"The One Where Joey Moves out" is the sixteenth episode of the second season of Friends, which aired on February 15, 1996. he moves out after Erica found him so he goes into hiding
Plot
Chandler points out to Joey how he finds certain habits of his disgusting, such as licking spoons and placing them in the drawer. The two argue about whose habits are disgusting, but put the fight on pause to visit a colleague of Joey's for brunch. Joey finds his colleague's apartment amazing, and is slightly surprised when he's offered the place. Monica and Ross are celebrating their father's birthday, to which Richard is invited too. At the party, however, there's only one subject going on - the "twinkie from the City" Richard has managed to hook up with. The women judge her as being dumb and young enough to have "everything pointing up". Richard is a hero with his guys for managing to end up with a young hot girl. No one's aware that Monica is the twinkie.
Monica and Richard meet in the bathroom, where they decide to tell everyone everything. Richard goes out first, but Monica doesn't leave in time and is stuck in the bathroom with her mother and father, who don't know she's there. Judy and Jack discuss Richard and the twinkie. Jack admits to Judy how Richard's very happy with his new girl, and how he's thinking he's falling in love with her. Not much later, Jack is feeling up Judy and Monica has to bear the whole scene. Later, Monica tells her mother about Richard, which by the look on Judy's face, does not go down well. She and Jack don't have much time to mull it over, however, bring Jack the birthday cake.
With some help from Phoebe, Rachel decides to get herself a tattoo. She keeps this from Ross as he's against them. At the tattoo place, Rachel keeps having second thoughts about it, but Phoebe talks her into it. Ironically, Phoebe lacks all of this courage and doesn't get hers, whilst Rachel has a heart drawn on her left hip. Unfortunately, Ross finds out about the tattoo. Fortunately, he likes it.
Back at their apartment, Chandler takes it on Joey for considering the other guy's apartment. Joey, however, is giving it some serious thought, and states how he thinks he's old enough to start living alone. Chandler thinks it's just small talk, and buys Joey a bag of plastic spoons. But when Joey says how he finds them great to use until he gets real spoons for his new place, Chandler brings up the fight again. Joey explains how his though of buying the new place isn't just small talk. The two have an argument over who should keep the foosball table, and they play for it. Joey wins; Chandler leaves the apartment with a disappointed "congratulations".
Eventually, Chandler accepts that Joey's really moving out. Joey leaves the foosball table to Chandler. The guys help Joey with his stuff on his way out. Joey comes back because he forgot something - a meaningful hug with Chandler. Joey has to leave, and Chandler makes his way to his room. Apart from the missing new furniture, the place looks exactly like before, but something feels broken and gloomy about it.
Cast and Crew
Main Cast
Jennifer Aniston - Rachel Green
Courtney Cox - Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow - Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc - Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry - Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer - Ross Geller
Supporting Cast
Warren Berlinger - Bob
Josie DiVincenzo - Tattoo Artist
Elliott Gould - Jack Geller
Audrie J. Neenan - Emily (as Audrie Neena)
Christina Pickles - Judy Geller
Stephen Samuels - Arik
Tom Selleck - Dr. Richard Burke
Crew
Directed By:
Michael Lembeck
Written By:
Betsy Borns
Trivia
- Unlike the TV episode, which just rolls credits at the end, the DVD episode features a closing scene at Monica's apartment. Her dad, wearing a coat and a fedora, has arrived from Richard's, whom he visited to talk about his new relationship with Monica. Jack doesn't get to talk about Monica because Richard has the game on and is freaked out by the fact that Richard has beer on tap. Monica remarks how he's wearing the tie she gave him, but when she asks him what's with the hat, he takes it off and replies, "I don't know."
- When Rachel has second thoughts about the tattoo at the tattoo place, Phoebe asks her: "Come on, what is this, 1922?"
- In 1922, women in Georgia were given the right to vote, two years after thirty-six states ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which officially allowed women to vote.
- Also, in 1922, the State of Massachusetts opened all of its public offices to women.
- Judy asks Richard to talk his son, Timothy, into giving his number to Monica so that she can go out with him. In The One With Chandler In A Box, Monica invites Timothy over for Thanksgiving and kisses him, but doesn't go beyond this as he reminds her of Richard, which she finds gross.
Goofs
- When Phoebe asks Rachel about which lily she should get, her coat is on her left arm. In the next shot, when she says "I like this lily." her coat is now on her right arm.
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| Preceded by "The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know" |
"The One Where Joey Moves Out" | Followed by "The One Where Eddie Moves In" |
| << Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 >> | |||||||
| #01 | "The One With Ross' New Girlfriend" | #09 | "The One With Phoebe's Dad" | #17 | "The One Where Eddie Moves In" | ||||
| #02 | "The One With The Breast Milk" | #10 | "The One With Russ" | #18 | "The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies" | ||||
| #03 | "The One Where Heckles Dies" | #11 | "The One With The Lesbian Wedding" | #19 | "The One Where Eddie Won't Go" | ||||
| #04 | "The One With Phoebe's Husband" | #12 | "The One After The Superbowl, Part 1" | #20 | "The One Where Old Yeller Dies" | ||||
| #05 | "The One With Five Steaks And An Eggplant" | #13 | "The One After The Superbowl, Part 2" | #21 | "The One With The Bullies" | ||||
| #06 | "The One With The Baby On The Bus" | #14 | "The One With The Prom Video" | #22 | "The One With The Two Parties" | ||||
| #07 | "The One Where Ross Finds Out" | #15 | "The One Where Ross And Rachel... You Know" | #23 | "The One With The Chicken Pox" | ||||
| #08 | "The One With The List" | #16 | "The One Where Joey Moves Out" | #24 | "The One With Barry And Mindy's Wedding" | ||||