Phoebe Buffay, the Mystery Ingredient of Friends

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  • @thetake
    @thetake  6 лет назад +218

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    • @jerrij4242
      @jerrij4242 6 лет назад +1

      ScreenPrism you guys need to do an analysis of the HBO show Insecure!

    • @rexmando1692
      @rexmando1692 6 лет назад +3

      At last! Phoebe was my favorite FRIENDS character.

    • @cooldudeamough
      @cooldudeamough 6 лет назад +2

      can you guy please not stop making videos about friends, please....

    • @benjaminkuti2009
      @benjaminkuti2009 6 лет назад +1

      @ScreenPrism This just an idea.. Could you do an analysis on the 2016 movie 'Split' & maybe explain the abstract connection to the 2000 movie 'Unbreakable'?¿ Or/if not, just the evaluation of a single title. Thanks.

    • @prettyperson9567
      @prettyperson9567 6 лет назад

      @screenprism you guys should do a video on each of the how I met your mother characters

  • @shinjiikaribot
    @shinjiikaribot 6 лет назад +5593

    the secret ingrediant is called phalange

    • @grubbyfork8683
      @grubbyfork8683 5 лет назад +124

      The LEFT phalange.

    • @britta-perry-apologist
      @britta-perry-apologist 5 лет назад +45

      @@grubbyfork8683The left phalange is a plane part. Have you never checked if its alright before boarding a plane.

    • @crescentcreme
      @crescentcreme 5 лет назад +38

      hi im regina phalange

    • @sbomorse
      @sbomorse 5 лет назад +32

      @@crescentcreme Ken Adams, nice to meet you.

    • @crescentcreme
      @crescentcreme 5 лет назад +7

      @@sbomorse haha good someone remembers

  • @AngelineProductions
    @AngelineProductions 5 лет назад +94

    Phoebe is the most honest, authentic friend; she is unapologetic about who she is and how she chooses to live her life.

  • @leandromv170
    @leandromv170 6 лет назад +5579

    You're a miserable being if you don't love Phoebe Buffay.

    • @ofdragonsdreamed8218
      @ofdragonsdreamed8218 5 лет назад +56

      The one thing I dislike are episodes based around her. Because of her lack of an important part of the plot she just goes around in her own separate things while the others are intertwined.

    • @callummandragore9004
      @callummandragore9004 5 лет назад +10

      Phoebe is best girl

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 5 лет назад +63

      @@ofdragonsdreamed8218 They're nice breaks from the typical main storylines of the show.

    • @ilovebellatrix123
      @ilovebellatrix123 4 года назад +47

      I am miserable being then

    • @ste118
      @ste118 4 года назад +16

      @@ilovebellatrix123 me too

  • @MartinHCollection
    @MartinHCollection 5 лет назад +57

    without Phoebe there are no Friends... I love her since episode one.

  • @rowni
    @rowni 5 лет назад +6

    Aw this makes me love Phoebe even more ❤ I was tearing up a little because her character was beautiful 😭🥰

  • @j-skullz
    @j-skullz 6 лет назад +19

    I always imagined Phoebe as a witch who had magical adventures when the other friends weren't there, furthermore when I read the Harry Potter books I pictured Luna Lovegood as a younger Phoebe because the characters are similar

  • @pau1057
    @pau1057 5 лет назад +4

    Shit I'm Phoebe I feel so related to her my childhood was horrible, but I try to make a better world, to better myself and everyone around me

  • @stanleyshady9465
    @stanleyshady9465 2 года назад +1

    Phoebe would be the coolest mom in the worldddd

  • @sophiadeniella1469
    @sophiadeniella1469 4 года назад +1

    Frankly speaking, I wouldn't consider Friends as an amazing show without Phoebe Buffay.

  • @buiduong916
    @buiduong916 3 года назад

    She is and forever will be one of my most beloved character, no, HUMAN!

  • @becsios1233
    @becsios1233 4 года назад

    She is the best character!!!!!

  • @Myonnaise1
    @Myonnaise1 5 лет назад

    Phoebe is my most favorite character in friends. This video tells me, I'm not changing my mind.

  • @yashanjalinehere8391
    @yashanjalinehere8391 5 лет назад

    Looks like god sent Phoebe as a angel...to be friends together

  • @eleanorrigby22
    @eleanorrigby22 5 лет назад

    i love phoebe!

  • @alexturnbull2615
    @alexturnbull2615 4 года назад +1

    I never really like phoebe because she always would be so unpredictable in what she would say and do and it would most times cause a mess especially for the other friends and she never seemed bothered by what she does or says though it bothered the others. But over time it made her more of an interesting character and helped me not take everything too seriously especially since I saw more of myself in Monica being a bit of a perfectionist or a little controlling and I had to realize life doesnt work out the way you want all the time and its okay to mess up. I did always enjoy the times when ross was hell bent on proving something and she could just counteract his arguments easily. 😂
    Also even when I didnt like her the video cleared up how I could never understand at first how I still couldn't imagine her not being in the group even when she annoyed me. Since she was a little mysterious or a bit of an outsider her unique perspective and ways of doing things really does help the group in more ways than I realised.
    I love the complex characters that the show brings.

