List of The Joey Bishop Show episodes
This is a list of episodes for the television sitcom The Joey Bishop Show, which was broadcast on NBC for three seasons and then moved to CBS for its fourth and final season.
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 32 | September 20, 1961 | May 9, 1962 | NBC | ||
| 2 | 34 | September 15, 1962 | May 11, 1963 | |||
| 3 | 31 | September 14, 1963 | April 25, 1964 | |||
| 4 | 26 | September 27, 1964 | March 30, 1965 | CBS | ||
Season 1 (1961–62)[]
Most of season 1 episodes were broadcast in black-and-white.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "On the Spot" | David Lowell Rich | Story by : Marvin Marx Teleplay by : Ray Singer & Dick Chevillat | September 20, 1961 | |
| Joey is fired. Joey then badmouths his boss, Mr. Willoughby on a hidden camera TV show while at a local diner. Later in the day Joey learns his boss is giving him his job back as the boss gave him wrong instructions to begin with. Joey must now prevent his boss from seeing the show. Joey Forman appears as the counter man at the diner who is part of the TV show. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Joey Meets Jack Paar" | David Lowell Rich | Ray Singer, Dick Chevillat | September 27, 1961 | |
| Joey expects to be doing publicity work for Marilyn Monroe, but instead, it's a chimp that worked in a new film, "African Safari". Joey manages to get the trained chimp on "The Tonight Show" with Jack Paar. When he tells the chimp's trainer about the big break, she goes out to have her hair done and leaves Joey with the ape. Still not back by showtime, Joey, by now petrified with stage fright, must go on with the chimp himself. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "A Windfall for Mom" | David Lowell Rich | Frank Gill, Jr. & G. Carleton Brown | October 4, 1961 | |
| Facing unpaid bills and her own mismanagement of money, Joeys mother (Madge Blake) wants to take a job at a supermarket. Instead, Joey sets up a pretend trust fund from a long lost relative for her so she feels she can contribute to the household. Barbara Stanwyck guest stars. Note: This episode was filmed in color. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "This Is Your Life" | David Lowell Rich | Story by : Marvin Marx Teleplay by : Fred S. Fox & Iz Elinson | October 11, 1961 | |
| Willoughby assigns Joey the task of getting Danny Williams (Danny Thomas) to L.A. for an appearance on "This Is Your Life" - without Danny knowing about it. What sounds impossible suddenly becomes probable when Danny thinks Joey is having an affair with his wife Kathy (Marjorie Lord). He'll follow Joey to the ends of the earth for the chance to kill him. Sid Melton appears as Danny's boss Charlie Halper. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Contest Winner" | David Lowell Rich | Story by : Harry Crane, Stan Dreben & Marvin Marx Teleplay by : Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | October 18, 1961 | |
| Frank (Joe Flynn) wins a slogan contest for a biscuit company, but the firm where Joey just got him a job is an affiliate, making Frank ineligible for the prize money. No problem. Determined to get the prize anyway, Frank concocts another of his crazy schemes and draws Joey and his guilty conscience right into the middle of it. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Bachelor" | David Lowell Rich | Harry Crane, Stan Dreben | October 25, 1961 | |
| Joey and his client, Connie Bowers (Sue Ane Langdon), are caught in the rain so he takes her home. She discovers that Joey lives with his mother, brother, and sister. Joey has the opportunity to use the apartment of a swinging male client (Dennis O'Keefe) while he is away for a month. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Five Brides For Joey" | David Lowell Rich | Si Rose, Seaman Jacobs | November 1, 1961 | |
| Frank and Betty split up over a minor disagreement. Counseling the couple, Joey mentions how he wishes he was married. After the reconciliation, each member of the family sets out to find Joey a prospective bride. Note: This episode was filmed in color. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Back in Your Own Backyard" | David Lowell Rich | Story by : Harry Crane, Stan Dreben & Marvin Marx Teleplay by : Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | November 8, 1961 | |
| While digging a swimming pool in the Barnes' backyard Frank strikes oil. Frank and Joey get Mr. Willoughby involved in their get rich quick scheme, only to find out there really isn't any oil. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Charity Begins at Home" | David Lowell Rich | Si Rose & Seaman Jacobs | November 15, 1961 | |
| Mrs. Barnes rents to a boarder (Howard McNear), unaware that he's running a bookie joint out of his room. Innocently, she involves herself, the family and the Willoughbys in the gambling operation - just in time for a police raid. Milton Frome appears as Sgt. Thompson. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Ring-A-Ding-Ding" | David Lowell Rich | Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | November 22, 1961 | |
| Joey has to put up with egotistical movie star Ricky Hamilton (Henry Silva) who thinks he is a great lover. Joey makes a bet that Ricky can't get Barbara to go out with him. Barbara initially turns him down because she is interested in Joey, but her friend Marge (Jean Carson) convinces her to use the opportunity to make Joey jealous. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Help Wanted" | David Lowell Rich | Barry E. Blitzer | November 29, 1961[1] | |
| Joey's brother-in-law Frank is unemployed again, and with a little pressure from the family, Joey asks Mr. Willoughby to give him a job at the public relations firm. Frank, ever the know-it-all, manages to convince the firm's top comedian client (Mickey Manners) that he should give up comedy and turn to Shakespeare. Now the question is, can Joey find a way to fire Frank before he creates more chaos. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Ham in the Family" | David Lowell Rich | Iz Elinson & Fred S. Fox | December 6, 1961 | |
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After scoring in an amateur talent show, Larry (Warren Berlinger) decides to quit med school in favor of a show business career. Joey takes Larry to talent agent Marty Milford (Herbie Faye) in hopes that he will say Larry has no talent. Much to Joey's disappointment, Marty tells Larry he does have talent. Joey than takes Larry to his friend Blinky Wilson (Jack Albertson) and has him give Larry a spot in his show. Larry panics. Note: This episode was filmed in color. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Follow That Mink" | Frederick de Cordova | Frank Gill, Jr. & G. Carleton Brown | December 13, 1961 | |
