Please Don't Eat the Daisies

The Purple Avenger

Sep 17, 1966

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.

My Mother's Name Is Fred

Sep 24, 1966

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.

A-hunting We Will Go

Oct 1, 1966

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.

At Home with the Family

Oct 8, 1966

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.

The Holdouts

Oct 15, 1966

When the boys learn their mom Joan received a nice paycheck for writing about them they think some so the money belongs to them.

Trouble Right Here in Ridgemont

Oct 22, 1966

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.