Valentine's Day
Valentine Farrow works for O.D. Dunstall in a New York publishing house. He is young, single, and constantly chased by women. While in the Army, he was saved by "Rocky" Sin, a poker-playing con artist, who now serves as Farrow's valet. Sin lives in the basement of Farrow's townhouse with the handyman, Grover Fipple. In the office, Libby is Farrow's secretary and Molly the receptionist.
- 1964-1965
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy
Valentine Farrow works for O.D. Dunstall in a New York publishing house. He is young, single, and constantly chased by women. While in the Army, he was saved by "Rocky" Sin, a poker-playing con artist, who now serves as Farrow's valet. Sin lives in the basement of Farrow's townhouse with the handyman, Grover Fipple. In the office, Libby is Farrow's secretary and Molly the receptionist.
Season 1 Episode Guide
34 Episodes 1964 - 1965
Episode 1
The Life You Save Is Yours
Fri, Sep 18, 1964 30 mins
Valentine gets a big surprise from his old Army buddy.
Episode 2
Triple Trouble
Fri, Sep 25, 1964 30 mins
Valentine encounters triplet sisters who try to seduce him into signing a contract.
Episode 3
How to Live Without Dying
Fri, Oct 2, 1964 30 mins
Valentine, Rocky, and Libby try to save a married couple from divorcing; they even hire professional crooner Stevie Wonder to sing for them and provide marriage advice.
Episode 4
Fraudulent Female
Fri, Oct 9, 1964 30 mins
A date with Libby doesn't turn out the way Valentine expected when a book reviewer (Anne Francis) sits and talks with Libby the entire evening.
Episode 5
Call Me No Cabs
Fri, Oct 16, 1964 30 mins
Valentine and Rocky take a cab to the movies but Mr. Stevens, the driver, takes the two into his apartment, where he and his wife have an argument that causes the landlord to kick them out of the house.
Episode 6
If Africa Speaks, Don't Answer
Fri, Oct 23, 1964 30 mins
At the National Geographic Club, Libby, Rocky, and Molly masquerade as club members to set a date for a panic-stricken club member.
Episode 7
The Baritone Canary
Fri, Oct 30, 1964 30 mins
On Janet's birthday, her husband Carl gives her a pet canary who can imitate famous crooners like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and more. Janet loves the bird, but he has a few tricks up his feathery wing.
Episode 8
The Old School Tie
Fri, Nov 6, 1964 30 mins
Valentine gets a part-time job teaching history at an elementary school.
Episode 9
Yen Ku Horowitz
Fri, Nov 13, 1964 30 mins
Rocky's fiancée Yen Ku Horowitz, hatcheck girl at the Taiwan Tea and Sympathy Room, desires a big wedding, only Rocky doesn't really want to get married. Luckily, she decides to wait until she becomes a big star in show business. Rocky naturally starts to worry when Mamie Van Doreen offers Yen Ku a part in her new Hollywood picture.
Episode 10
The Hottest Game in Town
Fri, Nov 20, 1964 30 mins
Milquetoast nuclear physicist Dr. Delmore Link uses his mathematical prowess to devise a method in which the odds are in favor of a person's guaranteed ability to win poker games. To prove it, he's tricked into a game with Rocky and his buddies, then vanishes following a big loss.
Episode 11
Bride and Gloom
Fri, Nov 27, 1964 30 mins
After Libby teases him for being an inveterate playboy, Valentine decides to prove his ability to make a mature commitment, which culminates in a spontaneous marriage proposal. Wedding plans quickly overtake him as he struggles humorously against his newfound conformity.
Episode 12
Cherry Blossoms in New York
Fri, Dec 4, 1964 30 mins
Rocky hires a Geisha to entertain at Valentine's business dinner party. After she commands a very enthusiastic audience, Rocky begins to see dollar signs. Together they turn Valentine's home into a Geisha school for bored socialite housewives.
Episode 13
Teahouse of the Bankrupt Moon
Fri, Dec 11, 1964 30 mins
The gang returns to Chinatown once again, but Valentine falls in love with Audrey Westphall, the pretty schoolteacher from across the street.
Episode 14
The Seasick Sailor
Fri, Dec 18, 1964 30 mins
Molly falls in love with a Navy sailor, but his father refuses to let them marry.
Episode 15
All Through the Night
Fri, Dec 25, 1964 30 mins
Valentine, Employee of the Month at the publishing firm, takes his boss Mr. Dunstall and his workmates Grover, Rocky, Libby, Cindy, Mollie, and Louie, to the theater to see "Move Over, Darling".
Episode 16
Follow the Broken Pretzel
Fri, Jan 1, 1965 30 mins
Carl's wife is out town, so he, Valentine, and the gang spend a weekend at a pretzel factory--run by his ex-girlfriend Stacy.
Episode 17
The Double Shamaguchi
Fri, Jan 8, 1965 30 mins
A spur-of-the moment proposal of marriage to a pretty girl creates trouble for Rocky when her Japanese wrestler brothers decide to hold him to his offer. It's up to Valentine to save his chum by assuming the part of his grandfather, an ancient Judo master.
