History Series / Joey

* HandsOffParenting: One episode features Joey upset with an online critic who happens to be an 11-year-old girl. Her father lets Joey see her no questions asked despite the the visible anger he is showing. Then when witnessing a hug between the two, he offers Joey pizza

* AsHerself: Carmen Electra
** Also Brent Spiner

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Zach was absent from the last five episodes of the series with no explanation and he was never mentioned or refered to again.

** Lauren the Deep Powder producer (played by Creator/LucyLiu) appeared on several episodes and was set up as a potential love interest for Joey, but disappeared before anything could come of it.

** Lauren the Deep Powder producer(played by Lucy Liu) appeared on several episodes and was set up as a potential love interest for Joey, but disappeared before anything could come of it.

''Joey'' was a SpinOff of the wildly popular sitcom ''Series/{{Friends}}''. It transplanted wannabe actor Joey Tribbiani (Creator/MattLeBlanc) to Los Angeles, where he tried to make a go of becoming a big star. It added new characters such as Gina, his equally promiscuous sister, played by Creator/DreaDeMatteo of ''Series/TheSopranos''; Michael, his sheltered nephew, played by Creator/PauloCostanzo, and love interest Alex, played by Creator/AndreaAnders. Plots usually revolved around one of three things:

Some people were apprehensive about this spin-off as they were unsure of whether Joey would be able to stand on his own as a character and support his own show. The first episode drew in fairly impressive ratings (18 million viewers) and the show was succesful enough to get a second season. Though in the second season Creator/{{NBC}} [[ScrewedByTheNetwork put it up against]] ''Series/AmericanIdol'' among other things, causing its ratings to drop which was the final nail in the coffin. In the middle of the second season, ''Joey'' was no more, at least in the US, the remaining episodes did air overseas and were eventually released on DVD... in Canada. A total of 46 episodes were released, from September, 2004 to May, 2006.

* DawsonCasting[=/=]PlayingGertrude: Drea De Matteo is only six years older than the actor who plays her son.
** An in-universe example of DawsonCasting, that also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfFunny: Joey's flirts with an actress in her mid 20s at an audition, then finds out that she has been cast as the ''teenage daughter'' of the character he is auditioning for. While reading a scene with her, the two of them put in huge amounts of DoubleEntendre into all their lines, and finally end up making out. The casting director simply tells Joey "Never have a daughter!"
* DoubleStandard: Joey's middle-aged agent Bobbi, who frequently hit on Joey's 21-year-old nephew Michael. This was PlayedForLaughs until the end of season one, where she told Joey she could get Michael and a friend tickets to ''RevengeOfTheSith'', but used it to trick Michael into a date with her. Gina was ''pissed''.

* SitCom
* SpinOff

* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Joey/Alex/Dean.

''Joey'' was a SpinOff of the wildly popular sitcom ''{{Friends}}''. It transplanted wannabe actor Joey Tribbiani (MattLeBlanc) to Los Angeles, where he tried to make a go of becoming a big star. It added new characters such as Gina, his equally promiscuous sister, played by Creator/DreaDeMatteo of ''Series/TheSopranos''; Michael, his sheltered nephew, played by PauloCostanzo, and love interest Alex, played by AndreaAnders. Plots usually revolved around one of three things:

->''"On ''Friends'', Joey was a womanizer, but we enjoyed his exploits. He was a solid friend, a guy you knew you could count on. Joey was [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed]] to be a guy who couldn't get a job, couldn't ask a girl out. He became a pathetic, mopey character. I felt he was moving in the wrong direction, but I was not heard."''\\

-- '''Kevin S. Bright''', executive producer of the show.

* YouLookFamiliar: Joey's new agent Bobbi and [[spoiler: Gina's ex/Michael's father]] both appeared in ''Friends'' as different characters. Also, Brent Spiner appeared as himself in one episode,and was previously one of Rachel's bosses on ''Friends''.

Some people were apprehensive about this spin-off as they were unsure of whether Joey would be able to stand on his own as a character and support his own show. The first episode drew in fairly impressive ratings (18 million viewers) and the show was succesful enough to get a second season. Though in the second season Creator/{{NBC}} [[ScrewedByTheNetwork put it up against]] ''Series/AmericanIdol'' among other things, causing it's ratings to drop which was the final nail in the coffin. In the middle of the second season, ''Joey'' was no more, at least in the US, the remaining episodes did air overseas and were eventually released on DVD... in Canada. A total of 46 episodes were released, from September, 2004 to May, 2006.

''Joey'' was a SpinOff of the wildly popular sitcom ''{{Friends}}''. It transplanted wannabe actor Joey Tribbiani (MattLeBlanc) to Los Angeles, where he tried to make a go of becoming a big star. It added new characters such as Gina, his equally promiscuous sister, played by DreaDeMatteo of ''Series/TheSopranos''; Michael, his sheltered nephew, played by PauloCostanzo, and love interest Alex, played by AndreaAnders. Plots usually revolved around one of three things:

* YouLookFamiliar: Joey's new agent Bobbi and [[spoiler: Gina's ex/Michael's father]] both appeared in ''Friends'' as different characters.

