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The Bill Dana Show

Season 1 1963 - 1964

  • 1963-09-22T04:00:00Z on NBC
  • 25m
  • 10h 50m (26 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
BILL DANA, comedian/writer, created a character called JOSE JIMENEZ for the STEVE ALLEN SHOW. This led to a series of successful records and nightclub appearances. BILL's character JOSE JIMENEZ (right in photo), is a Mexican immigrant who works as a bellhop at the PARK CENTRAL HOTEL. He had a bachelor room there and ate in the hotel kitchen. He was portrayed as somewhat naive, yet he tried to find the good in people. His fellow bellhop, EDDIE (GARY CROSBY), kept trying to wise him up. The hotel manager, MR. PHILLIPS (JONATHAN HARRIS,left in photo), was not too understanding towards JOSE. Not-so-bright hotel detective, BYRON GLICK (DON ADAMS, middle in photo) didn't help matters either. WALTER MITTY dream-like incidents were a brief respite from the hotel life. FIRST SEASON: September 1963-September 1964 (including reruns) 1964 NBC Sunday 7:00 pm-7:30 pm SECOND SEASON: September 1964-January 1965 NBC Sunday 8:30 pm-9:00 pm Unable to determine when SECOND SEASON started,

27 episodes

Series Premiere

1963-09-22T04:00:00Z

1x01 You Got to Have Heart

Series Premiere

1x01 You Got to Have Heart

  • 1963-09-22T04:00:00Z25m

Eddie tells Jose he's got to toughen up or lose his job, but the resultant personality change disrupts the hotel.

1963-09-29T04:00:00Z

1x02 The Hypnotist

1x02 The Hypnotist

  • 1963-09-29T04:00:00Z25m

Jose''s pal Eddie convinces the visiting Hip Hypnotist to plant a post-hypnotic suggestion that Phillips loves Jose every time Jose says ""Yes.""

1963-10-06T04:00:00Z

1x03 Jose the Playboy

1x03 Jose the Playboy

  • 1963-10-06T04:00:00Z25m

Jose Jimenez has a first date with a society debutante and his bellhop buddy convinces him he should pose as a millionaire to impress the doll. Jose's discomfort with his ruse provides the bulk of the laughs and, when he confesses he is just a humble bellhop, she gives him a bigger surprise.

1963-10-13T04:00:00Z

1x04 The Opera Singer

1x04 The Opera Singer

  • 1963-10-13T04:00:00Z25m

Jose's bachelor room at the hotel is small - but not so small that it can't hide an out-of-work opera singer and a stray cat.

1963-10-27T04:00:00Z

1x05 Jose, The Stockholder

1x05 Jose, The Stockholder

  • 1963-10-27T04:00:00Z25m

Jose's single share of the hotel stock gets him into the stockholders'meeting - where he provides his boss with a surprise.

1963-11-03T05:00:00Z

1x06 The Bank Holdup

1x06 The Bank Holdup

  • 1963-11-03T05:00:00Z25m

Jose is unaware that the note Mr. Brown, one of the hotel guests, wants him to deliver to the bank reads "This is a holdup!"

1963-11-10T05:00:00Z

1x07 The Homeymoon Suite

1x07 The Homeymoon Suite

  • 1963-11-10T05:00:00Z25m

The Honeymoon Suite" is empty, so Jose lets a young couple stay there
free. Meanwhile, Mr. Phillips is renting it to another couple.

1963-11-17T05:00:00Z

1x08 Jose the Agent

1x08 Jose the Agent

  • 1963-11-17T05:00:00Z25m

Eddie advises his co-worker to impress a girl singer he likes by becoming "Jose the Agent".

1963-12-01T05:00:00Z

1x09 The Poker Game

1x09 The Poker Game

  • 1963-12-01T05:00:00Z25m

Jose's job is in danger when Mr. Phillips finds he's been catering to some cardsharks.

1963-12-08T05:00:00Z

1x10 Mr. Phillips Watch

1x10 Mr. Phillips Watch

  • 1963-12-08T05:00:00Z25m

Things look bad for the house detective: Mr. Phillips' watch was part of the loot stolen in a wave of robberies at the hotel.

