Aspiring New York City actress Ann Marie faces a dilemma when her agent/boyfriend Don Blue Sky (Ted Bessell) urges her to get a stage name, much to the chagrin of her parents (Harold Gould and Penny Santon).
Note The copyright date was in 1965. The first television airing was on the premiere night of TV Land on April 29, 1996.
Aspiring actress Ann Marie is working at a newsstand in an office building, where she meets Donald Hollinger (Ted Bessell), a writer for Newsview magazine. Ann is cast in a television commercial filming in the lobby of the office building, but an encounter with the chivalrous Donald may end her job.
Ann Marie leaves her home in Brewster, New York and moves to New York City to pursue her acting career. Her agent Harvey Peck (Ronnie Schell) helps her find an apartment, much to her father's (Lew Parker) chagrin. Ann meets her new neighbor, Judy Bessemer (Bonnie Scott), and her independence is tested when her mother, Helen (Rosemary DeCamp) moves in after an argument with Ann's father, Lew. The only decent paying acting gig Ann lands is as a mop on a children's show.
Absent: Ted Bessell as Donald
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"Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night"
Bob Sweeney
Milton Pascal
September 22, 1966 (1966-09-22)
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Ann agrees to babysit for her neighbor Judy, who assures her that she will be back long before Ann's acting workshop audition. Judy gets stuck at her sister's house and her obstetrician husband, Leon, gets called to deliver a baby, forcing Ann to take infant Stanley along on her audition. The workshop director (Billy DeWolfe) is very no-nonsense and dislikes babies.
Absent: Ted Bessell as Donald
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"I'll Be Suing You"
Bob Sweeney
Peggy Elliott & Ed Scharlach
September 29, 1966 (1966-09-29)
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When Ann borrows Donald's car, a sewing machine salesman (Carl Ballantine) is distracted by a pretty girl and bumps into the car, then sues her for damages.
When Donald's secretary goes on maternity leave, Judy suggests hiring Ann as a temp.
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"Little Auction Annie"
Sidney Miller
Rick Mittleman
October 27, 1966 (1966-10-27)
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At an auction, Ann successfully bids on a box filled with various items. One item draws the attention of a mysterious stranger (Michael Conrad).
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"Time for Arrest"
David McDearmon
Jack Winter
November 3, 1966 (1966-11-03)
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Ann lands in jail wearing a cave-girl outfit, after replacing her neighbor and fellow actress Margie (Jackie Joseph) on a side gig that turns out to be a catering job for a Mafia boss seeking to merge with a rival family.
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"Break a Leg"
Jerry Davis
Jim Parker & Arnold Margolin
November 10, 1966 (1966-11-10)
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Ann's actress friend, Sandy Stafford (Sally Kellerman), lands a role in a Broadway play, and asks Ann to be her understudy. While staying with her, Sandy contracts the measles, and Ann has to perform. George Carlin has a small role as Ann's agent, George.
After Ann's agent (Ronnie Schell) suggests she adopt a more suitable stage name, Ann's attempts are met with her parents' strong disapproval. The recycled version of the original pilot episode.
Ann's role as a villainess in a soap opera compromises a potential relationship with Don's mother (Mabel Albertson). Ann hopes a visit from the actor playing the hero will improve her image.
Donald works with an actress in Ann's acting workshop to write an article about her, leading Ann to suspect he is having an affair. Rob Reiner has a small role.
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"Phantom of the Horse Opera"
John Erman
Peggy Elliott & Ed Scharlach
December 8, 1966 (1966-12-08)
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Ann thinks her apartment building is being "haunted" by a silent movie theatre organist (Sterling Holloway).
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"Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts"
Bob Sweeney
Richard Baer
December 15, 1966 (1966-12-15)
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A member of Ann's acting workshop tries to buy her friendship.
As her shift as a department store Christmas elf concludes, Ann tells Donald about her stint as a teacher in a boarding school trying to bring good tidings and joy to a boy who was unable to go home for Christmas. John Fiedler guest stars.
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"Among My Souvenirs"
Seymour Robbie
Peggy Elliott & Ed Scharlach
January 5, 1967 (1967-01-05)
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While sifting through boxes of her personal items, Ann finds a ring that a now-married high school sweetheart gave her. She attempts to return it to him.
