The Sick Boy and the Sitter

Alan Brady is throwing a party at his penthouse for a few of the network executives and he wants the writing staff to attend. Unfortunately for Rob though Laura thinks Richie is on the verge of being sick and wants to stay home. Rob is certain he'll be okay and wants to get a babysitter but he's having a hard time convincing Laura.

My Blonde-Haired Brunette

Rob has only one day off from work and Laura is upset that Rob won't eat with her or do anything but sleep until 11am. Laura tells him he got about 7 seconds worth of sleep! (She set the clock ahead two hours!) Laura worries she is getting old (because of gray hair Rob found). In the office Rob tells Buddy and Sally the problem, but Rob has no idea what he and Laura fought over (She was crying to hard) Rob thinks over what may have made Laura cry. Rob calls her to say ""I Love You."" Laura tells Rob not to come home for an hour. (Millie ran out the hair color she use it all last week.)

Sally and the Lab Technician

Laura tries to get Thomas (her cousin) and Sally together, but when Sally arrives Thomas doesn't get to say much, Thomas likes Sally anyway!

Washington vs. the Bunny

Oh, How We Met on the Night That We Danced

While clearing out the bedroom closet, Rob finds his old army boots, bringing back memories of how he and Laura first met.

Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.

Rob runs into Harrison B. Harding but Rob doesn't recall who he is. Harrison knows everything about Rob which bothers Rob greatly. So the Harrisons come to dinner, Rob thinks Harrison may be a con man. Ritchie tells Harrison where Rob's wrist watch is. Rob calls the police to report a possible robbery (it has not happened yet) So in order to find out more Rob listens with the glass up against the wall (the wrong end of it which cause Rob to get Tomato Juice in his ear.) When the police come Harrison explains he needed the watch to correct the spelling of Petrie (Harrison forgot to add the letter e.)

Jealousy!

Jerry plants seeds of mistrust in Laura's mind when he learns that Valerie Blake, the beautiful movie star, will be guesting on The Alan Brady Show. Laura doesn't listen to him until Rob begins a string of late night work sessions. Soon Laura's jealousy begins to grow and Rob will have to work just as hard to convince Laura that nothing is going on between he and Valerie Blake.

To Tell or Not to Tell

Rob wonders if Laura will go back into show business after someone is ill.

The Unwelcome Houseguest

Buddy and his wife can't take their German Shepherd, Larry, with them on a three-day weekend. Buddy wants Rob to keep Larry for the weekend, but Rob refuses because he hasn't talked it over with Laura. The next time we see Rob, he's trying to sneak Larry into the house. Ritchie is afraid because he thinks that Larry is a wolf and Laura can't sleep because Larry is crying. What is Rob to do?

The Meershatz Pipe

Rob's not as impressed with Buddy's new Meershatz pipe as he is with the fact that it was a gift from Alan Brady. Not just impressed but envious as well. After all, he is the head writer of the show and begins to feel as if he isn't needed. Getting sick and having to miss work for several days doesn't help his insecurities.

Forty-Four Tickets

Rob trips over a toy that Ritchie to pick up he even forget the Bridge night! Rob has also asked the PTA to come to a taping of The Alan Brady Show Mrs. Billings (Eleanor Audley) president of the PTA comes by to get the 44 tickets, Rob forgot to get the tickets! Now Rob has a few tickets. Mel gives Rob 6 tickets leaving 4 the U.N. (Mel's U.N.) Rob calls home thinking his wife is on the phone and asks (Ritchie) if could speak to mom. Rob goes to say 43 can go in and 33 can't go in. Rob buy a ticket (last weeks) for 50 cents. Rob has 31 tickets and starts telling the PTA he didn't get all the tickets. Mel tells Rob there are no tickets, the PTA will be in the show!

Empress Carlotta's Necklace

Rob buys Laura a hideous necklace but Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how she really feels about it. When Rob invites his parents to see the necklace, his mother has a surprising reaction.

