# Joe and Sons

Joe and Sons is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 9, 1975, to January 13, 1976. It ran for a total of 14 episodes.

## Premise

The show focused on an Italian-American widower, Joe Vitale, who lived in Hoboken, New Jersey with his two teenage sons, Mark and Nick. Gus Duzik worked with him as a typical middle-class family worker at the Hoboken Sheet and Tube Company. Estelle was a cocktail waitress who lived in the apartment across the hall who helped Joe with his sons and liked to cook an occasional meal for the family.

## Cast

* Richard S. Castellano as Joe Vitale
* Barry Miller as Mark Vitale
* Jimmy Baio as Nick Vitale
* Jerry Stiller as Gus Duzik
* Bobbi Jordan as Estelle
* Florence Stanley as Aunt Josephine

## Episodes

| Nº | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 0 | "Joe and Sons" | Unknown | Unknown | April 18, 1975 (1975-04-18) |
| Series pilot: Joe is worried about the mysterious behavior of his older son, who has been coming home late and falling asleep in class. |||||
| 1 | "Mark's Doubt" | Peter Baldwin | Jay Moriarty & Mike Milligan | September 9, 1975 (1975-09-09) |
| Blue collar worker Joe Vitale, a widower, has his hands full with two growing sons and an odd assortment of concerned friends, family and neighbors. A theological crisis begins the season, as the older boy declares his doubt in the existence of God. |||||
| 2 | "Nick's Book" | Unknown | Robert Illes & James Stein | September 23, 1975 (1975-09-23) |
| Joe is enraged when he discovers that his 12-year-old son's biology book contains an explicit section on sex education. |||||
| 3 | "Joe's Date" | Unknown | Adele & Burt Styler | September 30, 1975 (1975-09-30) |
| The promise of romance has Joe in a fever of anticipation as he prepares for a reunion with the bombshell of his high school class. |||||
| 4 | "Carmela" | Unknown | George Almeyda | October 7, 1975 (1975-10-07) |
| Joe worries when he learns that Mark is dating the daughter of wild Flora (Dimitra Arliss), a woman who had a dubious reputation in high school. |||||
| 5 | "Joe's Cruise" | Unknown | Jeffrey Minches | October 14, 1975 (1975-10-14) |
| During a pandemonium-filled morning, Joe must choose between attending an annual boat ride with Gus or chauffeuring his kids around the city. |||||
| 6 | "A Real Lady" | Unknown | Unknown | October 21, 1975 (1975-10-21) |
| Josephine plays matchmaker, arranging a blind date between Joe and a widow who inherited a garbage-truck company from her husband. |||||
| 7 | "Uncle Charlie's Problem" | Unknown | Unknown | November 4, 1975 (1975-11-04) |
| Joe willingly agrees to take Uncle Charlie after the sprightly old codger runs away from a retirement home. |||||
| 8 | "The Desperate Minutes" | Unknown | Unknown | November 21, 1975 (1975-11-21) |
| Gus is suing the city of Hoboken for $2,000,000 for "bodily injuries and mental anguish" he suffered while riding a bus that collided with a car. |||||
| 9 | "Clothes Don't Necessarily Make the Man" | Unknown | Unknown | December 2, 1975 (1975-12-02) |
| Nick claims to be studying ballet for cultural enrichment, but his Aunt Josephine is beginning to worry about her nephew's masculinity. |||||
| 10 | "Pot Luck" | Unknown | Unknown | December 16, 1975 (1975-12-16) |
| A house plant left by Mark's long-haired friend is making Joe nervous; he's sure it's marijuana. |||||
| 11 | "Nick's Problem" | Unknown | Unknown | December 23, 1975 (1975-12-23) |
| Nick, who has taken great pains to hide his bed-wetting from the others, finds himself the object of much concern when his secret is discovered. |||||
| 12 | "Thou Shalt Steal" | Unknown | Unknown | January 6, 1976 (1976-01-06) |
| Gus fears for his life after running out of a crap game without paying up his losses. |||||
| 13 | "Jimmy Flynn's Wake" | Unknown | Unknown | January 13, 1976 (1976-01-13) |
| Joe is trapped into holding a wake at his house for Gus's lately departed friend even though he never even knew the guy. |||||