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October 15, 1952

Season 1

01. Pilot

A 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.

30min
October 15, 1952

02. Career

Judge Stevens invites a prospective campaign contributor to dinner, only to find that his wife, trying to be helpful, has invited

another sponsor.

30min
October 22, 1952

03. Ballet

The Judge advises his wife Joan to get more exercise as an antidote to fatigue from housework and Joan turns to ballet.

30min
October 29, 1952

04. Jitterbug

Joan 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.

30min
November 5, 1952

05. Crime Panel

Joan is scheduled to appear on a crime prevention forum. To prepare

herself she spends the day visiting poolrooms.

30min
November 12, 1952

06. Brad's Class Reunion

Joan struggles to change herself into "The Perfect Woman" to fit a description written by her husband.

30min
November 19, 1952

07. Hunting

Joan insists that she is an experienced camper. Unconvinced, Brad decides to test her aptitude for the great outdoors.

30min
November 26, 1952

08. Joan's Curiosity

Joan is in for a surprise when she opens an interesting-looking package that arrived for Brad.

30min
December 3, 1952

09. Birthday

Joan 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.

30min
December 10, 1952

10. Bazar Pie

Joan wants to arrange a romance, by introducing her new neighbor, a handsome Latin, to her visiting aunt.

30min
December 17, 1952

11. Acrobats

When 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.

30min
December 31, 1952

12. Dreams

After meeting three former schoolmates who are now successful career woman, Joan decides that she is happier just being a housewife

30min
December 24, 1952

13. Bad Boy

Joan tries to reform a juvenile delinquent and nearly winds up in jail herself.

30min
January 7, 1953

14. Circumstantial Evidence

Joan 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.

30min
January 14, 1953

15. Uncle Edgar

Uncle Edgar visits Joan and her husband and they have a difficult time trying to keep him out of trouble.

30min
January 21, 1953

16. Moosehead

Joan tries to kill two problems with the same fifty-dollar bill and winds up deeply wounded by a dead moose at an auction.

30min
January 28, 1953

17. Fireman

Joan tries to patch up the quarrels of her newlywed-neighbors and succeeds in creating some for herself at the firehouse.

30min
February 4, 1953

18. Memory

Joan'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.

30min
February 11, 1953

19. Draftboard

Brad receives a letter from his local draft board. Joan assumes he's being called to armed service and panics.

30min
February 18, 1953

20. Opera

In order to save her club's benefit show, Joan takes a whirl at the opera. Bing Crosby helps out.

30min
February 25, 1953

21. Shopping

Joan needs newly out-fitted for a fancy party. So does husband Brad, but both have second thoughts about Joan's shopping trip.

30min
March 4, 1953

22. The Stamp

Joan 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?

30min
March 11, 1953

23. Little Girl

Joan tries to spark a romance between a guest and a neighbor's son. Joan Davis.

30min
March 18, 1953

24. Diet

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30min
March 25, 1953

25. Model

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30min
April 1, 1953

26. Lateness

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30min
April 8, 1953

27. The Eviction Show

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30min
April 15, 1953

28. The Recipe

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30min
April 22, 1953

29. Repairs

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30min
April 29, 1953

30. Secrets

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30min
May 6, 1953

31. The Artist Show

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30min
May 13, 1953

32. The Threat

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30min
May 20, 1953

33. Country Club

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30min
May 27, 1953

34. Theatrical Can-Can

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30min
June 3, 1953

35. Neighbors

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30min
June 10, 1953

36. Talent Scout

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30min
June 17, 1953

37. Honeymoon

Joan locks Brad in a burglar-proof closet. Joan Davis, Jim Backus.

30min
June 24, 1953

38. Business Executive

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30min
July 1, 1953

39. Brad's Broken Toe

All is not quiet in a hospital when Joan and Brad become patients. Jim Backus.

30min
July 8, 1953