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Joey

TV·2004–2006·2 seasons, 46 episodes·NBC·Comedy, Romance·30m·6.7·Created by Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri

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Joey is a spin-off of Friends (1994), continuing the story of charming and still-single Joey, who has struck out on his own and moved to Hollywood, hoping to truly make it as an actor. Joey says goodbye to a time when his friends were his family and welcomes the chance to turn his family into his friends. After reuniting with his high-strung sister Gina a strong and sexy hairdresser, Joey moves in with her genius 20-year-old son, graduate student Michael who literally is a rocket scientist. What Joey lacks in book smarts, however, he more than makes up for with his people skills, making him the best new friend his nephew could ask for.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Joey S01E11Joey and the Road TripS01E11 · 9.0Bobbie gets Joey a job as a celebrity judge for the Miss Southwestern U.S.A. pageant, taking place in Las Vegas. With Gina, Michael and Alex in tow, he heads for Vegas. While there, Alex reveals her Celine Dion obsession, Michael teaches Gina how to count cards, and Joey accidentally sleeps with a pageant contestant.
  2. 02Joey S01E18Joey and the Wrong NameS01E18 · 8.9Joey is nominated for a Daytime Soap Award for his death scene on Days of Our Lives. (For the record, he was stabbed.) He is also presenting the award for Best Supporting Actress, and a problem arises when his inability to correctly pronounce one of the nominees' names leads to his saying the wrong name entirely. Meanwhile, Gina struggles with the fact that she is dressed unlike herself for the event.
  3. 03Joey S01E20Joey and the NeighborS01E20 · 8.9When he investigates the hot women coming out of the apartment across the courtyard, Joey discovers beautiful new neighbor Sara, a photographer. She is surprisingly straightforward and asks Joey out. After his date with Sara goes well, Joey forgets to cancel his backup and she shows up at the complex. Sara lets Joey know that she'll be okay with him dating other women, but that she'll be seeing other men as well. Meanwhile, Eric is home for the first time in two months, and he and Alex are not getting along. They have a long talk and decide to separate.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes2004–05Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Joey S01E01PilotSeptember 9, 2004 7.2When 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
  2. S01E02Joey S01E02Joey and the StudentSeptember 16, 2004 8.0When 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 o
  3. S01E03Joey S01E03Joey and the PartySeptember 23, 2004 7.6Having trouble meeting people in L.A., Joey throws a party to get to know some of his neighbors. The one he'd like to get to know, Jake, is
  4. S01E04Joey S01E04Joey and the Book ClubSeptember 30, 2004 7.5Joey wants to join Michael's book club so he can flirt with some of hot members. Gina wants to try hairdressing for celebrities.
  5. S01E05Joey S01E05Joey and the Perfect StormOctober 7, 2004 7.5Joey is an understudy in three different plays. The lead actor from each play, cannot go on, Joey has to figure a way to be in all three pla
  6. S01E06Joey S01E06Joey and the NemesisOctober 14, 2004 7.5When Michael gets sick, Gina takes care of him. This bothers Joey too, because now his sister is around all the time. Joey meets the same ac
  7. S01E07Joey S01E07Joey and the HusbandOctober 21, 2004 7.8Alex's husband visits, and is a little jealous when he finds out Alex is friends with Joey. After they meet, her husband is convinced that J
  8. S01E08Joey S01E08Joey and the Dream Girl (1)November 4, 2004 8.6Gina's high school friend Donna comes to town, separated from her husband. Joey had a huge crush on Donna for years, and is happier than eve
  9. S01E09Joey S01E09Joey and the Dream Girl (2)November 11, 2004 8.3Well, Donna begged her not to, but of course Gina tells Joey about Donna's husband begging to reconcile. Joey takes Donna to a romantic bed-
  10. S01E10Joey S01E10Joey and the Big AuditionNovember 18, 2004 8.4A discouraged Joey is just looking for an audition for a good show. At Alex's Northwestern alumni party, he's mistaken for a fellow alumni,
  11. S01E11Joey S01E11Season's bestJoey and the Road TripDecember 2, 2004 9.0Bobbie gets Joey a job as a celebrity judge for the Miss Southwestern U.S.A. pageant, taking place in Las Vegas. With Gina, Michael and Alex
  12. S01E12Joey S01E12Joey and the Plot TwistDecember 9, 2004 8.6Joey meets Deep Powder's executive producer, Lauren Beck. Joey worries that he may be fired after giving away a plot twist at a press confer
  13. S01E13Joey S01E13Joey and the Taste TestJanuary 6, 2005 8.8Joey's relationship with costar Katie has consequences that could get him fired from the show, unless he manages to talk her out of her dres
  14. S01E14Joey S01E14Joey and the PremiereJanuary 13, 2005 8.4Unable to decide who to take to the premiere of Deep Powder, Joey struggles to find tickets for Gina, Michael and Alex. Michael meets a girl
  15. S01E15Joey S01E15Joey and the AssistantJanuary 20, 2005 8.6Following Bobbie's advice to get an assistant, Joey winds up with Glen, who couldn't be better. But when Glen starts dating Gina, his worlds
  16. S01E16Joey S01E16Joey and the Tonight ShowFebruary 3, 2005 8.4Bobbie has booked Joey on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. En route to the show, he's stuck in a major traffic jam. After giving the finger t
  17. S01E17Joey S01E17Joey and the Valentine's DateFebruary 10, 2005 8.4Joey flirts with a reporter in order for her to give him a good review in People Magazine. But he forgot that it's Valentines Day, so she th
  18. S01E18Joey S01E18Joey and the Wrong NameFebruary 17, 2005 8.9Joey is nominated for a Daytime Soap Award for his death scene on Days of Our Lives. (For the record, he was stabbed.) He is also presenting
  19. S01E19Joey S01E19Joey and the Fancy SisterFebruary 24, 2005 8.7Joey and Gina's sister Mary Theresa is coming for a visit, and Gina can't stand her because she thinks the world revolves around her. When M
  20. S01E20Joey S01E20Joey and the NeighborMarch 24, 2005 8.9When he investigates the hot women coming out of the apartment across the courtyard, Joey discovers beautiful new neighbor Sara, a photograp
  21. S01E21Joey S01E21Joey and the SpyingApril 21, 2005 8.4As Eric moves out of their apartment and into one across the courtyard, Alex plants herself up in Joey's room with a pair of binoculars as E
  22. S01E22Joey S01E22Joey and the TemptationMay 5, 2005 8.9Just when Joey decides to put aside his playboy ways, so he can be committed to Sara, Carmen Electra makes a guest appearance on his show. A
  23. S01E23Joey S01E23Joey and the BreakupMay 12, 2005 8.7Joey asks Bobbie to help Sara find work. Sara gets a job working for Newsweek in Washington DC. Trying to get her to stay, Joey tells Sara h
  24. S01E24Joey S01E24Joey and the Moving InMay 12, 2005 8.4Joey 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 Michae

