What is Kate's relation to Uncle Joe?
I can't remember if it was ever explained. Was he her brother-in-law? I guess calling him "Uncle" Joe was a term of endearment, since that is what the girls called him.
shareAt various times on the show they introduced him to others as both Kate's uncle and the girls' uncle. I assume he was really the girls' great-uncle because I believe there were times when Kate herself introduced him as her own uncle.
Oh OK. I wasn't sure. Kate and Joe look to be about the same age. Of course, with aunt/uncles and nieces/nephews, they don't have to be far apart in age, but I didn't think he was an actual uncle. (I guess I was thinking it was kind of like Jed calling Granny "Granny" in The Beverly Hillbillies. She wasn't his grandmother, but it was something everyone knew her by.)
shareMy mom and her mom both came from large families, so my mom has aunts and uncles who are only a few years older than her and nieces and nephews who are only a few years younger. Also, my siblings and I call one of her aunts "aunt" ourselves. This aunt is one is the younger ones who was more like a cousin to her because of their ages.
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