- 7/11/2025
When Joey goes to Hollywood to pursue his dream of being an actor, he meets his nephew Michael and ends up sharing a unique camaraderie with him.
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00:00it's late what is the tenant emergency I swear it's important it is so warm in LA that I am
00:12not feeling the Christmas spirit okay my beeper is for emergencies okay it is not for talking
00:20about the holidays or for when you're in the hot tub and can't reach a towel or for when
00:25you're out of jelly but you brought the jelly right yes okay now I just have a few simple
00:33ideas on how to make the apartment more festive you don't have to do anything I just need your
00:37approval okay can I dress your cat like a reindeer no I'm sorry may I dress your cat like no okay
00:49all right when do you freeze the hot tub for skating never that's impossible impossible or possible I'm
01:01sure let me look at your list and I'll tell you what you can do no no I don't even know what a
01:07live snowman is that is offensive to non-christians and that is offensive to everyone come on you got
01:15to give me something well you can do this get a tree and some lights all right well that's a start
01:21but look I know I know I'm all worked up about it but it's my first holiday season in LA and it just
01:26it doesn't feel right okay so we all have to work that much harder to make it special it's like I said
01:32when I was in a Christmas Carol figgy pudding figgy pudding for sale I had a really small part
01:45come on
01:50you want to be all right you got to watch
01:59Hi, I'm Joey Tribbiani.
02:22I have a meeting with the executive producer.
02:24I'm Tracy, Lauren's assistant.
02:26Oh, who's Lauren?
02:27The executive producer.
02:30Oh, right. Sorry. I'm a little nervous.
02:32It's nice to meet you, Lauren.
02:35Um, why don't you just go in?
02:41Hey.
02:43Hi.
02:46Wow. You're the executive producer?
02:49Good thing I didn't see you outside.
02:50I probably would have hit on you.
02:52You did.
02:54Before one of your auditions,
02:55you asked me to go back to your place and split a candy bar?
02:57You were smart to say,
03:00no, there was no candy bar.
03:03We haven't been formally introduced.
03:05I'm Lauren Beck,
03:05and I'm thrilled to be working with you.
03:07Oh, yeah.
03:08Yeah.
03:09Oh.
03:10I'm sorry.
03:10What's the deal with the tissue?
03:12Oh, I'm a little compulsive,
03:13especially when I get nervous.
03:14Oh, right.
03:15That's totally normal.
03:16I'm compulsive, too.
03:17Like, I wash my hands almost every day.
03:19It used to be much worse when I came in the office.
03:23I'd have to open and close the drawers a hundred times,
03:25and then I'd constantly rush home to check if the oven was off.
03:27Oh, hey, that's actually a good idea.
03:28I have an aunt.
03:29She left her oven on, burned her house down.
03:31She lost everything.
03:32Tracy!
03:33I'm gonna need you to go back to my house
03:35and check the oven again.
03:37You know, if you left it on,
03:38it's probably already too late.
03:41What are you doing?
03:43Listen, the reason I called you in
03:46is we're having a press junket,
03:47and I'm gonna need you to be front and center
03:49as our sexiest cast member.
03:51Oh.
03:51Bet you say that to all the cast members.
03:54Yes, I do.
03:56Anyway, they're gonna ask you some questions.
03:58Just be polite and charming.
03:59You know, you might want to think of some funny material.
04:01Oh, how about this?
04:02What is the deal with the kiwi, huh?
04:04Is it a fruit?
04:05Is it a vegetable?
04:06I mean, you're...
04:07It's a fruit.
04:09Oh.
04:11Anyway, you do great,
04:12and we just got the first script,
04:14and it's amazing.
04:15There's some twists in here that will blow your mind.
04:16Oh, really?
04:17Can I take it?
04:18Uh, just keep it between us
04:19because you're the first one to see it.
04:21Is that because I'm the sexiest cast member?
04:23No, it's because you got your germs on
04:24and I don't want it back.
04:25Oh.
04:32Oh, God, I'm so hot.
04:38Then take off the hat and the parka.
04:40No, this is what I've worn
04:43every time I've picked out a good tree.
04:45When people see you guys dressed like that,
04:46you know what they think?
