Joey | |
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Format | Sitcom |
Created by | Scott Silveri Shana Goldberg Meehan |
Starring | Matt LeBlanc Andrea Anders Paulo Costanzo Jennifer Coolidge Drea de Matteo Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. Robert Costanzo |
Opening theme | "Sunny Hours" by Long Beach Dub Allstars (featuring will.i.am) |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 46 (List of episodes) |
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Running time | 20–24 minutes |
Production company(s) | Bright-San Productions Silver & Gold Productions Warner Bros. Television |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | NBC |
Original run | September 9, 2004 | – May 15, 2006
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Preceded by | Friends (1994-2004) |
Joey is an American sitcom, which stars Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends. It premiered on the NBC television network, on September 9, 2004, in the former time slot of its parent series, Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m. Midway through the second season, the show was placed on a hiatus by NBC but returned on March 7, 2006, in a new timeslot of Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. One episode, "Joey and the Snowball Fight", was shown on a Tuesday at 8:30 p.m, but was pulled by NBC when it was overshadowed in ratings by American Idol. NBC canceled the series in May 2006 and did not broadcast the remaining episodes.
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NOTE: in "Friends", Joey says he has all younger sisters, including Gina, but in "Joey", Gina is Joey's older sister.
Two cast members had previously appeared as different characters in Friends; Coolidge appeared as Amanda, an old friend of Monica and Phoebe, in a tenth season episode. Adam Goldberg appeared in Friends' second season in the recurring role of Eddie, who moves in with Chandler after Joey moves out. Additionally, Robert Costanzo reprised his role as Joey's father, a character originated in the first season of Friends, in "Joey and the Dad". Costanzo was the only actor besides LeBlanc to play the same character in this series as in Friends (Gina appeared in a third season episode of Friends, but was not played by Drea de Matteo; Joey's sister Mary Theresa also appeared in a third season friends episode, but was played by a different actress than on Joey).
The pilot episode was released in screener for test audiences and members of the entertainment industry to preview the show and drum up business. The screener was subsequently leaked on the Internet and thus has received a much wider critical review process than initially conceived.[2] There were few differences between the unbroadcast pilot and the version that was broadcast. Ashley Scott played the role of Allison in the unbroadcast pilot,[3] she was replaced by Andrea Anders and the character name changed to Alex.
The series did well in the Nielsen ratings in its first season (2004–2005) and was subsequently renewed for a second season (2005–2006). In the second season, Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. was added to the show as a series regular. Also, Jennifer Coolidge had a more prominent role.
The show was pulled from its Thursday-night timeslot in December 2005, and NBC returned the show in a new timeslot (Tuesdays at 8pm) on March 7, 2006. Due in part to being in competition with American Idol, Joey was the lowest-rated prime time program of the week for NBC.[4] The network pulled the series after the first Tuesday broadcast and its cancellation was announced on May 15, 2006. The remaining episodes have never been broadcast by NBC, but have been shown on various other networks around the world.
The fifth and the 13th episodes were directed by David Schwimmer (who played Ross Geller on Friends).
After the series finale of Friends in 2004, LeBlanc signed on for the spin-off series, Joey, following Joey's move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. Kauffman and Crane were not interested in the spin-off, although Bright agreed to executive produce the series with Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan.[5] NBC heavily promoted Joey and gave it Friends' Thursday 8:00 pm timeslot.[6][7] The pilot was watched by 18.6 million American viewers,[8] but ratings continually decreased throughout the series' two seasons, averaging 10.20 million viewers in the first season and 7.10 million in the second.[9] The final broadcast episode on March 7, 2006 was watched by 4.1 million viewers; NBC canceled the series on May 15, 2006 after two seasons.[10] Bright blamed the collaboration between NBC executives, the studio and other producers for quickly ruining the series:[9]
On Friends, Joey was a womanizer, but we enjoyed his exploits. He was a solid friend, a guy you knew you could count on. Joey was deconstructed to be a guy who couldn't get a job, couldn't ask a girl out. He became a pathetic, mopey character. I felt he was moving in the wrong direction, but I was not heard.
