#67 "The Baby's First Day"

Aired: September 21, 1963 -- Production Number: 069 -- Copyright: 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.

Written by: Harry Crane and John Tackaberry

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Sandra Gould as Saleswoman

William Keene as Pharmacist

Buddy Lewis as Policeman No. 1

Anthony Lettier as Policeman No. 2

Mack Pearson as Lefty

Jonny Silver as Witness

Karen Norris as Witness

 

#68 "Joey Plugs The Laundry"

Aired: September 28, 1963 -- Production Number: 073 -- Copyright: 1963

Mildred Tribly and Natalie Cosgrove con Joey into "plugging" their laundromat on his show and when he does he then is threatened with a law suit due to the fact he slandered all other laundromats. Then when Joey goes to clear his name he slanders Mildred and Natalie's laundry and they take legal steps against Joey.

Written by: Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Jane Dulo as Natalie

Muriel Landers as Mildred

Herbert Rudley as Mr. Hobbs

John Alvin as Mr. Harper

Matthew David Smith as Joey Barnes, Jr.

 

#69 "Joey's Mustache"

Aired: October 5, 1963 -- Production Number: 071

After a two-week illness during which Joey Barnes doesn't shave, Joey's barber Frank (Vito Scotti) creates a "masterpiece", leaving Joey with a small neat mustache.

 

#70 "Danny Gives Joey Advice"

Aired: October 12, 1963 -- Production Number: 067 -- Copyright: 1963

Guest star Danny Thomas and Joey Bishop play a pair of restless teenagers in a spoof of "spare the rod and spoil the child." The two stars play their own teenage sons in a lampoon of pampered youth. The two comedians reminisce about their own simple childhoods, and Danny cautions Joey not to spoil his newborn son.

Written by: Iz Elinson and Fred S. Fox

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Joey's Special Guest:

Danny Thomas

Guest Cast:

Matthew David Smith as Joey Barnes, Jr.

 

Note: Abby Dalton doesn't appear in this episode.

Danny Thomas makes the first of many appearance in this episode.

 

#71 "The Baby Sitter"

Aired: October 19, 1963 -- Production Number: 072 -- Copyright: 1963

Joey Barnes stages his own one-man show in his living room to ease his wife Ellie's disappointment over missing their big night out on the town because the baby sitter canceled.

Written by: Harry Crane and Ernest Chambers

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast: Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Amedee Charbot as Bathing Beauty

Madeline Reed as Bathing Beauty

Leslie Perkins as Bathing Beauty

Tommy Ivo as Page Boy

Matthew David Smith as Joey Barnes, Jr.

 

Note: Corbett Monica doesn't appear in this episode.

 

#72 "Joey's Lost What-Ch-Ma-Call-It"

Aired: October 26, 1963 -- Production Number: 074 -- Copyright: 1963

Joey and Ellie are notified that a valuable item has been found in the hotel room they occupied, and if they can describe this object, they get to take it home with them.

Written by: Harry Crane and Ernest Chambers

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josfesberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Barbara Morrison as Woman at telephone

Robert Paget as Page Boy

Sterling Holloway as Mr. Holland

Jack Benny - Played by (of all people) Jack Benny.

 

#73 "Two Little Maids Are We"

Aired: November 1, 1963 -- Production Number: 079

Ellie, Hilda, and Joey Jr. go to visit Ellie's parents back home in Texas. This leaves Joey and Larry to take care of themselves now without the help from the women.

Written by: Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Vito Scotti as Manager of the Supermarket

Charity Grace as Shopper

Nora Marlowe as Shopper

Mel Bishop as Shopper

Matthew David Smith as Joey Barnes, Jr.

 

#74 "Joey's Surprise For Ellie"

Aired: November 9, 1963 -- Production Number: 076 -- Copyright: 1963

Joey buys his wife a brunette wig as an "unbirthday present", but his intentions are misconstrued when he realizes that she really does like the wig.