04:47They think these people have no Christmas spirit.
04:49You know what they think when they see me?
04:50That guy from Days of Our Lives is homeless.
04:55I'm sorry, but I am trying to get
04:57into the holiday spirit, okay?
04:59Is this how you normally buy a tree in summer clothes?
05:02Actually, we haven't gotten a tree
05:03since Michael was little.
05:04What?
05:05Why not?
05:06Well, Christmas is only fun when you have kids,
05:08and they believe in that Christmas magic.
05:10Maybe he figured out the deal with Santa
05:11when he was three.
05:12Yeah, it's just basic math.
05:14It would be impossible for Santa to visit
05:16all the children of the world in one night,
05:17even if you assume a generous 50% naughty rate.
05:20Well, those of us who love Christmas
05:24are not going to let you and math
05:25and your friend the sun ruin our holiday.
05:28How are we, people?
05:30Joey, why are you shouting?
05:31Am I shouting?
05:32I think I'm having a stroke.
05:35Can we please just choose a tree
05:36and get out of here?
05:37Fine.
05:37Greetings, woodsman.
05:40So, what are we looking at here?
05:42Douglas fir or spruce?
05:44I don't know.
05:45I'm just a stock boy at the supermarket.
05:47Oh, do you carry a fortified wine
05:48called The Fist?
05:49Gina!
05:50Focus.
05:51Okay?
05:52Let's take a look at these things.
05:54No.
05:56No.
05:57No, this one's trying too hard.
05:59Oh, pick one.
06:00What's the difference?
06:01It's just gonna die?
06:03Oh, well.
06:04Well, you could say the same thing
06:05about Michael here,
06:06but you don't love him any less.
06:08Huh?
06:09Look, this tree has got to be perfect.
06:11It's my favorite thing about Christmas.
06:13Except for Rudolph.
06:14Okay, let's just assume for a second
06:16that a nose can glow, right?
06:18In order to produce enough light
06:19to actually guide a sleigh...
06:20Shut up!
06:23You are ruining Christmas
06:24for all these little kids.
06:27What kids?
06:28You talking about the trees?
06:29I've got to find some shade.
06:41Hey, sorry I'm late.
06:42The press conference hasn't started yet,
06:44has it?
06:44I had to buy a Christmas tree.
06:46Is there more to this excuse?
06:47No.
06:48Wow.
06:50So, let me introduce you to the cast.
06:52This, of course, is Katie, your daughter.
06:54Hey, sexy, we still need to get that drink.
06:56You won't be sitting next to one another.
06:59This is Bodie.
07:00He plays a ski instructor.
07:01Sup?
07:02Hey, I'm Joey Tribbiani.
07:03Oh, man, I love you!
07:05Oh, you know me from Days of Our Lives.
07:07No, I just think you're awesome!
07:11Uh, this is Gunner.
07:12We don't know what role he's playing,
07:13but he's hot.
07:16Guilty.
07:18Lauren, I want to start.
07:19Okay, let's go.
07:20Uh, Lauren, Lauren, uh, quick thing.
07:24Listen, uh, look, these kids are all newbies,
07:26and I'm an old pro,
07:27so should we come up with a signal
07:28in case you think I'm being too charismatic
07:30and blowing someone else off the stage?
07:32Good idea.
07:33How's this for a signal?
07:36Nice.
07:37Yeah.
07:41All right, ladies and gentlemen,
07:42my name is Lauren Beck,
07:44and I'm executive producer of Deep Powder.
07:46Yeah!
07:48It's my pleasure to present the cast,
07:51so let's open the floor to questions.
07:53This question's for Bodie Blair.
07:55If you could say one thing to your public,
07:57what would it be?
08:00Sup, public?
08:04Hi, this is for Katie Harper.
08:06Katie, what are your hobbies?
08:08I'm into erotic art.
08:09Uh, I have a couple of follow-up questions
08:12related to that.
08:13Oh, I can wait till later.
08:16Mr. Tribbiani,
08:17you got your start in theater.
08:18I have a question related to that.
08:20Ah, hit me.
08:22Dramaturgically speaking,
08:23Deep Powder is clearly a rehashing
08:24of the Lear paradigm,
08:26combined with elements of Aristophanes,
08:27and, of course, goes without saying, Sheridan.
