Jim Backus
as Judge Bradley Stevens
(1952-55)
(voice of Mr. Magoo and the popular character Thurston Howell III from
the "Gilligan's Island" tv series)
with
Hope Emerson as Minerva Parker (1952-53)(season 1)
Beverly Wills (Joan's real-life daughter) as Beverly Grossman (1953-55)
Season 1 Regular Supporting Cast:
--------------------------------
Elivia Allman as Aunt Vera (1952-53)
Season 2 Regular Supporting Cast:-
---------------------------------
Neighbors - Charlie & Mabel:- (1953-54) (season 2)(to be verified)
Hall Smith as Charlie/ Geraldine Carr* as Mabel
(*killed in a car accident circa 1954).
Season 3 Regular Supporting Cast:-
---------------------------------
Neighbors - Kerwin & Janet Tobin :- (1954-55) (early season 3)
Dan Tobin as Kerwin Tobin/ Sheila Bromley as Janet Tobin
-----------------------------------
Neighbors - Wally & Sally (1954-55)(late season 3)
Wally Brown as Wally/ Sally Kelly as Sally
------------------------------------
Adele Jergens as Helen, Joan's friend (1954-55)(season 3)
Sandra Gould as Mildred Webster
Premise:
The series centred around Joan, a scatterbrained housewife, and her
husband, Bradley Stevens, who was a staid and settled domestic court judge.
Beverly Wills, Joan Davis' real-life daughter, also co-starred on the show
playing the part of her sister. The show was cut from the same mold as
the "I Love Lucy" series, with Joan Davis' comedy antics derived from the
physical school of humor. Ms. Davis produced the show under her own
production company for NBC and the series ran for three years between
1952 and 1955.
~~~~~~~~
"I Married Joan" theme song
Composed by Richard Mack
Sung by The Roger Wagner Chorale I married Joan
What a girl, what a whirl, what a life.
Oh I married Joan
What a mind, love is blind what a wife.
Giddy and gay, all day she keeps my heart laughin’ Never know where her
brain has flown.
Each to his own
Can’t deny that’s why I married Joan.
~~~~~~~~~~~
############## I Married Joan ################
############## (unsold pilot) ################
##############################################
LET'S JOIN JOANIE (1950).
Unsold pilot aired January 12, 1951.
This was a pilot for Joan Davis' first attempt at television, two years
before her "I Married Joan" series.
Joan plays herself, an employee of a hat shop owned by Joseph Kearns,
and who constantly tries to find the man of her dreams.
Events in the life of Joan Davis, a salesgirl for a store called
"Hats by Anatole". Joan joins a health farm to impress her heartthrob,
Jim Benson, who "likes his women husky". This show predates I Married
Joan by a year, and Joan Davis is the only performer listed in the credits,
though TV fans will recognize Joe Kearns as Anatole.
############## I Married Joan ################
############# season 1 1952-53 ###############
##############################################
NBC Wednesdays 8:00pm Eastern
39 new episodes
October 15, 1952-April 1, 1953
1.01 I Married Joan. [Pilot] (UCLA)
15Oct52 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 1
Produced by Dick Mack
Written by Arthur Stander, Phil Sharp.
Directed by Philip Rapp
Editor, Robert Angus
photography, Philip Tannura
music, Lyn Murray.
Cast/perfomers:
Joan Davis (Joan Stevens); Jim Backus (Judge Bradley Stevens);
Hope Emerson, Shirley Mitchell, Hal March, Sheppard Menken,
Marjorie Riordan, George Neise.
Synopsis: (features two stories about a fur coat)
A young couple's quarrel over a fur coat ends up in Brad's court
and brings back memories of another fur coat that caused a crisis
in the Stevens marriage. Joan remembers when she was an airline hostess
and buys a fur coat. [JB/TA]
(NBC 15Nov56 afternoon repeat, Thursday 4:00pm Central)
1.03 [--] I Married Joan: BALLET
29Oct52 NBC (orginal network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
The Judge advises his wife Joan to get more exercise as an antidote
to fatigue from housework and Joan turns to ballet. [JB]
Synopsis #2:
Brad enrolls Joan in ballet school to take her mind off the
housework. [JB]
1.04 [04] I Married Joan: JITTERBUG
Prods. no. 4 (UCLA)
05Nov52 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Joan winds up in traffic court presided over on this particular
day by Brad.
Synopsis #2:
Judge Brad Stevens learns the hard way never to fine a wife. [WM]
Synopsis #3:
Joan finds an ingenious way to retaliate after Brad fines her for
speeding, she takes up jitterbugging after trying babysitting and
selling "all you can eat" to phone men. [JB]
1.05 [--] I Married Joan: CRIME PANEL (UCLA title)
Prod. no. 5 (UCLA)
12Nov52 NBC (original network airdate) I Married Joan "Crime Panel" 1/3 I Married Joan "Crime Panel" 2/3 I Married Joan "Crime Panel" 3/3
Synopsis #1:
Joan is scheduled to appear on a crime prevention forum. To prepare
herself she spends the day visiting poolrooms. [JB]
Synopsis #2:
Joan invades gangland to obtain information for appearance on
a TV show. [JB]
Synopsis #3:
After a sleepless night of trying to figure out the ending of a
radio mystery they just heard part of, Joan and Brad have to
appear on a public affair panel. [JB]
1.06 [--] I Married Joan: BRAD'S CLASS REUNION (UCLA title)
19Nov52 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Joan becomes involved in an embarrassing situation with one of
Brad's old classmates. [WM]
Synopis #2:
Joan tries every trick in the book to prevent Brad from attending a
reunion. [JB]
Synopsis #3:
Joan struggles to change herself into "The Perfect Woman" to fit
a description written by her husband. [JB]
1.07 [--] I Married Joan: HUNTING
26Nov52 (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1
Joan insists upon joining Brad on a camping trip.
Synopsis #2:
When Judge Stevens plans to join the boys on a camping expedition,
his wife decides to mingle with horsey set. [JB]
Synopsis #3:
The success of Brad's hunting trip with some of his pals is
threatened when Joan decides to get into the act. [JB]
Synopsis #4:
Joan insists that she is an experienced camper. Unconvinced,
Brad decides to test her aptitude for the great outdoors. [JB]
(Network Repeat 15Jul53)
1.08 [--] I Married Joan: JOAN'S CURIOSITY
03Dec52 NBC
Synopsis #1:
Joan gets a whopping surprise when she opens Brad's mail.
