Funniest Comedy Icons of the 20th Century, The (Volume 1)
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JOEY BISHOP SHOW, THE - A Woman's Place
Air Date/Released | Saturday, November 3, 1962 |
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Station/Studio | NBC / Danny Thomas Enterprises |
Featuring | Joe Besser (Solo) |
Joey Barnes hosts a network, late-night New York talk show. Episodes revolve around his professional and personal life, with celebrities appearing as themselves. At home are Joey's beautiful wife Ellie, and maid Hilda. Joe Besser costars as Mr. Jillson, the apartment building superintendent, a high-strung man with a heart of gold, and a never-seen wife who is only heard yelling "Jillson!" through the building's ventilation system. Rounding out the main characters is Freddy, Joey's best friend, head writer and manager.
Joey's monologue jokes about women in politics, and extolling their place in the kitchen, creates protests from Ellie's women's club. They elect Ellie to demand equal time on Joey's show, and his refusal "elects" him to sleep on the living room sofa. Joey finally agrees when Freddy proposes a scheme to ambush Ellie on TV, but the women get wise and turn the tables.
Cast: Joey Bishop (Joey Barnes), Abby Dalton (Ellie Barnes), Joe Besser (Mr. Jillson), Mary Treen (Hilda), Guy Marks (Freddy), Eleanor Audley, Shirley Mitchell, Ellie Kent, Myrna Ross, Joanne Barr, Susan Kelly (Club members)
Crew: Danny Thomas, Joey Bishop (Executive Producers), Marvin Marx (Producer), James V. Kern (Director), Fred S. Fox, Iz Elinson (Writers)
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