Joan Davis isn't as well remembered today as she should be owing to her early death and the dominance in classic comedy shows of Lucille Ball.
Like the lovable redhead Joan was often up to wacky and ridiculous antics sometimes outlandish but often rooted in the everyday so that they could have happened to anybody, just not on the scale they usually did to Miss Davis.
This episode is a good example of that kind of situation. Joan and her loving, level-headed but often exasperated husband Brad, expertly played by Jim Backus, are giggling over an article in the paper about the latest hairdo fad-the Panda cut-and talking about his reunion which is in a couple of days. Oh and by the way they think we should both get our hair fixed up for that. You can probably see where this is going especially considering the episode's title but there is joy in the journey thanks to the facile shenanigans of expert farceurs Joan & JIm.
A fun show that may not be quite the eternal model for sitcoms that I Love Lucy is but very good on its own merits.
Like the lovable redhead Joan was often up to wacky and ridiculous antics sometimes outlandish but often rooted in the everyday so that they could have happened to anybody, just not on the scale they usually did to Miss Davis.
This episode is a good example of that kind of situation. Joan and her loving, level-headed but often exasperated husband Brad, expertly played by Jim Backus, are giggling over an article in the paper about the latest hairdo fad-the Panda cut-and talking about his reunion which is in a couple of days. Oh and by the way they think we should both get our hair fixed up for that. You can probably see where this is going especially considering the episode's title but there is joy in the journey thanks to the facile shenanigans of expert farceurs Joan & JIm.
A fun show that may not be quite the eternal model for sitcoms that I Love Lucy is but very good on its own merits.
