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Bob plays Robert S. Beanblossom, agent for the Thackery Realty Company in this series. Julie Bishop co-stars as his girlfriend.
1. "HORSIN' AROUND". Bob takes a horse in exchange for an old shack he's been trying to unload. While he tries to hide it from his boss before he has a chance to explain, he finds out he was swindled by two crooks, and the horse is stolen!
2. "SURPRISE PARTY". Bob plans to throw a surprise birthday party for his boss, but it doesn't quite work out.
3. "OIL LAND". Bob's job is on the line when he sells some property before finding out that there's oil on it.
4. "THE PHOTOGRAPHER". Bob hires a photographer who supposedly can work wonders in making a house look good. Then the photographer presents Bob with the bill - more than the cost of the house!
1. "EL TORO", the original, unaired, pilot. Bob tries to unload a mansion in the Hollywood hills by pretending to be a visiting matador from Mexico.
2. "THE CATERER". Mr. Thackery throws a party; Bob hires the caterer.
3. "SALT WATER DAFFY". Bob rents an expensive mansion full of priceless rugs and antiques to a kindly old couple who turn out to raise seals as pets!
4. "JAILBREAK". Bob takes a bum, reforms him, cleans him up, gets him a job as a real estate agent, and promptly lands in jail!
1. "THE DUEL" Bob's latest client is a sculptress who wants him to model for her. Then her boyfriend shows up and wants to fight Bob for her honor.
2. "THE TIGER". Mr. Thackery claims Bob's personality is too easy-going, so Bob decides to change his image and become a tiger. First order of business: collecting past-due rent from his clients.
3. "THE BICYCLE". Bob helps an old man who crashes his bicycle into a street light. The man turns out to be a millionaire who offers Bob an executive position he can't refuse.
4. "THE FISHING STORY". Bob brags about his camping skills to Mr. Thackery, so he invites him on a fishing trip in the woods and makes him do all the work.
This is Bob's most remembered series. He stars as Bob Collins, a Hollywood photographer always up to his neck in beautiful girls....and trouble. The show also stars Ann B. Davis as Schultzy, Rosemary De Camp, and Dwayne Hickman.
1. "BOB'S FORGOTTEN FIANCE". Margaret tries to teach Bob a lesson for standing up women on dates.
2. "BOB GOES TO THE MOON". Bob's attempts at romancing Miss Sweden land him in the space program, becoming the first man rocketbound!
3. "GRANDPA'S BUDDY". Silent screen comedian Andy Clyde appears as an old pal of Granpa Collins (Bob in his famous dual role), who's in town to meet some swinging women.
4. "BOB DIGS ROCK AND ROLL" , complete with original commercials. A fake Swedish medal of honor and a love of guitar music are Bob's keys (he thinks) to winning the heart of Miss Sweden.
1. "BOB GOES BIRDWATCHING". Pamela Livingstone (Nancy Kulp) tries to get Bob to accompany her to Griffith Park. Charles Coburn has a cameo.
2. "GRANDPA ATTENDS A CONVENTION". Grandpa Collins returns in order to attend a reunion with military buddies from the Battle of San Juan Hill.
3. "BOB RETRENCHES". Rose Marie guests in this episode, as Bob lavishes everyone with gifts when he thinks he's getting a big tax refund.
4. "BOB BUTTERS BECK....BECK BUTTERS BETTER". Guest star George Burns offers Bob advice on how to get nephew Chuck's record played on the radio.
1. "BOB RESTORES MALE SUPREMACY". Both Bob's friend Harvey and his son are henpecked, so he invites them to spend a weekend with him to make them more masculine.
2. "BOB AND SCHULTZY REUNITE".Schultzy takes a job at a rocket factory, and Bob hires a ditzy new secretary. Both are miserable.
3. "BOB BECOMES A STAGE UNCLE". Bob's had it with nephew Chuck's constant singing, so Margaret gets guest star Ozzie Nelson to tell him Chuck can be a star. Original titles and one commercial are included.
4. "GRANDPA'S XMAS VISIT". Bob tries to set Grandpa Collins up with a sweet old lady on Christmas Eve, but he steals Bob's date instead.
4 more hilarious episodes!
1. "COLLINS THE CROONER". A newspaper columnist prints that Bob is going to record an album - prompting everyone to get into his act.
2. "GRANDPA CLOBBERS THE AIR FORCE". Upset that the military won't let him re-enlist, Grandpa boards his plane and bombs the base!
3. "THE BEAUTY CONTEST". Peter Lawford guest stars in this episode, as Bob tries to get an air force general to let him judge a base contest.
4. "BOB SAILS TO HAWAII" to be near a model, but his plan backfires.
Our latest volume features 4 terrific shows!!
1. "BOB PLAYS MARGARET'S GAME". Margaret is fed up with Bob being a bad influence on Chuck.
2. "BOB IN THE BRIG". Grandpa Collins bombs another base, and Bob is thrown in jail because of it.
