Rachel was famous most safe for her hair. I don’t understand how she ever is regarded as an a list actress. One has to be more than Brad Pitt’s disregarded wife.
It's funny. I knew Phoebe was the most hostile of the bunch but after watching your breakdown, a whole lot of examples came to mind to support that. And I was like: "It's true! She really is pretty hostile!" 😂
I personally love Dr. Grande’a videos. From his voice to his incredibly thoughtful and factually based analysis. Seeing him dissect pop culture? EVEN BETTER :) :) :) thank you sir!!!
Great video as always! I’d love to see you assess the women from sex and the city. I’ve literally just read an article from a couple of years ago which gave all the reasons the author believed Carrie was a narcissist. I’d also like to know what you make of Samantha’s sex life. Is her character a liberated woman who gets hers, or is indicative of some kind of personality disorder?
_Seinfeld_ would be perfect for your evaluation, as it's been said that if you take away the laugh track, all four main characters exhibit personalities verging on the psychopathic.
Yet another creative and informative video Dr Grande. You should consider the Sopranos for the next TV character personality analysis. That'd be especially interesting given the screen time for the main characters. Best wishes!
Oh I loved Thursday night tv & we never missed an episode of FRIENDS!! I think we can all identify as one character or take pieces of each of them to make up all the parts that make us. Great vid idea Dr Grande
Thank you! Friends is one of my favorite shows of all time. I think you were right on with your OCEAN analysis and with your overall character development.
It really was a superb show. As a Brit, there are some American comedy shows that we love dearly, especially Cheers, Friends and Frasier. Enjoyed your analysis.
After 10 years of not having a TV, I didn’t think I would care about this analysts, but I did. Intellectualizing this show turned out well, as with most videos Dr. Grande creates, whether real people or fictional characters. Long time watcher, 2nd time commenter.
Oh my goodness, this is great! I’ve always spoken about Sheldon Cooper as being the epitome of the OCD, asburgers, cluster B to the nth degree, to create that comedy. And of course the other characters have their issues as well. If you could do one on the big bang theory, that would be super fun.
I’m surprised. I always thought Rachel had good character development, going from an immature, self-centered (albeit lovable), spoiled airhead to a self-possessed, stable, not-so-emotional, not-so-easily-influenced grownup.
Wow. I really enjoyed this breakdown of the Friends personalities. I was actually very surprised about Phoebe. Of course, it's been years since I've watched the show but I remembered her being more "Agreeable" than you mentioned. Now that I know a little more about OCEAN, I'd love to go back and see what you are referring to. As always, your videos entertain and educate. Thank you.
I was trying to guess along with you -- yes! 🤣🤣🤣 Great idea. Before "Friends", my own group of college friends used to ponder our own personality traits by the Hundred-Acre-Wood crowd. During Friends, we used that lens. A few of us (those who have not had inappropriately young children around) have added a new layer for Big Bang Theory.... (Btw, Piglet+Tigger; Monica+Phoebe; Sheldon+Penny. Can't imagine why I feel a little crazy some days! 🤪) Thought of Big Bang Theory when you mentioned a show of introverts -- I think that might be the closest we've come, but it's a hit! 🤓
Tracy Tucker [Cooksey] - yes, I’d love to see a breakdown of the Winnie the Pooh characters because I read something that said that each one of the characters represented at a certain type of mental illness. Of course I felt a little sad that I resonated with Eeyore. I can’t remember that Facebook post, but it was really good at showing Each of the neuroses. I also resonated with Tigger because I’m very ADHD, emphasis on the H.
Tracy Tucker [Cooksey] - well thank you so much. I just reread my comment and realized how odd it is that I felt like a combo of the two extremes. I was always an athlete and very active but living in the adult world with too many misfortunes is what created depression. So I’m guessing my Tigger has really turned into just plain old anxiety as my hyperactive outlet.
I would have assumed that Phoebe were the most neurotic, but when you break it down it makes sense that she isn't. It's just that some of the openness facets make her seem that way, but her high self-esteem and, for example, not suffering from substance addiction despite having been homeless, really do place her low in it.
