I Married Joan S3-02 "Party Line" 10/06/1954

I Married Joan "Party Line" S3-02-10/06/1954 Director: Don Weis, Writers: Jesse Goldstein, Phil Sharp, Sherwood Schwartz. This funny second episode of season three picks up the thread of sizzling discord between Joan and Brad and their new neighbors, the Tobins (Sheila Bromley and Dan Tobin), that began in the season three opener "New House," posted elsewhere. To their extreme dismay, the Stevens have to share a telephone "party line" with the hateful Janet and her husband Kerwin. There is much spiteful chicanery afoot. Slapstick abounds as everyone throws everything at everybody in hopes of keeping each other off of their respective phones! Lots of fun, and rarely seen. Features Charles Williams, an IMJ regular. "New House" and "Party Line" were directed by prolific film/TV director Don Weis (billed as Don Weiss in the closing credits). These are the only two episodes of season three not directed by Ezra Stone. The "New House" print that has been circulating has the wrong end credits tacked onto it, crediting Stone.