  • @BebsTaem
    @BebsTaem 4 года назад +1

    Phoebe is an INFP for sure

  • @cicolusnage2349
    @cicolusnage2349 5 лет назад +4396

    Thanks to Lisa Kudrow for bringing this great character alive

    • @mariamarques8262
      @mariamarques8262 4 года назад +3

      @Arabella // omg this is immaculatee

    • @abhiram6536
      @abhiram6536 3 года назад +2

      2000th like is mine 😀

    • @sadiaafrin7143
      @sadiaafrin7143 3 года назад +5

      She is my favorite among all of them

    • @secrets.295
      @secrets.295 3 года назад +3

      True. Its hard to play this type of character and I find many "weird" characters on sitcom as not funny and I dont get their jokes. To be honest during season 1 pheobe is my least favorite character. But come season 2 she was on fire. I think she starts to understand her character better as time progress

    • @joesifa5235
      @joesifa5235 2 года назад +4

      Notice how her character was the only one not copied by HIMYM? One of a kind trully

  • @askingwhyisfree7436
    @askingwhyisfree7436 6 лет назад +5524

    the thing about friends is that, behind the laughs and giggles there's a deep connection viewers see in each character reflecting real life people. Phoebe is scarred yet because of this, she chose to view the world in a brighter light. She saw the beauty in this world in spite of deep scars. Because of the trauma she saw in her childhood, her everyday troubles seem minuscule and petty. Among all friends I see Phoebe as one with the most wisdom.

    • @vermin2378
      @vermin2378 5 лет назад +11

      no ross is the worst

    • @Nazmiven
      @Nazmiven 5 лет назад +18

      @Flowered Sentiments I think it was about how she does not believe in evolution

    • @theimplications635
      @theimplications635 5 лет назад +46

      We all should be a little more like phoebe

    • @adityakurdunkar6655
      @adityakurdunkar6655 5 лет назад +42

      No one has depicted phoebe like this you are a genius

    • @LazyLounge1
      @LazyLounge1 5 лет назад +2

      I think she called street smarts remember because she lived on the street

  • @OctopusLips
    @OctopusLips 4 года назад +4131

    She's a genius. She survived the streets when she was 14, she taught herself to play a guitar, she wrote songs, she has written 15 books and even without a formal education she learned to speak French and Italian. She's also good at reverse psychology and made Ross admit that Darwin's evolution is one of the possibilities not the ONLY possibility.

    • @cassie2055
      @cassie2055 4 года назад +32

      agreed!

    • @wendymccoy1093
      @wendymccoy1093 3 года назад +28

      I always assumed she knew French because it's part of her families heritage.

    • @bored.973
      @bored.973 3 года назад +17

      @D N i know it's and old coment but she does not think of joey as a genius , but likes him so she lies

    • @Rita-sp7hh
      @Rita-sp7hh 3 года назад +6

      if Kurt Cobain says is because its true!

    • @yanabanana5086
      @yanabanana5086 3 года назад +6

      It is the only possibility though :)

  • @ilovenycsomuch
    @ilovenycsomuch 5 лет назад +2242

    I love when she has those sudden outbursts of rage hehe
    “You’re n- you’re not, Againn you’re not sPeAkiNg FRENNCCHHHH”

    • @aalijuana
      @aalijuana 4 года назад +5

      Wahahaha best

    • @zzq07
      @zzq07 4 года назад +36

      HE STABED ME FIRST!!!!!

    • @shimmerviolet5312
      @shimmerviolet5312 4 года назад +28

      THIS IS MY WEDDING. I DONT WANNA DO IT LIKE THIS

    • @mirahkimia4306
      @mirahkimia4306 4 года назад +30

      PICK UP THE SOCKKKKKK

    • @MadiRoss91
      @MadiRoss91 4 года назад +20

      Yolo Swaggins DENISE!!!!!!!!!

  • @rowanmunroe3382
    @rowanmunroe3382 5 лет назад +1754

    I still wish she named that flower company "Phoebe Bouqet"

  • @worldsbywomen5427
    @worldsbywomen5427 3 года назад +490

    Phoebe is the "wise fool" archetype, which means she can poke fun at people and say the truth without ever offending anyone. An essential archetype in comedies.

  • @Kthatslife
    @Kthatslife 5 лет назад +580

    Phoebe and Joey have always been my favourites, both were the strongest emotionally.

    • @maricarortiz8754
      @maricarortiz8754 4 года назад +1

      Yessss

    • @ewurabena9163
      @ewurabena9163 3 года назад +24

      My favorites were Phoebe and Chandler

    • @smithsunleashed
      @smithsunleashed 2 года назад +9

      They ruined joeys character. he had more traits than being an airhead in the beginning and later he became a child

    • @Protagonist_irl
      @Protagonist_irl Год назад

      Facts 💯

    • @emilyconcannon
      @emilyconcannon Год назад +1

      Yes yes yes and they were both outside the group because they didn't know them when they were younger

  • @swarleyyyy8206
    @swarleyyyy8206 5 лет назад +781

    Phoebe Buffay has always been my favourite.
    All hail, Princess Consuela Banana Hammock !

  • @charmedprince
    @charmedprince 6 лет назад +10138

    when you remove Phoebe, you get How I Met Your Mother

    • @Itsnotgigi
      @Itsnotgigi 5 лет назад +568

      Tyler Durden III so your just going to do Neil Patrick Harris like that

    • @justakid7991
      @justakid7991 5 лет назад +17

      Tyler Durden III
      👏

    • @lambyi
      @lambyi 5 лет назад +434

      Actually, Lily very much fills for both Monica and Phoebe quite perfectly

    • @sophiaarias9341
      @sophiaarias9341 5 лет назад +207

      Gianna Leal Neil Patrick Harris is more like the Joey Tribbiani of How I Met Your Mother TBH

    • @tandiem7541
      @tandiem7541 5 лет назад +207

      Does that mean Gunther is Ranjit?