Great video, it's nice to see some content that's a little more light-hearted. If you plan on doing this with more series I would love to see an analysis for the characters of Bones :D
What an interesting analysis of one of my favorite shows. I was trying to rate the personality characteristics ahead of you, Dr. Grande. I succeeded about 70% of the time, which is a solid C-.
yes!!!!! i think it's also important to note that ross' behaviour in his relationships (esp w toxicity he cultivated w rachel) is generally quite abusive and controlling in what seemed to be societally permissible and covert ways, especially in his own insecurity and possessiveness of his partners. now my dude miss chanandler bong has a whole other set of issues but he's a character i've always felt very close to. he's also an only child like me, has a lot of negative self-talk, uses humour to mask pain, and we both have extreme fear of being trapped into a loving relationship lmao
Loved this! Really great idea :) It would be really interesting to see a similar video on the Big Bang theory characters as I feel they are more exaggerated on the surface but with subtleties that perhaps many would miss. Would be interesting to hear your take on their personalities
Some points I agree and at some points, I feel like you haven't seen much. Rating from higher to lower for character development 1. Chandler 2. Monica 3. Rachel Below three didn't show any development but I am putting as just according to my knowledge 4. Joey 5. Phoebe 6. Ross Chandler is the most reliable, productive, consistent, creative (you know he works in Ad agency later in the show). He is sarcastic but he is friendly and outgoing, agreeableness is less cause he has other priorities. Rachel has great character development as shows progress, she becomes highly reliable, social, productive, independent, gentle, and kind. Well, Joey, Phoebe, and Ross are the worst. They are not decisive, lacks clarity, narcissists. Joey is a child and Ross is a child acting like a man. That's the only difference. Never take any responsibility in their life. Joey's finance totally depends on chandler's money. Ross is a highly untrusted person and worst when it comes to accepting things. I can write more but I am stopping here. You should research more Sir
Thank you to whomever suggested this. Sometimes this sort of framing of subjects are more enjoyable. Pop culture. I loved Friends and I'm looking forward to listening......
I never saw the show but I know about it. Maybe I'll catch it some time. However, in general, I find the things actors say to be play-pretend and out of touch with the real world; and I'd never "fangirl" about anyone who came into the world the same way I did. That said, I dont watch TV much so as not to fall into that rabbit hole. Thank you Dr Grande. 👍🌹
I can just imagine Dr Grande's 'research' for this topic, binge watching all 10 seasons? 😆 🤣 I love Friends best show of all time and in all seriousness this was really insightful to better understand OCEAN. Thanks Dr Grande!
Dr.Grande,can you make a video about personal life and relations of psychologists? I mean their out of the office behavior. Do they analyze and approach their family,neighbours,wives etc, the same way they behave with their clients? If no,how do they manage to avoid reading and analyzing body language and behavior of the people around them the same way they do with their clients? Thank you so much for your great and informative videos.
Since you're doing sitcoms, I'd love to see you analyze the cast of Absolutely Fabulous. The show was a hoot and the characters had serious issues, lol!
I got this one. Edina is a narcissistic histrionic. Saffy is repressed, though she is the best adjusted character on the show. The gay husband is passive aggressive. The addict husband is codependent. Mother has denial issues. And Patsy is a full-blown sociopath.
When I was a little girl I had only met 1 other person named Emma (an old lady) when I was 15 Rachel named her baby Emma.. then there was an explosion of little Emmas the show had a huge impact on society.. even in small ways like taking away the originality of my name 😂
Great video Dr Grande! Thank you! On South Australian TV programming.. Friends & Seinfeld were in direct competition to one another! I watched Seinfeld.. & went on to watch Curb your enthusiasm.. I'd be interested to see your assessment of the Seinfeld characters. I've watched the very occasional re-run of friends tho. Thanks again.
I’m watching Friends all day; sometimes it’s just enough to escape. Dr. G - did you really watch every Friends episode? Your analysis is...umm..really really great. Really.
Hey Dr Grande, do you think that it’s possible to turn out as stable and nice as phoebe does after having a terrible and traumatic childhood IRL? She is hostile and quite aggressive however she turned out very kind and caring to those around her (example: that ep where a guy wants to kill himself and phoebe convinces him to stay alive) overall she turned out pretty stable so I’m wondering if someone who has had a traumatic childhood as much as her could still turn out mentally healthy and stable?
