The Funniest Scenes In Friends

For 10 seasons, the cast of "Friends" managed to deliver 236 episodes of pure joy. Some seasons are much better than others, but all have their moments — be they emotional or comedic — that stand out as some of the best in the series. The same is true of the individual "Friends" episodes, as there is definitely an upper tier of greats, while others deserve their spot at the bottom. But even episodes that aren't as well-rounded still boast some pretty memorable scenes: You might be surprised to find out that some of the funniest scenes in "Friends" come from some rather lackluster episodes.

We decided to list the funniest moments in "Friends" history but opted not to rank them, as it would have been virtually impossible. These memorable scenes stand out among the rest and are pulled from eight of the 10 seasons. If you're a die-hard "Friends" fan, you can probably guess which seasons didn't feature a moment funny enough to earn a spot. So let's take a walk down memory lane and recall the moments in "Friends" history that made us laugh the hardest. Hopefully you'll see your favorite as you scroll down our list.

Season 3 Episode 2 ("The One Where No One's Ready") is regarded as one of the best "Friends" episodes of all time. It is perfect from start to finish, without any downtime or dull storylines. The episode is shot entirely in the girls' apartment as the group gets ready for a fabulous night out at the museum, where Ross is set to deliver a speech. The problem is that other than Ross and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), no one is ready to go out, as they're all preoccupied with different things.

Joey and Chandler (Matthew Perry) have the funniest back-and-forth in the episode as they fight over the oversized chair in the apartment. To get back at Joey for stealing the chair's cushions, Chandler hides all of his underwear. In a bizarre rebuttal, Joey decides to do the opposite of what Chandler did to him and puts on all of Chandler's clothes. Joey walks into the apartment sporting his roommate's entire wardrobe and says, "Look at me, I'm Chandler! Could I be wearing any more clothes?" Things only get better when Joey mentions he's going commando and begins to do lunges as Chandler cringes.

In Season 4 Episode 11 ("The One with Phoebe's Uterus"), Chandler confides in Monica and Rachel by telling them he hasn't slept with his girlfriend Kathy (Paget Brewster) yet. He admits his fear that he won't perform as well as Joey, who dated Kathy right before him. Monica decides to teach Chandler all about the erogenous zones on a woman's body, with Rachel looking on. She draws a woman on a sheet of paper and labels seven different areas. Chandler is shocked at how many there are, but the audience never sees what Monica has labeled.

She tells Chandler the order in which he should hit the zones and starts to become a little heated herself as she begins shouting out the numbers. Monica closes her eyes and gets even more into her teaching session, ending it by screaming the number seven over and over again. She breathlessly whispers "seven" one last time as she holds up the same amount of fingers and falls back on the couch. Not only is it one of the funniest scenes in the entire series, it's also one of Monica's best moments.

The gang decides to turn over a new leaf in Season 5 Episode 11 ("The One With All the Resolutions"), when they all pick a New Year's resolution. Ross' resolution is to try something new every day, and on January 2, he buys himself a pair of flashy leather pants to wear on a date with a new woman. He goes to her apartment to watch a movie but gets overheated in his new trousers. Ross excuses himself to the bathroom as he starts to sweat and immediately pulls his pants off the moment he gets some privacy.

The real comedy begins when Ross can't get his pants back up because of the sweat on his legs, so he gets Joey on the phone for some advice. Joey suggests Ross dab his legs with powder to absorb the moisture, but that doesn't work out. He then asks if there's any Vaseline around, but Ross can only find lotion. The lotion and the powder end up combining to make a paste, and Ross is even less able to get his pants up. He has to leave his date's apartment with no pants on and walks to Monica's place wearing only his shirt and jacket.

This moment is the perfect example of when a hilarious "Friends" scene makes you forget that the rest of the episode was rather lackluster. In Season 5 Episode 16 ("The One With the Cop"), Phoebe finds a missing police badge and ends up dating the cop to whom it belongs. Joey thinks he has feelings for Monica but ultimately realizes he just wants a relationship like she and Chandler have. The storylines are mediocre, but the episode is saved when Ross buys a couch. Yes, this is the "Pivot!" episode — though you'd never know from the title.

Ross enlists the help of Rachel and Chandler to help him move his new couch up the stairs of his building after refusing to pay the delivery fee. As the trio works the sofa up the twisting stairwell, Ross shouts one command over and over again. He yells "pivot" six times, each time more aggravated than before. The audience can barely contain themselves as Ross continues to scream like a toddler until Chandler eventually shouts "Shut up!" three times. The actors could hardly stay in character, and the bloopers are just as funny as the actual scene.

Ross and Monica show off their dance moves in "The One With the Routine" (Season 6 Episode 10). The pair attend a taping of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" and are desperate to earn a spot on a platform, so they decide to perform a routine they did in middle school for a producer.

To say that this dance is funny would be an understatement. Monica and Ross's routine is one of those "Friends" moments that makes you keel over in laughter every single time you see it. They manage to combine some of the silliest dance moves, including the chicken wing, the grasp and slide, the pot stir, the foot tap, and the hop, skip, and jump. There's also a super fun moment where Monica pretends to slap Ross at the beginning of the dance, which perfectly sets the delusional tone. They end up impressing the producer, or so they think: He puts them on the podium just to get their dance on camera again for the blooper show.

"Friends" boasts a list of impressive guest stars, but perhaps the best came in Season 8 Episode 9 ("The One With the Rumor"). Brad Pitt — who was married to Jennifer Aniston at the time — played Will Colbert, one of Ross' friends from high school. We find out pretty quickly during the dinner scene that Will hates Rachel because she made his life miserable when they were younger. The whole shtick is hilarious: Pitt's character hates his wife's character, and he even does a great, condescending impression of her hair flip.

It's revealed that Will and Ross started a salacious rumor about Rachel in high school and were a part of the I Hate Rachel Green Club. Will applauds Ross for not marrying Rachel after getting her pregnant, and his disdain for her gets funnier by the minute. The bit runs throughout the entire episode, as it primarily takes place over the course of dinner in Monica's apartment, and we are grateful for every Pitt-filled minute.

In Season 10 Episode 11 ("The One Where the Stripper Cries"), Monica and Rachel throw Phoebe a classy bachelorette party. Phoebe's disappointed when she learns there isn't a stripper, so the women call the first one they can find in the phone book. In this great "Friends" scene, the stripper who shows up is played by the great Danny DeVito, and he puts on a performance we can never forget.

Calling himself Officer Goodbody, the stripper dances for Phoebe to "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell. His dance is priceless, and it's amazing that anyone in that scene could get through it without laughing. If you look close enough, you can see Kudrow and Aniston start to break character several times, and we can't blame them. The only issue with his dance is that it's not long enough, because he cuts it short when he sees Phoebe cringe. The stripper ends up crying in embarrassment but picks up his dance later on when a guilty Phoebe encourages him. Season 10 is regarded as one of the poorer "Friends" seasons, but this scene with DeVito is genuinely one of its saving graces.