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Greatest Speaker In The Whole Wide World

Comedy

21

Jan 25, 1966

Patty promises her school class she'll bring in the greatest speaker in the whole wide world: her father. Then, she asks him if he will speak to the class.

Full Episodes

Season 3, 32 episodes

A Visit From Uncle Jed,

Patty receives a splendid gift -- a dress for Paris! She plans a formal dinner party to show it off. A problem arises shortly before the party when Patty's Uncle Jed becomes a house guest.

21m Mar 8, 1966

Anywhere I Hang My Horn Is Home,

Patty discovers Gate Garrison, an out-of-work musician waiting for his ship to come in. He comes home with her for dinner...and doesn't leave!

25m Jan 18, 1966

Big Sister Is Watching,

Ross fights a new boy at school, gets his eye blackened. Patty, in a rage, intends to find the bully and spank him...until she meets his brother. Alan Mitchell, brother of Jerry the bully, is a real knockout!

25m Feb 1, 1966

Cathy Leaves Home,

To prove to a friend - and herself - that the Lane's will not let her leave home, Cathy applies for an exchange student scholarship. To her amazement, the family seems to be all for the idea!

25m Dec 14, 1965

Do A Brother A Favor,

Ross's chances of becoming a Tiger Club member hinge on the Club President's success with Patty. Patty doesn't like the President, Harold Wilson, but agrees to go out with him to help Ross.

25m Apr 26, 1966

Do You Trust Your Daughter,

Patty's parents, concerned about Patty's dating a lad a bit older than they think proper, wait up to see her safely home. Shortly before the specified time for her to be home, they retire, not wanting to embarrass her when she arrives.

25m Mar 1, 1966

Don't Bank On It,

To avoid office disturbances, Mr. Lane comes home to work on an important speech. Just as he's settled and working, Patty arrives home from school early. She attacks long-neglected chores around the house, shattering Mr. Lane's peace.

25m Mar 22, 1966

Fiancee For A Day,

Patty and Richard decided that they will marry right after graduation...but they don't tell their parents.

25m Apr 12, 1966

Foggy Day In Brooklyn Heights,

A rainy weather forecast spoils plans for a luau. Patty expects a dull evening is ahead...until the Lane brain comes through and she manages a movie invitation from Richard. With the ringing of the doorbell, all her plans change.

25m Sep 14, 1965

Girl From Nephew,

Interpol Agent David Matson stops for a visit at the Lane house, Patty takes a phone message for him, setting up a meeting with The Lady in White. Patty is sure The Lady in White is part of an international spy ring out to trap David.

25m Oct 26, 1965

Greatest Speaker In The Whole Wide World,

Patty promises her school class she'll bring in the greatest speaker in the whole wide world: her father. Then, she asks him if he will speak to the class.

21m Jan 25, 1966

History Paper Caper,

Patty must improve her History grade or she can't go out for two weeks. She seeks help from a new student, a History whiz. Pretending to do the work herself, she lets him write her term paper.

25m Dec 21, 1965

I'll Be Suing You,

Richard borrows his father's car and has his first accident. Not knowing Richard is the guilty driver, Patty agrees to be a witness against him. Patty and Richard visit the other driver's home to talk over the damages, and discover him in bed, suffering.

21m Nov 2, 1965

Patty promises to teach Chuck Farrell the Frug. When his car breaks down in front of the Lane house, she thinks he has come to invite her dancing.

21m Apr 19, 1966

Operation Tonsils,

Patty hates the thought of having her tonsils removed...until she meets Dr. Morgan! She immediately flips for him. When she hears him saying she's a beauty, Patty thinks she's the beauty.

25m Sep 21, 1965

Our Daughter, The Artist,

Patty's Op Art painting from a school class isn't too good -- but her family's praise convinces her it is. She hangs the paintings in the living room -- much to everyone's distress.

25m Oct 12, 1965

Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow,

Monica throws a party, inviting her ex-boyfriend Richard as her date. Cathy also receives an invitation. This leaves Patty out in the cold. For revenge, Patty plans a party for the same night as Monica's.

25m Sep 28, 1965

Patty & The Eternal Triangle,

Patty tests Richard...with surprising results! When he mistakes her for Cathy, Patty continues to fool him to see how he will react to interest from another girl.

25m Nov 9, 1965

Patty Leads A Dog'd Life,

Patty attempts to earn some money and at the same time help her father secure a contract with his newspaper's society editor. The editor, Eloise Sutton, needs someone to babysit with her small, very spoiled dog while she vacations out of town.

25m Feb 8, 1966

Patty Meets The Great Outdoors,

When Patty discovers the young, handsome painter next door is studying forestry, she convinces her family they should vacation in the woods. Mr. Lane, eager to avoid mishap, plans a trial-run camping expedition.

25m Dec 7, 1965

Patty The Candy Striper,

Patty becomes a nurse's aid...and more of a problem than usual to her father. The doctor orders Mr. Lane to the hospital for a weekend of total rest.

25m Nov 30, 1965

Patty The Diplomat,

As part of a class assignment, Patty writes a letter to the head of the Russian Presidium...then gets an answering letter! This stirs up trouble for Patty with the State Department.

25m Feb 22, 1966

Patty The Psychic,

The Lanes trick Patty into believing she has clairvoyant powers. Then, Patty surprises them by actually foreseeing events in the lives of her friends and family.

21m Apr 3, 1966

Patty's Private Pygmalion,

Marcia Mason, a new girl in school, is convinced she is the original hard luck girl. Nothing in life seems to go right for her. Then she meets Patty. Patty begins Operation Build-Up, convinced that all Marcia needs is self-confidence.

25m Oct 19, 1965

Poppo's Birthday,

Mr. Lane helps the family decide on his birthday gift by leaving a clipped advertisement of a Swiss pocketknife lying around. They find the advertisement, but think Mr. Lane wants the hunting rifle advertised on the reverse side!

25m Jan 11, 1966

Ross Runs Away,

Mr. and Mrs. Lane go to Atlantic City for the weekend, leaving Patty in charge at home. Patty promises to keep Ross in hand. Ross has other ideas. Ross threatens to run away, unless Patty eases home discipline.

25m Jan 4, 1966

Ross The Peacemaker,

Patty isn't speaking to Richard. She tells brother Ross to hang up if Richard calls. When Richard calls, Ross hangs up...and Patty explodes! She wants to talk to him after all!

25m Nov 23, 1965

Patty has a slight fever. She is hurried to bed by her mother, who soon gets pretty sick of the patient! Patty has endless requests for everything from magazines on a table across the room to fruit from downstairs, keeping her mother hopping!

25m Nov 16, 1965

When Richard stays at the Lane's as a houseguest for a week, turmoil is the order of the day! The Lanes tell Richard to act like a member of the family, and not feel like a guest.

25m Oct 5, 1965

Three Little Kittens,

Patty and Ross buy three kittens from a neighborhood boy. They plan to sell the kittens for a profit to a lady who's been looking for kittens. To their dismay they discover that the lady wants only Persian cats!

21m Apr 5, 1966

Too Young And Foolish To Go Steady,

When Patty hears another boy wants to date her, she breaks up with Richard. The other boy turns out to be interested in someone else. All the other girls begin chasing newly-detached Richard and Patty can't get a date with anyone.

25m Feb 15, 1966

Very Phone-Y Situation,

When Martin puts a time limit on everyone's phone calls, the kids try to earn money to buy their own phone.

25m Dec 28, 1965