Joe's Life
1993 · 1 season · 11 episodes · Ended · ABC
Comedy
TMDB 10.0 · 1 votes
Joe Gennaro is a laid-off executive who can't find work, so he decides to stay at home and take care of the children while his wife goes to work as a temp secretary. Later, Joe takes a job as a chef at his brother's restaurant.
Episodes
- S01E01A Tail to Remember1993-09-2930m
Debut: Family man Joe Gennaro (Peter Onorati) is a laid-off defense worker who has to deal with the problems of running the house while his wife, Sandy (Mary Page Keller), works as an office temp. In the opener, Joe faces a hairy issue: son Scott (Spencer Klein) wants to wear a ""Rat Tail.""
- S01E02Mind If I Smoke?1993-10-0630m
Stan (George DiCenzo) is burned up when he finds out that his son has been smoking—and that Joe knew about it.
- S01E03He Ain't Working, He's My Brother1993-10-1330m
Stan stews because Joe won't work full time as a chef, but Joe tells him to put a lid on it.
- S01E04Shop in the Name of Love1993-10-2030m
Joe wants to buy Sandy a birthday gift, but to him, ""shop"" is strictly a four-letter word.
- S01E05The Bad Influence1993-10-2730m
Despite Sandy and Stan's misgivings, Joe sticks up for Leo's bad-news buddy Josh—Until Josh dates Amy.
- S01E06The Invisible Man1993-11-0330m
Joe gets the awful feeling that Sandy's taking him for granted—but she takes no notice; meanwhile, Paul's doing poorly in algebra because of his sexual attraction to his teacher.
- S01E07You Can't Take This Job ... Period1993-11-1030m
Sandy's offered a full-time job that will take her away from the family even more so than now. Can she take it? Can they?
- S01E08Dear Grandpa1993-11-1730m
Sandy's not happy to see her long-estranged father again, but he's a big hit with the kids.
- S01E09Parental Guidance Not Suggested?1993-11-2430m
After Thanksgiving dinner, Sandy talks Joe into going to a movie, where they unexpectedly get to observe Amy with a date.
- S01E10Nightmare on Joe's Street1993-12-0130m
Joe refuses Stan's offer of half-ownership of the restaurant.
- S01E11Yule Be Sorry1993-12-1530m
The last thing Barb wanted for Christmas is just what Leo brings home: a 21-year-old girlfriend with a baby, and a husband—somewhere.
