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- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.8 (18)TV EpisodeEddie is going away to camp, Tom thinks it will be good for him, but Norman is worried that he will be lonely.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.0 (21)TV EpisodeCissy Drummond-Randolph, the Chairman of the Board at the magazine, has come back from her soul searching trip in the rain-forest, where she went to learn how "to get her hair wet". Despite the fact that Tina is still in nervous awe of her, Cissy did come back a changed woman. She reconciles with Norman as she too is now more of a free soul than she used to be. And she asks Tom to move to New York to work directly with her. Tom thinks she has ulterior motives of a personal nature: he thinks she's after him as a husband. She admits as much to Norman, who in turn tells Tom. Tom in turn tells her that he thinks her interest in him is solely due to the fact that he was the one who initiated her life change, and thus she is misinterpreting her feelings for her new life as love for him. She is as gracious in rejection as Tom was in the rejecting.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.2 (20)TV EpisodeBecause Mrs. Livingston has the flu, Tom asks Norman to sit for Eddie over the weekend while Tom is away on a last minute business trip to Sacramento. Also staying with Norman and Eddie at the Corbett household is Norman's bachelor friend, Rodney River, Jr. Tom wants to make sure that Rodney is not a carousing playboy bachelor, which Norman assures him Rodney's not. In actuality, Rodney is an actuary, whose professional life spills into his personal beliefs. Rodney assesses the risk of everything he does and takes precautionary measures to reduce the risk of accident, injury, illness and any other negative issue of which he may think. He is thus also a hypochondriac. The first problem that Rodney has is the sleeping arrangement, first all the germs he thinks are in Eddie's room (the room in which he is first assigned, but later has to move since he is allergic to the goldfish food in the room), and second the narrow couch from which he thinks he may fall off of. After a half sleepless night for the threesome, Rodney doesn't allow Eddie to go to his regular Saturday morning football game for fear of injury. OK'd by Rodney, Norman does allow Eddie to go visit with his friend in the building instead. When it's dinnertime, Eddie is nowhere to be seen. Norman's isn't concerned until Rodney voices his concern. Calling Eddie's friend, Norman learns that Eddie never made it to his intended destination. After calling others, Norman and Rodney, both now worried, decide to go and search for Eddie, but not before a telephone call from Tom who wants to speak to Eddie (Norman doesn't tell Tom that Eddie's missing). Norman and Rodney quickly find Eddie in the building elevator, which is broken - the door stuck ajar and the emergency button not working. Once they open and close the elevator door, the threesome now find they're all stuck in the elevator. Eddie's not worried, Norman only slightly so, but Rodney, afraid of everything, is on the verge of hyperventilating, that is until he finds that he's actually in no harm. This causes a further but more profound revelation that he doesn't need to be afraid of everything in life and that life really is for living, which he hasn't done up to this point. Just then, a savior comes to their rescue: Tom. Tom came home early since he had a premonition that something was wrong. However, finding the threesome in the elevator - Tom just assumed that they were heading off somewhere, the threesome not correcting him - Tom admits his premonition was wrong.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated5.9 (20)TV EpisodeA beautiful female editor from the Soviet Union arrives to observe Tom's publishing methods.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.7 (28)TV EpisodeHousehold items slowly go missing from the Corbett household. Initially unbeknownst to Tom and Mrs. Livingston, Eddie is the one taking the items because he and Joey Kelly are planning on running away to Mexico. Eddie wants to just because it would be a fun kid thing to do. Joey, on the other hand, has more pressing reasons: her father, Joe, is planning on getting remarried to a woman named Sherry Dornen, and Joey doesn't like the idea of another woman - any woman - replacing the memory of her real mother. Joe thinks that Joey is fine with the idea. Eddie, not fully understanding the concept of running away, wants to tell Tom, but Joey doesn't let him. Tom pieces things together when Eddie inadvertently implicates Joey in the missing items from the Corbett household. When Tom discusses this with Joe, Joe comes to the realization that Joey has been acting strangely, like hiding underwear and pajamas in her lunch-box, and perhaps the two are planning on running away. Tom and Joe secretly follow Eddie and Joey to Eddie's secret hiding place - a large wooden crate on an abandoned lot - and overhear Eddie and Joey's plans, and the probable reason for them wanting to run away. Tom convinces Joe to let them try and run away. But Eddie beats them to the punch by telling Tom what they're planning on doing so that Tom can help Joey. Just before Eddie and Joey are scheduled to run away, Tom talks to Joey, specifically about a real family having a mother. Joey understands and runs back into the arms of her father.