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==Synopsis==

==Synopsis==

The program centers on war widow and single mother Jan Stewart and her two single female roommates, secretary Pat Murphy (Patricia Bright), and model Val Marlowe (Merry Anders].<ref name=totalt>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television,'' p. 416.</ref> A Desilu Production, ''It's Always Jan'' borrowed elements of various programs and films from the period but lacked the ingredients for general popularity and long-lasting success. Janis Paige's hairstyle resembled that of Lucy Ricardo, CBS's most successful comedy character of the decade in the ''[[Lucille Ball|I Love Lucy]]'' program, starring [[Lucille Ball]], also the Desilu co-owner. With three single women in the series, the program borrowed on the theme of the films ''Three Coins in the Fountain'' and ''How to Marry a Millionaire'', later made into a syndicated television series co-starring Barbara Eden and Merry Anders (1934-2012), Paige's co-star.<ref name=tvparty>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvparty.com/50sitcom3.html|title=Wesley Hyatt, "Comedy Time"|publisher=tvparty.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref>

The program centers on war widow and single mother Jan Stewart and her two single female roommates, secretary Pat Murphy (Patricia Bright), and model Val Marlowe (Merry Anders).<ref name=totalt>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television,'' p. 416.</ref> A Desilu Production, ''It's Always Jan'' borrowed elements of various programs and films from the period but lacked the ingredients for general popularity and long-lasting success. Janis Paige's hairstyle resembled that of Lucy Ricardo, CBS's most successful comedy character of the decade in the ''[[Lucille Ball|I Love Lucy]]'' program, starring [[Lucille Ball]], also the Desilu co-owner. With three single women in the series, the program borrowed on the theme of the films ''Three Coins in the Fountain'' and ''How to Marry a Millionaire'', later made into a syndicated television series co-starring Barbara Eden and Merry Anders (1934-2012), Paige's co-star.<ref name=tvparty>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvparty.com/50sitcom3.html|title=Wesley Hyatt, "Comedy Time"|publisher=tvparty.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref>

In the series, Jan Stewart devotes much of her time not to the children or the roommates but to her potential paramours and her performances at [[New York City]]'s Tony's Cellar nightclub, the setting of the series. As with other programs like ''The Red Skelton Show'' and ''[[Ann Sothern|The Ann Sothern Show]],'' Paige closed each episode by bidding the home audience "Good night.<ref name=tvparty/>

In the series, Jan Stewart devotes much of her time not to the children or the roommates but to her potential paramours and her performances at [[New York City]]'s Tony's Cellar nightclub, the setting of the series. As with other programs like ''The Red Skelton Show'' and ''[[Ann Sothern|The Ann Sothern Show]],'' Paige closed each episode by bidding the home audience "Good night.<ref name=tvparty/>