A Family for Joe
| A Family for Joe | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Philip Rosenthal [1] Oliver Goldstick [1] |
| Starring | Robert Mitchum Juliette Lewis Ben Savage Jessica Player David Lascher Barry Gordon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original airing | March 24, 1990 |
A Family for Joe is an American television movie and subsequent series, both starring Robert Mitchum in the title role. The half-hour show premiered on NBC on March 24, 1990.[2] Nine episodes of the series were filmed.[3]
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[edit] Plot
A Family for Joe is about the Bankston children, Holly (Juliette Lewis), Nick (David Lascher & Chris Furrh), Chris (Ben Savage), and 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.
[edit] 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 DVD 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "'Raymond' creator pacts for $16 mil deal". Variety. July 30, 1997. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116675648.html?categoryid=14&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ "Capsules". Entertainment Weekly. March 23, 1990. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,316977,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ Klein, Alvin (April 22, 1990). "Theater; A Scarsdale Student 'Ready For Prime Time'". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/22/nyregion/theater-a-scarsdale-student-ready-for-prime-time.html. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (April 13, 1990). "TV reviews for the week of April 13". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317155,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
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