  • @songbird6414
    @songbird6414 4 года назад +863

    “I lost my mom to suicide...”
    *laugh track plays*

    • @DelvirahSabatinidheesabatini
      @DelvirahSabatinidheesabatini 4 года назад +30

      Wrong TV show, Friends filmed in front of a live audience

    • @songbird6414
      @songbird6414 4 года назад +90

      Delvirah Sabatini that somehow makes it worse

    • @DelvirahSabatinidheesabatini
      @DelvirahSabatinidheesabatini 4 года назад +17

      @@songbird6414 ...I honestly didn't think like that before 😂

    • @DelvirahSabatinidheesabatini
      @DelvirahSabatinidheesabatini 4 года назад +73

      @@songbird6414 I just remember, in the context of this scene, Phoebe was trying to come up with an excuse as to why she should get the blueberry muffin from Rachel. It was meant to be a joke hence the laughter

    • @songbird6414
      @songbird6414 4 года назад +6

      Delvirah Sabatini lol. Sounds like something Phoebe would do.

  • @blahblahblahaha
    @blahblahblahaha 5 лет назад +1351

    If you look at interviews in the beginning they were planning on making Phoebe and Ross side characters. But then they started the Ross and Rachel dynamic and they thought of removing phoebe because they were having a hard time making it realistic that these people would hang out with someone like her but then Lisa said “it’s believable if they say so. If they say she’s their friend people will believe. ” I couldn’t imagine this show without her, she’s my all time favorite character. She had the hardest life yet the best attitude, embraced all her quirks and remained confident and secure through anything. A perfect fictional role model.

    • @mohitrawat5225
      @mohitrawat5225 4 года назад +42

      basic bitch not Ross but Chandler

    • @samanthaflorence733
      @samanthaflorence733 4 года назад +26

      It's Chandler not Ross

    • @Shinn0
      @Shinn0 4 года назад +2

      i can imagine, - its how i met your mother

    • @nancythapa6257
      @nancythapa6257 4 года назад +15

      Ross and Rachel were always meant to be.
      But Joey and monica were going to be the next couple not mondler.

    • @somebody-xu4mz
      @somebody-xu4mz 4 года назад +11

      @@nancythapa6257 Wait is that why they had Monica fancy Joey in the flashback episode

  • @marimarcalbero7435
    @marimarcalbero7435 3 года назад +122

    "Your career doesn't mean everything," I'm 24 and it hits different now. Having peace of mind sometimes really what makes you more contented.

    • @alim.9801
      @alim.9801 Год назад +1

      I know whatcha mean man I really do

  • @achutamjha2035
    @achutamjha2035 6 лет назад +427

    Apart from all these deep facts, in my opinion, an important point is that she is bat crap hilarious. She would give one reaction and I'd be laughing till the end is the episode.

    • @borafaruku544
      @borafaruku544 6 лет назад +10

      Achutam Jha Same here, she constantly cracks me up

  • @briannalee1998
    @briannalee1998 6 лет назад +503

    Great analysis on the character! So many people look at her character in a shallow way and miss the fact that she's secretly smart and the deeper parts of her character like her hard childhood, that she didn't allow to harden her and how she helps her friends. I've been waiting for this, but this was WAY better than I thought! Thank you!!

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 5 лет назад +6

      She isn't secretly smart, just smart.

    • @OctopusLips
      @OctopusLips 4 года назад +12

      Not just smart, she's a genius. She survived the streets when she was 14, she taught herself to play a guitar, she wrote songs, she has written 15 books and even without a formal education she learned to speak Frence and Italian. She's also good at reverse psychology and made Ross admit that Darwin's evolution is one of the possibilities not the ONLY possibility.

  • @milfsfilms
    @milfsfilms 6 лет назад +800

    phoebe is rlly each of the friends' subconscious

    • @geniusonyeo
      @geniusonyeo 6 лет назад +10

      Isabela Louise 😭 omg yess

    • @romitadey
      @romitadey 5 лет назад +4

      That is so beautifulllllly appropriate!!!!😃😃😃

    • @benbooth6857
      @benbooth6857 5 лет назад +2

      She’s like Dorothy’s Toto

  • @Earth2LalaLand
    @Earth2LalaLand 6 лет назад +468

    11:24 It makes so much sense that Phoebe was the only person dressed and early the day that Ross had that big speech and Joey wore all of Chandler's clothes. She really honours her commitments..

  • @enricotolentino2537
    @enricotolentino2537 5 лет назад +406

    The incomparable weirdness and uniqueness of Phoebe Buffay is one of the secrets of FRIENDS success. Lisa Kudrow was born to play this part.

  • @amichan9343
    @amichan9343 6 лет назад +4311

    Phoebe is the most interesting & unpredictable character.
    Rachel is the most developed character.
    Joey is the sweetest, innocent & most genuine character.
    Chandler is the most misunderstood & most loving character.
    Monica is the most neurotic yet the most ambition (all of it came true - losing weight to having a family) & she's the most caring.
    Ross is the geekest, most practical person (asking Rachel to get married after knowing she's pregnant), most responsible.

    • @themeg1145
      @themeg1145 6 лет назад +20

      Ami Chan Monica the most infuriating control freak

    • @medelhavskorv7947
      @medelhavskorv7947 6 лет назад +264

      I feel like Monica and Ross are very similar as characters but are disguised as different with genius writing. They are siblings and therfore it makes sense that they are similar but they use their similarities in different ways to make the story more intresting and avoid having two of the same character. They’re both very competitive, ambitious, responsible and perfektionists, but in different ways. They share some character flaws such as over competivness, demnding, need for atention etc.

