All of the actors and actresses who played the Jerrico siblings are real-life siblings, the Smollett family, except for Ralph Louis Harris, who played eldest sibling Josh.
This sitcom premiered the same year as La vie à cinq (1994). Both series were about siblings whose parents were killed in tragic accidents.
All six Smollett sibling have first names that begin with the letter "J". On this show, all seven Jerrico siblings have names that begin with the letter "J," and no Smollett sibling has the same name as his/her character.
The name Josh Jerrico (Ralph Louis Harris) alludes to the Biblical character Joshua and his role in the Battle of Jericho, a battle of the Israelites depicted in the Book of Joshua in the Old Testament; Joshua led the Israelite army into the city of Jericho, which is now located in Palestine.
They say they will separate them without an adult guardian. Josh is 20 so he is an adult. Why is he not considered able to do it.