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes2005–06Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S02E01Joey S02E01Joey and the Big Break (1)September 22, 2005 8.7Joey auditions for a part in a Kevin Smith movie and makes a new friend in an extra named Zach.
  2. S02E02Joey S02E02Joey and the Big Break (2)September 22, 2005 8.7Gina becomes Bobbie's assistant.
  3. S02E03Joey S02E03Joey and the SpankingSeptember 29, 2005 8.7While Joey must deal with an obnoxious child actor on the set of the movie he's filming, Gina helps Alex through her romance woes.
  4. S02E04Joey S02E04Joey and the StuntmanOctober 6, 2005 8.3After he's assigned a stuntman (Dan Cortese), Joey gets a bit carried away. Elsewhere, he gets annoyed at Michael's date.
  5. S02E05Joey S02E05Joey and the HouseOctober 13, 2005 8.2Joey and Gina pretend to be married and parents of a baby, in order to buy a house from its protective owner.
  6. S02E06Joey S02E06Joey and the ESLOctober 20, 2005 8.1Joey enrolls in an English class for foreigners to court a beautiful woman student; Gina tries to help Bobby find a new client.
  7. S02E07Joey S02E07Joey and the PokerNovember 3, 2005 8.2Since Joey doesn't like losing, Alex comes up with some creative card-playing rules, which Joey uses when he appears on "Celebrity Poker."
  8. S02E08Joey S02E08Joey and the Sex TapeNovember 10, 2005 8.2To prevent an old girlfriend from releasing an embarrassing tape, Joey agrees to apologize to her on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." DeGeneres a
  9. S02E09Joey S02E09Joey and the MusicalNovember 17, 2005 8.2Joey tries to impress his new flame by directing her grandmother's musical, but it turns out he's a dud as a director.
  10. S02E10Joey S02E10Joey and the Bachelor ThanksgivingNovember 24, 2005 7.8Joey mulls over whether to spend a stuffy Thanksgiving with his family or attend his playboy neighbor's wild holiday bash, which features br
  11. S02E11Joey S02E11Joey and the High School FriendDecember 8, 2005 8.2Joey meets up with his estranged high-school buddy (Adam Goldberg), a once promising athlete who has fallen on hard times and harbors a secr
  12. S02E12Joey S02E12Joey and the Tijuana TripDecember 15, 2005 8.8When Michael and his girlfriend break up, Joey and Zach try to raise his spirits by taking him to Tijuana.
  13. S02E13Joey S02E13Joey and the Christmas PartyDecember 15, 2005 8.7Joey throws a holiday bash in his old apartment. Among the guests: Bobbie and her controlling boyfriend.
  14. S02E14Joey S02E14Joey and the Snowball FightMarch 7, 2006 8.2Love blooms once again between Dean (Gregory Harrison) and Alex, which brings out some bizarre behavior in Joey. Also, Joey's action figure
  15. S02E15Joey S02E15Joey and the Dad 8.2Joey flies his blue-collar father out to Hollywood to attend his big movie premiere, but Joey gets upset when he discovers that the elder Tr
  16. S02E16Joey S02E16Joey and the Denial (a.k.a. Joey and the Party for Alex) 8.6Joey plans a birthday party for his secret crush, Alex, who's ill at ease about turning 30. Meanwhile, Joey tries to ward off the advances o
  17. S02E17Joey S02E17Joey and the Big Move 8.4Joey is moving out, but things don't really go as planned as his new house burns in fire. Joey also inadvertently tells Jimmy that Michael i
  18. S02E18Joey S02E18Season's bestJoey and the Beard 8.9Bobbie sets up a date for Joey with Edie, a famous actress. What he doesn't know in the beginning is that she only needs him as a "beard".
  19. S02E19Joey S02E19Joey and the Critic 7.7Joey discovers a Critic on the internet and goes to visit her, only to discover that it is an 11 year old.
  20. S02E20Joey S02E20Joey and the Actor's Studio 7.4Joey wants to go out with Alex but she's not sure if she wants to go out with him.
  21. S02E21Joey S02E21Joey and the Holding Hands 7.8Joey wants to take his relationship with Alex to the next level, but Alex only wants sex. Gina finds out that Jimmy is married to a woman th
  22. S02E22Joey S02E22Joey and the Wedding 7.8Jimmy and Gina get married.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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