№ | Ep | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Kevin S. Bright | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | September 9, 2004 | 18.55[11] |
When Joey's new TV show is cancelled and the show he turned down is a big hit, it leaves Joey kicking himself and in search of work. Joey's nephew wants to leave his mother's house and live with his cool uncle but is afraid to tell her. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Joey and the Student" | Kevin S. Bright | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | September 16, 2004 | 15.37[12] |
When Joey plans to teach Michael how to pick up women, Gina invites herself along, even though the guys don't want her to come. Joey finds out that Alex is the one who has been placing complaint notes about everything he does and that everyone hates her because of this. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Joey and the Party" | Gail Mancuso | Robert Carlock | September 23, 2004 | 14.87[13] |
Joey and Michael plan a party, with the hopes that Joey makes a new friend. Michael's college rival announces he'll be showing up with his girlfriend, Michael tries to compete by enlisting the help of Alex to play his fake girlfriend. Guest Star:Jayma Mays As Molly | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Joey and the Book Club" | Andrew D. Weyman | John Quaintance | September 30, 2004 | 13.59[14] |
To woo a girl in his book club, Michael assigns a romantic novel to the group. However, when he tries to make his move, he finds out that she is already in love with Joey. Gina makes a deal with Alex in order to get more work. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Joey and the Perfect Storm" | David Schwimmer | Vanessa McCarthy | October 7, 2004 | 12.83[15] |
When Joey gets the job of understudying in three different plays, it leaves him in a tight spot when all three main actors call in sick. Meanwhile, there is a vacant apartment in the complex, and Joey, Michael, and Alex try to hide it from Gina. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "Joey and the Nemesis" | Kevin S. Bright | Sherry Bilsing-Graham & Ellen Plummer | October 14, 2004 | 13.37[16] |
An actor named Brian Michael David Scott repeatedly tricks Joey into missing auditions. When Michael gets sick, Gina moves into Joey's place to take care of him, and Joey moves to Gina's place to get away from them. However, when staying at Gina's, her secret boyfriend mistakes Joey for her, and snuggles up to him. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "Joey and the Husband" | Gail Mancuso | Brian Kelley | October 21, 2004 | 11.69[17] |
Joey finally meets Alex's husband, Eric, and is stunned when Eric is not threatened by him. Joey decides to donate his savings to Gina so she can open up her own salon, but she has second thoughts. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Joey and the Dream Girl, Part 1" | Gary Halvorson | Brian Buckner | November 4, 2004 | 12.56[18] |
Gina's high school friend Donna, who Joey used to have a huge crush on, visits. Joey promises Gina he won't do anything with Donna but cannot resist. Michael learns he used to be a great baseball player when he was younger. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Joey and the Dream Girl, Part 2" | Gary Halvorson | Robert Carlock | November 11, 2004 | 11.69[19] |
Joey tries to plan the perfect week for Donna, so she chooses him over her husband, who is attempting to reconcile with her. Alex discovers that she can get free stuff because she is a "hot girl". | ||||||
10 | 10 | "Joey and the Big Audition" | Sheldon Epps | John Quaintance | November 18, 2004 | 11.92[20] |
At Alex's Northwestern alumni party, he is mistaken as a fellow alum by a movie producer. This helps him get an audition for a showed called Deep Powder, or "Baywatch on skis". However, Joey soon finds out the audition is not for the lead character, but for the lead's father. | ||||||
11 | 11 | "Joey and the Road Trip" | Kevin S. Bright | Vanessa McCarthy | December 2, 2004 | 11.44[21] |
Joey gets a job as a celebrity judge for the Miss Southwestern U.S.A. pageant in Las Vegas. There, Joey accidentally sleeps with a contestant, while Alex goes to a Celine Dion concert and Michael teaches Gina how to count cards. | ||||||
12 | 12 | "Joey and the Plot Twist" | Kevin S. Bright | Story: Jon Pollack Teleplay: Craig DeGregorio |
December 9, 2004 | 10.20[22] |
