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The Jimmy Stewart Show Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1971 - 1972
Episode 1
By Way of Introduction
Sun, Sep 19, 1971 30 mins
A king-size family crisis. Jim Howard: Jimmy Stewart. Martha: Julie Adams. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Teddy: Dennis Larson. Wendy: Ellen Geer. Jake: Kirby Furlong.
Episode 2
Love in a Briefcase
Sun, Sep 26, 1971 30 mins
The professor's lost brief case sets the scene for comic mishaps. Clyde Fister: William Lanteau. Martha: Julie Adams. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Wendy: Ellen Geer. Teddy: Dennis Larson. Jake: Kirby Furlong.
Episode 3
The Price of Plumbing Is Numbing
Sun, Oct 3, 1971 30 mins
A question of domestic coexistence: can two families share a bathroom and a half? Martha: Julia Adams. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Wendy: Ellen Geer. Teddy: Dennis Larson.
Episode 4
The Father and Son Game
Sun, Oct 10, 1971 30 mins
A lighthearted story about Prof. Howard's efforts to work his inept son Teddy into a father-son baseball game. Garvey Hike: Roy Applegate. Teddy: Dennis Larson. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Jake: Kirby Furlong.
Episode 5
Another Day, Another Scholar
Sun, Oct 17, 1971 30 mins
A sexy coed has obvious designs on Prof. Howard (Jimmy Stewart). Joyce Gibbs: Margaret Markov. Donna Haley: Bonnie Boland. Lionel Atkins: Emmet Walsh. Big Mother: Alice Nunn. Martha: Julie Adams. Luther: John McGiver. Jake: Kirby Furlong.
Episode 6
A Hunch in Time
Sun, Oct 24, 1971 30 mins
Cesar Romero as a big-time developer with grandiose plans that delight contractor P.J. and appall his conservationist father (Jimmy Stewart). P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Martha: Julie Adams. Wendy: Ellen Geer. Luther: John McGiver. Teddy: Dennis Larson.
Episode 7
The Identity Crisis
Sun, Oct 31, 1971 30 mins
John McGiver and Stewart as two spunky middle-aged cronies on a monumental spree in San Francisco. Mother Howard: Beulah Bondi. Luther: John McGiver. Martha: Julie Adams. Janice Morton: Kate Jackson.
Episode 8
Guest of Honor
Sun, Nov 7, 1971 30 mins
A visiting professor from behind the Iron Curtain confronts the Howards---and American customs (like arguing with a cop). Lokacs: Alan Oppenheimer. Cop: Jackie Coogan. Martha: Julie Adams. Teddy: Dennis Larson.
Episode 9
Pro Bono Publico
Sun, Nov 14, 1971 30 mins
Uneasiness in Easy Valley over the fate of a choice piece of land. Jo Bullard: Mary Wickes. Yamada: Jack Soo. Garvey: Roy Applegate. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Martha: Julie Adams. Luther: John McGiver.
Episode 10
A Bunk for Unc
Sun, Nov 21, 1971 30 mins
Will Geer as Uncle Everett, a human tornado making a shambles of the Howards' easy-going life style. Jo Bullard: Mary Wickes. Martha: Julie Adams. Wendy: Ellen Geer (Will's daughter). Teddy: Dennis Larson.
Episode 11
A Vote For Howard AKA A Run for City Commisioner
Sun, Nov 28, 1971 30 mins
Political rivalry, family style: Martha and son P.J. are both running for city commissioner. Martha: Julie Adams. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Salvador Vega: Val DeVargas. Mayor Bodeen: Jack Bernardi. Luther: John McGiver. Wendy: Ellen Geer. Teddy: Dennis Larson. Jake: Kirby Furlong.
Episode 12
Period of Readjustment
Sun, Dec 5, 1971 30 mins
How the three generations of Howards got together under one roof. Wendy: Ellen Geer. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Martha: Julie Adams. Luther: John McGiver. Teddy: Dennis Larson. Jake: Kirby Furlong. Jo Bullard: Mary Wickes.
Episode 13
Luther's Last Love
Sun, Dec 19, 1971 30 mins
Nita Talbot as middle-aged Luther's gum-chewing, hip-swinging fiancee. She's part of a scheme to discourage matchmaking. Luther: John McGiver. Martha: Julie Adams. Minerva: Maida Severn. P.J.: Jonathan Daly.
