I Married Joan
E551236
I Married Joan is an American 1950s television sitcom starring Joan Davis as a scatterbrained housewife whose comedic misadventures often disrupt her husband’s life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Married Joan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5787994 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I Married Joan Context triple: [Jim Backus, appearedIn, I Married Joan]
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A.
My Wife and I
"My Wife and I" is a lesser-known domestic and social novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores marriage, morality, and middle-class life in the 19th century.
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B.
The Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its elegant dance sequences and classic songs.
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C.
My Favorite Husband
My Favorite Husband is a late-1940s American radio sitcom starring Lucille Ball that served as a precursor to and inspiration for the television series I Love Lucy.
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D.
Seven Year Itch
"Seven Year Itch" is a 1988 comeback blues and soul album by legendary American singer Etta James, marking a powerful return after years of personal and professional struggles.
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E.
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day is a 1933 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, based on a Damon Runyon story about a poor street peddler transformed into a society lady.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I Married Joan Target entity description: I Married Joan is an American 1950s television sitcom starring Joan Davis as a scatterbrained housewife whose comedic misadventures often disrupt her husband’s life.
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A.
My Wife and I
"My Wife and I" is a lesser-known domestic and social novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores marriage, morality, and middle-class life in the 19th century.
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B.
The Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its elegant dance sequences and classic songs.
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C.
My Favorite Husband
My Favorite Husband is a late-1940s American radio sitcom starring Lucille Ball that served as a precursor to and inspiration for the television series I Love Lucy.
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D.
Seven Year Itch
"Seven Year Itch" is a 1988 comeback blues and soul album by legendary American singer Etta James, marking a powerful return after years of personal and professional struggles.
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E.
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day is a 1933 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, based on a Damon Runyon story about a poor street peddler transformed into a society lady.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | mono ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly ⓘ |
| character |
Joan Stevens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judge Bradley Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Joan Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | multi-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1952-10-15 ⓘ |
| format | half-hour television series ⓘ |
| genre | situation comedy ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntime | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease | DVD public-domain compilations ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | live-action television ⓘ |
| hasOpeningCreditsBilling |
Jim Backus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| hasTheme | domestic comedy ⓘ |
| isComparableTo | I Love Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1955-03-23 ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | housewife ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTrait | scatterbrained ⓘ |
| notableFor |
physical comedy
ⓘ
portrayal of zany housewife ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 76 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | commercial broadcast television network ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| precededBy | early radio work of Joan Davis ⓘ |
| producer | Joan Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Joan Davis Enterprises
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tetrick Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | judge ⓘ |
| spouseOfMainCharacter | Judge Bradley Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Jim Backus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I Married Joan Description of subject: I Married Joan is an American 1950s television sitcom starring Joan Davis as a scatterbrained housewife whose comedic misadventures often disrupt her husband’s life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.