08:30Will this source material inform
08:31your portrayal of the patriarch?
08:32What?
08:40The classics do permeate all modern media.
08:43I mean, surely this will color
08:44your realization of the character.
08:46Jeez, what magazine is this lady from?
08:51Is there anything you can tell us about the show?
08:53Well, yeah, yeah, I can do that.
08:55Yeah, I just read the first episode,
08:57and there are some plot twists in there
08:59that will blow your mind.
09:00Like, in the first episode, this guy dies.
09:05I die?
09:06I just bought a Ferrari.
09:09Joey, that was supposed to be a surprise.
09:11Oh, uh, uh, okay,
09:12I'm gonna have to collect
09:13all your little notebooks.
09:20$899-100.
09:21Thanks for this, Joey.
09:23One, two, three.
09:23Lauren, Lauren, Lauren, look,
09:24I am so sorry I screwed up the plot twist.
09:27I panicked.
09:28Didn't they ever have press junkets
09:29on Days of Our Lives?
09:30Yeah, but the producer
09:31always forgot to tell me about them.
09:34That's a good producer.
09:37I'm just really disappointed, Joey.
09:39I was really counting on you.
09:40You're our most experienced actor,
09:41and you're the patriarch.
09:42Hey, hey, we're all Americans here.
09:48I want you to understand
09:49that what you did affects a lot of people.
09:51We're gonna have to throw out the script now,
09:52and I'm gonna be up all night with the writers
09:54trying to come up with a new plot twist.
09:56So you're not gonna kill Bodie?
09:57No, which is a shame,
09:58because this transition
09:59from professional skateboarding to acting
10:00hasn't been as smooth as I'd hoped.
10:03Lauren, I'm so sorry.
10:04I screwed up.
10:05But, hey, on the bright side,
10:06I helped you forget about your oven.
10:08Tracy!
10:09I'll tell her on the way out.
10:17Hey, guys, check it out.
10:18I got the perfect tree.
10:20It smells like Christmas when we were kids.
10:22And the girls selling it
10:23had crazy low jeans on.
10:26And I found a store down by the airport
10:28that carries the fist.
10:29Hey!
10:30So are you feeling better
10:31about the press conference thing?
10:33My boss was pretty mad at me,
10:34but I'm trying not to let it get me down, you know?
10:36I mean, it is the holiday season,
10:38and as I said in the Christmas carol,
10:40boy, a sixpence, governor!
10:44Thank you kindly!
10:45Oh, hey, Joey.
10:48Looks like they sent you a new script.
10:50Oh, great.
10:50All right.
10:51I'll start studying my lines now.
10:53Since I screwed up,
10:54I really need to impress my boss.
10:56So now that they can't kill Bodhi,
10:58what's the new twist?
10:59Oh, well, Lauren wouldn't tell me,
11:00but if she's as talented as she is crazy,
11:03it's gonna be good.
11:05Uh, oh, cool.
11:07I'm in the last scene.
11:08Oh, good for you.
11:08What are you doing?
11:09Uh, ooh.
11:11I'm up on a cliff.
11:12And I'm diffusing a bomb.
11:15That sounds dangerous.
11:20Oh, my God.
11:23I'm the plot twist!
11:26I can't believe they're gonna kill me.
11:28Are you sure?
11:29Does the bomb actually go off?
11:30Uh, well, I don't know.
11:31Let's see.
11:32The end is...
11:33the last page will not be distributed
11:36due to Joey Tribbiani-based security reasons.
11:38Oh, this is so bad.
11:47Oh, no, no, no, no.
11:48Calm down.
11:49People want to fire me all the time,
11:50and there's a real easy way to get out of it.
11:52How?
11:53By falsely accusing them of sexual harassment.
11:57Here's a little move I like to call
11:59the reverse.
11:59How dare you?
12:04I will see you in court.
12:07Actually, the reverse paid for my space camp.
12:11Gina, I am not gonna do that.
12:13Ugh!
12:14Why couldn't that reporter have asked me
12:16something I could answer?
12:17I knew I should have talked about the Kiwi!
12:18Wait.
