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A Family for Joe (1990)

A Family for Joe poster
Directed by
Alan Rafkin
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 9 episodes
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A homeless man named Joe is hired by four orphaned children to pose as their grandfather so they can stay together as a family. The series follows Joe as he adjusts to life with the kids and they learn to rely on each other.

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What happens

A Family for Joe is an American sitcom that starred Robert Mitchum in the title role. It started out as a television movie that aired NBC on February 25, 1990, before turning it into a series that lasted from March 24 until August 19, 1990. Nine episodes of the series were filmed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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