23 May 1953 10 mins
Joe and Alice buy a television set and, due to some excuse, or another, the neighbors begin to drop in, stay to watch television, and raid their refrigerator.
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George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes
Doris Day as Doris Day (uncredited)
Tor Johnson as Supine Wrestler (uncredited)
Phyllis Coates as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt as TV Movie Host (uncredited)
Gordon MacRae as Gordon MacRae (uncredited)
Rodney Bell as Marvin Schulz (uncredited)
United States 23 May 1953
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