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.9 (17)TV EpisodeBob, father of Eddie's friend Danny is an expert on camping. He invites Tom and Eddie along for a weekend trip in the woods to "build character, " as he puts it.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.0 (20)TV EpisodeNorman invites Tom and Eddie to spend the weekend in his new, mod apartment.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.9 (22)TV EpisodeMrs. Livingston is unusually preoccupied with her thoughts, and not in a good way. Tom and Eddie learn what's bothering her: she failed her final English exam. She feels ashamed. She also feels she has brought disgrace to the Corbett household. Based on what Eddie's friend Paul saw on TV, Eddie is concerned that since Mrs. Livingston lost face, she might attempt hari-kari, or what Paul and Eddie call berry-berry. Eddie watches her every move and is concerned when she won't let him in the kitchen and is wielding a knife. Eddie, not knowing what to do, calls Tom at the office. Eddie speaks only to Tina since Tom is unavailable. Harried herself with work, Tina mistranslates to Tom Eddie's message of berry-berry and Mrs. Livingston wanting to kill herself into that there will be no berry pie tonight due to a disaster. Eddie is still worried even after Mrs. Livingston explains the knife and the reason for not letting him in the kitchen. Eddie needs the help of an adult and even tries to detain a stranger, who knocks on their apartment door by mistake. Mrs. Livingston finally understands why Eddie is so worried, and when Tom comes home, Tom tells Eddie that Mrs. Livingston would never commit hari-kari. Eddie shows Mrs. Livingston how much she means to their family, after which she regains "her face". After all is said and done, Mrs. Livingston passes the make-up exam.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.8 (25)TV EpisodeTom falls in love, and wants to marry a charming model named Lynn whom he has known for some time. Lynn is also very much in love with him.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.9 (21)TV EpisodeHarvey Henshaw, an old college friend of Tom, stops by unexpectedly, Harvey who is in town on a business trip. Friend is overstating their relationship as Tom, although remembers him, probably would have been happy in life if he never saw Harvey again. Harvey is brash and overbearing. However, Harvey is happy to see his old buddy, Tommy, and ingratiates himself quickly into the Corbett household, especially gaining Eddie's favor, Eddie who calls him Uncle Harvey. Despite initially saying that he doesn't want to impose, Harvey stays for dinner, stays overnight (in Eddie's bed, Eddie who has to sleep with Tom), for breakfast, overnight again... Tom wants to stop being gracious to Harvey, but can't stop being so. One evening, Harvey brings home two "loose" women to double date with Tom. Tom doesn't want to spend any time with Harvey let alone date anyone who is not mother/wife material. Tom uses Mrs. Livingston not being able to sit with Eddie as an excuse not to go out with Harvey and the girls. However, Mrs. Livingston as his excuse falls through, and Tom is forced to go out with Harvey, or else get exposed in a lie. Just as Tom is about to finally tell Harvey to leave for good, Harvey announces that his trip is coming to an end and graciously gives beautiful and meaningful gifts to Eddie, Mrs. Livingston and Tom for their hospitality. Harvey really is a friend, but one better kept at a distance.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated8.4 (29)TV EpisodeEddie is embarrassed by a knock-out punch he received from Joey Kelly, who Tom learns is smaller and younger than Eddie. Tom is concerned that Eddie is neither fighting back or defending himself against Joey. The last straw for Tom is when Joey knocks out Eddie's tooth. Tom understands Eddie's behavior when he finally meets Joey. Joey is a girl. It's even more clear when Tom learns of and sees Joey's home-life: she is raised by her single father, Joe, a rough and tumble guy's guys who doesn't know the finer details of raising a girl. A learned trait from her father, Joey continues to hit Eddie because she likes him. In an effort to expose Joey to other adult influences, Tom invites her over to the apartment where Mrs. Livingston teaches Joey the fine art of being a woman, Japanese style. It works in part, but old habits are hard to break, and Joey finally rebels once against Eddie. Eddie, in turn, based on advice from Joey's father, decides this time to punch Joey back. They come to a better understanding as Joey didn't like getting punched back. Eddie and Joey are going to become good friends after all.