At a press conference for Deep Powder, Joey accidentally reveals the plot twist leading him to believe his character may get killed off. Meanwhile, Gina, Michael, and Alex decorate Joey's apartment for Christmas. | ||||||
13 | 13 | "Joey and the Taste Test" | David Schwimmer | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | January 6, 2005 | 12.51[23] |
After Gina teaches Alex how to make lasagna, Joey and Michael are forced to partake in a taste test. Joey's relationship with his costar Katie gets him in trouble with the executive producer. | ||||||
14 | 14 | "Joey and the Premiere" | Kevin S. Bright | Matt Hubbard | January 13, 2005 | 12.26[24] |
Joey brings Gina, Michael, and Alex to the premiere of Deep Powder. Gina's date is Lauren's ex-boyfriend and Alex's is a lesbian. Michael must decide between a girl and Star Trek actor Brent Spiner, and Joey kisses Lauren. | ||||||
15 | 15 | "Joey and the Assistant" | Andrew D. Weyman | John Quintance & Brian Kelley | January 20, 2005 | 12.55[25] |
Joey hires an assistant Glenn, who turns out to be perfect. However, after he starts dating Gina, things start to go downhill. Meanwhile, Alex holds a mediation between Michael and his friend Seth over a patent dispute. | ||||||
16 | 16 | "Joey and the Tonight Show" | Andrew D. Weyman | Doty Abrams | February 3, 2005 | 9.96[26] |
Joey is supposed to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno but gets stuck in heavy traffic. In traffic, Michael ends up stuck next to a guy he gave the finger to, and Gina meets two guys. | ||||||
17 | 17 | "Joey and the Valentine's Date" | Andrew D. Weyman | Story: Brian Kelley Teleplay: Robert Carlock |
February 10, 2005 | 11.40[27] |
Joey unintentionally makes a date with a People magazine reporter on Valentine's Day, which causes her to believe Joey is looking for a serious relationship. A drunken Alex reveals sexual secrets to Gina, and Michael becomes one of the girls after an attempt to hit on a group of girls. | ||||||
18 | 18 | "Joey and the Wrong Name" | Kevin S. Bright | Story: Sherry Bilsing-Graham & Ellen Plummer Teleplay: Matt Hubbard |
February 17, 2005 | 9.84[28] |
Joey is nominated for a Daytime Soap Award, and he is also presenting an award but ends up announcing the wrong name. He brings Gina, who is uncomfortable because she is forced by Joey to dressed unlike herself. | ||||||
19 | 19 | "Joey and the Fancy Sister" | Gary Halvorson | Robert Carlock & Brian Buckner | February 24, 2005 | 9.96[29] |
Joey's sister Mary Theresa comes to visit, who Gina dislikes. When Mary Theresa discovers her engagement ring is fake, she decides to call off her wedding and stay in LA, causing Joey and Gina to try to find a way to get her to move back to New York. Meanwhile, Michael is oblivious that a girl likes him. | ||||||
20 | 20 | "Joey and the Neighbor" | Gary Halvorson | Story: Nicholas Darrow Teleplay: Vanessa McCarthy |
March 24, 2005 | 8.76[30] |
Joey starts to date his new, hot next door neighbor Sara (Mädchen Amick), but Joey forgets to cancel his backup date on the same day. Eric is back for the first time in two months but Alex and him have problems after being apart for so long. | ||||||
21 | 21 | "Joey and the Spying" | Kevin S. Bright | Story: Tracy Reilly Teleplay: Brian Buckner |
April 21, 2005 | 7.51[31] |
Even though Joey and Sara agreed to see other people, Joey realizes he cares too much about her. Alex and Eric separate, leading Eric to move into the apartment next door. Alex sees Eric with another woman and spies on him. Gina wants to break up with Glenn and tells him the reason is because Michael doesn't like him, causing Glenn to try to become closer with him. | ||||||
22 | 22 | "Joey and the Temptation" | Sheldon Epps | Story: Craig DeGregorio Teleplay: Sherry Bilsing-Graham & Ellen Plummer |
May 5, 2005 | 7.46[32] |
Joey and Sara become exclusive, but Joey has a love scene with Carmen Electra for Deep Powder. Joey brings Michael along to help him resist her. Alex finds out Eric kissed another woman. | ||||||
23 | 23 | "Joey and the Breakup" | Andrew D. Weyman | Story: John Quintance Teleplay: Nicholas Darrow |
May 12, 2005 | 8.56[33] |
Joey helps Sara get an interview with Newsweek, but she gets offered a job in Washington, D.C. Gina meets Michael's new girlfriend, who turns out to be a much older woman. Meanwhile, Alex struggles with her divorce, and Gina tries to cheer her up. | ||||||
24 | 24 | "Joey and the Moving In" | Kevin S. Bright | Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri | May 12, 2005 | 8.56[33] |
