Friends: Why Phoebe Buffay Would Be The Best Real Life Friend

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All Friends fans have a character they relate to, but when it comes to which one would make the best real-life buddy, that would be Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow). The New York-based series, which launched in 1994 and ended in 2004, catapulted its stars—Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, and Matt LeBlanc—to instant fame. Even now, people continue to binge the series long after the show ended.

Long before online streaming was available, viewers would wait patiently each week for their next episode fix, and Friends was no different. There was something about the program and its characters—Phoebe, Monica, Ross, Rachel, Joey, and Chandler—that captured the attention of teenagers and young adults around the world. The sitcom’s success perhaps came from the clever way that it mirrored the real-life woes of its viewers, while also offering an aspirational element, such as Monica and Rachel's huge apartment.

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Phoebe was thought of as being the «outsider» of the group due to not having a direct relationship with the other five. But in reality, she was the glue that held the group together on several occasions. Joey once asked her to find a selfish good deed, which she struggled to do, but looking back on her storylines, there were many moments where she did exactly that. It was in her nature to be good but in her own kooky way. Due to her awful childhood—her mother took her own life, her dad left, and her stepdad was in prison—Phoebe had a ready excuse to behave poorly, but even when she attempted to act “badly,” such as when she dated two men at one time, not only was she awful at it, she was also wracked with guilt. Yes, there are a number of moments