12:19Joey, maybe you're overreacting.
12:23There's another character
12:23in this bomb scene with you.
12:24This guy Charlie.
12:26Maybe they'll call him off.
12:27Oh, maybe.
12:28Yeah.
12:28All right.
12:29Okay, I'm gonna go down to the set early
12:31and see if I can change Lauren's mind.
12:32Then if I can't change your mind,
12:34then I'll just...
12:34I'll take it like a man and...
12:36Whoa, what are you doing?
12:36I could ask the same question of you, sir!
12:38I could ask the same question of you, sir!
12:49Hey, Katie.
12:51Joey.
12:52I read the script.
12:53I'm sorry.
12:55Maybe we can go back to my dressing room
12:57and I can cheer you up.
12:59Boy, any other time, that would be great.
13:02But I'm really not in the right place for that now.
13:05You understand, don't you?
13:07No.
13:09Oh, I like you.
13:14Hey, Detto.
13:15Uh, very funny, Gunner.
13:20You know, you don't even have a character.
13:21Yeah, well, at least my non-character's alive.
13:26Should never try to match wits with Gunner.
13:32Uh, hey, Lauren.
13:35Hey.
13:35Look, I, uh, I just read the script
13:37and I just want to say,
13:38please, please don't kill me.
13:41But you haven't read the last page.
13:42You might not die.
13:43Really?
13:44But you probably do.
13:45Look, I know you're looking for a big plot twist,
13:49but there's this other guy, Charlie,
13:51in the scene with me.
13:52Maybe he could die.
13:53That's an interesting idea.
13:55Why don't I introduce you to Charlie?
13:56Oh, yeah.
13:58Joey, this is Sawyer.
14:00He's playing Charlie.
14:03What?
14:04I'm eight.
14:05I'm homeschooled.
14:08He's adorable.
14:09You're not going to kill him.
14:11Oh, crap.
14:11That's a swear word.
14:14Put a quarter in the jar.
14:20Oh, yeah.
14:21What a cutie.
14:23Let me make the case for killing the kid.
14:26What?
14:26Yeah, it's so crazy.
14:28No one would see it coming.
14:29Now, I'm not a writer,
14:30but what if this kid is, like, a Russian spy?
14:34Yeah?
14:34And I tie him to the bomb,
14:36and I run,
14:37and I'm all,
14:37Eat bomb, commie!
14:38Huh?
14:40I don't think so.
14:42Excuse me.
14:49Why so glum-tum?
14:52Hey, Sawyer,
14:53you want to play a game?
14:55Go over to the producer lady
14:56and tell her she left her oven on.
15:05Oh, God.
15:06I wish I was Oprah.
15:10Me, too.
15:15Any word from Joey yet?
15:16No, not yet.
15:17What's in the box?
15:18Well, it seems like Joey's about to be fired,
15:20so I thought we could surprise him
15:22by decorating the place for Christmas.
15:23Oh, okay.
15:24Are these our old ornaments?
15:25I haven't seen these in a long time.
15:27That's because it's been a while
15:29since we've had a child to decorate for,
15:30but now we do.
15:31Joey!
15:33Oh, when he comes home
15:34and sees this place all decorated,
15:36just think how his little face will light up.
15:39It's your first ornament.
15:41Oh, my God.
15:42Snow globe.
15:44Oh.
15:45Just a bottle of tequila.
15:47You tried putting together a tricycle
15:49without a man around.
15:51I'm sorry.
15:52Um, Mom, I mean,
15:53this is fine,
15:54but if you're going to do this,
15:56you should go all out.
15:57Do something big.
15:58Like what?
15:59Well, I know he'd like
16:00an all-monkey manger scene
16:01with the squirrel baby Jesus.
16:05How do you know that?
16:07It was one of the things on his list.
16:09Oh, this is perfect.
16:10I can find out exactly what he wants.
16:11All right.
16:12Here's a sec.
16:13Why does he want gypsies?
16:14Hmm.
16:15Gets them confused with elves.
16:16Always has.
16:17Yeah, but there is some stuff
16:20on here we can do.
16:21Mm-hmm.
16:22Oh, he wants carolers.
16:23Do we know anyone who can sing?
16:25Silent.
