History Friends / TropesKToO

* McLeaned: In universe, Dr. Drake Ramore gets [[DroppedABridgeOnHim dropped down an elevator shaft]] after Joey claims that he writes his own lines on ''DaysOfOurLives''.

* NotInFrontOfTheKid: When Monica and Chandler are trying to have a baby, they babysit Rachel's daughter Emma. They start to make out and Chandler says he's not comfortable doing it in front of the B A B Y. Later, Joey comes in and says "You can't have sex around a B A B Y."

-->'''Rachel:''' I'm not going to Ross's wedding because he is my ex-boyfriend and that would be really uncomfortable. Not because I'm still in love with him! I mean, hey, y'know, I like Ross as much as the next guy. You know, clearly I have feelings for him, but feelings don't mean love! You know, I mean, I still have loving feelings for Ross, yeah! But, I have... I have, you know, continuing feelings of love, but that doesn't mean that... that I'm still in love with him. You'know? I have... I have sexual feelings for him, but I do love him... Oh! Oh my God! Oh my... why didn't you tell me?

** "I used to pee in your pool!"

*** Ross has shades of this himself, like when he smoked weed and blamed it on Chandler. (And when his parents found out claimed he was 'tricked into it'.) As for the break-up, as Chandler points out, even if Ross did think he and Rachel were broken up, he still slept with a girl mere ''hours'' after a year long relationship ended, which is a pretty skeevy thing to do. A major reason Ross and Rachel's relationship kept failing was they ''both'' refused to take responsibility for anything and blamed the other. This probably stems from the fact they were both extremely spoiled as children. In the series finale, they both sort of acknowledge this and resolve to stop being stupid.

** In the second season episode, "The One With Five Steaks and an Egglpant", Chandler gets laid via a convoluted sitcom shennanigan. He had to give the girl Ross's number because he couldn't give her his number because she thought his number was [[ItMakesSenseInContext Bob's number]]. After Chandler explains this, Ross asks, "And what should I do if [[ThreesCompany Mr. Roper calls]]?"

*** Ross has shades of this himself, like when he smoked weed and blamed it on Chandler. (And when his parents found out claimed he was 'tricked into it'.) A major reason Ross and Rachel's relationship kept failing was they ''both'' refused to take responsibility for anything and blamed the other. This probably stems from the fact they were both extremely spoiled as children. In the series finale, they both sort of acknowledge this and resolve to stop being stupid.

* TheOneWith: TropeNamer. The show referenced this by starting [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming all but a handful of episode titles]] with the words "The One (With/Where)...", the exceptions being the pilot and the finale, along with a few shows called "The One After...". Additionally, the pilot has an alternate title; it is now listed on Website/IMDb as "The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate" and the Season 1 DVD set also uses that title. TheOtherWiki still calls it "The Pilot." The series finale is titled, logically enough, "The Last One." The reason for this is exactly the one seen above in the trope description: so the episode can be discussed in informal conversation without the need to remember the title.

** In the end of season 9, Charlie (Joey's girlfriend who's smart) didn't feel compatible with Joey so she broke up with him, and went to hook up with Ross immediately afterwards. Joey had previously rejected Rachel (who has a crush on him), because he didn't feel he could betray Ross like that, who has a huge history with her. When he sees Ross and Charlie kiss, however, he "gets back at him" by kissing Rachel. In "TO Where Joey and Rachel Kiss", Ross feels guilty of kissing Charlie and couldn't have sex with her, so he discusses this with Joey on their flight home. Joey says he's okay with that, to which Ross compliments him a lot and Joey, flattered, don't tell him about him and Rachel (which he was planning to). Rachel bumps into Ross, which results in this trope. Rachel thinks Joey told Ross about their kissing, while Ross is only happy Joey is a good friend and lets him be with Charlie.