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"These Boots Weren't Made for Walking"
John Erman
Peggy Elliott & Ed Scharlach
January 12, 1967 (1967-01-12)
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Seeking a job that gives her more time for auditions, Ann tries her luck as a door-to-door shoe salesperson. Her boss (Paul Lynde) neglects to mention the shoes are poorly constructed and, in fact, are made entirely from cardboard.
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"Kimono My House"
John Erman
Peggy Elliott & Ed Scharlach
January 19, 1967 (1967-01-19)
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When Ann sees how messy Don's apartment is, she hires a Japanese maid to clean the place. She soon suspects the girl has other intentions.
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"Gone with the Breeze"
John Erman
Tom & Helen August
January 26, 1967 (1967-01-26)
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After Donald gives Ann the manuscript of his novel, she is convinced she has lost it.
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"Rain, Snow and Rice"
John Erman
James L. Brooks
February 2, 1967 (1967-02-02)
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At the Baumans' wedding in Connecticut, a snowstorm prevents Ann and Don from returning to New York. The hotel only has one additional room available, so Don and Ann agree to share it so the Baumans can have their wedding night. Meanwhile, Ann's parents think she and Don have eloped, and they drive to Connecticut. Ann has to convince them that she and Don platonically shared the room.
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"Paper Hats and Everything"
John Erman
Sydney Zelinka
February 9, 1967 (1967-02-09)
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While Ann suspects a dinner date with her father is really a ruse for a surprise birthday party, Judy assembles one on short notice just in case it is not. Richard Dreyfuss guest-stars.
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"What Are Your Intentions?"
John Erman
Milton Pascal
February 16, 1967 (1967-02-16)
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Ann's father presses Donald as to whether he intends to marry his daughter.
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"A Tenor's Loving Care"
John Erman
Joseph Bonaduce
February 23, 1967 (1967-02-23)
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A famous opera singer (Carroll O'Connor) makes a play for Ann while Don tries to get an interview with the temperamental celebrity.
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"Leaving the Nest Is for the Birds"
Hal Cooper
Barbara Avedon
March 2, 1967 (1967-03-02)
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Ann's family dinner to prove to her parents that living in New York City is safe is spoiled by an alleged peeping Tom (Jerry Van Dyke).
Finding out that Broadway producer Harold J. Davis (Herbert Rudley) is seeking a fresh-faced unknown for his next play, Ann goes overboard to get noticed, and even has Donald put a good word in for her.
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"The Honeymoon Apartment"
Hal Cooper
Austin & Irma Kalish
March 16, 1967 (1967-03-16)
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Ann's cheapskate cousin (Warren Berlinger) arrives with his new bride, then attempts to stay at her apartment for their honeymoon rather go to a hotel.
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"This Little Piggy Had a Ball"
Hal Cooper
Arnold Margolin & Jim Parker
March 23, 1967 (1967-03-23)
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While bowling with Donald just before she is to accept an award for another actress, Ann reads about another bowler who bowled with his toes. She then makes the mistake of trying to do it herself. Rob Reiner & Teri Garr make appearances. Garr and series star Marlo Thomas would later guest star years later on Friends as the mothers of Phoebe and Rachel respectively.
While working on an exposé on the inner workings of a TV game show called The Mating Game, Donald has Ann go undercover as the bachelorette who selects a date. Unknown to her, he is one of the three unseen bachelors she must choose from.
Ann auditions for a soda commercial that requires a performance on roller skates, something she has a little difficulty with.
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"Black, White and Read All Over"
Jeffrey Hayden
Richard Baer
September 21, 1967 (1967-09-21)
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After yet another rejection of Donald's unpublished novel, Ann offers to submit it to her father, who knows a publisher who's a customer at his restaurant. Unfortunately he takes a look at it himself, and nearly equates it with pornography.
Donald does a news story on computer dating, and takes Ann along for the ride. Much to Ann's chagrin, the girl that the computer dating service assigns to her boyfriend, is a lot like her.
Donald gets Ann to house sit at his apartment, and she runs into another friend of his (Bill Bixby), who is also staying there.
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"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Nervous"
Danny Arnold
Arnold Margolin & Jim Parker
October 12, 1967 (1967-10-12)
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Before Ann goes to Philadelphia for a play that's making a nationwide tour, Donald tries to show her a good time by giving her a night on the town... and another night, and another night,...
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"The Philadelphia Story"
Danny Arnold
Arnold Margolin & Jim Parker
October 19, 1967 (1967-10-19)
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Unable to tolerate life without Ann, Donald goes to Philadelphia to write a review of Ann's play.
