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Pete and Gladys Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

36 Episodes 1960 - 1961

Episode 1

For Pete's Sake

Mon, Sep 19, 1960

Pete and Gladys Porter move into their new home in Westwood, CA. Things get off to a rocky start when Pete clashes with his new neighbor. This pilot episode uses a different theme song than the rest of the series.

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Episode 2

Crime of Passion

Mon, Sep 26, 1960

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Episode 3

The Bavarian Wedding Chest

Mon, Oct 3, 1960

Pete and Gladys receive a Bavarian Wedding chest. The problem is it has special instructions to open it (that don't come with it). Everyone in the offers solutions. No one can open it until Mother in law Hilda comes to the rescue.,

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Episode 4

The Handyman

Mon, Oct 10, 196030 mins

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Episode 5

Movie Bug

Mon, Oct 17, 1960

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Episode 6

Oo-La-La

Mon, Oct 24, 1960

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Episode 7

The Goat Story

Mon, Oct 31, 1960

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Episode 8

Pete's Changing Personality

Mon, Nov 7, 196030 mins

Pete's sales are down, so his boss suggests a session with a beautiful psychologist to improve his grumpy image. Whitney Blake guest stars.

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Episode 9

Camping Out

Mon, Nov 14, 1960

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Episode 10

Bowling Brawl

Mon, Nov 21, 1960

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Episode 11

Pete Takes Up Golf

Mon, Nov 28, 1960

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Episode 12

Gladys and the Piggy Bank

Mon, Dec 5, 1960

Faced with the decision of how much to spend for their friends' anniversary present, Pete and Gladys solve the problem in a most unorthodox way.

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Episode 13

No Man Is Japan

Mon, Dec 12, 1960

Pete may get a job transfer to Tokyo, so he arranges for an exchange student from Japan to teach he and Gladys about life and customs there.

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Episode 14

Misplaced Weekend

Mon, Dec 19, 1960

Pete's boss wants him to work on the weekend Gladys had planned for a getaway. When he lies to get the time off, complications set in when his boss arrives at the same hotel Pete and Gladys are staying at.

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Episode 15

Gladys Rents the House

Mon, Jan 2, 1961

Gladys would like to take a Hawaiian vacation, so she rents rooms in her home to visiting conventioneers. Pete doesn't think that the ensuing chaos is worth all the trouble.

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Episode 16

Gladys' Political Campaign

Mon, Jan 9, 1961

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Episode 17

Cousin Violet

Mon, Jan 16, 196130 mins

Plump Cousin Violet has sent Gladys' picture to her pen pal boyfriend. Now he plants to visit with Violet in person. What will Gladys do?

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Episode 18

The House Next Door

Mon, Jan 23, 1961

Gladys bemoans her next door neighbors moving until an old school friend arrives and announces she's moving to Los Angeles with her husband.

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Episode 19

The Insurance Faker

Mon, Jan 30, 196130 mins

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Episode 20

The Great Stone Face

Mon, Feb 6, 196130 mins

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Episode 21

The Six Musketeers

Mon, Feb 20, 1961

Pete and Gladys and two other couples, their best friends, rent a cabin in the woods. According to all, it will be a vacation made in heaven because they are all open and honest with one another. Are they right? The story unfolds with some added bonuses and the men showing the way.

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Episode 22

Panhandler

Mon, Feb 27, 1961

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Episode 23

Gladys Opens Pete's Mail

Mon, Mar 6, 1961

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Episode 24

The Garage Story

Mon, Mar 13, 1961

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Episode 25

The Orchid Story

Mon, Mar 20, 196130 mins

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Episode 26

Secretary for a Day

Mon, Mar 27, 196130 mins

Gladys causes chaos at the office when she goes to fill in for Pete, who wants to play golf. Ernest Truex appears as Pop.

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Episode 27

The Fur Coat Story

Mon, Apr 3, 196130 mins

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Episode 28

Peaceful in the Country

Mon, Apr 10, 1961

Pete and Gladys go to stay at his boss' country cabin, accompanied by a huge dog named Strongboy.

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Episode 29

Junior

Mon, Apr 17, 196130 mins

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Episode 30

Gladys Cooks Pete's Goose

Mon, Apr 24, 196130 mins

Pete is always complaining that Gladys messes up his phone messages. Gladys is determined to get the next one right, but her efforts go awry and make things worse.

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Episode 31

A Study in Gray

Mon, May 1, 1961

When the painter doesn't show up to paint Pete's den, Gladys decides that her pop can do the job, but Pete is less than pleased with the results.

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Episode 32

Pop's Girlfriend

Mon, May 8, 1961

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Episode 33

Ring-a-Ding-Ding

Mon, May 15, 1961

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Episode 34

Mannequin Story

Mon, May 22, 196130 mins

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Episode 35

The Projectionist

Mon, May 29, 1961

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Episode 36

Gladys Goes to College

Mon, Jun 19, 196130 mins

Gladys goes to college to learn Spanish, but her limited skills are put to the test when she and Pete go to Tijuana for lunch. Nan Leslie appears as Josie.

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