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The Gift

Comedy

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Apr 7, 1969

Delicate deception is called for as Doris and the boys try to decide on a practical gift for Leroy. What does he really need and how can they find out—without tipping their hand?

Full Episodes

Season 1, 28 episodes

Dinner for Mom,

Toby and Billy take Doris out to dinner for her birthday with money they've earned but aren't prepared for the size of the check.

24m Sep 23, 1968

Envious of Billy's Little League uniform, Toby announces that he has a uniform as well, referring to a choir robe, despite the fact that try-outs for the choir haven't yet taken place.

24m Sep 30, 1968

Doris is approached by the school committee to enlist businessman Henry R. Pritchard to supply milk to the children at school for free with the condition that she and her boys become part of the advertising campaign.

24m Oct 7, 1968

The Matchmakers,

Thanks to matchmaking sons, Doris is beset with an insufferable suitor, Deputy Sheriff Puckum, who fancies himself the town swinger.

24m Oct 21, 1968

The Songwriter,

Leroy has hopes of becoming a country composer when a publisher accepts his song "Weeds in the Garden of My Heart." But the hired hand has paid $50 for the big break, and Doris fears he's the victim of fraud.

24m Oct 28, 1968

Billy and Toby are conned out of a valuable antique from the attic by two old ladies. Doris plots her own way of retrieving the treasure.

24m Nov 11, 1968

Leroy B. Simpson,

Doris and Aggie reminisce about how Leroy showed up at the ranch. The handyman made such a lasting impression on the boys but Grandpa found him to be incompetent.

24m Nov 18, 1968

Billy comes home from school with a black eye. Buck tries to encourage the boy to fight back but Doris steps in to find out exactly what's going on.

24m Nov 25, 1968

Leroy becomes an obsessive bookworm and a fiend for 19th-century verse. His ulterior motive is a lovely librarian who has invited him to a meeting of the local poetry club.

24m Dec 2, 1968

The Camping Trip,

The Martin boys excitedly prepare for their first camping trip with Grandpa Buck and his old friend Joe Whitecloud but the excursion is threatened by a brewing feud between the veteran outdoorsmen.

24m Dec 9, 1968

Doris’ former boss asks her to return to New York for a week to help out and then becomes determined to convince Doris to stay.

24m Dec 16, 1968

Buck has some competition when both he and the veterinarian fall for the new manicurist in town.

24m Dec 23, 1968

Buck and Leroy take the boys away for a camping trip. Doris and Juanita are set to redecorate the house when they are surprised by Leroy's colorful cousins.

24m Dec 30, 1968

With Buck and the boys in bed with colds, Doris assumes the task of trapping Tyrone Lovey, a longtime troublemaker who's suspected of poaching on the ranch.

24m Jan 6, 1969

Let Them out of the Nest,

The boys get a job as egg deliverers and get sick to their stomachs so Doris has to deliver the eggs.

24m Jan 20, 1969

Doris faces sleepless nights and sluggish days, thanks to a chiming antique clock given to her by Leroy. Problem: How to get rid of the noisemaker without hurting the handyman's feelings.

24m Jan 27, 1969

Grandpa and Leroy are left in the lurch when Doris and Juanita leave the ranch to help out a new mother. Grandpa's ex-girlfriend Major Emma Flood takes over running the place like a military installation.

24m Feb 3, 1969

Buck is upset with the military base when their pilots’ aerial maneuvers frighten the chickens so they won't lay eggs. One of the pilots bets his buddies he'll make a hit with Doris.

24m Feb 10, 1969

The Tournament,

Buck and Doc are getting set for a horseshoe tournament when Doc has a mishap because of Leroy, who is then enlisted to take Doc’s place.

24m Feb 17, 1969

Love Thy Neighbor,

Grandpa is on the verge of bankruptcy. He needs a new tractor and several farmers owe him money. Doris decides to collect the money since Buck is too generous and laid back.

24m Mar 3, 1969

Bubbling with enthusiasm, Doris spearheads a drive for civic improvements and falls for a flimflamming scheme to build a community center.

24m Mar 10, 1969

Buck promises the P.T.A. that Doris will direct the school musical. In the process, Doris upsets the principal because of the way the kids are taught to dance.

24m Mar 17, 1969

The Baby Sitter,

A harried Doris takes care of three mischievous young children while their mother is in the hospital delivering her fourth child.

24m Mar 24, 1969

The elderly McGlinsey sisters have started up their liquor still again and U.S. Treasury agents are hot on their trail when Doris comes to the rescue and winds up in jail.

24m Mar 31, 1969

Delicate deception is called for as Doris and the boys try to decide on a practical gift for Leroy. What does he really need and how can they find out—without tipping their hand?

25m Apr 7, 1969

Leroy saves the day when an escaped tiger falls into his not-so-capable hands with a little help from Doris.

24m Apr 14, 1969

A budding romance between housekeeper Juanita and a local merchant is turning into a four-sided entanglement, thanks to continual meddling by Doris and Buck.

24m Apr 21, 1969

The Five Dollar Bill,

Doris and the entire family face a painful problem: a neighbor lady has accused young Billy of taking five dollars from her wallet.

24m Apr 28, 1969