Sally Is a Girl

Rob takes Laura's advice when Laura shows Rob how to treat Sally like a lady after seeing her treated like a guy. Laura doesn't realize what trouble she causes! Rob hopes Laura's plan to get Sally a man works. Buddy & Mel talk about Sally & Rob going out to lunch leaving Buddy and Mel to believe Rob could be dating Sally behind Laura's back!

Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?

Buddy wants to leave the show to become Head Writer of another show. Mel can't release Buddy from his contract, so he helps Rob and Sally write a memo to Alan to encourage him to fire Buddy.

Where Did I Come From?

Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the inevitable question.

The Curious Thing About Women

Rob uses Laura's habit of opening his mail as the basis for a sketch on The Alan Brady Show.

Punch Thy Neighbor

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!)

Who Owes Who What?

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!

The Talented Neighborhood

The Alan Brady Show is looking for talented kids and Rob is asked to get auditions for practically every kid in the neighborhood.

A Word a Day

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.

The Boarder Incident

Buddy's wife is out of town, so Rob invites Buddy to stay at his house for the duration. Disaster ensues.

Father of the Week

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.

The Twizzle

Sally drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new dance sensation that's sure to sweep the nation.

One Angry Man

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?

Where You Been, Fassbinder?

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.

I Am My Brother's Keeper

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.

The Sleeping Brother

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?

The Bad Old Days

Rob starts to feel like he does too much housework when Buddy warns him about the decline of the American male.

Sol and the Sponsor

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.

The Return of Happy Spangler

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.

Never Name a Duck

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.

The Two Faces of Rob

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.

The Attempted Marriage

Rob and Laura tell Ritchie the story of their failed attempts to get married.

Bank Book 6565696

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.

Hustling the Hustler

Rob invites Buddy’s brother Blackie for a friendly game of pool, not realizing that he is a hustler.

My Husband Is Not a Drunk

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.

What's in a Middle Name?

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)

Like a Sister

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.

The Night the Roof Fell In

Rob comes home mad because the script needed a rewrite, Buddy was late & Sally left early. Rob leaves mad and goes for a walk. Laura wants a chance to talk to somebody so Millie listens not quite sure what they fought about.

The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally

Rob worries that Buddy & Sally aren't his friends & falling in love with each other. Rob calls Buddy at home and Pickles and thinks Buddy picked up the phone. Now Rob has proof (or so he thinks) that Buddy are working on another show. They are doing a nightclub act on the side.

A Bird in the Head Hurts

Ritchie claims he is being attacked by a giant woodpecker, but Rob and Laura are convinced it’s just a bid for attention.

Gesundheit, Darling

Rob, Laura, Jerry & Millie are playing cards, when Jerry thinks Rob might be sneezing because he keeps losing a game. Rob thinks he could be allergic to Laura. Rob goes to the doctor to find out he could be allergic to his wife!

A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own

Rob bites some chicken and breaks a tooth but feels bad when another dentist fixes the tooth. He worries that Jerry won't be his friend. Rob tries not to show his teeth. Jerry isn't mad at Rob.

Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra

Rob recalls directing last year’s PTA variety show, when jealousy interfered as he tried to pair the perfect Cleopatra with an amorous Mark Antony.

The Cat Burglar

Rob & Laura read about a cat burglar and wants his picture in the paper. A noise is heard & Rob takes the gun but can't find the bullets! Laura puts them in her Jewelry box!

The Foul Weather Girl

Laura has a problem when a girl asks for help in lading a role on the show. Laura's problems get worse as Janie tells Laura how far they go back in high school and she is single. Laura gets mad when Rob works nights with Janie, She begins to thank Mel and not Rob.

Will You Two Be My Wife?

Buddy and Sally find Rob’s manuscript, which tells the story of the time he had to choose how to spend a three-day leave from the Army: go on a honeymoon with Laura, or travel back to Danville to tell his former fiancée Dorothy that he was marrying someone else.

Ray Murdock's X-Ray

Rob goes on an interview show, where he is tricked into describing Laura as a nut.

I Was a Teenage Head Writer

Rob recalls the day he became head writer of the Alan Brady Show, and his first day of work with Buddy and Sally.

It May Look Like a Walnut!

