Seasons & episodes
S1 · E15Where Did I Come From? 1962-01-03 · 25 min
Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the inevitable question.
S1 · E16The Curious Thing About Women 1962-01-10 · 25 min
Rob uses Laura's habit of opening his mail as the basis for a sketch on The Alan Brady Show.
S1 · E17Punch Thy Neighbor 1962-01-17 · 25 min
Laura Millie and Jerry are watching the latest episode of The Alan Brady Show, Jerry tells everybody including the police officer who comes by to ask for tickets that show was bad. Rob takes Millie's advice (after Rob asks if everybody wants more coffee & Millie tries to Jerry to stop joking) pours hot coffee on Jerry's pants! Ritchie comes home and says Jerry got punched in the nose by Rob. Rob later tells Laura that he didn't punch Jerry in the nose. He later hears a waitress say she liked the show. Jerry tells everybody at the restaurant the show was bad (forcing Rob to hit Laura in the nose (with a fingernail!)
S1 · E18Who Owes Who What? 1962-01-24 · 26 min
Laura wants to get ahead on paying taxes and tries to ask Rob about a $25 check while he is watching a boxing match and is mad because he missed the punch. Rob tries to figure out how to ask Buddy to pay him $25. Rob lies to Laura by saying Buddy paid the money back. While Jerry & Rob play chess Jerry says Rob should do a show on it to give Buddy the hint (to pay Rob back) Buddy think Rob owes him. Keep in mind the debut should have been paid 6 months ago!
S1 · E19The Talented Neighborhood 1962-01-31 · 26 min
The Alan Brady Show is looking for talented kids and Rob is asked to get auditions for practically every kid in the neighborhood.
S1 · E20A Word a Day 1962-02-07 · 26 min
Ritchie is starting to learn some new words. He says a bad word to Laura in the car. She thinks ignoring it is the best course, but Rob wants to have a "man-to-man" talk with Ritchie. Rob also wants to confront the family that he assumes is responsible for Ritchie learning the bad words, but that could prove embarrassing.
S1 · E21The Boarder Incident 1962-02-14 · 26 min
Buddy's wife is out of town, so Rob invites Buddy to stay at his house for the duration. Disaster ensues.
S1 · E22Father of the Week 1962-02-21 · 26 min
Rob is invited to talk to Richie's class about what he does for a living. However, Richie hates the idea, thinking the other kids will be bored listening to his dad talk about comedy writing.
S1 · E23The Twizzle 1962-02-28 · 26 min
Sally drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new dance sensation that's sure to sweep the nation.
S1 · E24One Angry Man 1962-03-07 · 26 min
Rob gets called for jury duty. Unbeknownst to Rob, Laura attends the trial. The defendant is an exotic dancer. Is she really innocent as only Rob believes? Is Rob going to be in a lot of trouble when he gets home?
S1 · E25Where You Been, Fassbinder? 1962-03-14 · 26 min
Sally doesn't have a date for her birthday, then an old friend from high school (Leo Fassbinder) calls. Sally invites Leo to her apartment for a quiet evening, but Rob, Laura, Buddy and Mel think Leo is just a made up friend and plan to bring a loud party to Sally's apartment.
S1 · E26I Am My Brother's Keeper 1962-03-21 · 25 min
Rob tells Jerry that Stacey sleep walks, there is one problem Stacey needs to be awake to audition for Alan Brady. Rob plans a party for Stacey to see if he will make it on the show. Will Alan be there? Mel is asked to go to Rob's house but Alan will need to give up his poker game.
S1 · E27The Sleeping Brother 1962-03-28 · 26 min
Rob's shy brother Stacey has a problem. He's a somnambulist! And Stacey's a great performer when he's asleep. How can Rob get Stacey to perform a great audition for Alan Brady while Stacey is awake?
S1 · E28The Bad Old Days 1962-04-04 · 25 min
Rob starts to feel like he does too much housework when Buddy warns him about the decline of the American male.
S1 · E29Sol and the Sponsor 1962-04-11 · 25 min
Rob faces a dilemma when a rambunctious old army pal must be told he cannot attend a special dinner party that the Petries are throwing to make an impression with an Alan Brady Show sponsor.
S1 · E30The Return of Happy Spangler 1962-04-18 · 26 min
Laura meets Happy Spangler who guesses who she is married to. Rob got his first job from Happy. Rob offers Happy a job to help Buddy and Sally write the show but doesn't feel he can do it. The gang quickly gets tired of Happy. Rob has to let him go because Happy can't come up with a joke.
S2 · E1Never Name a Duck 1962-09-26 · 25 min
Rob brings home two baby ducks left over from the show, and Ritchie becomes attached to them. When one dies and the other becomes ill, Rob must convince him that wild animals are happier when left in the wild.
S2 · E2The Two Faces of Rob 1962-10-03 · 25 min
Rob tries to prove he can use a fake accent to fool Laura into flirting with a stranger, then is dismayed to think that he really has.
S2 · E3The Attempted Marriage 1962-10-10 · 25 min
Rob and Laura tell Ritchie the story of their failed attempts to get married.
S2 · E4Bank Book 6565696 1962-10-17 · 25 min
When Rob discovers Laura’s secret bank, he thinks he is getting a new projector for his birthday—but instead he receives a sports shirt, and begins to wonder what that money is really for.
S2 · E5Hustling the Hustler 1962-10-24 · 25 min
Rob invites Buddy’s brother Blackie for a friendly game of pool, not realizing that he is a hustler.
S2 · E6My Husband Is Not a Drunk 1962-10-31 · 25 min
Rob accidentally intercepts a hypnotic suggestion meant for Buddy, and doesn’t realize that every time he hears a bell ring, he starts acting like a roaring drunk.
S2 · E7What's in a Middle Name? 1962-11-07 · 25 min
Ritchie wonders what the ""R"" in his middle name stands for (Rose Bud) Rob and Laura figure out how to explain how he got Rose Bud for a middle name, it started when Laura tells Rob she is going to have a baby. Ritchie learns he has 7 middle names! (which spell out Rose Bud)
S2 · E8Like a Sister 1962-11-14 · 25 min
Rob thinks Rick Vallone isn't right for Sally and tries to make him drunk (Sally hates drunks) and asks Rick to fall in love with Laura. Laura is always to smart for Rob and he realizes love is too hard to break.