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Please Don't Eat the Daisies Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

30 Episodes 1965 - 1966

Episode 1

My Eldest Child

Tue, Sep 14, 196522 mins

Joan's husband is dismayed when he discovers his wife has been writing gently humorous articles about him under a pen name.

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Episode 2

How About Two Gorillas?

Tue, Sep 21, 196530 mins

Mom and Dad are persuaded to perform in a talent show at their boys' school.

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Episode 3

Who's Kicking That Gong Around?

Tue, Sep 28, 196530 mins

Joan has an overdue deadline for her newspaper article. To escape the disorderly household around her she encamps in the attic tower using a ladder, for peace and quiet. Chaos ensues below.

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Episode 4

Dinner on the Rocks

Tue, Oct 5, 196530 mins

Joan attempts to put on a luau when Jim invites the college staff over for dinner.

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Episode 5

We're Bigger Than They Are, But....

Tue, Oct 12, 196530 mins

The twins take advantage of the fact that their teachers can't tell them apart.

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Episode 6

Look Who's Talking

Tue, Oct 19, 196530 mins

The twins spread a story that their Mother is pregnant, after a misunderstanding.

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Episode 7

The Big Train

Tue, Oct 26, 196530 mins

When a Storm named The Big Train comes through town it takes people along with it.

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Episode 8

Two Seats on the Moon Shot

Tue, Nov 2, 196530 mins

Joan is approached by a TV man with an offer to give her a free trip to New York City. While they secretly record, she has to dress up in a blonde wig , and try and trick her husband that she is another woman.

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Episode 9

Shape Up or Ship Out

Tue, Nov 9, 196530 mins

Joel becomes responsible for getting the twins ready for school each day. He has great success which unfortunately causes older brother Kyle to become jealous.

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Episode 10

Somewhere George Is Calling

Tue, Nov 16, 196530 mins

The boys decide to raise money to gift to their parents Anniversary. Without telling their parents they decide to offer guided tours through the House for 75 cents.

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Episode 11

Don't Fool Around with the Man Upstairs

Tue, Nov 23, 196530 mins

Joel gets persuaded by his friend Hank to go to a Carnival instead of Sunday school. Joel then invents a story to his parents, but a guilty conscience gets the better of him.

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Episode 12

Of Hitches and Stitches and Big Round Dogs

Tue, Nov 30, 196530 mins

Joan decides to host the wedding of Jim's sister , with only 48 hours notice. Her ambitious plan includes making a wedding dress, but over working and lack of sleep, makes her see two Ladadogs.

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Episode 13

Very, Very Huckleberry

Tue, Dec 7, 196530 mins

The boys build a wooden raft with plans to sail it on the high seas, much to their Mother's horror.

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Episode 14

It's Lad by a Nose

Tue, Dec 14, 196530 mins

Joel is told by his Doctor that his constant sneezing is caused by an allergy to dogs. The family is upset that Ladadog will have to go.

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Episode 15

The Big Brass Blonde

Tue, Dec 21, 196530 mins

Jim's production of Joan's play brings a famous Hollywood star to the Nash household, with promises of fame and fortune.

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Episode 16

Swing That Indian Club

Tue, Dec 28, 196530 mins

Kyle wants to grow up and join the big boys. His decision has a very definite effect, on not just the Nash family, but the whole neighborhood.

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Episode 17

The Pied Piper of Ridgemont

Tue, Jan 4, 196630 mins

Joan's Father , after being away in Africa for 7 years , makes a surprise visit. His unorthodox ways ,creates stress for Joan.

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Episode 18

Say UNCLE

Tue, Jan 11, 196630 mins

The boys conclude their father must be a spy after their father goes into a tailor shop where Illya Kuryakin also enters. Despite the fact dad isn't a spy, the boys can't be shaken from this belief until Napoleon Solo pays a visit to their home.

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Episode 19

Nobody's Perfect

Tue, Jan 18, 196625 mins

Preoccupied with her writing career, Joan is letting other tasks pile up, including the payment of a parking fine. With the car registered in Jim's name, when he is arrested Joan is frantic to get the cash together to pay the fine.

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Episode 20

My Good Friend, Whatsisname

Tue, Jan 25, 196630 mins

Jim can't recall an old school friend's name, who he invites to dinner.After later remembering his name as Alvin Pratt (played by Ed Asner) it transpires that, Alvin has a deep hidden secret.

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Episode 21

The Monster in the Basement

Tue, Feb 1, 196630 mins

The old basement furnace breaks down on a freezing day. To add to the drama, the local plumber gets stuck inside the furnace, just as Jim's Board Chairman is about to visit.

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Episode 22

Wring Out the Welcome Mat

Tue, Feb 15, 196630 mins

More maintenance issues arise in the old house, with the roof leaking during heavy rain. They decide to put the house up for sale. The Nash family then have seller's remorse, when a buyer puts in an offer.

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Episode 23

Move Over, Mozart

Tue, Feb 22, 196630 mins

Joan believes Joel has music talent. She hires music teacher, Miss Feathers ( played by Alice Ghostley) to assess his potential . Things don't go quite as planned.

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Episode 24

Who's Walking Under the Bed?

Tue, Mar 8, 196630 mins

Ladadog is going to be a dad . Jim is hoping to get a raise at work.

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Episode 25

How Now, Hausfrau?

Tue, Mar 15, 196630 mins

A newspaper columnist with a reputation for writing hit pieces on his subjects , wants to interview Joan. He doesn't believe the family madcap stories she writes about.

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Episode 26

Big Man on Campus

Tue, Mar 22, 196630 mins

Jim brings home some student manuscripts and Joan's play gets mistakenly added to the pile. When Jim criticizes the manuscript he's reading, (actually written by one of his students ) Joan thinks he's referring to her play.

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Episode 27

The Magnificent Muldoon

Tue, Mar 29, 196630 mins

The twins befriend a hobo ( played by Burgess Meredith), and invite him home for a bath and dinner.Their father Jim, is not impressed, as he has invited his Boss to dinner.

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Episode 28

The Leaning Tower of Ridgemont

Tue, Apr 5, 196630 mins

A Building Inspector declares that the Nash house is structurally unsound and they need to vacate within 7 days. However Ed, the Handyman , disagrees and sets up a test to prove the Inspector wrong.

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Episode 29

Mine Is the Luck of the Irish

Tue, Apr 12, 196630 mins

Joan's Father visits , hoping to persuade the Nash's to invest in a uranium mine in Arizona . Unintended consequences are the result.

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Episode 30

Night of Knights

Tue, Apr 19, 196630 mins

Jim's drama class students and neighbor Marge, decide to make his birthday a surprise and memorable event.

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