Who says you can't pick your relatives? Meet four kids who did... Veteran actor Robert Mitchum stars as the man the four Bankston kids call "Grandpa Joe." But that wasn't always his name. And he didn't know the Bankston children at all -until they found him. You see, Chris, Mary, Nick and little Holly Bankston were recently orphaned, and with no adult to care for them, the courts threatened to split them up and place them in foster homes. Desperate situations call for desperate measures, so the four shrewd kids selected a crusty old homeless person -- Joe -- and turned him into their long-lost "grandfather." In return for food, shelter and clothing, "Grandpa Joe" would agree to keep up the charade and everyone would be happy -- kids, court and Grandpa. But what starts out as a good "deal" quickly turns into more than they all bargained for. The children soon realize they need more strict guidance than they had imaged. Joe discovers that, in addition to adjusting to life in a comfortable house instead of a cardboard box, that for the first time in his life, being a "family man" is truly something worthwhile.
A wealthy woman wants to take Joe away from it all.
A medium persuades the kids that they can talk to their parents, so Joe tags along just to meet the folks.
Nick's new English tutor has ability, ambition---and a hidden problem; Joe's relationship with Leon goes to the dogs.
Someone is in for an earful when Joe finds out who's rung up $600 worth of 976 calls.
An obnoxious buddy from the merchant marine asks to drop anchor with the family---or he'll blow the whistle on Joe.
Joe's decision to let graffiti painter Nick cool his heels in the cooler overnight enrages their social worker.
Chris wants Joe to guide the Wombats on a camping trip, but Chris's teacher may put a damper on it.
A night-school history course prompts Nick to declare his independence and Joe to remember why he didn't graduate.
Holly creates a to-do when she decides to help her pregnant, unwed friend raise the baby.
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