/p>\n
The iconic scene where Perry alongside co-stars David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston in their roles as Ross and Rachel attempt to shift a couch up a stairwell has become one of the most iconic moments of the show.<\/p>\n
While most remember Ross’ inane shouts of ‘Pivot, pivot, pivot’ many forget the hilarious moment Chandler becomes pinned under the massive weight of the furniture.<\/p>\n
His frustration also affords Perry the chance to really let loose, retorting: ‘Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!’<\/p>\n
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Many of Chandler’s best bits involve his on-screen best friend Matt LeBlanc<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=jxGKOE_BWiI%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
\u00a0While the emotional proposal between Monica and Chandler is a firm fan favorite, the night before the couple move in provides some of the season’s biggest laughs.<\/p>\n
Concerned about his best friend Joey’s finances, Chandler makes up fictional game ‘Cups’ as a way to give him money.<\/p>\n
He ends up ‘losing’ $1,500 to Joey – who in turn loses the cash to Ross when he plays him at the made up game.<\/p>\n
The episode not only showcases Perry’s comedy skills, but the sweet dynamic between him and on screen best friend Joey Tribbiani.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Much of Chandler’s humor stemmed from the awkward scenarios he seemed to end up in and Perry’s masterful use of physical comedy<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=iZK8WiF0kAU%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Much of Chandler’s humor is tied up with the awkwardness Perry manages to imbue his character with.<\/p>\n
And it doesn’t get more awkward than accidentally sitting on your in-laws lap butt naked.<\/p>\n
After a game of racquetball with Monica’s dad Jack, played by Elliott Gould, the two decide to go for a post match steam room visit.<\/p>\n
However the heat makes Chandler’s glasses fog up prompting him remove them. He then stumbles onto Jack’s lap in the confusion to mortifying results.<\/p>\n
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Perry was committed to packing in the laughs and admitted he felt he would ‘die’ if audiences didn’t laugh<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=pn6PPv_Y6Mc%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
While Chandler Bing often gets in touch with his feminine side, he is not always able to admit it.<\/p>\n
So it is no surprise that when he becomes addicted to taking bubble baths, he feels the need to hide it.<\/p>\n
But it doesn’t last long and he is soon busted by the entire Friends cast who catch him mid-soak, complete with candles and bubble bath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The episode also features the touching moment where Ross and Rachel reveal they are expecting a girl.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Matthew Perry died at the age of 54 at his Los Angeles home on Saturday<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=URfD44fgv_0%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
Desperate for a career change, Chandler gets an internship at an ad agency but quickly realizes he is among the oldest of his new\u00a0colleagues.<\/p>\n
However, he manages to use his trademark wit to transcend the generations and comes up with the only good idea for one of his company’s garish shoes – adding roller blades.<\/p>\n
The episode is also a nod to a long-standing joke throughout the series about the fact nobody really knows what Chandler’s job is.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When simple-minded Joey offers $500 for the shoes he realizes who his target market should be – children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Perry once revealed the enormous pressure he felt to pack in the laughs.<\/p>\n
\u00a0‘I felt like I was gonna die if the live audience didn’t laugh,’ he admitted on the reunion show in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘And I would sweat and just, like, go into convulsions. I felt like that every night.’<\/p>\n
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Season 10 saw Perry don a sparkly blue lipstick in another classic example of the visual comedy he became so well known for<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=zqLQm1rSmwg%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n
The friendship between Chandler and Matt LeBlanc’s Joey is among the most charming in the show.<\/p>\n
But when Chandler lies about having watched his actor friend’s commercial for a Japanese men’s lipstick, he is punished in a hilarious way.<\/p>\n
Joey forces him to wear the product, called Ichiban, and call himself a ‘pretty little girl’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The episode is a firm fan favorite and regularly appears on top ten lists.<\/p>\n