Chandler Bing rent, paying for Joey's head-shots, buying most of the food and even gives money to Joey for his numerous dates. The relationship between the two is balanced: Joey looks to Chandler as his intellectual superior, while Chandler acknowledges Joey as the more confident counterpart, especially when it comes to getting women. Chandler and Rachel originally did not like each other, but grew to become good friends. In "The One with All the Cheesecakes" Chandler and Rachel steal and share the cheesecake which originally belonged to their downstairs neighbor. Rachel, who works for Ralph Lauren, is also the one who helps
Joey Tribbiani Ross over a couch with only one hand, and offering to go to the coffee house to intimidate two bullies into leaving Ross and Chandler alone. He is a Stephen King fan, having read "The Shining" several times, as well as being a fan of the film adaptation of one of King's novels, "Cujo". He also becomes a fan of the classic novel, "Little Women" after Rachel asks him to read it to see if it was better than "The Shining". Joey briefly mentions to the gang that Al Pacino is his idol. Joey has the poster for the 1983