F.R.I.E.N.D.S Tossups by Stephen Liu
1. The awkwardness of the name “Emma” is the subject of one of these, which offers Richard
Crenna's name as one solution. When they are featured on the street, these devolve from descriptions
of Argentina as a place where “You can buy a human spleen” to accusations that “The food here at
Javu will kill you,” in response to someone claiming that these are inappropriate for her restaurant.
The best known one of these features the words “It may not be a bed of roses” and was made into a
(*) music video featuring its creator in a flowing pink gown and backup singers bursting out of a dumpster
in an alleyway. That one of these works is played with the oft-repeated E-A-D-A guitar chords and blames
the owner of the titular creature for not taking it “to the vet,” repeatedly consoling it that “it's not your
fault.” That work opens by asking an animal, “What are they feeding you?” and is entitled “Smelly Cat.”
For 10 points, name these musical compositions by a blonde woman from Friends who frequently performs
at the Central Perk coffee shop.
ANSWER: songs by Phoebe Buffay [accept logical equivalents]
2. A temporary favorite prank for this character is coloring the sides of a coin and having people roll
it down their faces. This character's relationship with one of his peers is manipulated so that someone
else could get tickets to a Sting concert. After failing to break a high score in a Pacman game, Phoebe
yells a string of expletives as this character walks into the room, and he later speaks to a man dressed
as the “Holiday Armadillo.” At the end of the episode in which this character first appears, several
others gather around the camera and pretend to disappear and come back in order to explain his
future relationship with his (*) father. That episode earlier saw this character's father get stuck in a
janitor's closet with his stepmother Susan Bunch, and was entitled “The One with the Birth.” This character
has a half-sister named Emma and adopted cousins named Jack and Erica. For 10 points, name this Friends
character, the eldest child of Ross Geller, born from his marriage with the lesbian Carol Willick.
ANSWER: Benjamin Geller-Willick
3. This object is nearly purchased for fifteen hundred dollars after its original owner loses that much
money playing a card game called “Cups.” At the end of that episode, “The One on the Last Night,”
Monica asks, “What the hell is [this object] doing here?” because it had recently been given to
another character as a going away gift. This object's name is revealed to be Pat, a pun enjoyed by an
alternate-timeline Rachel Green when first visiting its owner's home. As an alternative to a stainedglass parrot, this object is saved from being auctioned off when its original owner's friend offered
two hundred dollars for it, requiring it to be (*) showcased in the living room every time Ross visits.
Though originally entirely white, this object was later given black eyes and a nose in addition to red lips,
and was purchased along with various other animal sculptures by a character who was cut from Days of
Our Lives shortly afterward. For 10 points, name this ugly porcelain sculpture from Friends that resembles
an animal that probably can't bark properly because of its scoliosis.
ANSWER: Joey's dog statue [accept anything referring to a canine sculpture; accept Pat the Dog early]
4. The bathroom tiles in this location are changed to a checkered pattern by a neighbor, who later
wins the right to live here when a current resident fails to identify the addressee of a TV guide. Two
women kiss each other for one minute in exchange for this place, and a closet here is kept closed at all
times to hide the unorganized items of one of its residents, though another character believes it is
hiding an ex-boyfriend inside. An empty picture frame surrounds the peephole in this location's front
door, while its purple walls are used to justify that this place ought to belong to girls. Its (*) balcony is
accessed through a window, and a character known as “ugly naked guy” is often viewed by its inhabitants
while looking across the street. Six central characters give up their keys to this location in an episode
entitled “The Last One,” and one of its rooms becomes master bedroom for the Bings after they are
married, though Phoebe Buffay and Rachel Green were also residents here. For 10 points, name this home
of Chandler's wife and Ross's sister for the duration of the sitcom Friends.
ANSWER: Monica's apartment [accept anything involving real estate owned by Monica Geller Bing]
5. This person was the basis for a declaration that one character could afford to loan his friend
$2000. This character was the love interest of a woman named Erica played by Brooke Shields, and
while talking to someone he believes is related to him, is slapped on the head by a woman pretending
that she is a single-mother waitress and nurse taking care of two kids. This character's second string
of appearances is assisted by a lesson about walking into a room and feeling as if owns everything in
it, a lesson given by Jessica Lockhart-portrayer Susan Sarandon. This person suffers (*) brain injuries
as a result of an interview in which it was alleged that many of his lines were ad-libbed, causing him to
walk down an empty elevator shaft. This character is the source of fame for a “real life” character who
frequently uses the pickup line, “How you doin'?” For 10 points, name this neurosurgeon played by Joey.
ANSWER: Dr. Drake Ramoray [accept either name]