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The Ann Sothern Show Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

35 Episodes 1958 - 1959

Episode 1

The Bridal Suite

Mon, Oct 6, 195830 mins

Two couples have been assigned the bridal suite and Katy (Ann Sothern) must sort things out.

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Episode 2

Six Wives Plus Two

Mon, Oct 13, 195830 mins

When Mr. McCauley saves the life of a sultan, he is rewarded by being given one of the sultan's eight wives. Katy is forced to hide the wife from Flora, while also trying to get the sultan to take his wife back.

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Episode 3

Love Comes to Olive

Mon, Oct 20, 195830 mins

Olive's infatuation with Paul the desk clerk has caused her to act strange, and worries Katy even more. But Katy's attempts to help Paul cause Olive to believe that Katy is after him as well, causing the two friends and roommates to fight.

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Episode 4

Governess for a Day

Mon, Oct 27, 195830 mins

Katy gets saddled with a job as governess for a nine-year old terror.

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Episode 5

The Masquerade Ball

Mon, Nov 3, 195830 mins

Katy tries to trap hotel thieves to clear her name.

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Episode 6

A New Lease on Life

Mon, Nov 10, 195830 mins

Katy needs help breaking her lease with Olive.

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Episode 7

The Countess of Bartley

Mon, Nov 17, 195830 mins

When a duchess stays at the hotel, she attaches herself to Katy, to the point that she interrupts her date at the opera. However, she goes too far when she "appoints" Katy to be engaged to her nephew Count Ferdinand. Katy is determined to break the engagement, even if it means taking Ferdinand for a night out on the town.

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Episode 8

The Thanksgiving Show

Mon, Nov 24, 195830 mins

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Episode 9

Say It with Music

Mon, Dec 1, 195830 mins

Katy helps Mrs. Macauley impress her women's club.

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Episode 10

The Big Gamble

Mon, Dec 8, 195830 mins

A gambler stays at the hotel and hosts a high-stakes poker game.

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Episode 11

It's a Dog's Life

Mon, Dec 15, 195830 mins

Both Katy and young Donald are on their best behavior, in order to avoid drawing attention to the puppy Donald is hiding in his room. Seems the pup is an unauthorized gift from Katy.

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Episode 12

The Boss's Son

Mon, Dec 22, 195830 mins

When the son of The Bartley House's owner visits, the entire staff is on edge. Katy manages to charm the playboy, but she is uninterested. When he decides to settle down and stay around the hotel for awhile, she has to fend off his increasing advances. However, her schemes to get him disinterested backfire, and result in a short-lived engagement to him.

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Episode 13

East Side Story

Mon, Dec 29, 195830 mins

A reformed delinquent is given a job as a night watchman. Then things start disappearing.

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Episode 14

Johnny Moves Up

Mon, Jan 5, 195930 mins

Johnny's mother visits. But she was led to believe he's an executive.

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Episode 15

Give It Back to the Indians

Mon, Jan 12, 195930 mins

An influential stockholder demands that Katy be fired after she makes a certain statement to the press.

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Episode 16

Three Loves Has Katy

Mon, Jan 19, 195930 mins

Katy reunites with some old boyfriends and rethinks her decision to focus on a career over marriage.

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Episode 17

Five Year Itch

Mon, Jan 26, 195930 mins

Katy decides it's time for a vacation, but she needs to find a temporary replacement to fill in while she's away.

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Episode 18

Hurrah for the Irish

Mon, Feb 2, 195930 mins

One of Katy's uncles wins the lottery.

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Episode 19

The O'Connors Stick Together

Mon, Feb 9, 195930 mins

Katy schemes to unite her two feuding uncles by having them stop her from entering into a bad marriage.

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Episode 20

The High Cost of Living

Mon, Feb 16, 195930 mins

Katy and Olive need help with their budget.

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Episode 21

Two on the Aisle

Mon, Feb 23, 195930 mins

Katy has an extra ticket to a Broadway show. Who will she invite along?

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Episode 22

The Stand-In Heiress

Mon, Mar 2, 195930 mins

Katy is convinced a friend's fiance is not really how he presents himself.

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Episode 23

Katy's Big Surprise

Mon, Mar 9, 195930 mins

The Macauleys are off to India, and Katy is suggested as a replacement manager.

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Episode 24

Katy's New Boss

Mon, Mar 23, 195930 mins

Katy adjusts to working for Mr. Devery, whose style differs from Mr. Macauley's.

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Episode 25

The Road to Health

Mon, Mar 30, 195930 mins

Devery tries to make himself more attractive for a younger woman.

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Episode 26

The Engagement Ring

Mon, Apr 6, 195930 mins

The staff thinks Devery proposed to Katy then jilted her.

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Episode 27

Katy's Investment Club

Mon, Apr 13, 195930 mins

Katy and the staff decide to pool their extra money to invest in the stock market.

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Episode 28

The Square Peg

Mon, Apr 20, 195930 mins

Devery hires a psychologist to run some tests to improve the efficiency of hotel employees.

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Episode 29

Geisha Girl

Mon, Apr 27, 195930 mins

When Katy struggles to juggle her regular duties on top of Mr. Devery's meaningless chores, she decides to find him a servant. However, the only one qualified enough to do it is the cousin of a Japanese flower shop owner, who turns out to the surprise of Katy and Mr. Devery to be a Geisha named Michiko. Katy soon becomes jealous when Mr. Devery begins giving her duties to Michiko, and schemes to get Mr. Devery to let Michiko go.

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Episode 30

The Ugly Bonnet

Mon, May 4, 1959

Katy receives an ugly hat in appreciation for her hard work and is expected to wear it.

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Episode 31

The Raise

Mon, May 11, 195930 mins

Devery wants a raise, so he agrees to train a board member's nephew. But the kid is not interested in the hotel business.

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Episode 32

Springtime for Katy

Mon, May 18, 195930 mins

Devery is annoyed when Katy dates a handsome actor.

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Episode 33

Katy Goes Through Channels

Mon, Jun 1, 195930 mins

Devery utilizes a strict military approach to win an award against a rival hotel.

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Episode 34

A Promotion for Johnny

Mon, Jun 8, 195930 mins

Johnny misinterprets something he overheard and thinks he's being fired, when in reality he's being promoted.

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Episode 35

Baby at the Bartley House

Mon, Jun 15, 195930 mins

When Katy and Olive babysit for a neighbor, their work lives are affected.

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