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No one onFriendscould drop a sarcastic comment with the finesse and precision of the late Matthew Perry.
But his quips are only one element in what makes all these half-hours outstanding.
These are the episodes that feature some of the actors strongest work.
Fox but also distinctly Perrys own thing.
How many of those have you had?
asks Phoebe, gesturing toward an espresso Chandler just knocked back.
Oh, I dont know amillion?
And theres that gorgeous sarcasm.
Perrys beyond-perturbed delivery of the line This is not out of the blue.
This is smack-dab in the middle of the blue!
Consider this one: Joey, I wrote a little song today.
Its called Get Up.
Hand this to 10, 20, even 50 actors.
But Perry doesnt do that.
He takes the line and writes his own melody that slides up and down the syllabic-emphasis scale.
Only Perry could make sarcasm sound musical.
To Perrys credit, he never goes too girly and over the top in his performance.
Also, even in his post-party, hungover state, Chandler still manages to drop perfect little ironic bombs.
Well, my apartment isnt there anymore, he tells the gang, because Idrank it.
Could youbeany more delusional?
And some of us have seen him say that line at least 25 times.
And then he freaks out.
Because it got too awkward for Chandler to correct the guy.
Should we get some coffee?
And few spoke it better than Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing.