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Joey's boss, Mr Willoughby, wants to surprise his wife with a mink stole so he asks Joey to hide it. Joey's mom finds it and thinks it's Joey's birthday gift for her. Note: This is the last appearance of the Mr. Willoughby character. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Barney, the Bloodhound" | Frederick de Cordova | Elon Packard & Stanley Davis | December 27, 1961 | |
| When Joey signed a dog food client, he agreed to let them use his likeness. Now they're using it - as the dog - and Joey is expected to make personal appearances. Jack Mullaney appears as Harvey Wallace, a friend of Larry's who is almost Joey's lawyer. Walter Reed appears as Joey's lawyer. Addison Richards appears as the prosecuting lawyer. Charles Meredith appears as Judge Brandon. Guest appearance by future Beverly Hillbillies costar Raymond Bailey. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Taming of the Brat" | James V. Kern | Si Rose & Seaman Jacobs | January 3, 1962 | |
| Joey is assigned to look after a demanding child star (Flip Mark) and his family is less than thrilled. After blasting the late show and playing drums all night Joey's mom has some ideas on how to handle him, but Joey is worried about bad publicity. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Home Sweet Home" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | January 10, 1962 | |
| When Joey receives a promotion and prepares to move to New York City, the family reluctantly agrees to move with him. Joey changes his mind about the move, but his mother has already sold the house and the real estate broker refuses to back out of the deal. This is the first appearance of Bill Bixby as Joey's new boss, Charles Raymond. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "A Letter from Stella" | James V. Kern | Fred S. Fox & Iz Elinson | January 17, 1962 | |
| Joey and Larry believe Stella (Marlo Thomas) has fallen in love with her dance teacher (Leonid Kinskey) because of some letters they found. Stella is actually writing the letters for her friend Nina (Roxane Berard), because Nina doesn't write English very well. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Jury Duty" | James V. Kern | Elon Packard & Stanley Davis | January 24, 1962 | |
| Joey gets a letter summoning him to jury duty, however he does not want to use his vacation time to do it. So he looks for a way out. He goes to a doctor (Jonathan Hole) claiming a nervous condition, but the doctor doesn't buy it. Joey nags his fellow jurors so much that they recess deliberation over the weekend. Joey learns the lesson of "devotion to duty". Tyler McVey appears as the Judge. William Keene appears as the jury foreman.. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "The Income Tax Caper" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson & Fred S. Fox | January 31, 1962 | |
| Joey receives an audit notice for his 1959 tax return, and discovers that Mom accidentally threw away all of his records. Imagination runs wild in a nightmare, as Joey dreams about the IRS prosecuting him for fraud. When Joey gets to the IRS, it turns out two of his old war time buddies, Sherman (Herbie Faye) and Wilson (Alvy Moore), played a joke on him. Roy Roberts appears as the Judge in the dream. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Double Exposure" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | February 7, 1962 | |
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Big Sam sends Benny (Neville Brand) and Charlie (Lee Van Cleef) to change the mind of the comedian Joey Bishop (who looks remarkably like Joey Barnes), whose schedule is too full to open an act for him. The men are determined to bring Bishop back with them despite his refusal and mistakenly kidnap Joey Barnes. Joey tries to use carrier pigeons to alert others to his situation. A surprise on the Jack Paar Show helps him out. Note: This episode was filmed in color. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "A Man's Best Friend" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | February 14, 1962 | |
| The Barnes family takes in a lost Great Dane that Joey thinks is too big to keep. Joey gives the dog away to his boss Charlie Raymond and then finds out there is a $1000 reward. Guest appearance by future Beverly Hillbillies costar Nancy Kulp. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Very Warm for Christmas" | James V. Kern | Story by : Marvin Marx Teleplay by : Frank Gill, Jr. & G. Carleton Brown | February 21, 1962 | |
| Joey's mom buys Santa and reindeer lawn decorations at an auction and wants to leave them up year-round to remind everyone of the Christmas spirit. Several of the neighbors (Willard Waterman & Joe Besser) object and take Joey to court. Fuzzy Knight appears as the subpoena server. Frank Cady appears as a lawyer. Ellen Corby appears as the Judge. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "The Big Date" | James V. Kern | Fred S. Fox & Iz Elinson | February 28, 1962 | |
| Joey stages a contest for a date with rock singer Snooky Bradford (Nick Adams). Mr. Ames (Trevor Bardette), the father of Sally (Jenny Maxwell) who wins will not permit it without getting to know the young man first. Joey and the singer stay at the farm pretending the young man comes from a farm in order to be approved for the date. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Joey Hires a Maid" | James V. Kern | Si Rose & Seaman Jacobs | March 7, 1962 | |
| With some extra income coming in, Joey surprises his mother and hires a maid, but the result is not what Joey expected: Joey and his siblings wind up doing all the housework. Mom, having nothing to do, secretly gets some temp jobs. Jack Albertson appears as the maid service director. Nora Marlowe appears as Doreen the maid, and Doris Packer appears as a new acquaintance. | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "That's Showbiz" | James V. Kern | Story by : Fred Freeman & Garry Marshall Teleplay by : Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | March 14, 1962 | |
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Joey finds that the new secretary (Jaye P. Morgan) his boss has hired can't type, so he fires her. Feeling guilty, Joey gets her an audition as a singer. Note: This episode was filmed in color. | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | "A Young Man's Fancy" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | March 21, 1962 | |
| The boys compete for their sister's friend, Connie (Dawn Wells), not knowing she is already married. Bob Hope makes a cameo appearance in a flashback. | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | "Surprise, Surprise" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson & Fred S. Fox | March 28, 1962 | |