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.1 (22)TV EpisodeEddie receives a telegram from astronaut, Colonel Leroy Gordon Cooper. Cooper is responding positively to an invitation from Eddie to come to the Corbett household to have a quiet lunch, away from the media spotlight. Tom is a little skeptical that the telegram is really from Cooper - he thinks one of Eddie's friends is playing a joke. But it ends up really being from Cooper. Tom, despite being in the media business, does not want to capitalize on Eddie's quiet lunch, and thus decides not to do a story on it for the magazine. However, one of Eddie's classmates, Sammy Weston, has a father in television and he wants to film the lunch. Tom lets Eddie make up his own mind, and Eddie says no. Weston counter offers with the filmed luncheon being shown as a segment on a network show with an appearance fee paid to Eddie of $1,000. Eddie still says no. Weston yet counter offers with a $2,000 donation to Eddie's favorite charity. This time, Tom, offended by the offer, says no on behalf of Eddie. The story of the $2,000 gets back to Eddie and his schoolmates via Sammy, who thinks Tom and Eddie are being mean and selfish, not only for not allowing the camera crews and Eddie's friends to attend the lunch, but for denying a charity, $2,000. Tom and Mrs. Livingston explain to Eddie that the money was just a buy off in the name of altruism. Eddie and Cooper end up having their nice, quiet lunch, just the way both of them wanted and intended.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.7 (21)TV EpisodeTina is on a new astrology kick after the magazine researches an article on such. Based on her chart, she is convinced that she cannot no longer work for Tom since their signs are the worst for each other, so she quits without warning. Tina's replacement is Maryanne Atwater, who is young, beautiful and highly efficient. She knows what Tom wants even before he does. Tom and her astrological signs are the perfect match. And after she brings Tom and Eddie their dinner on an evening she knows Mrs. Livingston is off, Eddie thinks she's "neat-o". However, Tom doesn't think so. Everywhere he turns, she's there, and frankly, she scares him. He does whatever he can to subtly or not so subtly ask Tina to come back, including having a session with Mrs. Livingston's I Jing sticks (which are supposed to be able to tell the future), however she refuses because of her astrological chart and because she feels inferior to Miss Atwater. Ultimately Tina does come back after Maryanne suddenly quits. Maryanne does so because she uses her secretarial positions primarily to look for a husband - she hopes that her bosses become so enamored with her efficiency that they can no longer live without her, both professionally and personally. But when she knows or feels that will not happen with her current employer, she moves on. And Tina decided to come back since she realized that she lied when she had her chart made - being a vain woman, she gave her age as two years younger than her actual age.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.6 (17)TV EpisodeEddie wants a brother. After Tom tells Eddie how long it took for him to come along after he first met Helen, Eddie is despondent as it's going to take a long time for his brother to materialize and Tom will be really old by then. Tom is worried by Eddie's fixation, especially after Eddie makes up an imaginary brother playmate, "Tommy". Tom does not approve of Tommy because it masks the reality of not really having what Eddie wants. Eddie decides to take matters into his own hands and negotiates with his friend Steve, of who Eddie is jealous since Steve has four brothers and another one on the way. Eddie trades some of his possessions, including his aquarium, for Steve's yet unborn baby sibling. Tom obviously stops the negotiations and has a chat with Eddie about the realities of having another child. Tom, who really would like to get married again and have another child, thinks an ideal solution would be for Eddie to "adopt" a needy child through the Concerned Parent's Plan.