In this classic, Rob has a dream - inspired by a late-night horror movie on TV - involving walnuts, missing thumbs, and a creature named Kolac.

My Husband Is a Check-Grabber

Rob wonders why Laura is angry with him, and learns she objects to his habit of picking up checks when they go out with their friends.

Don't Trip Over That Mountain

Laura is convinced that Rob will hurt himself on a ski trip, and when he actually does, Rob tries to hide his injuries rather than admit she was right.

Give Me Your Walls!

Rob and Laura hire a painter who seems to want to do anything but paint their walls.

The Sam Pomerantz Scandals

Buddy and Sally are asked by Rob to help in a show for a friend of Rob's - Danny Brewster.

The Square Triangle

This week’s guest star on the Alan Brady Show turns out to be someone from Rob and Laura’s past—and they both have a reason to avoid him.

I'm No Henry Walden!

Rob gets to meet Henry Walden at literary party but feels uncomfortable when he learns that he is the only comedy writer. The Hotels can't get their names right!

Racy Tracy Rattigan

Alan Brady is out of town so Tracy Rattigan is the host. Rob is going to have to fight to keep Laura. Rob doesn't like how fast things are going. Tracy loves driving Rob crazy, The gang writes the best show for Tracy.

Divorce

Rob gets in the middle of a marital dispute between Buddy and Pickles.

It's a Shame She Married Me

Rob meets Jim Darling who is an old flame Laura dated. Rob won't tell Laura he ran into Jim at the office, Rob tells Jim they can't make it to his party because Ritchie is sick. Jim then brings the party to the Petrie home. Rob wants Laura to wear a jacket so Jim won't fall in love with her again.

A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise

Rob nearly ruins his own surprise birthday party after Laura finds out Rob already knows! Laura stays up all night planning the party. The guests are hiding in the Petrie house!

Jilting the Jilter

Sally gets engaged to Freddy White, a shady comedian who just wants her to write his act.

When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen

Ritchie gives Rob an idea for a comedy sketch, but Rob doesn’t know he saw it on The Uncle Spunky Show.

That's My Boy???

Rob recounts the day he became convinced that they brought home the wrong baby from the hospital.

The Masterpiece

Rob unwittingly bids on a painting at an auction, and when he gets it home, he uncovers another painting underneath that looks like a Grant Wood.

Laura's Little Lie

Are Rob and Laura married? This episode brings up that question as Rob asks Laura to sign insurance forms that Laura never signed. Laura does everything she can to hide a mistake Rob doesn't know about. Rob is tired of ""losing his wife"" He finds out he married a 17 year-old Laura.

Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice

Rob and Laura must get remarried for legal purposes, but it provokes an argument that could derail their plans.

All About Eavesdropping

Rob and Laura overhear Jerry and Millie complaining about them on the kid’s walkie-talkies, which makes for a cold dinner party.

Too Many Stars

Rob is recruited to direct another talent show, but this time Laura faces competition as the star.

Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?

While working on a joke, Rob should be going to Alan's house to talk about the joke. After hitting himself on the head with a violin (a real one) Rob goes to a party. The party is in Red Hook, New Jersey!

Uncle George

Rob’s Uncle George comes to visit in search of a wife.

Big Max Calvada

A gangster asks Rob and the gang to write an act for his no-talent nephew.

The Ballad of the Betty Lou

The Ballad of Betty Lou, Is episode seventy-two, In which Rob and Jerry buy a boat, That really got their goat, 'Cause just as Laura predicted, As the Wisard of Id did, Their friendship was tested, But as soon as they rested, All was fine, So cast off the Line! - [email protected]

Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors

Rob hires a maid who turns out to have broken arm, speaks only Spanish, and is expecting a live-in position.

The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears

Rob thinks he has seen the suspects in a jewelry store robbery, but is afraid to go to the police.

The Alan Brady Show Presents

The staff has to plan a Christmas show.

The Third One from the Left

Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.

My Husband is the Best One

Rob is interviewed by a reporter, but the resulting story gives him a little too much credit for comfort at the office, thanks to Laura’s input.