Joey freaks out after asking Sara to move in with him. Alex doesn't know how to act on her first date after her divorce. Bobbie gives Michael tickets to a Star Wars preview but shows up as well, which leads Gina to confronts Bobbie about her behavior around Michael. |
№ | Ep | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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25 | 1 | "Joey and the Big Break, Part 1" | Kevin S. Bright | Scott Silveri | September 22, 2005 | 7.80[34] |
Things become awkward between Joey and Alex after having sex. Due to Joey's popularity on Deep Powder, Bobbie makes some outrageous demands leading to him being fired. Gina starts working for Bobbie. A young aspiring actress moves in the complex and thinks Michael is Joey. | ||||||
26 | 2 | "Joey and the Big Break, Part 2" | Kevin S. Bright | Robert Carlock | September 22, 2005 | 7.80[34] |
Hearing voices in his head causes Joey to blow a couple of auditions. Gina gets to tell everyone bad news for Bobbie, Michael wants Joey to go on a double date with him, and Alex wants Joey to take her on a romantic date so she feels better about sleeping with him. | ||||||
27 | 3 | "Joey and the Spanking" | Kevin S. Bright | Michael Borkow | September 29, 2005 | 7.45[35] |
Joey has to deal with an unruly child actor on the set of his new movie. In order to discipline him, Joey spanks him. Gina helps Alex meet a guy so she can get over Joey. | ||||||
28 | 4 | "Joey and the Stuntman" | Kevin S. Bright | John Quaintance | October 6, 2005 | 7.18[36] |
Joey's stuntman shadows him to learn his mannerisms. Abby, the script supervisor at the movie set, who nags Joey to memorize his lines, dates Michael. A photo of Joey and Alex appears in a US Magazine, and Joey lets her the tell magazine what their relationship status is. | ||||||
29 | 5 | "Joey and the House" | Ben Weiss | Brett Baer & Dave Finkel | October 13, 2005 | 7.35[37] |
Joey thinks about buying a new house because of the amount of money he is making from his new movie. After helping Bobbie with anger management, Alex learns that she too has anger because of her relationship with Joey. | ||||||
30 | 6 | "Joey and the ESL" | Peter Bonerz | Vanessa McCarthy | October 20, 2005 | 7.60[38] |
Joey follows a girl into an English as a second language class. After losing a client for Bobbie, Gina tries to sign Joey's costar Benjamin Lockwood, which irritates Joey. | ||||||
31 | 7 | "Joey and the Poker" | Kevin S. Bright | Matt Hubbard | November 3, 2005 | 7.70[39] |
Joey and Alex play poker, but Alex lets Joey win so he'll continue to play with her. Because of this, he decides to play in Celebrity Poker Showdown. Zach tries to get Joey to donate to a children's rec center. | ||||||
32 | 8 | "Joey and the Sex Tape" | Kevin S. Bright | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | November 10, 2005 | 8.08[40] |
Joey tries to prevent a woman from releasing a sex tape of him. Gina discovers Bobbie has no plans for her 40th birthday. | ||||||
33 | 9 | "Joey and the Musical" | Gary Halvorson | Vanessa McCarthy | November 17, 2005 | 8.02[41] |
Joey and Zach direct a musical starring Gloria, Joey's girlfriend's grandmother. Alex writes a letter to Joey as a way to vent her anger, but Joey reads it and thinks it's about Eric. Bobbie's mother wants a part in the musical. | ||||||
34 | 10 | "Joey and the Bachelor Thanksgiving" | Kevin S. Bright | John Quaintance | November 24, 2005 | 5.46[42] |
Despite Gina spending a lot of time planning Thanksgiving dinner, Joey decides to go to his bachelor neighbor Dean's party instead. Joey find ancient Native American artifacts in his backyard and accidentally gives them away. | ||||||
35 | 11 | "Joey and the High School Friend" | Sheldon Epps | Michael Borkow | December 8, 2005 | 7.77[43] |
Joey's best friend, Jimmy, from high school visits. It turns out their friendship abruptly ended because Gina was secretly sleeping with him. The crew from Joey's movie use chocolate milk as code for marijuana, but Joey thinks they are actually talking about chocolate milk. | ||||||
36 | 12 | "Joey and the Tijuana Trip" | Gary Halvorson | Robert Carlock | December 15, 2005 | 7.99[44] |
Joey and the guys go to Tijuana after Michael breaks up with Abby. After Dean criticizes Alex's lifestyle, she and Gina go to a party to have fun. | ||||||
37 | 13 | "Joey and the Christmas Party" | Gary Halvorson | Matt Hubbard & Linda Videtti Figueiredo | December 15, 2005 | 7.99[44] |
Joey finds out Alex is in love with him. Joey throws a Christmas party. | ||||||
38 | 14 | "Joey and the Snowball Fight" | Gary Halvorson | Tracy Reilly & Matt Hubbard | March 7, 2006 | 4.09[45] |
