Jean Vander Pyl as Ethel Carter
Episodes 58
My Eldest Child
Publishing a column about your husband can get you in a whole heap of trouble.
Read MoreHow About Two Gorillas?
We can't all be troupers.
Read MoreWho's Kicking That Gong Around?
Retreat to the ivory tower.
Read MoreDinner on the Rocks
A clambake strictly for the birds.
Read MoreWe're Bigger Than They Are, But...
The twins have a field day.
Read MoreLook Who's Talking
Rumor is, Joan's expecting.
Read MoreThe Big Train
Mr. Hewley has a tall tale in a bad storm.
Read MoreTwo Seats on the Moon-Shot
Joan plays a trick on Jim.
Read MoreShape Up Or Ship Out
A new regime puts the older boys in charge of the twins.
Read MoreSomewhere George is Calling
Guided tours of the Nash manse.
Read MoreDon't Fool Around with the Man Upstairs
Hooky on Sunday.
Read MoreOf Hitches and Stitches and Big Round Dogs
A big wedding for a sister-in-law.
Read MoreVery, Very Huckleberry
Building a raft.
Read MoreIt's Lad by a Nose
Allergic to Lad.
Read MoreThe Big Brass Blonde
A star shines on Jean's play.
Read MoreSwing That Indian Club
Heroism round the campfire.
Read MoreThe Pied Piper of Ridgemont
Joan's father returns from Africa.
Read MoreNobody's Perfect
An overlooked parking ticket leads to jail.
Read MoreMy Good Friend, Whatsisname
Jim can't place the face.
Read MoreThe Monster in the Basement
The furnace down below.
Read MoreWring Out the Welcome Mat
Time to sell the old place.
Read MoreMove Over, Mozart
A genius in the family.
Read MoreWho's Walking Under the Bed?
Fatherhood from Jim's and Lads's perspectives.
Read MoreHow Now, Hausfrau?
A crusading columnist.
Read MoreBig Man On Campus
Jim the literary critic.
Read MoreThe Magnificent Muldoon
The boys bail out a hobo.
Read MoreThe Leaning Tower of Ridgemont
This property is condemned.
Read MoreMine Is the Luck of the Irish
Joan's father, the uranium prospector.
Read MoreNight of Knights
Strange doings in the old haunts.
Read MoreThe Purple Avenger
The twins TV hero. the 'Purple Avenger' (played by Dom De Luise) was their Mom's old school boyfriend. He is about to visit, creating a few challenges.
Read MoreMy Mother's Name Is Fred
Joan has used a man's pen name for a story in a 'girlie' magazine. Things become complicated when the publishers decide to visit, to interview what they assume is the male writer.
Read MoreA-hunting We Will Go
Jim is someone inclined to indoor, scholarly pursuits so he's at a loss when ordered to entertain Roland Cunningham. The guest approaches each endeavor with vigor and enthusiasm sending the family into exhaustion.
Read MoreAt Home with the Family
The Nash clan is to be profiled on the university's TV show "At Home with the Faculty." The attention creates chaos on the home front as Joan wants to present an artificial look at their life instead of reality.
Read MoreThe Holdouts
When the boys learn their mom Joan received a nice paycheck for writing about them they think some so the money belongs to them.
Read MoreTrouble Right Here in Ridgemont
Joan and neighbor, Marge, have a fallout over who won the raffle ticket prize of a pool table. To resolve the dispute, they mutually agree to sell the pool table.
Read MoreBlack Is the Color of My Love's Eye
A girl named Sam, gives Joel a black eye. His parents decide to confront Sam's parents, with unexpected results.
Read MoreMy Son, the Genius
Joel's IQ test comes back with a score of 182, putting him in the genius category. However all is not what it appears.
Read MoreThe End of the Trailer
The Nash's holiday in a new caravan trailer is a disaster, so they decide to sell it. Jim's boss, Dean Carter, wants to buy it. The Nash's try to put him off with photos and stories of their trailer escapades.
Read MoreMy Son, the Actor
Kyle and Joel try out for various roles at the community playhouse but seem to miss out on being cast. When Joel doesn't get a part he really wanted he gets depressed and his parents try to boost his ego.
Read MoreOf Haunted Houses, Little Boys, and a Ghost Named Malcolm
The twins believe a nearby house is haunted, but discover an older man and his dog residing within. The man in question happens to be someone from Jim's past.
Read MoreAnd What Does Your Husband Do?
Joan is named ' Woman writer of the Year', by a New York newspaper, and minimizing Jim's role as a professor and drama teacher. The inevitable jealousy ensues.
Read MoreJust For Laughs
Joan accidentally drops her wedding ring, as she is washing it, into the garbage disposal unit. While trying to extract it she gets her hand stuck.
Read MoreThe Guardian
During another chaotic day in the Nash household, the twins have inadvertently glued the family's tax return to their painting, which is being auctioned at a charity event. Joan frantically bids on the painting .
Read MorePeace, It's Wonderful
Neighbors Marge and Herb's big fight, drags Joan and Jim into the fallout and they are then reluctantly forced to take sides.
Read MoreThe Silent Butler Spoke
An ex-con gets another chance.
Read MoreThe Cupid Machine
Joan joins a computer dating service, hoping to get insights into the dating scene, for a upcoming article she is writing.
Read MoreThe Thing's the Play
Drama coach Jim tries to spark Joan into finishing her third act. Jim's professional reputation hangs in the balance: he's entered Joan's play in a drama competition.
Read MoreThe Officer of the Court
Neighbor and Lawyer, Herb, gets involved in legal cases for Jim and Joan. His involvement seems to make matters worse.
Read MoreNone So Righteous
The Righteous Brothers encounter the Nash family at a PTA event. The hit group perform "Sticks and Stones" plus "Along Came Jones." Joan and Jim join them in singing "King of the Road."
Read MoreRemember Lake Serene?
A bachelor friend of Jim and Herb, convinces them to come with him on a male only camping/fishing trip. Joan and Marge however have a surprise in store for them.
Read MorePest In the House
Neighbor, Herb comes to stay at the Nashe's, while his house is being fumigated. He wants to help out around the house ,insisting on doing unwanted repairs on a vacuum cleaner and TV set, with disastrous results.
Read MoreHelp Wanted, Desperately
A new maid sweeps through.
Read MoreJust While You're Resting
Joan, trying to please everyone, says yes to too many organizations. The new housekeeper Martha fights a losing battle in trying to maintain order on the home front.
Read MoreWhen I Was a Young Man
Early days chez Nash.
Read MoreProfessor, Please!
A student crush.
Read MoreA Matter Of Concentration
Hypnosis heals unhappy husband.
Read MoreThe Day the Play Got Away
Jim writes a play.
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