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I Married Joan

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  • 1952–19551952–1955
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Jim Backus and Joan Davis in I Married Joan (1952)
I Married Joan: Collection 1
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The adventures of the scatterbrained wife of a respected city judge.The adventures of the scatterbrained wife of a respected city judge.The adventures of the scatterbrained wife of a respected city judge.
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  • Stars
    • Joan Davis
    • Jim Backus
    • Geraldine Carr
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    • Joan Davis
    • Jim Backus
    • Geraldine Carr
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    Joan Davis, Jerry Hausner, and Bob Sweeney in I Married Joan (1952)
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    Joan Davis
    Joan Davis
    • Joan Stevensas Joan Stevens
    98 episodes98 eps • 1952–1955
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Judge Bradley Stevensas Judge Bradley Stevens
    98 episodes98 eps • 1952–1955
    Geraldine Carr
    • Mabelas Mabel…
    30 episodes30 eps • 1952–1955
    Beverly Wills
    Beverly Wills
    • Beverly Grossmanas Beverly Grossman…
    21 episodes21 eps • 1953–1955
    Sandra Gould
    Sandra Gould
    • Mildred Websteras Mildred Webster…
    12 episodes12 eps • 1952–1955
    Hal Smith
    Hal Smith
    • Charlieas Charlie…
    11 episodes11 eps • 1952–1954
    Tom Peters
    • Tomas Tom…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1953–1954
    Jerry Hausner
    Jerry Hausner
    • Arthuras Arthur…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1952–1954
    Wally Brown
    Wally Brown
    • Wallyas Wally…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1954–1955
    Bernard Gorcey
    Bernard Gorcey
    • Joeas Joe…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1952–1954
    Sally Kelly
    • Sallyas Sally
    7 episodes7 eps • 1954–1955
    Bob Sweeney
    Bob Sweeney
    • Alas Al…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1952–1953
    Elvia Allman
    Elvia Allman
    • Aunt Veraas Aunt Vera
    6 episodes6 eps • 1952
    Sheila Bromley
    Sheila Bromley
    • Janet Tobinas Janet Tobin…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1953–1955
    Myra Marsh
    • Clara Fosteras Clara Foster…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1953–1954
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • 2nd Desk Sergeantas 2nd Desk Sergeant…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1952–1955
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Delivery Boyas Delivery Boy…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1953–1954
    Barney Phillips
    Barney Phillips
    • Doctoras Doctor…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1953–1955
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      Originally broadcasted by NBC while CBS had overwhelming success with I Love Lucy.
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    Bumping Heads With Lucy
    When Lucille Ball was an acclaimed, but not very widely known B picture actress, Joan Davis was winning a lot more acclaim for her own brand of goofy physical humor on radio and on film. She was a mainstay of support to a lot of the glamor girls and guys at 20th Century Fox.

    A long term extra marital affair with Eddie Cantor helped push her career along as Cantor featured her on radio and had her co-star in two of his films.

    Like so many players when the motion picture studios started cutting down production and leaving people out of work, Davis turned to television. Unfortunately one year too late to get credit for originality.

    Lucille Ball and her real life husband beat her to the tube by a year. They put on a very successful situation comedy about a wacky wife with an exasperated husband that we all know about.

    So when Joan Davis debuted I Married Joan in 1952 she was accused of copying Lucy. Not so as any viewing of her films will so demonstrate.

    But Lucy was there first and got the deserved credit.

    I Married Joan was a very funny show that trailed in the wake of I Love Lucy. It ended in 1955 because her TV husband Jim Backus quit the show. As Judge Bradley J. Stevens, he was her exasperated straight man of a husband. He'd get to show his comic flair later on in Gilligan's Island.

    Sad that Joan Davis was never able to develop another television show to show her talent before she died.

    A very funny lady, with a very funny show.
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    • Aug 9, 2006

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Joan Davis Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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