    • @jancowell
      @jancowell 5 лет назад +84

      Joey? Innocent?

    • @nerdtime1199
      @nerdtime1199 5 лет назад +18

      @@jancowell lmaoooo

    • @eleftheriagallou4768
      @eleftheriagallou4768 5 лет назад +74

      nah ross is just a piece of shit

  • @MountMister
    @MountMister 6 лет назад +2709

    As a young black man, Pheobe connects to me the most even though she's obviously different from me in appearance.
    I've been waiting for this particular friends video for what feels like forever, however I'm so glad that the video was posted at this exact moment because of the type of week I've had. It's almost as if the universe is definitely looking out for me. After experiencing a tough childhood and being confused about myself, I feel like being a lot more chilled and focusing my energy on helping people is the fulfillment of my character. This is obviously not something that everyone experiences, however it's something that I think Pheobe does that I do in my own friendship groups
    thanks for this video you sexy ladies

    • @MinaF99
      @MinaF99 6 лет назад +85

      MountMister agreed, dealing with tough shit through becoming kinder and more introspective is something I admire and relate to about Phoebe

    • @IfYouMeetAWolf
      @IfYouMeetAWolf 6 лет назад +9

      Stellvia Stop projecting.

    • @commanderwaddles3483
      @commanderwaddles3483 6 лет назад +22

      I wish I had you as a friend. I need a Phoebe in my life

    • @infiniteworlds5
      @infiniteworlds5 6 лет назад +31

      MountMister, have you ever heard of the Myers-Briggs Personality theory? It suggests that there are sixteen basic 'types' of people, based on the way they think, behave, and communicate. Phoebe was an 'Idealist' type, one of the rarer types, and that's why she feels like the odd one out.
      If you've ever felt like you are full of grand thoughts and strange ideas, but when you bring them up you just get a bunch of funny looks, you may also be an Idealist type. If the idea seems interesting to you, I recommend doing some research on it. Knowing more about people could help you find those who are similar to you, and develop your group of true friends. :)

    • @adkerlegand
      @adkerlegand 6 лет назад +11

      MountMister I send you a hug, know how it feels to be “different” as a bisexual mexican, and to let you know it gets better

  • @oceansapphire926
    @oceansapphire926 6 лет назад +525

    The show would be terrible without Phoebe. She's always been my favorite character

    • @monabohamad2242
      @monabohamad2242 5 лет назад +5

      All of the friends made FRIENDS not just phoebe

    • @BritneyHIAM
      @BritneyHIAM 5 лет назад +23

      @@monabohamad2242 nope, you could easily remove any of the others and still make the show work but without Phoebe, it'd be just another humourless generic sitcom

    • @MikRubin
      @MikRubin 4 года назад +6

      I wish instead of Joey they made a spin off of Phoebe's and Joey's friendship. I don't really care about the others.

    • @ewurabena9163
      @ewurabena9163 3 года назад

      @Soham Mehta it would suck without Ross, Chandler and Phoebe imo

    • @User77-0
      @User77-0 3 года назад

      @@ewurabena9163 without monica the world would be great

  • @kittyem63
    @kittyem63 5 лет назад +171

    I really relate to Phoebe now more than ever. I became an orphan, I was homeless at some point and these things really messed me up but I choose not to harden my heart.

    • @amethystferns
      @amethystferns 4 года назад +16

      You're a very strong person and I'm so glad that you've gotten through all of that and haven't let those experiences harden your heart. I hope you're in a safe, happy place now 😊

    • @munimunus6141
      @munimunus6141 3 года назад +9

      Same, I relate to her for same reasons. I can understand where others are coming from because originally I am from middle class, but it all changed for me, so I see those characters as clueless.
      But I see Ross, not Rachel to be the most snobish one.

  • @jochlebowski7682
    @jochlebowski7682 5 лет назад +875

    In a world full of Kardashians let there be more Phoebes!!! 🤞🤞🤞

    • @TheZivin
      @TheZivin 4 года назад +5

      But idiot will still for plastic instead of books

    • @cait159
      @cait159 4 года назад +11

      I’m like Phoebe,my mum might have killed herself (my dad won’t tell me) I’m awkward,sudden outburst of rage,lovable,quirky,weird clothes style now I need a Mike

    • @praveen-gk3lj
      @praveen-gk3lj 4 года назад +1

      What is kardashians

    • @saichaitanya2329
      @saichaitanya2329 4 года назад +1

      🤩😍

    • @mcgil8891
      @mcgil8891 4 года назад +1

      Thank you !! Well said 🙌

  • @jakocadiz
    @jakocadiz 6 лет назад +744

    At last! Princess Consuela banana hammock! 😂

    • @ChronicallyCurious
      @ChronicallyCurious 6 лет назад +24

      And her hubby, Crap Bag! 😂

    • @ABC4475
      @ABC4475 5 лет назад +9

      The funniest thing is she even had no idea what banana hammock is until someone told her.

    • @liarose.222
      @liarose.222 5 лет назад +1

      Was it just me that noticed bannana hammock was sort of like buffay hannigan???? Idk

  • @cellardoor199991
    @cellardoor199991 6 лет назад +600

    irony: Phoebe is so weird, eccentric and wild that becoming regular, traditional, orthodox is OUTSIDE her "comfort zone" and is really her goal and character arc. WOW!

  • @466chalk
    @466chalk 6 лет назад +1239

    Phoebe is essentially a Bond villain, but well adjusted and nice.

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 5 лет назад +4

      She isn't well adjusted, well adjusted means you DON'T come from a broken home.

