More resolute than ever, and with the end of the show looming near, phoebe tries. Although friends portrayed this topic in a light and humorous way, i believe that it is something worth thinking seriously about. A deed, no matter whats purpose it serves, it makes us happy too and selfishness means pleasing yourself hence there is nothing weird or bad about selfishness. I just went down to the park and i let a bee sting me. So there is this episode of friends where phoebe is talking about doing a good deed, a selfless act of kindness, joey then completely bursts her bubble when he says, no good deed is completely selfless.
Joey claims that if you do a good deed, it makes you feel good. In one episode, joey tells phoebe that there is no truly selfless deed. Say for instance someone wants to do a coat collection for the underprivileged, its the result of a desire to do a good deed and there is that feeling of hey, im doing a good. Why creating shared value is like an episode of friends. Nope, joey points out the bee likely died soon after losing its stinger in phoebes arm. People who do that get drained pretty fast as there is no source for caring to maintain those actions. The episode ends with the ditzy phoebe letting a bee sting her. He argues that any selfless act makes you feel good and hence ceases to be one. Heck, even if joey didnt get recognized after phoebes donation making her feel good, her donation was still a selfish good deed because she did it to prove a point to joey ergo selfish. Phoebe reveals her hatred for pbs, which started because she never got an answer to a letter she wrote to sesame street after her mom died. Joey participates in a pbs telethon to aid his career, but it reignites an old hatred phoebe has towards the network. Because every good thing you do, it must make yourself feel good in some way.
The giver receives no tangible reward, he or she gives away hardearned money. Therefore, it is not selfless and is in fact selfish, or egolistic as we would say. Whats most impressive is that there is seemingly no benefit that comes from being polite to an inanimate. Well, it helps the bee look tough in front of his bee friends. The episode came on that was about joey doing a telethon for pbs saying that he wants to do a good deed and get some tv exposure. Is there really such thing as a selfless g ood deed. He argued that when you do a good deed you feel good about that deed in returnand therefore it cant be selfless. But i doubt that there is no such thing as a selfless g ood deed. I love friends, i keep watching episodes because it feels good, my mood changes. More resolute than ever, and with the end of the show looming near, phoebe tries one lastditch effort. Theres a great friends episode somewhere in the middle, when the series was at its best. If the good deed isnt being done for the express purpose of making you feel good, then it is selfless.
It all boils down to the reasons and intentions behind the deed, and that you arent do it for the purpose of getting benefits. Watch friends season 5, episode 4 the one where phoebe hates pbs. Moviechat forums friends discussion no unselfish good deed no unselfish good deed. You may have heard it argued that there is no such thing as a selfless good deed. One 2006 study focused on anonymous charitable donations, which are pretty specific altruistic acts. Friends episode where phoebe is trying to do a selfless.
When he retorts there is no such thing as a truly selfless good deed, she. Joey and phoebe have a discussion about how no good deeds are selfless. Ross finally gets in touch with emily and they try to work it out. Now this is not to say that there are no good people. Transcript of the one where phoebe hates pbs friends. After pondering it i came to the conclusion that it is both selfish and selfless. The selfless good deed challenge official miss val. Good deeds that are witnessed prompts other good deeds. This for some reason reminded me of the friends episode when joey said that theres no such thing as a selfless good deed. Considering the definition of a selfless good deed to be. And ultimately the person doing the good deed wants to feel good or just be liked by others. However, there are two main schools of thought on the issue.
Sure there is such a thing as a selfless good deed. Phoebe and joey debate if a selfless good deed exists. Times are lean for joey and chandler who get their friends gifts from a gas station. Chandler surprised to see everyone in monicas apartment under the impression to expect to see only monica. The fifth season of friends, an american sitcom created by david crane and marta kauffman, premiered on nbc on september 24, 1998. Phoebe allowed herself to be hurt so that the bee could benefit. This is not to say that people are selfish, but people will only do something if the emotional or physical benefit is greater to them than the sacrifice required. She explains to her friends that it was good for the bee because its friends got to admire its courage, but she didnt benefit from her selfless act at all in fact, it was painful for her.
The one where phoebe hates pbs friends central fandom. Is it not too far from selfless reasoning that we ensure good selfless acts, deeds,services to improve those around us, to shape a better quality of people for our childrens children and so forth. She was only doing good deeds to prove to him that they were selfless, therefore, making them not selfless. Doing something good without feeling happy good satisfied about it. Do you agree that doesnt exist selfless good deeds. You might recall the friends episode where big hearted, idealistic phoebe searches tirelessly for a selfless good deed, promising to prove the cynical joey wrong.
