Marblehead Manor
Randolf Stonehill and Albert Dudley are respectively the third-generation owner of, and the butler for, Marblehead Manor, a mansion someplace in New England, USA. Randolf is also heir to the Stonehill corn-oil fortune. Life is seldom normal in Marblehead Manor. Along with Randolf's wife Hillary, Jerry the Chauffeur, Duane the Handy Man, Lupe the Cook, Lupe's son Elvis, and Rick the Gardener, comic misunderstandings abound. The inhabitants of Marblehead Manor also have a habit of dressing up as other people to comic effect.
- 1987-1988
- 1 season
- NBC
- Comedy
Randolf Stonehill and Albert Dudley are respectively the third-generation owner of, and the butler for, Marblehead Manor, a mansion someplace in New England, USA. Randolf is also heir to the Stonehill corn-oil fortune. Life is seldom normal in Marblehead Manor. Along with Randolf's wife Hillary, Jerry the Chauffeur, Duane the Handy Man, Lupe the Cook, Lupe's son Elvis, and Rick the Gardener, comic misunderstandings abound. The inhabitants of Marblehead Manor also have a habit of dressing up as other people to comic effect.
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Diamond in the Roughage
Sat, Sep 19, 1987
Randolph buys a diamond ring to give to his wife for her birthday, but when he entrusts it to Alfred he misplaces it. The staff embarks on a wild hunt to recover the ring.
Episode 2
Puppy Love
Sat, Sep 26, 1987
Rick secretly gives Hilary a puppy named Albert. Soon everyone thinks Hilary is having a love affair with Albert the butler.
Episode 3
Madame Butterfat
Sat, Oct 3, 1987
A visiting opera singer mistakenly believes Albert has a crush on her.
Episode 4
Safe at Home
Sat, Oct 10, 1987
Albert hears he will be fired, so he writes an insulting resignation letter. But when he hears the rumor was false, he has to get the letter back.
Episode 5
Good Impressions
Sat, Oct 17, 1987
To entertain an unexpected guest, Albert must impersonates Randolph and everyone at the manor ends up as someone else.
Episode 6
The Fondle Workout
Sat, Oct 24, 1987
Lupe learns that Hillary wants to have a baby, and is becomes convinced that Jerry is the chosen father.
Episode 7
Full Dress
Sat, Oct 31, 1987
Albert must oversee a party and a funeral when the body of Randolph's recently deceased cousin is delivered while the staff prepares for the Stonehills' anniversary party.
Episode 8
I Led Three Wives
Sat, Nov 7, 1987
Dwayne leads the Stonehills into believing he is married... and when they wish to meet her, talks Jerry into becoming his pretend wife.
Episode 9
All in a Knight's Work
Sat, Nov 14, 1987
In order to impress Hilary, Randolph decides to stage a burglary in which he will catch the crooks and save the day. But things don't go as planned.
Episode 10
Egg MacGuffin
Sat, Nov 21, 1987
Randolph decides to auction off a jeweled egg... which was from Albert, a family heirloom he gave as collateral for a loan Randolph never paid back.
Episode 11
An Aunt Hill for Hillary
Sat, Nov 28, 1987
Randolph asks Hillary and Albert to play host to his hostile aunt, otherwise he will lose his company.
Episode 12
Ballet Ruse
Sat, Dec 5, 1987
KGB agents attempt to capture Rick, who is the exact double of a defecting Soviet ballet dancer.
Episode 13
Tea for Tuba
Sat, Jan 30, 1988
While the Stonehills are on vacation, a valuable urn is smashed. The staff turn the manor into a hotel, in order to raise enough money to replace the urn.
Episode 14
Star Struck
Sat, Feb 6, 1988
A jealous Randolph arranges to chaperon a dinner that Hillary is having with an old flame of hers - a Hollywood megastar.
Episode 15
The Lady's Not for Spurning
Sat, Feb 13, 1988
Albert finds himself pursued by a vamp whom he once had a brief encounter with while on holiday in Hawaii.
Episode 16
Baby on Board
Sat, Feb 20, 1988
Rick is mystified by a toddler that Lupe had agreed to babysit - he's convinced it's an alien being.
Episode 17
Now, for a Re-Butle
Sat, Feb 27, 1988
Albert asks Jerry to fill in as butler so he can attend a wedding. But Jerry does such a great job, Albert is worried he may be replaced.
Episode 18
Chinny Chin Chum
Sat, Mar 5, 1988
Randolph sends Rick out to pick up lunch for his guests, but Rick returns with a pig that was stolen from a local college.
Episode 19
Randolph's Mom
Sat, Apr 23, 1988
The staff must think of a plan to prevent Randolph's mother from selling the manor.
Episode 20
Come Flu with Me
Sat, Apr 30, 1988
Hilary and Albert must run the entire manor by themselves when everybody else has come down with the flu.
Episode 21
Amusing Grace
Sat, May 7, 1988
Rick decides to withdraw himself from high society after embarrassing Hilary in public.
Episode 22
Button Your Beau
Sat, May 14, 1988
An old lover of Lupe's shows up at the manor... who was involved at one time with Hilary.
Episode 23
Gorilla My Dreams
Sat, May 21, 1988
When the Stonehills throw a costume party, Randolph forces Rick to masquerade as him in a gorilla suit while he goes to play poker. A real gorilla shows up, and complicates things.
Episode 24
If You Knew Sushi
Sat, May 28, 1988
The manor is turned into a Japanese tea house for one of Randolph's clients... with Albert playing the part of a Geisha girl.