Joey and the Book Club

Season 1, Episode 4, Aired
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Joey joins Michael's book club to meet pretty women. Michael is crazy about a girl in the book club, who's only interested in Joey. Looking to get her work noticed, Gina bargains with Alex.
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  • Funny, great episode

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    By Nick9781, Apr 14, 2007 Report Abuse
    Joey joins Michael's book club to meet pretty women. Michael is president of the book club, in which had a rule to not date anybody in book club, but then changed it to be able to date people in book club. Michael is crazy about a girl in the book club, who's is only interested in Joey. Looking to get her work noticed, Gina bargains with Alex.

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  • A lot like Friends.

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    By dohfull, Aug 28, 2005 Report Abuse
    This episode finally brings Joey to acting the way e would on Friends, being the guy who all the girls want. It brought back good memories, and was a good episode in itself. Up till now, I thought it would be impossibe for Micheal, being the nerd he is, to like any girl, and yet I was proven wrong. SHows some development in him right there, but still not nearly enough to make hime funny. All in all, the episode was exceptional, except that it was far too predictable. For example, if you've watched Joey on this show or Friends before, you'd have to be an idiot to think that he would really read the book, let alone a couple of pages. However, though the story seemed to have already been done, maybe on Friends, it's still fun to watch.

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    • Gina again references the hit show that Joey turned down. She is referring to Nurses from the Pilot episode. Joey instead took a role on a violent cop drama which ended up being cancelled while Nurses became an overnight hit. Edit
    • Joey mentions that Michael had a Dorothy Hamill haircut in Gina's hairstyle portfolio. Dorothy Hamill was also one of the five people that Ross (from Friends) put on his list of five celebrities he was allowed to sleep with. Edit
    • On Joey's Magna Doodle: A hula dancer. Edit

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    • This episode marks the beginning of Bobbie's infatuation with Michael. Edit

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    • Gina: Who's the knock-out with the tiara? Alex: That's my sister Nancy. She was Queen of the Rose Parade. Gina: You're cute but maybe you shouldn't stand next to her in family pictures. Alex: Yeah. That's what my mom says. Edit
    • Gina (to Joey,a bout Michael): He's in there with a girl and you're reading a book... What is this... Freaky Friday? Edit
    • Michael: I can't go against the rules without a motion being passed. Joey: So I'll make a motion. Michael: You're not a member. There's an approval process. Joey: Well, I motion you suspend it on account of me being the sole payer of rent of the whole book club's headquarters. Michael: I second the motion. The motion's passed. I motion for a presidential exemption to the "no dating" rule. Michael: I second the motion. The motion's passed. Joey: I motion that you and me eat that entire ice cream cake right now. Michael: Motion denied! Joey: Mr. Chairman, you're out of order! Edit

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    • Gina and Alex talk about George Clooney when the premiere is about to start. George Clooney is a famous actor who played his breakout role on the hit medical drama ER. Since then he has gone on to star in a string of hit movies like Ocean's Eleven and its sequels. He also won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Syriana. Edit
    • Alex comes by to ask if anyone has seen her People Magazine. People Magazine is a widely circulated weekly periodical that focuses on celebrity and human interest stories. It is owned by Time Inc. and is best known for the yearly Most Beautiful People list. Edit
    • The book that the club read was Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice is a novel about five sisters in the Georgian period of England and the two men who turn their lives upside down. It has also been made into movies and television mini-series' numerous times. Edit

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