An avalanche of 'Friends' jokes welcomes Matt LeBlanc to 'Top Gear'

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LONDON -- People aren't sure what to think about Joey Tribbiani getting behind the wheel.

The fairly unexpected news that Matt LeBlanc will be joining the new edition of Top Gear broke on Thursday morning and, unsurprisingly, people on Twitter had a few things to say about it.

Also unsurprisingly, around 99% of the tweets seemed to include some sort of Friends reference.

When you find out Matt Le Blanc is presenting #TopGear pic.twitter.com/LNiCOqhZGp— Chris Dobbs (@dobbsygy) February 4, 2016


Some people were all about the puns.

If Joey is hosting #TopGear, won't he always be stuck in second gear?— Jord Muckley (@JordMuckley) February 4, 2016


There were plenty of references to specific Friends moments and characters.

Joey does #TopGear https://t.co/cWSA8AmkzM pic.twitter.com/G6iP2lPF1f— Sarah Doran (@sarahisnothere) February 4, 2016


Looks like Estelle finally got Joey a good audition #TopGear pic.twitter.com/TotUbIP7Vo— boohooMAN (@boohooMAN) February 4, 2016


Matt LeBlanc's early Stig impression. We should've seen this coming. #TopGear pic.twitter.com/gdqIjrzn01— Josh Barrie (@joshbythesea) February 4, 2016


As you'd expect, "The One with Joey's Porsche" got a few mentions.

Everyone remembers this episode right? #TopGear pic.twitter.com/9Jgf4DqW8w— Ben Thompson (@BBCBenThompson) February 4, 2016


Looking forward to Matt LeBlanc on #TopGear. He has good experience. pic.twitter.com/X2CXt7aXVa— Tamoor Hussain (@tamoorh) February 4, 2016


Finally, someone had a brilliant idea about who the new Stig might be.

The new Stig's identity has also been revealed. #TopGear pic.twitter.com/GGWSc2A24Y— Robin Morgan (@robinjaymorgan) February 4, 2016

If only.

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