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''' Walter Joseph "Joe" Mangel''' <!-- Joe's birthname was revealed as Walter Joseph Mangel in episode 784 --> is a fictional character from the Australian [[Network Ten]] soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]'', played by [[Mark Little (Australian actor)|Mark Little]]. He debuted on-screen in the episode airing on 8 August 1988. Little later departed the serial and Joe left in 1991. In 2005 Little agreed to reprise the role as part of ''Neighbours''<nowiki>'</nowiki> twentieth anniversary celebrations and remained for four months. Joe's storylines included his bad relationship with his mother, being widowed, life as a single parent and a custody battle to keep his child. Joe is deemed a stereotype Australian man and a likable rogue character. Little returned to ''Neighbours'' in 2022 to celebrate the show's finale episodes.