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* MoodWhiplash: The show occasionally does this, and never more than in the episode "The One With the Morning After" which deals with the fall out of Ross sleeping with another woman behind Rachel's back after believing she's left him. Even though it's a fairly serious episode, the majority of it still has a few hilarious moments such as Ross and Rachel taking a brief break from their fight to order pizza and Rachel intentionally ordering anchovies mixed in with the toppings and sauce because she knows Ross hates them. However, the very last scene completely abandons the humorous aspect and goes completely serious. Even the brief moment where we see the remaining four other characters still trapped in Monica's back room is suddenly [[PlayedforDrama much more serious]] as they're all somberly listening in to the conversation, with Monica and Phoebe even breaking down into tears as they all realize that their two friends' relationship is over.

-->'''Chandler''': Was it the thing we rarely do or the [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar the thing we NEVER do?]]

* KaraokeBondingScene: In "The One Where Monica Sings", Phoebe's boyfriend Mike takes Phoebe and her friend Monica to sing karaoke at the bar where he plays the piano to hang out. Phoebe enjoys the hell out of this, and Monica is convinced to overcome her shyness. She later finds out men cheer her up because she wears a see-through blouse. Her husband Chandler jumps in on the podium to save her from embarrassment but she keeps singing because the audience still loves her.

** In the first season, right when Ross is about to spill his feelings to Rachel, her former fiance Barry bursts into the apartment to say he's still in love with Rachel, causing Ross to complain aloud, "OK, we have GOT to start locking that door!"

'''Ross:''' That's funny, that, no, because our parents actually did send our dog to live on a farm.\\

'''Ross:''' What? Wh... hello? The Millner's farm in Connecticut? The Millners, they had this unbelievable farm, they had horses, and, and rabbits that he could chase and it was... it was... [[LateToTheRealization Oh my God, Chi Chi]]!

* LocalHangout: Central Perk, the coffeeshop conveniently located on the first floor of the gang's apartment building.

* LonelyTogether: Monica and Chandler have a moment in Season 4. Chandler is stuck in his apartment listening to Kathy (who he's in love with) and Joey have sex, and Monica is boyfriendless and sick. On finding each other wearing pj's and wrapped in blankets, they curl up together in shared misery.

** Rachel has to return her engagement ring to her ex-fiance, only to have lost it inside Monica's lasagna.

** In "The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner," Chandler and Monica have a fight about him smoking, she then pretends she's not mad to get him to have sex with her (as she's ovulating), he's angry about this but it ends with essentially 'you got to have sex so why you are mad' and him bitching that he's too much of a girl. Monica also mentions the time he wanted to have sex just after her uncle's funeral.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Half-way season 3, when [[spoiler:Ross cheats on Rachel]] the dynamics of their relationship literally never go back to be the same.

-->'''Joey''': Ooh, a tape with a girl's name on it! I bet it's a sex tape!...Wait, this says ''Monica''...and this is ''Richard'''s apartment...
-->''[long beat]]''
-->'''Chandler''': GET THERE FASTER!

* NiceGuy: All three of the guys qualify in different terms. Ross is {{Adorkable}} and romantic. Joey is [[UndyingLoyalty incredibly loyal]] and a great friend. And Chandler, despite his [[StepfordSnarker sarcastic defense]] is a total sweetie, constantly puts his friends, and later girlfriend ahead of himself, and comes out with some of the most thoughtful moments in the series. Check the heartwarming page for (numerous) examples.

* MakingRoomForBaby: At the end of the series, Monica and Chandler move to a bigger place in the suburbs as they adopt newborn twins.

* KaraokeBondingScene: In "The One Where Monica Sings", Phoebe's boyfriend Mike takes Phoebe and her friend Monica to sing karaoke at the bar where he plays the piano to hang out. Phoebe enjoys the hell out of this, and Monica is convinced to overcome her shyness. She later finds out men cheer her up because she wears a see-through blouse. He husband Chandler jumps in on the podium to save her from embarrassment but she keeps singing because the audience still loves her.

* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Ross liked to hold tea parties, while wearing his mother's dresses as a child, and Monica never passes up an opportunity to tell this to one of his dates.

* NeverLiveItDown: Ross liked to hold tea parties, while wearing his mother's dresses as a child, and Monica never passes up an opportunity to tell this to one of his dates.

* NeverMyFault: Rachel tries to make Ross take full responsibility for their break-up, even though, as Ross puts it, "It took two people to break up this relationship." 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 when Ross calls to try and patch things up he can hear the guy in the background).

* NeverMyFault: Rachel tries to make Ross take full responsibility for their break-up, even though, as Ross puts it, "It took two people to break up this relationship."
** 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 when Ross calls to try and patch things up he can hear the guy in the background).
*** 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, and Rachel makes a valid point that Ross wouldn't have been forgiving if the situation were reversed. 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.

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* OnlyOneFindsItFun: In "The One Where Chandler Crosses the Line", Ross starts playing the piano in front of his friends. Everybody finds the music horrible except for Phoebe who's both eccentric and has weird taste in music.

** LimitedSocialCircle: In one episode, all six characters are sitting in Monica's apartment, when there's a knock on the door. Everyone looks utterly confused; no one says anything, but you can tell they're thinking, "if we're all already here, who the heck is it?" Phoebe is even shown pointing at each of the characters, ''counting them'', just to make sure.

--->'''Monica:''' We could have a dinner party and just invite her close friends.
--->'''Joey:''' Ross! We're having a surprise party for Rachel!
--->'''Ross:''' (from the bathroom) Okay!
--->'''Joey:''' Done.

