The Joey Bishop Show

- Season 1

(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. This is Joey's chance to tell his boss off. 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 tries to get a trained chimp on Jack Parr's show.

Facing financial crisis, Joey's mother gets a job in a supermarket.

Willoughby assigns Joey the task of getting Danny Williams 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 Kathy. He'll follow Joey to the ends of the earth for the chance to kill him.

Frank 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.

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. Joey has the opportunity to use an apartment while he pet-sits for the owner. The stereo can run non-stop for 72 hours.

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. Starting at the bottom means nothing to Frank, who manages to convince the firm's top comedian client 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.

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.

While digging a swimming pool in the Barnes' backyard Frank strikes oil.

Mrs. Barnes rents to a boarder, 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.

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

Joey reluctantly gets his brother-in-law a job with him at the public relations firm.

After scoring in an amateur talent show, Larry decides to quit med school in favor of a show business career.

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.

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.

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 mom has some ideas on how to handle him, but Joey is worried about bad publicity.

When Joey receives a promotion and prepares to move to New York City, the family reluctantly agrees to sell the house. But the house sells before Joey loses the job, and the real estate broker refuses to back out of the deal.

Joey and Larry believe Stella has fallen in love with her dance teacher.

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. Joey nags his fellow jurors so much that they recess deliberation over the weekend. Joey learns the lesson of "devotion to duty".

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.

Big Sam sends a couple of his men 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. Joey tries to use carrier pigeons to alert others to his situation. A surprise on the Jack Paar Show helps him out.

The Barnes family takes in a huge lost dog that doesn't seem to like Joey and Joey thinks is too big to keep. Joey gives the dog away and then finds out there is a $1000 reward. Joey finds a replacement dog. Happy solution found.

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.

Joey stages a contest for a date with a folk singer client. The grandfather of the young woman 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.

Joey thinks his mother is working too hard so he hires a maid, but the result is not what Joey expected.

A female singer owes Joey Barnes a favor and Joey owes a night club owner a favor. Can things work out here for everyone?

The boys compete for their sister's friend, Connie (Dawn Wells), who is already married.

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 trying to cheer him up.

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.

Joey's jokes about married life at Freddy's 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.

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.

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.

The company hires a public relations firm to spruce up Joey Barnes' image. He discovers he needs a new girlfriend "who is someone" and a new wardrobe. They put him in tails and a top hat. He switches "uniforms" with the chauffeur. Gossip columnist sees Joey having a conversation with the busboy. Joey is forced to put his foot down.