HI Doc... I've been watching many of your vids... I find you to be highly articulate, intelligent, insightful, engaging, kind, thoughtful... and I especially enjoy your wry 'tongue in cheek' humor. Here however, I just find it odd to analyze the fictional characters of a sitcom like Friends ... uh, why? they are fictional characters whose personalities were invented by the writers... I personally don't care if they are narcissistic, bi polar, obsessive compulsive, or whatever. They aren't real people. They are contrived fictional characters. Since you like and use analogies often in your videos. here's one: "Analyzing fictional characters in a novel, play, movie, sitcom, tv drama, is, in my mind anyway, sorta like analyzing a fugue by Bach that he never actually composed". Bach wrote enough compositions, (fugues, concerti, cantatas, etc) that warrant analysis. I am a concert violinist, hence my analogy. Just my opinion on this one. Take what you like (if anything) and leave the rest... Per your opening caveat in most of your vids: "I am not diagnosing anyone here in this opinion, only speculating on what could be happening in a situation like this"... Having offered this criticism, I can see by the many posts by your other many fans, I'm in the minority on this. (But please fans here, be nice and respectful, I'm not attacking Mr. G) I really like what you do!!! Keep these great vids coming!!! Greg, Big Dr G Fan
Love this video and love your insight as well. I would LOVE it if you did the same analysis on the characters of 2 1/2 Men PRIOR to Ashton Kutcher. Now that was a bunch of characters that needed therapy. Between the mother, Rose, and Charlie I'm not sure who had the most issues...
Monica actually was the highest in conscientiousness, and it only appears contrived by the show due to the limitation of the set design. Monicas' apartment does not bear the resemblance of one lived in by a highly orderly person. It is designed with chaotic patterns and mismatching colours. Typically, highly orderly people do not prefer rooms designed in such a way. Rather, they prefer uniformity in colours and patterns, and symmetrical layouts. However, Monicas' apartment features as a main set for all characters, not just Monica, so the set designers needed to create an apartment which reflected the overall theme of the show, not just Monicas' personality. For example, in one episode Monica becomes irate about the fact that Rachel moved her ottoman to a slightly different position. The scene is set up to cast Monica as a highly orderly 'clean freak', yet seems unusual since the ottoman is clearly a completely different colour and does not match the armchair which Monica insists it be paired with. Why should someone who is so insistent about ordering these items together not appear bothered by how these pieces of furniture are so clearly mismatched? One could argue that her capacity to categorise such items as matching despite their discordant qualities in fact further emphasises her orderliness, but it still would not make sense that she should have kept this style of apartment for 10 years.
Excellent video. Queen's Gambit could be next? It's recent and it being a mini-series makes it easier to analyze. I think there's a lot to say about Beth and the romanticized cliché of the troubled genius.
Yay!!! I was just thinking that analyzing the sitcom How I Met Your Mother would be fun! Or It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia! The characters are crude and offensive but absurdly entertaining.
I had to google them in order to figure out which one was which. I keep saying I'm going to watch the shows someday, just haven't gotten around to it yet. Your analysis is interesting though. Makes me want to watch the shows just to see what the heck you're talking about. I'm not completely oblivious, but almost (as much as one can be while living in a cultural environment that is saturated with it). I think probably what puts me off from watching TV is that intuitively I suspect the shows portray and even promote certain stereotypes.
I love the episode in which Joey is expressing a desire to have a more 'commanding' surname, and Chandler suggests: Stalin. Joey: "You know, it turns out there was a Joseph Stalin! Yeah, some Russian dictator guy..."
@@Minivanmusician seeing all this “thirst” over Joe, makes me think the original source (i.e the book) does a better job at how you’re actually supposed to feel about the characters 😊. The show isn’t a “bad” adaptation though.
As someone who has watched Friends more times than Id like to admit... Id have to strongly disagree with putting Phoebe at the bottom of the Conscientiosness category, as she is the character with the biggest heart and conscience in the show. She is very passionate about everyone being happy, even complete strangers, like when she was in telemarketing and tracked down a client in person just to convince him not to kill himself. Am I taking this way too seriously? Yes.
To some extent friends tends to have a tendency, to some extent, to extend the extension of tending to the phrase "to some extent" while not extending the tension.
4:20 boom nailed it 👌🏼 i said its either joey or Phoebe edit i ended up getting all the guesses right about who's who pretty easy ig if you watched the show
Great information, loved this show and all the characters for many different reasons. Did not care for the later seasons though. Just felt like they were getting too out there.
