Friends

It’s Official: Ross Geller Is The Best Friend

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 14:26

The results of the #FriendsFest favourite Friend poll are in, and you voted for Ross!

The Rossatron won with 25.6 per cent of the vote. Chandler came second with 25.4 per cent and Joey did just fine in third place.

Meanwhile, Phoebe was named the show’s most popular female character, followed by Rachel and Monica in fifth and sixth place.

Whether you agree or disagree, it's hard to deny that The Divorce Force had some pretty amazing moments. We've collected some of our faves into a handy gallery.

Now if you'll excuse us, we're off to get a spray tan and buy some leather trousers. And get married a couple of times.

The Best Moments in Ross History

Ross is Great, and Comedy Central viewers agreed when they voted him the best of all the Friends. We take a look at some of his best moments... Like when he flirted with stories about gas.

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Or got a BIT too intense about Unagi. (Not salmon skin roll)

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When he and Monica received an honourable mention in the brother-sister dance category with "The Routine"

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When he wanted to teach Ben about his heritage but there weren't any available (and relevant) costumes so he went as the Holiday Armadillo.

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When he left the dye on his teeth for just a little bit too long...

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That time his neighbours called the cops a LOT because he wanted to surprise Monica and Chandler at their wedding with some fresh bagpipe skillz.

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When it turned out his incredibly romantic kiss as a teen was with... his sister.

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The time we realised that he was not a man to be messed with, sandwich-wise. He'll protect his MoistMaker™ fiercely.

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What do you do when you leave a sweater at an ex's but still have a key? Pop round to get it! And then hide awkwardly behind the sofa while she makes out with a new boyfriend. Smooth move.

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When he embraced a new trend (leather trousers) but they embraced him a *little* too tightly.

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When he found the perfect nap partner in his pal Joey.

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That time he found out his baby daughter liked offensive novelty rap songs. (WHO DOESN'T?)

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PIVOT. PIVOOOOOOT!

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The time he fell asleep while reading a very, very long letter. (It was eighteen pages.) (FRONT AND BACK)

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The time he dazzled us all with his staggering (lack of) musical talent.

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Related: Ross Geller's Greatest Moments

RELATED: 20 Facts Every Ross Geller Fan Should Know

20 Facts Every Ross Geller Fan Should Know

By this point, it's easy to think we know everything there is to know about the Friends, but how many of these Ross facts didn't you know? E.g. His middle name is Eustace.

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2. Columbia State University has a palaeontologist called Dr David Schwimmer

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3. Ross and Emily's marriage was originally planned to last, but Helen Baxendale (who played Emily) didn’t want to remain in America while she was pregnant.

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4. Ross and Rachel weren’t meant to be the central romance of the series. Their storyline was developed because of David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston’s chemistry.

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5. David Schwimmer was the first of the main six actors to be cast in the show – he initially turned down the role, but accepted afterwards.

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6. David Schwimmer directed 10 Friends episodes, including fan favourite, The One With The Red Sweater.

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7. The role of Ross was written for David Schwimmer.

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8. The entire cast took a trip to Las Vegas before filming started and stayed at the hotel where Ross and Rachel eventually got married while drunk.

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9. David Schwimmer thought thought Ross's third divorce was a step too far as it would be hard for him to fall back in love with someone else.

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10. Will & Grace star Erick McCormack could’ve been Ross – he auditioned three times for the role.

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11. The show got a bit confused about Ross’ birthday – he ends up claiming to be 29 years old for three years!

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12. He also has two birthdays. On two separate occasions, Ross mentions his birthday month to Joey in conversation. First, he claims it's in December. Years later, he says he was born on October 18th.

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13. One of the main plots in early seasons of Friends is that Ross has only slept with one woman, his ex-wife Carol. But later he doesn’t deny sleeping with the cleaning lady back in college.

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14. Ross lies about ice cream. In The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs, he says he doesn’t like it, but he’s seen eating it with both Marcel and Elizabeth.

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15. Since he’s one of the youngest tenured professors of all time, it’s likely Ross Geller is actually a genius.

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16. Ross believes he had to give up a career in basketball to pursue palaeontology. He also claims he invented the phrase ‘Got Milk?’.

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17. Ross has a fear of spiders.

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18. The first song Ross learned to play on a keyboard was ‘Barracuda’.

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19. The weirdest place Ross has had sex is in Disneyland’s It’s a Small World After All ride.

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20. Ross’s child, Ben, doesn’t attend his wedding to Emily. In fact, he doesn’t appear in the show’s last two seasons at all.

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