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"There's Nothing to Be Afreud of But Freud Himself"
Hal Cooper
Milton Pascal
October 26, 1967 (1967-10-26)
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Donald writes an article on a newfangled psychological exam, and tries to use it on Ann and the Baumans... with predictably traumatic results.
Ann and Donald decide to work on a play about her life, but creative differences get in the way.
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"When in Rome"
Hal Cooper
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
November 9, 1967 (1967-11-09)
44
An Italian movie director spots Ann and wants her to star in his next movie... and perform a nude scene.
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"Thanksgiving Comes But Once a Year, Thankfully"[1][2]
James Sheldon
Peggy Elliott
November 23, 1967 (1967-11-23)
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Ann struggles to cook everybody's favorite dishes for a Thanksgiving dinner.
Note: This episode is called "Thanksgiving Comes But Once a Year, Hopefully" on the DVDs.
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"The Mailman Cometh"
James Sheldon
Danny Arnold and Ruth Brooks Flippen
November 30, 1967 (1967-11-30)
46
A substitute agent sets Ann up on a publicity date with Dick Shawn who knows nothing about it.
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"It's a Mod, Mod World" (Part 1)
James Frawley
Tom & Helen August
December 7, 1967 (1967-12-07)
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Originally doubting the intentions of a photographer, Ann is convinced (thanks to Donald) that she should take a job as a model for him because he's a legitimate photographer named Noel Prince. But when Prince flies her out to California, he realizes he intends to keep her.
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"It's a Mod, Mod World" (Part 2)
James Frawley
Tom & Helen August
December 14, 1967 (1967-12-14)
41
Donald is on the edge over Ann's time with Noel Prince, despite her assurances she has no interest in her new boss.
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"'Twas the Night Before Christmas, You're Under Arrest"
James Sheldon
Ruth Brooks Flippen
December 21, 1967 (1967-12-21)
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After buying theater tickets from a scalper as a Christmas present for the Baumans, and learning from Don that some scalpers use personal information to burglarize their customers, Ann coaxes Donald to help her hide the Baumans' presents, only for both to be accused of burglary themselves.
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"A Friend in Need"
Hal Cooper
Richard Baer
December 28, 1967 (1967-12-28)
45
After Ann is injured on a movie set, Donald goes overboard in trying to take care of her.
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"Fur All We Know"
Hal Cooper
Peggy Elliott & Ed Scharlach
January 4, 1968 (1968-01-04)
48
After Ann models an expensive chinchilla stole, the owner insists that she borrow it as she accompanies Don to a party for the wealthy jet set, where a gigolo mistakes Ann for a wealthy heiress.
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"The Rivals"
Hal Cooper
Richard Baer
January 11, 1968 (1968-01-11)
49
Another family visit to Ann's parents in Brewster pits Donald against Lou when Lou runs a stop sign and crashes into Donald's car.
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"Sixty-Five on the Aisle"
James Frawley
Ruth Brooks Flippen
January 18, 1968 (1968-01-18)
38
Lou Marie buys theater and train tickets for sixty-five people from Brewster to see Ann in a play. A conflict arises between the producers who do not want them leaving the theater during an important scene and Ann's official debut that causes them to keep changing their schedule.
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20
"Call of the Wild"
Hal Cooper
Milton Pascal
January 25, 1968 (1968-01-25)
50
When Ann gets a soap commercial, the director tells her that it's because she has a face that no housewife would feel threatened by, which makes her wonder if she has any sex appeal.
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21
"The Other Woman"
Andrew McCullough
Richard Baer
February 1, 1968 (1968-02-01)
51
Ann suggests that her father escort Ethel Merman to a formal event, and the tabloids make him look like her new boyfriend, which doesn't exactly please her mother.
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22
"He and She and He"
Norman Hall
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
February 8, 1968 (1968-02-08)
52
Still obsessed with Ann, Noel Prince returns to New York to try to get her to marry him.
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"Odpdypahimcaifss"[3][4] "Oh, Don, Poor Don, Your Pants Are Hanging in My Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad"[5][6]
Hal Cooper
Richard Baer
February 22, 1968 (1968-02-22)
53
A scandal erupts when Donald's mother is invited to Ann's place and finds his pants in her closet.
Story by : Ruth Brooks Flippen and Danny Arnold Teleplay by : Bruce Howard
March 7, 1968 (1968-03-07)
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Ann is worried about Pete's new boyfriend George (Albert Salmi), a jock who doesn't necessarily treat her like a lady.
