The next morning, Joey brought Sophie to filming. They got dressed in their costumes (Joey in a suit, Sophie in a red dress), then got a tour around the set. Apparently not a single thing in the kitchen was functional, as it was cheaper to do it that way.
They spent an hour after that doing makeup so that the lighting would look right, which Sophie was very confused about. She didn't understand all of the brushes on her face and people fussing around her, but Joey told her that he would explain it more later, but basically they were trying to make her look pretty.
"Me hungry," said Sophie, once the makeup was all on.
"Well you'll get to eat very soon, baby cakes," said one of the staff members. "You'll get to eat a lot."
And she did. When they got to filming the actual meal part of the commercial, they had to retake the scene so many times that even Joey started to get stuffed. However, they eventually got it right, after eighty seven takes (nine of which were cut due to Joey spilling his soup) and moved onto Joey's standalone scene.
This one was even harder to film, as it was just Joey on his own, and he messed up everything possible. The fake restaurant collapsed when he walked inside because he bumped the framing, and he spilled the hamburger grease all over his shirt. They actually decided to keep that scene though, because it made the food look even worse.
They also had to film Sophie's big one-liner, but that one was extra tricky because she had trouble saying it. Since she was so little, she tripped over her words a lot and it took several tries to get it all right. However, it still took many less tries than it did to get Joey's part right, and soon enough they were all on their way home.
Once they got home, Monica fawned over how pretty Sophie looked, and Chandler was shocked that she was wearing makeup.
"Come on, sweetie," she said. "You'll still be saying that when she's eighteen."
"It's just a dad thing, Mon," shrugged Chandler. "Anyway, when is our little star going to be on TV?"
Joey looked at his hand, where he had written the details. "A week from now, unless they have to delay for some reason, but they already have the music and everything they just have to piece together the clips and do some editing."
Chandler nodded. "Okay. I'll invite everyone over for that day. What channel?"
So they talked about when, where, what, and who, then got all the details and had dinner. They were all excited to see Joey and Sophie's commercial.
One week later, the friends were all sitting around the kitchen table, eating macaroni and cheese. The commercial was going to air very soon, so they wrapped up and went over to the living room area.
Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, Rachel, and the stars, Joey and Sophie all snuggled up by the TV, ready for the commercial to air. When finally their fake family appeared on screen, everyone went crazy.
"Me!" said Sophie.
"And me!" Joey smiled. "Now shh!"
They all sat in silence as they began to eat the food.
"Mm!" said Sophie.
"Delicious," said the random mother.
"Nasty!" cried out Joey. "Ew!"
The rest of the family stared at him, and then the screen flipped to a restaurant where he was eating alone, having food that was really bad. He tried to pick up the slider, but it was so greasy that it slid right out of his hand and spilled down his shirt.
"Jokes don't always go well," he said sadly, as a thought bubble appeared in the air. The camera panned into the thought bubble, then showed the family back at the dining table.
"Uncle Bob won't be back here again," said the dad.
"Yay!" said Sophie, soup spoon in hand. "Good eats for all!"
Then the brand name came on screen and the commercial ended. Everyone clapped, and Joey did a little bow, showing Sophie how to do it as well. It was one wacky commercial, but it was well worth the wait.
"That was… interesting," said Rachel, looking at the now black screen. "But you guys are great actors."
Joey nodded. "I think Sophie has some real potential."
"Really?" Monica smiled.
"For sure!"
"I think so too," said Chandler. "We made the next big actress, Mon."
Monica smiled and patted her pregnant tummy. "I wonder what these two will do."
"Something amazing," he said, giving Sophie a big hug.
(Hope everyone enjoyed this chapter! If you did, make sure to leave a review! I love getting feedback. The next chapter will be up soon. Thanks for reading!)