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** Actually, it was originally to help him deal with angst over his parents breaking up: this trope is just how he justifies it.
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*HiddenDepths: He plays a mean game of ping pong much to Monica's surprise.

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*HiddenDepths: She spoke to Joey's grandmother in Italian. Even Phoebe was unaware of her skill.


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*HiddenDepths: In "The one where Joey finds out", he shows his strange knowledge of elevators.
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* CatchPhrase: His distinctive "Hi".

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* CatchPhrase: His distinctive "Hi"."Hi" and "We were on a break!".
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*SmokingIsCool: Why he took up in the first place.
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* BuffaySpeak (obviously!)
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*** Not to mention in ''The One With Rachel's Sister'' Monica bought a different set of wedding china then the ones Chandler picked out, because in her words, the ones Chandler picked out were "too feminine"
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Joey.


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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Chandler.
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* HollywoodHomely: Chandler, according to the rest of the cast, it the least attractive of the group. Sure, he ain't Brad Pitt, but really...

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* HollywoodHomely: Chandler, according to the rest of the cast, it the least attractive of the group. Sure, he ain't Brad Pitt, BradPitt, but really...
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*TheUnfavorite: Often criticised by her mother the same way she had been criticised by her mother.
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[[WMG: Rachel Green (JenniferAniston)]]

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[[WMG: Rachel Karen Green (JenniferAniston)]]



[[WMG: Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry)]]

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[[WMG: Chandler Muriel Bing (Matthew Perry)]]



[[WMG: Joey Tribbiani (Matt [=LeBlanc=])]]

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[[WMG: Joey Joseph Francis "Joey" Tribbiani (Matt [=LeBlanc=])]]
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*CatchPhrase: His distinctive "Hi".
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*HasTwoMommies: Played by Morgan Fairchild and Kathleen Turner.
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* ThatCameWrong

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* ThatCameWrong
ThatCameOutWrong
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* TheWoobie: Ross in the first season and a half while pining for Rachel.

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* TheWoobie: Ross in the first season and a half while pining for Rachel.
Rachel.
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** During the worst of Perry's struggle with alcoholism, though, he ''is'' noticeably bloated.



* ToughRoom: He's considered to be the funniest character on the show, but his friends find his jokes annoying for most of the time. Mainly because they're on the recieving end of his snarkery.

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* ToughRoom: He's considered to be the funniest character on the show, but his friends find his jokes annoying for most of the time. Mainly because they're on the recieving receiving end of his snarkery.



** None of the other characters miss a chance to rib Ross about being multi-divorced.

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** None of the other characters miss a chance to rib Ross about being multi-divorced.thrice divorced.



* CatchPhrase: How you doin'?

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* CatchPhrase: How you doin'?"How ''you'' doin'?"



* TooDumbToLive: Thanks in part to {{Flanderization}}

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* TooDumbToLive: Thanks in part to {{Flanderization}}Several times
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** Doesn't help that he's a huge fan of romantic comedies, and once started a sentence with "If I was a guy..."
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* ToughRoom: He's considered to be the funniest character on the show, but his friends find his jokes annoying for most of the time.

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* ToughRoom: He's considered to be the funniest character on the show, but his friends find his jokes annoying for most of the time.
time. Mainly because they're on the recieving end of his snarkery.
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* DiggingYouselfDeeper: A sometimes specialty of Chandler's, especially around Monica's parents.

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* DiggingYouselfDeeper: DiggingYourselfDeeper: A sometimes specialty of Chandler's, especially around Monica's parents.
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* {{Catchphrase}} - "I KNOW!!"

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* {{Catchphrase}} - "I KNOW!!"

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* AllGuysWantCheerleaders (since she was one)

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* AllGuysWantCheerleaders (since AllGuysWantCheerleaders: Rachel claimed that she was one)had never failed to score when wearing her cheerleader uniform, leading to her donning it at a party in a desperate attempt to win the attention of one particular guy.



* TheDitz: In earlier seasons when she was still recovering from her spoiled upbringing.



* LongestPregnancyEver: Lasting from May 2001 to August 2002.
** And then evoked in-verse, as she's two weeks overdue, and spends nearly 24 consecutive hours in labor.
* NotAMorningPerson



* SpoiledSweet: In her high scool days, she was probably more Libby-like (there was an I Hate Rachel Green Club, though with a low membership).



* CatchPhrase: Her panicked '''I KNOW!''' whenever she done goofed.



* EightiesHair: In the earlier seasons.



* {{Flanderization}}: Her neatness and competitiveness.



* NerdNanny



* TeamChef



* BottleFairy:



* DreadfulMusician: To some, but she's mostly more of a Dreadful Songwriter



* FetishFuel: Don't let the earthly, cuckoolander persona fool you; there is almost no limit to her sexual aims.
-->'''Mike''': I mean, can it get any dirtier?
-->'''Phoebe''': Oh, Mike...