Synopsis #2:
Joan's husband forbids her to open the mail. [JB]
Synopsis #3:
Joan is in for a surprise when she opens an interesting-looking
package that arrived for Brad. [JB]
Synopsis #4
Joan lets curiosity get the best of her and opens a package
addressed to Brad. [JB]
(Network repeat 5May54)
1.09 [--] I Married Joan: BIRTHDAY (video/UCLA title)
Prod. no. 9 (UCLA)
10Dec52 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis (Brad's Birthday):
Joan buys some dresses, puts them on her charge account, then sells
them to friends for cash. The reason is she needs money to buy Brad
a birthday present. [JB]
Synopsis (Joan's Birthday): (this is a from a different
episode)
Brad makes the mistake of promising Joan a diamond necklace for her
birthday. [WM]
[*Some sources have airdates for "Birthday" and "Bazaar Pie" reversed)
1.10 [--] I Married Joan: BAZAAR PIE (video/UCLA title)
17Dec52 NBC(original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Joan wants to arrange a romance, by introducing her new neighbor,
a handsome Latin, to her visiting aunt. [JB]
Synopsis #2
As a marriage broker Joan almost breaks her husband.
Joan bakes a $5000 ring in an apple pie for the bazaar. [JB]
[*Some sources have airdates for "Birthday" and "Bazaar Pie" reversed)
[*Some sources have airdates for "Acrobats" and "Dreams" reversed)
1.12 [--] I Married Joan: DREAMS
24Dec52 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Joan takes to daydreaming when she realizes that her unmarried girl
friends are great successes. [TA]
Synopsis #2
Joan has a reunion with three high school chums which leads her
into a world of foolish fantasy. [JB]
Synopsis #3
The successes of three of her friends cause Joan to daydream about
what she might have been. [JB]
Synopsis #4
After meeting three former schoolmates who are now successful career
woman, Joan decides that she is happier just being a housewife. [JB]
(Network Repeat 29Jul53)
[*Some sources have airdates for "Acrobats" and "Dreams" reversed)
1.11 [--] I Married Joan: ACROBATS (UCLA title)
31Dec52 NBC (original network airdate) I MARRIED JOAN-ACROBATS-Pt. 1/3 Arguably the best episode ... I MARRIED JOAN-ACROBATS-Pt. 2/3 Arguably the best episode ... I MARRIED JOAN-ACROBATS-Pt. 3/3 Arguably the best episode ...
Synopsis #1:
Joan decides that if she can learn acrobatics, she will become
"the perfect woman". [WM]
Synopsis #2:
Joan tries to mask her identity when she learns who Brad's dinner
guests are. [TA]
Synopsis #3:
When Brad announces that he is bringing home important guests for
dinner, Joan feels it necessary to buy a new wardrobe for the
occasion. While shopping for a hat she winds up in a fight with a
woman who turns out to be one of Brad's dinner guests. At dinner
Joan tries to disguise herself by joining the nightclub's
entertainers, acrobats. [JB]
Synopsis #4:
Joan goes shopping for a hat and winds up as an all time rival to
the mad hatter. [JB]
(Network Repeat 22Jul53)
1.13 [--] I Married Joan: BAD BOY (UCLA title)
7Jan53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Joan tries to reform a juvenile delinquent and nearly winds up in
jail herself. [JB]
Synopsis #2:
Joan and Brad attempt to reform the son of a convicted criminal.
(Network Repeat 5Aug53)
1.14 [--] I Married Joan: CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
14Jan53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Joan attempts to prove that it is not always right to judge
someone on circumstantial evidence.
Synopsis #2:
Joan takes an interest in her husband's work and tries to prove that
a man he is about to sentence was convicted on circumstantial
evidence. [JB]
Synopsis #3:
Joan has faith in a criminal's wife, therefore she tells Brad, the
criminal must be innocent. [JB]
Synopsis #4:
Joan falls into a stew of pleas and carats because of a criminal's wife.
[JB]
(Network Repeat 16Jun54)
1.15 [--] I Married Joan: UNCLE EDGAR (UCLA title)
21Jan53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis :
Uncle Edgar visits Joan and her husband and they have a
difficult time trying to keep him out of trouble. [JB/TA]
(Local delayed broadcast, 24Jan53, channel 6, city unknown, Saturday at
4:30pm)
1.16 [--] I Married Joan: MOOSEHEAD (UCLA title)
28Jan53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis 1:
Joan attempts to buy a gift for Brad’s friend at an auction.
Synopsis 2:
Joan tries to kill two problems with the same fifty-dollar bill
and winds up deeply wounded by a dead moose at an auction. [JB]
Synopsis 3:
A moosehead which Joan picks up at an auction causes unexpected
problems. [JB]
1.17 [--] I Married Joan: FIREMAN
4Feb53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1: Joan becomes involved with the fire department as an
unwilling volunteer. [JB]
Synopsis #2: Helpful Joan finds things hectic when she becomes involved
with the fire department.
Synopsis #3:
Keeping the homefires burning makes Joan a pyromaniac. [JB]
Synopsis #4
Joan tries to patch up the quarrels of her newlywed-neighbors and
succeeds in creating some for herself. [JB]
(Network Repeat 12Aug53)
1.18 [--] I Married Joan: MEMORY
11Feb53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis 1
Joan has a lapse of memory that nearly breaks up her marriage by
overloading her husband with three separate spaghetti dinners
in one night. [WM/JB]
(Network Rerun 19Aug53)
1.19 [--] I Married Joan: DRAFTBOARD (UCLA title)
18Feb53 (original network airdate)
Synopsis:
Joan blows up a storm when the judge receives a letter from the local draft board.
"Draftboard." She then rents the house thinking that Brad has been
drafted. [JB]
1.20 [--] I Married Joan: OPERA
25Feb53 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 21 (copyright)
Directed by Marc Daniels.
Cameo Guest Appearance by Bing Crosby
Synopsis #1:
An unfortunate circumstance with Joan as opera singer turns
against all singers 'til a surprise guest (Bing Crosby) appears
at her door. [JB]
Synopsis #2:
In order to save her club's benefit show, Joan takes a whirl at
the opera.
Synopsis #3:
The women’s club decides to present an opera in an effort to
raise money for charity.
