Joey has struck out on his own and moved to Hollywood, hoping to truly make it as an actor. Joey says goodbye to a time when his friends were his family and welcomes the chance to turn his family into his friends. After reuniting with his high-strung sister Gina, a strong and sexy hairdresser, Joey moves in with her genius 20-year-old son, graduate student Michael, who literally is a rocket scientist. What Joey lacks in book smarts, however, he more than makes up for with his people skills, making him the best new friend his nephew could ask for.

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Seasons: 2
Episodes aired: 46
Latest aired: S02E22
Total runtime: 15h 28min

Timeline when each season aired

Season 1 September 2004 – May 2005 24 episodes
Season 2 September 2005 – July 2006 22 episodes

Season 1 Season 2

S01E01 Pilot

September 9 · 26min find the promo

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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.
S01E02 Joey and the Student

September 16 · 22min find the promo

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Gina is having trouble letting Michael live his own life, by constantly hanging out at Joey's place. Meanwhile, Joey is irritated by the notes his super leaves him. Also, the three of them go out to a bar where Joey and Gina try to teach Michael how to pick up women.
S01E03 Joey and the Party

September 23 · 20min find the promo

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Having trouble meeting new people in L.A., Joey throws a party to get to know some of his neighbors. Unfortunately, the one he'd like to get to know, Jake, seems to be more interested in Gina. Also, Alex pretends to be Michael's girlfriend so that he can one-up his friend.
S01E04 Joey and the Book Club

September 30 · 20min find the promo

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Joey joins Michael's book club to meet pretty women. Unfortunately for Michael, the girl he is crazy about, seems to have more interest in Joey than him. Meanwhile, looking to get her hairdressing work noticed, Gina bargains with Alex.
S01E05 Joey and the Perfect Storm

October 7 · 20min find the promo

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There's a vacant apartment in the complex, and Joey and Michael try to hide it from Gina, fearing that she'll want to move in to be closer to them. Also, Joey is understudying in three plays at once and unfortunately for him, he gets called upon to perform on stage in all three of them on the same evening.
S01E06 Joey and the Nemesis

October 14 · 20min find the promo

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Michael is sick and Gina is delighted cause now she feels needed again and takes care of him. However, this bothers Joey, because now his sister is around all the time, so Gina offers him to crash at her place until Michael gets better. While staying at Gina's, Joey meets her secret boyfriend and confronts him. Also, an actor named Brian Michael David Scott repeatedly tricks Joey into missing auditions.
S01E07 Joey and the Husband

October 21 · 20min find the promo

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After Gina keeps complaining about her current workplace, Joey decides to loan her some money, so that she can open her own salon, but she has second thoughts. Also, Alex's husband Eric returns to town and things get weird between him and Joey.
S01E08 Joey and the Dream Girl (1)

November 4 · 20min find the promo

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Gina's high school friend Donna comes to town, recently separated from her husband. Joey, who has had a huge crush on Donna for years, is happier than ever when they start going out. However, Donna confides in Gina that her husband wants to reconcile, and begs her not to tell Joey. Meanwhile, Michael is startled to discover that he was a great baseball player when he was younger.
S01E09 Joey and the Dream Girl (2)

November 11 · 19min find the promo

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Gina reveals to Joey that Donna is considering getting back together with her husband Ron, however, Joey decides that he won't give up without a fight. He plans a romantic week together with Donna in order to win her over. Unfortunately for him, just as he's about to leave to pick up Donna for their trip, Ron shows up at his place and confronts him. Thankfully, Gina and Michael manage to keep Ron busy which lets Joey slip away. Meanwhile, Alex discovers that she's hot and that hot girls get free stuff.
S01E10 Joey and the Big Audition

November 18 · 20min find the promo

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A discouraged Joey is just looking for an audition for a good show. At Alex's Northwestern alumni party, he's mistaken for a fellow alumni, and introduced to the Northwestern Mafia. They help him get an audition for a show called Deep Powder, described as "Baywatch on skis." Joey's a little depressed that he's auditioning for the father of 2 teenage characters.
S01E11 Joey and the Road Trip

December 2 · 20min find the promo

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Bobbie gets Joey a job as a celebrity judge for the Miss Southwestern U.S.A. pageant, taking place in Las Vegas. With Gina, Michael and Alex in tow, he heads for Vegas. While there, Alex reveals her Celine Dion obsession, Michael teaches Gina how to count cards, and Joey accidentally sleeps with a pageant contestant.
S01E12 Joey and the Plot Twist

December 9 · 20min find the promo

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Joey meets Deep Powder's executive producer, Lauren Beck. Joey worries that he may be fired after giving away a plot twist at a press conference. Alex, Gina and Michael decorate the apartment for Joey for Christmas.
S01E13 Joey and the Taste Test