| Joey asks his mother to cancel plans for his surprise birthday party. After Peggy changes his mind, Joey hints around to Mom that he wishes he had a party. But a misunderstanding has Joey wondering if there's a party or not, and he winds up sulking with Mr. Jillson (Joe Besser) trying to cheer him up. Herb Vigran appears as Jackson, the janitor. | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | "Must the Show Go On?" | James V. Kern | Si Rose & Seaman Jacobs | April 11, 1962 | |
| Against the wishes of Women's Club President Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. Barnes produces an amateur talent contest as a fundraiser. Getting Joey to direct and M.C. may not be enough to help when an influx of neighborhood amateurs line up for a show that promises to run 7 hours, or more. | ||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Once a Bachelor" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | April 18, 1962 | |
| Joey's jokes about married life at Freddy's (Marty Ingels) bachelor party go too far, and a scared Freddy calls off his wedding to Sally. After Joey's attempt to save the wedding by showing Freddy a happily married couple backfires, he tries to make Freddy jealous by pretending to be interested in Sally. | ||||||
| 30 | 30 | "Route 78" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane & Stan Dreben | April 25, 1962 | |
| The city is putting a highway extension through the Barnes' neighborhood and everyone must move. Joey convinces the neighbors to have their homes moved to new lots, a plan the city approves - as long as they do so within 30 days. But Mom can't make up her mind where she wants to live, and 29 days later the Barnes family finds itself on the deadline with a wrecking crew standing by. | ||||||
| 31 | 31 | "A Show of His Own" | James V. Kern | Fred S. Fox & Iz Elinson | May 2, 1962 | |
| After receiving an offer to host his own network show, Joey begins to suffer a lack of confidence. Not helping matters is the news that his first guest will be Milton Berle, and Joey dreams that Berle will steal the spotlight and spoil his big opportunity. | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | "The Image" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | May 9, 1962 | |
| The network hires a public relations man (Peter Leeds) to spruce up Joey Barnes' image. He sets up a date with Barbara Wilson (Patricia Blair), the "Debutant of the Season" and improves Joey's look by dressing him in formal wear. Guest appearances by future Beverly Hillbillies costars Donna Douglas and Nancy Kulp. | ||||||
Season 2 (1962–63)[]
All season 2 episodes were broadcast in color.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "The Honeymoon" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | September 15, 1962 | |
| Joey gets married. He promises his bride that they will spend their honeymoon at Niagara Falls, but at the last minute Danny Thomas, who gave him his start in show business, asks Joey to substitute for him in his Las Vegas show on his wedding night. | ||||||
| 34 | 2 | "Penguins Three" | James V. Kern | Fred Freeman, Garry Marshall | September 22, 1962 | |
| Mr. Jillson (Joe Besser) promises his Penguin Lodge that Joey will perform there on Saturday, but Joey has other plans. Jillson uses his power as Superintendent to try to change Joey's mind. | ||||||
| 35 | 3 | "Three's a Crowd" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Stan Dreben | September 29, 1962 | |
| Ellie (Abby Dalton) is upset when Freddy (Guy Marks) keeps crashing in on her and Joey's meals. But, when Freddy crashes Ellie and Joey's three-month wedding anniversary dinner, Ellie becomes upset and tells Joey to get rid of him. | ||||||
| 36 | 4 | "Door-to-Door Salesman" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | October 6, 1962 | |
| Joey tries to cure Ellie of her irresistible desire to buy things she doesn't need from every pitchman with a hard-luck story. When the next salesman (Fuzzy Knight) comes by, Ellie doesn't buy anything, but does promise him he could be on Joey's show. | ||||||
| 37 | 5 | "Joey's Replacement" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Stan Dreben | October 13, 1962 | |
| Joey is going on vacation for a week, and he is afraid that Johnny Edwards (Corbett Monica, in his first of 73 appearances on the show) the unknown comic that the sponsor (Paul Maxey) hired to fill in for him, is so talented that he may permanently take Joey's job. Joey Faye appears as a waiter. | ||||||
| 38 | 6 | "The Fashion Show" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Stan Dreben | October 20, 1962 | |
| Ellie secretly takes a temporary job as a model in a fashion show to earn the money for a 4-month anniversary gift for Joey. Joey notices her changed behavior, and assumes that she is having an affair. | ||||||
| 39 | 7 | "The Breakup" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Stan Dreben | October 27, 1962 | |
| Joey and Freddy have an argument over creative differences spurred by Joey's impromptu playing of a mandolin to end his show, which results in Joey firing Freddy as his manager and also ending their friendship. | ||||||
| 40 | 8 | "A Woman's Place" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | November 3, 1962 | |
| After Joey makes some jokes on his show about women in politics, Ellie decides to run for assemblyman and demands equal time on his show. Joey secretly plans to ambush her on the air with questions about the U.S. Constitution, but Ellie finds out about this from Hilda and prepares herself. Eleanor Audley and Shirley Mitchell portray fellow clubwomen who encourage Ellie's plans. | ||||||
| 41 | 9 | "Baby, It's Cold Inside" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Stan Dreben | November 10, 1962 | |
| Ellie and Joey reluctantly become hosts to an Eskimo dog that apartment superintendent Jillson won in a jingle contest. But, the dog must have the apartment freezing and Joey complains all the time. | ||||||
| 42 | 10 | "Joey Takes a Physical" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | November 17, 1962 | |
| Weary of hearing Joey's excuses for neglecting to take his regular medical checkup, Ellie cooks up an elaborate plot to make him think he's sick. When the scheme fails, Freddy brings in old vaudeville star, Max Collins (Benny Rubin), to hypnotize Joey. | ||||||
| 43 | 11 | "Deep in the Heart of Texas" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Stan Dreben | November 24, 1962 | |
| Ellie seems homesick for Texas and Joey would like to take her there for a visit, but can't get away from his show. Instead, he and Freddy bring Texas to Ellie by putting on a Texas show in their living room. | ||||||