(Network Repeat 26Aug53)
1.21 [--] I Married Joan: SHOPPING (copyright/UCLA title)
4Mar53 (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 22 (copyright)
Directed by Marc Daniels
Synopsis #1:
Joan buys a new hat in an effort to impress one of Brad’s
clients.
Synopsis #2:
Sparks fly when Brad finds a criminal brought before him is
wearing the same suit Joan made him wear to a party. [JB]
1.22 [--] I Married Joan: THE STAMP (copyright/UCLA title)
11Mar53(original network airdate)
Show no. 23 (UCLA)/ Prod. no. 23 (copyright) I MARRIED JOAN-Pt.1/3-"THE STAMP"- ... I MARRIED JOAN-Pt.2/3-"THE STAMP"- ... I MARRIED JOAN-Pt.3/3-"THE STAMP"- ...
Directed by Marc Daniels.
Synopsis:
Joan accidentally uses one of the most valuable stamps in her
husband's collection to mail a letter. The stamp is a Mozambique
purple stamp. [JB]
(Network Repeat 2Sep53)
1.23 [--] I Married Joan: LITTLE GIRL (copyright title)
Show no. 23 (UCLA)/ Prod. no. 24 (copyright)
18Mar53 NBC (original network airdate)
Directed by Marc Daniels.
Synopsis #1:
A 16-year old girl visits the Stevens home for a week and Joan
determines to arrange a date for her with a neighbor's son. [JB]
Synopsis #2:
Joan plays a female Cyrano and sets the art of romance back a hundred
years.
(Network Repeat 9Sep53)
1.24 [--] I Married Joan: DIET (UCLA title)
Show no. 24 (UCLA)
25Mar53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis: In order to endorse a salad dressing on a TV show, Joan is
compelled to lose weight. She goes on a diet and almost dies of starvation.
[JB]
(Network Repeat 16Sep53)
1.25 [--] I Married Joan: MODEL (UCLA title )
01Apr53 NBC (original network airdate) I MARRIED JOAN-Pt.1/3-"MODEL"-JOAN DAVIS I MARRIED JOAN-Pt.2/3-"MODEL"-JOAN DAVIS I MARRIED JOAN-Pt.3/3-"MODEL"-JOAN DAVIS Synopsis #1:
Joan attempts to gain financial and household independence by
getting a job, and on the first day of her experiment she loses
three jobs. [JB]
Synopsis #2:
Joan gets a job as a stock girl in a swank dress shop, but deludes
Brad into thinking that she is a model. [JB]
Synopsis #3:
Joan tells her friend she's a model, then is forced to prove she
really is. [JB]
1.26 [--] I Married Joan: LATENESS
08Apr53 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 26 (UCLA)
Synopsis #1:
Joan's constant lateness for appointments taxes her husband's
patience and almost wrecks her marriage. [JB]
Synopsis #2: Joan knows very well that she and Brad have a dinner date -
but who’s it with? She can't remember!
When Joan oversleeps, she sets back the clocks because she didn't make
an important phone call. [JB]
(Network Repeat 23Sep53)
1.27 [--] I Married Joan: THE EVICTION SHOW
15Apr53 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 28 (copyright)
Written by Arthur Standes, Sherwood Schwartz
Directed by Marc Daniels
director of photography: Clyde DeVinna
film editor: Marsh Hendry
Synopsis:
Judge Stevens evicts Joan's Woman's Welfare League from their
clubhouse. [JB]
1.28 [--] I Married Joan: THE RECIPE
22Apr53 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 29 (UCLA)
Synopsis #1:
Joan wins first prize with her secret ox-tail soup recipe even
though she almost becomes the main ingredient. [JB]
Synopsis #2:
Joan takes a job in a restaurant kitchen in order
to get the recipe of Brad’s favorite soup.
(Newtork Repeat 14Jul54)
1.29 [--] I Married Joan: REPAIRS
29Apr53 NBC (original network airdate)
Joan makes a gigantic hole out of a small crack in the ceiling-
and winds up in a mess of plaster. Joan gets stuck in a harp.[JB]
1.30 [--] I Married Joan: SECRETS
6May53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis:
Keeping a secret proves too much for Joan-which almost costs her
husband an important appointment. [JB]
(Network Repeat 30Sep53)
1.31 [--] I Married Joan: THE ARTIST SHOW
13May53 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 32 (copyright)
Written by Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis:
Joan enrolls in an art school in order to impress the wife of the
man who determines whether or not Brad will become a Federal judge.
Joan accidentally removes the senator's toupee and nearly ruins
Brad's chances. [JB]
(Network Repeat 21Jul54)
(Local repeat 12Mar58 on WCSH-6, Portland, Maine, Wednesday at 5:00pm)
1.32 [--] I Married Joan: THE THREAT
20May53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis 1:
Joan gets the jitters upon hearing that a criminal sent to prison
by her husband is released and she begins to fear for her husband's
safety. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
Joan becomes obsessed with crime movies when she sees a gangster
kill a judge in a movie. [JB]
(Network Repeat 7Oct53)
1.33 [--] I Married Joan: COUNTRY CLUB
27May53 NBC Wed (original network airdate)
Produced by P.J. Wolfson [RF]
Written by Arthur Stander & Sherwood Schwartz [RF]
Directed by Marc Daniels [RF]
Guest Cast: [RF]
Sheldon Leonard ...... Golf Pro
Synopsis #1:
The Stevenses apply for membership in the local country club
in an effort to advance Brad’s career. Joan’s enthusiastic
participation brings unexpected results.
Synopsis #2:
Joan takes up golf and instead of driving the ball manages to
drive her instructor crazy. [JB]
1.35 [--] I Married Joan: NEIGHBORS
10Jun53 NBC (original network airdate)
Joan thinks she has insured peace and quiet by getting rid of her noisy
neighbors. The new neighbors have show dogs that bark
all night. [JB]
1.36 [--] I Married Joan: TALENT SCOUT
17Jun53 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 36 (UCLA)
1.37 [--] I Married Joan: HONEYMOON (UCLA title)
(NOT to be confused with "Memory" which aired 11Feb53)
24Jun53 NBC (original network airdate)
This episode features TWO stories
Synopis: Story 1
Brad remembers their honeymoon when Joan accidentally locked him
in a burglar proff closet while they are on their "delayed"
honeymoon.
