The Captain Manzini Grand Prix

November 2, 1965

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My Mother the Car - S1 - E8

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

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My Mother the Car: Season 1 - 30 Episode s

1x1 - Come Honk Your Horn
September 14, 1965
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.
1x2 - The De-Fenders
September 21, 1965
Dave fears for his mother's safety when car strippers are reported in the neighborhood.
1x3 - What Makes Auntie Freeze
September 28, 1965
As Dave drives up the mountains, Mother gets higher and higher from the alcohol in her antifreeze.
1x4 - Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home
October 5, 1965
When Dave neglects to set the parking break after parking on a hill, Mother rolls into an open van that is bound for Mexico.
1x5 - Burned at the Steak
October 12, 1965
Dave's mother badgers him into patching up the quarrel between the battling newlywed couple who lives next door.
1x6 - I'm Through Being a Nice Guy
October 19, 1965
In a desperate effort to get the car away from Dave, Captain Manzini resorts to: Operation Unscrupulous, replacing the car with an exact replica.
1x7 - Lights, Camera, Mother
October 26, 1965
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.
1x8 - The Captain Manzini Grand Prix
November 2, 1965
Captain Manzini goads Dave into racing the car against England's foremost distance walker with Mother as the stakes.
1x9 - TV or Not TV
November 9, 1965
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.
1x10 - My Son, the Ventriloquist
November 16, 1965
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.
1x11 - My Son, the Judge
November 23, 1965
Mother tells Dave how to impress two stiffnecked council members who are interviewing prospects for judgeship in the domestic relations court.
1x12 - And Leave the Drive-In to Us
November 30, 1965
Dave's mother wants to celebrate her birthday by seeing a surf movie featuring her favorite actor, at a chilly open-air theater.
1x13 - For Whom the Horn Honks
December 7, 1965
Dave hears that Captain Manzini is dying but Mother warns him that Captain Manzini is up to something.
1x14 - Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing
December 14, 1965
Dave's mother in-law arrives for a visit and it's soon apparent that there is one mother too many on the scene.
1x15 - Many Happy No-Returns
December 21, 1965
Mother is furious when she learns that Dave intends to let Barbara choose her own Christmas present.
1x16 - Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon
December 28, 1965
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.
1x17 - I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?
January 4, 1966
A collision with a truck leaves Mother with amnesia and Dave with a problem, how to bring back a car's memory.
1x18 - Goldporter
January 11, 1966
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.
1x19 - The Incredible Shrinking Car
January 18, 1966
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.
1x20 - I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother
January 25, 1966
When the housework gets Barbara down, Dave surprises her by hiring a maid who's unbearably efficient.
1x21 - You Can't Get There From Here
February 1, 1966
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.
1x22 - A Riddler on the Roof
February 8, 1966
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.
1x23 - My Son, the Criminal
February 15, 1966
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.
1x24 - An Unreasonable Facsimile
February 22, 1966
Captain Manzini transforms a Swedish sailor into a lookalike, talkalike replica of Dave and smuggles him into the Crabtree household.
1x25 - Over the Hill to the Junkyard
March 1, 1966
The future looks mighty bleak for Dave's mother when Barbara wins a new limousine in a supermarket drawing.
1x26 - It Might as Well Be Spring as Not
March 8, 1966
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.
1x27 - Absorba the Greek
March 15, 1966
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.
1x28 - The Blabbermouth
March 22, 1966
Dave returns from work too exhausted to think straight and he accidentally lets it slip that the car is really his mother.
1x29 - When You Wish Upon a Car
March 29, 1966
Dave's mother allows the children to think that she like, Aladdin's lamp, can grant any wish.
1x30 - Desperate Minutes
April 5, 1966
A gun totting jewel thief and his moll are using the Crabtree house as a hideout.

My Mother the Car: All seasons

S1: Season 1
30 Episode s

1x1 - Come Honk Your Horn

1x2 - The De-Fenders

1x3 - What Makes Auntie Freeze

1x4 - Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home

1x5 - Burned at the Steak

1x6 - I'm Through Being a Nice Guy

1x7 - Lights, Camera, Mother

1x8 - The Captain Manzini Grand Prix

1x9 - TV or Not TV

1x10 - My Son, the Ventriloquist

1x11 - My Son, the Judge

1x12 - And Leave the Drive-In to Us

1x13 - For Whom the Horn Honks

1x14 - Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing

1x15 - Many Happy No-Returns

1x16 - Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon

1x17 - I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?

1x18 - Goldporter

1x19 - The Incredible Shrinking Car

1x20 - I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother

1x21 - You Can't Get There From Here

1x22 - A Riddler on the Roof

1x23 - My Son, the Criminal

1x24 - An Unreasonable Facsimile

1x25 - Over the Hill to the Junkyard

1x26 - It Might as Well Be Spring as Not

1x27 - Absorba the Greek

1x28 - The Blabbermouth

1x29 - When You Wish Upon a Car

1x30 - Desperate Minutes

S1: Season 1