| 44 | 12 | "The Honeymoon Is Over" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | December 1, 1962 | |
| Joey announces that he plans an evening out with the boys, and Ellie gets the idea that "the wolf wants to howl again." The more Ellie thinks about Joey's night out, the angrier she gets and she plots a retaliation. | ||||||
| 45 | 13 | "Chance of a Lifetime" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Stan Dreben | December 8, 1962 | |
| Joey invests in an unknown, untried boxer (Peter Lupus), based solely on the huge man's impressive display of physical prowess at the local gym. | ||||||
| 46 | 14 | "Joey's Lucky Cuff Links" | James V. Kern | Story by : Fred Freeman & Garry Marshall Teleplay by : Fred S. Fox & Iz Elinson | December 15, 1962 | |
| On the day that Joey is to perform in a show to honor the governor, he loses the cuff links that he always wears when he performs, and he is afraid to go on stage without them. His search leads him to the laundromat. Jane Dulo and Muriel Landers appear as Natalie and Mildred, the ladies of the laundromat. | ||||||
| 47 | 15 | "Wife vs. Secretary" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | December 22, 1962 | |
| Joey has been spending a lot of evenings working at the office with Cindy, his new, very beautiful, secretary. Ellie suspects that Joey is straying. Joey, though innocent, realizes that he has to fire Cindy to keep Ellie from leaving him, but he has no cause. Freddie convinces Joey to feign romantic interest in Cindy to get her to quit. | ||||||
| 48 | 16 | "Kiss and Make Up" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | December 29, 1962 | |
| Ellie and Joey have never yet had an argument. Ellie's friend Doris tells her that a make-up kiss is the best kind of kiss, so Ellie sets out to cause an argument with Joey so they can make up. | ||||||
| 49 | 17 | "Double Time" | James V. Kern | Stan Dreben, Ralph Goodman | January 5, 1963 | |
| Joey gives a performance at a prison for its inmates. A prisoner who is an exact look-alike to Joey sees his opportunity to escape and forces Joey to trade places with him. Sheldon Leonard guest stars as an inmate. Addison Richards appears as the warden. | ||||||
| 50 | 18 | "Jillson and the Cinnamon Buns" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | January 12, 1963 | |
| Mrs. Jillson calls everyone in the apartment house and tells every tenant that Mr. Jillson is on a diet and not to give him any cinnamon buns. Desperate, Jillson goes and buys every cinnamon bun that he can find and hides them in every apartment in the apartment house. | ||||||
| 51 | 19 | "Freddie Goes Highbrow" | James V. Kern | Stan Dreben, Ralph Goodman | January 19, 1963 | |
| Freddie is acting like a high society gentleman because he's dating a woman (Merry Anders) who he thinks is a high society lady, but who is actually a model who lives in a one-room flat. He performs a comical one-man opera routine in Joey's living room. This was Guy Marks' last appearance in this series. The character Freddie was never again even mentioned. | ||||||
| 52 | 20 | "Joey Leaves Ellie" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | January 26, 1963 | |
| Ellie is jealous after seeing a beautiful female judo expert (Joi Lansing) on the show with Joey, and threatens to go stay with her mother in Texas. Instead, Joey walks out and stays with Larry. Corbett Monica joins the cast as Larry Corbett, which is a new character, replacing Freddie (Guy Marks) as Joey Barnes' best friend and head writer. | ||||||
| 53 | 21 | "Ellie, the Talent Scout" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | February 2, 1963 | |
| Joey is annoyed because Ellie keeps bringing people over to audition for his show in their living room, but he changes his mind when she finally hits the jackpot with Mrs. Jillson's nephews, a talented singing quartet. Henry Gibson appears as Henry the butcher and Marjorie Bennett appears as one of the auditioners. | ||||||
| 54 | 22 | "A Crush on Joey" | James V. Kern | Fred Freeman, Garry Marshall | February 16, 1963 | |
| A little girl's crush on Joey interferes with the already-established puppy love between her and a boy near her own age. The boy and Joey hatch a plan to make the girl dislike Joey, which involves the children attending a rehearsal for Joey's show during which Joey will pretend to be a tyrant and abuser of his employees. Milton Frome appears as Joey's Director. | ||||||
| 55 | 23 | "Joey's House Guest" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | February 23, 1963 | |
| When Ellie's Aunt Cecilia (Isabel Randolph), with whom Joey does not get along, sends a telegram saying she's coming for a visit, Joey devises a scheme wherein Larry fakes a broken leg in order to occupy the guestroom. Benny Rubin appears as the doctor. | ||||||
| 56 | 24 | "We're Going to Have a Baby" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | March 2, 1963 | |
| Ellie tells Joey that she is expecting a baby. Joey promptly tells everyone in his television audience the blessed news, causing an avalanche of baby gifts to be sent to the Barnes home. Henry Gibson appears as Henry the butcher. | ||||||
| 57 | 25 | "The Baby Formula" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | March 9, 1963 | |
| Since Joey has passed an Expectant Fathers' class with flying colors, Ellie agrees to trust him with a friend's (Mary Grace Canfield) baby for a few hours. When he needs to whip up some baby formula, Joey follows what he thinks is the recipe, but in reality it is a recipe for Turkey stuffing that Ellie is planning to make. Henry Gibson appears as Henry the butcher. | ||||||
| 58 | 26 | "Joey's Dramatic Debut" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Stan Dreben | March 16, 1963 | |
| Joey lands a part in a dramatic picture, but finds the transition from comedy to drama more difficult, and painful, than he had anticipated. Leonid Kinskey appears as Boris Kinkoff, the director. Peter Leeds appears as Colonel Rodgers, another actor. | ||||||
| 59 | 27 | "Joey and the Laundry Bag" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson & Fred S. Fox | March 23, 1963 | |
| Natalie Tribly (Jane Dulo) and Mildred Cosgrove (Muriel Landers), the two laundresses, get Joey to let them on his show by putting starch in his undershorts. However, he draws the line at giving them a free plug for their laundry business. | ||||||
| 60 | 28 | "The Masquerade Party" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | March 30, 1963 | |
| Joey is supposed to go to a party dressed as Robin Hood, but he changes his mind at the last minute and decides to go in a matador's outfit because he sees himself as slim and dashing. | ||||||