I have to disagree on Joey, Ross, and Rachel here. The One Where Joey Got His Encyclopedia said so much about who he was underneath. He wanted to learn and he was open to learning. He wanted to show his friends all of this new intelligence, only to find he was yet again at the back of the class as the others had already moved onto a newer topic. Joey doesn't seek out knowledge, though. He didn't attend night classes like Phoebe. I wonder if that was because he never saw himself as smart and intellectually capable. Ross is the one I found to be most rigid in his thought processing. He wasn't very accepting of things that didn't fit with Ross' ideals. Take his ex-wife for example. He even wanted Carol to put the pin back in for his own sake. When Rachel convinced Bonnie to again shave her head, Ross was everything "The hell no!" to dating a bald woman no matter how much he liked her. Ross has a lot of academic smarts about him and a lot of general knowledge, yet where art is concerned? I think his scientific mind over analyses whatever it is he's looking at. Rachel is extremely creative. She works in the fashion industry. She needs an eye for colour, fabric, style, and cut. She needs to be on top of the trends and fashion is very much inspired by art and society. Art doesn't only mean paintings and sculptures. Art is also performance such as acting and dance. Art is clothing, uniquely styled shoes, and home decor. Art also heavily influences food, so Monica has a good dose of creativity in her, too.
This was very interesting and such a creative idea! Doesn’t sound like you’re a Rachel fan. 😂😝
Rachel was famous most safe for her hair. I don’t understand how she ever is regarded as an a list actress. One has to be more than Brad Pitt’s disregarded wife.
@@lauramason5667If it’s that easy, then go get a better haircut and go become famous.
Friend is my comfort show. Seen every episode dozens of times. Excellent video!
It's funny. I knew Phoebe was the most hostile of the bunch but after watching your breakdown, a whole lot of examples came to mind to support that. And I was like: "It's true! She really is pretty hostile!" 😂
You forgot the most important member of the cast: Janice. The one afflicted with irritable nasal disorder.
True. Lol. She was funny, and would have been interesting, but I don't think she was one of the main characters, though.
Gunther too
I am Phoebe, but I wish I were Janice. ❤️
Ohhhh my God ! I loved Janice!
The spin-off Joey was boring..so maybe good thing Friends didn’t try to develop his character more.
Very interesting! Can you please do the same with Breaking Bad?
Interested to know Mike’s
+1 for Breaking bad 😊
@@YouLookInMyEyes He did one for Breaking Bad 2 years ago. Not exactly the same format but you may enjoy it anyway.
I personally love Dr. Grande’a videos. From his voice to his incredibly thoughtful and factually based analysis. Seeing him dissect pop culture? EVEN BETTER :) :) :) thank you sir!!!
Great video as always! I’d love to see you assess the women from sex and the city. I’ve literally just read an article from a couple of years ago which gave all the reasons the author believed Carrie was a narcissist. I’d also like to know what you make of Samantha’s sex life. Is her character a liberated woman who gets hers, or is indicative of some kind of personality disorder?
Cameron Reekie Carrie is certainly a troubled soul
LoveRachelXOXOXO
www.bustle.com/articles/21407-all-the-times-ok-some-of-the-times-carrie-was-selfish-on-sex-and-the-city
This was the article x
YESSS
Please do "Seinfeld" next! I recall hearing that Larry David created the four main characters with distinct personality disorders in mind.
Tell me more?
Omg yessss please
Or Larry David in Curb your Enthusiasm!
Yes! Would love to see his analysis on George.🤣
@@EricaOats and Kramer!
This was really interesting. Thank you. 🙂 Friends and Frazier are my favourite American shows. 🇬🇧 Frazier especially.
Holy shit, I'm so excited for this!! Whoever requested it - you're a gem!! 🌹🌹
Good video! Do you think you could possibly do a video on hypochondria/health anxiety?
_Seinfeld_ would be perfect for your evaluation, as it's been said that if you take away the laugh track, all four main characters exhibit personalities verging on the psychopathic.
Yet another creative and informative video Dr Grande. You should consider the Sopranos for the next TV character personality analysis. That'd be especially interesting given the screen time for the main characters. Best wishes!
It would be great except I don't think there would be enough time in Dr. Grande's half hour video allotments.
I can't believe I'm just watching this!!! Great as usual, Dr. Grande. Thanx!!!
Love to hear your thoughts on the Seinfeld sitcom characters!!!
Oh I loved Thursday night tv & we never missed an episode of FRIENDS!! I think we can all identify as one character or take pieces of each of them to make up all the parts that make us. Great vid idea Dr Grande
Thank you! Friends is one of my favorite shows of all time. I think you were right on with your OCEAN analysis and with your overall character development.