    • @kyleefeist1324
      @kyleefeist1324 5 лет назад +50

      @@MrParkerman6 Lol that's not true.

    • @epeyovich
      @epeyovich 5 лет назад +27

      MrParkerman6 what? that's not even close to true... in fact well adjusted means that you have adjusted to what has been given you... It means (usually) that you're adjusting and making the better of the negative that's been given to you. not the opposite.

    • @urmomlovesme811
      @urmomlovesme811 4 года назад +11

      @@FairyRosee_ She's definitely not chaotic neutral, she chaotic good.
      Her entire thing is that she wants to put good into the world. She is chaotic, but she always does everything for the greater good.
      A chaotic neutral character sure is chaotic but they have gray moral compass. They would not do anything because it's the good thing to do, they would do it just because they want to. They would do it for their own gain. Someone with nuetral as their moral compass can do both evil and good, but they would do it because they believe that they would like it and they would not do it just becuse that one thing would be evil or good. They don't really care if it's good or evil.
      Sorry, i'm too DnD obsessed at this current moment and i needed to get this out of my system. Feel free to ignore it all

    • @JUSTREGULARSCREAMINGAAHH
      @JUSTREGULARSCREAMINGAAHH 2 месяца назад

      ​@@urmomlovesme811you still like DND?

  • @sallybranson6042
    @sallybranson6042 6 лет назад +170

    I was a weird kid, growing up and friends came out when I was nine and I thought phoebe was the coolest friend because she was eccentric. All the girls wanted to be Rachel, I wanted to be phoebe.

  • @plantseedsstaywoke9550
    @plantseedsstaywoke9550 6 лет назад +1792

    When I first watched this show, I thought Phoebe was an idiot and pointless. Then as I got older, I realized she had the best personality among the girls. Monica is kind of crazy and Rachel is a snob lol.

    • @shadowpuppet222
      @shadowpuppet222 6 лет назад +103

      Plant Seeds Stay Woke phoebe has always been my favorite friend i love her sm

    • @anegron3285
      @anegron3285 6 лет назад +83

      I always hate Rachel she was so annoying.
      I always love pheobe

    • @hollywoodshopaholic
      @hollywoodshopaholic 6 лет назад +139

      Yeah I wouldn’t want to be friends with Rachel. Monica and Phoebe can be annoying erratic but they’re both responsible, caring people who you could depend on.

    • @scattygirl1
      @scattygirl1 5 лет назад +56

      @Liza Johnson Yep- and it's never addressed- by her or anyone else; they just all say it's his fault for saying the wrong name, when he only said it because she turned up unexpectedly. She's constantly given a pass for her spoilt behaviour, and apart from getting pregnant never has to live with the consequences of her own poor behaviour, while Ross isn't. It's only Aniston's performance that makes her bearable- otherwise she's an annoyingly selfish character.

    • @freesuckerMCR
      @freesuckerMCR 5 лет назад +74

      @Liza Johnson but she never confessed anything? Literally everyone told her that it was a bad idea and she finally came to her senses when she saw him with Emily and just congratulated him. She never told him she loved him, she let him go. It was a big moment for her character because it was the first selfless thing she ever did. Ross WANTED her to be on the wedding regardless. Rachel was basically prepared to lose him to Emily forever, yet Ross said her name eventhough at the time, he didn't know Rachel was still in love with him. It was his fault.

  • @dlee645
    @dlee645 6 лет назад +491

    Phoebe was the best part of the show. She was like the court jester who played the part of the fool while unerringly pointing out the truth.

  • @meganh7526
    @meganh7526 6 лет назад +368

    Ohh yeah! Clicked on this SO fast. Sad that all the characters have been covered now but looking forward to more character studies (please do Brooklyn 99!!). Sometimes phoebe bothered me for being a little mean spirited toward other characters, particularly in later seasons, but this video really puts it all into context
    Also, seeing the footage of Lisa Kudrow from season 1 always makes me so sad they didn’t stick with the curls. She literally looks like an angel.

  • @bigyikes8698
    @bigyikes8698 4 года назад +42

    I have a friend who is EXACTLY like Phoebe. Needless to say, my life would be so bland without her.

  • @paulafer485
    @paulafer485 6 лет назад +846

    its funny because my friends have always told me that i was the 'Phoebe' of the group, while i didn''t disliked the comparison i always had the sense it was because they though i was weird, now that i see this; im really proud im the Phoebe of my friends

    • @kanupriyajamwal
      @kanupriyajamwal 6 лет назад

      Eri Taide same

    • @josephinegeorge2645
      @josephinegeorge2645 6 лет назад +10

      my sister says that about me too, only she means within the family and out of it when she observes how i interact with my friends. hello fellow phoebes! lmao im so sorry

    • @LeilaNaruo
      @LeilaNaruo 6 лет назад

      Me too!!

    • @rashmika9742
      @rashmika9742 6 лет назад +5

      Yeah, my friend said I'm the Phoebe of our high school friend group, so I watched the first episode and was a little offended lol. 😂Like, is this how you see me?
      But I grew to embrace it. I am a little weird, after all.

    • @sunnylilme
      @sunnylilme 6 лет назад +1

      They've always said I'm Phoebe too..occasionally Dory.

  • @sh5209
    @sh5209 6 лет назад +203

    She is my favourite character. She's so eccentric, I fucking love it!

  • @emilymontalvo7899
    @emilymontalvo7899 6 лет назад +308

    Without her, there wouldn't be Gladys!!