Written by: Stan Dreben and Ralph Goodman

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josfesberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Cindy O'Hara as Camera Girl

Beverly Adams as Cigarette Girl

Buddy Lewis as Toastmaster

Laura Hale as Bride

Bob Dunlap as Groom

 

#75 "Vic Damone Brainwashes Joey"

Aired: November 23, 1963 -- Production Number: 081

Vic Damone plays himself in this zany cloak and dagger episode which Joey Barnes becomes convinced that both he and Vic are soviet spies.

Teleplay by: Danny Simon and Mily Rosen

Story: Danny Simon and Mel Diamond

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joey's Special Guest:

Vic Damone

Guest Cast:

Barry Kelley as General

Mickey Manners as Parnello

Patrick Waltz as Waiter

 

Note: Neither Joe Besser nor Mary Treen appear in this episode.

 

#76 "Joey Junior's T.V. Debut"

Aired: November 30, 1963 -- Production Number: 078

An intimate TV interview with Joey Barnes, Ellie, and Joey Jr. becomes more like Grand Central Station. However, Joey is determined to have the program run smoothly despite Ellie's jitters, the wisecracks of the director, and the insistence that Jillson and Hilda are now part of the Barnes family.

Written by: Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Charles Cantor as Charlie

Matthew David Smith as Joey Barnes, Jr.

 

#77 "Bobby Rydell Plugs Ellie's Song"

Aired: December 14, 1963 -- Production Number: 083 -- Copyright: 1963

Special Guest Star Bobby Rydell sings to ease the tense situation between the Barneses, and is trapped into promoting an amateurish song composed by Ellie.

Written by: Harry Crane and John Tackaberry

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joey's Special Guest:

Bobby Rydell

Guest Cast:

Charles Cantor as Mr. Cosgrove

Gene Di Novi as Piano Player

Jaclyn Carmicheal as Pompom Girl

Judy Short as Pompom Girl

Ann Doucette as Pompom Girl

 

Note: Neither Joe Besser nor Mary Treen appear in this episode.

 

#78 "The Baby's First Christmas"

Aired: December 21, 1963 -- Production Number: 080

Joey Barnes and superintendent Jillson differ over who would make a better Santa Claus for Joey Jr.'s first Christmas.

 

#79 "Ellie Gives Joey First Aid"

Aired: December 28, 1963 -- Production Number: 077 -- Copyright: 1963

Ellie Barnes puts an arm cast on Joey as first aid practice, but winds up cutting off the circulation in his arm for a while.

Written by: Ralph Gooman and Stan Dreben

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Christine Nelson as Head Nurse

Joan Stanley as Private Nurse

Maidie Norman as Nurse Mildred

Mel Bishop as Doctor

Hy Terman as Sheldon

 

Note: Joe Besser doesn't appear in this episode.

 

#80 "Jack Carter Helps Joey Propose"

Aired: January 4, 1964 -- Production Number: 082 -- Copyright: 1963

Special Guest Star Jack Carter and his wife, Paula Stewart, recollect about the date they had with Joey when he first proposed to Ellie.

Written by: Harry Crane and Garry Marshall

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Joey's Special Guest:

Jakc Carter

Paula Stewart

Guest Cast:

Lenny Kent as Waiter

Merry Anders as Barbara

Herkie Styles as Herkie

Bobby Bell as Bobby

Mack Pearson as Shusher in Library

Jesslyn Fax as Woman in Library

Mel Bishop as Man in Booth

 

Note: Paula Stewart was credited as Paula Stewart as Mrs. Jack Carter (Naturally).

 

#81 "Joey's Hideaway Cabin"

Aired: January 25, 1964 -- Production Number: 084 -- Copyright: 1963

In an effort to give Joey a much needed rest from the pressure of this TV show and network commitments, Ellie rents a remote cabin in a place that isn't even on the map - Hoppawattomie Falls.

Written by: Harvey Helm and Paul Bregman

Directed by: James. V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Don Knotts as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife

 

Note: Don Knotts was credited as Deputy Sheriff Don Knotts played by Barney Fife.