| 61 | 29 | "Joey, the Good Samaritan" | James V. Kern | Ray Singer & Dick Chevillat | April 6, 1963 | |
| Natalie Tribly and Mildred Cosgrove, the two laundresses, try to con Joey into letting Gina, the sister of Mildred's niece's boyfriend sing on his television show. Gina wants to sing Opera, but Joey insists on Rock 'n Roll. Gina auditions a rock song and Joey says O.K. But when she gets on the show, she sings Opera and it goes over great with the audience. | ||||||
| 62 | 30 | "My Son, the Doctor" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | April 13, 1963 | |
| Joey practices prenatal suggestion on Ellie by repeating "our son is going to be a doctor" in her ear while she sleeps. Ellie has heard it so much that she has a dream about her son as a doctor operating on Mr. Jillson. | ||||||
| 63 | 31 | "The Expectant Father's School" | James V. Kern | Fred Freeman, Garry Marshall | April 20, 1963 | |
| Joey gets a big head about his skills as a future dad after he does well in a class for expectant fathers. Larry challenges him by saying anyone, including himself, can do as well. Gordon Jones appears as a delivery man. | ||||||
| 64 | 32 | "The Baby Nurse" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | April 27, 1963 | |
| Joey and Ellie have a difference over whom to hire to be the nanny, with Ellie wanting to hire Hilda (Mary Treen) and Joey being very much against it. Joey and Ellie interview a friend of Larry's, Barbara Marshall (Yvonne Lime), who isn't a nurse but a receptionist. Ellie gets her way and Hilda becomes the nurse. | ||||||
| 65 | 33 | "My Buddy, My Buddy" | James V. Kern | Stan Dreben, Ralph Goodman | May 4, 1963 | |
| Buddy Hackett, Joey's old friend, comes to visit. Buddy also delights in playing practical jokes on Joey. The jokes increase in number and intensity, ending with the arrest of Danny Thomas, another friend of Joey's. Milton Frome appears as the policeman. | ||||||
| 66 | 34 | "The Baby Cometh" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | May 11, 1963 | |
| While awaiting the baby's arrival Joey tries to appear calm and cool, but in reality he's a bundle of nerves. In the waiting room, he and the other prospective fathers exchange stories. Frank Wilcox appears as the doctor. | ||||||
Season 3 (1963–64)[]
All season 3 episodes were broadcast in color.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 67 | 1 | "Joey and Milton and Baby Make Three" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | September 14, 1963[2] | |
| Milton Berle instructs Joey on the in's and out's of being a first time father. | ||||||
| 68 | 2 | "The Baby's First Day" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, John Tackaberry | September 21, 1963 | |
| Joey brings Ellie and Joey Jr. home from the hospital, and his concern for them transcends reason. His insistence that everyone who comes near this child must wear a mask leads to complications when Joey himself is suspected of being an armed bandit. William Keene appears as the Pharmacist. Sandra Gould appears as the Fainting Woman. | ||||||
| 69 | 3 | "Joey Plugs the Laundry" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | September 28, 1963 | |
| Joey plugs the Mil-Nat Laundry on his show saying they are the best. He then gets sued by Hubert J. Hobbs (Herbert Rudley), the president of the Laundry Association for inferring the other laundries were bad. When Joey retracts his endorsement, the ladies of Mil-Nat sue Joey. | ||||||
| 70 | 4 | "Joey's Mustache" | James V. Kern | Sam Denoff, Bill Persky | October 5, 1963 | |
| Joey grows a mustache but everybody hates it, begging him to shave it off. But Joey thinks it makes him look like a debonair film star. Vito Scotti appears as Frank the Barber. | ||||||
| 71 | 5 | "Danny Gives Joey Advice" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | October 12, 1963 | |
| Joey discusses parenting challenges with Danny Thomas and they imagine themselves as rebellious younger versions of themselves. | ||||||
| 72 | 6 | "The Baby Sitter" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane & Ernest Chambers | October 19, 1963 | |
| With nurse Hilda away on vacation and Ellie planning a date night out for Joey and her, Joey is worried about leaving the baby with a stranger for the first time. When the baby sitter cancels, Joey entertains Ellie at home. | ||||||
| 73 | 7 | "Joey's Lost What-Cha-Ma-Call-It" | James V. Kern | Ernest Chambers, Harry Crane | October 26, 1963 | |
| Joey receives a card from a hotel where he'd recently stayed, stating that he'd left something behind. He has no idea what it was, so he can't identify it to the hotel concierge. Special appearance by Sterling Holloway and Jack Benny. | ||||||
| 74 | 8 | "Joey Meets Edgar Bergen" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, John Tackaberry | November 2, 1963[3] | |
| Edgar Bergen is a guest on Joey's show and afterwards teaches him some ventriloquism tricks. Joey decides to play a practical joke on everyone at home by making them think a three month old baby can talk. When Ellie finds out what happened, she gets Edgar to help get back at Joey. | ||||||
| 75 | 9 | "Joey's Surprise for Ellie" | James V. Kern | Stan Dreben, Ralph Goodman | November 9, 1963 | |
| Joey buys Ellie a black wig because he heard some fashion experts say that is what every woman wants. With Hilda's coaxing, she becomes suspicious of his motive, causing a little spat. Ellie makes up and wears her wig for a date at a night club, but once there, it reveals where he might have gotten his inspiration. | ||||||
| 76 | 10 | "Joey and the Andrews Sisters" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Garry Marshall | November 16, 1963[4] | |
| Joey hopes to join the Andrews Sisters in a number when they make an appearance on his show. Problem is he is not a very good singer and the sisters try to find a way to discourage him without hurting his feelings. | ||||||
| 77 | 11 | "Joey Jr.'s TV Debut" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | November 30, 1963 | |
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Joey Jr. is making his TV debut from home with everyone looking forward to being a part of it. But Joey Sr. says it's just for family. Things become amusing when Ellie freezes on camera, and Larry, Hilda and Jillson all sneak in some camera time. Charlie Cantor appears as Charlie the camera man. Note: This episode was pre-empted due to the coverage of the Assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. | ||||||
| 78 | 12 | "Bobby Rydell Plugs Ellie's Song" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, John Tackaberry | December 14, 1963 | |
