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My Mother the Car

Episodes

Season 1
Come Honk Your Horn
1. Come Honk Your Horn

September 14, 1965 · 30 min

Lawyer Dave Crabtree's troubles begin with the purchase of a decrepit 1928 Porter that claims through the radio to be his mother. Wife, Barbara doesn't want the old wreck but it has an overwhelming appeal for Captain Manzini, a very persistent antique car collector.

The De-Fenders
2. The De-Fenders

September 21, 1965 · 30 min

Dave fears for his mother's safety when car strippers are reported in the neighborhood.

What Makes Auntie Freeze
3. What Makes Auntie Freeze

September 28, 1965 · 30 min

As Dave drives up the mountains, Mother gets higher and higher from the alcohol in her antifreeze.

Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home
4. Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home

October 5, 1965 · 30 min

When Dave neglects to set the parking break after parking on a hill, Mother rolls into an open van that is bound for Mexico.

Burned at the Steak
5. Burned at the Steak

October 12, 1965 · 30 min

Dave's mother badgers him into patching up the quarrel between the battling newlywed couple who lives next door.

I'm Through Being a Nice Guy
6. I'm Through Being a Nice Guy

October 19, 1965 · 30 min

In a desperate effort to get the car away from Dave, Captain Manzini resorts to: Operation Unscrupulous, replacing the car with an exact replica.

Lights, Camera, Mother
7. Lights, Camera, Mother

October 26, 1965 · 30 min

Dave gets back at his neighbors who are petitioning him to get rid of his antique eyesore by starring the car in a TV commercial.

The Captain Manzini Grand Prix
8. The Captain Manzini Grand Prix

November 2, 1965 · 30 min

Captain Manzini goads Dave into racing the car against England's foremost distance walker with Mother as the stakes.

TV or Not TV
9. TV or Not TV

November 9, 1965 · 30 min

Dave's mother is tired of spending night after night in a dark garage so she tries to get Dave to by her a TV set.

My Son, the Ventriloquist
10. My Son, the Ventriloquist

November 16, 1965 · 30 min

Dave's mother and the rest of his family all want air conditioners. So to handle the expense, Dave must land the account of high living Franklyn Hotchkiss.

My Son, the Judge
11. My Son, the Judge

November 23, 1965 · 30 min

Mother tells Dave how to impress two stiffnecked council members who are interviewing prospects for judgeship in the domestic relations court.

And Leave the Drive-In to Us
12. And Leave the Drive-In to Us

November 30, 1965 · 30 min

Dave's mother wants to celebrate her birthday by seeing a surf movie featuring her favorite actor, at a chilly open-air theater.

For Whom the Horn Honks
13. For Whom the Horn Honks

December 7, 1965 · 30 min

Dave hears that Captain Manzini is dying but Mother warns him that Captain Manzini is up to something.

Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing
14. Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing

December 14, 1965 · 30 min

Dave's mother in-law arrives for a visit and it's soon apparent that there is one mother too many on the scene.

Many Happy No-Returns
15. Many Happy No-Returns

December 21, 1965 · 30 min

Mother is furious when she learns that Dave intends to let Barbara choose her own Christmas present.

Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon
16. Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon

December 28, 1965 · 30 min

After being married for 8 years, Barbara and Dave decide to go on a honeymoon. However, Barbara's mother, an astrology nut, warns them of impending danger.

I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?
17. I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?

January 4, 1966 · 30 min

A collision with a truck leaves Mother with amnesia and Dave with a problem, how to bring back a car's memory.

Goldporter
18. Goldporter

January 11, 1966 · 30 min

Captain Manzini's uncle Louie, the head of a secret organization called DURC, says his hypnotic drug will make Dave agreeable to any request such as selling Mother.

The Incredible Shrinking Car
19. The Incredible Shrinking Car

January 18, 1966 · 30 min

Captain Manzini offers Dave one last chance to sell his antique car before using a molecular compressor to shrink it to the size of a small toy.

I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother
20. I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother

January 25, 1966 · 30 min

When the housework gets Barbara down, Dave surprises her by hiring a maid who's unbearably efficient.

You Can't Get There From Here
21. You Can't Get There From Here

February 1, 1966 · 30 min

While driving the kids to camp, Dave is stopped by a sheriff who asks him for his driver's license and discovers that it has expired.

A Riddler on the Roof
22. A Riddler on the Roof

February 8, 1966 · 30 min

How can a car prevent a murder? That's what Mother has to figure out after she overhears three thugs plot the assassination of a visiting dignitary.

My Son, the Criminal
23. My Son, the Criminal

February 15, 1966 · 30 min

Mr. Kroot, the postman, know two thing about Dave. He saw Dave cementing the garage floor and also heard him say something about his mother not complaining anymore. So Kroot concludes that Dave has done his old lady in.

An Unreasonable Facsimile
24. An Unreasonable Facsimile

February 22, 1966 · 30 min

Captain Manzini transforms a Swedish sailor into a lookalike, talkalike replica of Dave and smuggles him into the Crabtree household.

Over the Hill to the Junkyard
25. Over the Hill to the Junkyard

March 1, 1966 · 30 min

The future looks mighty bleak for Dave's mother when Barbara wins a new limousine in a supermarket drawing.

It Might as Well Be Spring as Not
26. It Might as Well Be Spring as Not

March 8, 1966 · 30 min

It's mutual love at first sight for Mother and wealthy Conrad Byron who offers to trade him limousine and chauffeur for Dave's car.

Absorba the Greek
27. Absorba the Greek

March 15, 1966 · 30 min

Prudish building owner, Henry Heckendorn asks Dave to help him try to close the Greek Grotto, a notorious night club but Dave's mother suspects Heckendorn's motives.

The Blabbermouth
28. The Blabbermouth

March 22, 1966 · 30 min

Dave returns from work too exhausted to think straight and he accidentally lets it slip that the car is really his mother.

When You Wish Upon a Car
29. When You Wish Upon a Car

March 29, 1966 · 30 min

Dave's mother allows the children to think that she like, Aladdin's lamp, can grant any wish.

Desperate Minutes
30. Desperate Minutes

April 5, 1966 · 30 min

A gun totting jewel thief and his moll are using the Crabtree house as a hideout.