S01:E14 - Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
(1961)
·25 min
TV-G
After Buddy leaves "The Alan Brady Show" for a job that falls through, Rob and Sally conspire to get him his old job back. Orginal Air Date: 12/26/61
Season 1
S01:E01 - The Sick Boy and the Sitter
Comedy writer Rob Petrie talks his wife Laura into leaving their "sick" son Ritchie with a babysitter while they attend a big party. Original Air Date: 10/3/61
S01:E02 - The Meershatz Pipe
Rob fears he is no longer needed when his co-writers do a show without his help. Orginal Air Date: 11/28/61
S01:E03 - Jealousy
Laura begins to worry when Rob has to work nights with a beautiful television star. Orginal Air Date: 11/7/1961
S01:E04 - Sally and the Lab Technician
Laura matches up her pharmacist cousin, Thomas, with Rob's fireball cowriter, Sally, for a lopsided dinner party. Orginal Air Date: 10/17/61
S01:E05 - Washington vs. the Bunny
Rob suffers with guilt when he has to go on a business trip the night of his son's play. Orginal Air Date: 10/24/61
S01:E06 - Oh How We Met the Night That We Danced
While rummaging through Rob's old army equipment, Rob and Laura recall that he broke her foot the night they met. Orginal Air Date: 10/31/61
S01:E07 - The Unwelcome Houseguest
Rob reluctantly agrees to take care of Buddy's dog for the weekend and creates a furor when he brings the animal home. Orginal Air Date: 11/21/61
S01:E08 - Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, MO
Rob invites an old Army pal home to dinner and begins to fear he has a jewel thief on his hands. Orginal Air Date: 11/6/61
S01:E09 - My Blonde-Haired Brunette
Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading. 10/10/61
S01:E10 - Forty-Four Tickets
Rob invites 44 fellow PTA members to his television show, but forgets all about it until air time. Orginal Air Date: 12/5/61
S01:E11 - To Tell or Not to Tell
Rob and Richie find themselves more than a little lost when Laura briefly resumes her dancing career. Orginal Air Date: 11/14/1961
S01:E12 - Sally Is a Girl
Rob is accused of being a Don Juan when he takes his wife's advice and stops treating co-writer Sally as one of the boys. Orginal Air Date: 12/19/61
S01:E13 - Empress Carlotta's Necklace
Rob proudly presents Laura with a huge, horrible necklace, but she cannot bring herself to tell him that it is an atrocity. Gavin MacLeod guest-stars. Orginal Air Date: 12/12/61
S01:E14 - Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
After Buddy leaves "The Alan Brady Show" for a job that falls through, Rob and Sally conspire to get him his old job back. Orginal Air Date: 12/26/61
S01:E15 - Who Owes Who What?
Buddy ignores Rob's efforts to collect an old debt. Orginal Air Date: 1/24/62
S01:E16 - Sol and the Sponsor
A fancy dinner party for Rob's television sponsor and his wife is enlivened by the arrival of Rob's old Army buddy. Orginal Air Date: 4/11/62
S01:E17 - The Curious Thing About Women
Unable to control her curiosity, Laura open's Rob's mail - much to her regret! Orginal Air Date: 1/10/62
S01:E18 - Punch Thy Neighbor
Rob's dentist pal, Jerry, strains the friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public. Orginal Air Date: 1/17/62
S01:E19 - Where Did I Come From?
Six-year-old Richie asks his parents the inevitable "Where did I come from?" question. They recall the days before his birth. John Rich's favorite show of the season. Orginal Air Date: 1/3/62
S01:E20 - The Boarder Incident
While his wife is away, Buddy moves in with the Petries and quickly wears out his welcome. Orginal Air Date: 2/14/62
S01:E21 - A Word a Day
Richie's expanding vocabulary starts to branch out in unexpected directions. Orginal Air Date: 2/7/62
S01:E22 - The Talented Neighborhood
When his show announces a talent contest, Rob finds himself besieged by the parents of neighborhood prodigies. Van Dyke's two young sons, Barry and Chris, have bit parts. Orginal Air Date: 1/31/62
S01:E23 - Father of the Week
Rob's paternal pride suffers a cruel shock when he finds out that his six-year-old son is embarrassed to admit how his Dad makes a living. Orginal Air Date: 2/22/62
S01:E24 - The Twizzle
Sally drags the entire production staff to a bowling alley, where she unveils a new song and dance. Orginal Air Date: 2/28/62
S01:E25 - One Angry Man
Laura believes Rob, on jury duty, has been unfairly swayed by the beautiful blonde defendant. Orginal Air Date: 3/7/62
S01:E26 - Where You Been, Fassbinder?
Romance enters Sally's life in the form of an insurance salesman named Leo Fassbinder. Orginal Air Date: 3/14/62
S01:E27 - The Bad Old Days
Buddy convinces Rob thathe, like all American husbands, is henpecked. Orginal Air Date: 4/4/62
S01:E28 - I Am My Brother's Keeper
Rob's bashful brother arrives in town and proves to be confident and outgoing only when he is sleepwalking. Jerry Van Dyke guest stars. Orginal Air Date: 3/21/62
S01:E29 - The Sleeping Brother
Rob's talented, sleepwalking brother manages to audition successfully for "The Alan Brady Show" even while wide-awake. Jerry Van Dyke guest-stars. Carl Reiner makes his first appearance as Alan Brady in this episode. Orginal Air Date: 3/28/62
S01:E30 - The Return of Happy Spangler
Rob makes the mistake of trying to help the old-time radio comedy writer who gave him his first break. Orginal Air Date: 4/18/62
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