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26 Episodes 1969 - 1970
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 15, 1969 30 mins
Episode 2
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.
Episode 3
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.
Episode 4
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.
Episode 5
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.
Episode 6
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.
Episode 7
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.
Episode 8
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.
Episode 9
Mon, Nov 10, 1969 30 mins
Monroe schemes to "lose" the family cat in Connecticut. Monroe: William Windom. Ellen: Joan Hotchkis. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen.
Episode 10
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.
Episode 11
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.
Episode 12
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.
Episode 13
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.
Episode 14
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.
Episode 15
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.
Episode 16
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.
Episode 17
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.
Episode 18
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.
Episode 19
Mon, Jan 19, 1970 30 mins
Is lack of paternal affection damaging Lydia? Monroe: William Windom. Lydia: Lisa Gerritsen. Principal: Alan Oppenheimer.
Episode 20
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.
Episode 21
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.
Episode 22
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.
Episode 23
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.
Episode 24
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.
Episode 25
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.
Episode 26
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.