Johnny Jupiter

Episode 1

Hello, Jupiter

Sat, Sep 5, 1953

Ernest P. Duckweather, a general store clerk and part-time inventor, creates a two-way television set that can communicate with beings on the planet Jupiter.

Episode 2

Episode #2.2

Ernest is head to a scoutmaster meeting where accomplishments are to be judged. The Jovians think Ernest needs help so they send Reject the Robot to aid Duckweather to disastrous results.

Episode 3

Episode #2.3

Ernest thinks he knows the location of some buried treasure and talks with his friends on Jupiter about it. They decide to Reject would be the perfect assistant so the robot heads to Earth to support Ernest.

Episode 4

Tonic

Sat, Sep 26, 1953

Duckweather tries to invent a lotion that will help bald men grow hair.

Episode 5

Episode #2.5

Ernest is invited to a masquerade party which he explains to his Jupiter pals. They decide to get further info by sending Reject along where everyone thinks the robot has a great costume.

Episode 6

Reject's Confusion

Sat, Oct 10, 1953

Episode 7

How to Become a Movie Star

Sat, Oct 17, 1953

Ernest and Mr. Frisby try to become movie stars.

Episode 8

Duckweather and the Professor

Sun, Oct 25, 1953

Ernest and Kathy love to listen to Professor Spiegelmacher's radio program, 'Feeling Good Without Loot'. Frisby believes the professor's philosophy is lunacy, but manages to get himself trapped into booking the professor as an emergency replacement for an Mrs. Clanish's lecture series - a task that he delegates to the reluctant Ernest. With the help of Johnny Jupiter, Ernest meets the Professor, who agrees to speak. When the professor arrives at the auditorium, Ernest and Kathy learn that their hero cares far more about money than he lets on.

Episode 9

Amateur Magician

Sat, Oct 31, 1953

Ernest discovers his boss, Mr. Frisby has entered him in a amateur magician's contest.

Episode 10

Historic Reenactment

Sat, Nov 7, 1953

Ernest, Kathy and everyone else in Clayville dress up for a Revolutionary War reenactment.

Episode 11

Detective

Sat, Nov 14, 1953

Ernest becomes a detective by passing a correspondence course. Now he's determined to combat crime.

Episode 12

Dueling

Sat, Nov 21, 1953

Ernest seeks help from Johnny when he is challenged to a sword fight after accidentally insulting a visiting nobleman.

Episode 13

Cure for a Cold

Sat, Nov 28, 1953

Ernest thinks he has invented a cure for the common cold. Too late, he discovers it only works on the residents of Jupiter.

Episode 14

The Surprise Birthday Party

Fri, Dec 4, 1953

While Kathy plan a surprise birthday party for her father, Mr. Frisby tries to teach Ernest the proper way to 'hard sell' a customer, a technique that meets with disaster - so much so that Ernest gets fired from his job. With the help of his friends on Jupiter, Ernest develops a sales approach that appeals to his customers' soft spot and manages to sell merchandise that had sat on Mr. Frisby's shelves for years. Frisby hires him back with a bonus and Ernest promptly spends it on a birthday present for Mr. Frisby.

Episode 15

Phony Swami

Sat, Dec 12, 1953

Reject the Robot helps Ernest expose a fake swami.

Episode 16

Sit Down Strike

Sun, Dec 20, 1953

Ernest's friends on Earth come face-to-face with Reject the Jovian Robot - only they don't realize what they're seeing.

Episode 17

The Kid

Sun, Dec 27, 1953

Mr. Frisby, Ernest's boss, hopes to win a local cleanliness contest. To enhance his chances, he connives to have Ernest babysit the judge's mischievous nephew - with disastrous results.

Episode 18

The Flower Story

Sat, Jan 2, 1954

While conducting an unfortunate experiment, Ernest blows up the plants that his boss planned to enter in the local flower show.

Episode 19

Library

Sat, Jan 9, 1954

Ernest gets in hot water when Reject the Robot returns an overdue library book that the inventor took out two years earlier.

Episode 20

The Hat

Sat, Apr 3, 1954

Mr. Frisby asks Ernest to buy him a new hat so he can impress his wealthy aunt who is coming to visit.

Episode 21

The Physical Examination

Sat, Jan 23, 1954

Ernest asks Mr. Frisby for a raise in salary.

Episode 22

The Widow

Sat, Jan 30, 1954

Episode 23

The Genius

Sat, Feb 6, 1954

When Ernest takes a break from working on a difficult correspondence school exam, Reject the Robot takes pity on him and fixes all his incorrect answers. When Duckweather receives the results of the exam, his boss, Mr. Frisby thinks he has a genius working for him.

Episode 24

The Love Story

Sat, Feb 13, 1954

Mr. Frisby decides that Ernest is an unworthy suitor for his daughter and tries to break up their romantic relationship.

Episode 25

The Rival

Sat, Feb 20, 1954

A rival tries to get Ernest's job and his girlfriend.

Episode 26

Physical Education

Sat, Feb 27, 1954

Episode 27

The Baby Contest

Sat, Mar 6, 1954

Ernest is maneuvered into judging Clayville's annual beautiful baby contest.

Episode 28

A Cure for a Cold

Sat, Mar 13, 1954

Episode 29

Jupiter-Frisbee, Inc.

Sat, Mar 20, 1954

Episode 30

The Invisible Dog

Sat, Mar 27, 1954

Ernest and Reject the Robot try to help a young boy whose mother insists on selling the family dog.

Episode 31

Grass

Sun, Apr 4, 1954

Ernest tries to help Johnny grow grass on Jupiter.

Episode 32

The Geiger Counter

Sat, Apr 10, 1954

A geiger counter in the general store reacts violently when it detects the invisible Reject the Robot and Mr. Frisby is convinced his building is on top of a valuable uranium deposit.

Episode 33

Duckweather: TV Repairman

Sat, Apr 17, 1954

At Kathy's urging, Ernest sets out on his own and after consulting with Johnny Jupiter, decides to open a TV repair shop. His first customer is the owner of the local newspaper and Ernest soon has the set repaired thanks to Robbie the Rejects assistance. Unfortunately, Johnny notices that Robbie has tuned it to receive a television program from Jupiter that evening and Ernest must fix the set before the appointed hour.

Episode 34

The Penny Arcade

Sat, Apr 24, 1954

Ernest decides to show the Jovians what he does with his spare time and invites Reject the Robot to go with him to a penny arcade. When Reject falls head-over-heels in love, Ernest can't convince him that the object of his desire is a mannequin.

Episode 35

Reject's Birthday Party

Sat, May 1, 1954

Ernest tries to organize a birthday party for Reject the Robot.

Episode 36

Episode #2.36

Sat, May 8, 1954

Episode 37

The Fire

Sat, May 15, 1954

Episode 38

Reject's Defect

Sat, May 22, 1954

Ernest must deal with Reject the Robot's evil twin brother who has also traveled to Earth.

Episode 39

The Barbershop

Sat, May 29, 1954

Ernest tries to prevent the local barbershop from being remodeled.