Joanne St. John is a fictional character portrayed by Lois Nettleton in the TV series In the Heat of the Night.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Don't Look Back: Part 1 (season 2), they were 61 years old.
They appear in 22 episodes out of a total of 146 aired and have accumulated 5 positive votes.
The character of Joanne St. John is mainly associated with Althea Tibbs and Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs.
Episodes22
Don't Look Back: Part 1
episode S2.E1 december 1988A young woman is murdered in the exact same manner to a notorious murder Chief Gillespie investigated 20 years ago and he is threatened as well.
Don't Look Back: Part 2
episode S2.E2 december 1988Tension is created between Tibbs & Gillespie when Tibbs is nominated to be the new Chief of Police. The party responsible for the murder is found to be surprisingly close.
The Family Secret
episode S2.E3 december 1988After a prominent businessman is mysteriously murdered, evidence of incestuous relationships with his daughter and granddaughter are uncovered.
The Hammer and the Glove
episode S2.E4 december 1988Virgil's ex-partner, who was also Althea's ex-lover, comes to Sparta for a reunion nobody will forget.
Prisoners
episode S2.E5 december 1988When Officer Sweet's first bust, his best friend from childhood, dies in the Newman County Jail under mysterious circumstances, he presses Gillespie to investigate the matter.
Hot Nights
episode S2.E6 december 1988Bubba Skinner enters into a whirlwind romance with a seductive author passing through Sparta.
Gunshot
episode S2.E7 january 1989Virgil Tibbs shoots and kills a robbery suspect during a foot pursuit, unaware that it was a girl.
Country Mouse, City Mouse
episode S2.E8 january 1989Bubba's nephew and Virgil's visiting niece become friendly and are chased by a dangerous criminal thought to have died in an explosion.
Stranger in Town
episode S2.E9 january 1989The investigation of a prostitute's murder is complicated when a traveling cook comes to Sparta and starts working at the Magnolia Cafe.
Tear Down the Walls
episode S2.E10 january 1989A skeleton in the closet of a local pastor surfaces after he mysteriously drops dead during a church service.
A Trip Upstate
episode S2.E11 february 1989Gillespie is asked by a condemned prisoner to be present at his execution.
A.K.A. Kelly Kay
episode S2.E12 february 1989Joanne must reveal a painful part of her past to Gillespie after a long lost acquaintance escapes from prison.
These Things Take Time
episode S2.E13 february 1989Tibbs tries to help a teenage mother who was abandoned by her baby's father.
Intruders
episode S2.E14 march 1989The son of a city councilwoman is accused of a string of robbery/murders.
The Creek
episode S2.E15 march 1989Virgil is disturbed by the investigation of a battered woman.
Sister, Sister
episode S2.E16 march 1989Sibling rivalry between two sisters intensifies when their bedridden father dies.
Walkout
episode S2.E17 march 1989Sparta becomes a battleground in the midst of a violent union strike.
Accused
episode S2.E18 april 1989Bubba and Virgil bond as friends and coworkers is tested when Bubba is accused of rape by two different women.
Fifteen Forever
episode S2.E19 april 1989The town of Sparta grieves when a horrific drunk driving accident claims the lives of the entire Sparta High School cheerleading squad.
Ladybug, Ladybug
episode S2.E20 may 1989A handicapped woman tricks her boyfriend into murdering her husband.
The Pig Woman of Sparta
episode S2.E21 may 1989A crabby and reclusive woman shoots and kills anyone who sets foot onto her property.
Missing
episode S2.E22 may 1989Chief Gillespie returns from a convention, only to be kidnapped and presumed dead.
- Don't Look Back: Part 1
- Don't Look Back: Part 2
- The Family Secret
- The Hammer and the Glove
- Prisoners
- Hot Nights
- Gunshot
- Country Mouse, City Mouse
- Stranger in Town
- Tear Down the Walls
- A Trip Upstate
- A.K.A. Kelly Kay
- These Things Take Time
- Intruders
- The Creek
- Sister, Sister
- Walkout
- Accused
- Fifteen Forever
- Ladybug, Ladybug
- The Pig Woman of Sparta
- Missing
Best moments2
- Joanne must reveal a painful part of her past to Gillespie after a long lost acquaintance escapes from prison.
- The town of Sparta grieves when a horrific drunk driving accident claims the lives of the entire Sparta High School cheerleading squad.
- A.K.A. Kelly Kay
- Fifteen Forever