Joe Sr. (TV Series)

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Joe Sr. is a walker encountered in the episode "After" in Season 4 of AMC's The Walking Dead.

Pre-Apocalypse

Barnesville, Georgia

Very little is known about Joe Sr.'s life before or as the outbreak began, except that he ran a BBQ restaurant with his son, Joe Jr.. He appeared to be at least 6'5".

Post-Apocalypse

Joe Sr. is found behind a barricade in his restaurant where he had reanimated. A note is found on a table near the barricade and the note says, "Please do what I couldn't", signed by his son Joe Jr., meaning he was asking for someone to put his father down, as he couldn't do it himself.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Joe Sr. has killed:

Possibly numerous counts of zombies

Death

Killed By

Unknown Cause (Alive)
Carl Grimes (Zombified)

As Rick and Carl enter the restaurant, they discover a barricade that encloses the reanimated Joe Sr., Rick pulls his hatchet out and swings it into his head, as the hatchet got stuck in the skull of Joe, Carl decides to shoot him in the side of the head.

Appearances

TV Series

Season 4

"After" ^(Zombified)

Trivia

Although being uncredited, it is mentioned in the audio commentary of "After" that Jake Garber portrayed Joe Sr.
- It is also mentioned that they wanted Joe Sr. to look weak as a walker; however, due to Jake Garber's height, it was near impossible to make him look weak.

TV Series Characters
Grimes Family	Judith • R.J. • Rick • Carl • Lori
King County	Lambert • Paula • Shane • Leon • Mr. Siggard • Mrs. Siggard
Jones Family	Morgan • Jenny • Duane
Atlanta Camp	Carol • Daryl • Morales • Glenn • Andrea • Merle • Theodore • Dale • Sophia • Jacqui • Miranda • Louis • Eliza • Amy • Ed • Jim
Nursing Home	Miguel • Felipe • Jorge • Guillermo • Gilbert
Jenner Family	Edwin • Candace
Greene Farm	Maggie • Beth • Hershel • Patricia • Jimmy • Annette • Shawn • Arnold • Otis • Josephine
The Living	Nate • Randall • Sean • Tony • Dave
Michonne's Group	Michonne • Mike • Terry • Andre
The Prison	Axel • Oscar • Andrew • Tomas • Big Tiny
Woodbury	Jeanette • Mrs. Richards • McLeod • Philip • Caesar • Shumpert • Jacobson • Mr. Richards • Owen • Eryn • Karen • Greg • Milton • Stevens • Rowan • Eileen • Foster • Betty • Noah • Paul • Jody • Richard • Haley • Penny • Warren • Michael • Gargulio • Crowley • Tim • Emily
Tyreese's Group	Sasha • Tyreese • Allen • Ben • Donna
Military Personnel	Welles • Wilson • Brady • Sean • Franklin • Callaway
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Chambler Family	Tara • Lilly • Meghan • David
Martinez's Group	Howard • Mitch • Alisha • Pete
Ford Family	Abraham • Ellen • A.J. • Becca
Post-Prison Survivors	Eugene • Rosita • Gabriel • Christopher
The Claimers	Dan • Billy • Harley • Tony • Joe • Len • Lou
Terminus	Martin • Greg • Theresa • Gareth • Albert • Mike • Mary • Alex
Grady Memorial Hospital	Steven • Tanaka • Alvarado • Amanda • Bello • Licari • Percy • McGinley • Franco • Noah • Dawn • O'Donnell • Bob • Jeffries • Gorman • Joan • Gavin • Hanson
Alexandria Safe-Zone	Aaron • Barbara • Scott • Kyle • Robinson • Nora • Alice • Heath • Marcus • Jonah • Enid • Bob • Bruce • Tobin • Kent • Anna • Mikey • Francine • Spencer • Olivia • Denise • Deanna • Ron • Jessie • Sam • David • Betsy • Nicholas • Tommy • Annie • Will • Sturgess • Barnes • Natalie • Stacy • Michael • Jeffery • Richards • Holly • Samantha • Bobby • Charlyne • O'Hara • Dinesh • Dan • Erin • Adrian • Park • Shelly • Carter • Pete • Reg • Aiden • Eric
The Wolves	Owen • Aphid
The Saviors	Negan • Laura • Quan • Alden • Gracie • Sherry • Dwight • Amber • Tanya • Mark • Gina • Potter • José • Brooke • Mel • John • Frankie • D.J. • Richie • Regina • Jed • Norris • Arat • Justin • Simon • Duke • Lance • Gary • Reilly • Jared • Evan • Katy • Keno • Derek • Dean • Gavin • Gomez • Paulie • Duke • Zia • Leo • Yago • Joey • Gunther • Rudy • Todd • Dino • Huck • Wade • Cam • Nelson • Mara • Gordon • Roy • David • Emmett • Isabelle • Joseph • Chris • George • Neil • Roman • Miles • Jiro • Primo • Paula • Michelle • Molly • Donnie • Gabe • Timmy • Tina
Hilltop Colony	Bertie • Kal • Eduardo • Oscar • Marco • Earl • Hershel • Gage • Adeline • Rodney • Tammy • Casper • Martin • Miles • Hilde • Paul • Gregory • Kenneth • Stephanie • Craig • Crystal • Wesley • Harlan • Neil • Freddie • Andy • Ethan
The Kingdom	Ezekiel • Jerry • Dianne • Nabila • William • Jenny • Henry • Dana • Kevin • Kurt • Alvaro • Daniel • Colton • Richard • Benjamin
Oceanside	Rachel • Cyndie • Beatrice • Kathy • Natania
The Scavengers	Anne • Tamiel • Brion • Farron • Winslow
Georgie's Group	Hilda • Midge • Georgie
Magna's Group	Magna • Luke • Connie • Kelly • Yumiko • Bernie
The Whisperers	Lydia • Alpha • Adam • Beta • Zion • Rasmus • Sean • Helen
Shelter Survivors	Cyrus • Amanda • Lamar • Frank • Rose • Matias
The Highwaymen	Alek • Ozzy
Jocelyn's Group	Winnie • P.J. • Gina • Linus • Mitchell • Jocelyn
Miscellaneous Survivors	Siddiq • Wilhelm • Eastman • Sam • Ana • Mrs. Blake • Clara
Animals	Dog • Nelly • Shiva • Tabitha • Buttons • Duke • Flame • Violet
Walkers	Carla • Delly • Joe Sr. • Bill • Tony • Nick • Erin • Doug • Louise • Wayne • Hannah • Summer • Eddie
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