The People's Choice Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Pilot

Thu, Oct 6, 1955

Socrates works for the fish and wildlife commission. He's looking for a rare bird but his friends think he should be a councilman. So without his knowledge they are working at getting elected as a write-in candidate.

Episode 2

How Sock Met Mandy

Thu, Oct 13, 1955

Flashbacks show how Sock first met Mandy and that it almost cost him his job.

Episode 3

The Unseating of Councilman Sock

Thu, Oct 20, 1955

Episode 4

Sock Plays Cupid

Thu, Oct 27, 1955

Episode 5

Sock vs. Crutcher

Thu, Nov 3, 1955

Episode 6

Sock's New Secretary

Thu, Nov 10, 1955

Episode 7

Nature Study

Thu, Nov 17, 1955

Episode 8

Sock Hires Mandy

Thu, Nov 24, 1955

Sock has two applicants for the job as his secretary: a beautiful and efficient young lady and the other is his girlfriend Mandy.

Episode 9

The Parting of Sock and Mandy

Thu, Dec 1, 1955

Episode 10

Sock and the Beauty Contest

Thu, Dec 8, 1955

Mayor Peoples selects Sock to judge a beauty contest in which one of the contestants is his girlfriend Mandy.

Episode 11

Sock's Teenage Trouble

Thu, Dec 15, 1955

Sock discovers himself the unwilling object of a pretty teenager's affections. He seeks help with an expert on young love: the local football hero.

Episode 12

The Christmas Story

Thu, Dec 22, 1955

Episode 13

An Adventure of Sock

Thu, Dec 29, 1955

Cleo recounts the story of how she entered the family and how Sock almost married the wrong woman when he came home from the army..

Episode 14

Aunt Gus Leaves Sock

Thu, Jan 5, 1956

When Sock convinces Aunt Gus to take a vacation and leave town, Mandy worries that he will not be able to take care of himself.

Episode 15

Sock and Augie

Thu, Jan 12, 1956

Episode 16

Sock, the Marriage Broker

Thu, Jan 19, 1956

Episode 17

Sock, the Dedicated Councilman

Thu, Jan 26, 1956

Sock and a pretty girl photographer go bird hunting and both the Mayor and Mandy are upset as they disapprove of the pictures she takes.

Episode 18

Sock Proposes to Mandy

Thu, Feb 2, 1956

Soc Miller finds himself in hot water with his girlfriend Mandy after appearing on a TV panel where he commented that he was a bachelor seeking the girl that can fulfill his requirements.

Episode 19

Sock, the Businessman

Thu, Feb 9, 1956

Sock Miller hopes to please Mandy by giving up his sideline as government ornithologist angled goes into the laundry business, only he learns that.Mandy tricked him into the move.

Episode 20

The Domestic Relations

Thu, Feb 16, 1956

Sock meddles in Ernie and Gee-Gee's marriage.

Episode 21

Sock, the City Father

Thu, Feb 23, 1956

Championing the establishment of a city-operated day nursery, Soc is overwhelmed by the working mothers of the city who jump the gun and leave their babies with him.

Episode 22

Sock, the Escort

Thu, Mar 1, 1956

Soc is made the official escort to an attractive goodwill ambassador from south of the border. The woman and her pet chihuahua delight both Soc and his basset hound, Cleo, but disturbs his girlfriend Mandy.

Episode 23

Sock Strikes It Rich

Thu, Mar 8, 1956

Episode 24

Sock and the Mayor's Romance

Thu, Mar 15, 1956

Episode 25

Sock and the Syrene

Thu, Mar 22, 1956

Sock invites a marine Corps sergeant to be his house guest only to discover too late his guest is a woman, who compounds the mix-up by using him to make her leatherneck colonel boyfriend jealous.

Episode 26

Sock and the Movie Offer

Thu, Mar 29, 1956

Soc, Mandy and Cleo the basset hound appear on a television charity show resulting in an offer for one of them to be in a famous movie director's film, but there is confusion as to which one he wants. Adding to the confusion, a beautiful Italian actress who is the director!s girlfriend starts to display a romantic interest in Soc.

Episode 27

Sock vs. Stone Kenyon

Thu, Apr 5, 1956

Mandy stands up Sack and accepts an invitation to the premiere of a western movie with the star of the picture.

Episode 28

Wedding Bells

Thu, Apr 12, 1956

Sack thinks that Mayor Peoples might be the suitor that Aunt Gus has finally settled upon for marriage.

Episode 29

Sock and Captain Turner

Thu, Apr 19, 1956

A lonely boy is heartbroken when he discovers that his father is the captain of a Staten Island ferry boat, and not the Navy hero that he was led to believe.

Episode 30

Sock and the Proxy Marriage

Thu, Apr 26, 1956

Sack Miller agrees to act as a stand-in groom in a secret proxy wedding for a Marine friend, but he is not prepared for the unexpected arrival of the bride's grandfather who shows up with a shotgun.

Episode 31

Sock, the Budget Balancer

Thu, May 3, 1956

A pretty dancer claims her twisted ankle, that occurred when she caught her heel in loose grating, ruined her plans for a career in the movies.

Episode 32

Sock, the Fund Raiser

Thu, May 10, 1956

Mandy takes over the duties as chairman of the Mayor's annual boxing bouts and Soc becomes the victim of a sweet little old lady who is actually an accomplished thief.

Episode 33

Sock and the Lonely Hearts Club

Thu, May 17, 1956

Aunt Gus decides to get even with Sock and Mandy for their matchmaking attempts to pair her off with the Mayor. Her arrival at the Mayor's home in a glamorous get-up has a disastrous effect on a visiting bigwig from Washington.

Episode 34

Sock and Mandy's Career

Thu, May 24, 1956

Episode 35

Sock and the Mayor's Election

Thu, May 31, 1956

Mandy comes to stay with Sock after her falling out with the Mayor because of her description of the Mayor's problems to boost Sock as deputy mayor results in Sock being tapped to run for election against the Mayor .

Episode 36

Sock and the Peoples' Pageant

Thu, Jun 7, 1956

Sock plans to stage a centennial pageant to honor a prominent congressman.

Episode 37

Sock and Pierre's Job

Thu, Jun 14, 1956

To help a struggling artist Sock invites the Msyor and Mandy to a pool party to persuade them to commission a mural for one of the city schools.