    • @homelessgunner
      @homelessgunner 6 лет назад

      Emily Montalvo what was gladys..i dont remember

    • @emilymontalvo7899
      @emilymontalvo7899 6 лет назад +37

      Adarsh Bunny it was the creepy af 3D painting she had

    • @marcelo335
      @marcelo335 6 лет назад +4

      Emily Montalvo Lol 😂❤️

    • @charmdelish9893
      @charmdelish9893 6 лет назад +6

      and glynis

    • @monabohamad2242
      @monabohamad2242 5 лет назад +2

      😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😃😆😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😁😀😊☺😹😸👱👧

  • @schang_lh
    @schang_lh 4 года назад +40

    I can’t imagine Friends without the song Smelly Cat

  • @elizabethaxley6647
    @elizabethaxley6647 6 лет назад +163

    Random personal reflections you don't have to read:
    Growing up, my family would watch the news and then Friends, often reruns, most every night. It was a fun family bonding experience (though I can honestly say I most of the jokes went right over my head!). Phoebe was always my favorite character, I felt like I just "got" her in a way. I became a vegetarian when I was 6 because I had just found out what meat was, I was a wide-eyed animal lover, and I was stubborn as hell. Neither my parents nor anyone I knew at the time didn't eat meat. Looking back, I think having an on-screen vegetarian character who was fun, charismatic, and most of all who I related to definitely helped me stick with my decision.
    Your description of her as the "principled" crone who just wants to "make the world better" while still not "hardening herself due to bitterness" and becoming overly dogmatic definitely hits home. The writers totally could have played off her choice to be vegetarian as a big joke, and while it's a sitcom and they still slipped some jokes in there, they used it as a natural facet her character. Her vegetarianism was a genuine wholesome reflection of her worldview and value systems. I took that in as a kid so much. I realized I wanted to make a decision for myself because I felt it was right, and I could do that without resenting others, even in a world that didn't always have the same values. I realized not only would I be accepted by friends while still being different, but most importantly I should just as much accept them without overly prosthelytizing or forcing them to line up with my personal values.
    15ish years later, people are always asking me, "don't it bother you that your SO/parents/friends aren't vegan too?" (stuck with the vegetarianism and graduated to vegan about 5 years back). It doesn't at all. Maybe it's a huge stretch to say that's (at least partially) based on my favorite character growing up, but it really makes sense when you showcase it this way. Never really connected those dots before. Thanks!

    • @Byzantish
      @Byzantish 5 лет назад +5

      nice reflection :)

    • @dharshanization
      @dharshanization 3 года назад +1

      This is almost what happened to me too. Vegetarian from age 10 and slowly turning to veganism.

  • @ashokaayar760
    @ashokaayar760 6 лет назад +610

    At last
    All the F.R.I.E.N.D.S have been covered
    Thanks for the videos
    It means a lot

    • @mundanemonday46
      @mundanemonday46 5 лет назад +1

      Why do people keep putting “F.R.I.E.N.D.S” when it stands for nothing?

    • @gyz9599
      @gyz9599 5 лет назад

      Bread Master maybe because the logo (??) has those dots between the letters u know

  • @mfmf100
    @mfmf100 6 лет назад +183

    That was actually more interesting than I thought it would be.

  • @aly8950
    @aly8950 5 лет назад +64

    In conclusion phoebe is the friend we all need and the strongest and best character on the show

  • @elocinaqui24
    @elocinaqui24 3 года назад +22

    Phoebe is lowkey my favorite character. She’s a kind, quirky goofball who deep down has simple needs and a heart of gold. I aspire to be like Phoebe.

  • @BeckytaSU
    @BeckytaSU 6 лет назад +105

    Phoebe is a life example about overcoming hardship and be a kind and amazing human being

  • @veronicajude
    @veronicajude 6 лет назад +473

    I’ve been waiting for this one.... Phoebe is my spirit animal. Oh, and Lisa Kudrow has said she partly based her character off of Jennifer Anniston and her love of crystals and all things woo-woo... I thought that was funny.

    • @yevgeniyaleshchenko849
      @yevgeniyaleshchenko849 6 лет назад +46

      Wow, I didn't know that!!! That's very interesting (I mean that she partly based her character on Jennifer Anniston)

    • @hollywoodshopaholic
      @hollywoodshopaholic 6 лет назад +76

      Lol it’s funny how Rachel is so uptight but Jennifer is so relaxed

    • @yo-uc7rp
      @yo-uc7rp 6 лет назад +45

      Hahahah this is funny Bc phoebe is such an Aquarius and Jennifer is an Aquarius in real life

    • @raincanbealulcrazy7752
      @raincanbealulcrazy7752 6 лет назад +2

      veronica jude oh word?

    • @mgmlioness67
      @mgmlioness67 6 лет назад +12

      Lisa Kudrow is a Leo, the polar opposite of Aquarius, but very often a good match :D

  • @natethepotate
    @natethepotate 6 лет назад +167

    I've always identified the most with Phoebe. This video helped me understand why.

    • @treebeexyz6839
      @treebeexyz6839 4 года назад +2

      If you relate to Pheobe, then you are one of my fav people:)

    • @treebeexyz6839
      @treebeexyz6839 4 года назад

      Did that come out as creepy?

    • @treebeexyz6839
      @treebeexyz6839 4 года назад

      Oh no, it was supposed to be wholesome

  • @rumudinc3057
    @rumudinc3057 4 года назад +33

    Phoebe is the best character ever. She is so cool and confident. She always looks from a different perspective. Also she's always supportive.

  • @FaithnSin
    @FaithnSin 3 года назад +33

    She’s the ‘wild card’. You def need her to introduce plot lines and bring fun. A utility character, one might say. She’s awesome.

