5 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United States Network NBC Number of episodes 7 Cast Char Fontane | 4.9/10 TV First episode date 24 April 1978 Number of seasons 2 Program creator Bernie Kahn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by Bernie Kahn
Ronald Rubin Directed by Bill Persky (1978)
Bob Claver (1978–79) Starring Paul Regina
Char Fontane Music by Jack Elliott, Allyn Ferguson (1978)
Joe Raposo, Patti Brooks (1979) Opening theme Char Fontane, Randy Winburn (1978)
Patti Brooks, Jean Raposo (1979) Similar The San Pedro Beach Bu, Capitol Critters, The New Yogi Bear Show, The Manhunter, The United States Steel Hour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe & Valerie is an American sitcom miniseries starring Paul Regina and Char Fontane as the title characters that aired on NBC in four half-hour segments from April 24 to May 10, 1978 and three half-hour segments from January 5 to January 19, 1979. The series was produced by Bob Hope's production company, Hope Enterprises, and his daughter, Linda, served as executive producer.
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The series, set in Brooklyn, follows the romantic misadventures of a teenage couple – Joe Pizo, an apprentice plumber, and Valerie Sweetzer, a cosmetics salesgirl – who meet and fall in love at a New York City disco. Joe shares an apartment with his roommates Frank and Paulie (who call themselves "The Big Three") while Valerie lives at home with her divorced mother, Stella.
The series is divided into two parts: the first part (1978) depicts events in the lives of Joe and Valerie as they meet, fall in love and plan their future; the second part (1979) centers on the courtship, marriage and efforts of Joe and Valerie as they begin a married life together. The show was highly influenced by the disco craze of the late 1970s and the movie Saturday Night Fever specifically.