I Married Joan - The Reelection (3/3)

Joan's husband, Judge Bradley Stevens, is running for reelection. Judge Stevens has two campaign supporters who must be handled carefully because they have an intense disliking for one another. When Judge Stevens invites one of the men to dinner, Joan inadvertently invites the other making for a very tense dinner engagement.

The contrast of this fifties program with today's society is interesting. The episode begins with Judge Stevens providing marriage counseling to a young couple. He does this in his role as a judge. I never knew judges did such things. Maybe they didn't. Please comment if you know.

Then there is the nature of the problem with the unhappy couple. The husband doesn't want his wife to work and Judge Stevens understands and offers an example of how he handled that problem with Joan. Today I believe the issue would probably be the opposite, i.e., a husband who wants his wife to work. A different time, a different economy.

I Married Joan aired on NBC from 1952 to 1955 and was a competitor of I Love Lucy. It has striking similarities with another program of that time, Life With Elizabeth. The program was sponsored by General Electric and the GE commercials are included in this episode in the distinctive advertising style of the fifties.

Joan is played by Joan Davis. Judge Bradley Stevens is played by Jim Backus. Directed by Hal Walker.

Note: I could not determine the title of this episode so I named it The Reelection.

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[mmarjisr]

as much as I use to watch TV as a kid I'm supposed I didn't come across this TV show in the 60s & 70s

[hwy61media]

@mmarjisr Neither did I! It was in competition with I Love Lucy. Lucy won, lol. -Michael

[TheRichcraft]

Lucy, Joan, and Eve. The Triple Goddesses of radio and TV comedy. But Joan was the most physical of the three with Lucy a very close second. Eve always said that she had the easiest time of the three.

[hwy61media]

Lucy, a close second? Remember the classic I Love Lucy scene with the candy factory conveyor belt?

[Toyuki1]

I remember when this show was first on TV, but I was too little to understand the jokes. The humor is really fun, and Joan Davis is like a combination of Bea Arthur and Phyllis Diller. Check out some good Our Miss Brooks shows on my channel!

[hwy61media]

That's a great observation. Thanks!

[hwy61media]

This was a funny show. In fact a competitor with I Love Lucy. Lucy won, lol.

[Toyuki1]

Thank you for posting this. I was just laughing like crazy watching Joan shovel that food into her mouth, hustling around that little house! What a laugh riot!