Synopis: Story 2:
Joan's husband promises her a diamond bracelet if
she keeps the house in tip-top shape for six months. He forgets,
but she doesn't. [JB]
1.39 [--] I Married Joan: BRAD'S BROKEN TOE (season 1 finale)
8Jul53 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 39 (ULCA)
Synopsis #1:
Brad is hospitalized as a result of slipping on a banana peel
whilst calmly strolling through the local park zoo
Synopsis #2:
Joan thinks her husband leads a safe, protected life, until a
quiet stroll causes her to change her mind.
Synopsis #3:
Joan congratulates herself too soon on her husband’s easy-
going ways. (Final New Episode of Season 1)
[--] 15Jul53 rerun of "Hunting" (original air date 26Nov52)
[--] 22Jul53 rerun of "Acrobats" (original air date 31Dec52)
[--] 29Jul53 rerun of "Dreams" (original air date 24Dec52)
[--] 05Aug53 rerun of "Bad Boy" (original air date 07Jan53)
[--] 12Aug53 rerun of "Fireman" (original air date 04Feb53)
[--] 19Aug53 rerun of "Memory" (original air date 11Feb53)
[--] 26Aug53 rerun of "Opera" (original air date 25Feb53)
[--] 02Sep53 rerun of "The Stamp" (original air date 11Mar53)
[--] 09Sep53 rerun of "Little Girl" (original air date 18Mar53)
[--] 16Sep53 rerun of "Diet" (original air date 25Mar53)
[--] 23Sep53 rerun of "Lateness" (original air date 08Apr53)
[--] 30Sep53 rerun of "Secrets" (original air date 06May53)
[--] 07Oct53 rerun of "The Threat" (original air date 20May53)
############## I Married Joan ################
############# season 2 1953-54 ###############
##############################################
NBC Wednesdays 8:00pm Eastern
33 new episodes
Season 2 Regular Supporting Cast:-
---------------------------------
Neighbors - Charlie & Mabel:- (1953-54) (season 2)(to be verified)
Hall Smith as Charlie/ Geraldine Carr* as Mabel
(*killed in a car accident circa 1954).
2.01 [40] I Married Joan: BRAD'S MUSTACHE
14Oct53 NBC (original network airdate)
Joan decides her husband should grow a mustache to become more
eligible for a Superior Court post.
2.02 [41] I Married Joan: FIRST LIE
21Oct53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Joan tries to hoodwink her husband on the subject of new clothes
purchases.
Synopsis #2:
Joan buys herself a new dress but tells her husband it is just
another old one. Her plan is upset when a friend arrives with a
lie detector.
(Repeated 4May65, KABC-7, Los Angeles, Tuesday at 8:00am)
(Network Repeat 28Jul54)
2.05 [44] I Married Joan: TROPICAL FISH
11Nov53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Brad takes up tropical fish as a hobby, but finds that Joan can
be more instructive than fish.
Synopsis #2:
Joan tries to help her husband by adding a new fish to his
tropical-fish collection. The help turns out to be more hindrance
when the new fish exhibits some strange and unexpected tendencies.
(Network Repeat 11Aug54)
2.06 [45] I Married Joan: MISSING FOOD (a.k.a. "Culinary Nightmare")
18Nov53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
The plot centers around Joan planning a quiet dinner for Brad and herself.
Brad calls from his club to say that he is bringing a friend and his wife
home to join them. Right after that, the friend's son comes into the
locker room, and Brad invites him and his girlfriend to join them. Joan
can only stretch the food so far (pumping air into the cream puffs, adding
water and more water to the split pea soup, trying to add additional
stuffing to an already small turkey, etc.). When they arrive, there is
virtually nothing for them to eat, as all of her efforts have failed. She
promises that she will prepare a picnic lunch for them the next day as a
way of making peace. They accept; however, the small neighborhood dog has
stolen and eaten all of the food in the picnic hamper without Joan's
knowledge. When they arrive at the picnic site, she discovers an empty
hamper, and attempts to mingle in with nearby picnickers, hoping to
confiscate some of their food for her picnic. She is caught, and once
again, Brad's friends and their family go without eating. She finally
invites them one last time to the Stevens home for dinner. However, when
they arrive, they claim that they cannot eat what she has prepared, as
they have gone on an involuntary diet from her two previous attempts to
feed them, have lost weight, and do not wish to put it back. [WM]
Synopsis #2:
Joan plans a small dinner which grows and grows as more people
are invited for one reason or another. Joan runs into trouble
when she finds that the turkey she plans to serve does not
enlarge with the growing party.
(Network Repeat 18Aug54)
2.07 [46] I Married Joan: INITIATION
(not to be confused with 2.32 "Brad's Initiation")
25Nov53 NBC (original network airdate)
Joan's sister enrolls in school and gets a real sorority hazing.
2.08 [47] I Married Joan: BEV'S BOYFRIEND
2Dec53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Joan meddles in Beverly's romance with a teen-age hot-rod
enthusiast, but lives to regret it.
Synopsis #2:
Joan's sister, Beverly, acquires a new boy friend and Judge
Stevens' household knows all about it.
(Network Repeat 2Jun54)
2.09 [48] I Married Joan: LOST CHECK
9Dec53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Joan takes a job as Brad's secretary and succeeds in losing a
check for a huge amount of money.
Synopsis #2:
Joan tries to help her husband by becoming his secretary, but when
she hides a certified check in a library book, Brad begins to
wonder.
(Network Repeat 25Aug54)
2.10 [49] I Married Joan: THE SHOTGUN (not to be confused with #3.17 "Money in the Shotgun")
16Dec53 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Without Brad’s knowledge, Joan loans her sister Beverly his
favorite set of golf clubs. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
Joan attempts to replace Brad's valuable set of jolf clubs which her sister
Bev has ruined. [TA]
(Syndicated re-run: 05Jul61 WHDH-8, New Haven, Conn., Wednesday 9:30am)
2.11 [50] I Married Joan: MUSICAL (UCLA title)
23Dec53 NBC (original network airdate) I MARRIED JOAN-Pt.1/3-"MUSICAL"-JOAN DAVIS I MARRIED JOAN-Pt.2/3-"MUSICAL"-JOAN DAVIS I MARRIED JOAN-Pt.3/3-"MUSICAL"-JOAN DAVIS
Synopsis #1:
Judge Stevens gets talked into appearing in Joan's Ladies' Club
Amateur show. Joan is made up to impersonate Groucho Marx in
an "Ooh la la" routine with the judge.
