Context

This line is spoken by Joey Tribbiani, played by Matt LeBlanc, in the TV show Friends (1994-2004).

Somewhere in the world, Joey Tribbiani is saying "How you doin'?" right now. You can't turn on the TV without a Friends rerun playing on some channel, and Joey's pick-up line/catchphrase—said to any girl he found attractive...and some he didn't—is one of its most memorable quotes.

Where you've heard it

This quote is pretty much meme city. Dogs want to know how you doin'? So do lizards. Even hippos want to know.

Wendy Williams also wants to know "How you doin'?" but she has a different way of saying it.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Joey Tribbiani wouldn't know pretentious if it came up to him at a bar, put its hand on his butt, and asked "How you doin'?"