A Family for Joe
| A Family for Joe | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Arnold Margolin |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | March 24 – August 19, 1990 |
A Family for Joe is an American sitcom that starred Robert Mitchum in the title role. It started out as a television movie that aired NBC on February 25, 1990, before turning it into a series that lasted from March 24 until August 19, 1990.[2] Nine episodes of the series were filmed.[3]
Plot
A Family for Joe is about the Bankston children, 13-year-old Nick (Chris Furrh), 11-year-old Holly (Maia Brewton), 9-year-old Chris (Jarrad Paul), and 7-year-old Mary (Jessica Player) who have been recently orphaned. Rather than have themselves split up into foster care, they find a homeless man, Joe (Robert Mitchum), to live with them and act as their grandfather. It isn't until Joe is granted monitored guardianship of the children by a family court judge when the real trial between him and them all begins.
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Joe Whitaker
- Maia Brewton as Holly Bankston (original film)
- Juliette Lewis as Holly Bankston (series)
- Chris Furrh as Nick Bankston (original film)
- David Lascher as Nick Bankston (series)
- Barry Gordon as Roger Hightower
- Jarrad Paul as Chris Bankston (original film)
- Ben Savage as Chris Bankston (series)
- Jessica Player as Mary Bankston
- Barbara Babcock as Miss Collins
- David Nelson as George Merkel
- Anna Mathias as Annie Brewster
- Jim Hackett as Pete Brewster
- Janet MacLachlan as Judge Delaney
- Patrick Cronin as Mr. Reed
- Robert Casper as Mr. Edwards
- Richard X. Slattery as Officer Finney
- Maggie Egan as Mrs. Lewis
- John Mitchum as Preacher
- Helena Carroll as Mrs. Spruce
- Beverly Sanders as Doctor Bennett
- Patrick Campbell as Homeless Man
- Dorothy Neumann as Bag Lady
- Dennis Fimple as Man at Mission Door
- Dartanian as Punk 1
- Andrew Roperto as Punk 2
- Hugo Huizar as Punk 3
- Andrew Margolin as Young Cop
- Diane Almeida as Nurse
- Julie Ashton as Bank Cashier
- Sam Denoff as Slamburger Manager
- Nikki Cox as Carrie Lewis
- Gretchen Learman as Valerie Brewster
- Jacqueline Caru as Bonnie Brewster
- Justin Shenkarow as Pete Brewster Jr.
- Brandon Loomis as Student / BoyScout
- Jorga Caye as AA Meeting Attendee
Episodes
TV Movie
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| "A Family for Joe" | Jeff Melman | Arnold Margolin | February 25, 1990 |
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Little Romance" | Unknown | Unknown | March 24, 1990 |
| 2 | "The Medium" | Unknown | Unknown | March 31, 1990 |
| 3 | "Nick's Heart" | Unknown | Unknown | April 7, 1990 |
| 4 | "An Earful" | Alan Rafkin | Oliver Goldstick & Phil Rosenthal | April 14, 1990 |
| 5 | "Life of the Party" | Unknown | Unknown | April 28, 1990 |
| 6 | "Law and Order" | Unknown | Unknown | May 5, 1990 |
| 7 | "Once a Bum" | Unknown | Unknown | August 5, 1990 |
| 8 | "Night School" | Unknown | Unknown | August 12, 1990 |
| 9 | "Having a Baby" | Alan Rafkin | Renee Phillips & Carrie Honigblum | August 19, 1990 |
Response
Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly rated the series a D, stating that "the kids are leering little creeps, the jokes are moronic, and Joe's homelessness is already absent from the show's current scripts".[4]
In the documentary series The Write Environment, writer Philip Rosenthal (who would go on to create Everybody Loves Raymond) talks about being a staff writer on the series.
References
- ^ a b "'Raymond' creator pacts for $16 mil deal". Variety. July 30, 1997. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ "Capsules". Entertainment Weekly. March 23, 1990. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ Klein, Alvin (April 22, 1990). "Theater; A Scarsdale Student 'Ready For Prime Time'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (April 13, 1990). "TV reviews for the week of April 13". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
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