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Could we BE more than excited near the 25th anniversary of "Friends"?

It gives us an alibi to rewatch NBC'due south classic sitcom before it leaves Netflix at the cease of year for its new streaming home, HBO Max – as if we needed one.

And in the process, we'll get to remember our favorite episodes (merely in fourth dimension for Thanksgiving), utter the best quotable moments and debate who had the best i-liners: snarky Chandler, goofy Joey, not-to-be-outdone Monica, eccentric Phoebe, smarter-than-thou Ross or evolving Rachel.

They all had their moments, and in laurels of the one-act's premiere on Sept. 22, 1994, nosotros're here to reminisce well-nigh some of the best – and the virtually appropriate times to quote them.

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1. When you discover your person

Phoebe called soulmates Ross and Rachel her "lobsters," and at present we all hope to find our ain.

"She'south your lobster. Come on, you guys. Information technology's a known fact that lobsters fall in honey and mate for life. You know what, you lot can actually see old lobster couples, walking around their tank, you know, property claws."

2. When you motility a heavy piece of piece of furniture

Ross instructs Chandler and Rachel on how to carry a couch upwardly a cramped staircase – and you know yous've done the same on moving twenty-four hours.

Ross: "Here we go. Pivot. Pivot! Pivot! Pi-vot. Pi-vot. Pi-vot!"

Chandler: "Shut upwards. Shut up! Shut UP!"

three. When a weird food combo is skillful

Joey summed up the disgusting English trifle Rachel made for Thanksgiving, and now you can't consume an odd combination of food without a Joey-style "Skillful."

"What's not to like? Custard? Adept. Jam? Good. Meat? GOOOOD!"

4. When everyone knows

Phoebe had it all figured out in the episode where everyone finds out almost Chandler and Monica's undercover human relationship.

"They don't know that nosotros know they know we know."

five. When you encounter anyone

It's Joey's trademark, and you know you've said it.

"How y'all doin'?"

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6. When you were on a break

When Ross had to justify sleeping with someone else.

"We were on a pause!"

7. When someone has broken your heart

After the "nosotros were on a break" excuse, Rachel came dorsum at Ross with a man-burdensome mic drop.

"Just and so you know, it's not that common, it doesn't happen to every guy, and it is a big deal!"

The kicker: Afterward she stormed off, Chandler yells, "I knew it!"

8. When y'all don't want to share your fries

Nosotros all take our dating dealbreakers, and Joey explains his: No daughter – no matter how hot – can exist forgiven for stealing french fries from his plate.

"Joey doesn't share food!"

9. When something is irrelevant

Joey: "Information technology's similar a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter. It'due south moo."

10. When you're wearing lots of layers

Is wearing every piece of clothing the opposite of taking someone'due south underwear? That's a "moo" point when Joey walks in wearing everything Chandler owns.

"Look at me; I'thousand Chandler. Could I BE wearing whatsoever more than dress? Maybe if I wasn't going commando. I'll tell ya, information technology'south hot with all this stuff on. I better non practice whatever – I don't know – lunges."

11. When you aren't really dating

Monica: "OK, everybody relax. This is not even a appointment. It'south just two people going out to dinner and not having sex."

Chandler: "Sounds like a appointment to me."

12. When you article of clothing stretchy pants on Thanksgiving

A ridiculous corporeality of food requires a special wardrobe. And Joey, to prove he'southward up to the challenge, changes into the perfect attire.

Phoebe: "Joey, those are my maternity pants!"

Joey: "Nah, nah! These are my Thanksgiving pants!"

13. When you lot need a Santa alternative

Ross: "I'g the Holiday Armadillo! I'm a friend of Santa's, and he sent me here to wish yous a 'Merry Christmas!'"

Monica: "What happened to Santa, Holiday Armadillo?"

Ross: "Santa was unavailable so close to Christmas."

14. When you mix up words

"Unagi" may be the name for freshwater eel, merely don't tell that to Ross.

Ross: "Unagi is a country of total awareness. OK? Only past achieving true unagi tin you exist prepared for any danger that may befall yous."

15. When you botch another language

Phoebe's family cookie recipe turns out to be from an unlikely source.

Phoebe: "Nestle Toulouse."

Monica: "Nestle Tollhouse?!"

Phoebe: "You Americans always butcher the French language."

16. When something baroque happens

Chandler's annoying girlfriend, Janice, had an equally annoying catchphrase.

"Oh. My. God."

17. When, well, yous know when

Monica gets into her descriptions of the seven female erogenous zones as she's trying to help Chandler upwardly his game.

"The of import affair is to take your time. You want to hitting 'em all, and y'all want to mix 'em up. You gotta continue 'em on their toes. ... Yous could beginning out with a little i. A two. A i, two, three. A three. V. A iv. A three, two. Two. A ii, four, six. 2, four, six. Four. Two. Two. Four, 7. Five, seven. Six, seven. 7. Seven. Seven. Seven. Seven. Seven. SEVEN. Seven. SEVEN."

eighteen. When you desire to give someone the middle finger

Sometimes a gesture means more than words, like Ross' mode of giving the heart finger past banging his fists together.

19. When yous would practice anything for your friends

When Monica got stung by a jellyfish, Joey remembered seeing on the Discovery Channel that peeing on the area would help ease the hurting.

"That's right, I stepped up. She's my friend, and she needed help. And If I had to, I'd pee on whatsoever 1 of yous."

Just Joey tried, got stage fright and turned to Chandler instead.

xx. When everything is fine

Ross' response to Rachel in their epic breakdown when she says "We are soooo over" is perfect on its own: "Fine by me!"

21. When you have to keep trying

Joey tries to motivate Ross by speaking the paleontologist'south language.

 "Y'all can't merely surrender. Is that what a dinosaur would do?"

22. When food is your life

Rachel's pregnancy has her "erotically charged" and looking for men everywhere, including the "cute blond guy" who delivers pizza. When she calls looking for him, Joey walks in, so she hangs up.

Joey: "Who was that?"

Rachel: "It'southward, just the pizza place."

Joey: "You hung upwardly on the pizza place? I don't hang up on your friends."

23. When a cat stinks

Phoebe's signature vocal may be even more than memorable than "I'll Be There for Y'all," the bear witness's theme vocal by The Rembrandts.

"Smelly cat, evil-smelling cat, what are they feeding yous? Smelly true cat, scent-y true cat, it'south not your fault."

24. When you embrace your trunk

Christina Applegate plays Amy, Rachel's sister, and keeps commenting on Joey'southward eating habits. But he sticks up for himself in the best way.

"I'm curvy! And I like it!"

25. When you lot can't detect the right discussion

With Monica and Rachel'south apartment on the line, Ross hosts a trivia game show and stumps the duo in the lightning round with what seems like it should exist an easy question.

Ross: "What is Chandler Bing's job?"

Rachel: "Oooh ... oh, gosh. It has something to do with numbers."

Monica: "And processing!"

Rachel: "And he carries a briefcase."

Ross: "10 seconds. Y'all need this or you lose the game."

Monica: "It's, um, information technology has something to do with transponding."

Rachel: "Oh, oh, oh! He's a transpons ... transponster!"

Monica: "THAT'S Non Fifty-fifty A Word!"

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