I Married Joan

Pilot

A young couple's quarrel over a fur coat ends up in Brad's court and brings back memories of another fur coat that caused a crisis in the Stevens marriage. Joan remembers when she was an airline hostess and buys a fur coat.

Oct 15, 1952

Career

Judge Stevens invites a prospective campaign contributor to dinner, only to find that his wife, trying to be helpful, has invited another sponsor.

Oct 22, 1952

Ballet

The Judge advises his wife Joan to get more exercise as an antidote to fatigue from housework and Joan turns to ballet.

Oct 29, 1952

Jitterbug

Joan finds an ingenious way to retaliate after Brad fines her for speeding, she takes up jitterbugging after trying babysitting and selling "all you can eat" to phone men.

Nov 5, 1952

Crime Panel

Joan is scheduled to appear on a crime prevention forum. To prepare herself she spends the day visiting poolrooms.

Nov 12, 1952

Brad's Class Reunion

Joan struggles to change herself into "The Perfect Woman" to fit a description written by her husband.

Nov 19, 1952

Hunting

Joan insists that she is an experienced camper. Unconvinced, Brad decides to test her aptitude for the great outdoors.

Nov 26, 1952

Joan's Curiosity

Joan is in for a surprise when she opens an interesting-looking package that arrived for Brad.

Dec 3, 1952

Birthday

Joan buys some dresses, puts them on her charge account, then sells them to friends for cash. The reason is she needs money to buy Brad a birthday present.

Dec 10, 1952

Bazar Pie

Joan wants to arrange a romance, by introducing her new neighbor, a handsome Latin, to her visiting aunt.

Dec 17, 1952

Acrobats

When Brad announces that he is bringing home important guests for dinner, Joan feels it necessary to buy a new wardrobe for the occasion. While shopping for a hat she winds up in a fight with a woman who turns out to be one of Brad's dinner guests. At dinner Joan tries to disguise herself by joining the nightclub's entertainers, acrobats.

Dec 31, 1952

Dreams

After meeting three former schoolmates who are now successful career woman, Joan decides that she is happier just being a housewife

Dec 24, 1952

Bad Boy

Joan tries to reform a juvenile delinquent and nearly winds up in jail herself.

Jan 7, 1953

Circumstantial Evidence

Joan takes an interest in her husband's work and tries to prove that a man he is about to sentence was convicted on circumstantial evidence.

Jan 14, 1953

Uncle Edgar

Uncle Edgar visits Joan and her husband and they have a difficult time trying to keep him out of trouble.

Jan 21, 1953

Moosehead

Joan tries to kill two problems with the same fifty-dollar bill and winds up deeply wounded by a dead moose at an auction.

Jan 28, 1953

Fireman

Joan tries to patch up the quarrels of her newlywed-neighbors and succeeds in creating some for herself at the firehouse.

Feb 4, 1953

Memory

Joan's faulty memory wreaks gastric disaster when she forgets a dinner invitation, resulting in not one, not two, but three spaghetti dinners in the same evening.

Feb 11, 1953

Draftboard

Brad receives a letter from his local draft board. Joan assumes he's being called to armed service and panics.

Feb 18, 1953

Opera

In order to save her club's benefit show, Joan takes a whirl at the opera. Bing Crosby helps out.

Feb 25, 1953

Shopping

Joan needs newly out-fitted for a fancy party. So does husband Brad, but both have second thoughts about Joan's shopping trip.

Mar 4, 1953

The Stamp

Joan mails a letter using a Mozambique stamp that Brad just purchased for $350. Her husband blows his top, but why is Joan now on trial?

Mar 11, 1953

Little Girl

Joan tries to spark a romance between a guest and a neighbor's son. Joan Davis.

Mar 18, 1953

Diet

Mar 25, 1953

Model

Apr 1, 1953

Lateness

Apr 8, 1953

The Eviction Show

Apr 15, 1953

The Recipe

Apr 22, 1953

Repairs

Apr 29, 1953

Secrets

May 6, 1953

The Artist Show

May 13, 1953

The Threat

May 20, 1953

Country Club

May 27, 1953

Theatrical Can-Can

Jun 3, 1953

Neighbors

Jun 10, 1953

Talent Scout

Jun 17, 1953

Honeymoon

Joan locks Brad in a burglar-proof closet. Joan Davis, Jim Backus.

Jun 24, 1953

Business Executive

Jul 1, 1953

Brad's Broken Toe

All is not quiet in a hospital when Joan and Brad become patients. Jim Backus.

Jul 8, 1953