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My World and Welcome to It Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

26 Episodes 1969 - 1970

Episode 1

Man Against the World

Mon, Sep 15, 1969 30 mins

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Episode 2

The Disenchanted

Mon, Sep 22, 1969 30 mins

When the noise from the freight elevator beside his office becomes intolerable, John decides to try working at home, only to be confronted by Lydia, who is unhappy with her seat at school. She decides to run away into Manhattan to stay with her bohemian Aunt Kate--accompanied by her worried father.

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Episode 3

Little Girls Are Sugar and Spice, Not

Mon, Sep 29, 1969 30 mins

A chess trouncing by his daughter drives Monroe to a fantasy world where Daddy is king. Monroe: William Windom. Otto: Oscar Beregi. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen.

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Episode 4

Christabel

Mon, Oct 6, 1969 30 mins

John has dog problems with just about everyone: Greeley, over a magazine piece about his childhood family pet who bit people; Ellen, who makes him sleep on the couch after an argument about animals' eyes; and Lydia, who wants a new puppy. Then Christabel, the family's ancient poodle, becomes ill, and everyone seems to hold John at fault.

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Episode 5

Night House Caught Fire

Mon, Oct 13, 1969 30 mins

Imaginative people aren't necessarily nuts---and Monroe proves it. Monroe: William Windom. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen. Grandpa: Douglas V. Fowley. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis.

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Episode 6

Ghost and Mr. Monroe

Mon, Oct 20, 1969 30 mins

Monroe (William Windom) quits his job on the magazine and enters a fantasy world of high finance. J.P. Morgan: James Gregory. Greeley: Harold J. Stone. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Reynolds: Frank Christi.

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Episode 7

Nobody Ever Kills Dragons Anymore

Mon, Oct 27, 1969 30 mins

Mundane irritations propel Monroe into a dream world of personal intrigue. Monroe: William Windom. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Funny Face: Svetlana Mishoff. Greeley: Harold J. Stone. Fred: Ed Peck.

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Episode 8

Seal in the Bedroom

Mon, Nov 3, 1969 30 mins

Greeley rejects yet another of John's cartoons which he doesn't understand, one involving a seal in the bedroom of a married couple. Ellen and Lydia agree with Greeley, and when John tells Phil about his problem, Phil suggests the seal might represent John's mother who is visiting the Monroes. Naturally this provokes a fantasy in which John's mother, who showed up at the house wearing a sealskin coat, actually becomes a seal.

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Episode 9

Saga of Dimity Ann

Mon, Nov 10, 1969 30 mins

Monroe schemes to "lose" the family cat in Connecticut. Monroe: William Windom. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen.

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Episode 10

Friend of Earth

Mon, Nov 17, 1969 30 mins

After years of successfully avoiding corny Zeph Leggin (Arthur Hunnicutt), Monroe's luck runs out. Monroe: William Windom. Paul: Larry Storch. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis.

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Episode 11

Maid in Connecticut

Mon, Nov 24, 1969 30 mins

Monroe's at the mercy of a maid (Queenie Smith) who's convinced that if the appliances don't kill her the man in the attic will. Monroe: William Windom. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen.

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Episode 12

Native Wit

Mon, Dec 1, 1969 30 mins

Monroe (Wi11iam Windom) fights corn with corn in a battle of wits with a country wag (Arthur Hunnicutt). Phil: Henry Morgan. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen.

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Episode 13

Strike and Chipmunks

Mon, Dec 8, 1969 30 mins

Collaborating with an author of children's books pleases Monroe not at all. Lockhart: Paul Ford. Monroe: William Windom. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen.

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Episode 14

Rally Around the Flag

Mon, Dec 15, 1969 30 mins

Frustrated while trying to buy a Christmas present for Lydia, John makes the unfortunate choice of an American flag as her gift. Lydia is not pleased, and when the people in the neighborhood learn of John's inappropriate gift, a group of them show up at the Monroe's accusing him of having his holidays confused.

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Episode 15

War Between Men and Women

Mon, Dec 22, 1969 30 mins

The battle of the sexes escalates when Jensen (Henry Morgan) is thrown out of his house. Monroe: William Windom. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Howard: Ray Walston. Ruth: Olive Dunbar. Greeley: Harold J. Stone.

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Episode 16

The Mating Dance

Mon, Dec 29, 1969 30 mins

Lydia is supposed to go to a dance with a boy named Elbert, but when a bully beats him up and insists that Lydia go to the dance with him, John takes the side of the underdog and tries to talk Elbert into retaliating.

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Episode 17

Darn That Dream

Mon, Jan 5, 1970 30 mins

A host of stories about eccentric relatives soothes nightmare-ridden Lydia (Lisa Gerritsen). Monroe: William Windom. Jeremiah: Sheldon Leonard. Aunt Hester: Ruth McDevitt. Cousin Horace: Eldon Quick.

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Episode 18

Human Being and Dinosaur

Mon, Jan 12, 1970 30 mins

Monroe's worried: Lydia (Lisa Gerritsen) has leveled a lad for telling dumb stories about where babies come from. Harold: Jesse White. Monroe: William Windom.

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Episode 19

Dear is a Four Letter Word

Mon, Jan 19, 1970 30 mins

Is lack of paternal affection damaging Lydia? Monroe: William Windom. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen. Principal: Alan Oppenheimer.

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Episode 20

The Middle Years

Mon, Jan 26, 1970 30 mins

When Ellen and Lydia go on an overnight trip, leaving John home alone, he finds himself interrupted in his work by a pair of movers and goes into a fantasy concerning him and his beautiful new neighbor.

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Episode 21

Rules for a Happy Marriage

Mon, Feb 2, 1970 30 mins

John suggests The Manhattanite use marriage as the theme of its anniversary issue, and he has his own ideas on the subject. After he elaborates on his thoughts on marriage, including the tendency of wives to tardiness, he ends up being late for a lunch date with Ellen.

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Episode 22

Wooing of Mr. Monroe

Mon, Feb 9, 1970 30 mins

Monroe's collaboration with a woman writer looks like all work and no play---but Ellen's not so sure. Monroe: William Windom. Dorothy: Neva Patterson. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Greeley: Harold J. Stone.

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Episode 23

The Mea Culpa Bit

Mon, Feb 16, 1970 30 mins

John is suffering from cartoonist's block, making him irritable at work and then later at home. In his frustration he chases Lydia out of his study, causing her to fall and accidentally break her arm. Everyone seems to want to take the blame for Lydia's injury, and Ellen thinks she has a solution, at least to John's feelings of guilt.

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Episode 24

Forth Estate

Mon, Feb 23, 1970 30 mins

A bout with his editor and an ego-deflating run-in with his daughter drive Monroe to a fantasyland. Monroe: William Windom. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen. Greeley: Harold J. Stone. Patrick: Christopher Shea.

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Episode 25

Monroe Misogynist

Mon, Mar 2, 1970 30 mins

Monroe's less-than-reverential attitude toward women wins him few friends---and lots of trouble. Monroe: William Windom. Burrell: Craig Stevens. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Greeley: Harold J. Stone.

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Episode 26

Child's Play

Mon, Mar 9, 1970 30 mins

Guilt stalks John and Phil when they flee their families to work in solitude on an article. John: William Windom. Phil: Henry Morgan. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen. Greely: Harold J. Stone. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Mandrake: Dick Stahl. Harry: Marc Winters. Miss Dalrymple: Roberta Carol.

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