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.
11 Episodes
Debut: 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.""
September 29, 1993Stan (George DiCenzo) is burned up when he finds out that his son has been smoking—and that Joe knew about it.
October 6, 1993Stan stews because Joe won't work full time as a chef, but Joe tells him to put a lid on it.
October 13, 1993Joe wants to buy Sandy a birthday gift, but to him, ""shop"" is strictly a four-letter word.
October 20, 1993Despite Sandy and Stan's misgivings, Joe sticks up for Leo's bad-news buddy Josh—Until Josh dates Amy.
October 27, 1993Joe 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.
November 3, 1993Sandy'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?
November 10, 1993Sandy's not happy to see her long-estranged father again, but he's a big hit with the kids.
November 17, 1993After Thanksgiving dinner, Sandy talks Joe into going to a movie, where they unexpectedly get to observe Amy with a date.
November 24, 1993Joe refuses Stan's offer of half-ownership of the restaurant.
December 1, 1993The last thing Barb wanted for Christmas is just what Leo brings home: a 21-year-old girlfriend with a baby, and a husband—somewhere.
December 15, 1993