The Joey Bishop Show [#1] / The New Joey Bishop Show (sitcom)

    (NBC Primetime, 1961 - 1964;
     CBS Primetime, 1964 - 1965)

    [Second season title change: "The New Joey Bishop Show"]

    [Danny Thomas' production company produced this sitcom featuring
     Joey Bishop who had made a name for himself in stand-up comedy,
     and was an erstwhile member of Frank Sinatra's vegas "rat pack";

     During the first season, Joey Bishop played an unmarried show
     business publicist; the supporting cast included Joe Flynn,
     Marlo Thomas (Danny Thomas' daughter) and Marge Griggs;

     For the second season, a complete remake of cast and format
     resulted in Bishop playing a married stand-up comedian (this
     was years before "Seinfeld"); His wife was played by Abby
     Dalton and other members of the cast were Guy Marks and
     Corbett Monica among others...

     This was the first of two "Joey Bishop Shows"; the second
     one was a night-time talk show, which see]

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Theme 1: "This Is Joey Joey"

    [THEME title and arranger credit in Craig Pattillo's "TV Theme
     Soundtrack Directory"; this was the first season THEME for
     both opening and closing; and the opening THEME for the
     next three seasons; Composer credit in BMI listed under
    "Joey Bishop Show-BG Cues" by Herbert Spencer]

     Composer: Herbert W. Spencer (BMI)

     Arranger: Earle H. Hagen (ASCAP/BMI)
              [Both composer and arranger were partners in the
               L. A. music production company "Spencer-Hagen"]

     1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 ASCAP Index of 
                      Performed Compositions]

     2001 Publisher: Nottingham Music (BMI)
                        of Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright Date:
     Renewal   Date:

     Recording:

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Theme 2: "Joey (title theme from 'Joey Bishop Show')"

    [THEME title and arranger credit in Craig Pattillo's "TV Theme
     Soundtrack Directory" which says this was only used as the
     Closing (End Credits) Theme; above is the title as filed 
     for copyright; Craig Pattillo title variation...
     aka: "J O E Y"; ASCAP title variation...
     aka: "Joey"]

     Composers: music by James ("Jimmy") Van Heusen (ASCAP) and
                lyric by Sammy Cahn (ASCAP)
            [birth name: Samuel Cohen]

     Arranger: Earle H. Hagen (ASCAP/BMI)

     1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 ASCAP Index of 
                      Performed Compositions]

     2001 Publishers: Cahn Music Company (ASCAP)
                         c/o WB Music Corp. 
                         a div. of Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.
                         of Los Angeles, CA; and
                      Van Heusen Music Corp. (ASCAP)
                         of Nashville, TN

     Unpublished Copyright Date: Jun. 22, 1962; Eu 725 028.
     Unpublished Renewal   Date: Jan.  5, 1990; RE-465-544.

     Published Copyright Date: Nov. 23, 1962; EP 169 858.
     Published Renewal   Date: Jan. 16, 1990; RE-465-842.

     Recording:

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