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"The Detective Story"
Hal Cooper
Carl Kleinschmitt
March 14, 1968 (1968-03-14)
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A series of obscene phone calls prompts Ann to call the NYPD, who sends over a detective who seems to be getting a little too close for comfort, especially Donald's.
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26
"If You Were Almost the Only Man in the World"
Hal Cooper
Danny Arnold and Ruth Brooks Flippen
March 21, 1968 (1968-03-21)
56
After being hit by a fly ball at a baseball game, Ann meets a doctor who bears a striking resemblance to Donald (Ted Bessell playing dual roles).
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"Just Spell the Name Right"
John Rich
Richard Baer
March 28, 1968 (1968-03-28)
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Ann hires press agent Eddie Edwards (Jesse White) to boost her career, but his method of doing so involves naming her in the divorce of one of her former soap opera co-stars Buddy Hobart (Robert Alda).
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28
"The Beard"
James Frawley
Richard Baer
April 11, 1968 (1968-04-11)
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After a hunting trip, Donald decides to grow a beard, which doesn't necessarily turn Ann on.
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29
"The Drunkard"
Hal Cooper
Danny Arnold and Ruth Brooks Flippen
April 18, 1968 (1968-04-18)
59
Ann helps sober up a comedian who thinks that they had an affair. Sid Caesar guest stars.
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30
"Old Man's Darling"
John Rich
Richard Baer
April 25, 1968 (1968-04-25)
60
An elderly man, who just happens to be one of the 10 richest people in America, ruins Ann's new dress but tries to make up for the mishap by buying her expensive gifts which she feels that she cannot accept.
Ann flies to Los Angeles for a series of TV commercial along with Donald, who tags along to do a magazine story about violence in the entertainment industry.
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5
"7¼" (Part 2)
Hal Cooper
Arthur Julian
October 24, 1968 (1968-10-24)
67
Ann's commercial work proves to be more grueling than she could possibly have expected. Stuart Margolin guest stars.
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6
"Secret Ballot"
John Rich
Richard Baer
October 31, 1968 (1968-10-31)
62
Ann gets excited about voting in her first presidential election, learns all she can about the system, but won't tell her father who she's voting for since it's a secret ballot.
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7
"The Face in the Shower Room Door"
Danny Arnold
Story by : Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller Teleplay by : Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan
November 7, 1968 (1968-11-07)
69
Ann gets stuck in the shower and the new neighbor comes to her rescue.
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8
"A Muggy Day in Central Park"
Hal Cooper
Arthur Julian
November 14, 1968 (1968-11-14)
65
Ann is mugged in Central Park, and though she survives without a scratch, she desperately tries to conceal the incident from her father.
69
9
"Just Donald and Me and Jerry Makes Three"
James Sheldon
Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan
November 21, 1968 (1968-11-21)
70
Jerry and Ruth's marriage is on the rocks, and a remorseful Jerry is interrupting Ann & Donald's time with each other so Don and Ann scheme to reunite the feuding Baumans.
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10
"The Seventh Time Around"
Richard Kinon
Carl Kleinschmitt
November 28, 1968 (1968-11-28)
72
Donald interviews a wealthy heiress named Lady Margaret "Trixie" Weatherby (Benay Venuta), a woman who has been married six times, that Ann fears might turn Donald into her seventh husband.
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11
"Ann vs. Secretary"
Hal Cooper
Ruth Brooks Flippen
December 5, 1968 (1968-12-05)
74
Donald hires a new secretary, who Ann suspects is trying to make a move on him...and could actually succeed.
The Screen Actor's Guild gives Ann a huge paycheck, and she must struggle on how to invest or spend it.
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13
"Should All Our Old Acquaintance Be Forgot"
Hal Cooper
Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan
December 26, 1968 (1968-12-26)
63
Ann's plans to spend New Year's Eve alone with Donald are thwarted by her parents, most of her neighbors, their cousins, and people neither of them know.
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14
"The Homewrecker and the Window Washer"
Hal Cooper
Story by : Ken Englund Teleplay by : Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan
January 2, 1969 (1969-01-02)
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When a window washer comes to the rescue of a man who hassles Ann in a building lobby, his wife becomes convinced he's having an affair with her.
