Phoebe Buffay

Phoebe Buffay was a character played by Lisa Kudrow in the popular television sitcom Friends (September 22, 1994 - May 6, 2004).

Friendships

Phoebe had somewhat peculiar relationships with the three male Friends. Chandler acted as something of a little brother, on several occasions he demands: "Pheebs! Play with me!" The conversations between the two, which ranged from why Donald Duck wears a towel when getting out of the shower, to why there isn't a superhero called 'Goldman', were another highlight of the show. Whilst Phoebe and Joey had a similar relationship, it emerged that Phoebe had a secret crush on Joey. However, this was rather playful and was never acted upon. Phoebe and Ross on the other hand had a rather different relationship. Ross' scientific beliefs and Phoebe's self-devised beliefs led to conflict over the theories of evolution, gravity and whether or not Phoebe's dead mother had been reincarnated as a cat. However, the two always remained firm friends and it later emerged that they had almost slept together during Ross' first divorce.

Related Topics:
Chandler - Donald Duck - Superhero - Joey - Crush - Ross - Evolution - Gravity - Reincarnated - Divorce

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Phoebe's relationship with the two other female Friends were also a bit peculiar. Though she and Monica were clearly very close, Phoebe often found the other woman's competitive, obsessive-compulsive behavior off-putting. She moved out of Monica's apartment surreptitiously, taking out one possession at a time (a lamp, a rug, et cetera) to avoid discovery, and at one point, some time before the first episode, she attempted to broom Monica out of her life (something that was discovered when she and Monica re-connected with a friend to whom Monica did the same thing). Her relationship with Rachel was a bit more even-keeled. She once admitted that,if she had to choose which her two girlfriends to have a sexual relationship with, she would pick Rachel because she was not as high-maintenance as Monica. (This was one of several references to Phoebe's possible bisexuality. She also once considered asking out Ross and Monica's female cousin, and mentioned to Joey that another female friend of hers was not opposed to three-ways but she, Phoebe, couldn't say how she knew that.) Phoebe might be considered the dominant figure in the three-way friendship between the three girls: once, when Monica and Rachel were fighting, Phoebe easily overcame both of them by pinching their ears so hard both were forced to kneel; once Monica and Rachel agreed to stop fighting, Phoebe commented, "If we were in prison, you guys would be my bitches."

Related Topics:
Obsessive-compulsive - Bisexuality

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During the series Phoebe continued to uncover bits of her past including meeting her real mother Phoebe Sr. (played by Teri Garr), her half-brother Frank Buffay Jr. (played by Giovanni Ribisi), and finally her real father Frank Buffay Sr. (played by Bob Balaban). Along the way she also acted as a surrogate and gave birth to her brother's triplets, with whom she aimed to be "Fun Aunt Phoebe".

Related Topics:
Teri Garr - Frank Buffay Jr. - Giovanni Ribisi - Bob Balaban

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