Chandler Bing is one of the most memorable sitcom characters. A loyal friend who's armed with witty jokes and sarcasm, Chandler was brilliantly portrayed by Matthew Perry in the hit show . Chandler's unluckiness, fear of commitment, and down-to-earth demeanor made him an endearing part of the ensemble cast.
Chandler easily had the most jokes during run, and it was nearly non-stop. He gets a few great jokes per episode and some of his best jokes involve cleverness or simply pointing out the obvious to his friends. There are many to choose from when considering his best jokes over ten years of .
In season 5, Ross wrestles with telling Rachel that he cannot see her anymore under the orders of his wife Emily. While he tries to break the news to her, the remaining friends are stuck in Monica's bedroom. Fearing what happened earlier in the series when they broke up, Joey came prepared with a survival kit.
Part of the kit included condoms, which Joey explains to Chandler that they may have to repopulate the Earth. Chandler dryly replies, Another example of Chandler's sharp wit and his way of telling Joey that his heart was in the right place, but his mind was not.
Early on in season 2, Ross tasks Chandler and Joey with watching his son Ben. After taking Ben on a bus and inadvertently losing him, the pair are relieved when he is later found but looks exactly like another lost baby. They decide to flip a coin to decide which one is the real Ben.
After Joey tells Chandler that heads will be ducks because ducks have heads, Chandler's only reply is, Easily the funniest moment of the episode, it all ends well for Joey and Chandler as they successfully select Ben and return him home.
As Chandler and Joey enjoy their new Barça loungers and big-screen television, Ross deals with a crisis at work. While on the phone with someone at the museum, Ross expresses his dissatisfaction that some of the museum displays are from incorrect eras of history.
After hearing Ross tell the museum that Australopithecus was never erect, Chandler tells Ross that perhaps he was nervous, only to get a glare from Ross. While it was obvious that Ross and Chandler were referring to two completely different definitions of erect, Chandler's joke took the conversation into a whole new direction for some great comedy that he was known for.
Season 3 finds Joey buying an entertainment center for his apartment with Chandler, which turns out to be a more expansive job than originally expected. Chandler could not be clearer to Joey that he does not want the entertainment center, but Joey continues on anyway.
As Chandler sleeps in his room, he is jolted awake by an electric drill coming into the wall a mere inches away from his face. He storms out to Joey, who expresses remorse if he got Chandler with the drill. Chandler retorts with an all-time great line: Perry's delivery of the line is impeccable, as the normally easygoing Chandler adds a bit of anger to this joke for good reason.
In the very first episode of the series, the friends do their best to cheer up Ross, whose wife Carol has just left him. Just when Ross says that he just wants to be married again, in a wedding dress.
Chandler does his best to seize the luck of the moment by saying, , but his wish does not seem to be granted. It was one of Chandler's first jokes on the series, and it only gave viewers a small sample of how hilarious the character would be for the next 10 years.
In season 10, Ross goes to get a spray tan but doesn't understand when to stop tanning his front. After getting four layers of tan on his front and none on his back, Ross angrily tells Monica and Chandler that he went to the tanning place that Monica suggested. Chandler's response: .
As the episode goes on, Ross decides to just hide out in his apartment. At the very end, Chandler tricks him into opening his front door and takes a photo of him before running out. Chandler was a very supportive friend but made sure .
Chandler went through a crisis of sorts in season 9 when he was relocated to Tulsa for work.
He found out that Monica met "the funniest guy" at her new job, which sent him into a tailspin. When returning to New York, he practices his jokes on his apartment door and tells it:
The joke is hilarious in itself, but it is one of the many moments during that Chandler's quick-wit humor is on display for viewers. Fortunately for Chandler, Monica reiterates to him that he is the funniest person she's ever met, which pulls him out of his funk.
Early in season 1, the gang decides to have poker nights.
When Rachel enters Ross' apartment saying "guess what," Chandler classically responds: .
As , it was quite clear that Chandler was the joker of the group. His comedy and his sarcasm made him a memorable character in the ensemble. Season 1 was only just the start for him, as his character remained beloved and hilarious for another nine years.
In season 5, Ross moves into the apartment across the street from Monica and Chandler's after Ugly Naked Guy leaves. In season 7, when , they discover Ross practicing the bagpipes as a surprise for their wedding.
Monica asks Chandler: ," and Chandler retorts:
While Chandler was obviously funny, he was also great at pointing out the obvious. Even though his family was Scottish, there was no reason for Ross to play bagpipes at the wedding in the first place. This was just one of the many humorous situations the group got into with Ross living right across the street.
Throughout the show's run, Chandler didn't have the best of luck with relationships.
As Chandler helps Joey deal with the rejection he received from Rachel, Joey tells Chandler that he doesn't know what rejection is like. Chandler fires back: .
The joke perfectly encapsulates Chandler's love life until he began dating Monica. He even seems shocked that Joey, someone who was described as a "womanizer" and dated many women, would even tell him that he did not know the feeling of rejection.
In go to his tailor for a suit. As Joey gets confused about what age he began seeing his tailor, he is blessed with fantastic advice from Chandler, who tells Joey:
Word is that Matthew Perry improvised this line while filming the episode, and he regarded it as his personal favorite Chandler joke in the show. The line does a great job of showing the relationship that Chandler and Joey have, as Chandler eventually gets tired of Joey's questionable intelligence and takes it upon himself to help him.
Season 4 features Rachel throwing a fake party for Ross and Emily to impress her prospective boyfriend Joshua.
As a pregnant Phoebe knocks over some cereal, Chandler calls her a "cereal killer." Monica takes him to task for this bad joke and
This joke is an incredible self-own by Chandler, one that viewers could relate to. Hearing someone or yourself say something silly is part of everyday life for most people and Chandler makes it easily relatable.
Other than Monica, Chandler's most significant relationship in was with Janice. Known for her very annoying personality and voice, Janice was not well-liked amongst the group. Near the end of the series, when Monica and Chandler are buying a house, they are stunned to see Janice as a prospective neighbor.
When Janice remarks that it's a small world, Chandler replies:
After breaking up with Janice three times, Chandler hilariously kept running into her in random places throughout the rest of the show. Even the idea of being neighbors with her in the suburbs unnerves him, and he and Monica work to make sure that it doesn't happen. It just takes Chandler one last kiss with Janice to send her away, much to his dismay.
In season 6, Monica and Chandler run into her ex-boyfriend, Richard (Tom Selleck), and his date on the night . When Richard says that he grew his mustache back, Chandler makes a joke that his date does not have one, which confuses everyone.
Chandler then introduces himself with:
Chandler is all about jokes. It is how he functions day to day and is woven into his personality. Sometimes, this gets him into trouble. This situation brilliantly put Chandler's uncomfortable joking into overdrive, as he was already nervous enough to propose to Monica that very night.
Season 8 featured the , and Rachel struggles to make things less awkward with Joey. She goes to Chandler for advice, which is a mistake in itself, and Chandler hits her with a classic line about himself. Chandler tells her:
This joke is the pinnacle of who Chandler is. Humor is how Chandler operates and it's how he tries to help his friends. His awareness of that makes it silly that Rachel would even think of going to him for advice rather than others in the room with them.
