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Just call it “the Joey special.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nearly 20 years after NBC pulled the plug on the infamous “Friends” spinoff, the series’ remaining eight episodes \u2014 which never aired in the United States \u2014 are finally available to stream.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Best of all, every episode can be viewed for free.<\/p>\n
That means, for the first time ever, “Friends” completists can watch through to the end of the franchise, and take in nearly four hours of rarely seen canon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The History of Joey<\/p>\n
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The “Friends” offshoot, which premiered Sept. 9, 2004, saw Matt LeBlanc’s Joey Tribbiani relocate from New York to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career in Hollywood. Rounding out the ensemble were Drea de Matteo (“The Sopranos”) as Joey’s sister, Gina; Paolo Costanzo (“Royal Pains”) as Gina’s rocket-scientist son, Michael; Andrea Anders (“Bookie”) as Joey’s landlord\/love interest, Alex; and Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus”) as Joey’s talent agent, Bobby.<\/p>\n
“Joey” got off to a great start in the ratings, with 18.6 million viewers (!) tuning in to the series premiere, which inherited its predecessor’s Thursdays-at-8 p.m. time slot. It was renewed for Season 2, but ratings began to dwindle, and a midseason move to Tuesdays opposite then-juggernaut “American Idol” effectively killed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sitcom was yanked from NBC’s lineup, and it was cancelled two months later, in May 2006. Eight Season 2 episodes never aired in the U.S. \u2014 though they did air overseas.<\/p>\n
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Did Anyone From Friends Cross Over to Joey?<\/p>\n
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None of Joey’s Central Perk compatriots \u2014 Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Chandler (Matthew Perry) or Ross (David Schwimmer) \u2014 ever crossed over to the spinoff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Coolidge, of course, had a memorable guest stint during Season 10 of “Friends” as a different character \u2014 Monica and Phoebe’s annoying friend, Amanda. Meanwhile, Adam Goldberg, who recurred in Season 2 of “Friends” as Chandler’s eccentric roommate, Eddie, appeared in nine episodes of “Joey” as another new character: Michael’s estranged father, Jimmy.<\/p>\n
Aside from LeBlanc, the only actor to reprise their “Friends” role was Robert Costanzo \u2014 aka Joey Tribbiani, Sr. \u2014 and that appearance came in an unaired episode.<\/p>\n
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Where Can I Watch Joey?<\/p>\n
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