It really was a superb show. As a Brit, there are some American comedy shows that we love dearly, especially Cheers, Friends and Frasier. Enjoyed your analysis.
After 10 years of not having a TV, I didn’t think I would care about this analysts, but I did. Intellectualizing this show turned out well, as with most videos Dr. Grande creates, whether real people or fictional characters. Long time watcher, 2nd time commenter.
Oh my goodness, this is great! I’ve always spoken about Sheldon Cooper as being the epitome of the OCD, asburgers, cluster B to the nth degree, to create that comedy. And of course the other characters have their issues as well. If you could do one on the big bang theory, that would be super fun.
Sheldon let's me think of asperger syndroom.
M M - Classic ass burgers but ramped up a bit for comedy
I dont understand what you mean by ass burgers?
@@Beowulf-wt3kb 🤣🤣🤣
I’m surprised. I always thought Rachel had good character development, going from an immature, self-centered (albeit lovable), spoiled airhead to a self-possessed, stable, not-so-emotional, not-so-easily-influenced grownup.
Exactly what I thought
Wow. I really enjoyed this breakdown of the Friends personalities. I was actually very surprised about Phoebe. Of course, it's been years since I've watched the show but I remembered her being more "Agreeable" than you mentioned. Now that I know a little more about OCEAN, I'd love to go back and see what you are referring to. As always, your videos entertain and educate. Thank you.
I was trying to guess along with you -- yes! 🤣🤣🤣 Great idea. Before "Friends", my own group of college friends used to ponder our own personality traits by the Hundred-Acre-Wood crowd. During Friends, we used that lens. A few of us (those who have not had inappropriately young children around) have added a new layer for Big Bang Theory.... (Btw, Piglet+Tigger; Monica+Phoebe; Sheldon+Penny. Can't imagine why I feel a little crazy some days! 🤪)
Thought of Big Bang Theory when you mentioned a show of introverts -- I think that might be the closest we've come, but it's a hit! 🤓
Tracy Tucker [Cooksey] - yes, I’d love to see a breakdown of the Winnie the Pooh characters because I read something that said that each one of the characters represented at a certain type of mental illness. Of course I felt a little sad that I resonated with Eeyore. I can’t remember that Facebook post, but it was really good at showing Each of the neuroses. I also resonated with Tigger because I’m very ADHD, emphasis on the H.
@@Beowulf-wt3kb One of my dearest friends (now of 30+ years) was a definite Eeyore -- with a dash of Rabbit! Despair not.... 😏
Tracy Tucker [Cooksey] - well thank you so much. I just reread my comment and realized how odd it is that I felt like a combo of the two extremes. I was always an athlete and very active but living in the adult world with too many misfortunes is what created depression. So I’m guessing my Tigger has really turned into just plain old anxiety as my hyperactive outlet.
Tracy Tucker [Cooksey] 😂👌😜
I would have assumed that Phoebe were the most neurotic, but when you break it down it makes sense that she isn't. It's just that some of the openness facets make her seem that way, but her high self-esteem and, for example, not suffering from substance addiction despite having been homeless, really do place her low in it.
Great video! Thank you so much for the entertaining analysis, Dr. Grande!
Great video, it's nice to see some content that's a little more light-hearted.
If you plan on doing this with more series I would love to see an analysis for the characters of Bones :D
What an interesting analysis of one of my favorite shows. I was trying to rate the personality characteristics ahead of you, Dr. Grande. I succeeded about 70% of the time, which is a solid C-.
Oh, please do an analysis of the ‘Big Bang Theory’ characters!
yes!!!!! i think it's also important to note that ross' behaviour in his relationships (esp w toxicity he cultivated w rachel) is generally quite abusive and controlling in what seemed to be societally permissible and covert ways, especially in his own insecurity and possessiveness of his partners. now my dude miss chanandler bong has a whole other set of issues but he's a character i've always felt very close to. he's also an only child like me, has a lot of negative self-talk, uses humour to mask pain, and we both have extreme fear of being trapped into a loving relationship lmao
Hahahaha! Timewarp with the Chanandler Bong (TV guide) name! Ty 😁😂🤣👍
What covert narcissist traits did he have?
Loved this! Really great idea :)
It would be really interesting to see a similar video on the Big Bang theory characters as I feel they are more exaggerated on the surface but with subtleties that perhaps many would miss. Would be interesting to hear your take on their personalities
What an interesting topic! I never would've thought to ask but it was great. Thanks for your thoughts on it!
