Love and Marriage
William Harris is an old-time music publisher who made his daughter Pat a partner. Harris hates rock'n'roll and rejects all popular music submitted. His son-in-law, Steve, is more progressive and this leads to many fights between the two men. Sophie is Harris' secretary and Stubby is a song plugger who performs many of the songs submitted to the publisher.
- 1959-1960
- 1 season
- NBC
- Comedy
William Harris is an old-time music publisher who made his daughter Pat a partner. Harris hates rock'n'roll and rejects all popular music submitted. His son-in-law, Steve, is more progressive and this leads to many fights between the two men. Sophie is Harris' secretary and Stubby is a song plugger who performs many of the songs submitted to the publisher.
Season 1 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 1
House of Harris
Mon, Sep 21, 1959 30 mins
Episode 2
The Stockholders
Mon, Sep 28, 1959 30 mins
Episode 3
Second Honeymoon
Mon, Oct 5, 1959 30 mins
Pat "Mrs. Baker" needs to see the Barbershop Quartet contest, which gets in the way of her anniversary celebration.
Episode 4
Stubby Picks a Winner
Mon, Oct 12, 1959 30 mins
Stubby loans cash to a composer down on his luck and the man in returns gifts one of his songs. Stubby thinks he has a hit but must scheme to get the work published.
Episode 5
Child of Capricorn
Mon, Oct 19, 1959 30 mins
Song plugger Stubby Wilson finds a songwriter in the hills and he brings the rube to the big city. Bill Harris agrees with Stubby that the man has written a song that will be a sure hit.
Episode 6
Guest Artist
Mon, Oct 26, 1959 30 mins
Music publisher Bill Harris feels he is being pushed out of his own business by Pat, who is his partner and daughter. Harris schemes to get Pat back into the home and out of the firm.
Episode 7
Sophie's Engagement
Mon, Nov 2, 1959 30 mins
The staff of Harris publishing are delighted when secretary Sophie announces plans to get married. As a wedding gift her boss William will publish a song of written by her fiance.
Episode 8
The Big Hit
Mon, Nov 9, 1959 30 mins
Stubby rearranges Steve's song and it becomes a Big Hit after Sophie sings it on TV.
Episode 9
Jordan Catalogue
Mon, Nov 16, 1959 30 mins
When Bernice Jordan decides not to renew her late husband's contract with the Harris Publishing Com-pany, Bill Harris attempts to soft-sell her into it.
Episode 10
Chip Off the Old Block
Mon, Nov 23, 1959 30 mins
A group of Bill Harris' friends persuade him to put on a variety show featuring all of their grandchildren.
Episode 11
Bill Moves Out
Mon, Nov 30, 1959 30 mins
After several minor disagreements, Bill and his son-in-law Steve have a serious argument. Bill decides to move out and live by himself.
Episode 12
The New Housekeeper
Mon, Dec 14, 1959 30 mins
Bill and his son-in-law Steve argue about how best to keep the apartment clean.
Episode 13
The Baby
Mon, Dec 21, 1959 30 mins
A baby is born to a younger composer's wife in Pat's apartment, where they had come to ask for another advance from Bill. The whole household is disrupted, and Steve says in the show "From Dixieland to Diapers in 15 Minutes."
Episode 14
Hans Gets Discovered
Mon, Dec 28, 1959 30 mins
The neighbor boy Hans does well in a quiz show and his inflated ego makes him difficult to be around.
Episode 15
Steve's Song
Mon, Jan 4, 1960 30 mins
Episode 16
The Baby Sitter
Mon, Jan 11, 1960 30 mins
Episode 17
Jennie's Song
Mon, Jan 18, 1960 30 mins
Jennie's first grade at school is having a song writing contest. The youngster enlists the help of her grandfather, music publisher Bill Harris.
Episode 18
Stubby's Big Chance
Mon, Jan 25, 1960 30 mins
Bill Harris and his tune touter, Stubby, part temporarily. Stubby refuses to accept a better job from a rival publisher out of loyalty to his boss. Bill hires a hotshot youngster to make Stubby resign to improve himself. Pat and Steve connive in a job to bring Bill and Stubby back together again.