Chandler Bing rent, paying for Joey's head-shots, buying most of the food and even gives money to Joey for his numerous dates. The relationship between the two is balanced: Joey looks to Chandler as his intellectual superior, while Chandler acknowledges Joey as the more confident counterpart, especially when it comes to getting women. Chandler and Rachel originally did not like each other, but grew to become good friends. In "The One with All the Cheesecakes" Chandler and Rachel steal and share the cheesecake which originally belonged to their downstairs neighbor. Rachel, who works for Ralph Lauren, is also the one who helps
Joey (TV series) on hiatus in March 2006. NBC officially canceled the series in May 2006 citing low ratings. Based on average total viewers per episode of "Joey" on NBC: "Joey" won the People's Choice Award of Favorite New Television Comedy and Matt LeBlanc won Favorite Male Television Star. LeBlanc was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. After the series' cancellation in 2006, Matt LeBlanc took a four-year break from acting before returning in the BBC/Showtime sitcom "Episodes". The series was a success for LeBlanc, earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best