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Joey is a sitcom starring Matt LeBlanc, reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the popular sitcom Friends.
Overview
Rumours of Joey, a spin-off show from Friends and produced by Bright-San Productions, Silver & Gold Productions and Warner Bros. Television, began to surface towards the end of the final season of Friends. First aired on 9 September 2004 on American television network NBC, Joey continues the story of popular character Joey Tribbiani, moving to Los Angeles in an attempt to boost his acting career. Joey, with Matt LeBlanc reprising the role, meets up with his sister Gina, and her son Michael, who help him acclimatize to the differences between New York and LA.
Main cast members
Recurring characters
- Howard, Joey's neighbor – Ben Falcone
- Katie Harper, Joey's daughter in his new show "Deep Powder" – Danneel Harris
- Lauren Beck, the obsessive-compulsive executive producer of "Deep Powder" – Lucy Liu
- Seth, Michael's rival at Caltech – Simon Helberg
Development of the show
Cast and filmed in the series pilot as married next-door neighbour Allison, actress Ashley Scott was released when test audiences responded poorly to her character. The role was renamed as Alex, recast (with the role now played by Andrea Anders), and her scenes in the pilot reshot in July 2004. The episode aired in September 2004 was this reshot version.
Episode list
See List of Joey episodes.
Trivia
- The pilot episode was released in screener form for test audiences and members of the entertainment industry to preview the show and drum up business. The screener was subsequently leaked onto the Internet, and thus has received a much wider critical review process than initially conceived.
- The pilot episode was aired 10 years to the day (September 9) that the first episode of Friends aired on NBC.
- The theme song for the show is Sunny Hours by Long Beach Dub Allstars.
- The fifth and the thirteenth episodes were directed by David Schwimmer (who played Ross Geller on Friends).
Broadcasters
First-run
Reruns/syndication
- None announced as of December 2004, though the first episode was once reran on NBC, in the place of a new episode.
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