-->'''Monica:''' All right, look. She's obviously unstable, okay? I mean, she's thinking about running out on her wedding day.... [[spoiler:(In the first episode, Rachel ran out on her wedding)]] Okay, fine, but... I mean, look at the position she's putting him in. I mean, what's he going to do? He's like... Ross is going to run over there on the wedding day and break up the marriage? Who would do that? [[spoiler: (Rachel did this when Ross & Emily were getting married)]].... Okay, fine. All right? But that's... you know, that was different. Although it did involve a lot of the same people.

** In another episode Ross & Chandler's party animal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying. He bails on them, so Ross, Chandler and Joey decide to go out on their own, only to discover that they ''needed'' a guy like that to really be able to party hard.

* ModestyShorts : Rachel puts on her high school [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders cheerleader uniform]] to try and impress a guy. When she turns a cartwheel, we see she's wearing shorts.

*** Ross has shades of this himself, like when he smoked weed and blamed it on Chandler. (And when his parents found out claimed he was 'tricked into it') A major reason their relationship kept failing was they ''both'' refused to take responsibility for anything and blamed the other. This probably stems from the fact they were both extremely spoiled as children. In the series finale, they both sort of acknowledge this and resolve to stop being stupid.

** In response to that, Rachel said, "Yeah, you and that girl from the copy place." She was claiming that Ross's cheating on her (which Ross vociferously insisted wasn't really cheating because they were "on a break") was the ''sole'' reason for their breakup, even though there were numerous problems in their relationship well before that. Or that she had the guy Ross was jealous of come over to comfort her not an hour after their big fight (and he answers the phone when Ross calls to try and patch things up). Other occasions have her claiming Ross begged her for sex even though ''she'' came onto him.

--> Chandler: "It was the first time I knew that you...you were the woman that I wanted to dance all my dances with."

* LikeBrotherAndSister: Joey and Monica in later seasons. Mainly because Monica gets together with Chandler, who Joey considers his "[[{{HeterosexualLifePartner}} brother]]" and the trio form a mini-family within the TrueCompanions. (Monica feeds Joey for years, they include a 'Joey Room' in their new house and frequently act as his older siblings).

--> Chandler: Well, if we’re gonna do that we should come up with some kind of order. Y’know alphabetically or by genre?
--> Monica: Hmm, I don’t know. We really have to talk this through.
--> Rachel: Oh my God!! You guys have such problems!! I feel so terrible for you

* LapPillow: Chandler and Monica are often seen lying close to this position. (Draping across each other, curling up on the couch etc). [[ForeShadowing Years before they become a couple]].

** Monica also does quite often with her brother Ross for some reason; at the end of "TOW With The Triplets" and of "The One Hundredth", she actually sits on his lap.

** Monica also does quite often with brother Ross for some reason; in "The One Hundredth", she actually sits in his lap during the last scene.

* LargeHam: Numerous guest stars on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' from which GaryOldman is the most memorable.

*** Ross has shades of this himself, like when he smoked weed and blamed it on Chandler. (And when his parents found out claimed he was 'tricked into it') A major reason their relationship kept failing was they ''both'' refused to take responsibility for anything and blamed the other. This probably stems from the act they were both extremely spoiled as children. In the series finale, they both sort of acknowledge this and resolve to stop being stupid.

* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: Happens to Ben and later Emma a lot. Justified with Ben, since Carol and Susan are his primary caregivers. However, Emma was always explained as being at somebody else's house.
** To be fair, Emma is represented in a lot more episodes than a lot of TV babies. She's just the quietest baby ever. There are a lot of episodes in one of the apartments, or Central Perk, where a bassinet or carseat is present, and we never see what's in it. Whatever it is is completely silent, and everyone ignores it, so maybe Emma just sleeps a lot.
** Ross also ''mentions'' interacting with Ben a fair bit in episodes where he does come up (being familiar with Ben's current developmental phases and whatnot), so it can likely just be assumed that most of his interaction with Ben happens offscreen, since it's not a hang-out-with-friends activity.

* LyricalDissonance: ''London Calling'' by TheClash playing over Joey and Chandler's tourist hijinks in London. Great song, mentions London... not exactly, y'know, comedic.