19th Sep 1960

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.

26th Sep 1960

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

3rd Oct 1960

Pete brings home a huge Bavarian wedding chest.

10th Oct 1960

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

17th Oct 1960

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

24th Oct 1960

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

31st Oct 1960

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

7th Nov 1960

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

14th Nov 1960

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.

21st Nov 1960

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.

28th Nov 1960

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

5th Dec 1960

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.

12th Dec 1960

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

19th Dec 1960

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.

2nd Jan 1961

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

9th Jan 1961

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

16th Jan 1961

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

23rd Jan 1961

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

30th Jan 1961

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

6th Feb 1961

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.

20th Feb 1961

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

27th Feb 1961

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

6th Mar 1961

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

13th Mar 1961

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

20th Mar 1961

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.

27th Mar 1961

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.

3rd Apr 1961

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

10th Apr 1961

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.

17th Apr 1961

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

24th Apr 1961

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

1st May 1961

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

8th May 1961

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.

15th May 1961

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

22nd May 1961

29th May 1961

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

19th Jun 1961

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