This was really fun to watch!👍👍 Can you please do The Office and The King of Queens😂
Friends was great. Very smart.
But I'm Golden Girls forever. Lol.
Blanches leg were very open to new experiences
Golden Girls was pretty awesome. They don't make shows like they used to.
Some points I agree and at some points, I feel like you haven't seen much. Rating from higher to lower for character development
1. Chandler
2. Monica
3. Rachel
Below three didn't show any development but I am putting as just according to my knowledge
4. Joey
5. Phoebe
6. Ross
Chandler is the most reliable, productive, consistent, creative (you know he works in Ad agency later in the show). He is sarcastic but he is friendly and outgoing, agreeableness is less cause he has other priorities.
Rachel has great character development as shows progress, she becomes highly reliable, social, productive, independent, gentle, and kind.
Well, Joey, Phoebe, and Ross are the worst. They are not decisive, lacks clarity, narcissists. Joey is a child and Ross is a child acting like a man. That's the only difference. Never take any responsibility in their life. Joey's finance totally depends on chandler's money. Ross is a highly untrusted person and worst when it comes to accepting things.
I can write more but I am stopping here. You should research more Sir
Thank you to whomever suggested this. Sometimes this sort of framing of subjects are more enjoyable. Pop culture. I loved Friends and I'm looking forward to listening......
You’ve essentially combined my two obsessions and I couldn’t be happier about it ☺️ I’d love to see you discuss Crazy Ex-Girlfriend!
I never saw the show but I know about it. Maybe I'll catch it some time. However, in general, I find the things actors say to be play-pretend and out of touch with the real world; and I'd never "fangirl" about anyone who came into the world the same way I did. That said, I dont watch TV much so as not to fall into that rabbit hole.
Thank you Dr Grande. 👍🌹
It's always sunny in Philadelphia would be a great one to do next!
I love it! I watched friends and never gave it a second thought. Can’t wait to check it out now 😉 Thanks Dr. Grande
I can just imagine Dr Grande's 'research' for this topic, binge watching all 10 seasons? 😆 🤣 I love Friends best show of all time and in all seriousness this was really insightful to better understand OCEAN. Thanks Dr Grande!
Interesting video I personally have never seen the show but I can relate to some of the characteristics and other shows that I watch
you be surprised how a joey personality can make a dramatic change in character if he had different type of confidence!
Dr.Grande,can you make a video about personal life and relations of psychologists? I mean their out of the office behavior. Do they analyze and approach their family,neighbours,wives etc, the same way they behave with their clients? If no,how do they manage to avoid reading and analyzing body language and behavior of the people around them the same way they do with their clients?
Thank you so much for your great and informative videos.
Since you're doing sitcoms, I'd love to see you analyze the cast of Absolutely Fabulous. The show was a hoot and the characters had serious issues, lol!
I got this one. Edina is a narcissistic histrionic. Saffy is repressed, though she is the best adjusted character on the show. The gay husband is passive aggressive. The addict husband is codependent. Mother has denial issues. And Patsy is a full-blown sociopath.
When I was a little girl I had only met 1 other person named Emma (an old lady) when I was 15 Rachel named her baby Emma.. then there was an explosion of little Emmas the show had a huge impact on society.. even in small ways like taking away the originality of my name 😂
Great video! I would love to know what you think of the characters personalities from breaking bad
Me too!
Love your content!
Great video Dr Grande! Thank you!
On South Australian TV programming.. Friends & Seinfeld were in direct competition to one another! I watched Seinfeld.. & went on to watch Curb your enthusiasm..
I'd be interested to see your assessment of the Seinfeld characters.
I've watched the very occasional re-run of friends tho. Thanks again.
Friends is one of the best sitcoms ever made in my opinion. Right up there with Seinfeld and That 70s Show
I’m watching Friends all day; sometimes it’s just enough to escape. Dr. G - did you really watch every Friends episode? Your analysis is...umm..really really great. Really.
Phoebe will always be the funniest character imo
Phoebe and Chandler are my favorites. I associated the most with Chandler as I saw myself as the female version. Lol
Hey Dr Grande, do you think that it’s possible to turn out as stable and nice as phoebe does after having a terrible and traumatic childhood IRL? She is hostile and quite aggressive however she turned out very kind and caring to those around her (example: that ep where a guy wants to kill himself and phoebe convinces him to stay alive) overall she turned out pretty stable so I’m wondering if someone who has had a traumatic childhood as much as her could still turn out mentally healthy and stable?
