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Joan and Judge Bradley try to reform a young juvenile delinquent whose father recently received a stiff prison ...

Joan thinks she'll impress her old schoolmates with the fact she married a judge until she finds out ...

"I Married Joan" is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC. It starred actress Joan Davis in ...

Whered you get those? >> a machine, you want one? >> no. >> you come home, turn on that television. >> take one. >> i dont want one. >> no, theyre good. >> i dont want it. >> what do you want? you want comedy. >> take one. >> no, kramer, stop it! >> and boom, there you go. a situation comedy. >> theres 23 minutes of magic. >> its so tasty, too! >> you fell in love with these characters. >> what you talking about, willis? >> we need to laugh at ourselves. >> you hide my clothes, im wearing everyt...

"m.a.s.h." really changed peoples perception of what the sitcom can be. the sitcom could be cinematic. >> "m.a.s.h." was shot like a movie. and "m.a.s.h." was maybe the single most unique situation comedy ever. >> i have a headache. a tremendous headache. it goes all the way down to my waist. >> the television series "m.a.s.h." had one thing the movie in my estimation did not, which was heart. >> there are certain rules about a war. and rule number one is young men die. and rule number two is do...

Was aware of the fact that it was a situation comedy. it highlighted the cliches in funny ways. >> are you looking into the camera? >> yeah. no, i didnt -- >> dont look into the camera. >> i didnt. >> dont. you dont come in here and look into the camera. >> i didnt. >> ill bop you. i will. if i see a tape of this show and youre looking into the camera -- >> well, its about that time. >> “pee-wees playhouse” on cbs, a so-called saturday morning kids show that adults could watch and wink at ea...

And "m.a.s.h." was maybe the single most unique situation comedy ever. >> i have a headache. a tremendous headache. it goes all the way down to my waist. >> the television series "m.a.s.h." had one thing the movie in my estimation did not, which was heart. >> there are certain rules about a war. rule number one is young men die. rule number two is doctors cant change rule number one. >> it was about korea but we were talking about and doing things that had to do with vietnam and everybody knew i...

>> i dont want one. >> no, theyre good. >> i dont want it. >> what do you want? you want comedy. >> take one. >> no, kramer, stop it! >> and boom, there you go. a situation comedy. >> theres 23 minutes of magic. >> its so tasty, too! >> you fell in love with these characters. >> what you talking about, willis? >> we need to laugh at ourselves. >> you hide my clothes, im wearing everything you own. >> laughter opens you up. >> okay, ready? >> no! no! >> things that we might be afraid to talk abou...

>> mel. >> rob. >> sally. >> buddy. >> its your turn. say rob. >> rob? >> beautiful. >> oh, wonderful. >> somebody asked me to do a situation comedy after i finished being on the show of shows because situation comedies werent very good. they didnt mirror life. i asked myself, what piece of ground do i stand on that nobody else stands on? well, i worked as an actor and a writer on a variety show and i write about what happens at home. at home, i talk about what goes on at the office. >> are you ...

A heartbeat. >> tell me one good thing about me, anything at all. >> youre attractive. very attractive. >> sexy? provocative? a tawny, sensual beast? >> yes, a beast. [ laughter ] >> i think most important to all of us, to try to reflect what was happening with women during that time. things were changing so quickly, and we were right in the middle of it. >> it was an explosive time with situation comedy, and i think many more women started working at that point. >> did you find it fun to be the...