After coming home from work, Jan finds out she got a letter from Harold, one of her old childhood friends. In a notable reversal of the scenario from “Blind Date,” this time Pat is trying to convince Jan to go out on a date, rather than the other way around.
Cast
Janis Paige as Jan
Patricia Bright as Pat
Merry Anders as Val
Jeri Lou James as Josie
Director
Sheldon Leonard
Producer
Arthur Stander
Writer
Arthur Stander
Production Company
Janard Productions, Inc.
Media Format
MP4
Duration
1 minute 53 seconds
Date
1955
Original Format
DVD
Subject
Situation comedies (Television programs)-United States
After saving her from getting raped by a creepy bar crawler, Pat and Mrs. Johnson chalk up Jan’s romantic misfortunes to her job as a nightclub singer; if she were a librarian or secretary, this wouldn’t be a problem. Fed up, she spontaneously decides to get married before even having an idea for what she wants in a suitor.
Cast
Janis Paige as Jan
Patricia Bright as Pat
Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Johnson
Director
Norman Tokar
Producer
Arthur Stander
Writer
Nate Monaster
Production Company
Janard Productions, Inc.
Media Format
MP4
Duration
1 minute 54 seconds
Date
1955
Original Format
DVD
Subject
Situation comedies (Television programs)-United States
Right before the episode starts, a brief commercial plays for Dash Laundry Detergent with Condensed Suds. Most sitcoms from this mid-1950s era would often do this: after a brief opening sequence, a commercial would be aired as an interstitial just before the show itself aimed at the target audience. Since this is a suds commercial, one could fairly assume the target audience for "It's Always Jan" is housebound, middle-aged married women.
Cast
n/a
Director
Norman Tokar
Producer
Arthur Stander
Writer
Nate Monaster
Production Company
Janard Productions, Inc.
Media Format
MP4
Duration
1 minute 1 second
Date
1955
Original Format
DVD
Subject
Situation comedies (Television programs)-United States
After a whole day of striking out, Jan finally lands a potential date in the form of Mr. Howard Stone. They never become a serious couple, but the experience does remind Jan she can still find love 9 years after the death of her military husband.
Pat returns home just after 2 in the morning. It’s presumed that she realized Seymour may have been the plumber from earlier in the day, but all Pat says was that it was a wonderful time, never revealing who he is or looks like before the end of the program.
Cast
Janis Paige as Jan
Patricia Bright as Pat
Sid Melton as Harry
Director
Norman Tokar
Producer
Arthur Stander
Writer
Arthur Stander
Production Company
Janard Productions, Inc.
Media Format
MP4
Duration
1 minute 5 seconds
Date
1955
Original Format
DVD
Subject
Situation comedies (Television programs)-United States
After a phone call with Seymour, Jan tries to convince Pat, sight unseen, to try going out on a date with him. She has absolutely no idea what he looks like; all she, and for that matter the audience, have to go on is his voice.
Cast
Janis Paige as Jan
Patricia Bright as Pat
Director
Norman Tokar
Producer
Arthur Stander
Writer
Arthur Stander
Production Company
Janard Productions, Inc.
Media Format
MP4
Duration
1 minute 38 seconds
Date
1955
Original Format
DVD
Subject
Situation comedies (Television programs)-United States