1964-12-06T05:00:00Z

1x11 Beauty and the Baby

1x11 Beauty and the Baby

  • 1964-12-06T05:00:00Z25m

There are five beauty-contest entrants staying at the hotel, and Jose insists that one of them left a baby outside his room.

1964-01-05T05:00:00Z

1x12 The Brat

1x12 The Brat

  • 1964-01-05T05:00:00Z25m

1964-01-12T05:00:00Z

1x13 Jose's Dream Girl

1x13 Jose's Dream Girl

  • 1964-01-12T05:00:00Z25m

Quiet little Emily, the hotel florist, has fallen for Eddie, but Eddie prefers the extroverted type.

1964-01-19T05:00:00Z

1x14 A tip for Uncle Sam

1x14 A tip for Uncle Sam

  • 1964-01-19T05:00:00Z25m

1964-01-26T05:00:00Z

1x15 The Masquerade Party

1x15 The Masquerade Party

  • 1964-01-26T05:00:00Z25m

Jose plans to sneak uninvited into the masquerade ball disguised as Carmen.

1964-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x16 Jose's Four Amigos

1x16 Jose's Four Amigos

  • 1964-02-02T05:00:00Z25m

An obnoxious TV star is staying at the hotel where he is scheduled to perform. Meanwhile, Jose's cousins, whom he wrote telling that he is the hotel manager, visit the hotel. Jose's cousins, a talented singing quartet, prove invaluable in ridding the hotel staff of the TV star's rude behavior.

1964-02-09T05:00:00Z

1x17 Eddie Gets Fired

1x17 Eddie Gets Fired

  • 1964-02-09T05:00:00Z25m

Eddie gets Fired" when he gallantly takes the blame for one of Jose's blunders.

1964-02-16T05:00:00Z

1x18 Speak For Yourself, Jose

1x18 Speak For Yourself, Jose

  • 1964-02-16T05:00:00Z25m

1964-02-23T05:00:00Z

1x19 Jose The Manager

1x19 Jose The Manager

  • 1964-02-23T05:00:00Z25m

1964-03-01T05:00:00Z

1x20 The Party in Suite 15

1x20 The Party in Suite 15

  • 1964-03-01T05:00:00Z25m

The Party in Suite 15" seems to be getting out of hand, and Jose thinks something should be done about it - even if the hostess is a VIP's daughter.

1964-03-15T05:00:00Z

1x21 Jose The Matchmaker

1x21 Jose The Matchmaker

  • 1964-03-15T05:00:00Z25m

Jose, the Matchmaker" makes plans to help a hotel maid impress her old boy friend.

1964-03-22T05:00:00Z

1x22 Jose's Hot Dog Caper

1x22 Jose's Hot Dog Caper

  • 1964-03-22T05:00:00Z25m

An insurance detective is at the hotel to nab a pair of diamond thieves, if he can do it before Jose and Glick foul things up.

1964-04-05T05:00:00Z

1x23 The Hiring of Jose

1x23 The Hiring of Jose

  • 1964-04-05T05:00:00Z25m

Jose recalls his first day on the job - as a Hispanic comedian.

1964-04-12T05:00:00Z

1x24 The Astronaut

1x24 The Astronaut

  • 1964-04-12T05:00:00Z25m

"The Astronaut" arrives at the hotel, and the impressed Jose begins dreaming of himself as a spaceman. Jose's daydream includes excerpts from his celebrated "astronaut" monologue.

1964-04-19T05:00:00Z

1x25 Master of Disguise

1x25 Master of Disguise

  • 1964-04-19T05:00:00Z25m

Glick has the combination to the hotel safe changed on Mr. Phillips' orders, then promptly forgets the new combination. Thus when an armed robber demands the combination, Phillips is at a loss.

Season Finale

1964-04-26T05:00:00Z

1x26 Jose Resigns

Season Finale

1x26 Jose Resigns

  • 1964-04-26T05:00:00Z25m

Jose quits his job thinking he's doing Mr. Phillips a favor, but Mr. Phillips goes to pieces without him.

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