Episode 14
Cockadoodle Don't
Sun, Dec 26, 1971 30 mins
About struggling for peaceful family coexistence. Woodrow Yamada: Jack Soo. Martha: Julie Adams. Wendy: Ellen Geer. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Teddy: Dennis Larson.
Episode 15
As the Escrow Flies
Sun, Jan 2, 1972 30 mins
Parental loneliness for the Howards when P.J. and Wendy find their dream house. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Wendy: Ellen Geer. Agatha Dwiggins: Jeff Donnell. Sally: Abigail Kanter. Martha: Julie Adams. Luther: John McGiver. Teddy: Dennis Larson.
Episode 16
Eighty-Nine Pounds of Love
Sun, Jan 9, 1972 30 mins
How to get rid of an 89-pound lovable dog without breaking a little boy's heart. Jake: Kirby Furlong. Bertha: Lurene Tuttle. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Wendy: Ellen Geer. Martha: Julie Adams. Teddy: Dennis Larson.
Episode 17
The Quarterback Ache
Sun, Jan 16, 1972 30 mins
A mad campus campaign to help the star quarterback shed 10 blubbery pounds. Karpopolis: Richard Annis. Wylie: Jack Somack. Luther: John McGiver. Dr. Scully: Jerry Hausner. Martha: Julie Adams. Susie: Marilyn Rogers. Cobb: Willis Bouchey.
Episode 18
Aunt's in My Plans AKA Aunt's in My Pants
Sun, Jan 23, 1972 30 mins
Ruth Hussey as Martha's Aunt Lydia, a charming widow who's captivated bachelor Luther (John McGiver). Martha: Julie Adams. Roy: Ken Sansom. Waiter: Rolfe Sedan.
Episode 19
Paper Work
Sun, Jan 30, 1972 30 mins
The ecology-minded Howards accidentally collect Luther's exam books for recycling. Holly: Jack Dodson. Martha: Julie Adams. Kenny: John Lawrence. Bert: Norman Grabowski. Luther: John McGiver. Teddy: Dennis Larson. Jake: Kirby Furlong.
Episode 20
Song of the Jailbird
Sun, Feb 6, 1972 30 mins
A student prank puts the professor in the pokey: he has unwittingly played the accordion for a stripper at a stag party. Candy Jar: Chanin Hale. Judge: Sara Seegar. Martha: Julie Adams. Luther: John McGiver. Sid: Whitney Rydbeck. Lloyd: Dale Williams. Sergeant: Steve Pendleton.
Episode 21
Price Is Right
Sun, Feb 13, 1972 30 mins
Excitement in Easy Valley: art connoisseur Vincent Price is judging a local art contest, including Martha's portrait of Luther. Martha: Julie Adams. Luther: John McGiver. Agatha Dwiggins: Jeff Donnell. Beck: Rolfe Sedan. Joyce: Lynette Mettey. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Teddy: Dennis Larson. Jake: Kirby Furlong.
Episode 22
Jim's Decision
Sun, Feb 20, 1972 30 mins
Jim is becoming a celebrity as he plugs his anthropology book on TV. Johnny Crown: Regis Philbin. Judson Hopkins: Jimmy Lydon. Martha: Julie Adams. Luther: John McGiver. Lala: Chanin Hale.
Episode 23
Old School Ties
Sun, Mar 5, 1972 30 mins
A strong cast in this warm-hearted tale about giving. Carruthers: William Windom. Claude: Arthur O'Connell. Lucy Carruthers: Gloria DeHaven. Martha: Julie Adams. Luther: John McGiver. Bronco: Jack Collins.
Episode 24
A Bone of Much Contention
Sun, Mar 12, 1972 30 mins
Cesar Romero as a flamboyant hamburger king determined to build a sandwich shop on the site of a rare fossil find. Prof. Duncan: Michael Audley. Ernest Digby: Walter Barnes. Crandall: Hank Brandt. P.J.: Jonathan Daly. Martha: Julie Adams. Wendy: Ellen Geer. Luther: John McGiver. Teddy: Dennis Larson.