Tonight's cast includes:
The Roger Wagner Choral group, with a female barbershop quartet;
and Joan's daughter Beverly, playing Joan's sister, in a
song-and-dance act.
As a highlight Joan impersonates Groucho Marx.
Synopsis #2:
Joan traps poor Brad into participating in an amateur musical. [TA]
(Syndicated re-run: 06Jul61 WHDH-8, New Haven, Conn., Thursday 9:30am)
----
NOTE: Previously we had "Circumstantial Evidence" airing 23Dec53
- in fact this aired 14Jan53
-----
2.12 [51] I Married Joan: DOUBLE WEDDING
30Dec53 NBC (original network airdate)
Guest Cast:
Bill Bishop,
Natalie Lyons.
Synopsis #1:
Joan and Brad decide to celebrate their tenth anniversary by
repeating their nuptial vows with the couple who were married
with them in a double ceremony. But they make a startling
discovery about their license.
Synopsis #2:
On the occasion of their 10th wedding anniversary, Brad and Joan
plan to stage a repeat performance of their wedding. But the
happy time is destroyed when they make a startling discovery about
their marriage license.
(Network Repeat 30Jun54)
2.13 [52] I Married Joan: SUPERSTITION
6Jan54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 2/13A (copyright)
Written by Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Loss of Joan's good luck locket makes headaches for Brad.
2.14 [53] I Married Joan: BARBECUE
13Jan54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 2/18 (copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by John Rich.
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Joan and Brad build a barbecue.
(Network Repeat 1Sep54)
2.15 [54] I Married Joan: MOTHERS-IN-LAW
20Jan54 NBC (original network airdate)
Guest Cast:
Mabel Paige, Norma Varden.
Synopsis 1:
Joan and Brad give up when their mothers arrive for a visit.
Synopsis 2:
Joan and Brad learn that too many mothers-in-law at the same
time can be a problem.
(Network Repeat 8Sep54)
2.16 [55] I Married Joan: MABEL'S DRESS
27Jan54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 55 (copyright)
Written by Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by John Rich.
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis #1:
Mabel's husband buys her a dress and sends it to Joan's house.
. Synopsis #2:
Brad rues the day he agreed to hide a dress belonging to the wife of a friend.
2.17 [56] I Married Joan: MONKEYSHINES
3Feb54 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
The Stevens plan to protect a half-million dollar chimpanzee from
his scheming guardians.
Synopsis #2:
Joan's husband, Judge Stevens, is called on to decide the custody
of a chimpanzee which has inherited a great deal of money. The
judge brings "Marty," the wealthy chimp, home with him, and Joan
proceeds to handle things with her usual aplomb.
(Network Repeat 15Sep54)
2.18 [57] I Married Joan: BEV'S MISTAKEN MARRIAGE
10Feb54 NBC (original network airdate)
Guest cast: Beverly Wills
Synopsis #1:
Wide-eyed Joan overhears her sister Beverly discussing elopement
plans with her boyfriend.
Synopsis #2:
Joan thinks that her sister Beverly is planning to get married, but
Beverly is really only helping a friend to tie the knot. The
misunderstanding gets more complicated when Joan takes it upon
herself to "help out" with the arrangements.
(Network Rpeat 22Sep54)
(Aired 22Sep54 on WTMJ-4 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wednesday at 6:00pm)
2.19 [58] I Married Joan: MISSING WITNESS
17Feb54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 2/19A (copyright)
Written by Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis: Joan runs her own private “Dragnet.”
(aired 17Feb54 on WTRF-7 & WKJF-53, Wednesdays at 8:00pm)
2.20 [59] I Married Joan: ANNIVERSARY MEMO
24Feb54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 2/20A (copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis #1:
Joan's eyes nearly pop when she sees a memo of Brad's reading
"Send Ann Flowers."
Synopsis #2:
Judge Stevens leaves a hand written memo to himself and his wife
finds it. [WM]
2.21 [60] I Married Joan: DENTED FENDER
3Mar54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 2/21A (copyright)
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis #1:
Bills for fender repairs to the Stevens auto go so high they lead
to a "You did it" "No you did it" quarrel between Brad and Joan.
Synopsis #2:
Joan and Brad settle the eternal problem of who dented the fender.
Synopsis #3
When Brad notices a dented fender on the family automobile, Joan stoutly
denies her guilt. [TA]
(NBC afternoon repeat 14Nov56, Wednesday 4:00pm Central)
(Network Repeat 30Mar55)
2.22 [61] I Married Joan: MOUNTAIN LODGE
10Mar54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 2/24 (copyright)
Written by Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by John Rich.
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis:
Complications arise when, unknown to one another, Joan and Brad
each write $1000 checks on their joint account at the same time.
(Network repeat 6Apr55)
2.23 [62] I Married Joan: HOME OF THE WEEK
17Mar54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod no. 2/22A (copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis #1:
Brad is in serious trouble as a result of Joan’s attempts to
make their home appear luxuriously furnished for a "Home of the
Week" photo. After Joan borrows expensive furnishings for the
photo shoot, accusations fly that Brad is taking bribes.
Synopsis #2:
Joan borrows the neighbors' best furnishings, and asks the
newspaper to send a photographer to the house to take pictures
for the "Home of the Week" section.
2.24 [63] I Married Joan: POP RETIRES
24Mar54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 76 (copyright)
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz
Directed by John Rich
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis #1:
Joan, and her father who, if I remember correctly, is just as
dizzy as she is go to an airplane factory, and wind up in
a wind tunnel, where they both fly. <Scott96@aol.com>
Synopsis #2:
Brad writes his folks suggesting they retire and come and live
with him and Joan. But the letter reaches his in-laws instead.
El Brendel , as Joan's father, becomes a permanent member of the
cast.
2.26 [65] I Married Joan: JEALOUSY
7Apr54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 56 (copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis #1:
A psychologist friend of Joan’s tells her that a good way
to judge a husband’s love is to see whether he exhibits jealousy.
Synopsis #2:
A marital expert leads Joan to believe Brad doesn't love her
because he never acts jealous.
Synopsis #3:
Joan and Mabel do a little research into the question of husbands
and jealousy.
2.27 [66] I Married Joan: GET RICH QUICK
14Apr54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. NOT KNOWN
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
A get-rich-quick scheme suddenly involves Joan, Brad and all
their friends in "the biggest uranium mine in South America."