| Joey has Bobby Rydell as a guest on his show and invites him to dinner. A problem arises because Ellie has written a song and sees it as a hit if Bobby is the one who records it. Joey thinks it's the worst song ever written. Bobby puts his own spin on the song and also believes it could be a hit. Charlie Cantor appears as Mr. Cosgrove the landlord. | ||||||
| 79 | 13 | "The Baby's First Christmas" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | December 21, 1963 | |
| Ellie promises Jillson that he can play Santa Claus for Joey Jr. at Christmas since Jillson plays Santa for all the children in the apartment building. Later, Joey comes home with a Santa suit and declares he would play Santa for Joey Jr. to the dismay of Jillson. Joey later decides that Jillson should play Santa because it would mean so much to him. But to make Jillson think he earned it, Joey stages a Santa contest. | ||||||
| 80 | 14 | "Ellie Gives Joey First Aid" | James V. Kern | Stan Dreben, Ralph Goodman | December 28, 1963 | |
| Joey lets Ellie practice first aid on him but a problem occurs when she can't remove the casts on his arms. Larry takes Joey to the hospital to remove the casts but in a misunderstanding he is admitted. Maidie Norman and Joan Staley appear as nurses. | ||||||
| 81 | 15 | "Jack Carter Helps Joey Propose" | James V. Kern | Harry Crane, Garry Marshall | January 4, 1964 | |
| Joey has old friend Jack Carter on his show which gives them a chance to reminisce about when Joey was first dating Ellie. An unusual dinner together with Jack's wife (Paula Stewart) gives Ellie an idea about showbiz marriage. | ||||||
| 82 | 16 | "Two Little Maids Are We" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | January 11, 1964[5] | |
| Ellie is taking the baby to see her mother and asks Larry to keep Joey company while she is gone. But the guys have too much time on their hands and quickly find themselves in trouble when they try to cook a meal for themselves. Vito Scotti appears as the Supermarket Manager. | ||||||
| 83 | 17 | "Joey Gets Brainwashed" | James V. Kern | Story by : Danny Simon & Mel Diamond Teleplay by : Danny Simon & Milt Rosen | January 18, 1964 | |
| Joey and Vic Damone are on a tour to entertain troops and one morning Joey wakes up speaking Russian. After learning Vic has been to Russia, he believes the two of them are part of an elaborate spy plot. | ||||||
| 84 | 18 | "Joey's Hideaway Cabin" | James V. Kern | Paul Bregman, Harvey Helm | January 25, 1964 | |
| Joey is feeling stress from his job so Ellie rents a rustic cabin so he can relax. But city boy Joey isn't cut out for country life and ends up even more frustrated than before. Don Knotts makes a guest appearance. | ||||||
| 85 | 19 | "Zsa Zsa Redecorates" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | February 1, 1964 | |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor volunteers to redecorate baby Joey's nursery. Ellie is against it as she has just finished it herself. Joey wants to let Zsa Zsa do it, because she is a good friend and always comes on his show. But it's done in a masculine jungle theme which Ellie hates but feels it would be rude to say so, because she would now like to get her to speak at her Women's Club. | ||||||
| 86 | 20 | "Double Play from Foster to Durocher to Joey" | James V. Kern | Sam Denoff, Bill Persky | February 8, 1964 | |
| The Dodgers need a Master of Ceremonies for a banquet and Joey immediately thinks of their number one NY fan, Phil Foster. A problem arises since Phil has not forgiven the team for moving to Los Angeles. Dodger's coach Leo Durocher is asked to win him over but instead tempers flare. | ||||||
| 87 | 21 | "Joey Insults Jack E. Leonard" | James V. Kern | Jerry Belson, Garry Marshall | February 15, 1964 | |
| Famous insult comedian Jack E. Leonard guests on Joey's show and doesn't ridicule him once. Joey is then convinced Jack doesn't like him and is determined to find out why. It could be over a teddy bear misunderstanding. | ||||||
| 88 | 22 | "Joey the Comedian vs. Larry the Writer" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | February 22, 1964 | |
| Larry's award for TV Critics' Best Comedy Writer quickly goes to his head, while he teases Joey for coming in 12th as Best Comedian. This leads to a fight between the two friends. After they apologize to each other, Joey agrees to give Larry his prize on Joey's show. They have quite a humorous exchange during the presentation. | ||||||
| 89 | 23 | "Joey and Roberta Sherwood Play a Benefit" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | February 29, 1964 | |
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Joey is hosting a charity fundraiser and Roberta Sherwood agrees to perform several musical numbers. Ellie causes delays and laughs when she cannot find an outfit different from the other women guests. Ellie also gets a bad case of the hiccups and refuses to go. Everyone tries a cure because Ellie has to show up to get a surprise "Mother Of The Year" award. Dawn Wells appears as Larry's girlfriend. | ||||||
| 90 | 24 | "Joey and Buddy Hackett Have a Luau" | James V. Kern | Story by : Stan Dreben & Ralph Goodman Teleplay by : Stan Dreben, Ralph Goodman, & Jerry Belsen | March 7, 1964 | |
| On the night when Joey is to entertain the sponsor, comedian Buddy Hackett plays a practical joke on Joey, by getting rid of all the furniture and creating a luau. But, Joey gets back at Buddy by hiring actors to portray the sponsors and guests. Peter Leeds appears as one of the actors. | ||||||
| 91 | 25 | "Hilda, the Maid, Quits" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | March 14, 1964 | |
| Joey and Ellie misinterpret a phone call of Hilda's and conclude she is about to quit. They go overboard on making their maid's life perfect so she won't leave. This leads Hilda to believe that she is about to be fired. | ||||||
| 92 | 26 | "Joey and the L.A. Dodgers" | James V. Kern | Jerry Belson, Garry Marshall | March 21, 1964[6] | |
| Joey has as his guests several members of the 1963 World Series Championship Los Angeles Dodgers. The teammates show off their various talents, the highlight being Don Drysdale singing "I Left My Heart In San Francisco." | ||||||
| 93 | 27 | "Every Dog Should Have a Boy" | James V. Kern | Stan Dreben, Ralph Goodman | March 28, 1964 | |
| Joey mentions his love of dogs on his TV show and his fans drop off several dozen at his apartment. Between jokes Larry suggests gifting them to children who have their parents permission. Henry Gibson appears as Henry the butcher. Charles Lane appears as Mr. Cosgrove, the building manager. | ||||||
| 94 | 28 | "Weekend in the Mountains" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | April 4, 1964 | |
