TV Quote of the Day (‘Friends,’ In Which Joey Weighs Ross’ Chances With Rachel)

Joey Tribbiani (played by Matt LeBlanc): “It's never gonna happen.”

Ross Geller (played by David Schwimmer): “What?”

Joey: “You and Rachel.”

Ross: “Wha... whatta... What? Why not?”

Joey: “Because you waited too long to make your move, and now you're in the friend zone.”

Ross: “No, no, no. I'm not in the zone.”

Joey: “Ross, you're mayor of the zone.”—Friends, Season 1, Episode 7, “The One With the 

Blackout,” air date Nov. 3, 1994, teleplay by Jeff Astrof and Mike Sikowitz, directed by James Burrows