Why doesn't Joey move back to the bigger apartment in Friends?

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In the very popular TV Series Friends, the character Joey Tribbiani moves out from his small apartment (where he lived with Chandler) to a very big and expensive place when he gets a role in the soap opera "The Days of Our Lives".

When his character is killed in the series, he moves back to the apartment with Chandler.

However, when his character re-emerges, why doesn't he moves back to a bigger and more expensive apartment?

Is there any reference saying that he got a much lower salary this time?



Best Answer

He couldn’t afford the apartment as it was because he was living beyond his means. When he moved to the new place, he bought all kinds of unnecessary novelties on credit and accumulated quite a lot of debt (remember the giant ceramic dog and waterfall?) As a result, when he got the new job, (even if he was making as much as before), he could not go back to that extravagant lifestyle, at least not without making a lot of cuts.

Plus, there was the emotional aspect since he wasn’t enjoying living on his own as much as he had expected to.




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Do they ever switch back apartments in Friends?

After a span of six episodes, Monica and Rachel take their apartment back from Chandler and Joey. They previously lost it during the trivia contest in "The One With The Embryos" (S4E12).

Does Joey move back in Friends?

Joey. Joey lives in the same apartment for the whole series, except for a couple of episodes in season 2. He thinks it's a good idea to live by himself, but when he is fired and he misses Chandler, he moves back in with Chandler.

Does Joey move out of the apartment?

Joey moved out from the apartment and back in with Chandler in "The One Where Eddie Won't Go" after realizing he missed being Chandler's roommate. In the same episode, since Joey's character (Dr. Drake Ramoray) was killed off on Days of Our Lives, he was unable to pay his bills for stuff he bought for the apartment.

Why do they switch apartments in Friends?

The staff found it difficult coming up with different points of view for each character as all wanted to win the game. The writers decided to go through with the apartment switch to avoid creating fake stakes, which they called "schmuck bait".



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