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The Big Wheel

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May 1, 1963

Mary is going away to a new college in the fall. She is putting on a "large" outdoor formal party that will be in their backyard. At the same time, Jeff is flirting with car ownership and ends up buying a bus, which he hopes to use in various ventures.

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Season 5, 34 episodes

Mary can't understand why her brother Jeff is being so polite to her - unless there is some ulterior motive behind his good behavior.

25m Sep 19, 1962

Mrs. Stone & Dr. Hyde,

When Donna fills in for Alex's vacationing nurse, she is taken aback to find him an office tyrant.

25m Sep 26, 1962

Trying to save enough money to build a boat, Jeff and Smitty make a pact to give up dating. Then Jeff finds Mary's friend Joanne hiding under his bed.

25m Oct 3, 1962

Who Needs Glasses,

Jeff decides wearing glasses would make him look older, and sets out to prove he needs them.

25m Oct 10, 1962

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary,

The Stone family is having growing pains, now that Mary is 18 and going to college. After several riffs, Mary decides it's time to leave home for the college dormitory for women.

25m Oct 17, 1962

Alex tries over and over to spend a day with Jeff, but his plans are always interrupted by emergency calls. Jeff later shows that he still loves his father by singing the song, "My Dad."

25m Oct 24, 1962

Jeff discovers a lost bird. He thinks it might be a rare cockatoo and sends the story to the newspapers and audobon societies-only to find out that the bird is really a cockateel, not quite a cockatoo.

25m Oct 31, 1962

Rebel with a Cause,

Donna is selected to take part in a survey of housewives to determine how long they spend doing their household chores.

25m Nov 7, 1962

Mary succeeds in helping a shy boy she knows become a singing star.

25m Nov 14, 1962

Alex and Jeff go camping in order to spend more time together, but the trip turns out to be a plot cooked up by Jeff to meet his friends.

25m Nov 21, 1962

The Baby Buggy,

Everyone chips in to buy the elderly baby doctor a new car.

25m Nov 28, 1962

The Makeover Man,

Mary decides to make-over ill-mannered basketball star, Steve, into a polished gentleman.

25m Dec 5, 1962

The Winning Ticket,

Jeff finds a winning raffle ticket for a new sports car, when he sees a woman drop the winning raffle ticket. Jeff learns the cost of owning an expensive sports car. When Jeff thinks he sees the child and woman again, he reaches a crossroad in his life.

25m Dec 12, 1962

The Soft Touch,

If Jeff wants to be able to afford to go to a special event this weekend, he had better collect on the loans he gave his friends. This prompts Donna to suggest that Alex collect from his deadbeat patients.

25m Dec 19, 1962

Jeff Stands Alone,

After a conversation with a telephone lineman, Jeff decides that it's about time he becomes independent himself. He tests himself by going to a strange town without any money to see whether or not he can make it on his own.

25m Dec 26, 1962

Just a Little Wedding,

Mary's friend Marcia is getting married. Donna takes on the role of wedding planner for the small gathering of friends and family at the Stone's home.

25m Jan 2, 1963

A Woman's Place,

When Donna decides to run for town council, Jeff and Mary agree to take care of the house. And how! But when Alex dreams about Donna's political future, as Mayor, perhaps Governor, he decides he'd rather have her back home again.

25m Jan 9, 1963

The Chinese Horse,

At the annual unclaimed freight auction, a mysterious woman asks Mrs. Stone to buy a wooden Chinese horse statue and gives her $100 cash. Mrs. Stone wins it for $50, but she has no idea where or to whom she should deliver the horse.

25m Jan 16, 1963

A boyfriend of Mary's calls her wholesome, and she doesn't know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult.

25m Jan 23, 1963

A Way of Her Own,

A little girl named Trisha follows the Stones home from the park and says that she is one of the family. Her uncle, realizing that the orphaned Trisha loves being in a family, arranges it so she can stay with the Stones. Thus a new family member is added.

25m Jan 30, 1963

Three Is a Family,

Mary learns the joys and pains of having a little sister, as she has to baby-sit Trisha on a night when she'd planned to go on a date.

25m Feb 6, 1963

On Jeff's 16th birthday he has a big fight with his girlfriend. Then he falls for an older woman.

25m Feb 13, 1963

Alex and Jeff spend the weekend at the cabin of Alex's friend Red. Donna and Mary follow them and prove that women can "rough it" in the wilderness as well as men can.

25m Feb 20, 1963

The House on the Hill,

Donna visits a reclusive woman who lives in an old Victorian house.She feels trapped in a haunted house after a while.

26m Feb 27, 1963

Where the Stones Are,

The Stones all end up at Shelter Bay during Spring Break. Mary doesn't know the rest of the family is there; she thought it was just her and her girlfriends. Donna, Jeff, and Alex get to stay on a fishing boat.

25m Mar 6, 1963

The Two Doctors Stone,

Alex and Donna prepare to go away for the weekend, but Donna suspects Trisha will be sick. Donna sees Trisha eating bananas and she always saw Jeff eating bananas before he became ill.

25m Mar 13, 1963

Everywhere That Mary Goes,

A new boy at college has taken a shine to Mary. To Mary's consternation, he follows her everywhere and scares off any other boy who approaches her. Mary decides to find him another girl to protect.

25m Mar 20, 1963

There is a local handyman Trisha knows who loves making children laugh. Trisha offers him work, but it turns out that he is clumsy and inept. Soon afterwards the ice-cream man arrives. He knows much more about repair work- and he hates kids.

25m Mar 27, 1963

Friends & Neighbors,

Dr. Dave Kelsey, who has been more and more frustrated by his in-laws, moves into the house next door with his wife Midge. Midge is a neophyte when it comes to household chores, so for the first week or so Donna helps her all she can.

25m Apr 3, 1963

While Jeff and Joanne are dating as seniors in high school and Mary and Scotty are dating in college, turns out Scotty would rather date Joanne, and Joanne would rather go out with Scotty, got it? Then they all go to a college dance.

25m Apr 10, 1963

All Those Dreams,

Pitcher Don Drysdale appears in this episode along with his real-life wife and daughter. On a trip to Chicago, Jeff is excited about seeing his pal, Don Drysdale, again. He is supposed to get an interview with Don for the school paper.

25m Apr 17, 1963

All Women Are Dangerous,

A tale of Joyce and Sabrina in a classic contest, which one will get Jeff to ask her to the big dance? Will it be poor, helpless Joyce or the dominant Sabrina? Jeff can't make up his mind. When he asks his family for advice, they suggest a coin toss.

25m Apr 24, 1963

Mary is going away to a new college in the fall. She is putting on a "large" outdoor formal party that will be in their backyard. At the same time, Jeff is flirting with car ownership and ends up buying a bus, which he hopes to use in various ventures.

25m May 1, 1963

Day of the Hero,

Jeff makes a date with Rosemary for the senior prom. Smitty then lets Jeff know that Jeff has been nominated to run for Senior Class President. Now gorgeous Dolores wants Jeff to take her to the prom. What can Jeff do? He's already committed, or is he?

25m May 8, 1963