The Joey Bishop Show is a TV series that aired on NBC from September 20, 1961 to April 25, 1964 and CBS from September 27, 1964 to March 30, 1965 for a total of four seasons. It is a spinoff of The Danny Thomas Show.
Cast & Character Origins
Characters | From | Date | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
Joey Barnes, Stella Barnes, Mrs. Barnes | March 27, 1961 | S08E24: “Everything Happens to Me” |
(Note: On The Danny Thomas Show the characters were named Mason instead of Barnes)
Guest Characters
Characters | From | Date | Episode | Crossover Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Williams, Kathy Williams, Charley Halper | October 11, 1961 | S01E04: “This Is Your Life” | A | |
Barney Fife | January 25, 1964 | S03E15: “Joey's Hideaway Cabin” | A* | |
Rusty Williams | January 5, 1965 | S04E14: “Rusty Arrives” | A | |
Rusty Williams | January 19, 1965 | S04E16: “Rusty’s Education” | A | |
Rusty Williams | February 2, 1965 | S04E18: “Joey Entertains Rusty's Fraternity” | A |
(Note: Both The Andy Griffith Show and The Joey Bishop Show were spinoffs of The Danny Thomas Show. Interestingly, in season two, The Joey Bishop Show semi-reboots from it’s initial premise. In this new version of the show, Danny Thomas sometimes guest stars as a version of “himself” as opposed to “Danny Williams”. However, “Rusty Williams” from The Danny Thomas Show also appears in this rebooted version indicating that Danny Thomas and “Danny Williams” both exist in the same world. Also of interest is that the Barney Fife character is technically credited on the show as "Deputy Sheriff Don Knotts played by Barney Fife.")