| Joey is headed to the Catskills to relax and it starts him reminiscing about working there ten years earlier. Performing with Al Fisher and Lou Marks, they endure cranky guests turned hecklers due to the non-stop rain. Milton Frome appears as J.J. Gerard, the boys old boss at the lodge. | ||||||
| 95 | 29 | "Joey, Jack Jones and the Genie" | James V. Kern | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | April 11, 1964 | |
| After Joey has Jack Jones on his show and admiring his talent, he precedes to have a fantasy dream that night. In it Ellie is a genie and grants Joey's wish to be a pop singer (Joey Grasshopper) pursued by fanatical young fans. Ed McMahon makes a guest appearance. | ||||||
| 96 | 30 | "Joey and Shecky Greene" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | April 18, 1964 | |
| Ellie thinks her butcher Herbie (Shecky Greene) is a talented comedian, but Joey is tired of auditioning people she knows. Ellie tricks her husband into going to the market to see how funny Herbie is. Herbie starts the audition in the meat locker, but it doesn't last long because Joey is freezing. Herbie shows up at Joey apartment to finish the audition and Joey loves him. | ||||||
| 97 | 31 | "Andy Williams Visits Joey" | James V. Kern | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | April 25, 1964 | |
| A battle of the sexes flares when Andy Williams and his wife, Claudine Longet, pay a call on Joey and Ellie. Aware that their wives have arranged for them to be "surprise" guest entertainers at their Ladies' Club dinner for the fifth consecutive year, Joey and Andy openly defy their wives and decide on a "sitdown" strike. Robert Goulet and Danny Thomas make a guest appearance. This is the last episode to be filmed in color due to the move to CBS. | ||||||
Season 4 (1964–65)[]
All season 4 episodes were broadcast in black-and-white for this final season on CBS.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 98 | 1 | "Joey Goes to CBS" | Jerry Paris | Jerry Belson, Garry Marshall | September 27, 1964 | |
| After Joey's show is canceled, his wife and friends attempt to cheer him up but do a terrible job. After three weeks Joey starts to get depressed but then he receives a very welcome phone call from CBS. Jerry Lewis makes a cameo appearance. | ||||||
| 99 | 2 | "Joey the Patient" | Mel Ferber | Douglas Morrow | October 4, 1964 | |
| Ellie again summons Joey Jr's pediatrician and while he's at the apartment Dr. Sam Nolan (Joey Forman) becomes concerned about Joey Sr's throat. Suddenly it's the father in a hospital about to have surgery to remove his tonsils. Joey's terrified about having the surgery. Richard Keith appears as Benny Harwell, a boy who befriends Joey in the hospital. | ||||||
| 100 | 3 | "Joey vs. Oscar Levant" | Mel Ferber | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | October 11, 1964 | |
| Everyone in the apartment building is trying to avoid Oscar Levant due to his non-stop complaining. Naturally Ellie invites him to stay for a few days without asking Joey. Joey tries to be a good host but really wants to tell Oscar off. June Gale, Oscar's wife, makes a brief appearance. | ||||||
| 101 | 4 | "Joey and Larry Split" | Mel Ferber | Arthur Phillips | October 18, 1964 | |
| Joey forgets to wish Larry's new girlfriend Marlene happy birthday and she ends the relationship. Larry doesn't feel Joey is apologetic enough and decides to terminate their long association. Ellie tries to fix things. Joey decides to go to Marlene's apartment to apologize and comes across her boyfriend, who winds up punching Joey. George Lindsey makes an appearance as Marlene's actual boyfriend. | ||||||
| 102 | 5 | "In This Corner, Jan Murray" | Mel Ferber | Dick Conway, Roland MacLane | October 25, 1964 | |
| Joey and guest star Jan Murray agree to put on a comedy boxing show for charity. Larry gets things mixed up and tells Joey that Jan is actually training. Both men start training for a real fight. While defending their husbands, the wives get into a fight as well. Barbara Stuart appears as Toni Murray, Jan's wife. | ||||||
| 103 | 6 | "The Nielsen Box" | Jerry Paris | Sam Locke, Joel Rapp | November 1, 1964 | |
| After Joey makes Hilda the butt of his jokes on his show, another of their little feuds erupts. Hilda calls a TV repairman, from a store with the name Nielsen, to install a UHF converter box on her TV set. This leads Joey and Larry to assume the box is from the Nielsen ratings company, which would make her an official Nielsen viewer. They go to great lengths to please her, hoping it will keep her watching. | ||||||
| 104 | 7 | "You're What, Again?" | Mel Ferber | Jerry Belson, Garry Marshall | November 8, 1964 | |
| Joey finds Ellie has become somewhat evasive toward him, leading him to think she wants a divorce. What he doesn't know is that her evasive attitude is to hide the fact that she is expecting again, because she fears he'll panic upon hearing the news. | ||||||
| 105 | 8 | "Joey Goes to a Poker Party" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | November 15, 1964 | |
| Joey has been stuck home baby sitting. When Larry tells Joey that he's going to play poker that night, Joey really wants to go. He has a hard time trying to ask Ellie if he can go. Ellie let's him go, if he promises to be home by midnight. When the poker game lasts all night, he tries to fool Ellie by changing the clocks but she turns the tables on him. | ||||||
| 106 | 9 | "The Perfect Girl" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | November 22, 1964 | |
| Larry is head over heels over a beautiful woman (Shirley Bonne) he started dating, but fears their relationship will lead to marriage, for which he is ill-prepared. He gets Joey and Ellie to tell her that it's over between them. It doesn't take long for Larry to realize he was wrong. | ||||||
| 107 | 10 | "Joey's Courtship" | Mel Ferber | Charles Stewart | November 29, 1964 | |
| Larry wants to marry Liz right away. Joey gives Larry some advice about how to conduct his love life. He describes how smoothly his short courtship of Ellie had been, how simple and uncomplicated it was. It turns out Ellie felt cheated, and wanted so much more to indicate the strength of Joey's affection. Larry tells Joey to court Ellie. | ||||||
| 108 | 11 | "Ellie Goes to Court" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | December 6, 1964 | |
| Ellie goes to court to contest a traffic ticket she insists is unjust, but Joey would rather she just pay the fine. During the trial Joey is accused of being a witness for publicity and Ellie comes to his defense. Ellie wins the case based on her argument of timing according to her watch, until she realizes her watch is running fast. Parley Baer appears as the Judge. | ||||||
| 109 | 12 | "Jillson's Toupee" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | December 20, 1964[7] | |