  • @AnyOtherNamePlease
    @AnyOtherNamePlease 6 лет назад +1039

    I LOVE PHOEBE - BEST FRIENDS CHARACTER EVER! :)

    • @chrisanders713
      @chrisanders713 6 лет назад +5

      Joey was the best character. Phoebe was actually the worst.

    • @Doni080589
      @Doni080589 6 лет назад +9

      Ok, thanks for the comment and please leave us alone.

    • @blueheaven2135
      @blueheaven2135 6 лет назад +4

      Joey was good also Phoebe was good too

    • @callumkellly
      @callumkellly 6 лет назад

      Chris Anders nah Chandler is the best character

  • @robertoconnor1820
    @robertoconnor1820 6 лет назад +69

    Growing up, I've been hearing a lot of good stuffs about FRIENDS but never really got the interest to watch it . Until I saw that hilarious clip of Phoebe singing to Ross' bagpipes which led me to watch all 10 seasons of FRIENDS.
    I will forever love Phoebe Buffay 💛

  • @johnnirivera2848
    @johnnirivera2848 6 лет назад +58

    I love how you describe Phoebe! She and Chandler are the reason why I have watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S like a million times. :)

  • @TheGardenMother
    @TheGardenMother 5 лет назад +67

    Phoebe is like a younger, blonde version of Frankie, from Grace and Frankie.

  • @allavnukova5980
    @allavnukova5980 6 лет назад +26

    The most heatbreaking episode of the show was the one where Phoebe tried to ride her new bike in front of all the other guys in order to prove them that she could ride it. I also liked the special bond she and Joey had. Joey was the only one who made it on time for her birthday dinner - it says a lot.

  • @SophieJackson1993
    @SophieJackson1993 6 лет назад +189

    I always identified with her way more than any of the other characters.

  • @cthulhutheendless1587
    @cthulhutheendless1587 6 лет назад +212

    My brother's naming his new kitten Phoebe, after Smelly Cat.

    • @yltraviole
      @yltraviole 6 лет назад +16

      What ARE they feeding him?

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 6 лет назад +7

      yltraviole it’s not his fault!

    • @elz9202
      @elz9202 6 лет назад +2

      Jack Timothy I had a cat called Phoebe but she died :((

    • @leticiam9355
      @leticiam9355 5 лет назад

      They won’t take him to the vet

  • @Apthe20
    @Apthe20 6 лет назад +165

    Phoebe is wonderfully weird 😭 my favourite character ❤

  • @antwto8784
    @antwto8784 5 лет назад +19

    Totally relate to Phoebe because I am the Phoebe in my group, always the odd one out, always been different, always felt like I was kind of a freak. Even though my friends accepted me I felt like they didn't accept me as much as they accepted everyone else. There was never a proper bond between me and the others even though I was the one always going the extra mile for them, bending over backwards for them and staying devotedly loyal to them. We need the Pheobes of the world... even though many people mock them and call them weird.

  • @sophiecat14
    @sophiecat14 6 лет назад +21

    Phoebe has always been my favourite character, from the first episode, when she's "cleansing" Ross' aura, lol.
    The show would not have been nearly as hilarious (IMO) if it weren't for her. A favourite moment of her's, among thousands, is when she's yelling at her grandmother in *hell* for lying about her chocolate chip cookie recipe... *"You see, it is stuff like this which is why you're BURNING IN HELL!!"* DIED 😂 Another... When she "sings" along to Ross playing "Celebration" on the bagpipes. Even Jen couldn't stay in character during that, lol!
    I'll adore her forever (even named my previously homeless kitten Phoebe/Phoebes, lol), and Lisa Kudrow is absolutely the only actress I can imagine in this role. Her gestures, facial expressions, timing, everything... *ICONIC* ❤️✨💯 (& she also mastered Ursula!)

  • @adimikimkoydu
    @adimikimkoydu 6 лет назад +315

    Phoebe Buffay is my favorite person

    • @melisaozdemir2635
      @melisaozdemir2635 6 лет назад

      Musa Umut Akdeniz Dogan seni hep burda görmek 😁

  • @raneenagbariah5565
    @raneenagbariah5565 6 лет назад +64

    She and chandler are my favorite💜 friends wouldn't be friends without her

  • @cellardoor199991
    @cellardoor199991 6 лет назад +74

    Phoebe is secretly a genius and likes to manipulate...

    • @OctopusLips
      @OctopusLips 4 года назад +14

      She's a genius. She survived the streets when she was 14, she taught herself to play a guitar, she wrote songs, she has written 15 books and even without a formal education she learned to speak Frence and Italian. She's also good at reverse psychology and made Ross admit that Darwin's evolution is one of the possibilities not the ONLY possibility.

  • @prerna1839
    @prerna1839 5 лет назад +21

    And the fact that she makes songs about all the tragedy with such ease and normality says how much she accepts it. She has gone through so much that general life problems means nothing to her. Plus she believes in herself always and is always willing to be good to everyone.
    I love her. ❤

  • @nischalprajapati6157
    @nischalprajapati6157 6 лет назад +58

    Buffay, the vampire layer.

  • @mariafoteini
    @mariafoteini 6 лет назад +62

    I love Phoebe. She was my favorite out of of all friends! She's so quirky, funny and charismatic. Friends would not be the same without Phoebe.