* CreatorBacklash: Kevin S. Bright's feelings are highlighted nicely in the page quote. He was reportedly not terribly upset when the series was cancelled.

-->'''Joey:''' You like thinking through life's big decisions? ''(points at Michael)''
* [[IAmNotSpock I Am Not Data:]] Lampshaded in one episode with Brent Spiner

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Season 2 specifically. Odds are you can still find a Region 1 DVD set, but it's noticeably costlier than the more readily available Season 1.

* MissingEpisode: Eight episodes from season 2 were unaired due to the show being prematurely cancelled, though they are availible on DVD.

* NoExportForYou: Season 1's DVD set was released pretty much everywhere the show was aired. The DVD set for Season 2 was only ever released in Canada, while they will play on most Region 1 DVD players, they're long out of print, not to mention very pricey.
* TheOtherDarrin: Gina was originally played by a different actress on a 1997 episode of ''Friends''.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: NBC made the boneheaded decision to put Joey opposite ''Series/AmericanIdol'' and predictably its ratings soon declined--to the point that the show then got canceled midway through season 2, leaving eight episodes unaired.
** Added bonus. As the trope header says, Kevin Bright had none to kind an opinion of NBC reconstructing the Joey character, coming out and blaming them for the show's failure on more than one occasion.

* DoubleStandard: Joey's middle-aged agent Bobbi, who frequently sexually harassed Joey's 21-year-old nephew Michael. This was always PlayedForLaughs. If the genders were reversed, would it have worked the same way?
** Except at the end of season one, where she told Joey she could get Michael and a friend tickets to ''RevengeOfTheSith'', but used it to trick Michael into a date with her. Gina was ''pissed''.

** Not that many people will notice because those episodes never aired and the region 1 DVD was never realeased outside Canada and is currently out of circulation.

* C. Alex and Joey's [[WillTheyOrWontThey unresolved romantic issues]]. (She was married, but there was a spark there).

Not too many people were excited about this spin-off as they were unsure of whether Joey would be able to stand on his own as a character and support his own show. Despite a respectable first episode (18 million viewers), viewership quickly began to dwindle. After several attempts at retooling (including adding a new cast member, Miguel Nunez Jr.), Creator/{{NBC}} [[ScrewedByTheNetwork put it up against]] ''Series/AmericanIdol'', which was the final nail in the coffin. In the middle of the second season, ''Joey'' was no more, at least in the US, the remaining episodes did air overseas and were eventually released on DVD... in Canada. A total of 46 episodes were released, from September, 2004 to May, 2006.

->"On Friends, Joey was a womanizer, but we enjoyed his exploits. He was a solid friend, a guy you knew you could count on. Joey was [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed]] to be a guy who couldn't get a job, couldn't ask a girl out. He became a pathetic, mopey character. I felt he was moving in the wrong direction, but I was not heard."
-->-- '''Kevin S. Bright''', executive producer of the show.

Not too many people were excited about this spin-off as they were unsure of whether Joey would be able to stand on his own as a character and support his own show. Despite a respectable first episode (18 million viewers), viewership quickly began to dwindle. After several attempts at retooling (including adding a new cast member, Miguel Nunez Jr.), Creator/{{NBC}} put it up against ''Series/AmericanIdol'', which was the final nail in the coffin. In the middle of the second season, ''Joey'' was no more, at least in the US, the remaining episodes did air overseas and were eventually released on DVD... in Canada. A total of 46 episodes were released, from September, 2004 to May, 2006.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Joey's assistant in Season 1 is [[TwoGuysAndAGirl Pete]].
** Joey's sister is [[TheSopranos Adriana La Cerva]] and his nephew is [[RoyalPains Evan R. Lawson]].
** Michael's friend is [[TheBigBangTheory Howard Wolowitz]], whose fake girlfriend is [[{{Glee}} Emma Pillsbury]].

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: NBC made the boneheaded decision to put Joey opposite ''AmericanIdol'' and predictably its ratings soon declined--to the point that the show then got canceled midway through season 2, leaving eight episodes unaired.

Not too many people were excited about this spin-off as they were unsure of whether Joey would be able to stand on his own as a character and support his own show. Despite a respectable first episode (18 million viewers), viewership quickly began to dwindle. After several attempts at retooling (including adding a new cast member, Miguel Nunez Jr.), Creator/{{NBC}} put it up against ''AmericanIdol'', which was the final nail in the coffin. In the middle of the second season, ''Joey'' was no more, at least in the US, the remaining episodes did air overseas and were eventually released on DVD... in Canada. A total of 46 episodes were released, from September, 2004 to May, 2006.

[[caption-width-right:302:Go [[LosAngeles west]], young man.]]