She calls him from a pay phone and tells him that she let a bee sting her in the park so that the bee could show off how tough he was to his friends. If you benefit physically emotionally or mentally then its not a selfless good deed. A cynic may say that a selfless good deed does not exist. Well, you know, a lot of those muppets dont have thumbs. A selfless good deed after all except it probably died right after. If on the other hand if he sees a traffic accident and immediately. There must be something that people do completely for someone elses. He knew that santa didnt exist, that no selfless good deed. What i did, i did for the other person and yes it made me feel good. What is the explanation of the joeys claim truly selfless good deed. Then phoebe says that its not a good deed, and that he just wants to be on tv, so its completely selfish. Joey shows an unusual amount of intellectual prowess in this episode, specifically over phoebe.
And because it makes you feel good, it is not completely selfless since you benefit from it also. Joe thinks that you always get something out of doing some good for someone else. Friends the one where phoebe hates pbs tv episode 1998. Watch the best joey vs food episodes sunday from 8am on comedy central. The one where phoebe hates pbs uncut friends episodes.
There are no selfless good deeds every good deed of any kind, material help money, resources, physical help practical, manual help, humanitarian natural disaster, personal family, friends, moral obligation to save a life, help the disadvantaged or spiritual counselling or prayerreligion are all motivated by some personal. Good deeds or sacrifice brings joy to both or all parties involved. Phoebe says she hates pbs because it reminds her of the miserable days when her mother watched sesame street on it before committing suicide and even bitches joeys telethon is selfishness masquerading as a good deed. Phoebes selfless good deed friends video clip comedy. As an unintentional byproduct, the performer of a selfless good deed is often rewarded with a good feeling and good karma. To me, it means do something nice for a fellow human being without any expectation of reward or recognition. Joey is portrayed as a dim witted character in friends series. Koto, our selfish good deed the view from the office. Anyway, phoebe tries to do what she calls a selfless good deed.
No unselfish good deed friends discussion moviechat. Selfless good deeds and happiness daily evangelism. After watching an episode about selfless good deeds in the american sitcom friends, i mulled over this question. A little uh, good deed for pbs and a little tv exposure, now thats the kind of math joey likes to do.
That whole thing where phoebe was trying to prove to joey that there were selfless good deeds was crazy. Well, remember that episode phoebe tries to disprove joeys theory that no good deed is selfless. This statement has served as the focal point of numerous books, lectures, and yes, even a friends episode the one where phoebe hates pbs i knowi draw from friends a loti digress. A selfless good deed if youre between the ages of 30 and 50 and live on planet earth chances are youve seen the friends episode where joey bets phoebe theres no such thing as a selfless good deed a few months ago a photographer i follow on instagram started posting photos of her time volunteering in the calais jungle. Whenever researchers use magnetic resonance imaging mri to observe test subjects as they perform a particular task, it seems that some new secret of our brains is unlocked. Chandler gloats after rachel reveals that monicas secret boyfriend is the best sex she ever had. But many times this character has shown to be adhering to greater moral principles and thats what makes this character interesting and makes us fall in love with this character. Lately i have been thinking a lot about joeys statement in one of the episodes of friends, where he denies the existence of any selfless good deeds.
There is not selfless good deed, which is fine, because the good deed is still being done. As stated in other comments too, when you do good deeds only to shout them out it wont last, thats for sure. She falls at the last hurdle when, making a grudging donation to her hated pbs television network, she accidentally helps her aspiring actor friend to get on tv. The moment the person thinks of it as a good deed his intention gets selfish. In the friends episode the one where phoebe hates pbs, joey and phoebe debate as to whether there is such thing as a selfless good deed, or what we would call altruistic helping.
I just watched the friends tv episode where joey insists that theres no such thing as a selfless g ood deed and phoebe sets out to prove him wrong. Joey and phoebe argue about whether any truly selfless good deeds exist, so phoebe tries repeatedly to find one. Friends was produced by brightkauffmancrane productions, in association with warner bros. When he retorts there is no such thing as a truly selfless good deed, she promises to prove him wrong. A little uh, good deed for pbs plus a little tv exposure, now thats the kind of math joey likes to do. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on may 20, 1999. And so phoebe spends the rest of the episode searching for that one selfless good deed. You know, before joey started hitting on rachel, when monica wasnt anorexic and when chandler probably was. After numerous attempts, she realises theres no such thing.
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