HI Doc... I've been watching many of your vids... I find you to be highly articulate, intelligent, insightful, engaging, kind, thoughtful... and I especially enjoy your wry 'tongue in cheek' humor. Here however, I just find it odd to analyze the fictional characters of a sitcom like Friends ... uh, why? they are fictional characters whose personalities were invented by the writers... I personally don't care if they are narcissistic, bi polar, obsessive compulsive, or whatever. They aren't real people. They are contrived fictional characters. Since you like and use analogies often in your videos. here's one: "Analyzing fictional characters in a novel, play, movie, sitcom, tv drama, is, in my mind anyway, sorta like analyzing a fugue by Bach that he never actually composed". Bach wrote enough compositions, (fugues, concerti, cantatas, etc) that warrant analysis. I am a concert violinist, hence my analogy. Just my opinion on this one. Take what you like (if anything) and leave the rest... Per your opening caveat in most of your vids: "I am not diagnosing anyone here in this opinion, only speculating on what could be happening in a situation like this"... Having offered this criticism, I can see by the many posts by your other many fans, I'm in the minority on this. (But please fans here, be nice and respectful, I'm not attacking Mr. G) I really like what you do!!! Keep these great vids coming!!! Greg, Big Dr G Fan
Love this video and love your insight as well. I would LOVE it if you did the same analysis on the characters of 2 1/2 Men PRIOR to Ashton Kutcher. Now that was a bunch of characters that needed therapy. Between the mother, Rose, and Charlie I'm not sure who had the most issues...
mother and charlie have npd, rose has bpd
I laughed voraciously, Dr. Grande.
Ditto.
What are the chances that I was answering on Quora about FRIENDS in the morning and recieve this video at night? Weird.......
Great video and great idea for a series Dr. Grande! Some great suggestions below for other shows. If you don't do Frasier I'm un-subbing! :p
Can you do Dexter?
One of my favorite shows ☺💛
Monica actually was the highest in conscientiousness, and it only appears contrived by the show due to the limitation of the set design. Monicas' apartment does not bear the resemblance of one lived in by a highly orderly person. It is designed with chaotic patterns and mismatching colours. Typically, highly orderly people do not prefer rooms designed in such a way. Rather, they prefer uniformity in colours and patterns, and symmetrical layouts. However, Monicas' apartment features as a main set for all characters, not just Monica, so the set designers needed to create an apartment which reflected the overall theme of the show, not just Monicas' personality.
For example, in one episode Monica becomes irate about the fact that Rachel moved her ottoman to a slightly different position. The scene is set up to cast Monica as a highly orderly 'clean freak', yet seems unusual since the ottoman is clearly a completely different colour and does not match the armchair which Monica insists it be paired with. Why should someone who is so insistent about ordering these items together not appear bothered by how these pieces of furniture are so clearly mismatched? One could argue that her capacity to categorise such items as matching despite their discordant qualities in fact further emphasises her orderliness, but it still would not make sense that she should have kept this style of apartment for 10 years.
Very accurate. I'm not surprised. You're a great human being.
Love your videos. Could you do an analysis on the personalities of the cast of Jersey shore?
Excellent video.
Queen's Gambit could be next? It's recent and it being a mini-series makes it easier to analyze. I think there's a lot to say about Beth and the romanticized cliché of the troubled genius.
Please talk about Transgenerational Trauma... please.
@M Z I wait along with you, my friend.
Ha! This should be entertaining for sure! Phoebe was always my favorite Friend.
Yay!!!
I was just thinking that analyzing the sitcom How I Met Your Mother would be fun!
Or It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia! The characters are crude and offensive but absurdly entertaining.
I had to google them in order to figure out which one was which. I keep saying I'm going to watch the shows someday, just haven't gotten around to it yet. Your analysis is interesting though. Makes me want to watch the shows just to see what the heck you're talking about. I'm not completely oblivious, but almost (as much as one can be while living in a cultural environment that is saturated with it).
I think probably what puts me off from watching TV is that intuitively I suspect the shows portray and even promote certain stereotypes.
I love the episode in which Joey is expressing a desire to have a more 'commanding' surname, and Chandler suggests: Stalin. Joey: "You know, it turns out there was a Joseph Stalin! Yeah, some Russian dictator guy..."
