Joe's World

Season

1979

USA

5.7

Short-lived situation comedy about the owner of a house-painting contracting firm who is trying to support a wife and five children whose ages range from 9 to 23.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Initiation

Joe, the owner of a contracting firm specializing in house painting, wants Steve to carry on the business - but Steve has different dreams.

S1 • E2

Steve's Drinking Problem

The family becomes concerned when Steve is always drunk.

S1 • E3

The Woman Painter

Kate objects when she learns that Joe has hired a female painter to his crew - and is worried Joe will give in to her good looks.

S1 • E4

Snowbound

A blizzard traps the Wabash family in their home, leading them to bond and work out various conflicts.

S1 • E5

One in the Oven

Joe and Kate are struggling enough to support five kids on a tight budget. Could there be a sixth child on the way?

S1 • E6

Maggie Joins the Army

After an argument with Joe over house rules, Maggie decides to join the Army.

S1 • E7

If Something Should Happen

Concerned that Joe isn't making enough to support the family, Kate considers taking out a trust fund for the children, just in case.

S1 • E8

The Strike

Joe and one of his employees, Brad, are locked in a dispute over enamel fumes. Steve, one of Brad's friends, takes Joe's side - and the sides are drawn with no compromise forthcoming.

S1 • E9

The Gun

The family panics when Joe, wanting to protect his family, buys a gun.

S1 • E10

No Time for Jimmy

What's more important - money or family? That's what this story explores when the family throws a party for Jimmy's 13th birthday - on the same day Joe is expected to show up for the first day of a lucrative house-painting job.

S1 • E11

To Catch a Cheater

Joe puts undue pressure on Maggie to perform well in school. When Maggie struggles with a test, she resorts to cheating - hoping to make her father happy.