16:26Okay, no carolers.
16:31Okay, everybody.
16:32We're ready to shoot the bomb scene.
16:33Uh, listen, Lauren,
16:35I don't want to pull a star trip right now,
16:37but this scene doesn't work for me creatively.
16:42Joey, please take your mark.
16:43Okay, can I, can I just,
16:45can I take a second?
16:47Yeah.
16:48Yeah.
16:49You know what?
16:49Everybody, let's all gather around
16:51and take a second
16:52and give a round of applause
16:53to Joey Tribbiani.
16:54It's been great working with him.
17:03Okay, let's get started.
17:05But, but, I, I don't know
17:06what to do at the end.
17:07You didn't let me read the last page.
17:08Oh, it's pretty clear
17:09what happens at the end.
17:10And then the special effects guys take over.
17:12And then bring in the dinosaur
17:14that carries me to safety.
17:17All right, and rolling,
17:19and cue the snow.
17:21Deep Powder, scene 58, take one.
17:24And, action.
17:27Come on, Captain Powder.
17:29You gotta run.
17:31The bomb's gonna explode.
17:34No, I have to see this through.
17:37You run, Charlie.
17:38Your life's more important than mine.
17:40Well, it looks like it's just you and me now,
17:46Powder Mountain.
17:48If I don't make it out of this alive,
17:50it doesn't really matter
17:51because all that matters
17:52is that the mountain lives on.
17:56Now cut the wire.
17:57And the bomb doesn't go off.
18:15Now react.
18:17What?
18:19It didn't go off?
18:21Oh, my God, I'm alive.
18:22I can't believe it.
18:23I did it.
18:23This is great, Joey.
18:26Keep going.
18:27We can use it.
18:27Oh, great.
18:29The sky is bluer.
18:30The snow is whiter.
18:32Joey's back.
18:33Suck it, bomb.
18:35And cut.
18:37I am so relieved.
18:39I really thought I was gonna die.
18:41You gave a great performance.
18:43Wait a minute.
18:44You were messing with me
18:45to get back at me from the press conference?
18:47What, me?
18:48Messed with my sexiest cast member?
18:50Yeah, you wouldn't do that.
18:56Well, welcome back to Powder Mountain.
19:00How about a hug?
19:01How about just a wave?
19:12Hey, guys, guess what?
19:14Great news.
19:15I didn't die.
19:16Oh, all right.
19:17Congratulations.
19:17Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
19:19Let's go out and celebrate.
19:20Well, let's go in the apartment first.
19:21No, no, it's boring in there.
19:23Let's go do something special.
19:24Maybe there's something special in the apartment.
19:26Oh, no, let's go out.
19:28Get in the damn apartment.
19:36Oh, my God.
19:40Oh, look at his little face.
19:44You guys, it looks fantastic in here.
19:47I can't believe you did this.
19:49Well, we couldn't get you everything on your list, but we got you an inflatable snowman.
19:52And dancing Santa.
19:54And, uh, dancing Santa.
20:00Joey.
20:00Gypsies!
20:05Here, have some eggnog.
20:07Oh.
20:07Spiked it with the fist.
20:08Oh.
20:09I am finally feeling like it's Christmas.
20:13You know, this is really special.
20:15I get to keep my job.
20:17I'm surrounded by friends and family.
20:19It's like I said in that holiday beer commercial that only aired in Germany.
20:22Das ist ein gut Christmas beer.
20:25So that's basically the plot for the next episode.
20:35Any questions?
20:36Uh, yeah.
20:36I've been meaning to ask you, since you didn't kill Bodhi and you didn't kill me, do you still
20:41need a plot twist?
20:42Oh, I have a plot twist.
20:44There was somebody actually who behaved even worse than you did.
20:46Hey, sweet mama.
20:51You want her to see me?
20:52Yeah, Gunner, are you ready to shoot this scene?
20:54I was born ready, baby.
20:57Hey, Ditto.
20:58Guess who finally got a character?
21:00I'm a helicopter blade inspector.
21:03And I get to play drunk.
21:07Joey, would you care to come watch this scene?
21:09I think I'd like that, Lauren.
21:12Play some!
21:13That's over!
21:16That's over!
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