Cartoonist John Monroe is bugged by his chief rival Zeph Leggin, a local homespun humorist who charms everyone including Ellen and Lydia. John imagines a Chautauqua-style Battle of the Wits to determine who is the best.
Aired: Sep 15, 1969In the pilot episode: We meet a cartoonist with a vivid imagination (deftly i...
Aired: Sep 22, 1969Lydia runs away from home feeling she is being treated unfairly. Her father a...
3. Little Girls Are Sugar & Spice, and Not Always Nice!
Aired: Sep 29, 1969John desperately tries to not be beaten by his daughter in a game of chess.
Aired: Oct 6, 1969When Lydia's raspberry and asparagus-loving pooch dies, she thinks her father...
5. The Night the House Caught Fire
Aired: Oct 13, 1969Lydia is sick in bed so Dad entertains her with stories. The first tale about...
Aired: Oct 20, 1969John quits when one his cartoons is rejected. Announcing he's going to write ...
7. Nobody Ever Kills Dragons Anymore
Aired: Oct 27, 1969John feels his life has become humdrum after conversations with his wife and ...
Aired: Nov 3, 1969John is frustrated by Hamilton rejecting his latest cartoon. He meets with hi...
Aired: Nov 10, 1969John is fearful of his daughter Lydia's cat Dimity Ann and plots to get rid o...
Aired: Nov 17, 1969Cartoonist John Monroe is bugged by his chief rival Zeph Leggin, a local home...
Aired: Nov 24, 1969Ellen has to be away so she hires a housekeeper to take care of John and Lydi...
Aired: Dec 1, 1969John one ups Zeph, the local sage and humorous storyteller. Zeph decides to l...
13. The Shrike and the Chipmunks
Aired: Dec 8, 1969John has a very low opinion of children's authors and is unhappy when assigne...
Aired: Dec 15, 1969John comes up short of his daughter's desired Christmas gift and returns home...
15. The War Between Men and Women
Aired: Dec 22, 1969A wife's incessant interruptions of her husband's humorous story at a cocktai...
Aired: Dec 29, 1969Lydia's escort Leonard is an uncouth young bully who gave a black eye to Elbe...
Aired: Jan 5, 1970When his young daughter has nightmares, John Monroe eases her fears with a so...
18. The Human Being and the Dinosaur
Aired: Jan 12, 1970Lydia has a disagreement with a neighborhood boy and lands a solid punch on t...
19. Dear Is a Four Letter Word
Aired: Jan 19, 1970John is taken to task by his wife Ellen as she believes he has a communicatio...
Aired: Jan 26, 1970Monroe is having a time of being stressed and overworked. When a beautiful ne...
21. Rules for a Happy Marriage
Aired: Feb 2, 1970John Monroe becomes busy discussing the shortcomings of wives with some other...
Aired: Feb 9, 1970When John starts a collaboration with the attractive Dorothy Carter, Ellen tr...
Aired: Feb 16, 1970When John is working Lydia's frequent interruptions slow him down so he chase...
Aired: Feb 23, 1970John is upset when his editor Hamilton rejects one of his cartoons. To add to...
Aired: Mar 2, 1970Monroe is accused by his wife and editor Hamilton of being a woman hater with...
Aired: Mar 6, 1970Monroe breaks a picnic date with daughter Lydia and is bothered by her disapp...
Current Status: Ended
Network: NBC
Production Country: United States
Genres:Comedy
