19 Reasons Phoebe Buffay from F.R.I.E.N.D.S is one of the weirdest characters across sitcoms

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F.R.I.E.N.D.S (1994–2004) | Image Source: Warner Bros. Television

18. Her Contradictory Views on Money

Phoebe has a peculiar approach to money: she denounces capitalism vehemently while seizing the opportunity of the wealthy. And her being able to ridicule the mainstream while benefiting from it is both ironic and hilarious. Is it her odd jobs or the lack of inhibitions while accepting gifts from wealthy friends that make her a colossal joke in the chop-shop world? Phoebe moves around the high-end world rather nonchalantly, leaving some of her friends bewildered but entertained, owing to her unapologetic ways.