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* HeadTiltinglyKinky: Some of her humor derives from the fact her sexual practices have no boundaries.



* AmbiguouslyGay: In earlier seasons.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: In earlier seasons.The character of Chandler was originally meant to be gay, but the writers dropped the idea when Matthew Perry was cast. It does come up now and then; early on in the first season it turns out most people get gay vibes when the first meet him.



* DiggingYouselfDeeper: A sometimes specialty of Chandler's, especially around Monica's parents.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Chandler's first name is considered embarrassing, though not so embarrassing that he doesn't use it (which makes sense because his middle name is...)



* HollywoodHomely: Chandler, according to the rest of the cast, it the least attractive of the group. Sure, he ain't Brad Pitt, but really...
* HollywoodPudgy: In one episode, several members of the group comment that he has put on weight. Phoebe even mockingly pretends that she can't put her arms around him to give him a hug. A particularly glaring example of this trope, as not only does Chandler look exactly the same as he always does, until the rest of the group point it out, he is completely unaware of having put on any weight.
* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: Chandler had a Flock of Seagulls haircut in his school days.
* ManChild:
-->'''Monica''': Come on. Why don't you put on the tux and I'll fix you up a nice Martini.
-->'''Chandler''': You know I don't really like Martinis.
-->'''Monica''': Oh. Well, how about a Yoo Hoo with a funny straw?
-->'''Chandler''': Ooh, yum!



* ButtMonkey

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* ButtMonkeyButtMonkey: the whole cast go through instances of getting dumped on, but poor Ross seemed to become the official Butt Monkey in later seasons, ending up the victim of failed attempts, misunderstandings and overreactions one right after another.
** The director's commentary for one of the early episodes claims this is because David Schwimmer is excellent at physical comedy (such as walking into an open washing machine door).
** None of the other characters miss a chance to rib Ross about being multi-divorced.
-->'''Ross''': Do you really want to start your life together by letting [Monica] down?
-->'''Chandler''': ...Marriage advice? Really?
* DreadfulMusician: With keyboard and ''especially'' bagpipes.
* {{Flanderization}}: His nerdiness and neurosis.



* NotThatKindOfDoctor

[[WMG: Joey Tribbiani (Matt Le Blanc)]]

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* NotThatKindOfDoctor

IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: Ross's 80's curly fro and mustache from his school days.
* NotThatKindOfDoctor
* TheWoobie: Ross in the first season and a half while pining for Rachel.

[[WMG: Joey Tribbiani (Matt Le Blanc)]][=LeBlanc=])]]



* {{Flanderization}}: His eating habits and intelligence (lack of).
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* YouFailLogicForever: Joey naturally falls into this a lot.
-->'''Joey''': You hid my clothes?! Well...I'm going to do the exact opposite!
-->'''Chandler''': ...You're going to show me my clothes?

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** "Ew, ew, ew!"
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* Catchphrase - "I KNOW!!"

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* Catchphrase {{Catchphrase}} - "I KNOW!!"
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* Catchphrase - "I KNOW!!"
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* CatchPhrase: "Oh ''no''."
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[[WMG: Rachel Green]]

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[[WMG: Rachel Green]]Green (JenniferAniston)]]



[[WMG: Monica Geller]]

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[[WMG: Monica Geller]]Geller (Courteney Cox)]]



[[WMG: Phoebe Buffay]]

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[[WMG: Phoebe Buffay]]Buffay (Lisa Kudrow)]]



[[WMG: Chandler Bing]]

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[[WMG: Chandler Bing]]Bing (Matthew Perry)]]



[[WMG: Ross Geller]]

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[[WMG: Ross Geller]]Geller (David Schwimmer)]]



[[WMG: Joey Tribbiani]]

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[[WMG: Joey Tribbiani]]Tribbiani (Matt Le Blanc)]]
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* FetishFuel: Don't let the earthly, cuckoolander persona fool you; there is almost no limit to her sexual aims.
-->'''Mike''': I mean, can it get any dirtier?
-->'''Phoebe''': Oh, Mike...
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I think you mean he. fruedian slip perhaps? hahaha


* HollywoodDateless: Before she starts a relationship with Monica.

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* HollywoodDateless: Before she he starts a relationship with Monica.

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* HappilyMarried: To Chandler in the last three seasons.



* AmbiguouslyGay: In earlier seasons

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* AmbiguouslyGay: In earlier seasonsseasons.



* HollywoodDateless

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* HollywoodDatelessHappilyMarried: To Monica in the last three seasons.
* HollywoodDateless: Before she starts a relationship with Monica.



* ToughRoom

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* ToughRoom
ToughRoom: He's considered to be the funniest character on the show, but his friends find his jokes annoying for most of the time.
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