The Joey Bishop Show (1961–1965)

Joey Barnes is the host of a TV talk show originating in New York. Each episode dealt with events in his personal and professional life as a celebrity. Many guest stars appeared on the ... See full summary »

Stars:

Joey Bishop, Abby Dalton, Joe Besser

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Joey Bishop	...	Joey Barnes (125 episodes, 1961-1965)
Abby Dalton	...	Ellie Barnes (93 episodes, 1962-1965)
Joe Besser	...	Mr. Jillson (93 episodes, 1962-1965)
Corbett Monica	...	Larry Corbett (74 episodes, 1962-1965)
Mary Treen	...	Hilda (68 episodes, 1962-1965)

Storyline

Joey Barnes is the host of a TV talk show originating in New York. Each episode dealt with events in his personal and professional life as a celebrity. Many guest stars appeared on the series playing themselves as guests of Joey's talk show.

---

Plot Keywords:

character name in title

---

Genres:

Comedy

---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1961 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bellmar Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (1962-1964)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the first season, the theme song was "Sometimes I'm Happy" by Irving Caesar and Vincent Youmans. For the remainder of the series, the theme song was "Joey" by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.

---

Crazy Credits

On eleven season 3 episodes, the producer is credited as Josylar, which was Joey Bishop's production company. Josylar is an acronym of the first two letters of Joey's and wife Sylvia's first name and the first three letters of Larry Bishop, Joey and Sylvia's son.

---

Connections

Referenced in Primetime Glick: Regis Philbin/Russell Crowe (2001)

User Reviews

Now, HERE'S A Switch! . . .

During the mid-1960's color boom, many TV programs on the air at the time went from black-and-white to color. But there was one program where the reverse happened: Joey Bishop's early 1960's sitcom. Here's the bit: During most, if not all, of the show's run on NBC-TV, it was filmed and aired in what the Peacock Network called "living color". However, for what turned out to be its final season when the series went to CBS-TV, it went from living color to drab black-and-white (the "Tiffany Network" didn't start "going color" until after the Bishop show left the air for good in 1965). One other detail should be noted: During the NBC years, Mr. Bishop wore his hair parted to the right, however in the program's last season on CBS, his hair part shifted to the left, as indeed it would be set on his 1967-69 ABC-TV talk show (and, for that matter, to this day).