| Tenants of the apartment house complain that Jillson is too busy admiring himself to do any work. (This is a result of Joey giving him a toupee for his birthday, causing a surprising personality change.) But Jillson says he would rather lose his job than his new hair. The children of the building say they're sad because Jillson no longer has time to play with them because he's so busy with his hair. This changes Jillson's mind and he gets rid of the toupee. | ||||||
| 110 | 13 | "A Hobby for Ellie" | Mel Ferber | Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox | December 29, 1964 | |
| Joey doesn't want Ellie doing any housework while she is pregnant and encourages her to take up a hobby to occupy her time. But it's Joey and Larry who start creating art, turning it into a destructive competition. | ||||||
| 111 | 14 | "Rusty Arrives" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | January 5, 1965 | |
| Joey's nephew Rusty Williams (Rusty Hamer, of "Make Room For Daddy") comes to stay with Joey and Ellie. Joey and Ellie are shocked to see that he conducts himself like a well-behaved gentleman instead of a typical teenager. Joey tells Rusty to start acting like a typical teenager, but he might not be ready for what happens. | ||||||
| 112 | 15 | "The Weed City Story" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven, Charles Stewart | January 12, 1965 | |
| Joey and Larry head out of town for a short golf outing and make an error in stopping in a small hamlet. The hotel manager (Cliff Arquette as his Charlie Weaver character) recognizes Joey as a celebrity and keeps coming up with schemes to keep him in town for a ceremony on Saturday. | ||||||
| 113 | 16 | "Rusty's Education" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | January 19, 1965 | |
| Now that Rusty (Rusty Hamer, of "Make Room For Daddy") is a college student, he keeps asking Joey questions that Joey doesn't know the answer to. In order to seem smart, he and Larry ask for help from convicted bookmaker Inagain Finnegan (Charlie Cantor) who has a photographic mind. Allan Melvin and Peter Leeds appear as policeman who are after Finnegan. | ||||||
| 114 | 17 | "The Sultan's Gift" | Mel Ferber | Jerry Belson | January 26, 1965 | |
| The State Department asks Joey to perform for a visiting Sultan and after the potentate enjoys what he sees, he gifts Joey two harem girls. Ellie is dismayed but the government says they must keep them to help with foreign relations. Frank Wilcox appears as Charles Clayton from the State Department. | ||||||
| 115 | 18 | "Joey Entertains Rusty's Fraternity" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | February 2, 1965 | |
| Joey, Larry, Al (Cliff Norton) and Dr. Sam Nolan (Joey Forman) help Rusty Williams (Rusty Hamer, of "Make Room For Daddy") and his fellow pledges carry out an unusual fraternity initiation stunt, by dressing like girls and going to a fraternity dance. | ||||||
| 116 | 19 | "The Do-It-Yourself Nursery" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | February 9, 1965 | |
| Ellie has rehired temperamental Krupnik (Herbie Faye) to redo the nursery and Ellie has promised to keep Joey away. When she fails, Krupnik storms out and Joey decides to finish the nursery with Larry's help. | ||||||
| 117 | 20 | "The Sergeant's Testimonial" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | February 16, 1965 | |
| Joey is asked to give a glowing testimonial to Sergeant Murdock (Barry Kelley), the man who made his life miserable while he was in the army. Joey refuses to attend the reunion and tells his friends the moments of conflict between him and the sergeant. Joey then figures he should go and tell everyone what he really thinks of Murdock. But, when Murdock has some kind words for Joey at the reunion, Joey has a change of heart. | ||||||
| 118 | 21 | "Joey Changes Larry's Luck" | Mel Ferber | Jerry Belson | February 23, 1965 | |
| Larry's run of bad luck has shaken his confidence so Joey talks the guys into letting Larry win big at poker. Larry, feeling incredibly lucky, buys some stock for the guys and Joey must tell him the truth. | ||||||
| 119 | 22 | "Never Put It in Writing" | Mel Ferber | Story by : James Allardice & Tom Adair Teleplay by : Tom Adair, James Allardice, Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | March 2, 1965 | |
| After many years of service, Joey decides to give Larry his own office. He also hires an additional writer to assist Larry. The new hire makes Larry feel insecure, which brings to light the fact that he and Joey have never had a written contract between them in the 15 years they have been working together. Bobs Watson appears as Bernie Stern, the new writer. | ||||||
| 120 | 23 | "Larry's Habit" | Mel Ferber | Story by : Sam Locke & Joel Rapp Teleplay by : Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | March 9, 1965 | |
| Larry is staying at Joey's home while Ellie is away, but Larry's knuckle cracking habit drives Joey up the wall. When Joey begins exhibiting eccentric behaviors, Larry jumps to the conclusion that Joey is reverting to childhood. Larry engages a psychiatrist (Frank Wilcox) to pose as a reporter to surreptitiously examine an unsuspecting Joey. When Joey learns the truth, he turns the tables on both of them by pretending to have symptoms of mental illness. | ||||||
| 121 | 24 | "Joey the Star Maker" | Mel Ferber | Jerry Belson, Garry Marshall | March 16, 1965 | |
| Joey over praises Dorothy Miller's (Barbara Stuart) performance in an amateur theatrical so her husband Art (Allan Melvin) asks Joey to put her in his show. Joey obliges, casting her as a scrub woman in a soap commercial but everything goes wrong from there. Robert Carson appears as Mr. Beatty, Joey's sponsor. | ||||||
| 122 | 25 | "What'll You Have?" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | March 23, 1965 | |
| Larry is cooking Italian for Joey's dinner party. Art Miller toasts to Joey and Ellie's future baby boy. The party breaks into an argument over the baby because Ellie wants a girl this time. Between the "son-of-a-guns" and "oh-brothers", the men are getting in deeper and deeper. Before the dinner can end, Ellie announces she needs to go to the hospital. Ellie has a girl. | ||||||
| 123 | 26 | "Joey Discovers Jackie Clark" | Mel Ferber | Carl Kleinschmitt, Dale McRaven | March 30, 1965 | |
| Joey has young comedian Jackie Clark on his show and everyone raves about him. Joey gets him a regular gig at a big club. But Jackie's mother (Naomi Stevens) objects to his being in show business, so everyone must work to get her to change her mind. Wendell Niles appears as Jules the M.C. | ||||||
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