Joey wants to be with Alex, but she is dating Dean. The action figure of Joey's character has problems. Gina thinks she is pregnant, and Jimmy must deal with the prospects of being a father. | ||||||
39 | 15 | "Joey and the Dad" | Kevin S. Bright | Robert Carlock & John Quaintance | April 18, 2006 | *N/A |
Joey flies his dad in for his movie premiere, who disapproves of Joey's career, which is oblivious to him until Alex tells him. Joey's billboard is right next to Carmen Electra's, which is getting a lot more attention than his. | ||||||
40 | 16 | "Joey and the Party for Alex" | Gil Cates, Jr. | Vanessa McCarthy | May 9, 2006 | *N/A |
Joey's feelings for Alex grow stronger. Dean throws a party for Alex's 30th birthday and plans to propose. Meanwhile, Gina and Jimmy decide to get tattoos together. | ||||||
41 | 17 | "Joey and the Big Move" | Gary Halvorson | Jean Yu | May 16, 2006 | *N/A |
Joey finally moves into his house, but a fire destroys it. Jimmy learns that he is Michael's father, and he and Joey try to get Michael's DNA without him knowing so they can conduct a paternity test. Meanwhile, Michael gets new roommates. | ||||||
42 | 18 | "Joey and the Beard" | Peter Bonerz | Dan Holden & Linda Videtti Figueiredo | May 23, 2006 | *N/A |
Joey dates a famous actress Edie but doesn't know she only needs him as a beard. Jimmy moves in with Gina. | ||||||
43 | 19 | "Joey and the Critic" | Ben Weiss | Michael Borkow | May 30, 2006 | *N/A |
Joey's movie is getting great reviews except one critic gives it a 0%. The critic turns out to be an 11-year-old girl. Joey starts his own production company and hires Jimmy, but things do not go well. Alex breaks up with Dean but needs Joey to be her friend. | ||||||
44 | 20 | "Joey and the Actor's Studio" | Kevin S. Bright | John Quaintance | June 6, 2006 | *N/A |
Joey appears on Inside the Actors Studio. There, Alex learns that how badly Joey has treated some women in the past and is unsure if she wants to go out with Joey. Joey and Jimmy sign up for a clinical trial for testing new medicine so Jimmy can afford a ring to propose to Gina. | ||||||
45 | 21 | "Joey and the Holding Hands" | Peter Bonerz | Vanessa McCarthy & Robert Carlock | June 28, 2006 | *N/A |
Joey's sexual relationship with Alex is great, but he wants a deeper connection. Michael meets a woman online named sexysteve87. After Gina accepts Jimmy's proposal, she learns he is already married. | ||||||
46 | 22 | "Joey and the Wedding" | Kevin S. Bright | Alison Flierl & John Quaintance | August 23, 2006 | *N/A |
After Alex gets really excited about planning the wedding, Joey thinks she wants to get married. However, it turns out she doesn't want to get married ever. Michael thinks he's the best man even though he asked Joey. Jimmy and Gina both get cold feet right before the wedding. |
* The original air dates from April 18, 2006 and onward refers to the UK broadcasts. The series was axed in the United States on March 7, 2006.
Joey won the People's Choice Award of Favorite New Television Comedy and Matt LeBlanc won Favorite Male Television Star. LeBlanc was also nominated for the Golden Globe of Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical.
Based on average total viewers per episode of Joey on NBC:[46][47]
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
18-49 rating/share (rank) |
Season high (in millions) |
Season low (in millions) |
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1 | Thursday 8:00 P.M. (September 9, 2004 - May 12, 2005) | September 9, 2004 | May 12, 2005 | 2004-2005 | #35[48] | 10.7[48] | 4.2/12 (#32)[46] | 18.6 | 7.5 |
2 | Thursday 8:00 P.M. (September 22, 2005 - December 15, 2005) Tuesday 8:30 P.M. (March 7, 2006) |
September 22, 2005 | March 7, 2006 | 2005-2006 | #86[48] | 7.0[48] | 2.8/8 (#74)[47] | 8.4 | 4.1 |
Repeats are currently broadcast in
The Complete First Season was released on DVD on May 30, 2006 with all 24 episodes and French and Spanish subtitles. The Complete Second Season was released on April 29, 2008 in Canada (Region 1) and on September 10, 2008 in the Netherlands and September 11, 2008 in Portugal (both Region 2).Season 2 is yet to be released in the UK.[49]
DVD name | Ep # | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
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The Complete First Season | 24 | May 30, 2006 | July 25, 2006 | February 15, 2006 |
The Complete Second Season | 22 | April 29, 2008 | September 10, 2008 | TBA |
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