Joe's Life (1993)
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.
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Episode 1 - A Tail to Remember
Release Date: 1993-09-29Debut: 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.""
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Episode 2 - Mind If I Smoke?
Release Date: 1993-10-06Stan (George DiCenzo) is burned up when he finds out that his son has been smoking—and that Joe knew about it.
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Episode 3 - He Ain't Working, He's My Brother
Release Date: 1993-10-13Stan stews because Joe won't work full time as a chef, but Joe tells him to put a lid on it.
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Episode 4 - Shop in the Name of Love
Release Date: 1993-10-20Joe wants to buy Sandy a birthday gift, but to him, ""shop"" is strictly a four-letter word.
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Episode 5 - The Bad Influence
Release Date: 1993-10-27Despite Sandy and Stan's misgivings, Joe sticks up for Leo's bad-news buddy Josh—Until Josh dates Amy.
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Episode 6 - The Invisible Man
Release Date: 1993-11-03Joe 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.
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Episode 7 - You Can't Take This Job ... Period
Release Date: 1993-11-10Sandy'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?
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Episode 8 - Dear Grandpa
Release Date: 1993-11-17Sandy's not happy to see her long-estranged father again, but he's a big hit with the kids.
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Episode 9 - Parental Guidance Not Suggested?
Release Date: 1993-11-24After Thanksgiving dinner, Sandy talks Joe into going to a movie, where they unexpectedly get to observe Amy with a date.
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Episode 10 - Nightmare on Joe's Street
Release Date: 1993-12-01Joe refuses Stan's offer of half-ownership of the restaurant.
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Episode 11 - Yule Be Sorry
Release Date: 1993-12-15The last thing Barb wanted for Christmas is just what Leo brings home: a 21-year-old girlfriend with a baby, and a husband—somewhere.