January 6 · 20min find the promo

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Joey's relationship with costar Katie has consequences that could get him fired from the show, unless he manages to talk her out of her dressing room. Joey and Lauren acknowledge their feelings for one another. After Gina teaches Alex how to make lasagna, Joey is forced to judge a taste test.
S01E14 Joey and the Premiere

January 13 · 20min find the promo

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Unable to decide who to take to the premiere of Deep Powder, Joey struggles to find tickets for Gina, Michael and Alex. Michael meets a girl and Brent Spiner and must choose who to leave with. Gina's date is Lauren's ex-boyfriend. Alex's date is a lesbian. Joey and Lauren kiss.
S01E15 Joey and the Assistant

January 20 · 20min find the promo

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Following Bobbie's advice to get an assistant, Joey winds up with Glen, who couldn't be better. But when Glen starts dating Gina, his worlds colliding means problems for Joey. Eventually, Gina and Joey create some guidelines so that Glen can continue working for both of them. Meanwhile, Alex mediates Michael's dispute over a patent with his friend Seth.
S01E16 Joey and the Tonight Show

February 3 · 20min find the promo

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Bobbie has booked Joey on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. En route to the show, he's stuck in a major traffic jam. After giving the finger to a guy who cut him off, Michael is terrified after they are stuck next to the guy's car. Gina meets two guys, one in an El Camino and one in a Mercedes. Alex saves the day when she shows up with a motorcycle that gets Joey onstage and hugging Jay Leno just in time.
S01E17 Joey and the Valentine's Date

February 10 · 20min find the promo

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Joey accidentally makes a date with a reporter from "People" for Valentine's Day. He has the gang "accidentally" bump into him and his date at the restaurant to ruin the mood, but his plans backfire when she thinks he's taking their relationship to the next level. A drunken Alex shares some sexual secrets with Gina. After Joey sends Michael over to hit on a table of girls, Michael actually becomes "one of the girls."
S01E18 Joey and the Wrong Name

February 17 · 20min find the promo

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Joey is nominated for a Daytime Soap Award for his death scene on Days of Our Lives. (For the record, he was stabbed.) He is also presenting the award for Best Supporting Actress, and a problem arises when his inability to correctly pronounce one of the nominees' names leads to his saying the wrong name entirely. Meanwhile, Gina struggles with the fact that she is dressed unlike herself for the event.
S01E19 Joey and the Fancy Sister

February 24 · 20min find the promo

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Joey and Gina's sister Mary Theresa is coming for a visit, and Gina can't stand her because she thinks the world revolves around her. When Mary Theresa discovers that her engagement ring is fake, she decides to call off the wedding and stay in California, leaving Joey and Gina to try to find a way to get her to return to New York. Meanwhile, Michael is oblivious of a girl's interest in him.
S01E20 Joey and the Neighbor

March 24 · 20min find the promo

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When he investigates the hot women coming out of the apartment across the courtyard, Joey discovers beautiful new neighbor Sara, a photographer. She is surprisingly straightforward and asks Joey out. After his date with Sara goes well, Joey forgets to cancel his backup and she shows up at the complex. Sara lets Joey know that she'll be okay with him dating other women, but that she'll be seeing other men as well. Meanwhile, Eric is home for the first time in two months, and he and Alex are not getting along. They have a long talk and decide to separate.
S01E21 Joey and the Spying

April 21 · 20min find the promo

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As Eric moves out of their apartment and into one across the courtyard, Alex plants herself up in Joey's room with a pair of binoculars as Eric invites another woman over. After Alex goes to bed, Joey sees Eric kissing the other woman. Meanwhile, Joey's got problems of his own: even though he and Sara are allowed to see other people, he's not because he's too crazy about Sara. Trying to make her jealous, Joey discovers that she likes him as much as he likes her, and they decide not to see other people.
S01E22 Joey and the Temptation

May 5 · 20min find the promo

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Just as Joey and Sara become exclusive, Joey has to do a love scene with Carmen Electra for Deep Powder. Meanwhile, Alex struggles with the knowledge that Eric kissed another woman.
S01E23 Joey and the Breakup

May 12 · 20min find the promo

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Joey asks Bobbie to help Sara find work. Sara gets a job working for Newsweek in Washington DC. Trying to get her to stay, Joey tells Sara he loves her and asks her to move in. Meanwhile, Michael's new girlfriend, a 45-year-old woman, cheats on him with a 60-something professor. Alex is struggling to keep herself together.
S01E24 Joey and the Moving In

May 12 · 20min find the promo

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After asking Sara to move in with him, Joey freaks out. Sara freaks out too, and leaves without saying goodbye. Joey is heartbroken. On her first date in a long time, Alex accidentally offers sex to the guy, and Joey gets rid of him. While doing shots in Joey's bedroom and commiserating about the sad state of their love lives, Alex and Joey kiss! Meanwhile, Bobbie sets herself up with Michael at a Star Wars preview. When Gina confronts Bobbie about being attracted to Michael, Bobbie offers her a job.