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Fran=Lucy · 03-25-2004, 04:12 PM

We all talk about The Nanny being like ILL but what about I Married Joan?
I haven't seen that show. Is it a lot like ILL as people say?

SPLAIN · 03-25-2004, 04:18 PM

Yes, a real copy with daffy Joan Davis. There was even a rumor that Lucy resented the competition and she had bought all the films and had them destroyed, but that was bull, as they showed up on tv on a Christian network at one point.

Fran=Lucy · 03-25-2004, 05:51 PM

But was it a good show? I'll have to buy the DVD's and find out!

Larry Surrell · 03-25-2004, 09:04 PM

I watched it when it aired on Nick at Nite or The Family Channel in the 1980s (I don't remember which one aired I Married Joan). It was an I Love Lucy wannabe, not very funny, IMO. I heard that Jim Backus and Joan Davis didn't like each other, and she was very difficult to work with.

The show airs on the obscure cable channel FamilyNet Thursdays at 6AM and Fridays at 4:30PM ET.

The thing I remember most about IMJ is there was no music in the show. The theme was sung by a men's chorus acappella, and when they needed background music when Joan was doing something wacky the men's chorus hummed or sang la la la la's! Maybe it was a gimmick to get people to watch, or perhaps NBC was cheaping out and saving money on a band!

dawsongirl · 03-26-2004, 02:08 AM

There's one I've never seen.

Mr. Television · 03-26-2004, 02:21 AM

I saw it when It was on CBN in the early 1980's. I don't remember much about it except that I liked it.

SPLAIN · 03-26-2004, 11:57 AM

It was OK, she was funny, but she wasn't Lucy, that's for sure. It didn't run very long either.

desilutoo · 04-03-2004, 10:33 AM

Didn't I read where Desi guest starred on this series? I haven't seen it---But i think he was in 2 episodes. Something about a dinner guest. His name was Pedro-------I think!!

Kazza · 04-03-2004, 03:10 PM

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Originally posted by desilutoo
Didn't I read where Desi guest starred on this series? I haven't seen it---But i think he was in 2 episodes. Something about a dinner guest. His name was Pedro-------I think!!

That sounds more like Alice; where his character's name was Paco

SPLAIN · 04-03-2004, 07:05 PM

Correct, Desi did not star on I Love Lucy imitations back then, but he did appear on Alice because Bob and Madelyn wrote it and he had unretired for financial reasons.

Lodee · 04-03-2004, 10:04 PM

Maybe it wasn't I Married Joan, but I think she's right about him guest starring on some other series back in the 50's. I think I read it somewhere too.

SPLAIN · 04-04-2004, 08:50 PM

Oh yeah, he had that small part on the Untouchables as Nunzio Ricardo. And i think he did some game shows to aquire some gambling money, LOL!

Lodee · 04-05-2004, 03:45 PM

No, I'm not talking about SNL. I'm talking about some show in the 50's. And I don't remember him on any game shows either.

SPLAIN · 04-05-2004, 07:06 PM

He, like Lucy did many game shows in the 50's, What's My Line and I've got a secret come to mind. Tangible enough for ya?

Lodee · 04-05-2004, 08:22 PM

You said game shows for gambling money, not a carton of cigarettes.

03-25-2004, 04:12 PM	#1
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03-25-2004, 05:51 PM	#3
Fran=Lucy Oh, Viv! Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 07, 2004 Location: The Island of Enchantment, PUERTO RICO! Posts: 91	I Married Joan But was it a good show? I'll have to buy the DVD's and find out!

03-26-2004, 02:21 AM	#6
Mr. Television 22 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,125	I saw it when It was on CBN in the early 1980's. I don't remember much about it except that I liked it.
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03-25-2004, 04:18 PM	#2
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Yes, a real copy with daffy Joan Davis. There was even a rumor that Lucy resented the competition and she had bought all the films and had them destroyed, but that was bull, as they showed up on tv on a Christian network at one point.

03-25-2004, 09:04 PM	#4
Larry Surrell Ed M. 1918-2006 RIP Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 27, 2003 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 702	I watched it when it aired on Nick at Nite or The Family Channel in the 1980s (I don't remember which one aired I Married Joan). It was an I Love Lucy wannabe, not very funny, IMO. I heard that Jim Backus and Joan Davis didn't like each other, and she was very difficult to work with. The show airs on the obscure cable channel FamilyNet Thursdays at 6AM and Fridays at 4:30PM ET. The thing I remember most about IMJ is there was no music in the show. The theme was sung by a men's chorus acappella, and when they needed background music when Joan was doing something wacky the men's chorus hummed or sang la la la la's! Maybe it was a gimmick to get people to watch, or perhaps NBC was cheaping out and saving money on a band!

03-26-2004, 02:08 AM	#5
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	There's one I've never seen.

03-26-2004, 11:57 AM	#7
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	It was OK, she was funny, but she wasn't Lucy, that's for sure. It didn't run very long either.

04-03-2004, 10:33 AM	#8
desilutoo Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 11, 2004 Posts: 63	Didn't I read where Desi guest starred on this series? I haven't seen it---But i think he was in 2 episodes. Something about a dinner guest. His name was Pedro-------I think!!

04-03-2004, 07:05 PM	#10
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Correct, Desi did not star on I Love Lucy imitations back then, but he did appear on Alice because Bob and Madelyn wrote it and he had unretired for financial reasons.

04-03-2004, 10:04 PM	#11
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	Maybe it wasn't I Married Joan, but I think she's right about him guest starring on some other series back in the 50's. I think I read it somewhere too.

04-04-2004, 08:50 PM	#12
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Oh yeah, he had that small part on the Untouchables as Nunzio Ricardo. And i think he did some game shows to aquire some gambling money, LOL!

04-05-2004, 03:45 PM	#13
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	No, I'm not talking about SNL. I'm talking about some show in the 50's. And I don't remember him on any game shows either.

04-05-2004, 07:06 PM	#14
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	He, like Lucy did many game shows in the 50's, What's My Line and I've got a secret come to mind. Tangible enough for ya?

04-05-2004, 08:22 PM	#15
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	You said game shows for gambling money, not a carton of cigarettes.