The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer

Laura tries to setup Arthur with a wife she invites Sally & Donna on two different days. Laura really wants Donna date Arthur, when Donna & Arthur hit it Rob does everything to stop the date by locking Donna in the bathroom! Rob feels Sally won't have a chance with Arthur, Rob and Laura wonder who Arthur picked for his date, he picks his former wife who he married twice!

The Life and Love of Joe Coogan

Rob meets Laura's old flame Joe Coogan at the country club, Rob tells Laura he met Joe and Laura thinks he looked in her shoebox where her pomes are kept. (The pomes are kept in the basement) What Laura doesn't know is the Sonnets give a clue as to what Joe does for a living. Laura & Millie play Golf with Father Joe Coogan. Laura invites Joe to dinner along with Buddy & Sally only to get a big shock.

A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards

Rob and friends play poker with marked cards that Rob was using to teach Ritchie some magic tricks.

Happy Birthday and Too Many More

Laura & Rob are deciding when to have his party day should it be 3 weeks after or before Ritchie actual date of birth? Laura says she will have the party at Dizzy Land (not Disney Land). Rob & Laura forget the Gardner has come and have the party inside (with 63 kids!) because the garden needed to be fertilized!

The Brave and the Backache

Laura wonders why Rob never wants to be alone with her.

The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth

Sally is famous overnight leaving Rob and Buddy to work alone.

My Part-Time Wife

Laura helps out at the office but drives Rob crazy while Sally is away.

Honeymoons Are for the Lucky

Rob recalls a time when he left Camp Crowder to spend his honneymoon with Laura.

How to Spank a Star

Rob's favorite star Paula Marshall is due to guest on the Alan Brady show but her demands cause problems for everybody.

The Plots Thicken

The Petrie's parents fight over where Laura and Rob should be buried. They have to decide which burial plot to choose without upsetting their in-laws.

Scratch My Car and Die

Rob has a new car that he loves and won't let anyone touch. When Laura takes Ritchie to school she gets a scratch on the car! When Rob finds out he wants to sue the person who did it.

The Return of Edwin Carp

Alan Brady is on vacation so Rob arranges for Edwin Carp and other stars of the golden era of radio comedy to guest on a tv special.

October Eve

Laura's past comes back to haunt her in form of painting that is at an art gallery.

Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband is in Jail

Rob ends up in jail after contacting an army buddy.

My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life

Rob and Laura see Jerry go out with another woman.

I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All

Rob goes to Buddy’s barber for a dubious treatment to prevent baldness.

Teacher's Petrie

The teacher falls in love with Laura.

My Mother Can Beat Up My Father

Laura has a talent for judo when she defends Rob at a bar.

The Ghost of A. Chantz

Rob, Buddy, Laura, and Sally spend the night in a cabin that is haunted. They later learn that Mel is playing a joke!

The Lady and the Babysitter

Roger Ritchie's Babysitter has fallen in love with Laura. Roger has trouble telling Laura that he loves her.

A Vigilante Ripped My Sports Coat

A disagreement over politics almost breaks up a friendship between Rob and Jerry.

The Man from Emperor

Rob is offered a job at a men's magazine but Laura doesn't like the idea.

Romance, Roses and Rye Bread

Sally finds a secret admirer turns out to be an unwanted suitor in the shape of DelI proprietor, Bert Monker. With middle-age loneliness the only thing they have in common, can she let him down gently?

4½

Rob tells Buddy and Sally the story of how he and Laura met Lyle Delp.

The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail

Rob has to perform at prison, just as he is about to perform Rob is thought to be an inmate of the jail.

Three Letters from One Wife

Millie gets a letter campaign together to make sure Rob still has a job.

Pink Pills and Purple Parents

Laura takes some of Millie's pills only to find that they make her drunk.

It Wouldn't Hurt Them to Give Us a Raise

Rob tries to help get a raise for Buddy and Sally but finds that hard to do after talking with Alan Brady's accountant.

The Death of the Party

Rob tries to hide the fact he is sick as he helps Laura with a party.

