I Married Joan

Season 1

TV-G

I Married Joan is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1952 to 1955. It starred veteran vaudeville, film, and radio comedienne-comedy actress Joan Davis as the manic, scatterbrained wife of a mild-mannered community judge, the Honorable Bradley Stevens.

Where to Watch Season 1

39 Episodes

Pilot
E1
PilotA 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.
Career
E2
CareerJudge Stevens invites a prospective campaign contributor to dinner, only to find that his wife, trying to be helpful, has invited another sponsor.
Ballet
E3
BalletThe Judge advises his wife Joan to get more exercise as an antidote to fatigue from housework and Joan turns to ballet.
Jitterbug
E4
JitterbugJoan 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.
Crime Panel
E5
Crime PanelJoan is scheduled to appear on a crime prevention forum. To prepare herself she spends the day visiting poolrooms.
Brad's Class Reunion
E6
Brad's Class ReunionJoan struggles to change herself into "The Perfect Woman" to fit a description written by her husband.
Hunting
E7
HuntingJoan insists that she is an experienced camper. Unconvinced, Brad decides to test her aptitude for the great outdoors.
Joan's Curiosity
E8
Joan's CuriosityJoan is in for a surprise when she opens an interesting-looking package that arrived for Brad.
Birthday
E9
BirthdayJoan 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.
Bazar Pie
E10
Bazar PieJoan wants to arrange a romance, by introducing her new neighbor, a handsome Latin, to her visiting aunt.
Acrobats
E11
AcrobatsWhen 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.
Dreams
E12
DreamsAfter meeting three former schoolmates who are now successful career woman, Joan decides that she is happier just being a housewife
Bad Boy
E13
Bad BoyJoan tries to reform a juvenile delinquent and nearly winds up in jail herself.
Circumstantial Evidence
E14
Circumstantial EvidenceJoan 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.
Uncle Edgar
E15
Uncle EdgarUncle Edgar visits Joan and her husband and they have a difficult time trying to keep him out of trouble.
Moosehead
E16
MooseheadJoan tries to kill two problems with the same fifty-dollar bill and winds up deeply wounded by a dead moose at an auction.
Fireman
E17
FiremanJoan tries to patch up the quarrels of her newlywed-neighbors and succeeds in creating some for herself at the firehouse.
Memory
E18
MemoryJoan'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.
Draftboard
E19
DraftboardBrad receives a letter from his local draft board. Joan assumes he's being called to armed service and panics.
Opera
E20
OperaIn order to save her club's benefit show, Joan takes a whirl at the opera. Bing Crosby helps out.
Shopping
E21
ShoppingJoan needs newly out-fitted for a fancy party. So does husband Brad, but both have second thoughts about Joan's shopping trip.
The Stamp
E22
The StampJoan 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?
Little Girl
E23
Little GirlJoan tries to spark a romance between a guest and a neighbor's son. Joan Davis.
Diet
E24
Diet
Model
E25
Model
Lateness
E26
Lateness
The Eviction Show
E27
The Eviction Show
The Recipe
E28
The Recipe
Repairs
E29
Repairs
Secrets
E30
Secrets
The Artist Show
E31
The Artist Show
The Threat
E32
The Threat
Country Club
E33
Country Club
Theatrical Can-Can
E34
Theatrical Can-Can
Neighbors
E35
Neighbors
Talent Scout
E36
Talent Scout
Honeymoon
E37
HoneymoonThe 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. In the second half of the episode, the judge forgets he promised Joan a diamond bracelet if she kept the house spotless for half a year and Joan exacts her revenge.
Business Executive
E38
Business Executive
Brad's Broken Toe
E39
Brad's Broken ToeBrad is hospitalized for a broken toe. Joan tries to visit after hours, when they won't let her visit, she feigns an illness so she can be admitted to the hospital. She almost has gallbladder surgery by trading rooms to be next to him.