2.28 [67] I Married Joan: MASQUERADE
21Apr54 NBC (original network airdate)
Joan and her girl friends plan a masquerade dance, but the
husbands are reluctant to wear costumes.
2.29 [68] I Married Joan: THE MILKMAN COMETH
28Apr54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 2/29A (copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Joan plays marriage counselor and good friend to her pals Mabel
and Charlie.
[--] 5May54 re-run of "Joan's Curiosity" (first aired 3Dec52)
[--] 12May54 re-run of "Talent Scout" (first aired 17Jun53)
2.30 [69] I Married Joan: PREDICTIONS
19May54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 85 (possibly 83) (copyright)
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis #1:
On their 10th anniversary, Joan and Brad resurrect a list of
predictions made concerning their married life.
Synopsis #2:
The Judge learns that Joan might have married a millionaire instead
of himself, so Joan decides she'll prove that the millionaire is
a pauper now.
[--] 26May54 re-run of "Brad's Broken Toe" (first aired 8Jul53)
[--] 2Jun54 re-run of "Bev's Boyfriend" (first aired 2Dec53)
2.31 [70] I Married Joan: BRAD'S INITIATION
(not to be confused with 2.07 "Initiation")
9Jun54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 2/25 (copyright)
directed by John Rich.
written by Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis #1:
The judge is being initiated into a club, and phase one is a real
toughie. He has to agree with everything his wife says. Joan
thinks he's ready for the asylum.
Synopsis #2: The whole Stevens household is disrupted while Brad is
trying to comply with the requirements for his initiation into a lodge.
[--] 16Jun54 re-run of "Circumstantial Evidence"(first aired 23Dec53)
2.32 [71] I Married Joan: CONFIDENCE
23Jun54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. NOT KNOWN
Written by Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by John Rich
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis:
Brad makes plans to go into politics, and Joan takes it on
herself to install confidence into the judge.
(Aired 23Jun54 on WTMJ-4 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wednesday at 6:00pm)
[--] 30Jun54 re-run of "Double Wedding" (first aired 30Dec53)
2.33 [72] I Married Joan: JOAN'S HAIRCUT (copyright title)
7Jul54 airdate verified (season 2 finale)
(on the cover of TV Guide this week)
Prod. no. 82 (copyright) I Married Joan - Joan's Haircut 1/5 (1954) I Married Joan - Joan's Haircut 2/5 (1954) I Married Joan - Joan's Haircut 3/5 (1954) I Married Joan - Joan's Haircut 4/5 (1954) I Married Joan - Joan's Haircut 5/5 (1954)
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz
Directed by John Rich.
director of photography: Hal Mohr
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis #1:
Brad is anxious to go to his college reunion, so he and Joan go
to their barbers. Through two slight accidents both wind up with
startling hairdos.
Synopsis #2:
The Stevens get a taste of their own medicine when, after
making of someone else's haircut, they accidentally get radical new
styles just before a college reunion.
Synopsis #3:
Joan is unhappy about her appearance and refuses to go
with Brad to a class reunion.
Synopsis #4:
Joan accidently gets the Eddie Panda Haircut as a result
of eavesdropping on two women sitting on either side of her in the beauty
parlor, and not paying attention to the beautician who misunderstood her.
Brad goes to the barber shop, and as he is falling asleep in the chair keeps
repeating "Butch", an old college chum. The barber proceeds to give him a
"butch" haircut. <Scott96@aol.com>
(Local repeat 14Mar58 on WCSH-6, Portland, Maine, Friday at 5:00pm)
--------------------------------------
Network Summer Re-Runs 14Jul54-22Sep54
----------------------------------------
[--] 14Jul54 re-run of "The Recipe" (first aired 22Apr53, season 1)
[--] 21Jul54 re-run of "The Artist Show" (first aired 13May53)
[--] 28Jul54 re-run of "First Lie" (first aired 21Oct53)
[--] 4Aug54 re-run of "Furniture Quick Change" (first aired 28Oct53)
[--] 11Aug54 re-run of "Tropical Fish" (first aired 11Nov53)
[--] 18Aug54 re-run of "Missing Food" (a.k.a "Culinary Nightmare")
(first aired 18Nov53)
[--] 25Aug54 re-run of "Lost Check" (first aired 9Dec53)
[--] 1Sep54 re-run of "Barbecue" (first aired 13Jan54)
[--] 8Sep54 re-run "Mothers-in-Law"(first aired 20Jan54)
[--] 15Sep54 re-run of "Monkeyshines" (first aired 3Feb54)
[--] 22Sep54 re-run of "Bev's Mistaken Marriage" (first aired 10Feb54)
############## I Married Joan ################
############# season 3 1954-55 ###############
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26 New Episodes
NBC Wednesdays 8:00pm Eastern
Season 3 Regular Supporting Cast:-
---------------------------------
Neighbors - Kerwin & Janet Tobin :- (1954-55) (early season 3)
Dan Tobin as Kerwin Tobin/ Sheila Bromley as Janet Tobin
-----------------------------------
Neighbors - Wally & Sally (1954-55)(late season 3)
Wally Brown as Wally/ Sally Kelly as Sally
------------------------------------
** Typical Season 3 End Credits **
#80: TWO ST. BERNARDS # 96 HOW TO WIN FRIENDS
both had the same closing credits:
Directed by Ezra Stone
Produced by P.J. Wolfson
Music by Roger Wagner Chorale
Production Supervisor: Dewey Starkey
Director of Photography: James Van Trees, A.S.C.
Art Director: Al Goodman
Supervising Editor: Marvin Coil, A.C.E.
Film Editor: Robert Stafford
Ass't Director: Tom Connors
Set Decorator: Jack Mills
Sound: Hugh McDowell
Wardrobe by Ohrbach's
Mr. Backus' Wardrobe by House of Worsted-Tex
Filmed by Volcano Pictures Inc.
During the closing credits, the guest cast was was read by the
announcer but
not listed on screen. [TA]
****
3.01 [73] I Married Joan: NEW HOUSE
29Sept54 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 54-1 (UCLA)/Prod. no. 85 (copyright)
Written by Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by Don Weiss
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Joan and her husband Judge Stevens purchase a new home and
prepare to move in, but find that another family plans to occupy
the same place.
