He was Chandler Bing. The most cutting of the sextet in Friends. The wise guy of the gang. The character who got us all going: 'Oh. My. God!' Some of the show’s best lines were by, for or about him.
Let's take a dozen steps on a walk down a Friends Memory Lane in honour of Matthew Perry's much-loved character, who rarely had little to say.
Remember when . . . Joey landed his first movie role – as Al Pacino’s bum double and Chandler said to him: "After all your years of struggling, you’ve finally been able to crack your way into showbusiness."
Remember when . . . Rachel realised Chandler wasn’t gay. She told him: "When I first met you . . . I thought, maybe, possibly, you might be [gay] . . . but then you spent Phoebe’s entire birthday party talking to my breasts, so then I figured maybe not."
Remember when . . . Chandler and Joey got black leather armchairs and Phoebe said: "I can't believe two cows made the ultimate sacrifice so that you guys could watch TV with your feet up."
Remember when . . . Joey gets offered a home of his own and tells roommate Chandler: "It’s not like we agreed to live together forever. We’re not Bert and Ernie."
Three episodes later and they’re back together.
Remember when . . . the gang discuss their ‘freebie list’ of stars they’re allowed to sleep with and Chandler dismisses Susan Sarandon. "She’s too political – she probably wouldn’t do it unless you donated four cans of food first."
Remember when . . . Chandler broke up with Janice and he said: "It serves me right for buying a twelve-pack of condoms."
Remember when . . . Chandler used his name to explain himself, saying: "I can handle it – handle's my middle name. Actually, it's the middle part of my first name."
Remember when . . . Chandler told Monica: "If worst comes to worst, I’ll be your boyfriend." She laughs at the thought but later changes her mind.
Remember when . . . Rachel bought a $1000 hairless sphinx cat and Chandler describes it as "a minion of the antichrist".
Remember when . . . Monica’s parents - who didn’t like Chandler - came for Thanksgiving and Chandler drew attention to Mr Geller’s dandruff by saying: "Whoa! Snowin’ out there!"
Remember when . . . Chandler explained why he didn’t cry when Bambi’s mother died: "Yes, it was very sad when the guy stopped drawing the deer."
Remember when . . . the much-wed Ross called it off with Elizabeth and Chandler remarked: "If you’re not careful, you may not get married this year."
