joe besser played jillson on the joey bishop show.
joe besser played jillson on the joey bishop show.
who played jillson on the joey bishop show?
joe besser
after the first season, bishop decided to change the format of the series. in addition to the format changing, "the joey bishop show" began filming in front of a live audience and also featured an entirely different supporting cast. in the second incarnation, joey barnes is the host of a new york city talk/variety television show. abby dalton joined the cast as joey's new wife ellie (whom joey called "texas" because she hailed from texas) and the two live at the carlton arms, a posh manhattan apartment building. towards the end of season two, ellie discovers she is pregnant with the couple's first child. their son, joey barnes, jr. (played by dalton's real son matthew david smith), was born in the season-two finale "the baby cometh". also joining the cast was guy marks, who portrayed freddie, joey's manager. marks left the series after 19 episodes and corbett monica joined the cast as larry corbett, joey's head writer. the supporting cast also includes mary treen as hilda, the barnes' maid and baby nurse, with whom joey frequently trades insults. joe besser portrayed mr. jillson, the building's goofy and henpecked super who lives in fear of his wife, tantalia, who is never seen but often heard.
the joey bishop show (tv series)
the joey bishop show (tv series)









































the joey bishop show is an american sitcom starring entertainer joey bishop that aired on nbc from september 1961, to january 1964. after nbc canceled the series due to low ratings, it was picked up by cbs where it aired for its fourth and final season.









































executive produced by danny thomas, "the joey bishop show" is a spin-off of thomas' series "the danny thomas show".









































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the joey bishop show (tv series)