3. "BOB AND SCHULTZY AT SEA", with special guest star Don Knotts. Bob tries to fix Schultzy up with a 97-pound weakling in order to keep her from bothering him on a cruise.
4. "BOB'S ONE DAY TO RELAX" isn't going to be very relaxing - Chuck needs advice on how to handle a French girl who's chasing after him.
1. "JOAN SEES STARS". Joan's new maid will quit unless Joan can arrange for her to meet some celebrities.
2. "JOAN THE MATCHMAKER". Joan tries to get her friends Wally and Sally together by making Wally jealous, but her plan backfires.
3. "JOAN THROWS A WEDDING", but it ends up costing more than Brad expected.
4. "MONEY IN THE SHOTGUN". Joan hides $600 in Brad's shotgun, and he goes duck hunting before she can get it out!
ALSO INCLUDED: Previews of specials featuring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
1. "BRAD'S CLASS REUNION". Joan finds some old love notes Brad wrote to a girl he knew in high school, just as he announces he's attending a class reunion.
2. "THE NEW HOUSE". Joan and Brad decide to move into a new home, but another couple has beaten them to it!
3. "THE DOG STORY". Joan tries to convince Brad they need a dog by buying one, and he does the same.
4. "BRAD'S PROMOTION". Brad's about to be promoted to the Court of Domestic Tranquility, but he and Joan have a fight the night his supervisor comes over.
1. "THE MOUNTAIN LODGE". Joan writes a check from the Stevens' life savings account for a houseboat, and Brad writes one in the same amount for a cabin.
2. "HOME OF THE WEEK". Joan fills her house with priceless antiques to impress a snooty acquaintance.
3. "ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS". A misunderstanding in a department store leads a woman to believe her husband is in love with Joan.
4. "THE CLOTHES BUDGET". Joan bets Brad she can buy a whole new wardrobe for $400, so he donates all her old clothes to charity.
1. "JOAN'S BURIED TREASURE". After finding a torn up map in the house, Joan is convinced wealth awaits her in the backyard.
2. "MODERN LIVING". Brad and Joan check out life in an ultra-modern (1950s style) house.
3. "THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER". Joan is convinced Brad doesn't love her when he won't get jealous over a handsome visiting lecturer.
4. "IN THE SOUP". Brad considers quitting the judiciary so he can afford to buy Joan a mink coat.
1. "MAMA'S BAD DAY" (1950). Mama feels that her family is taking her too much for granted. This kinescope features original Maxwell House commercials.
2. "MAMA'S NURSERY SCHOOL" (1955). As a substitute teacher, Mama does a little better than the full-time teacher expected.
1. QUEEN OF THE BEE" (1952). Dagmar feels the pressure when she competes in her school's spelling bee contest. This kinescope has original Maxwell House commercials.
2. "MADAME ZODIAC" (1952), also complete with original commercials. A fortune teller moves into the neighborhood, and Mama has strong doubts about her ability. Then her predictions start coming true.
1. "YVETTE" (1954). Stu wants to surprise June with an unusal anniversary gift a lifelike female mannequin.
2. "WHAT PAPER DO YOU READ?" (1952). June enrolls in Stu's evening government class in order to be as politically informed as he.
All of the following shows are complete with original commercials.
1. "SPOOKS" (1952). Daughter Joyce is throwing a party and wants to surprise everyone by having her boyfriend dress as a skeleton. The Erwins' handyman Willie (played by Willie Best) thinks he's seen a spook! Margaret Hamilton guest stars.
2. "THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE" (1953). Stu goes in for a checkup, the doctor gets his report mixed up, and the family is convinced that he is dying.
3. "HATE THAT LOVE SEAT" (1953). Stu comes into some money. June offers to keep a neighbor's love seat at the house until she returns from vacation. Thinking June has spent his found money, Stu sells the seat to a junkman.
4. "THE BIG GAME" (1955). Here's a real treat - Stu's daughter Jackie (played by Sheila James) joins the basketball team at school so she can be near her latest hearthrob, played by Dwayne Hickman. Sheila played Zelda to Dwayne's Dobie five years later on the "Dobie Gillis" show, so this is their first TV pairing, which may have led to the other series!
All of the following shows are complete with original commercials.
1. "A VERY RAINY DAY" (1951). After Stu decides to close the school during a storm, he assigns his students to write an essay while waiting for the rain to stop. That's when an underhanded newspaper reporter decides to test him out.
2. "THE GREAT DEBATE" (1953). Stu opens his mouth once too often regarding the role of women in society and finds himself defending himself on the radio....against June!
3. "EGG NOGGIN'" (1953). Jackie pretends to be hurt from a conk on the head so she can stay home from school and receive gifts from everyone.
4. "THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER" (1953). After the superintendent scolds Stu for publishing a boring newspaper, he turns it into a tabloid that puts everyone at each other's throats.
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