The Ed Wynn Show

Episode 0

Sincerely Sam Hill

Thu, Sep 25, 1958 34 mins

Midge and Laurie are staying with their grand-father, John Beamer, because their father is on duty in Saudi Arabia. Laurie, a college student, convinces him to take some of her friends and a pet monkey in as boarders. John's friend and lawyer Ernest advises him that it is illegal to do so.

Episode 2

The Crossing Guard

Thu, Oct 2, 1958

Helpful John Beamer takes over a friend's job for one day and almost eliminates it. Beamer's ever-zealousness in directing traffic leads to an altercation with the city manager, who abolishes the guard's job and installs a traffic light.

Episode 3

The Scholarship

Thu, Oct 9, 1958

John Beamer aids Dave Hilliard, a young student who is faced with having to leave college owing to family financial difficulties.

Episode 4

Nature Knows Best

Thu, Oct 16, 1958 30 mins

Dink, a gawky college boy falls for John Beamer's granddaughter Laurie and takes up squatter's rights on the Beamer living room sofa.

Episode 5

Laurie's Career

Thu, Oct 23, 1958

Episode 6

Lover's Lane

Thu, Oct 30, 1958

John Beamer embarks on a one-man crusade to save his town's only public recreation area from invasion by a new highway extension.

Episode 7

The Music Lovers

Thu, Nov 6, 1958

Beamer tries to divert Danny, a problem boy from delinquency by helping him prepare for a jalopy derby.

Episode 8

Younger Than Autumn

Thu, Nov 13, 1958

John Beamer believes he will be chairman of the city's centennial celebration, but the mayor says a younger man will have the job.

Episode 9

A Date with Mrs. Creavy

Thu, Nov 20, 1958

John becomes a Romeo to his disagreeable neighbor, Mrs. Creavy, all because he tried to play Cupid for his granddaughter.

Episode 14

New York Adventure

Thu, Jan 1, 1959

John Beamer seeks to persuade owners of a pajama factory not to close the plant.