Episodes From Forgotten ‘Friends’ Spinoff Resurface On YouTube After Nearly 2 Decades

The series, starring Matt LeBlanc, was met with mixed reviews — and was officially canceled in 2006 with its final episodes unaired.

After nearly two decades, a long-forgotten chapter of “Friends” is finally seeing the light of day ― just in time for Thanksgiving, fittingly.

Both seasons of the “Friends” spin-off series “Joey,” centered on Matt LeBlanc’s Joey Tribbiani, were officially made available to stream on YouTube this week for the first time. The release includes Season 2′s final eight episodes, which NBC never broadcast after the show was officially canceled in 2006.

“Joey” was created by Shana Goldberg-Meehan and Scott Silveri, both of whom worked on the original “Friends” over the course of that series’ record-smashing 10-season run.

The show followed Joey Tribbiani after he relocated from New York to Los Angeles to focus on his acting career, and also starred “Sopranos” actor Drea de Matteo as Joey’s sister, Gina, and Jennifer Coolidge as Hollywood agent Bobbie Morganstern.

Critical reception to “Joey” at the time of its premiere was mixed. “Let’s be honest: ‘Joey’ is no ‘Friends,’” Newsweek wrote, before praising LeBlanc’s “adorably dense” portrayal of the title character. Variety, meanwhile, called it a “polished and likable half-hour.”