Donald buys Ann some expensive earrings for Valentine's Day, and insists that she wears them on a date that night, in spite of her fear that she might lose them. Sure enough her worst fears are realized, and now both Ann and Don try to hide replacements for them.
While working on a commercial, Ann's voice is dubbed by a singer that she finds to be fantastic. But her efforts to give this young woman a boost in her career may not go so well, when she finds the young woman has a higher calling. Guest starring Terre and Tony Thomas (Marlo's sister and brother) and featuring a humorous cameo appearance by their father Danny Thomas. McLean Stevenson guest stars.
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"There Was a Time Ann Met a Pie Man"
Russ Mayberry
Milt Rosen
February 13, 1969 (1969-02-13)
78
Ann gets hired to do a television skit where she gets a pie in the face and the bit becomes a big hit.
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"The Subject Was Rabies"
Jay Sandrich
Skip Webster
February 20, 1969 (1969-02-20)
83
A stray dog that follow Ann home decides to bite her visiting father.
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"The Defiant One"
Richard Kinon
Story by : Gene Boland and Richard Baer Teleplay by : Richard Baer
February 27, 1969 (1969-02-27)
82
While shopping, Ann becomes sympathetic to an eight-year-old African-American boy who tries to steal a candy bar.
A lonely night at Ann's apartment is interrupted by a mouse, which somehow makes her father think she and Donald are fooling around.
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"Bad Day at Marvin Gardens"
Danny Arnold
Carl Kleinschmitt
March 20, 1969 (1969-03-20)
85
After inviting her parents over to a baseball game that gets rained out, Ann decides to let them and Donald stay at her place for a game of Monopoly, for which Lou gets much too competitive in.
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"Sue Me, Sue Me, What Can You Do Me?"
Russ Mayberry
Danny Arnold, Ruth Brooks Flippen & Milt Rosen
March 27, 1969 (1969-03-27)
86
Ann's father slips at Donald's office building and hurts himself. Donald has to get him to sign an insurance waiver.
Season 4 (1969–70)
Starting with this season, episode titles are shown on-screen, beginning with "Mission Improbable".
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
Prod. code
87
1
"Mission Improbable" (Part 1)
John Rich
Rick Mittleman
September 18, 1969 (1969-09-18)
93
While modeling Ann is hired to spy on a competitor who is suspected of stealing designs.
88
2
"Mission Improbable" (Part 2)
John Rich
Rick Mittleman
September 25, 1969 (1969-09-25)
94
Ann's cover is blown and is tricked into photographing rejected dress designs.
89
3
"My Part Belongs to Daddy"
Richard Kinon
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
October 2, 1969 (1969-10-02)
88
Ann is directing a play back at home in Brewster and has to tell her father that he's not getting the starring role.
Ann gets a job as a dancing chicken and after some advances by the boss ends up stranded in her costume on a country road.
91
5
"At the Drop of a Budget"
Russ Mayberry
Ed Scharlach and Warren Murray
October 16, 1969 (1969-10-16)
89
Under hypnosis at the dentist (guest star Monty Hall), Ann is mistakenly told to buy anything at the drop of a hat at the same time Donald is trying to help her work on a budget.
92
6
"Hearing Today, Gone Tomorrow"
Hal Cooper
Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub
October 23, 1969 (1969-10-23)
96
Ann loses her hearing when a cold ruins her job on a commercial.
93
7
"The Snow Must Go On"
Russ Mayberry
Arnold Horwitt
October 30, 1969 (1969-10-30)
90
While stranded at JFK Airport during a snowstorm, Ann will do anything to get to an audition on Broadway.
94
8
"Write Is Wrong"
John Rich
Ruth Brooks Flippen
November 6, 1969 (1969-11-06)
98
Don writes a comedy sketch about their previous adventures being stranded at JFK Airport. Don's TV script about Ann undergoes a massive rewrite.
95
9
"Shake Hands and Come Out Acting"
John Rich
Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub
November 13, 1969 (1969-11-13)
97
Don is doing a story on a fighter (Scoey Mitchell) who has developed an acting bug and Ann tries to help the boxer study drama. However, some of his "handlers" want to make sure he doesn't change his career so soon.
96
10
"Fix My Screen and Bug Out"
Saul Turteltaub
Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub
November 20, 1969 (1969-11-20)
95
Ann's former boyfriend becomes her new landlord and wants to marry her, much to Don 's chagrin.
