No Clothes for the Party
30m · January 1, 1954
Corliss and Dexter plan to go to a big party, but must work up the nerve to ask the Archer's for a tux and an evening wrap, both of which are in danger around Dex.
Harry, Child Psychiatrist
30m · —
Harry and Mr. Franklyn try to teach Corliss and Dex the value of money, and promise to match dollar for dollar everything the kids
can earn.
Dexter, The Director
30m · —
Dexter is directing the school parent/student play. Corliss is the lead but to get Harry he tells him Judge Peters is appearing. To get
the Judge he gives the lead to Lucy Peters and, well, you get the idea!
Dexter's Surprise Party
30m · —
After seeing Mr. Archer hiding a package and misunderstanding a business call, Corliss and Dexter decide he's a kleptomaniac.
The Algebra Problem
30m · —
Corliss and Dex are struggling with a tough algebra problem. Their parents smugly think they can find the answer, and soon everyone is working on the problem with no solution in sight!
Quarenteened
30m · —
Corliss has the measles, which makes Mr. Archer happy, because that means a whole week without Dexter; until Dex is quarantined along with her!
The Phone Fumble
30m · —
Synopsis 1:
Harry Archer needs to make an important phone call but is hindered by losing the phone number, not to mention the phone! Not helping at all is Corliss doing housework and Dexter's arrival with a pie and a watermelon.
Synopsis 2:
There's only one phone number in the Archer household - not enough when there's a teenager in the home. The phone is constantly in use, and Mr. Archer keeps missing important business calls.
Dexter's Job
30m · —
Dex's father makes a deal with him: get a job, keep it a week, and he will buy a new muffler for his car.
Harry's Cold
30m · —
Synopsis 1:
Harry has a bad cold and Janet makes him stay in bed, and everyone leaves him alone except Dex.
Synopsis 2:
Harry has a bad cold. The well-meaning but bumbling Dexter tries to help out by going
to the drug store for Harry's medicine. While there, a misunderstanding leads the
druggist and neighbors to believe that the Archer family is destitute. As a result,
lots of food baskets mysteriously begin to appear at the Archer's front door.
The Vase That Came to Dinner
30m · —
No overview available.
Dexter's Masquerade Costume
30m · —
No overview available.
Harry and the Soap Opera Queen
30m · —
No overview available.
Miffy's Overnight Painting
30m · —
The Franklyns are having their house painted and the Archers invite them to stay at their house. But sometimes even best friends shouldn't be together for very long.
The Pain in the Neck
30m · —
Harry reads a psychiatric book and decides his stiff neck is caused by everyone else's problems.
President of the Garden Club
30m · —
The Archers and Franklyns have a falling out when Janet and Mary are both nominated for president of their club.
The Fortune Teller
30m · —
Dexter has everyone visiting a swami who tells their future, with Harry being the only skeptic.
Harry, The Dictator
30m · —
Harry becomes upset after hearing Corliss' essay on family life, which names the father as a dictator. Harry declares a democracy, majority rules, but he keeps losing the vote.
Dexter and the Car
30m · —
Dexter's jalopy falls apart, so he borrows the Archers' vehicle to drive over to borrow a car. The kids have trouble and Harry misses a meeting while getting arrested for car theft!
Harry, The Photographer
30m · —
Unimpressed with Bill's new camera, Harry digs out his father's old camera, which Dex destroys.
The Personality Test
30m · —
Corliss is unhappy because a personality test shows that she and Dex are not compatible, but Harry has a solution.
Janet Goes to College
30m · —
Harry convinces Janet to take some college classes, so she and Mary sign up, leaving all the housework for Corliss and Dexter.
Harry Tells Dex How It Is
30m · —
No overview available.
The Christmas Story
30m · December 24, 1954
Corliss Archer and her goofy steady Dexter resolve to make gifts for everyone as Mr. and Mrs. Archer takes charge of decorating the house. Unfortunately others don't cooperate and even though the decorations, gifts, and Christmas tree are ruined, everyone ends up in the high spirits of the season.