Episode 18
The Sweet Smell of Wampum
Fri, Jan 15, 1965 30 mins
Valentine finds his swinging bachelor pad suddenly overtaken by unexpected house guests. Hijinks ensue when his mother Muriel decides to pay him a visit, and Wampum, a Native American chief, arrives with the intent of taking Muriel as his Indian Princess.
Episode 19
Which Witch?
Fri, Jan 22, 1965 30 mins
Valentine becomes immersed in magic with this homage to Bell, Book and Candle. Bewitching Dorinda submits a manuscript to Val detailing the art of witchcraft. It transpires that Dorinda and her sister Florinda actually believe themselves to be centuries old witches, and Florinda is reluctant to reveal their secrets.
Episode 20
Two Weeks with Pay
Fri, Jan 29, 1965 30 mins
Valentine refuses to change his vacation when an emergency happens at work, but his best-laid plans are altered when his reserve unit recalls him to military service.
Episode 21
All Right, Louie, Drop That Blue Pencil
Fri, Feb 5, 1965 30 mins
Fresh from Sing Sing prison, convict Juggy Partridge goes to unusual lengths to get Valentine to read his memoirs of life in the slammer. When Val decides to publish, Juggy is grateful, but he begins to slip back into old habits when faced with unwelcome revisions to his story.
Episode 22
For Me and My Sal
Fri, Feb 12, 1965 30 mins
Valentine enlists the aid of his former college friend, professional footballer Jim Brown. It seems that their aging English professor Charles Marks is lonely and hasn't slept well in 50 years. With Jim's help, Val hopes to reunite Mr. Marks with his long-lost love.
Episode 23
Sin Has Two Faces
Fri, Feb 19, 1965 30 mins
Valentine thinks he's been burning the candle at both ends for too long when he thinks he starts to see Rocky in two places at the same time. Unknown to him, Rocky's belligerent lookalike cousin Putty-Face Blue has been included in a book he is publishing, and is willing to go to any lengths to stop it.
Episode 24
Mad, Mad Momma
Fri, Feb 26, 1965 30 mins
Valentine's mother Muriel returns and is incensed to learn that her son is dating the daughter of Waldo Whitfield, a popular music critic. Clinging tightly to an old grudge against Whitfield, Muriel intends to throw cold water on Val's simmering romance.
Episode 25
The Title Fight
Fri, Mar 5, 1965 30 mins
Valentine and Carl compete in a boxing tournament. Who will win?
Episode 26
Viva Valentine
Fri, Mar 12, 1965 30 mins
Valentine and Dunstall go on an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Hawaii.
Episode 27
The Man Who Shot the World
Fri, Mar 19, 1965 30 mins
Valentine's lifelong dream was to compete in running track-and-field in the Olympic Games. But now, no longer reaching the requirements, he calls on his old high-school coach for help and decides to compete in his town's 5K Marathon. Will Valentine achieve his goal?
Episode 28
Mama Loathes Papa
Fri, Mar 26, 1965 30 mins
Valentine and Dunstall begin their part-time marriage-counseling business. A young couple asks them to help their bickering parents, who have been arguing over a photo of an old flame in the morning paper. How will this resolve?
Episode 29
Instant Father
Fri, Apr 2, 1965 30 mins
With assistance from world-renowned pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock, Valentine and Dunstall help two couples who want to become parents.
Episode 30
Tell Me in English
Fri, Apr 9, 1965 30 mins
Sven Larson, Grover's old friend from college, comes over for a visit.
Episode 31
Farrow's Fling
Fri, Apr 16, 1965 30 mins
Dawson Farrow, Valentine's swinging great-uncle, comes to visit. Claiming that he has been given only six more months to live, the lively old bachelor intends to enjoy a last grand fling and live the high life by liberating Val's credit accounts. He also has a final surprise in store for his nephew.
Episode 32
A Muffin Is Not a Tart
Fri, Apr 23, 1965 30 mins
After notorious English playgirl Daphne Kemp writes a tell-all book detailing her involvement in a juicy scandal, Valentine is tasked with obtaining the publishing rights to her book--and pulling out all the stops with Kay Latimer so he can get anywhere close to Kemp.
Episode 33
I'll Cry at My Wedding
Fri, Apr 30, 1965 30 mins
Mrs. Dunstall returns from Europe ready to complete an important mission: She made a promise to Valentine's mother that she would help the perpetual playboy find his way to the altar, and a prospect appears in the form of lovely research assistant Barbara Whitfield.
Episode 34
Climb Upon My Knee, Sonny Boy
Fri, May 7, 1965 30 mins
Lovely research assistant Barbara Whitfield has Valentine in a lather. When she is in close proximity to him, he loses his cool, his quick witticisms, and even his shoes. The gang realizes that he's actually falling in love with the girl who isn't afraid to tell him "no".