Joe and Sons
1975 American TV series or program
- Bob Illes
- Mike Milligan
- Richard S. Castellano
- Barry Miller
- Jimmy Baio
- Jerry Stiller
- Bobbi Jordan
- Florence Stanley
- Jeff Harris
- Bernie Kukoff
Kukoff-Harris Partnership
January 13, 1976 (1976-01-13)
Joe and Sons is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 9, 1975, to January 13, 1976. It ran for a total of 14 episodes.
Premise
The show focused on an Italian-American widower, Joe Vitale, who lived in Hoboken, New Jersey with his two teenage sons, Mark and Nick. Gus Duzik worked with him as a typical middle-class family worker at the Hoboken Sheet and Tube Company. Estelle was a cocktail waitress who lived in the apartment across the hall who helped Joe with his sons and liked to cook an occasional meal for the family.
Cast
- Richard S. Castellano as Joe Vitale
- Barry Miller as Mark Vitale
- Jimmy Baio as Nick Vitale
- Jerry Stiller as Gus Duzik
- Bobbi Jordan as Estelle
- Florence Stanley as Aunt Josephine
Episodes
Nº | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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0 | "Joe and Sons" | Unknown | Unknown | April 18, 1975 (1975-04-18) | |
Series pilot: Joe is worried about the mysterious behavior of his older son, who has been coming home late and falling asleep in class. | |||||
1 | "Mark's Doubt" | Peter Baldwin | Jay Moriarty & Mike Milligan | September 9, 1975 (1975-09-09) | |
Blue collar worker Joe Vitale, a widower, has his hands full with two growing sons and an odd assortment of concerned friends, family and neighbors. A theological crisis begins the season, as the older boy declares his doubt in the existence of God. | |||||
2 | "Nick's Book" | Unknown | Robert Illes & James Stein | September 23, 1975 (1975-09-23) | |
Joe is enraged when he discovers that his 12-year-old son's biology book contains an explicit section on sex education. | |||||
3 | "Joe's Date" | Unknown | Adele & Burt Styler | September 30, 1975 (1975-09-30) | |
The promise of romance has Joe in a fever of anticipation as he prepares for a reunion with the bombshell of his high school class. | |||||
4 | "Carmela" | Unknown | George Almeyda | October 7, 1975 (1975-10-07) | |
Joe worries when he learns that Mark is dating the daughter of wild Flora (Dimitra Arliss), a woman who had a dubious reputation in high school. | |||||
5 | "Joe's Cruise" | Unknown | Jeffrey Minches | October 14, 1975 (1975-10-14) | |
During a pandemonium-filled morning, Joe must choose between attending an annual boat ride with Gus or chauffeuring his kids around the city. | |||||
6 | "A Real Lady" | Unknown | Unknown | October 21, 1975 (1975-10-21) | |
Josephine plays matchmaker, arranging a blind date between Joe and a widow who inherited a garbage-truck company from her husband. | |||||
7 | "Uncle Charlie's Problem" | Unknown | Unknown | November 4, 1975 (1975-11-04) | |
Joe willingly agrees to take Uncle Charlie after the sprightly old codger runs away from a retirement home. | |||||
8 | "The Desperate Minutes" | Unknown | Unknown | November 21, 1975 (1975-11-21) | |
Gus is suing the city of Hoboken for $2,000,000 for "bodily injuries and mental anguish" he suffered while riding a bus that collided with a car. | |||||
9 | "Clothes Don't Necessarily Make the Man" | Unknown | Unknown | December 2, 1975 (1975-12-02) | |
Nick claims to be studying ballet for cultural enrichment, but his Aunt Josephine is beginning to worry about her nephew's masculinity. | |||||
10 | "Pot Luck" | Unknown | Unknown | December 16, 1975 (1975-12-16) | |
A house plant left by Mark's long-haired friend is making Joe nervous; he's sure it's marijuana. | |||||
11 | "Nick's Problem" | Unknown | Unknown | December 23, 1975 (1975-12-23) | |
Nick, who has taken great pains to hide his bed-wetting from the others, finds himself the object of much concern when his secret is discovered. | |||||
12 | "Thou Shalt Steal" | Unknown | Unknown | January 6, 1976 (1976-01-06) | |
Gus fears for his life after running out of a crap game without paying up his losses. | |||||
13 | "Jimmy Flynn's Wake" | Unknown | Unknown | January 13, 1976 (1976-01-13) | |
Joe is trapped into holding a wake at his house for Gus's lately departed friend even though he never even knew the guy. |
External links
- Joe and Sons at IMDb
- Joe and Sons at epguides.com
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