My Two Show-Offs and Me

When a writer comes to do a piece on the Alan Brady Show, Rob is worried about how Buddy and Sally will act in front of her.

Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk

Neil Schenk comes looking for a job while Rob returns an old favor.

Brother, Can You Spare $2500?

Rob loses a script, and a hobo holds it for ransom.

The Impractical Joke

Rob tells Buddy that he will play a joke on Buddy. When Rob doesn't do it, Buddy's troubles only gets worse as an IRS agent visits him.

Stacey Petrie: Part I

Sally is asked to help Stacey learn how to date a lady.

Stacey Petrie: Part II

Stacey meets Julie. Julie opens the letter and finds out who really wrote the letter. (Stacey signed the letter James Garner who is a friend of his but not the actor.) Now Laura and Rob must help Stacey get over Julie.

Boy #1, Boy #2

Laura & Millie drive Rob crazy when their sons are cast in a commercial.

The Redcoats Are Coming

Rob offers to hide The Redcoats at his home.

The Case of the Pillow

Rob takes pillow salesman to court after buying pillows that smell like chickens.

Young Man With a Shoehorn

Rob and Buddy invest in Uncle Lou's shoe store.

Girls Will Be Boys

Ritchie comes to his parents for advice on how to get Priscilla Darewell to stop hitting him. Soon Rob and Laura find out that Pricilla loves Ritchie!

Bupkis

Rob tries to get the royalites on The Bupkis after signing off on them eariler.

Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home

Rob and Laura may have found their dream house soon they find a rock in the center of the house!

Anthony Stone

Rob and Buddy find out that Sally's date is married.

Never Bathe on Saturday

Laura and Rob plan to see a play but she gets locked in a bathroom at their hotel.

Show of Hands

Rob & Laura go to banquet to get an award for Alan Brady, but before they go Laura & Rob put their hands in a pot of black ink (Laura was dying a costume Ritchie needs for a play.)

Baby Fat

Alan Brady is going on Broadaway, he asks Rob to add jokes to the play. Rob later whishes he hadn't agreed to help Alan.

One Hundred Terrible Hours

Just before Rob meets Alan Brady for the first time he tries to stay awake for 100 hours while doing a radio show.

Br-rooom, Br-rooom

Rob has a new motorcycle and takes it for a ride and is later arrested.

There's No Sale Like Wholesale

Rob learns a leason after letting Buddy buy a coat that is to big for Laura.

Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth

A talk show host gets Laura to tell a TV audience that Alan Brady is bald!

A Farewell to Writing

Rob tries to write a novel, but finds that writing comedy is easier.

Uhny Uftz

Rob and Buddy are working late, and keep thinking they hear a metallic voice saying ""Uhny Uftz""! The explore a supposedly abandoned office somewhere in the building, and find a somewhat 'mad' inventor (complete with a taciturn and vaguely menacing assistant) who has constructed a toy flying saucer. It works quite well, except that, instead of saying ""Merry Christmas"" as the inventor intended, the saucer only says ""Uhny Uftz"".

The Ugliest Dog in the World

Rob tries to write a part for a dog who is going to be on The Alan Brady Show. After the dog's part is cut from the show Rob tries to find a home for the dog, But nobody wants the dog.

No Rice at My Wedding

Rob recalls a time when Laura was the prize of a raffle. Rob does everything he can to keep Clark Rice from marrying Laura.

Draw Me a Pear

Laura talks Rob into going to her art class unaware that Valerie falls in love with Rob.

The Great Petrie Fortune

After Rob and Laura finish watching a movie Uncle Hezekiah gives Rob and Laura clue as to what the fortune might be.

Odd But True

Ritchie finds out the freckles on Rob's back form the shape of the Liberty Bell. Millie wants to send a pictrue to Odd But True. (a nwespaper column)

Viva Petrie

Maria (the Petrie's maid) tells Manuel Luis Rodriguez to go to the Petrie's because Maria feels that Rob can find him a job, but the only Manuel can do is be a bullfighter.

Go Tell the Birds and Bees

Alberta Nelson shines in a small part as Miss Reshovsky, the concerned elementary schoolteacher of note. Rob and Laurie Petrie are also asked to the principal's office to discuss their son.

