"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 | Claim In Title | Sitcom | Marriage | Husband Wife Relationship

Cast

Joan Davis	...	Joan Stevens / ... (98 episodes, 1952-1955)
Jim Backus	...	Judge Bradley Stevens / ... (98 episodes, 1952-1955)

Series Directed by
Ezra Stone		(25 episodes, 1952-1955)
John Rich		(8 episodes, 1953-1954)
Marc Daniels		(6 episodes, 1953)

Series Writing credits
Jesse Goldstein		(9 episodes, 1953-1955)
Phil Sharp		(8 episodes, 1952-1955)
Arthur Stander		(6 episodes, 1952-1953)
Sherwood Schwartz		(6 episodes, 1953)
Howard Snyder		(5 episodes, 1954-1955)
Hugh Wedlock Jr.		(5 episodes, 1954-1955)
Ben Starr		(2 episodes, 1953)
Frank Tarloff		(2 episodes, 1953)

Series Produced by
Joan Davis	....	executive producer / producer (40 episodes, 1952-1955)
P.J. Wolfson	....	producer / associate producer (32 episodes, 1952-1955)
James Bank	....	executive producer (32 episodes, 1952-1953)
Al Simon	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1952-1953)

Series Original Music by
Roger Wagner Chorale		(14 episodes, 1952-1955)

Series Cinematography by
James Van Trees		(23 episodes, 1952-1955)
Hal Mohr		(7 episodes, 1953-1954)
Clyde De Vinna		(3 episodes, 1953)

Series Film Editing by
Robert Stafford		(19 episodes, 1952-1955)
Ernie Leadlay		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Art Direction by
Al Goodman		(20 episodes, 1952-1955)

Series Set Decoration by
Jack Mills		(20 episodes, 1952-1955)
Tony Montenaro Sr.		(2 episodes, 1953)

Series Production Management
Dewey Starkey	....	production supervisor / production manager (22 episodes, 1952-1955)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Connors Jr.	....	assistant director (19 episodes, 1953-1955)
Joseph Depew	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1953)

Series Sound Department
Hugh McDowell Jr.	....	sound (21 episodes, 1952-1955)

Series Editorial Department
Marvin Coil	....	supervising editor / editorial supervisor / ... (21 episodes, 1952-1955)
Stanley Frazen	....	supervising editor (6 episodes, 1952-1953)

Series Music Department
Roger Wagner	....	musical director / composer: theme music (98 episodes, 1952-1955)
Roger Wagner Chorale	....	music by (2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Other crew
Herbert W. Browar	....	production (1 episode, 1952)

Production Companies

• Joan Davis Enterprises

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1952-1955) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• VCI Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Moviecraft (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• VCI Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (5 episodes)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Shokus Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Shokus Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

30 min (98 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Joan Davis Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The She-Creature (#9.8)" (1997)

Watching Joan Davis Worry

The above comment gives me the courage to admit that I am fascinated by train wrecks and that I always considered "I Married Joan" to be one. I also have to admit that I am a big Lucy fan and that I haven't seen "I Married Joan" since the 50's. Joan always reacted to the situations she got into with panic and a desperation that were no fun to watch. She would squirm and sweat and demonstrate terror of what "Brad" would say or do when he got home. I didn't find it funny as a kid and I doubt that I would find it so now. I noticed in a previous comment that Sherwood Schwartz was a writer on the show which might explain why it lacked something. The sight of Joan Davis pacing around wringing her hands with worry has never left me. I know Lucy did a lot of hand wringing too but somehow I can forgive her because of everything that surrounded her: talent, great writing and a great cast. You knew that Ricky Ricardo would always forgive her whereas with Joan Davis you couldn't even like "Brad" because Joan was so afraid of him that it made him unlovable.