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.1 (24)TV EpisodeThe magazine has a new majority stockholder, Cynthia Drummond-Randolph, or "Cissy" as she is known to her friends. She's beautiful, stylish, wealthy, philanthropic, conservative and everyone at the magazine is nervous about meeting her. The only person who isn't nervous about meeting her is Norman, who has a chance encounter with this beautiful woman without knowing who she is. Norman is not exactly her type, both in a personal and professional sense, as she does not trust or understand free spirits such as him. After touring the operation, she not only recommends, but orders Tom to outsource photographic services, which in essence means firing Norman. Tom, although realizes he cannot fight her through official channels since she controls the Board of Directors and can manipulate the stockholders, does the only thing he can do to support Norman: if Norman goes, Tom goes. Eddie supports Tom's decision, but Tina and Mrs. Livingston thinks it's a mistake. Norman wants to make it easy for Tom by quitting. It seems that Cissy has won this battle as Tom decides to stay, that is until Cissy implies that the real reason for her decision is not a financial one, but a personal dislike for Norman's type. Tom again decides to quit as for him, this battle is all about freedom. Tom's direct comments to Cissy initially offend her, but she later realizes that he may be right. She herself needs to have a little more freedom in her life, and she's willing to retain the status quo at the magazine until she figures out if freedom is really all it's cracked up to be.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.8 (23)TV EpisodeMrs. Livingston appears happy but preoccupied, and Tom discovers she is being courted by a well-to-do Japanese manufacturer, Mr. Saito.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.1 (21)TV EpisodeEddie is hit by a baseball while at bat and wants to quit the team. Tom tries to convince him to try again.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.7 (28)TV EpisodeNorman is over at the Corbett household one evening, and is feeling especially grateful for not only the hospitality but the dear friendship of Tom, Eddie and Mrs. Livingston. To show his appreciation, Norman gives Tom an irreplaceable medallion he always wears on a chain around his neck. Tom is overwhelmed by Norman's act of kindness, that of a gift Norman obviously treasures. That weekend, Joey Kelly stays with the Corbetts as her father, Joe, needs to be out of town. Eddie's not too happy as it postpones a camping trip he and Tom were going to take, and more importantly, Eddie and Joey are currently on the outs as friends. Despite that, Eddie is a very gracious host to Joey. Because Tom is proud of the way his son is acting, he gives to Eddie Norman's medallion. Eddie is so excited by the meaning of the gift. The next morning, Eddie inadvertently insults an act of graciousness from Joey, which makes her cry. Eddie apologizes, and as a gift to show how sorry he really is, he gives her Norman's medallion. Like Eddie was, Joey is excited by the meaning of the gift. Joey in turn gives the medallion to her father as a 'just because I love and missed you' present. Later, Joe comes back by the Corbetts to talk to Mrs. Livingston. He wants to show his appreciation for the motherly influence she had on Joey during her stay, and gives her a gift of Norman's medallion. And finally, Mrs. Livingston gives the medallion back to Norman as a gift. She will treasure the meaning of Joe's gift to her, but she wants Norman to have it back both because she misses seeing him wear it, but more importantly he was the one who started the gift of giving. Norman is touched - it's the best present he's ever received in more ways than one. In Tom's estimation, this gift giving was the perfect circle.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.2 (19)TV EpisodeTom needs to find a suitable guardian for Eddie, just in case something happens to him. Tom and Helen's list of relatives is relatively short from which to choose. Helen's sister, Kate, is unsuitable since she is constantly traveling. Helen's parent's are too elderly. That leaves Tom's mother. Eddie doesn't really know his grandmother all that well as she lives in San Francisco, and doesn't visit all that often. So Tom thinks it's a good idea to bring his Mom to Los Angeles for a visit, although he doesn't tell her or Eddie the reason. Tom's mother is formal, stern and judgmental, she who views anyone who does not have the same values as her as a Communist. Eddie doesn't really like her as she makes him feel "flat". Tom ultimately doesn't believe that she would make a suitable guardian for Eddie. He next thinks that Mrs. Livingston the ideal candidate: she and Eddie mutually love each other and Mrs. Livingston would probably accept the responsibility. However Mrs. Livingston thinks that she is not the ideal person, as because Eddie and Tom have eked out a certain lifestyle, what Eddie would need is another father figure. Although reluctant since he doesn't consider himself to be either father material or stable, Norman is Tom's final choice. Since Eddie and Norman also mutually love each other and ultimately Norman would have Eddie's - and Tom's - best interest at heart, Norman accepts.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.6 (28)TV EpisodeEddie gets a new second best friend - Tom will always be his best friend - by the name of Max, who Eddie wants to spend time with when best friend Tom needs to do his adult things. Tom finds out that Max's mother, Betty Kelly, is a single parent, which makes Mrs. Livingston think that Eddie is once again "mother shopping". On Eddie's urging, Tom invites Max over to stay for the weekend, and in turn invites Betty over for dinner on a pseudo blind date. She ends up being everything Eddie explained - beautiful with warm round eyes - and what Tom imagined, but she's also African-American. Eddie and Max have a tiff to start the evening, but Betty and Tom have a great evening from start to finish (except for the burnt dinner).