 

#82 "Zsa Zsa Redecorates The Nursery"

Aired: February 1, 1964 -- Production Number: 065 -- Copyright: 1963

Joey's guest Zsa Zsa Gabor decides to decorate Joey, Jr.'s nursery because it doesn't look very masculine and redecorates it terribly and Ellie revolt against the redecorating.

Written by: Iz Elinson and Fred S. Fox

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joey's Special Guest:

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Guest Cast:

Jeanne Baird as Susan

 

Note: Neither Joe Besser nor Mary Treen appear in this episode.

 

#83 "Double Play From Foster To Joey To Durocher"

Aired: February 8, 1964 -- Production Number: 086 -- Copyright: 1963

Comedian Phil Foster has never forgiven the Dodgers for moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, but the Dodgers still remember Phil as their No. 1 fan. Dodger manager Leo Durocher gives Joey the impossible task of getting Phil to act as MC at a testimonial dinner for the Dodgers.

Written by: Bill Persky and Sam Denoff

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Joey's Special Guests:

Phil Foster

Leo Durocher

Guest Cast:

Lenny Kent as Waiter

 

Note: Neither Corbett Monica nor Mary Treen appear iin this episode.

 

#84 "Joey Insults Jack E. Leonard"

Aired: February 15, 1964 -- Production Number: 088 -- Copyright: 1963

Joey Barnes, the "King of Deadpan Comics", and Jack E. Leonard, the "Master of Insults", have a disagreement over a teddy bear.

Written by: Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Josylar

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Joey's Special Guest:

Jack E. Leonard

Guest Cast:

Dave Ketchem as Floorwalker

Matthew David Smith as Joey Barnes, Jr.

 

#85 "Joey, The Comedian Versus Larry, The Writer"

Aired: February 22, 1964 -- Production Number: 089 -- Copyright: 1964

Joey Barnes' ego is battered when his writer, Larry, gets the TV Critics Award as best comedy writer of the year and Joey doesn't even make the top ten best comedians.

Written by: Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Josylar

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Guest Cast:

Robert S. Carson as Museum Guide

 

#86 "Joey And Roberta Sherwood Play A Benefit"

Aired: February 29, 1964 -- Production Number: 090 -- Copyright: 1964

Hiccoughs and feminine vanity combine to frustrate Joey Barnes and special guest star Roberta Sherwood in their attempts to surprise Ellie with a mother of the year award.

Written by: Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Josylar

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Mary Treen as Hilda

Joey's Special Guest:

Roberta Sherwood

Guest Cast:

Dawn Wells as Marilyn

Barbara Burgess as Club President

 

Note: Joe Besser doesn't appear in this episode.

 

#87 "Joey And Buddy Hackett Have A Luau"

Aired: March 7, 1964 -- Production Number: 091

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.

Teleplay by: Stan Dreben, Ralph Goodman and Jerry Belson

Story by: Stan Dreben and Ralph Goodman

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Josylar

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Joey's Special Guest:

Buddy Hackett

Guest Cast:

Mel Bishop as Mover #1

Peter Leeds as Mr. Montgomery

Laura Gile as Luau Guest

Mary Benoit as Luau Guest

Myrna Ross as Luau Guest

Allan Ray as Luau Guest

Paul Power as Luau Guest

Karl Redcoff. as Luau Guest

 

Note: Buddy Hackett makes his second and final appearance in this episode.

 

#88 "Hilda, The Maid Quits"

Aired: March 14, 1964 -- Production Number: 092

Joey and Ellie think their maid is going to leave them, and that's when they suddenly realize that she is the most important thing in their lives. They decide to do anything to stop her from leaving.

 

#89 "Every Dog Should Have A Boy"

Aired: March 28, 1964 -- Production Number: 093

Joey Barnes casually mentions on his TV show that he plans to buy a dog for his son, and suddenly loyal viewers shower him with canines - two dozen of them.

