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Pete and Gladys is an American situation comedy television series starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams that aired on CBS on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time for two seasons, beginning on September 19, 1960. The last episode was broadcast on September 10, 1962.

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Episodes

Season 1

36 episodes

S1 E1 · For Pete's Sake

Pete and Gladys Porter move into their new home in Westwood, CA. Things get off to a rocky start when Pete clashes with his new neighbor.

S1 E2 · Crime of Passion

A dance instructor wants Pete to join in Gladys' dancing lessons.

S1 E3 · The Bavarian Wedding Chest

Pete brings home a huge Bavarian wedding chest.

S1 E4 · The Handyman

Pete decides to prove that he is a match for anyone as a handyman.

S1 E5 · Movie Bug

Unknown to Peter, Gladys lets a movie company use the Porter residence for some exterior shots, then asks for a part.

S1 E6 · Oo-La-La

Pete persuades a French girl to do a charity number at a benefit.

S1 E7 · The Goat Story

A man from the animal pound is after Tommy's pet goat, so Gladys and Hilda help out.

S1 E8 · Pete's Personality Change

Pete loses a big sale, so his boss calls in a psychologist to put some life back into his salesmanship.

S1 E9 · Camping Out

Pete and Howie want to go on a camping trip, but they have to prove to their wives that they are tough enough to rough it.

S1 E10 · Bowling Brawl

Pete thinks it is time Gladys and her Uncle Paul end their long feud, but Gladys decides she has got to prove she is a good sport.

S1 E11 · Pete Takes Up Golf

Pete wants to join the country club to play golf, but Gladys won't join him for social reasons.

S1 E12 · Gladys and the Piggy Bank

It is the Coltons' anniversary and Pete and Gladys decide to buy them a cheap gift in return for the one the Coltons got for them.

S1 E13 · No Man is Japan

Pete may become manager of a Tokyo branch, so he arranges for a Japanese exchange student to move in and teach him Japanese customs.

S1 E14 · Misplaced Weekend

Pete and Gladys want to get away from it all and spend a few days in Palm Springs, so Gladys uses a scheme on Pete's boss to get him out of work, only to find the boss himself in Palm Springs.

S1 E15 · Gladys Rents the House

Gladys wants a Hawaiian vacation, so she rents a room to a couple of Pete's friends who are in town for a convention.

S1 E16 · Glady's Political Campaign

Gladys campaigns for the presidency of the women's civic league.

S1 E17 · Cousin Violet

Gladys' Cousin Violet, a fat girl, has sent Gladys' photo to her Navy pen pal implying it is a picture of herself.

S1 E18 · The House Next Door

The house next door is empty but Gladys does a good turn by renting it for a friend.

S1 E19 · The Insurance Faker

Gladys uncovers evidence which seems to show that an insurance company is bilking its policyholders.

S1 E20 · Skin Deep (a.k.a.) The Great Stone Face

Pete gets a raise and a reduction in his workload. He just tells Gladys about the reduction and she thinks less work means less money, so she decides to get a job.

S1 E21 · The Six Musketeers

Pete and Gladys have planned a weekend in the mountains, but they have to share the cabin with two other couples.

S1 E22 · Panhandler

Gladys attends a dress rehearsal of a community play. After the rehearsal, Gladys goes home but without any money.

S1 E23 · Gladys Opens Pete's Mail

To discourage Gladys from opening his mail, Pete writes a phony letter to himself claiming he is in deep trouble.

S1 E24 · The Garage Story

Gladys forces Pete to take her father to work with him and then suggests he get Pop a job.

S1 E25 · The Orchid Story

Pete learns Pop has been sending off complaint letters to the city government, so Pop decides it is time for a change, to start growing orchids instead of writing letters.

S1 E26 · Secretary for a Day

Gladys wants to run off a batch of resumes for her job-hunting father, but Pete won't allow her to use his duplicating machine.

S1 E27 · The Fur Coat Story

It's Pete and Gladys' anniversary and Gladys wants a fur coat, but Pete wants a motorboat.

S1 E28 · Peaceful in the Country

Pete and Gladys are going to spend the weekend at his boss' cabin in the mountains so that Pete can show the place to a couple of prospective buyers.

S1 E29 · Junior

Gladys convinces Pete that they should care for his friend's seven-year-old child, but Junior turns out to be a chimp.

S1 E30 · Gladys Cooks Pete's Goose

Gladys always garbles Pete's business messages and she is determined to make up for it.

S1 E31 · A Study in Gray

Pete's painter cancels out on him, so Gladys decides Pop should paint his den.

S1 E32 · Pop's Girlfriend

Pop inherits an estate and decides to move into an apartment of his own. Gladys doesn't want Pop to get lonely so she tries to get him a roommate.

S1 E33 · Ring-a-Ding-Ding

At a party, Gladys loses an expensive ring in one of the hors d'oeuvres.

S1 E34 · The Mannequin Story (a.k.a.) The Mankin Merry-Go-Round

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S1 E35 · The Projectionist

Gladys' Cousin Violet returns, still trying to trap a man, so Gladys begins a program designed to reduce her overweight relative.