Friends was a great show 👍🏾
Please do "YOU" ... Found it a bit of a disturbing take on borderline
Have you read the book?? The characterisation on the way the book portrays them, Would be more In depth and interesting IMO
@@Daggerzx no that's one I haven't read. Worth the read I take it
@@Minivanmusician seeing all this “thirst” over Joe, makes me think the original source (i.e the book) does a better job at how you’re actually supposed to feel about the characters 😊. The show isn’t a “bad” adaptation though.
Oh yes, Sex in the City analysis. Bring it on.
Yikes.
This was really good.
Can you please analyze Larry David in Curb your Enthusiasm?
Love it. I was very surprised.
CHAN CHAN MAN IS THE BEST HANDS DOWN
Great analysis
Okay Dr. Grande, while you're doing tv shows, has it occurred to you to do an episode on Frank Gallagher, of Shameless?
We find out so much about the characters except all their middle names.
I agree with Chandler highest conscienciosnes
You should do an analysis of some of the secondary characters on the show. For example, Gunther would be interesting.
As someone who has watched Friends more times than Id like to admit... Id have to strongly disagree with putting Phoebe at the bottom of the Conscientiosness category, as she is the character with the biggest heart and conscience in the show. She is very passionate about everyone being happy, even complete strangers, like when she was in telemarketing and tracked down a client in person just to convince him not to kill himself.
Am I taking this way too seriously? Yes.
I feel like phoebe was the most intelligent o e despite her acting crazy sometimes lol
Omg, please do Will & Grace (especially Jack & Karen!)
Very interesting can you do The Big Bang Theory too?
Hi! Would love to hear your thoughts about Anna Delvey's differential diagnosis. The Nextflix series and several documentaries are fascinating!
To some extent friends tends to have a tendency, to some extent, to extend the extension of tending to the phrase "to some extent" while not extending the tension.
I never understood why people liked rachel so much
Her hair and look
I think most men get this; some women don't.... 😉
She was always the prettiest one to me when i was younger but perosnality wise she was annoying lol monica was my favourite character
@@gamleskalle1 yeah but what was so great about her hair, monica and phoebe had great hair too.
@@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 please explain, im curious
very nice video, thanks!
I've just discovered your channel, seeing this in 2021. I'm a little late to the party, but I'd love an analysis of Nurse Jackie.
Please make a video about disorder of Joker! Thank you!
4:20 boom nailed it 👌🏼 i said its either joey or Phoebe edit i ended up getting all the guesses right about who's who pretty easy ig if you watched the show
Dr Grande..I think you should do one of these on yourself! As if you had never met yourself!
thanks amigo grande
I took my FRIENDS personality quiz and matched with Joey. Sounds about right. Could you do a review of the original STAR WARS characters?
I don't know if you have ever seen the UK sketch show Absolutely but I would be interested to see you do a breakdown of the recurring characters!
Great information, loved this show and all the characters for many different reasons. Did not care for the later seasons though. Just felt like they were getting too out there.
Totally agree with this video! 😊😊
Can you do this for the characters on The Big Bang Theory?
I have to disagree on Joey, Ross, and Rachel here.
The One Where Joey Got His Encyclopedia said so much about who he was underneath. He wanted to learn and he was open to learning. He wanted to show his friends all of this new intelligence, only to find he was yet again at the back of the class as the others had already moved onto a newer topic. Joey doesn't seek out knowledge, though. He didn't attend night classes like Phoebe. I wonder if that was because he never saw himself as smart and intellectually capable.
Ross is the one I found to be most rigid in his thought processing. He wasn't very accepting of things that didn't fit with Ross' ideals. Take his ex-wife for example. He even wanted Carol to put the pin back in for his own sake. When Rachel convinced Bonnie to again shave her head, Ross was everything "The hell no!" to dating a bald woman no matter how much he liked her. Ross has a lot of academic smarts about him and a lot of general knowledge, yet where art is concerned? I think his scientific mind over analyses whatever it is he's looking at.
Rachel is extremely creative. She works in the fashion industry. She needs an eye for colour, fabric, style, and cut. She needs to be on top of the trends and fashion is very much inspired by art and society. Art doesn't only mean paintings and sculptures. Art is also performance such as acting and dance. Art is clothing, uniquely styled shoes, and home decor. Art also heavily influences food, so Monica has a good dose of creativity in her, too.
Love Love Love this!!!!!!
Very well said doctor!