Joey and the Taste Test

"Joey and the Taste Test" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of Joey, which aired on NBC on December 9, 2004.
==Plot==
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.
==Cast and Characters==
===Main Cast===
Matt LeBlanc - Joey TribbianiAndrea Anders - Alex GarrettPaulo Costanzo - Michael TribbianiDrea de Matteo - Gina TribbianiJennifer Coolidge - Bobbie Morganstern
===Supporting Cast===
Lucy Liu - Lauren BeckDanneel Harris - KatiePortia Dawson - TracyNat Faxon - BodieColby Donaldson - Gunnar
===Crew===
Directed By:David Schwimmer
Written By:Scott Silveri
==Trivia & Goofs==
* Gina says there's another kind of lasagna piece, because she lost her nail in there. Then she holds up her right hand. (To show the nail without the red nail polish.) A few seconds later, her right hand is visible again, but the nail is now red.
** A lost nail in food also came up in the Friends episode "The One With The Cuffs".
* At the very beginning of the episode when Gina is taking her lasagna out of the oven, Drea de Matteo's tattoo is visible.
* This episode was directed by David Schwimmer, LeBlanc's former castmate from Friends who played Ross.
==Quotes==
* Alex: Yeah well it ain't gonna go down like that, BIOOOOOOOOOOOOTCH!
* Lauren: I'm having a hard time believing you broke up with her. Joey: Oh, are you talking about when we were just together on the side of the cabin, when I was helping her get that splinter out of her tongue?
* Katie: I didn't like watching you be all flirty with Lauren. Joey: Come on, you know I only have eyes for my daughter.
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