For Pete's Sake

Episode number: 1

Overview: Pete and Gladys Porter move into their new home in Westwood, CA. Things get off to a rocky start when Pete clashes with his new neighbor.

Crime of Passion

Episode number: 2

Overview: A dance instructor wants Pete to join in Gladys' dancing lessons.

The Bavarian Wedding Chest

Episode number: 3

Overview: Pete brings home a huge Bavarian wedding chest.

The Handyman

Episode number: 4

Overview: Pete decides to prove that he is a match for anyone as a handyman.

Movie Bug

Episode number: 5

Overview: Unknown to Peter, Gladys lets a movie company use the Porter residence for some exterior shots, then asks for a part.

Oo-La-La

Episode number: 6

Overview: Pete persuades a French girl to do a charity number at a benefit.

The Goat Story

Episode number: 7

Overview: A man from the animal pound is after Tommy's pet goat, so Gladys and Hilda help out.

Pete's Personality Change

Episode number: 8

Overview: Pete loses a big sale, so his boss calls in a psychologist to put some life back into his salesmanship.

Camping Out

Episode number: 9

Overview: Pete and Howie want to go on a camping trip, but they have to prove to their wives that they are tough enough to rough it.

Bowling Brawl

Episode number: 10

Overview: Pete thinks it is time Gladys and her Uncle Paul end their long feud, but Gladys decides she has got to prove she is a good sport.

Pete Takes Up Golf

Episode number: 11

Overview: Pete wants to join the country club to play golf, but Gladys won't join him for social reasons.

Gladys and the Piggy Bank

Episode number: 12

Overview: It is the Coltons' anniversary and Pete and Gladys decide to buy them a cheap gift in return for the one the Coltons got for them.

No Man is Japan

Episode number: 13

Overview: Pete may become manager of a Tokyo branch, so he arranges for a Japanese exchange student to move in and teach him Japanese customs.

Misplaced Weekend

Episode number: 14

Overview: Pete and Gladys want to get away from it all and spend a few days in Palm Springs, so Gladys uses a scheme on Pete's boss to get him out of work, only to find the boss himself in Palm Springs.

Gladys Rents the House

Episode number: 15

Overview: Gladys wants a Hawaiian vacation, so she rents a room to a couple of Pete's friends who are in town for a convention.

Glady's Political Campaign

Episode number: 16

Overview: Gladys campaigns for the presidency of the women's civic league.

Cousin Violet

Episode number: 17

Overview: Gladys' Cousin Violet, a fat girl, has sent Gladys' photo to her Navy pen pal implying it is a picture of herself.

The House Next Door

Episode number: 18

Overview: The house next door is empty but Gladys does a good turn by renting it for a friend.

The Insurance Faker

Episode number: 19

Overview: Gladys uncovers evidence which seems to show that an insurance company is bilking its policyholders.

Skin Deep (a.k.a.) The Great Stone Face

Episode number: 20

Overview: Pete gets a raise and a reduction in his workload. He just tells Gladys about the reduction and she thinks less work means less money, so she decides to get a job.

The Six Musketeers

Episode number: 21

Overview: Pete and Gladys have planned a weekend in the mountains, but they have to share the cabin with two other couples.

Panhandler

Episode number: 22

Overview: Gladys attends a dress rehearsal of a community play. After the rehearsal, Gladys goes home but without any money.

Gladys Opens Pete's Mail

Episode number: 23

Overview: To discourage Gladys from opening his mail, Pete writes a phony letter to himself claiming he is in deep trouble.

The Garage Story

Episode number: 24

Overview: Gladys forces Pete to take her father to work with him and then suggests he get Pop a job.

The Orchid Story

Episode number: 25

Overview: Pete learns Pop has been sending off complaint letters to the city government, so Pop decides it is time for a change, to start growing orchids instead of writing letters.

Secretary for a Day

Episode number: 26

Overview: Gladys wants to run off a batch of resumes for her job-hunting father, but Pete won't allow her to use his duplicating machine.

The Fur Coat Story

Episode number: 27

Overview: It's Pete and Gladys' anniversary and Gladys wants a fur coat, but Pete wants a motorboat.

Peaceful in the Country

Episode number: 28

Overview: Pete and Gladys are going to spend the weekend at his boss' cabin in the mountains so that Pete can show the place to a couple of prospective buyers.

Junior

Episode number: 29

Overview: Gladys convinces Pete that they should care for his friend's seven-year-old child, but Junior turns out to be a chimp.

Gladys Cooks Pete's Goose

Episode number: 30

Overview: Gladys always garbles Pete's business messages and she is determined to make up for it.

A Study in Gray

Episode number: 31

Overview: Pete's painter cancels out on him, so Gladys decides Pop should paint his den.

Pop's Girlfriend

Episode number: 32

Overview: Pop inherits an estate and decides to move into an apartment of his own. Gladys doesn't want Pop to get lonely so she tries to get him a roommate.

Ring-a-Ding-Ding

Episode number: 33

Overview: At a party, Gladys loses an expensive ring in one of the hors d'oeuvres.

The Mannequin Story (a.k.a.) The Mankin Merry-Go-Round

Episode number: 34

The Projectionist

Episode number: 35

Overview: Gladys' Cousin Violet returns, still trying to trap a man, so Gladys begins a program designed to reduce her overweight relative.

Gladys Goes to College

Episode number: 36

Overview: Gladys goes to school to learn Spanish. Pete, overestimating her progress, invites some friends to dinner in a Mexican restaurant.