S1 E36 · Gladys Goes to College

Gladys goes to school to learn Spanish. Pete, overestimating her progress, invites some friends to dinner in a Mexican restaurant.

Season 2

36 episodes

S2 E1 · Crossed Wires

Gladys picks up the phone to call the movie theater and instead overhears a conversation with a man she thinks is Gene Barry.

S2 E2 · Fasten Your Seat Belts

While trying to exchange a cheap piece of luggage, a gift from Pete's boss, Gladys runs into Pete's boss' wife.

S2 E3 · The Hoarder and the Boarder

Gladys is unhappy about removing junk from the garage, so she moves it to the spare bedroom. Then Pete tells her he is taking in a boarder.

S2 E4 · Second Car

Peggy and Gladys decide to buy a new car with their husbands' money.

S2 E5 · Uncle Paul's New Wife

Uncle Paul and his new bride show up and Gladys must convince them she is not a kook.

S2 E6 · Money, Money, Who's Got the Money?

After Pete gets rid of one freeloading boarder, Gladys' nephew Bruce shows up.

S2 E7 · Uncle Paul's Insurance

Pete can't bring himself to sell insurance to Uncle Paul, so he tries hypnotism.

S2 E8 · Down with Togetherness

The neighbors are planning to turn a weekend at the lake into a surprise anniversary party for Pete and Gladys, but Gladys gets into a fight with Janet.

S2 E9 · Eyewitness

After seeing an accident, Gladys decides to offer her services as a witness.

S2 E10 · Three Loves of Gladys

Bruce is blackballed by a college fraternity, and Aunt Gladys launches a one-woman investigation to find out who is responsible and why.

S2 E11 · Sick, Sick, Sick

Gladys is a contestant on a television giveaway show and wins the big prize with a story about her husband's serious illness, but Pete's boss sees the show and sends him to the hospital.

S2 E12 · Christmas Shopping

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S2 E13 · The Live-In Couple

A bank will award a prize to the person opening the 5000th account and Gladys is determined to win, no matter how long it takes—even if she has to sleep in the bank.

S2 E14 · Lover Go Away

In order to stop Aunt Kitty from visiting, Pete and Gladys decide to rent an apartment without a guest room.

S2 E15 · Hero in the House

When Pete and Gladys go to the theater, a man insults Gladys but Pete decides he is too big to fight with.

S2 E16 · Pete's Hobby

Gladys sells an old car she learns is valuable, then tries to retrieve it, only to learn it has been turned into a hot rod.

S2 E17 · Who Was That Man?

Gladys' ex-boyfriend is in town and she manages to make a fool of herself by spilling coffee all over herself.

S2 E18 · Garden Wedding

Pete and Gladys celebrate their tenth anniversary by visitng the place where they were married and the justice of the peace who married them.

S2 E19 · Follow That Skeleton

Gladys is dying to know what is in the trunk of Uncle Paul's car, but she regrets it when she finds a skeleton.

S2 E20 · Will the Real Michele Tabour Please Stand Up?

Gladys' double, a French dancer, disappears before an important press conference and Gladys volunteers to take her place.

S2 E21 · The Prize

Gladys wins a jingle contest, but she doesn't know what the prize is.

S2 E22 · Yak, Yak, Yak

Uncle Paul is afraid Gladys' talkative nature will spoil a deal he has going with an antique buyer.

S2 E23 · Never Forget a Friend

Gladys' old friend comes to town and suggests everyone get together for dinner to reconcile an old misunderstanding.

S2 E24 · Office Wife

An efficiency expert has turned Pete's office upside down and Pete becomes upset, sending Gladys to the rescue as his secretary.

S2 E25 · The Chocolate Cake Caper

Uncle Paul believes a thief is after his expensive jade Buddha.

S2 E26 · Sleepytime Wife

Pete invites a big insurance executive to dinner hoping he might offer Pete a vice presidency, but Gladys has been acting strangely lately.

S2 E27 · Maternity House

The Porters are packing for a vacation in the mountains, having promised Cousin Helen and her husband they can use their home while they are away.

S2 E28 · Pete's Party Dress

Gladys wants to open a box addressed to Pete's uncle, but it is nailed tight.

S2 E29 · The Top Banana

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S2 E30 · Go Help Friends

After Pete and Gladys tell a neighbor to watch their house while they are away, they decide not to leave and are faced with the problem of telling their hypersensitive neighbor he is not needed.

S2 E31 · The Lame Excuse

Gladys tells Pete's boss that he is sick, so they can attend a costume party rather than go to dinner with him.

S2 E32 · Step on Me

Gladys wants to buy some new furniture, but Pete is happy with the old stuff.

S2 E33 · The Case of the Gossipy Maid

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S2 E34 · The Arrival

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S2 E35 · The Expectant Gardener

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S2 E36 · Continental Dinner

Gladys suspects Horton, the gardener, has developed a crush on her when he gives her gifts, but is unsure when his girlfriend shows up.