7.722 minSeason 2 • Episode 22
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Joey 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.
Acting
LeBlanc's comic timing remains impeccable, even stranded.
Writing
Drea De Matteo's Gina deserved her own spinoff.
Creators
Scott Silveri, Shana Goldberg-Meehan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
NBC gave this a Friends time slot and massive marketing, but viewers didn't follow. The final episodes aired in 2006 with almost no promotion.
This became shorthand for failed spinoffs — 'doing a Joey' meant tanking your own show. LeBlanc later redeemed himself with Episodes, playing a fictionalized darker version of himself.
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