Phoebe Buffay

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

Regina Phalange

Phoebe's famous pseudonym/alter ego was Dr. Regina Phalange. The first references to Dr. Phalange were used in the episodes set in England, in the run up to Ross's marriage to Emily; Phoebe was at home because she couldn't fly overseas pregnant, and she persisted in calling Emily's family in an attempt to warn Ross that Rachel was coming to break up the wedding. When Emily's family became weary of calls from "Ross' friend Phoebe", she invented Dr. Phalange and a disease for Ross to explain his odd behavior. Dr. Phalange later re-surfaced when the group traveled to Las Vegas, and Phoebe was kicked out of a casino for stealing an old lady's jackpot. She tried to convince the security guard that he kicked out Phoebe and that she was Dr. Phalange. Phoebe uses the alias a third time in order to teach Joey how to distinguish if someone is acting or just lying very well. She once again uses the name to demonstrate to Monica and Chandler how people can easily give fake names after they got "fake-numbered" on their honeymoon. Additionally, in the series finale, Phoebe tries to convince Rachel not to remain on the plane because there's something wrong with the plane's "left phalange." Dr. Phalange is recognisable by the odd pronunciation of certain words, most notably her own name (it is pronounced Pha-LAN-gee, with strong emphasis on the second syllable). There is also an occasion when Phoebe refers to Regina Phalange as a different person not actually herself. It happens when special guest Winona Rider's character asks her about ever being part of a sorority. Feeling a little out of the loop for never having attended college, Phoebe comes up with a fake story (in one of her best lines ever) involving a sorority named "Thigh-Mega-Tampon, which was shut after Regina Phalange died of alcohol poisoning".

Related Topics:
England - Las Vegas - Monica - Chandler - Honeymoon

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