A Family for Joe
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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
Episodes
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".[3]
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
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External links
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