3.02 [74] I Married Joan: PARTY LINE
6Oct54 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 54-2 (UCLA)/Prod. no. NOT KNOWN
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz
Directed by Don Weiss
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis:
A party line is no party for our confusion-attracting comedienne.
Next-door neighbor Mrs. Tobin shares Joan's displeasures, as well
as her telephone line, and the two women begin battling away for
right to Mr. Bell's little invention.
3.03 [75] I Married Joan: WALL SAFE
13Oct54 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 54-3 (UCLA)/Prod. no. 31 (copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis:
Joan discovers a hidden wall safe in her new home. Unable to
fathom the combination, she hires an expert safe-cracker,
"Light-Fingered Louie." Louie opens the safe revealing a map
(of her back yard?) left by the former owners.
3.05 [77] I Married Joan: BOMBAY DUCK
27Oct54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 80 (copyright) I MARRIED JOAN-BOMBAY DUCK-Pt 1/3-Joan Davis, ... I MARRIED JOAN-BOMBAY DUCK-Pt 2/3-Joan Davis, ... I MARRIED JOAN-BOMBAY DUCK-Pt 3/3-Joan Davis, ...
Written by Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis #1
Joan enrolls in secretarial school, but at the same time Brad wants
her to cook a special dinner to impress Judge Cushing. Joan takes
the duck to secretarial school so that she might have time to
prepare it and work at the same time. (She hides the duck in the
desk). [WM]
Synopsis #2:
Joan prepares a quiet dinner for herself and Brad, and more
and more uninvited guests show up to share it with them.
3.06 [78] I Married Joan: CLOTHES BUDGET
3Nov54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 8B (copyright) I MARRIED JOAN-CLOTHES BUDGET-Pt.1/3-Joan Davis ... I MARRIED JOAN-CLOTHES BUDGET-Pt.2/3-Joan Davis ... I MARRIED JOAN-CLOTHES BUDGET-Pt.3/3-Joan Davis ...
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford
Guest Cast:
Adele Jergens (as Helen)
Synopsis #1:
Brad reads a newspaper article that says the average American woman
spends $600 a year for clothing. Joan laughs and says that she
doesn"t spend nearly that amount. They make a bet, Brad writes her
a check for $600, and tells Joan not to ask him for clothing money
for one year, confident that she will ask him for more money before
the year is up. The following day, Joan goes shopping for a new
wardrobe and becomes so intimidated by a snotty salesgirl that she
spends the entire amount on one formal gown (ala the gown the Good
Witch of the North wore in"Oz".) This is probably the funniest show
of the entire series. <Scott96@aol.com>
Synopsis #2:
Judge Brad Stevens puts Joan on a clothes allowance for the year.
Joan goes shopping with her friend, Helen (Adele Jergens), and
let herself be persuaded to spend the whole allotment on one gown.
3.07 [79] I Married Joan: DANCING LESSONS
(NOT to be confused with ep. #3 "Ballet")
10Nov54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. NOT KNOWN
Written by Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synposis:
Joan gets the yen to do the mambo and she drags a protesting
Brad off to the dance studio. Brad's attitude toward the dance
changes when he meets Carlotta, the instructress.
3.08 [80] I Married Joan: TWO ST. BERNARDS
17Nov54 NBC (original network airdate)
(replaced "Home Movies" episode re-scheduled to 8Dec54)
Show no. 54-8 (UCLA)/Prod. no. 53 (copyright)
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees;
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Guest cast: (Spoken by Announcer on End Credits)
Jerry Hausner
Sharon Baird (as Susan)
Bill Kennedy
Bill Arnold
Joe Devlin
Synopsis #1:
On Brad¹s orders, Joan tries to return a Chihuahua she
bought.
Synopsis #2:
When Judge Stevens orders Joan to cancel her order for a
chihuaha dog, Joan finds herself the proud owner of a St. Bernard
insteadŠin fact two St. Bernards. Wait - make that three St. Bernards!
Synopsis #3:
After seeing her neighbor's Chihuahua, Joan wants a dog of her own. She
even reserves a Chihuahua at a pet store but has to cancel when Brad tells
her he doesn't want a dog. At the pet store, the salesman coaxes Joan into
buying a St. Bernard. To make sure the Chihuahua order was cancelled, Brad
visits the store and he, too, is coaxed into purchasing a Saint Bernard. Back
home, Joan and Brad hide the dogs from each other. They keep both St.
Bernards although feeding them is expensive. When one of the dogs disappears,
Joan goes to the police station to file a missing person's report. Later,
Joan finds the missing dog in her basement...where it had puppies. A
neighbor girl, whose parents heard about lost dog, brings the couple a
third St. Bernard! [TA]
3.09 [81] I Married Joan: MANHOLE COVER
24Nov54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 4B (copyright)
Written by Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis:
Joan complains about the noise caused by a loose manhole cover
and get tangled in the red tape of city government.
3.10 [82] I Married Joan: THE FARM
1Dec54 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 54-10 (UCLA)/ Prod. no. 77 (on copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis:
Joan and Brad disagree on just how to spend a week in the country.
Joan prefers the Fairchilds' country estate, while Brad would
rather work on a farm.
3.11 [83] I Married Joan: HOME MOVIES
8Dec54 NBC (original network airdate) (postponed from 17Nov54)
Prod. no. 36 (on copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis:
Upon their return from a vacation to Honolulu, the Stevens find
that Joan had forgotten to lock the doors, cancel the milk, etc.
Brad rebels against his wife's lack of responsibility by leaving
home.
3.12 [84] I Married Joan: GUN MOLL (a.k.a. "Big Louie's Parole")
15Dec54 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis #1:
Brad has to decide whether or not to agree to Big Louie's parole.
Joan is convinced by sinister phone messages from Louie's mob
that things will be far healthier if her husband okays the parole.
Synopsis #2:
Joan is troubled by the belief that mobsters may try to kill
Brad unless he paroles one of their men.
3.13 [85] I Married Joan: CRAZY TOES SMITH
22Dec54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 79 (copyright)
Written by Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Ernie Leadlay
Guest Cast:
Archie MacDonald (as Crazy Toes Smith)
Joseph Crehan (as Coach)
Synopsis #1:
When her Alma Mater’s star kicker faces ineligibility because
of his low grades, Joan tries to help him with his studies.
Synopsis #2:
Joan does her Alma Mater, Eastside High, a dubious favor by
tutoring the star football player past his exams.
