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Joe and Valerie
Overview
Joe, who works at his dad's plumbing store, meets Valerie at a disco and a romance begins. But Joe's roommates, hearse driver Paulie and chauvinist Frankie interfer as does Valerie's divorced mother Stella with whom she lives.
Top Cast
Paul Regina
Joe Pizo
Char Fontane
Valerie Sweetzer
Lloyd Alan
Frank Berganski
David Elliott
Paulie Barone
Donna Ponterotto
Rita
Arlene Golonka
Stella Sweetzer
Robert Costanzo
Vincent Pizo
Jack Riley
Ed Sweetzer
Seasons
Season 1 (1978)
The first season, set in 1978 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.
4 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Meeting
1978-04-24Joe and Valerie, two young teenagers from blue-collar families, meet at a New York disco and fall in love when Joe bets his roommates, Frank and Paulie, that he can take Valerie away from her dancing partner.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: The Perfect Night
1978-05-01Valerie arranges a disastrous date between Frank and her best friend Thelma and when she fixes up Paulie with a co-worker who gets married the night before the date, she must come up with a last minute substitute.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Valerie's Wild Oat
1978-05-03Joe and Valerie's romance hits a potential roadblock when Valerie finds out that her new boss at the department store is her ex-boyfriend Ernie (Marcus Smythe).
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: The Commitment
1978-05-10When Valerie's mother is unexpectedly called away for the weekend, Joe and Valerie face the prospect of spending their first night together; Joe's dilemma is that he loves Valerie too much to stay and he's afraid of what the guys will think if he doesn't.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 2 (1979)
The second season in early 1979 centers on the courtship, marriage and efforts of Joe and Valerie as they begin a married life together in Brooklyn. This new updated version of the series also saw cast changes as the role of Valerie's mother Stella was recast with Arlene Golonka and Lloyd Alan replaced Bill Beyers as Joe's chauvinist friend Frank; Donna Ponterotto returned as Valerie's friend, but her character name was changed from Thelma to Rita.
4 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Engagement
1979-01-05Joe and Valerie break the news to their respective parents that they have decided to live together which causes an uproar and the subsequent search for a place to live through a rental service causes even more havoc.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: The Wedding Guest
1979-01-12Joe and Valerie learn that a gangster's funeral is scheduled at the same time and in the same church as their wedding.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: The Wedding
1979-01-19The newly-married Joe and Valerie take a flashback look at the hilarious events that occurred before their wedding: Frank and Paulie feuding over who will be the best man and Stella threatening to boycott the wedding if her ex-husband (Valerie's father) shows up.
Runtime: 30 min
