Joe & Valerie

Joe & Valerie
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)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer(s)	Linda Hope (1978–79)
Producer(s)	Bernie Kahn (1978) Hal Dresner (1979)
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Hope Enterprises
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	April 24 – May 10, 1978 January 5 – 19, 1979

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.

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.

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