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The Joey Bishop Show

The Joey Bishop Show

Season released 20th Sep, 1961Rated PG32 episodes

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The Joey Bishop Show Season 1 episodes

  1. S01 E01

    On the Spot

    23 mins · Wed, 20 Sep 1961

    Joey is fired. While complaining to his brother-in-law at the local diner, he is recorded and the show will be broadcast the next evening.

  2. S01 E02

    Joey Meets Jack Paar

    23 mins · Wed, 27 Sep 1961

    Joey tries to get a trained chimpanzee on Jack Parr's show, but wrangling the animal isn't as easy as he'd thought.

  3. S01 E03

    A Windfall for Mom

    23 mins · Wed, 4 Oct 1961

    Facing financial crisis, Joey's mother gets a job in a supermarket, looking to make ends meet and keep the family going.

  4. S01 E04

    This Is Your Life

    23 mins · Wed, 11 Oct 1961

    Joey tries to get Danny Williams to appear on the show This Is Your Life, which proves a little tricky.

  5. S01 E05

    The Contest Winner

    23 mins · Wed, 18 Oct 1961

    Frank's slogan is picked as the winner in a contest, but when he's disqualified from collecting his prize, he devises a crazy scheme to get the money anyway.

  6. S01 E06

    The Bachelor

    22 mins · Wed, 25 Oct 1961

    Joey and his client, Connie Bowers, are caught in the rain so he takes her home. She discovers that Joey lives with his mother, and brother, and sister. Then Joey's brother-in-law offers to drive Miss Bowers home.

  7. S01 E07

    Help Wanted

    23 mins · Sun, 29 Oct 1961

    Joey's brother-in-law Frank is unemployed again; the family encouragingly pressures Joey a little to ask Mr Willoughby to give him a job at the public relations firm.

  8. S01 E08

    Five Brides for Joey

    23 mins · Wed, 1 Nov 1961

    Frank and Betty split up over a minor disagreement. Counselling the couple, Joey mentions how he wishes he was married.

  9. S01 E09

    Back in Your Own Backyard

    23 mins · Wed, 8 Nov 1961

    While digging a swimming pool in the Barnes' backyard Frank strikes oil, potentially making him very wealthy.

  10. S01 E10

    Charity Begins at Home

    23 mins · Wed, 15 Nov 1961

    Mrs Barnes doesn't realise the man she rented a room to is a bookie, not the most reputable of professions.

  11. S01 E11

    Ring-a-Ding-Ding

    23 mins · Wed, 22 Nov 1961

    Joey makes a bet that Ricky Hamilton can't get Barbara to go out with him. Barbara initially turns him down because she's interested in Joey, but her mother convinces her to use the opportunity to make Joey jealous.

  12. S01 E12

    Ham in the Family

    23 mins · Wed, 6 Dec 1961

    Joey's brother Larry does so well in a school show that he thinks he should take the next step and become a professional.

  13. S01 E13

    Follow That Mink

    23 mins · Wed, 13 Dec 1961

    Joey hides a mink stole until his boss can give it to his wife, but when Joey's mother sees it, she thinks it's for her.

  14. S01 E14

    Barney the Bloodhound

    22 mins · Wed, 27 Dec 1961

    Joey discovers that the cartoon dog in a dog food commercial that he is promoting looks exactly like him.

  15. S01 E15

    The Taming of the Brat

    23 mins · Wed, 3 Jan 1962

    Joey is assigned to look after a demanding child star and his family is less than thrilled; after blasting the late show and playing drums all night Joey's mum has some ideas on how to handle him, but Joey is worried about bad publicity.

  16. S01 E16

    Home Sweet Home

    23 mins · Wed, 10 Jan 1962

    Planning to move to New York, Joey sells the house but later changes his mind, putting him in an awkward situation.

  17. S01 E17

    A Letter From Stella

    23 mins · Wed, 17 Jan 1962

    Joey and Larry end up suspecting that their sister has managed to fall in love with her dance teacher.

  18. S01 E18

    Jury Duty

    22 mins · Wed, 24 Jan 1962

    When Joey gets a letter that summons him to jury duty he is reluctant to part with his holiday time for it. He looks for a way to avoid his duty and nags his fellow jurors while doing so.

  19. S01 E19

    The Income Tax Caper

    23 mins · Wed, 31 Jan 1962

    Joey receives an audit notice for his 1959 tax return, and discovers that Mum accidentally threw away all of his records. Imagination runs wild in a nightmare, as Joey dreams about the IRS prosecuting him for fraud.

  20. S01 E20

    Double Exposure

    23 mins · Wed, 7 Feb 1962

    Big Sam sends a couple of his men to change the mind of the comedian Joey Bishop, who looks remarkably like Joey Barnes, and whose schedule is too full to open an act.

  21. S01 E21

    A Man's Best Friend

    23 mins · Wed, 14 Feb 1962

    The family takes in a big dog that doesn't like Joey, so Joey gives the animal away, only to find there's a $1,000 reward being offered for the original dog.

  22. S01 E22

    Very Warm for Christmas

    23 mins · Wed, 21 Feb 1962

    Joey's mum wants to leave the Christmas lawn decorations up year-round to remind everyone of the holiday spirit.

  23. S01 E23

    The Big Date

    23 mins · Wed, 28 Feb 1962

    Joey plans a contest to win a date with his folk singer client, but the woman's grandfather refuses to allow her to go on a date with someone he doesn't know.

  24. S01 E24

    Joey Hires a Maid

    23 mins · Wed, 7 Mar 1962

    Worried that his mother is working too hard, Joey hires a maid, but the results are not quite what he expected.

  25. S01 E25

    That's Showbiz

    23 mins · Wed, 14 Mar 1962

    Joey fires the new secretary that he has hired because she can't type, but as a favour he that owes a nightclub owner, he gets his ex-secretary a singing audition.

  26. S01 E26

    A Young Man's Fancy

    23 mins · Wed, 21 Mar 1962

    The boys compete for their sister's friend, Connie, who is already married, but Joey and Larry don't want to dress up for a visitor.

  27. S01 E27

    Surprise, Surprise

    23 mins · Wed, 28 Mar 1962

    Joey asks his mother to cancel plans for his surprise birthday party. After Peggy changes his mind, Joey hints around to Mum that he wishes he had a party. But a misunderstanding has Joey wondering if there's a party or not.

  28. S01 E28

    Must the Show Go On?

    23 mins · Wed, 11 Apr 1962

    Against the wishes of Women's Club President Mrs Simmons, Mrs Barnes produces an amateur talent contest as a fundraiser; an influx of neighbourhood amateurs line up for a show that promises to run 7 hours, or more..

  29. S01 E29

    Once a Bachelor

    23 mins · Wed, 18 Apr 1962

    Joey's jokes about married life at Freddy's bachelor party go too far, and a scared Freddy calls off his wedding to Sally.

  30. S01 E30

    Route 78

    22 mins · Wed, 25 Apr 1962

    The city is putting a highway extension through the Barnes' neighbourhood and everyone must move; Joey convinces the neighbours to have their homes moved to new lots, a plan the city approves - as long as they do so within 30 days.

  31. S01 E31

    A Show of His Own

    23 mins · Wed, 2 May 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 of his first guest.

  32. S01 E32

    The Image

    23 mins · Wed, 9 May 1962

    Things get out of hand when a public relations firm is hired to spruce up Joey Barnes' image including, getting a new girlfriend and altering his wardrobe. Joey is compelled to do something about it.

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