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.6 (19)TV EpisodeNorman's birthday is coming up and he does not want anyone to take notice, but Tom and Eddie plan a surprise party anyway.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.2 (20)TV EpisodeThere is a mutual attraction between Tom and upstairs neighbor, Valerie Bessinger, but he is equally exasperated by her as well. Tom first meets her when Eddie, who is part of her experimental play group, comes back from one of her sessions with a toy bear made out of a cut up American flag. Tom is offended by that act. But Valerie wanted the children to experience the flag in a different and more meaningful way to them. Valerie is somewhat of a free spirit, philanthropic and socially political with many political connections. She also has a zest for life. Her latest cause is to have officially a reflower the earth day, a cause she has not only taken up with the Senate, but also with her play group. The children are equally excited about it. There is mutual adoration between Valerie and Eddie, and Eddie would love her to be his mother. Tom contemplates what it would be like to have Valerie as a wife and as a mother for Eddie. But he doesn't have a chance to find out as Valerie all of a sudden picks up and moves: she has received an appointment to a political position in Washington. She is leaving on her reflower the earth day, leaving the children in the lurch. Tom is angry with Valerie for disappointing the children, specifically Eddie, solely for her own interests. Although Valerie wants to maintain a relationship and friendship with Tom, Tom declines. He feels that she is, in his words, not committed but fashionable. But Tom will admit that his time with Valerie has been an experience he wouldn't have missed.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.4 (22)TV EpisodeEddie has a serious problem: he's in love, or at least he thinks he is. The object of his love is Elsie, who just moved in down the hall. He thinks the feeling is mutual since she is keeping a pair of his sneakers for good luck. But not to place pressure on himself or Elsie, Eddie asks Tom to throw him an early birthday party so that Elsie will be just one of several people there on their first "date". Tom, with Mrs. Livingston's assistance, agrees. Elsie is the first to arrive, and based on her actions, it does seem like she likes Eddie as much as he likes her. Things change when Richard Katkov arrives, escorting a last minute guest to the party: Margaret. Once Eddie sees Margaret, he forgets all about Elsie. Tom has a heart to heart about Eddie suddenly ignoring Elsie in favor of Margaret. Tom wants Eddie to decide what the right thing to do would be, but Eddie, in a quandary, states that if he's not old enough to have a puppy, he's not old enough to make such an important decision. At the end of the day however, Eddie goes back to Elsie, saying that love is when the object of affection doesn't have all the outward trappings of beauty, but you still think they're "neat". Because of Eddie's grown up behavior, Tom gets Eddie another gift: his much wanted puppy.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated7.5 (19)TV EpisodeTina buys a painting as a gift for Tom and Eddie, paying sixteen dollars. It is later discovered that it is an original masterpiece worth thousands. But Tom believes Tina is entitled to the money while Tina feels guilty about taking money for something she gave as a gift.
- 1969–197230mNot Rated6.7 (20)TV EpisodeRenowned inspirational writer Peter Stowe is an old friend of Tom's from their college days. Peter has agreed to write an article for the magazine, but really only did so to catch up with Tom. With Peter comes an old manuscript of a half completed novel that Tom wrote in college. Tom initially wants to put that ancient history, as he calls it, behind him, but Peter convinces him that perhaps he should resume writing that novel. Tom manages to shut out as much extraneous activity around him so that he can write, but he doesn't know if he wants to do that to Eddie or if it is fair to Eddie. Finally as Peter completes the article, Tom completes his understanding of why he didn't complete the novel in the first place and why he doesn't want to write it now: he found other things in life more important to him, which now includes his life with Eddie.