I think I like the 2nd season of The Joey Bishop Show better than the 1st. This episode, like many first-season episodes, is the kind of poorly-executed farce where, if the characters would just open their mouths and explain things, all would be resolved. Instead, the viewer watches all the stupid blunders, and rather than being funny, it's just anxiety-inducing. At several points, rather than just explaining things, Bishop's character keeps saying, "Let me explain something," just as he gets interrupted. After this happens a couple times, most people would just spit out the explanation; but not Joey! All he explains is that he wants to explain something.
When done well (such as a good production of something like Noises Off), farce can have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. But even most episodes of Three's Company are better than this episode of The Joey Bishop Show.
When done well (such as a good production of something like Noises Off), farce can have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. But even most episodes of Three's Company are better than this episode of The Joey Bishop Show.