
Character Analysis

Joshua Burgin
Played by Tate Donovan
25 jokes across 5 episodes of Friends
2.6
25
6.6
6.4
Cringe/Discomfort
Joshua delivers 25 scored jokes across 5 episodes of Friends, averaging 6.6 on craft and 6.4 on impact for a career WAR of 2.6. Their comedy leans toward cringe/discomfort. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Joshua Lines
Joshua · Rachel:But- / No 'but.' 'But' is never good. Let's leave it at 'l like you and you like me.' / Okay. However- / No, that's a fancy 'but.'
Rachel · Joshua:Rachel's impulsive marriage proposal: 'What if we got married?'
Joshua:Joshua's awkward rejection: 'Rachel... you're... a real... special lady'
Rachel · Monica · Joshua:Quick! He's looking. Say something funny. / Like what? / What's so funny? / I said, 'Like what?' / Now that's a thinker.
Monica · Joshua:You're a pathetic loser, right? / Oh, yeah. / Sit!
All Jokes — 25 total
Joshua:Anyway, she burned all of my clothes. I got away with this suit and what turned out to be a skirt.
Joshua:It wasn't much fun dropping it off at the dry cleaners in the skirt.
Joshua:That would be fantastic! My nephew is crazy about the Knicks!
Joshua · Rachel:I left my wallet here on purpose. Really? Yes. I just wanted to see you again.
Joshua:'How you doing?'
Joshua · Rachel:You're into hard-core S & M, right? -Well, I guess. -I'm kidding.
Joshua:It's comfortable. You could really flash somebody in this.
Joshua · Rachel:Why not? / Well, because... we get a lot of... / They ruin it for everybody.
Joshua · Rachel:What was that? / Just an anti-theft device. / Then what's this? / You need that too, because a thief could just tear this up.
Rachel · Monica · Joshua:Quick! He's looking. Say something funny. / Like what? / What's so funny? / I said, 'Like what?' / Now that's a thinker.
Rachel · Joshua:Care for a cherry? / No, thanks. / I can tie one of these into a knot using just my tongue.
Joshua · Monica:You okay? / You all right?
Rachel · Joshua · Monica:You can't leave yet. You have to stay. We've got the whole big thing planned. / What big thing? / Spin-the-bottle works like this: I spin the bottle.
Joshua:Nice costume.
Joshua · Monica:That was really great. But I gotta take off. / Take the bra off.
Joshua:I don't wear suits to work. And I bought six of them from you.
Joshua · Rachel:But- / No 'but.' 'But' is never good. Let's leave it at 'l like you and you like me.' / Okay. However- / No, that's a fancy 'but.'
Monica · Joshua:You're a pathetic loser, right? / Oh, yeah. / Sit!
Joshua:Farm birds really kind of freak me out!
Joshua:All gone. So, farm birds, huh? It's my only weird thing, I swear. I would have told you. I didn't know that they'd be here.
Joshua:That's not funny.
Joshua:It would have been, but my parents just moved here. You should know this place is a real babe magnet.
Rachel · Joshua:Rachel suggests she and Joshua aren't 'crazy enough' as relationship improvement
Rachel · Joshua:Rachel's impulsive marriage proposal: 'What if we got married?'
Joshua:Joshua's awkward rejection: 'Rachel... you're... a real... special lady'