 

#90 "Weekend In The Mountains"

Aired: April 4, 1964 -- Production Number: 087 -- Copyright: 1964

Guest comedians Al Fisher and Lou Marks help Barnes recall his start in show business... Joey, with his two special guests, reminisce about how comedians are made--not born-- in the Catskill Mountains. The 15th reunion of the staff and guests of Wanapotchatushi Lodge revives memories of the days when Joey presses his weary and over worked entertainers into service "beyond the call of duty" on a rainy summer's day.

Written by: Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Josylar

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Joey's Special Guest:

Al Fisher

Lou Marks

Guest Cast:

Mitlon Frome as J. J. Gerard

Mel Bishop as Hotel Guest

Irving Burns as Hotel Guest

 

Note: Crobett Monica doesn't appear in this episode.

 

#91 "Joey, Jack Jones, And Genie"

Aired: April 11, 1964 -- Production Number: 095

In a dream sequence, Joey Barnes becomes the nation's leading rock n' roll entertainer, Joey Grasshopper, with the help of his guest stars Jack Jones and Ed McMahon.

 

#92 "Joey Introduces Shecky Greene"

Aired: April 18, 1964 -- Production Number: 096

Shecky Greene guest stars on the Joey Bishop's show as a butcher who traps the star in the cooler to get an audition..

 

#93 "Andy Williams Visits Joey"

Aired: April 25, 1964 -- Production Number: 097 -- Copyright: 1964

A battle of the sexes flares when guest stars Andy Williams and his wife, Claudine, pay a call on Joey and Ellie Barnes. 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.

Written by: Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Josylar

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Joey's Special Guests:

Andy Williams

Claudeine Williams

Guest Cast:

Danny Thomas

Robert Goulet

Barbara Burgess as Chairlady

 

Note: Neither Corbett Monica, Joe Besser nor Mary Treen appear in this episode.

At the end of the credits there is a caption that reads

And Special Thanks To Danny Thomas and Robert Goulet

 

#94 "Joey Meets Edgar Bergen"

Aired: May 9, 1964 -- Production Number: 075 -- Copyright: 1963

After Edgar Bergen teaches Joey the rudiments of ventriloquism, Joey decides to play a practical joke on Ellie by making her think their four-month-old son can talk.

Written by: Harry Crane and John Trackaberry

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Abby Dalton as Ellie Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Mary Treen as Hilda

Joey's Special Guest:

Edgar Bergen

Guest Cast:

Charlie McCarthy as Charlie McCarthy

Mortimer Snerd as Morimer Snerd

Matthew David Smith as Joey Barnes, Jr.

#95 "Joey And Milton And Baby Makes Three"

Aired: May 23, 1964 -- Production Number: 070 -- Copyright: 1963

Joey fights a losing battle trying to get Milton Berle into the TV studio to rehearse for a guest appearance on Joey's TV show. But, Uncle Miltie is too busy supervising Joey Jr.'s homecoming from the hospital.

Written by: Fred S. Fox and Iz Elinson

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Joe Besser as Mr. Jillson

Mary Treen as Hilda

Special Guest Star:

Milton Berle

 

Note: Abby Dalton doesn't appear in this episode.

 

#96 "Joey And The Andrew Sisters"

Aired: May 30, 1964 -- Production Number: 068 -- Copyright: 1963

Joey's guest stars The Andrews Sisters (Patty, Maxine, and LaVerne) are going to sing on his show . But Joey Barnes wants to sing along with them. Although The Andrews Sisters don't want to sing with him because he can't sing. They tell Joey and Joey gets his feeling hurt and while singing The Andrews Sisters ask Joey to sing with them, and he does.

Written by: Harry Crane and Garry Marshall

Directed by: James V. Kern

Produced by: Milt Josefsberg

Cast:

Joey Bishop as Joey Barnes

Corbett Monica as Larry Corbett

Special Guest Stars:

The Andrews Sisters

 

Note: Neither Abby Dalton, Joe Besser nor Mary Treen don't appear in this episode.

 

#97 "Joey And The Los Angles Dodgers"

Aired: September 5, 1964 -- Production Number: 094

Desperate for a guest star for his talk show after an ill Tony Bennett bows out, Joey lines up six members of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and together they perform a song, dance, and comedy act.

Written by Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson.