Francis Goes to School
Date with the Angels - S2 - E20
The Angels' elderly neighbor Mr. Finley wants to stay with them because his son is trying to train a stray dog. It turns out other neighbors, the Murphys, are looking for their missing canine.
Date with the Angels: Season 2 - 21 Episode s
2x1 - Return of the Wheel
September 6, 1957
Vickie's destructive but heartbroken nephew Wheeler returns, sent to California to get over a girl. Naturally, Vickie tries to fix him up with a new gal in the neighborhood.
2x2 - The Gorilla
September 13, 1957
The Angels return from vacation to find a big (stuffed) gorilla in their living room. Gus decides to up the ante on his practical joking friends by hiring a famous showbiz gorilla impersonator.
2x3 - Everybody's Baby
September 20, 1957
George and Wilma are expecting and everyone at the office gets involved, including the Angels.
2x4 - Catered Party
September 27, 1957
Vicki is in a tizzy over the Hawaiian luau they're throwing for some of Gus' stuffy, rich clients. She panics when she gets stuck with a caterer who thinks she's a stand-up comedian, and weird old Mr. Findlay invites himself and conducts a hoedown.
2x5 - The Convention
October 4, 1957
2x6 - Night School
October 11, 1957
2x7 - Star Struck
October 25, 1957
Vickie says Liberace said hello to her when they were at the Brown Derby, but since Bill missed it, he thinks she made up the story. Later, Dennis Day shows up at their house to use the phone when his car breaks down outside. He entertains Vickie with "Blue Suede Shoes" and sings a duet with her. No one believes that story at all...until she gets a letter and record from him in the mail.
2x8 - Diane
November 1, 1957
Gus runs into an ex-girlfriend and brings her home to meet Vicki. The two trade old stories and memories while Vicki's unhappiness escalates.
2x9 - Nobody's Father
November 8, 1957
2x10 - No-Risk Policy
November 15, 1957
2x11 - The Burglar
November 22, 1957
When a burglar breaks into the Angels' home, no one believes Vickie's version of events.
2x12 - The Chateau
November 29, 1957
2x13 - Chip Off the Old Block
December 6, 1957
The Murphys' boy Emmett comes home to visit after two years away in the military. Vickie and Gus are surprised because the young man is nothing like the rough-neck he-man lout that Murph always described. Emmett's an even-tempered flute player in the military band with a talent for art and Murph can't stand it. Dad is finally pleased when he learns why his son has been acting like a gentleman.
2x14 - Santa's Helper
December 13, 1957
Over his son's objections, old Mr. Finley get a job at Martindale's Department Store playing Santa Claus. He's a hit because he's giving away the store's toys to all the kids who sit on his lap. His "Scrooge" of a boss, kid-hating Mr. Wallace, softens up after being shown gratitude by one of the children
2x15 - Cousin Herbie
December 20, 1957
2x16 - A Day at the Track
December 27, 1957
Vickie gets under the skin of the horse owner who invites her and Gus to the race track. He chooses his wagers after serious consideration of the horses' track records, while Vickie makes her bets based on whatever name strikes her fancy. She keeps winning and her host loses every time.
2x17 - Wheeler at the Cabin
January 1, 1958
2x18 - The Train
January 8, 1958
The Angels and Clemsons engage in a battle of the sexes on business trip to San Francisco. The husbands go gaga over a couple of attractive sisters aboard the train. Vickie and Dottie are not impressed by the behavior of their two fawning schoolboys.
2x19 - Double Trouble
January 15, 1958
While on vacation, the Angels stay at a hotel where a a lounge singer who looks and sounds exactly like Vickie has a fight with her gangster-type boyfriend.
2x20 - Francis Goes to School
January 22, 1958
The Angels' elderly neighbor Mr. Finley wants to stay with them because his son is trying to train a stray dog. It turns out other neighbors, the Murphys, are looking for their missing canine.
2x21 - What an Opportunity
January 29, 1958