"I Married Joan" (1952) TV series 1952-1955

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

15 October 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The adventures of the scatterbrained wife of a respected city judge.

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Sitcom | Actor Shares First Name With Character | Character Name In Title

Cast

Joan Davis	...	Joan Stevens / ... (63 episodes, 1952-1955)
Jim Backus	...	Judge Bradley Stevens / ... (63 episodes, 1952-1955)

Runtime:

30 min (98 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Company:

Joan Davis Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Elliot Gould/Anne Murray (#1.9)" (1976)

Joan Davis Was Brilliant!

I just purchased the two DVDs that just came out on "I Married Joan." Miss Davis is a wonderful actress that did not get her just do, mainly because everything was focused on another great lady, Lucille Ball.

One of the fun things to watch are the supporting actors, who moved from set to set. You find the same actors on "Lucy," "Joan," "My Little Margie," "Private Secretary," and "Burns and Allen." I don't believe that Joan Davis was Emmy-nominated in the Best Actress category for comedy. That's very surprising and just as shocking as the fact that Esther Rolle was never nominated for "Good Times," in which she gave some of the finest acting on TV. Doris Day was never nominated for The Doris Day Show, either, but WAS cited by the Golden Globes. Miss Rolle never tried to BE funny, she played comedy straight -- the SITUATION was funny. Same with Miss Day. They didn't appear to be "funny" but they were.

If you "love Lucy," you might want to take a gander at Joan Davis in "I Married Joan," Gale Storm in "My Little Margie," and Gracie Allen in "Burns and Allen." All different, but all funny as hell for 50s comedy.