Friends: 10 Joey Quotes That Prove He Is The Best Friend
All six members of the Friends gang make a case for themselves being the best person and best friend of the bunch at least one or two times in the show's decade long-run. Joey, though, is by far the most consistent in the quality of friendship he brings the gang. He hurts the other friends the least, forgives a lot, is always there, and there are many quotes to back up the claim that he is the best of the lot.
Joey is not perfect, of course, far from it, but nothing is more important to him than his friends, and while fans may remember his funnier, stupider quotes more, some of his best quotes show off his quality as a friend.
Joey's innocence and, in all honesty, dimness oftentimes leads him to get made fun of - especially by Chandler - despite how incredible their friendship is. One occasion this happens is the 'bracelet buddies' incident, which actually leads to a wholesome Joey moment.
After Chandler loses the bracelet that Joey buys him, buys a new bracelet, has the lost one returned, and gives it to Joey; this is Joey's reaction, and he is clearly overjoyed. He is so unashamed to show off his friendship with Chandler and share things like flashy bracelets with him, and it is great to see, even if Chandler did luck his way into Joey's good books.
Joey's skill with picking up women does not go unnoticed by the other friends, and on a couple of occasions, both Ross and Chandler look to him for advice. No matter how embarrassing it may seem from the outside looking in, Joey is always willing to help.
One of the best instances of this is when Joey helps Ross with dirty talk and hilariously tells him to do this. It is such a funny moment between the two, made better by Chandler's presence, and shows the lengths Joey will go to in order to help out his friends.
Even though the Joey/Rachel story is deemed one of the worst storylines of the series, it started off pretty emotional with Joey falling for her and having to face his feelings by confessing them to both her and Ross. Despite the pain he was in, he always cared about Ross' friendship more.
This quote is one of Joey's saddest in the entire show. Compared to his friends and their relationship with him, his feelings of love and happiness really do not matter. He kind of reduces his feelings to nothing here, all to try and make Ross feel better about his confession, despite the fact Joey, nor anyone for that matter, can control who they fall in love with.
When Phoebe finds out she is thirty-one and not just thirty, she becomes bummed about not having reached goals like having the perfect kiss. That is where Joey steps in.
He gives her a wonderful kiss and also reveals himself to be 1/16th Portuguese, telling her she can cross those things off her list. It is a touching moment between the two. While it could showcase how great they would be together romantically, it does highlight how close they are and how much Joey loves her.
One of the funniest incidents to happen to the gang in Friends is when Monica is stung by a jellyfish and requires one of Joey or Chandler to urinate on her. As usual, Joey stepped up.
Joey doing what he did for Monica is enough to prove how good of a friend he can be, the same goes for Chandler. However, Joey goes one step further by proudly claiming he would do it for any of them anytime, and audiences really believe him because he is that good of a friend.
Phoebe's quirkiness can unquestionably be hard to deal with sometimes for the gang, but Joey never complains about it and oftentimes does what he can to make her happy, such as saving all the Christmas trees from the chipper during his temp Christmas job.
The "Merry Christmas!" from him and Monica is more indicative of the moment itself rather than a quote proving his friendship. He did not need to do what he did but was happy to do it not only for Christmas but to make his friend happy.
This is perhaps Joey's saddest moment in Friends when, for the first time, he truly falls deeply in love with a woman and confesses as such to her, only for her to not reciprocate. The way he deals with it so eloquently proves his brilliance as a friend.
Rachel's first reaction following the shock is to think she will lose Joey. His assurance about the impossibility of that happening is so sweet as it once again proves he will forever put his friends before his own feelings, their happiness, and comfortability above his own
One of Joey's romantic interests in the series was Janine, a woman who Joey fell for early upon meeting her, but who messed things up by making the biggest mistake one can make with Joey, believing he would put anything before his friends.
This is another example of Joey putting his friends ahead of his own needs and wants. Despite how much he liked Janine, she was nothing to him compared to Monica and Chandler, his family. He did not hesitate in breaking up with her when it was clear she would not get on with the couple. The loyalty Joey has to his friends cannot be overstated.
One of the biggest betrayals in Friends is when Chandler kisses Joey's girlfriend, Kathy, something even fans still hate him for. It looked to damage their friendship exponentially. When Kathy broke up with Chandler as he lay in a box, Joey could not help but forgive his friend.
Despite getting hurt and betrayed, Joey loved Chandler and knew he did not want to hurt him. Rather than let Chandler be heartbroken about losing a woman he had fallen hard for, Joey found it within himself to forgive him. That is something not a lot of people could do.
For as meaningful as romantic connections are to Joey, it took a different kind of strength to give up a large portion of what meant the most to him in life outside of his friends; food. He managed to do just that during Phoebe's pregnancy, though.
In order to remove her guilt about eating meat while pregnant (due to the cravings brought on by the triplets), Joey decides to become a vegetarian for her. Given how food is such a huge part of Joey's life and meat is pretty much one of his favorite things, that took a lot of strength. He did not need to do it, but he did not want his friend to be hurt emotionally, and so he did what had to be done for her.