3.14 [86] I Married Joan: JOAN PLAYS CUPID
29Dec54 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 15B (copyright)
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis:
Helpful Joan Stevens dons her cupid wings and draws her bow in
an attempt to help an old friend revive a dormant romance, with
some unexpected results.
3.15 [87] I Married Joan: THE WEDDING (sequel to "Joan Plays Cupid)
5Jan55 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 16B (copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Ernie Leadlay
Synopsis:
Joan finishes up her match-making activities of last week
(in "Joan Plays Cupid") by staging Sally and Wally's wedding
in her home.
3.16 [88] I Married Joan: THE MAID
12Jan55 NBC (original network airdate)
Joan hires a new maid whose first love is not the kitchen but
the stage. To keep the aspiring actress happy, Joan arranges for
a matinee idol to make a play for her.
3.17 [89] I Married Joan: MONEY IN THE SHOTGUN
(not to be confused with 2.10 "Shotgun")
19Jan55 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no.17 (copyright) I MARRIED JOAN-1/3-"MONEY IN THE SHOTGUN"- ... I MARRIED JOAN-2/3-"MONEY IN THE SHOTGUN"- ... I MARRIED JOAN-3/3-"MONEY IN THE SHOTGUN"- ... Written by Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford
Synopsis:
Joan Stevens tries to keep her husband from finding out about the
furniture she sold. She hides the money in what turns out to be
a very unsafe spot - a shotgun!.
3.18 [90] I Married Joan: EYE GLASSES
26Jan55 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 54-19 (UCLA)/Prod. no. NOT KNOWN
Written by Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Ernie Leadlay
Synopsis :
Joan and Brad Stevens plan a bowling match with their friends,
Wally and Sally. Joan, bothered by eye strain, prepares for the
match in a rather unusual way.
3.19 [91] I Married Joan: THE ALLERGY
2Feb55 NBC (original network airdate)
Synopsis:
Joan goes to the doctor about her constant sneezing and learns
that she is allergic to something or someone. She thinks it's
Brad.
(aired 2Feb55 on WOOD-8 Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wednesdays at 8:00pm)
3.20 [92] I Married Joan: LIEUTENANT GENERAL
9Feb55 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 14 (on copyright)
Written by Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis:
Joan brags to her snooty friend, Helen, that her sister is married
to a general in the army. When her sister arrives with her
lieutenant husband, Joan sinks deeper into the lie. Joan's real
daughter, Beverly Wills, and Beverly's husband, Alan Grossman,
play the sister and brother-in-law.
3.21 [93] I Married Joan: THE LETTER
16Feb55 NBC (original network airdate)
Prod no. 22B (on copyright)
Written by Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein
Directed by Ezra Stone.
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis:
Joan mistakenly opens a letter intended for a neighbor. Rather
than humiliate herself by admitting her mistake, she thinks up a
scheme to have it remailed.
3.24 [96] I Married Joan: HOW TO WIN FRIENDS
(a.k.a. "Joan's Testimonial Luncheon"- video title)
9Mar55 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 54-24 (UCLA)/ Prod. no. 26 (on copyright) I Married Joan-How To Win Friends 1/3 (1955) I Married Joan-How To Win Friends 2/3 (1955) I Married Joan-How To Win Freinds 3/3 (1955)
Written by Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford
Guest cast: (Spoken by Announcer on End Credits)
Geraldine Carr
Marjorie Bennett
Sandra Gould (as Mildred)
Tony Ward [possible a.k.a. Anthony Warde]
Charlotte Lawrence
Dick Elliott
Hal Taggart
Synopsis:
The girls in Joanie¹s bridge club are giving her a Luncheon, but
Joan thinks they no longer like her. After taking a lesson on
how to make people like you, Joan almost winds up a member of
the Loyal Order of Brotherly Broncos!
Synopsis 2:
Joan overhears her friends talking about a surprise testimonial
luncheon that they're planning for her. But Joan get the details wrong. She
shows up at the "Blue Room" where she thought the luncheon was to take place.
Instead of her ladies' club, there's a meeting of the Loyal Order of Brotherly
Broncos. Back at home, Joan believes she's been the victim of a prank
and thinks she's unpopular. Joan sees a newspaper ad reading "Anyone can be
popular - Let Oliver Putman teach you the secret of making people like
you." At the REAL luncheon, Joan follows Mr. Putnam's advice...but it
backfires. She's so agreeable that her friends think she's being catty. They
become angry and take back their gifts. Back at home, Joan falls asleep on the
couch and has a dream in which she is trying to commit suicide!! She
wakes up to find herself surround by her husband & friends. The friends
apologize for the way they acted at the luncheon. Joan opens her gifts but
becomes upset when she sees a size 40 tag on a nightgown. After another
argument breaks out and the women leave, Joan then realizes that she was
looking at the $40 price tag. [TA]
3.25 [97] I Married Joan: THE COWBOY
16Mar55 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 54-25 (UCLA)/Prod. no. 67 (on copyright)
Written by Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Ernie Leadlay
Guest Star:
Hoot Gibson (as cowboy Bucko Bob Brady)
Synopsis:
After Brad awards a judgment for back rent due against former
movie idol Bucko Bob Brady, the judge and Joan decide the aging
cowboy deserves a comeback. Hoot Gibson, himself a one-time
cowboy great, plays the idol's role.
3.26 [98] I Married Joan: THE JAIL BIRD (last new episode)
23Mar55 NBC (original network airdate)
Show no. 54-26 (UCLA)/Prod. no. 30 (copyright)
Written by Howard Snyder, Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Hugh Wedlock
Directed by Ezra Stone
director of photography: James VanTrees
film editor: Robert Stafford.
Synopsis #1:
Joan takes care of a raven she found in her kitchen, but later
discovers the folly of her kind act.
Synopsis #2:
A thieving crow has everyone thinking Joan is a kleptomaniac
Note: Last new episode.
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[--] 30Mar55 Re-run of "Dented Fender" (Originally aired
3Mar54)
[--] 6Apr55 Re-run of "Mountain Lodge" (Originally aired
10Mar54)
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1.xx [--] I Married Joan: BLONDE BANDIT
original network airdate - not known
1.xx [--] I Married Joan: DINNER GUESTS
original network airdate - not known
(unknown title)
Judge Stevens learns that it pays to take your wife into your
confidence.
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