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
Season 4
"After"
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
- Joe Sr. is one of the two named walkers that are portrayed by Jake Garber, the other being Doug.
- 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.
