Joey (2004–2006)

In this spin-off of "Friends", Joey Tribbiani moves to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.

Creators:

Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri

Stars:

Matt LeBlanc, Andrea Anders, Paulo Costanzo

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani (46 episodes, 2004-2006)
Andrea Anders	...	Alex Garrett (46 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paulo Costanzo	...	Michael Tribbiani (46 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Bobbie Morganstern (46 episodes, 2004-2006)
Drea de Matteo	...	Gina Tribbiani (46 episodes, 2004-2006)

Storyline

After his friends all go their separate ways, Joey Tribianni leaves New York for Hollywood to pursue his acting career full time. His slutty sister Gina buys him a nice apartment, and he finds a new roommate in his 20-year old nephew Michael (Gina had him when she was 16), who is literally a rocket scientist. Michael's book smarts and Joey's people smarts allow them to help each other out whenever they can, and make them nice companions.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | rocket scientist | spin off | hollywood | scientist | 

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Taglines:

New town. Still lost.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

NBC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Džoi

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Silver and Gold Productions, Bright-San Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alex's full name is Alexis Julia Garrett. Joey's full name is Joseph Francis Tribbiani.

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Quotes

Bobbie: Oh, Joey I've got great news.
Joey: Did I get that commerical?
Bobbie: No, I bought a horse!

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Connections

Referenced in FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Sunny Hours"
Performed by Long Beach Dub Allstars
Featuring Will i Am
Written by Lindon Roberts, Oliver Leiber, David Gamson, and The Long Beach Dub Allstars

User Reviews

Joey - Friends = ?

What the guys at NBC have done is take the most laugh-out-loud character from friends and tried to give him his own character. Lets not forget that in Friends he had 5 other main characters to fall back on and countless others. A lot of whats happened in Joey has been a reflection to what happened in the earlier seasons of Frasier. 1) A big move to a new city 2) Previously unseen family members crawl out of the woodwork 3) A new unavailable love interest.

It is obvious to me that the writers have looked to Seattles finest for inspiration, but i don't think so far that they've looked hard enough. When Frasier left Boston he had a change of direction in career which gave us the often hilarious radio phone-ins, the double act with Ros and a score of other brilliant minor characters (Bulldog, Kenny etc.)

Joey on the other hand has the same life more or less just without Chandler and the others. Sequences of Joey on set which once took about 5 minutes of a Friends episodes these now are the basis for whole episodes. His contemporaries extend to his sister, nephew and neighbour and occasionally his agent(played by a horrifically over-the-top Jennifer Coolidge) this means he is continually conversing with the same few characters which can draw repetition.

I only refer to Frasier so much as it it the benchmark for all spin-offs as it became arguably better than the original show Cheers. And for Joey to carry on it needs to flesh out its characters and its story.

However i find no fault in the enthusiastic acting from the regular cast. Joey is the same lovable fool and Drea Di Matteo is brilliant in her role as Gina. Although i criticised the show quite heavily i enjoy every episode and really wish that Joey will be around for a long while. I just know how fickle audiences are and don't want joey to fall into the category of shows that could have done great but got cancelled.

Sean