When Chandler Bing said, “This was your first home, and it was a happy place filled with love and laughter,” every Friends fan felt it to their core. Because the show indeed was their happy place. The ’90s sitcom gave the viewers the feeling of having their own small little family. Therefore, when the show ended, along with the actors on the sets, the viewers also became overwhelmed by all the emotions. However, even after 19 years of the finale, fans can not get over the fact that this one character did not get his happily ever after.

Toward the end of the show, Ross and Rachel got together while Chandler and Monica also got their dream of becoming parents true. Moreover, Phoebe found her family in Mike. But Joey? He stayed single. While everyone was moving on with their partners and family, Joey moved on alone. And after nearly two decades of the last season, when a Twitter user asked who was the most tragic sitcom character, fans brought back the fan-favorite character, Joey Tribbiani.

Throughout the 10 seasons, Joey went through a lot. He struggled to get his breakthrough role as an actor while also getting his heart broken many times. He even fell in love with his best friend’s ex, Rachel. Although Joey knew he was deeply in love with Rachel, he sacrificed his feelings to make Ross feel comfortable.

After everything, when the character did not get a wholesome ending, it broke fans’ hearts.

Fans find Joey Tribbiani from Friends to be the most tragic character

While there are many other characters that fans chose as the most tragic, the Friends fan could not stop showing their sadness for Joey Tribbiani. While some fans think he did not get a happy ending, others revealed it was his choice. Nevertheless, fans also thought he should have ended up with Phoebe. Meanwhile, the character did get a spin-off show, which created a little beef between Matt LeBlanc and his best friend, Matthew Perry.

Fans also chose one more character, Raj, from another fan-favorite sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, to be as tragic as Joey. Meanwhile, another social media user picked Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother.

It was really not a bad ending for Joey, according to a handful of people. Because the character went on to become a successful actor in the show, The Days of Our Lives in the sitcom.

In this debate of whether this famous character was the most tragic or not, what is your stand? Share your opinion about Joey Tribbiani being the most tragic character in the comments below.