Joey 

In this spin-off of Friends (1994), Joey Tribbiani moves to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.

Creators:

Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri

Stars:

Matt LeBlanc, Paulo Costanzo, Drea de Matteo

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 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:

character name as series title | forename as series title | male protagonist | friend | spin off | 

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Taglines:

Same guy, new friends

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Even though this show is a spin-off of Friends (1994), none of the other main cast members from there make an appearance on this show. However, David Schwimmer, who played Ross, did direct two episodes.

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Quotes

Alex: I mean, would you look at all these suckers out celebrating this Hallmark holiday? My husband and I don't need this kind of thing. Though, a card would've been nice. Or a phone call. Or an e-mail, perhaps. But we spoke on Tuesday. He asked me to gather up his receipts. Tax time's coming!

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Connections

Referenced in The TV Set (2006)

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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

Stop Comparing Joey to Friends

Did people keep comparing Frasier to Cheers? Of course not. It was a completely different show. I saw the first two episodes last night and was impressed. I like Gina and Michael and I especially like his agent, Bobbie, played with gusto but the ever talented Jennifer Coolidge.

Out of all the characters, Joey stands the best chance of making it alone and I really think people need to let the show move through the natural teething problems that it will have. It's NOT Friends, just the same as Mork and Mindy was NOT Happy Days. To compare the two is asinine. Will it be better than Friends, who knows. Remember that Friends had it's own teething problems in the early days and was not necessarily the greatest show on the planet. Star Trek: The Next Generation was absolutely lousy in the first season. That moved on to spawn one of TV's greatest shows. Hell, The Simpsons was not great in it's first season. However, a show will never work if all people can say is "This is not Friends"!!! Give it a chance. It's worked for Angel from "Buffy"!

Details

Official Sites:

NBC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Joey

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:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1