10 Most Iconic and Hilarious Gunther Quotes From FRIENDS

Gunther’s obsession with Rachel leads way to some of the funniest moments in the show. Gunther’s hostility towards Ross is solely rooted in his jealousy. He finds it difficult to accept that Rachel chose to be with Ross while all he can do is to watch her from afar.

Gunther never likes watching Ross and Rachel getting too close to each other. In one of the episodes, Ross and Rachel embrace while getting their coffee order is at the counter. When Ross asks for a napkin, Gunther cannot help but make a snarky comment. His words clearly express his envy and hostility towards Ross.

As the manager of Central Perk, it is Gunther’s duty to make sure that everyone follows the rules. When Phoebe brings in her new boyfriend, Robert, to meet the gang, Gunther notices that his athletic shorts are a bit too revealing. While no one else has the nerve to say it to him directly, Gunther doesn’t sugarcoat his words leading to an hilarious exchange between the two.

Gunther’s obsession with Rachel often leads him to doing stupid things. After Rachel buys an expensive Sphynx cat, she immediately regrets doing so. The cat isn’t really as friendly as she hoped it would be leading to her wanting to sell the cat. Of course, the only buyer she can find is Gunther. It is revealed that he doesn’t really know what the animal even is and only bought it just so his crush would visit him often.

Gunther is full of surprises throughout the show. In an episode, Ross decides to learn some Ducth. In the cafe, he calls Gunther an “Ezel” ( a donkey) thinking he can get away with it. What Ross didn’t know was Gunther was fluent in Dutch. He fires back by saying the above lines (which mean that Ross has been sleeping with donkeys).

Gunther’s jealousy with Ross is one of the most funniest aspects of his character. In Ross’ bachelor party, Gunther takes a dig at Ross and thanks him for not marrying Rachel and choosing Emily (although we know how that’s going to end!).

When Gunther comes to know that Rachel is pregnant with Ross’s baby, he feels heartbroken and, like always, jealous of Ross. He takes a dig at Ross and tells him that he finds it difficult to believe that Rachel even chose to sleep with him.

Gunther is always full of surprises. When Chandler, who has recently started smoking again, walks into Central Perk smoking, Gunther tells him that he can smoke indoors only if Gunther gets a drag of it too. Clearly, Gunther was a smoker before he quit, as is obvious from his hilariously dramatic monologue.

Gunther is always finding ways to be close to Rachel. Although he loves her too much, he can never find the courage to confess to her about his feelings. All he does is make up scenarios in his head where he asks her out.

It isn’t until the final episode that Gunther finally manages to gather the courage to confess to Rachel of his feelings. Right before she’s leaving for Paris, Gunther confesses to her and beats Ross to it, annoying the hell out of him. 10 Seasons later, we finally see Gunther speak his heart out to the love of his life. Although wholesome and funny in some ways, this moment surely has a tinge of sadness to it since we know we aren’t going to see more of this man and his amusing ways again.