* LargeHam: Numerous guest stars on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' from which Creator/GaryOldman is the most memorable.
** The recurring character of Janice was another female example, complete with her IncomingHam CatchPhrase "Oh! My! God!!!" It's clear that Maggie Wheeler was having a ''lot'' of fun with the part.

* LateToTheRealization: Very common on Friends with Joey, complete with the other five watching him work through the concept they all got two minutes ago.
** An extreme case of this occurring was in “The One With Ross’ New Girlfriend” where Joey didn’t realize he was being sexually abused until Chandler went to that tailor.

--->'''Chandler:''' Yo, paisan. Can I talk to you for a sec? Your tailor... is a very bad man!

--->Joey: Frankie? What are you talking about?
(Ross enters and pats Chandler on the shoulder, who flinches)

--->'''Ross:''' Hey, what's going on?

--->'''Chandler:''' Joey's tailor... took advantage of me.

--->'''Ross:''' What?

--->'''Joey:''' No way. I've been going to the guy for 12 years.

--->'''Chandler:''' Oh, come on. He said he was going to do my inseam, and then he ran his hand up my leg, and then there was definite... cupping.

--->'''Joey:''' That's how they do pants! First they go up one side, they move it over, then they go up the other side, they move it back, and then they do the rear.

--->'''Joey:''' [Chandler and Ross stare at him] ... What? Ross, would you tell him? Isn't that how a tailor measure pants?

--->'''Ross:''' Yes. Yes, it is... [[PrisonRape In prison!]] What's the matter with you?

->'''Chandler:''' It's like when you're a kid, and your parents put your dog to sleep, and they tell you it went off to live on some farm.\\

'''Ross:''' What? Wh..hello? The Millner's farm in Connecticut? The Millners, they had this unbelievable farm, they had horses, and, and rabbits that he could chase and it was... it was... [[LateToTheRealization Oh my God, Chi Chi]]!

* LessEmbarrassingTerm: Ross refers to his shirt as being "sort of a faded salmon color," when it's actually pink.
** ''Friends'' also had an episode where Joey, based on fashion advice from Rachel started carrying a "unisex bag". Everyone else called it a purse.
*** Also subverted as Joey ''loved'' his "man's bag" despite what others think, he only got rid of it because it started to affect his work (and switches to a backpack instead).
** Monica, in flashbacks, refers to sex/virginity as her "flower."
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The show has the motherly, married GirlNextDoor Monica and the sexy, fashionable Rachel. This goes back to their high school days when Rachel was a spoiled AlphaBitch cheerleader and Monica her FatBestFriend.
** Played with as Rachel is also naive, sweet and the baby of the group, while Monica is more feisty, independent, and a lot more cynical. So it goes both ways.
** 'TOW The Flashback' shows when Phoebe and Monica were roommates Phoebe, with her ditzy, hippy nature was light feminine and strong-willed, neurotic Monica was dark feminine. (This clash eventually led Phoebe to move out, though they stayed best friends).

* 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.)
** To a much lesser degree Rachel/Chandler and Phoebe/Chandler, though they may be too much of TheFriendsWhoNeverHang to count.
* LikesOlderWomen: [[spoiler: Frank Jr.]] just doesn't care if his wife is twice his age.
** He's the only character who actually ''married'' his older love interest, but there were other instances in the show, like Elizabeth and Ross, or Monica and Richard. Or Monica and Young Ethan (TOW The Ick Factor).
* LimitedSocialCircle: This show is probably the most obvious example; the six friends barely seem to know anybody other than their families and each other. And their GirlOfTheWeek, of course.
** This was {{lampshaded}} in one episode. The main characters are all hanging out at Monica's apartment when someone knocks at the door. Everyone is stunned for a moment, and Phoebe actually counts to make sure that, yes, they're all already there. No one says anything out loud, but you can tell they're all thinking, "If we're all here, who the hell is at the door!?"
** Another time, Monica and Phoebe were the apartment and the phone rings. Phoebe says it can either be Chandler, Joey, Ross or Rachel.
** Yet another time, when Chandler suggests to Joey, Phoebe and Monica they have a surprise party for Rachel 'and invite all her close friends', Joey just has to yell to Ross in the bathroom...and they're all invited.
** Another episode has Chandler, making up an excuse to leave, say he's going to meet up with some friends. When he's gone, a confused Joey asks, "He has other friends?"

* LocalHangout: Central Perk, conveniently located on the first floor of the gang's apartment building.

* LongDistanceRelationship: Monica and Chandler in Season 9, when he's transferred to Tulsa. It doesn't last long as Chandler hates his job and misses Monica so much that he quits.
* LongingLook: Ross did this to Rachel a few times in the first season. Chandler and Joey always teased him about it. "Could you want her more?"
** Monica and Chandler do this to each other during their SecretRelationship. (As they couldn't act like a couple in public). Noticeably when Rachel wonders why Monica won't go on a double date and doesn't realize that Monica is busy staring ''right at Chandler'' as she speaks.
** Also Chandler towards Monica in the Season 5 finale when he thinks she still loves Richard. A brief scene has him watching her, almost saying something and then quietly walking away.

* LateToTheRealization: Very common on Friends with Joey, complete with the other five watching him work through the concept they all got two minutes ago.
** An extreme case of this occurring was in “The One With Ross’ New Girlfriend” where Joey didn’t realize he was being sexually abused until Chandler went to that tailor.
** Ross thought his childhood pet was [[DogGotSenttoTheFarm sent to the farm]] until he realized this was a euphemism.

** The creators of ''Friends'' did take in the criticism and therefore a black woman (Charlie) as a love interest for Joey and Ross in the later seasons. While it was nice of them, it also was kind of odd, considering the Monochrome Casting of the love interests prior to her.