  • @4words11letters6
    @4words11letters6 6 лет назад +163

    Yasssss PHOEBE IS ICONIC AND AMAZING

  • @stellawi8672
    @stellawi8672 5 лет назад +43

    Phoebe is the first person who taught me how to laugh about the misery past and still have a great and unique life. Love her from the bottom of my heart 💜

  • @liviafernandes3481
    @liviafernandes3481 5 лет назад +38

    Phoebe will always be my favorite. I love her so much ♡
    She's the phalange in the group. The LEFT phalange.

  • @sisisi16
    @sisisi16 4 года назад +99

    She's like the Hawkeye of the Friends... everyone says that she's not vital, but they're nothing without her... (Marvel fans would understand)

  • @devinbackman9395
    @devinbackman9395 6 лет назад +34

    This was shockingly insightful.

  • @doxo0
    @doxo0 5 лет назад +32

    I'm Stoned right now and watching this is making me fell in love with phoebe

  • @mimimarie44
    @mimimarie44 5 лет назад +20

    Watching Phoebe on TV taught me to love myself and she really made me more comfortable with who I am. Especially with the episode where she and Rachel go running. She doesn’t care what people think. And it’s because we only see them once. It doesn’t matter. We are ourselves and we don’t need to be some else for the people around us.

  • @kiss4strawberry
    @kiss4strawberry 2 года назад +3

    Wow this video is a little inconsiderate. You managed to invalidate Chandlers painful childhood just because Phoebe had it worse. Pain is not a competition, nor people's coping strategies. So what if he uses sarcasm as a defence mechanism, that doesn't make him a failure in comparison to Phoebe. He makes people laugh and is also a softie and a hopeless romantic underneath it all.

  • @friktermind
    @friktermind 5 лет назад +41

    At the beginning I thought it's another gossip channel, but it turns out this is one of the most insightful channels on YT. Thanks!

  • @jaymichelle8357
    @jaymichelle8357 6 лет назад +37

    What a phenomenal breakdown of Phoebe. I have never thought of her that way and it’s amazing to see her ftom a different perspective. Great job guys keep the videos coming maybe you guys can do breakdowns for characters in the cast of new girl or how I Met your mother or Game of Thrones or Stranger Things, etc.

  • @Hakajin
    @Hakajin 6 лет назад +93

    I feel like I'm the most like Phoebe out of all the Friends. I'm not that extreme, but I definitely don't hold back from self-expression -- I sing and dance when I feel like it (which is often) without worrying much about who's around. I have a tragic backstory (including when my mother killed herself in a pretty gruesome way), and I'm pretty much on my own... My world-view is more rooted in things like Consequentialism than karma, but I do have a very clear idea of what I believe. I try to be philanthropic, though, yeah, I could be doing better with that... I'm artistically focused, and thus far have kind of drifted through life.
    On the other hand, I don't have that strong friend group (although I wish I did). I'm also not as ok with not having clearly defined goals at 30, and I do struggle with bitterness sometimes. But! I do have a strong sense of self and self-esteem!

    • @svendlundby3638
      @svendlundby3638 4 года назад +3

      You seem like a really cool person! I'm sorry to hear about your mom though.

    • @Hakajin
      @Hakajin 4 года назад +1

      @@svendlundby3638 Aw, thanks!

    • @MustaWizard
      @MustaWizard 4 года назад +1

      @@Hakajin how did she die?

    • @Hakajin
      @Hakajin 4 года назад

      @@MustaWizard Well, um... I don't mind saying, but it's always kind of awkward, because people feel bad... But she set herself on fire in our carport.

    • @MustaWizard
      @MustaWizard 4 года назад

      @@Hakajin oh damn, how old were you?

  • @vayas09
    @vayas09 6 лет назад +31

    I always liked Phoebe because she's so funny and random... but I never realized the character had that much depth. Mind blown. Great video!

  • @halimabadat4267
    @halimabadat4267 4 года назад +22

    Lisa is both an amazing person and an amazing actor...

  • @CGZ26
    @CGZ26 5 лет назад +61

    My top three favorite funny moments of Friends are with Phoebe:
    1.- "Pick up the sock Judy"
    2.- When she looses her arm in WWI and goes "ohh no".
    3.- When she starts singing along Ross's bagpipe, that always crack me up.

  • @drewmalhotra4360
    @drewmalhotra4360 6 лет назад +111

    While all my guy friends had a thing for Jennifer Aniston's character, I always thought that Phoebe was the hottest friend. Plus in my head she's probably more fun to hang out with anymore

    • @maja__5047
      @maja__5047 3 года назад

      Did noone think Monica was the prettiest?!

  • @TheGabbieShow
    @TheGabbieShow 6 лет назад +6

    why did this make me cry??

  • @weepingwillows21
    @weepingwillows21 5 лет назад +20

    Phoebe is so like me. I love how she really doesn't care what anyone thinks and just kinda goes with it.

  • @WolfLykaios
    @WolfLykaios 5 лет назад +45

    Phoebe is a Ravenclaw! Now I get it!
    You guys are awesome.

  • @arniecalang4583
    @arniecalang4583 5 лет назад +22

    Phoebe is my favorite character, my next favorite character is Janice

  • @CarolinaMillan
    @CarolinaMillan 6 лет назад +101

    Yay! Finally Phoebe!

  • @poonamregmi9830
    @poonamregmi9830 6 лет назад +39

    Finallyyy! I can die in peace now.

  • @carolinepatricia29
    @carolinepatricia29 3 года назад +12

    Phoebe is strange, weird, has this crazy personality, and has a very deep background story that you could peel and still there's more inside
    and that's why I love her

  • @Petrhrabal
    @Petrhrabal 5 лет назад +17

    I found out that Phoebe is the only reason I watched Friends... love her!