RIP Matthew Perry: A look back at Chandler’s best Friends episodes

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Via TMZ, Friends character Matthew Perry passed distant aft drowning astatine his location successful Los Angeles. He was 54 years old.

Perry was calved connected August 19, 1969 successful Williamstown, Massachusetts, and his way to stardom didn’t hap overnight. Some of Perry’s first acting roles were successful ’80s sitcoms Charles successful Charge and Silver Spoons, earlier he landed a starring domiciled successful Fox’s Second Chance. As primitively envisioned, Second Chance featured Kiel Martin arsenic Charles Russell, a man who died successful nan past far-off twelvemonth of 2011 who was sent backmost by Heaven to 1987 truthful he could supply civilized guidance to his younger self, Chazz, arsenic played by Perry. However, nan sitcom was quickly revamped arsenic Boys Will Be Boys, pinch Perry successful nan lead for nan remainder of its one-season run.

Some of Perry’s early TV activity besides included impermanent appearances successful Growing Pains, Highway to Heaven, Empty Nest, Who’s nan Boss? and Beverly Hills, 90210. On nan large screen, Perry co-headlined The Whole Nine Yards and its sequel other Bruce Willis, arsenic good arsenic nan movies Fools Rush In, Almost Heroes, Three to Tango, and Serving Sara. During nan second portion of his career, Perry starred successful short-lived TV bid for illustration Studio 60 connected nan Sunset Strip, Mr. Sunshine, Go On, and a 2015 revival of The Odd Couple that ran for 3 seasons.

In 1994, astatine conscionable 24-years old, Perry landed nan domiciled that made him famous: Chandler Bing connected Friends. Alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer, Perry stayed pinch nan drama for 10 seasons arsenic it became 1 of nan astir celebrated sitcoms of nan ’90s. That’s why we’re taking this opportunity to salary tribute to 3 of Perry’s champion episodes of Friends. These are nan moments that helped cement his bequest arsenic a performer.

The One With nan Blackout (season 1, section 7)

Matthew Perry and Jill Goodacre successful Friends.

In only nan seventh section of nan show, Perry had a breakout capacity successful The One With nan Blackout erstwhile Chandler was trapped successful an ATM area pinch his dream woman, supermodel Jill Goodacre. The section allowed Perry to stock Chandler’s thoughts successful a hilarious voiceover arsenic he bungled his measurement done nan full evening.

Perry’s knack for beingness drama was besides connected show successful nan section done his facial expressions and assemblage language. He was awkwardness personified, and that endeared to fans for nan magnitude of nan show’s run.

The One After nan Super Bowl: Part 2 (season 2, section 13)

Matthew Perry and Julia Roberts successful Friends.

By its 2nd season, Friends was already nan hottest show connected television, which is why Brooke Shields, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chris Isaak, and rom-com queen Julia Roberts each guest-starred successful nan large two-part section that aired straight aft nan Super Bowl. Roberts played Susie Moss, a erstwhile puerility friend of Chandler’s who held a grudge against him because he erstwhile exposed her underwear connected shape erstwhile they were kids.

In nan present, Chandler is truthful enamored pinch Susie that he doesn’t fishy that his day pinch her is portion of an elaborate scheme to get her revenge. And truthful Susie leaves Chandler trapped successful a nationalist restroom wearing only her underwear. We can’t opportunity that Chandler didn’t get what he deserved, but it was really funny to spot him get his comeuppance.

The One Where Everybody Finds Out (season 5, section 14)

Matthew Perry and Lisa Kudrow successful Friends.

As you whitethorn person noticed, nan taxable that each of these episodes stock successful communal is that they see Chandler’s awkward encounters pinch women. The One Where Everybody Finds Out is nary exception. At this constituent successful nan show’s run, Chandler and Monica (Cox) were secretly dating, because they didn’t want their friends, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), to cognize astir it… astatine slightest not correct away.

The drama successful this section comes from nan one-upmanship that ensues erstwhile Monica and Chandler recognize that Rachel and Phoebe already cognize nan truth, but they effort to instrumentality them into admitting they know. In turn, Phoebe and Rachel effort to instrumentality nan mates into outing themselves by letting Chandler judge that Phoebe wants a romanticist narration pinch him. They return it beautiful acold and really buss earlier Chandler yet has to confess that he loves Monica. It’s some a awesome characteristic moment, and a very funny scene. That was Friends astatine its best.

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