97
11
"Kiss That Girl Goodbye"
John Rich
Fai Harris & Lynn Farr
November 27, 1969 (1969-11-27)
99
Donald has a chance to get a job in Paris and worries about leaving Ann.
98
12
"She Never Had the Vegas Notion" (Part 1)
Richard Kinon
Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub
December 11, 1969 (1969-12-11)
91
Ann gets a job in Las Vegas with an actor who wants her to break up with Donald. Guest star Jack Cassidy. Cameo by Carl Reiner as himself.
99
13
"She Never Had the Vegas Notion" (Part 2)
Richard Kinon
Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub
December 18, 1969 (1969-12-18)
92
While in Las Vegas, Donald is tricked into thinking that he married an actress. Guest star Jack Cassidy.
Ann is babysitting her cousin's 8-year-old daughter who disrupts Ann's dinner for Don's friends.
101
15
"Tenpercent of Nothing Is Nothing"
John Rich
Story by : Ron Clark and Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein, Teleplay by : Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
January 1, 1970 (1970-01-01)
103
Ann Marie is helping her agent with his stand-up comedy act. (NOTE: "Tenpercent" is the way the title appears on-screen; it's unknown whether this was a typo or if it was done intentionally.)
102
16
"Opening Night"
Russ Mayberry
Arnold Horwitt
January 8, 1970 (1970-01-08)
102
Ann dreads bad reviews of her opening night in Broadway, and all this anxiety gets her finger trapped in a kitchen faucet.
103
17
"That Metermaid"
Ted Bessell
Jerry Ross & William Lynn
January 22, 1970 (1970-01-22)
100
Don's new boss and Ann relate a story about Ann's summer job back home when she was younger and worked as a metermaid and ticketed the mayor's car.
104
18
"Fly by Night"
Saul Turteltaub
Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub
January 29, 1970 (1970-01-29)
104
While flying to a cabin in Vermont, Ann, Donald and their pilot land in a snow storm after they run out of gas. A clip episode. Part 1 of 2.
105
19
"Ugh, Wilderness"
John Rich
Joseph Bonaduce
February 5, 1970 (1970-02-05)
105
Ann and Donald leave the crash site and look for a cabin to stay in. Her father sends out a search party for them. Part 2 of 2.
106
20
"Stocks and the Single Girl"
Bill Persky
Bruce Howard
February 12, 1970 (1970-02-12)
106
Ann gets a card from a stockbroker and invests in the list of items on the back, even though it is his shopping list.
107
21
"The Night They Raided Daddy's"
Hal Cooper
Coslough Johnson
February 19, 1970 (1970-02-19)
107
Ann's father hires a musical group to increase business at his restaurant. He doesn't know that the group performs nude.
108
22
"The Reunion"
Richard Kinon
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
February 26, 1970 (1970-02-26)
108
As class treasurer, Ann loses $360 that was saved for their reunion. Ann looks for the thieves.
109
23
"Gone-a-Courtin'"
Russ Mayberry
Joseph Bonaduce
March 5, 1970 (1970-03-05)
109
Ann has to go to court to help a producer win a lawsuit involving a shish-kebab skewer.
110
24
"They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?"
Russ Mayberry
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
March 12, 1970 (1970-03-12)
110
Ann sees her neighbor Ruthie kissing another man.
111
25
"Easy Faller"
John Rich
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
March 19, 1970 (1970-03-19)
111
After Donald injures his back in her apartment, Ann brings his interviewer to Don. Then her father shows up.
112
26
"All's Well That Ends"
Saul Turteltaub
Sydney Zelinka
March 26, 1970 (1970-03-26)
112
Don wants to take Ann to the theater on her birthday, however, Ann promises prior to babysit a sick child who she suspects of having the mumps.
Season 5 (1970–71)
In this, the final season of the series, lyrics are given to the opening theme music.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
Prod. code
113
1
"Counter-Proposal"
Saul Turteltaub
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
September 25, 1970 (1970-09-25)
113
Donald Hollinger finally asks Ann Marie to marry him and takes his buddies advice to buy the ring second-hand which Ann promptly returns.
Donald has Ann spy on his sister Sandy's new beau. Cloris Leachman guest stars as Sandy.
115
3
"I Ain't Got No Body"
Richard Kinon
Ed Scharlach and Warren Murray
October 9, 1970 (1970-10-09)
120
Ann finds her head, but not her body, in "Playpen" magazine's centerfold pin-up.
