The Friends Characters, Ranked 《老友记》角色排名

It’s been over 25 years since the first episode of Friends aired， but the show remains more popular than ever. Over the course of 236 episodes， we watched our favorite gang navigate their 20s through jobs， marriages， breakups， kids， and ultimately， for some， moving out of New York City. No two characters were the same， each bringing something different and quirky to the group.

自《老友记》第一集播出以来，已逾25 年，但如今该剧的人气更胜过往。236 集里，我们看着我们最喜欢的这群人度过他们20 多岁的岁月，经历工作、结婚、分手、生子，最终，有些人搬离纽约。没有哪两个角色是相同的，每个角色都给老友团带来了不同和离奇的东西。

We still have so many thoughts. Were Ross and Rachel actually on a break？ What if Joey and Rachel actually worked out？ Was it hard to like Ross when he was dating his student？ Remember when Phoebe single-handedly stopped an airplane from taking off？ It all got us thinking about our order of adoration. So after much consideration， here is our definitive ranking of the Friends characters， from favorite to least favorite.

我们仍然思绪万千。罗斯和瑞秋当时真的分手了吗？如果乔伊和瑞秋真的在一起会怎样？和学生约会的罗斯很难招人喜欢吗？还记得菲比凭一己之力阻止飞机起飞吗？如此种种都让我们思考自己的喜爱顺序。因此，经过再三考虑，以下是我们对《老友记》角色的最终排名，喜爱程度从高到低。

Rachel Green

瑞秋·格林

Is there even Friends without the Rachel？ The show started with her barging into the Central Perk in her wedding dress escaping her nuptials to Barry. She was the character destined to be underestimated， the one who came from privilege and didn’t know how to live without daddy’s credit card. But as we watched over 10 seasons， she defied the odds. She changed her narrative and got by with a little help from her friends. She showed us that you can have a baby without being married and follow your passion going from waitress to buyer at Ralph Lauren. And， most importantly， she got off the plane. We’re so glad she got off the plane. Rachel Green， you were never a shoe … but maybe a purse1.

没有瑞秋这个角色，还有《老友记》吗？这部剧开头，瑞秋一袭婚纱闯入中央公园咖啡馆，逃离与巴瑞的婚礼。她出身富贵，没有爸爸的信用卡就不知如何生活，注定是个要被人低估的角色。但是，我们看着这10季里，她克服了种种困难。她改变了自己的故事，在朋友的一点帮助下维持生活。她向我们展示，你可以不结婚就生小孩，可以追随自己心中所爱，从服务员变身拉夫劳伦的买手。最重要的是，她下了飞机，我们对此欣喜万分。瑞秋·格林，你从来不是只鞋，但或许是个钱包。

Monica Geller

莫妮卡·盖勒

Leave it to Monica to make her competitive side weirdly sexy. With a glow-up2 of the century， she spent adolescence obese and ignored only to shed the weight to become a healthy and amazing chef. She even cut off Phoebe’s speech at Phoebe’s own wedding rehearsal because it was too long. Her apartment was home base for the group， always with her home-cooked meals. We cried through her struggle to get pregnant， and then cheered as she started her journey as a mother to twins.

莫妮卡把她争强好胜的一面变得莫名性感。她女大十八变，青春期时肥胖、被人忽视，却减肥成功，成为一名健康、优秀的厨师。在菲比的婚礼彩排上，她甚至因为菲比的发言太长而打断菲比。她的公寓是老友团的大本营，总有她自己做的饭菜。我们为她艰难备孕而落泪，又为她成为双胞胎的母亲而欢呼。

Joey Tribbiani

乔伊·崔比安尼

Could he be wearing any more clothes？！3 There was a part of Joey that never grew up， and his genuine innocence and excitement for life （and food） was a laugh to watch. He always knew to ask， “How you doin’？” and made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t share food. Though this daytime soap star wasn’t the brightest of the bunch （he did lock himself in his media unit， leaving his and Chandler’s belongings ready for the thieving）， we love him just as much. All these years later， we’re still swooning over his admiration for Chick and Duck.

他还能穿得再多点吗？ 乔伊身上有一部分总是长不大，他发自内心的纯真和对生活（以及食物）的热情让人捧腹大笑。他总是知道要问“你好吗？”，而且十分明确地表示自己从不分享食物。虽然这位日间肥皂剧明星并非这帮人中头脑最灵光的（他曾把自己锁进娱乐柜，致使他和钱德勒的财物被偷），我们还是非常爱他。多年过去，我们还是为他对“小鸡”和“小鸭”的喜爱而着迷。

Phoebe Buffay

菲比·布菲

Phoebe didn’t need friends; she marched to the beat of her own drum4. But they needed her. In anything she did， she made it cool to be weird. “Smelly Cat” was a jam， no questions asked. She’s arguably the most selfless of the characters， always making sure those who she cared most about had everything they needed. She drove like a madwoman to get Ross to the airport. She brought humor to the group， and watching made us wish we had a friend like her. Her wedding in the middle of a New York City street during a snowstorm wasn’t what she expected， yet it was everything she ever wanted. We hope she found the phalange5.

菲比不需要朋友，她我行我素，但朋友们需要她。无论做什么，她都能让怪异变得很酷。毋庸置疑，“臭臭猫”是即兴演奏。她可以说是最无私的角色，总是确保她最在乎的人得到所需的一切。她疯了似的飙车送罗斯去机场，给老友团带来幽默，让我们看剧的时候希望有个像她一样的朋友。暴风雪中，菲比的婚礼在纽约市的大街中央举行，虽出乎她的意料，但这就是她想要的一切。希望她已经找到了“弗兰基”。

Janice Hosenstein

珍妮斯·霍森施泰因

Oh ... my ... God … We know what you’re thinking： Why is Janice so high on this list？ The real question is， why not？ Janice was an instrumental character who threw everything off balance. She managed to have Chandler wrapped around her finger with her ... charm？ Definitely her charm. But what’s so recognizable about her is that we all know a “Janice” in our lives. She’s a loose cannon6 who means well， is lovable， and will always find one at the most inopportune times （like seeing Rachel in labor）. While we’re glad that she and Chandler didn’t work out （and that she didn’t buy the house next to Chandler and Monica）， their awkward love affair is something that’s hard to forget， even if we try.