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17 Episodes 1965 - 1966
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 16, 1965
O.K. Crackerby arrives in Palm Beach and promptly purchases the Havenhurst Hotel (rechristened the Havenhurst Crackerby), following which Crackerby sets his mischievous mind (and mountains of money) to securing the services of St. John Quincy as tutor to his three children.
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 23, 1965
What O.K. Crackerby wants he has means of getting. When Crackerby suspects a British dignitary of snubbing his invitation to an Oklahoma-style barbecue, Crackerby is ready to re-spark the Revolutionary War.
Episode 3
Thu, Sep 30, 1965
How do you tell the richest man in the world there's something his money can't buy? Crackerby is bound and determined to buy his son Hobart a pet Griffin.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 7, 1965
Hobart runs for treasurer at his grammar school and conducts a campaign of Crackerby proportions.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 14, 1965
St. John Quincy's tutoring of the children is so successful that O.K. Crackerby finds himself feeling ignorant and uncouth, so he surreptitiously secures the services of his own private tutor.
Episode 6
Thu, Oct 21, 1965
Crackerby's eccentric Oklahoma neighbor Aggie comes to Palm Beach and "hornswoggles" St. John away to come and tutor her "children": two beautiful blonde young women. Will the Crackerbys and Slim ever be able to woo him back?
Episode 7
Thu, Oct 28, 196530 mins
Crackerby falls for and romances Miss Belmont, a young and attractive society woman. Will St. John's suspicions that she is only interested in Crackerby's money prove true? And will St. John's warnings to Crackerby fall on deaf ears?
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 4, 1965
When snobbish Huntington Hawthorne II forbids his son from attending "low-born" Cynthia's sweet 16 party, Crackerby sets to work shaking family trees and leveling the playing field.
Episode 9
Thu, Nov 11, 1965
An oil sheik gives Crackerby the gift of a harem girl and it flips his world upside down. To return her would dishonor the sheik and be a death sentence for the girl. Crackerby's conundrum calls for cleverness and country-style diplomacy.
Episode 10
Thu, Nov 18, 1965
When Aunt Penny's Palm Beach Philharmonic Society starts circling the drain, it's O.K. Crackerby to the rescue. But can even Crackerby and Slim secure the services of a symphony and a renowned conductor by Saturday night?
Episode 11
Thu, Nov 25, 1965
On a camping trip to the country Crackerby meets Ol' Sam, a philosophical fisherman enjoying the simple life. But could it be Crackerby who's biting the bait on Sam's hook?
Episode 12
Thu, Dec 2, 1965
A college bestows an honorary law degree on Crackerby, a ceremony to which the press gives mostly positive coverage, except for one lady gossip columnist, who threatens to expose him to ridicule for his hick background. Outraged, He intends on buying her newspaper just to fire her.
Episode 13
Thu, Dec 9, 1965
Davey, Crackerby's nephew, has purchased 1000 cuckoo clocks in a business venture that he hopes to sell for a profit and marry the girl of his dreams.
Episode 14
Thu, Dec 16, 196530 mins
Crackerby and Co. head west to Hollywood to visit his recently acquired movie studio. Arriving amidst crisis, Crackerby must draw on his down-home Oklahoma know-how to try and bring back to earth a primadonna starlet smitten with an Italian playboy.
Episode 15
Thu, Dec 23, 1965
After seeing his doctor, Crackerby is advised that his blood pressure is dangerously high, and he must change his overall attitude to get it down to safe levels. He forces himself to change from angry and bullying to cheerful and easy-going, which puts a strain on him as well.
Episode 16
Thu, Dec 30, 1965
It's irresistible force meets immovable object when O.K. Crackerby seeks to join the Tarriers, the most exclusive gentlemen's club in the city, which hasn't accepted anyone since 1925 and boasts but three surviving members.
Episode 17
Thu, Jan 6, 196630 mins
Crackerby decides St. John and Susan's five-year courtship needs a "nudge" towards the altar. Final episode of the series.