10 Friends Timeline Mistakes You Never Noticed

6. Phoebe Isn't Entirely Fluent In French

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Season ten's thirteenth episode The One Where Joey Speaks French was subject to what is an uproarious top-five Friends highlight, if not the undisputed funniest, with Phoebe tackling the absurdly hopeless task of teaching French to Joey. Having lied on his résumé about being eloquent in the purported language of love, Joey fails spectacularly.

The comical stint concludes with Phoebe persuading the director (Tim Rhoze) that Joey is her mentally disabled brother, causing him to have sorrow for Joey and letting him down gently. It's an invaluable piece of Friends history for its cheerfulness that stands out as a cherished and revered remembrance of Friends' final season.

While Lisa Kudrow can actually speak some French, it's affirmed that her in-universe character isn't fluent.

Phoebe legitimately did speak French to both Joey and the director, but in season eight's The One With Rachel's Date, she fails to grasp the French meaning of 'sous', believing that Monica's sous-chef Tim (Kevin Rahm) is her boss, rather than Monica being his boss. As someone who's supposedly fluent in the language and given that 'sous' is one of the most commonly-used French words outside the country, it's rather peculiar that Phoebe didn't immediately comprehend who was in charge of the kitchen.

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