I Married Joan
I Married Joan
I Married Joan is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC. It starred actress Joan Davis in her wacky adventures as the quirky, scatterbrained wife of a mild-mannered community judge, the Honorable Bradley Stevens (Jim Backus).
Career
Brad encourages Joan to become an actress. Then, he invites a prospective campaign contributor to dinner only to find that Joan has invited another possible contributor.
Ballet
To get more exercise, Joan turns to ballet.
Jitterbug
After Brad refuses to dismiss Joan's traffic ticket, she gets revenge by charging him for meals.
Crime Panel
Joan tries to learn all she can about the criminal world to prepare for her appearance with Brad on a TV panel show.
Brad's Class Reunion
Joan tries to keep Brad from going to his class reunion because she thinks his old girlfriend will be there.
Dreams
Joan thinks she'll impress her old schoolmates with the fact she married a judge until she finds out they have all achieved great personal success on their own.
Acrobats
Joan goes hat shopping and has an argument with a lady. When it ends up she and Brad are having dinner with the lady and her husband, Joan takes up acrobatics in the restaurant in order to avoid embarrassment.
Bad Boys
Joan and Judge Bradley try to reform a young juvenile delinquent whose father recently received a stiff prison sentence.
Uncle Edgar
The Stevens' try to keep Brad's visiting Uncle Edgar entertained and out of trouble.
Eviction
Judge evicts Joan's women's club from their clubhouse.
Secrets
Keeping a secret from Brad almost costs him a missed appointment.
Neighbors
Three nights a week, the Stevens pass sleeplessly because of their neighbors' wild parties. Joan manages to convince them to move out, but the new neighbors are even worse - they have dogs that bark all night every night.
Talent Scout
Joan is tricked by a couple of con men pretending to be talent scouts and finds herself filming a movie scene where a jungle girl costume sharing screen time with a scene-stealing chimpanzee.
Honeymoon
The judge counsels a couple about to married about the insignificance of a honeymoon by reminiscing about his own disastrous one, where he found himself locked in a burglar-proof closet.
Business Executive
Brad is frustrated that his business-executive friends can afford to buy their wives such luxuries as fur coats, so he quits his job as judge and goes to work as a corporate executive. Joan knows that he can only be truly happy being a judge.