Season 1
(1965)
Cast
as Gladys Crabtree
as Cindy Crabtree
as Dave Crabtree
as Barbara Crabtree
Episodes
Come Honk Your Horn 0.0
September 14, 1965
Lawyer Dave Crabtree's troubles begin with the purchase of a decrepit 1928 Porter that claims through the radio to be h…
The De-Fenders 0.0
September 21, 1965
Dave fears for his mother's safety when car strippers are reported in the neighborhood.
What Makes Auntie Freeze 0.0
September 28, 1965
As Dave drives up the mountains, Mother gets higher and higher from the alcohol in her antifreeze.
Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home 0.0
October 5, 1965
When Dave neglects to set the parking break after parking on a hill, Mother rolls into an open van that is bound for Me…
Burned at the Steak 0.0
October 12, 1965
Dave's mother badgers him into patching up the quarrel between the battling newlywed couple who lives next door.
I'm Through Being a Nice Guy 0.0
October 19, 1965
In a desperate effort to get the car away from Dave, Captain Manzini resorts to: Operation Unscrupulous, replacing the …
Lights, Camera, Mother 0.0
October 26, 1965
Dave gets back at his neighbors who are petitioning him to get rid of his antique eyesore by starring the car in a TV c…
The Captain Manzini Grand Prix 0.0
November 2, 1965
Captain Manzini goads Dave into racing the car against England's foremost distance walker with Mother as the stakes.
TV or Not TV 0.0
November 9, 1965
Dave's mother is tired of spending night after night in a dark garage so she tries to get Dave to by her a TV set.
My Son, the Ventriloquist 0.0
November 16, 1965
Dave's mother and the rest of his family all want air conditioners. So to handle the expense, Dave must land the accou…
My Son, the Judge 0.0
November 23, 1965
Mother tells Dave how to impress two stiffnecked council members who are interviewing prospects for judgeship in the do…
And Leave the Drive-In to Us 0.0
November 30, 1965
Dave's mother wants to celebrate her birthday by seeing a surf movie featuring her favorite actor, at a chilly open-air…
For Whom the Horn Honks 0.0
December 7, 1965
Dave hears that Captain Manzini is dying but Mother warns him that Captain Manzini is up to something.
Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing 0.0
December 14, 1965
Dave's mother in-law arrives for a visit and it's soon apparent that there is one mother too many on the scene.
Many Happy No-Returns 0.0
December 21, 1965
Mother is furious when she learns that Dave intends to let Barbara choose her own Christmas present.
Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon 0.0
December 28, 1965
After being married for 8 years, Barbara and Dave decide to go on a honeymoon. However, Barbara's mother, an astrology…
I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me? 0.0
January 4, 1966
A collision with a truck leaves Mother with amnesia and Dave with a problem, how to bring back a car's memory.
Goldporter 0.0
January 11, 1966
Captain Manzini's uncle Louie, the head of a secret organization called DURC, says his hypnotic drug will make Dave agr…
The Incredible Shrinking Car 0.0
January 18, 1966
Captain Manzini offers Dave one last chance to sell his antique car before using a molecular compressor to shrink it to…
I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother 0.0
January 25, 1966
When the housework gets Barbara down, Dave surprises her by hiring a maid who's unbearably efficient.
You Can't Get There From Here 0.0
February 1, 1966
While driving the kids to camp, Dave is stopped by a sheriff who asks him for his driver's license and discovers that i…
A Riddler on the Roof 0.0
February 8, 1966
How can a car prevent a murder? That's what Mother has to figure out after she overhears three thugs plot the assassin…
My Son, the Criminal 0.0
February 15, 1966
Mr. Kroot, the postman, know two thing about Dave. He saw Dave cementing the garage floor and also heard him say somet…
An Unreasonable Facsimile 0.0
February 22, 1966
Captain Manzini transforms a Swedish sailor into a lookalike, talkalike replica of Dave and smuggles him into the Crabt…
Over the Hill to the Junkyard 0.0
March 1, 1966
The future looks mighty bleak for Dave's mother when Barbara wins a new limousine in a supermarket drawing.
It Might as Well Be Spring as Not 0.0
March 8, 1966
It's mutual love at first sight for Mother and wealthy Conrad Byron who offers to trade him limousine and chauffeur for…
Absorba the Greek 0.0
March 15, 1966
Prudish building owner, Henry Heckendorn asks Dave to help him try to close the Greek Grotto, a notorious night club bu…
The Blabbermouth 0.0
March 22, 1966
Dave returns from work too exhausted to think straight and he accidentally lets it slip that the car is really his moth…
When You Wish Upon a Car 0.0
March 29, 1966
Dave's mother allows the children to think that she like, Aladdin's lamp, can grant any wish.
Desperate Minutes 0.0
April 5, 1966
A gun totting jewel thief and his moll are using the Crabtree house as a hideout.