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Any proper "Friends" fan will tell you that the show would be absolutely nothing if just one of the six core cast members weren't there.

It's a through-and-through ensemble series that simply wouldn't be the same without all of the gang.

However, an even more honest "Friends" fan would tell you that the most important cog in the sitcom's well-oiled machine might be Matthew Perry's laugh-out-loud portrayal of Chandler Bing.

For ten incredible seasons, Chandler redefined TV sarcasm and was the go-to joke factory that ensured not a lot of time passed by per episode without a rock-solid laugh to cut the tension.

In later seasons, his propensity to always be a goofball and not take anything seriously even became a bit of a plot point as the other characters reckoned with their friend who traded in laughter rather than emotion.

That's not to say, however, that Chandler wasn't also responsible fo