116
4
"No Man's a Manhattan Island"
Richard Kinon
Arnold Horwitt
October 16, 1970 (1970-10-16)
118
As part of a game show, Ann throws a party for her neighbors and gets her purse stolen.
117
5
"Rattle of a Single Girl"
John Rich
Bruce Howard
October 23, 1970 (1970-10-23)
114
Ann and Donald go to pre-marital counselling finding problems that may or may not be there.
118
6
"There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis" (Part 1)
Richard Kinon
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
October 30, 1970 (1970-10-30)
126
Ann is working in a play in St. Louis and has difficulties while visiting Don's parents.
119
7
"There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis" (Part 2)
Richard Kinon
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
November 6, 1970 (1970-11-06)
127
Ann is working in a play in St. Louis and has difficulties while visiting Don's parents, including Don's great-aunt. Former St. Louis CardinalsoutfielderStan Musial appears as himself.[7]
120
8
"That Cake"
Richard Kinon
Rick Mittleman
November 13, 1970 (1970-11-13)
116
Ann thinks she accidentally bakes her engagement ring in a cake that is going to the Governor of New York's residence. Guest star Regis Philbin.
121
9
"That Girl's Daddy"
John Rich
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
November 20, 1970 (1970-11-20)
122
Ann's father is feeling much younger after he is introduced to a younger lady. Ann thinks he's going to leave her mother.
122
10
"Stop the Presses, I Want to Get Off"
Saul Turteltaub
Gordon Farr
November 27, 1970 (1970-11-27)
123
Ann is hired by a rival news magazine when they think that Donald will help Ann with her assignments.
123
11
"Super Reporter"
Richard Kinon
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
December 4, 1970 (1970-12-04)
121
Donald is stuck in a superhero costume when his buddies steal his clothes and he is getting an award from the deputy mayor.
124
12
"That Señorita"
John Rich
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
December 11, 1970 (1970-12-11)
124
Ann gets a lesson in minority relations when she is in a television sketch that is offensive to Mexicans. Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. guest stars as Rudy Sanchez.
125
13
"An Uncle Herbert for All Seasons"
John Rich
Bob Garland
December 18, 1970 (1970-12-18)
125
Ann's flamboyant Uncle Herbert (Joe Flynn) is turning Ann and Donald's world upside down when he makes bogus get-rich-quick schemes.
126
14
"That Script"
Roger Duchowny
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
January 1, 1971 (1971-01-01)
128
Ann wants to get the movie rights for a novel whose author thinks that Ann resembles his late wife.
127
15
"Those Friars"
Alan Rifkin
Marvin Walkenstein
January 8, 1971 (1971-01-08)
132
Ann's late Uncle Harry wills her an old trunk used during his career in vaudeville. Stars Milton Berle and Danny Thomas show up wanting to buy the old trunk.
128
16
"A Limited Engagement"
Richard Kinon
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
January 15, 1971 (1971-01-15)
130
Donald gets cold feet about marriage and breaks their engagement.
129
17
"The Russians Are Staying"
Homer Powell
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
January 29, 1971 (1971-01-29)
129
Ann meets a Russian (a defecting Soviet comic) who moves in with her and won't leave.
Running her father's restaurant is tough for Ann and Don when the staff comes down with the flu.
132
20
"That King"
Richard Kinon
Warren Murray
February 19, 1971 (1971-02-19)
135
the King of Kowali invites Ann to a state dinner where she discovers the King is an 11 yr. old child.
133
21
"Stag Party"
John Rich
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
February 26, 1971 (1971-02-26)
133
The stag party thrown by Don's buddies costs him his engagement to Ann.
134
22
"Two for the Money"
Roger Duchowny
San Nichols
March 5, 1971 (1971-03-05)
131
Ann gets a modeling assignment at Belmont Racetrack and when Don's friends realize there's a horse running named for her, they see it as a "sign" and send her with the money to place a bet for them. She loses the ticket at the wrong time!
135
23
"Soot Yourself"
Saul Turteltaub
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
March 12, 1971 (1971-03-12)
119
As a member of an ecology-minded group, Ann is assigned to picket in front of the Newsview Magazine building where Donald works. Donald tries to make amends by inviting his boss to Ann's house for dinner.
136
24
"The Elevated Woman"
Roger Duchowny
Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein
March 19, 1971 (1971-03-19)
136
Stuck in an elevator, Donald and Ann reminisce about their last five years together (clip episode, series finale).