Pilot

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired
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Joey arrives in L.A. after his new agent offers him his choice of parts on two TV shows, and befriends his neighbor, Alex . His nephew, Michael, wants to move in with him at his new apartment, but Joey fears that this will upset his sister, Gina.moreless
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  • A really amazing pilot and this is really more funny than Friends.

    10
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    By hell693, Oct 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    I just started watching this now cuz my friends told me that it was funny and i love comedy and wanted to see joey from friends again and we saw him and he was funnier than ever i thought this was much better than friends i almost laughed in the whole episode the characters are likable and the chemistry between joey and alex is undeniable i hope they end up together before the show ended because if they didnt i would be really pissed and i cant believe that they canceled this i really hate NBC because they canceled Heroes and now Joey and many other good show at least they didnt cancel chuck officially but gave it a fifth and final season of only 13 episode but still they gave it some time to end properly.moreless

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  • An fine pilot. Some great characters are introduced and I look forward to seeing them develop. Maybe not the best Friends spin-off they could have made but certainly worth watching as a sitcom of its own.moreless

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    By Elwingda, Aug 30, 2008 Report Abuse
    Joey is still the Joey who we have learned to know from Friends (no one else could get Dallas confused with L.A.). However, now he is far away from his friends and has to learn to survive on his own. Perhaps there are some fatherly feelings rising in him due to Michael and it will be interesting to see whether this new characteristic develops further in the future.
    We meet Joey's sister Gina, who is very much like Joey in many ways: she is not very intellectual, she flirts with guys who happen to walk past and she seems like someone who prefers short-term relationships.
    Michael is something new again, contrasting very strongly with Joey and Gina. He brings a brain into the show, which otherwise could end up being totally mindless. It also brings a good source of conflict in order to create humour.
    Alex seems like an ordinary neighbour girl, she was almost too ordinary in this episode. She does not have many qualities of a comical character.
    Personally I did not like the character of Bobbie. She was too strange, too exaggerated and therefore not funny, at least not to me.
    The storyline in the episode was a basic one for a pilot: setting up everything for the following episodes, introducing the environment to the audience. I think it is quite nice to have Joey in the same situation as the audience in the sense that everything is new to him as well, not only to the audience.
    This episode was not at all bad for a pilot but I can understand why many people dislike it; it is not very good if you see it as a Friends spin-off. However, as a sitcom on its own, it interests me and it seems funny so I'm looking forward to more character development and funny storylines.moreless

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  • making a spin-off of friends, you know it;s doomed, and not only that it sucks

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    By jpmhomie, Jun 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    how awful of an idea is it too make a spin-off of friends with one of the friends is the worst idea becuase people liked friends, and thier all together, no one is gona like this show. come on. if they were gona make a spin-off they should have done it with the other charecters, like janice, or gunther, becuase this would remind them of the friends we miss. this show is NOT gona last long. i feel really bad for matt le blanc becuase this will ruined his career, BADLY, i'm definantly not gona watch this seiries, and no one should. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah balh blahmoreless

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  • Funny

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    By Nichpere1978, May 05, 2007 Report Abuse
    Joey thinks at the beginning that he is in L.A but he is not. In which then Joey finds out he is in Dallas. Joey arrives in L.A. after his new agent offers him his choice of parts on two TV shows, and befriends his neighbor, Alex . His nephew, Michael, wants to move in with him at his new apartment, but Joey fears that this will upset his sister, Gina.moreless

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  • Funny, and an awesome Pilot episode

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    By Nick9781, Apr 14, 2007 Report Abuse
    Before Joey arrives in L.A. he thinks he is in L.A buy Joey is actually in Dallas. After his new agent offers him his choice of parts on two TV shows, and befriends his neighbor, Alex . His nephew, Michael, wants to move in with him at his new apartment, but Joey fears that this will upset his sister, Gina.

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  • Trivia

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    • It is revealed that Michael is 20 years old. Gina tells him that she had him when she was 22, though Joey later reveals that Gina was 16 when she gave birth to Michael. That makes Gina 36 years old. Edit
    • Job Revelations: Michael is a rocket scientist, having graduated from Caltech. Gina is a hairdresser, which she only started doing because she was exposed as the Southland's most dangerous dental technician. Alex is a corporate lawyer. Edit
    • Joey's Magna Doodle wasn't up in this episode because the movers hadn't arrived. Edit

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    • Ethan Erikson (Sam) was previously on Friends as Dirk in The One with the Soap Opera Party. Edit
    • This is the only episode not presented in HDTV. Edit
    • Jennifer Coolidge (Bobbie) also appeared in the season 10 episode of Friends, The One With Ross's Tan. However, she played a different character. Edit

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    • Joeyism: (Anytime Joey misunderstands the meaning of a word, phrase, event etc...) Joey: Oh... Oh, you're married? Alex: You didn't know? Didn't you see the ring? Joey: Yeah, yeah I saw a ring... but its not on your left hand, so... Alex: Yeah, it is (holds up her left hand) (Joey looks at both hands.) Joey: If you say so. Edit
    • Morganstern Moment: (Anytime Bobbie engages in erratic, strange, or insulting speeches.) Joey: Look, I know we blew it by turning down that Nurses thing, but I gotta believe there is something bigger for me right around the corner. Bobbie: Listen, you are living in a dream world. Joey: Excuse me? Bobbie: That Nurses show is huge. Everyone involved with it is going to become insanely rich, and its going to haunt you for the rest of your life. But my job is to keep up your morale. Joey: I do feel better... Bobbie: Look... I'm a straight shooter. But I'll tell you something else about me. I am the BEST! There is nothing I wouldn't do for you! I would throw on a meat skirt and wrestle a lion! I would pull off my own ear and eat them! Joey: That's... gross! Bobbie I am gonna get you through this. I tell ya next year, I am gonna find you a show that'll blow this Nurses thing right outta the... Oh what the hell am I saying!? Nothin's gonna top that! (They converse with Joey saying he needs something now, and Bobbie saying she has nothing. He insists, and she says they need a host for a new entertainment news show.) Bobbie: Its not really 'acting', but it may work since you have such a tremendous head. Joey: I do? Bobbie: Oh come on, we don't have time for this! Joey: Thanks Bobbie, thank you. Bobbie (laughing): Looks like you have a big barrel on your shoulders! Edit
    • Joeyism: (Anytime Joey misunderstands the meaning of a word, phrase, event etc...) Joey: I'm actually a very serious actor... Romeo, oh Romeo, where for art thou Romeo!? That was Romeo. Alex: Actually that was Juliet. Joey: What? Alex: Yeah well, Romeo doesn't start a speech saying Romeo, oh Romeo. (Joey pauses to think, then realizing what it means.) Joey: I've done that for like a million auditions! Edit

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    • Joey mentions understanding wanting things to stay the same. He was happy in New York, but everyone got married, had kids, and moved on. Joey is referring to the final episodes of Friends. During those episodes, Joey complained about everything changing. Phoebe got married to Mike while Chandler and Monica bought a house, and then adopted twins. Between the end of Friends and the beginning of Joey, he moved to L.A. Edit
    • When Joey is auditioning for the entertainment news show, he mentions Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer Lopez (J.Lo) is a famous actress, singer, dancer and fashion designer. She is best known for her breakout role in the movie Selena and her numerous best selling albums. Edit
    • Gina says that she thought Joey and Chandler should have moved down a long time ago, to which Joey yells 'We are not a gay couple!' This is are reference to the character of Chandler Bing, who was one of Joey's best friends on Friends. Chandler was played by Matthew Perry. Edit

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