Margie
Margie is an average teenager--in the 1920s, when so many things are changing. She lives with her parents and her brother Cornell, hangs with lively flapper friend Maybelle, and catches admiration from Heywood and Johnny. Adapting to the Jazz Age creates lots of interesting situations.
- 1961-1962
- 1 season
- 20th Century Fox
- Comedy
- TV-G
Margie is an average teenager--in the 1920s, when so many things are changing. She lives with her parents and her brother Cornell, hangs with lively flapper friend Maybelle, and catches admiration from Heywood and Johnny. Adapting to the Jazz Age creates lots of interesting situations.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1961 - 1962
Episode 1
The Vamp
Thu, Oct 12, 1961 60 mins
Margie is frustrated because her girlfriend Maybelle Jackson seems to be more popular with boys than she is. Magie's world-wise aunt gives her some useful tips.
Episode 2
County Fair
Thu, Oct 19, 1961 30 mins
A trip to the county fair turns out to be a source of unexpected adventures for the Clayton family.
Episode 3
The Big Move
Thu, Oct 26, 1961 30 mins
Believing that her father is thinking of moving the family to another town, Margie comes up with a plan to cause problems at the bank where he works so his bosses can see how vital he is and he'll forget about moving.
Episode 4
Pity the Poor Working Girl
Thu, Nov 2, 1961 30 mins
Believing that her father is about to lose his job at the bank, Margie goes out hunting for a job for herself.
Episode 5
The Initiation
Thu, Nov 9, 1961 30 mins
Margie gets the idea that in order to be part of the social scene at school, she has to join an exclusive sorority.
Episode 6
The Matchmaker
Thu, Nov 16, 1961 30 mins
Margie tries to "fix up" Aunt Phoebe with one of her teachers, but the teacher misunderstands and thinks that Margie is after him for herself.
Episode 7
The Jazz Band
Thu, Nov 30, 1961 30 mins
The class wants to get some famous singers and musicians to perform at the school dance, but realizes it would never be able to afford to pay them. Margie talks them into forming their own jazz band and doing the numbers themselves. When Margie realizes that her class can never afford to pay for famous musicians and singers to play at the school dance, she convinces her fellow students to perform the latest numbers instead.
Episode 8
By the Sea
Thu, Dec 7, 1961 30 mins
During an outing at the beach, Margie pulls out all the stops in an effort to get a cute lifeguard to notice her.
Episode 9
Hail the Conquered Hero
Thu, Dec 14, 1961 30 mins
When Cynthis is bowled over by a brawny young Marine, a lovesick Haywood decides to enlist in the Corps himself to impress her.
Episode 10
The New Dress
Thu, Dec 21, 1961 30 mins
Margie, deciding that she is now a "mature young woman", gets her friends together to help her pick out a "shocking" new dress that will prove it.
Episode 11
Riches to Rags
Thu, Dec 28, 1961 30 mins
Margie's father learns that the snotty, arrogant son of his bank's president is interested in Margie and, much to her dismay, encourages her to go out with him.
Episode 12
Margie Flies the Coop
Thu, Jan 4, 1962 30 mins
Maybelle convinces Margie that, to be an "independent" woman, she needs to move in with Maybelle in her new apartment. What Margie doesn't know is that Maybelle has an ulterior motive for wanting Margie as a roommate.
Episode 13
Burning Kisses
Thu, Jan 11, 1962 30 mins
Margie and Maybelle think that Margie's parents need some passion in their marriage, and come up with a plan that will bring back the "spark" they had when they were first married.
Episode 14
Madame President
Thu, Jan 18, 1962 30 mins
After Haywood bows out of the campaign for class president, Margie decides to make a run for it herself.
Episode 15
False Alarm
Thu, Jan 25, 1962 30 mins
The son of Harvey's boss is getting married, but Harvey didn't get an invitation to the wedding. Margie decides to try to "help" him by sending him a fake invitation to the wedding.
Episode 16
Flaming Youth
Thu, Feb 1, 1962 30 mins
Margie and Maybelle decide to go "modern" and shorten the hemline of their skirts. Unfortunately for them, Margie's parents have just seen a movie that warned parents of the ways their daughters can turn into "wild girls" of the modern era--and one of the danger signs is shortening the hemlines of their skirts.
Episode 17
A Lesson in Teaching
Thu, Feb 8, 1962 30 mins
Margie decides that she's going to give up on boys and pursue a career in which the opposite sex won't matter--like teaching.
Episode 18
Lady of the House
Thu, Feb 15, 1962 30 mins
Margie decides that, since her parents are away, now is the time to throw a dinner party for her friends. However, things don't quite turn out the way she had planned.
Episode 19
The Dangerous Age
Thu, Feb 22, 1962 30 mins
Harvey decides that he needs to learn the newest dances, and who better to teach him than Margie and Maybelle?
Episode 20
A Woman Scorned
Thu, Mar 1, 1962 30 mins
Harvey decides to give the lovesick but hapless Haywood some tips on how to win Margie's affections. Unfortunately for Haywood, Harvey is even more clueless than he is and his "tips" result in a fiasco.
Episode 21
Margie, the Jinx
Thu, Mar 8, 1962 30 mins
A string of "mishaps" convinces Margie that she's not simply having a run of bad luck, but that she is actually a jinx.
Episode 22
Whatever Mama Wants
Thu, Mar 15, 1962 30 mins
The family is having a difficult time getting ready for Nora's rapidly approaching birthday.
Episode 23
Friendship Is for Friends
Thu, Mar 22, 1962 30 mins
Margie finds herself in a situation in which she must decide what the term "friendship" really means to her.
Episode 24
Margie, the Gossip Columnist
Thu, Mar 29, 1962 30 mins
Margie "pushes the envelope" on journalistic ethics when she gets a column in her school newspaper.
Episode 25
The Wolf of Wall Street
Thu, Apr 5, 1962 30 mins
When Harvey gives Margie an old war bond, she starts dreaming about what she could do with her newfound "wealth".
Episode 26
The Professional Man
Thu, Apr 12, 1962 30 mins
Margie needs a date for a big upcoming school dance and can't find one, but when she goes to her dentist's office she meets a boy who just might fill the bill.