Body and Sol

Rob tells Buddy and Sally of the time he became the middle weight champion of his Army Camp.

See Rob Write, Write Rob, Write

After going to the Butcher's Shop to get something for dinner, Laura sees pictures (drawn By Charlie Wheelright) Laura wants to write a story to help sell Charlie's pictures. Rob doesn't like the idea because he always finshes her stories.

You're Under Arrest

After fighting with Laura, Rob is arrested for hurting an old Lady. Rob has trouble telling police he didn't hurt the Lady (whom he saw in a barroom).

Fifty-Two, Forty-Five or Work

The Alan Brady Show is on hiatus Rob is worried about to support Laura (who is pregnant with Ritchie) Rob doesn't anyone to know he needs a job until The Alan Brady Show returns from hiatus.

Who Stole My Watch?

After Rob loses his watch that he got as birthday gift, He thinks everyone he knows took his watch. Laura and Rob plan a party to say they are sorry after they learn a crook stole Rob's watch.

I Do Not Choose to Run

Rob gives a speech at council meeting that will land him a nomination for city councilman of New Rochelle.

The Making of a Councilman

Rob decides to quit running for his seat on the New Rochelle city council after meeting the opponent running against him because of his experience.

The Curse of the Petrie People

Laura gets a brooch that (in the shape of the United States) tells the history of the Petrie family. Laura later puts the brooch in the garbage! We learn that Rob's mom hates the brooch!

The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart

Mel is in trouble for not telling Alan that there was a change in the script. Rob tries to get Mel to stick up for himself, But Mel gets fired.

Remember the Alimony

Rob and Laura leave Anchor Texas to go to Mexico only to find that marriage is hard to do. They soon find out that getting a divorce is easier than they thought (it costs $10 in Mexico!)

Dear Sally Rogers

Sally really wants a husband she goes on ""The Stevie Parsons Show"" thinking she has finally found a husband or has she? Stevie asks Rob to help in a stunt where Stevie picks a letter written to Sally, One problem Sally has no idea what will happen! Wait until Sally finds out who Box 7030 is!

Buddy Sorrell, Man and Boy

Rob & Sally think Buddy is having an affair but he is getting ready for his bar mitzvah.

Bad Reception in Albany

Rob and Laura are attending a wedding in Albany, Rob is asked by Alan to watch a fashion show. He promises to tell Alan what he thought of it. Rob has to hurry to the church to usher a wedding.

Talk to the Snail

Rob fears his job is gone after reading a memo (found in the trash where they are looking for this week's script that Buddy lost) Rob almost writes for Jelly Bean a snail!

A Day in the Life of Alan Brady

Jerry & Millie are having their anniversary party, at the Petrie home one problem the party is a part of documentary that focuses on Alan.

Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc.

The staff sends a script to Alan Brady without deleting the insults directed at the star that they routinely add to blow off steam.

The Man from My Uncle

Ritchie's bedroom is used as a stakeout point (it has the best view) Harry Bond is looking for the nephew of Wendell Gerard, Rob loves the gadgets the agent brings to solve the case.

You Ought to Be in Pictures

Rob gets a movie role, but he has to kiss a woman. Laura makes sure that nothing else happens.

Love Thy Other Neighbor

Laura and Rob spend time with the Staggs and going to the theater,Jerry & Millie feel left out.

Long Night's Journey into Day

Rob & Jerry go fishing leaving Laura (who has a cold) home alone with a mynah bird. Millie comes back to keep Laura company, Millie couldn't find Laura (She was taking a shower).

The Gunslinger

Under anesthesia for a dental procedure, Rob dreams he is a sheriff in the old west.

The Last Chapter

Rob gives Laura his book (it took 5 years to write.) As Laura begins to read the book, we see classic moments from several episodes. The book takes us through how Rob and Laura met as well as how Rob almost missed his wedding! Later Rob talks about waiting for the birth Ritchie. As Laura finishes the book Rob tells her the publisher hated the book, Alan Brady decides to make the book into a TV series!