A Family for Joe (1990– )

The premise was that four cute upper-middle-class kids had been suddenly orphaned. About to be split up and sent to foster homes, they located a cranky old homeless man and offered him food... See full summary »

Stars:

Robert Mitchum, David Lascher, Ben Savage

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Robert Mitchum	...	Joe Whitaker (9 episodes, 1990)
David Lascher	...	Nick Bankston (9 episodes, 1990)
Ben Savage	...	Chris Bankston (9 episodes, 1990)
Jessica Player	...	Mary Bankston (9 episodes, 1990)
Juliette Lewis	...	Holly Bankston (9 episodes, 1990)
Barry Gordon	...	Roger Hightower (9 episodes, 1990)

Storyline

The premise was that four cute upper-middle-class kids had been suddenly orphaned. About to be split up and sent to foster homes, they located a cranky old homeless man and offered him food, a home, and a decent life-style if he would live in their nice house and pose as their grandfather (this could only happen in a sitcom!). Of course he took his new responsibilities more seriously than they expected, and amid the quips, little lessons in life were learned by all around the sunny kitchen table. Roger was the helpful next-door neighbor, an air traffic controller turned homemaker.

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Plot Keywords:

sitcom | orphan | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un nonno, quattro nipoti, un cane

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grosso Jacobson, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows A Family for Joe (1990)

User Reviews

A vague memory

I hardly remember this show, but what I can remember I liked. It didn't last long, though. Robert Mitchum, from what I can remember, played a homeless man that is taken in by kids (I think they were orphaned). I think it was intended to be a drama, but it was funny. I could be way off-base though, it's been forever since I saw this.