1x1 - By Way of Introduction

September 19, 1971

1x2 - Love in a Briefcase

September 26, 1971

When Jim loses his briefcase, a comedy of errors ensues.

1x3 - The Price of Plumbing Is Numbing

October 3, 1971

The lack of a second bathroom causes problems for the 3 generations trying to live under one roof.

1x4 - Father and Son Game

October 10, 1971

Jim tries to get his fumble-fingered son Teddy into a father-son baseball game.

1x6 - A Hunch in Time

October 24, 1971

Ecology-minded Jim is concerned about P.J.'s involvement in a developer's grandiose scheme.

1x7 - The Identity Crisis

October 31, 1971

Jim and Luther defy their age by going on a spree in San Francisco.

1x8 - Guest of Honor

November 7, 1971

A visiting professor from Eastern Europe bedevils the Howards with his lack of knowledge of American customs.

1x9 - Pro Bono Publico

November 14, 1971

Jim confronts the local Booster Club over a prime piece of real estate.

1x10 - A Bunk for Unc

November 21, 1971

Jim's easy-going lifestyle is disrupted by a visit from his hard-driving uncle.

1x11 - A Run for City Commissioner

November 28, 1971

Jim finds himself caught in the middle when both his wife and his son decide to run for the same seat on the city council.

1x12 - Period of Readjustment

December 5, 1971

As Wendy tries to protect her father-in-law from an aggressive saleswoman, we learn how the the different generations of Howards ended up living in the same house.

1x13 - Luther's Last Love

December 12, 1971

Luther's strange gum-chewing fiancee is actually part of a scheme to discourage matchmaking.

1x14 - Cockadoodle Don't

December 26, 1971

The Howard family struggles to define the rules of peaceful coexistence.

1x15 - As the Escrow Flies

January 2, 1972

Will Jim and Martha actually be lonely now that P.J. and Wendy have found their dream house and are planning to move out?

1x16 - Eighty-Nine Pounds of Love

January 9, 1972

The Howards need to get rid of Jake's troublesome dog without breaking the boy's heart.

1x17 - The Quarterback Ache

January 16, 1972

Everyone on campus joins in the campaign to help the overweight star quarterback of the football team lose 10 pounds.

1x18 - Aunt's in My Plans

January 23, 1972

Luther becomes attracted to Martha's visitng Aunt Lydia.

1x19 - Paper Work

January 30, 1972

The Howards accidentally add Luther's exam books to papers collected for recycling.

1x20 - Song of the Jailbird

February 6, 1972

Jim ends up in jail after a student prank results in his playing the accordion for a stripper at a stag party.

1x21 - Price Is Right

February 13, 1972

There is much excitement and anxiety in Easy Valley, as art connoisseur Vincent Price arrives to judge a local art contest, including Martha's portrait of Luther.

1x22 - Jim's Decision

February 20, 1972

Jim has to decide whether it is appropriate to keep appearing on TV plugging his anthropology book.

1x23 - Old School Ties

March 5, 1972

1x24 - A Bone of Much Contention

March 12, 1972

A flamboyant developer wants to erect his latest hamburger joint on the site where a rare fossil has been discovered.