Season 1
(1969)
Cast
as Ellen Monroe
as John Monroe
as Philip Jensen
as Lydia Monroe
as Miss Skidmore
Episodes
Man Against the World (Pilot) 0.0
September 15, 1969
When Lydia complains to her father about the dullness of her history lesson at school, John tells her his own version o…
The Disenchanted 0.0
September 22, 1969
When the noise from the freight elevator beside his office becomes intolerable, John decides to try working at home, on…
Little Girls Are Sugar & Spice - And Not Always Nice! 0.0
September 29, 1969
In order to get closer to her father, with whom she seems to share little in common, Lydia learns how to play chess fro…
Christabel 0.0
October 6, 1969
John has dog problems with just about everyone: Greeley, over a magazine piece about his childhood family pet who bit p…
The Night the House Caught Fire 0.0
October 13, 1969
When Lydia comes down with a bad cold, John takes the opportunity to try to show her that people with vivid imagination…
The Ghost and Mr. Monroe 0.0
October 20, 1969
After Greeley once again fails to understand the humor in one of John's cartoons, John quits his job with The Manhattan…
Nobody Ever Kills Dragons Anymore 0.0
October 27, 1969
John, finding himself bothered by the ordinariness of his life, fantasizes about being involved in a tale of espionage …
Seal in the Bedroom 0.0
November 3, 1969
Greeley rejects yet another of John's cartoons which he doesn't understand, one involving a seal in the bedroom of a ma…
The Saga of Dimity Ann 0.0
November 10, 1969
After being bitten by the family cat, Dimity Ann, John takes her away and leaves her in a new housing developement. Ly…
A Friend of the Earth 0.0
November 17, 1969
The Monroe's new neighbor, Paul Morton, who is also a cartoonist, challenges John's more sophisticated humor by pitting…
Maid in Connecticut 0.0
November 24, 1969
The Monroes have a new maid who for some reason has a phobia about modern appliances, and Ellen tells John to be kind t…
Native Wit 0.0
December 1, 1969
John finally manages to get his revenge on Zeph Leggin by studying old jokes and using them to defeat the local humoris…
The Shrike and the Chipmunks 0.0
December 8, 1969
When Greeley decides to dedicate an entire issue of The Manhattanite to children's book author George Lindsay Lockhart,…
Rally Round the Flag 0.0
December 15, 1969
Frustrated while trying to buy a Christmas present for Lydia, John makes the unfortunate choice of an American flag as …
The War Between Men and Women 0.0
December 22, 1969
During a sixteenth anniversary party for the Jensens at the Monroe's house, Phil loses his temper when his wife Ruth in…
The Mating Dance 0.0
December 29, 1969
Lydia is supposed to go to a dance with a boy named Elbert, but when a bully beats him up and insists that Lydia go to …
Darn that Dream 0.0
January 5, 1970
Lydia is concerned about nightmares, so John tells stories about his family during his childhood in Columbus, Ohio. He…
The Human Being and the Dinosaur 0.0
January 12, 1970
When a neighborhood boy tries to tell Lydia about the facts of life, she responds by punching him in the mouth. While …
Dear Is a Four-Letter Word 0.0
January 19, 1970
When both Ellen and Lydia's teacher Miss Skidmore agree that John's cartoons are causing his daughter acute embarrassme…
The Middle Years 0.0
January 26, 1970
When Ellen and Lydia go on an overnight trip, leaving John home alone, he finds himself interrupted in his work by a pa…
Rules for a Happy Marriage 0.0
February 2, 1970
John suggests The Manhattanite use marriage as the theme of its anniversary issue, and he has his own ideas on the subj…
The Wooing of Mr. Monroe 0.0
February 9, 1970
When John begins collaborating on a book with a female writer, Ellen suspects he may really be having an affair instead.
The Mea Culpit Bit 0.0
February 16, 1970
John is suffering from cartoonist's block, making him irritable at work and then later at home. In his frustration he …
The Fourth Estate 0.0
February 23, 1970
John once again has to deal with rejection, not only by Greeley, who can't find the humor in one of John's cartoons, bu…
Monroe the Mysogynist 0.0
March 2, 1970
After both Ellen and Greeley accuse John of hating women, John becomes unable to think of any other kinds of cartoons t…
Child's Play 0.0
March 9, 1970
When Phil gives in to his son's wishes because of feelings of guilt, John chastises him for being weak, but when John h…