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- The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.
- Danny is a New York entertainer. Between his co-stars at the nightclub where he performs and his wife and kids, he has dilemmas galore, which he somehow manages to resolve and still laugh.
- The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
- A unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but the lover is accidentally killed instead. The husband stays in hiding and lets his wife be charged with conspiracy.
- Sophisticated comedy with Larry and Kitty leaving their spouses for an interlude together.
- A mean and miserly proprietor of a counting house in 1840's London is taken by ghosts to Christmas scenes of his youth, contemporary ones involving his family and employee, and lastly, a possible future holiday where he might be dead and forgotten, if he doesn't change his ways.
- 1961–196630mTV-G8.5 (294)TV EpisodeDuring an interview, Rob recalls his barely-remembered first meeting with Alan Brady at the tail end of a stay-awake marathon for his disc-jockey job.
- Rob relates the story of how he and Laura became friends with Lyle Delp, a convict in prison. Lyle had robbed the Petries years ago in an elevator, but then the three were trapped together when the elevator stuck.
- Ritchie claims he keeps being attacked by a giant woodpecker.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.7 (232)TV EpisodeA film crew takes over the Petrie house during Mille and Jerry's wedding anniversary party for an Alan Brady documentary that aims to show the megalomaniac's "human" side.
- A friend's success at being a novelist galvanizes Rob into writing his own book - if he can.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.9 (257)TV EpisodeA social game of poker turns sour when it's discovered Rob has been playing with a marked deck.
- Rob and Laura have no choice but to wear gloves to an important community banquet due to an unusual accident while dying a costume for Ritchie's school play.
- Ritchie is starting to learn some new words. He says a bad word to Laura in the car. She thinks ignoring it is the best course, but Rob wants to have a "man-to-man" talk with Ritchie. Rob also wants to confront the family that he assumes is responsible for Ritchie learning the bad words, but that could prove embarrassing.
- Sally falls head over heels over handsome, suave Anthony Stone, whom she met while on vacation in Jamaica. All is not what it seems as Rob and Buddy uncover a shocking secret about Sally's new boyfriend that will only cause heartache.
- Alan needs Rob's help improving a script for his Broadway debut, but without anyone's knowledge.
- While in an out-of-town wedding party with Laura, troubles plague Rob in trying to watch a TV show for Alan Brady, making his ability at even attending the wedding reception dubious.
- A man with suspected underworld connections asks Rob, Sally and Buddy to write a comedy routine for his no-talent nephew - a favor they fear for their lives to either decline or accept.
- Rob recalls for Buddy and Sally his Army boxing days when peer pressure at the base put him in the ring with current-day middleweight champ Boom Boom Bailey.
- Millie and Laura become two terrible stage-mothers when Rob agrees to hire sons Ritchie and Freddie for a commercial directed by Mel Cooley.
- Laura fumes when Rob buys himself a motorcycle.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.4 (238)TV EpisodeA genial hobo finds the show's script that Rob lost en route home, but Rob's extended description of its irreplaceable value gives the man the idea to hold it for ransom.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.6 (255)TV EpisodeBuddy's nervous behavior, testiness and evasive lying lead Rob and Sal to think he's seeing a psychiatrist - or worse, cheating on Pickles.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.7 (293)TV EpisodeBuddy has a chance for a head writer job. Rob and Sally help Buddy get released from his contract to "The Alan Brady Show". The plan backfires, so Rob and Sally have to find an ingenious way to get Buddy re-hired.
- Rob recognizes a new song playing on the radio as one he co-wrote back in his army days, and the fact that he recently may have given away all rights to it festers.
- 1961–196630mTV-G9.0 (436)TV EpisodeLaura accidentally spills the beans on a nationally televised talk show that Alan Brady is bald.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.7 (248)TV EpisodeWith Laura out of town for a few days, Rob tries to figure out what to do in his spare time. Eventually, he looks in on an old Army buddy, who is at a nightclub. Unfortunately, it results in confusion that ultimately lands Rob behind bars.
- For a laugh, Sally advertises for a husband on national television. Among the numerous humorous responses, one serious reply stands out.
- Suspected infidelity puts Buddy's marriage to Pickles in jeopardy, and Rob, friends to both, finds himself situated between an enraged husband and an hysterical wife.
- 1961–196626mTV-G8.3 (281)TV EpisodeRob promises Laura he won't get injured on his skiing trip with Jerry, but when he sustains a full-body bang-up, he does all he can to keep it from her rather than admit her woman's intuition was correct.
- Laura regrets hauling Rob into taking art lessons with her after the lady teacher appears to show an above-average interest in him.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.8 (301)TV EpisodeRob buys Laura a hideous necklace but Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how she really feels about it. When Rob invites his parents to see the necklace, his mother has a surprising reaction.
- Rob is Father of the Week at Ritchie's school. Ritchie is afraid that Rob will embarrass him. How can Rob show a class of first graders what a comedy writer does? (What's he gonna do - type?)
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.2 (234)TV EpisodeA strong sense of déjà vu strikes Rob, bringing to mind nine summers earlier when, as Alan Brady's new head writer, he, with a mountain of debt and Laura pregnant, unexpectedly faced no income for two months.
- Rob complains about Ritchie's forgetfulness, but suddenly realizes he forgot to reserve 44 tickets for the PTA to see The Alan Brady Show. Rob begs and borrows some tickets; Buddy and Sally try to steal some tickets for him. An unexpected twist occurs at the last moment.
- The Petries start quarreling after neighbor Jerry suggests Rob's recent sneezing fits are psychosomatic expressions of repressed rage at Laura. Worse yet, could Rob have become allergic to Laura?
- Rob and Laura are in a quandary over how Ritchie can protect himself from a girl who's been persistently beating him up at school.
- The Petries hire a painter for their living room who ends up doing a lot, other than what they hired him to do.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.1 (234)TV EpisodeRitchie's been giving lectures to the other children at school about human reproduction - fanciful stories that prompt his teacher to summon Rob and Laura to discuss the matter.
- 1961–196630mTV-G6.9 (235)TV EpisodeRob makes a lot of trouble for himself when he decides to hold Ritchie's birthday party at home rather than at an amusement park - for sixty-three screaming kids.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.4 (300)TV EpisodeHarrison B. Harding stops by the office and claims he's an old Army buddy of Rob from Camp Crowder. Rob pretends to recognize Harrison, but he doesn't really recognize him (Harrison says he lost 57 pounds). Rob doesn't even remember anybody with that name. Rob tries to get rid of Harrison, but winds up inviting Harrison and his wife home for dinner. He then starts to suspect that Harrison is a con man with embarrassing results.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.7 (260)TV EpisodeRob recalls the hurdles he had having his honeymoon with Laura.
- A manipulative and sultry guest star has Mel replaced by Rob as producer during her appearance on the Alan Brady Show, much to Rob's discomfort.
- Rob doesn't know what he's in for when he invites Buddy's charming, pool hustling brother Blackie over for dinner and a friendly game of billiards.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.5 (272)TV EpisodeRob's brother Stacey has a two week furlough and sends Rob a telegram that he's coming for a visit. Rob (whom Stacey calls "Burford") isn't thrilled. He explains to Laura that his shy brother has a problem.
- New Rochelle politicians approach Rob to be their next city councilman. Flattered, Rob considers it but soon finds his life under their complete management.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.7 (250)TV EpisodeFacing off with Mel over a rejected script, Rob leaves the show, fuming when Buddy and Sally don't join him.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.6 (238)TV EpisodeFearing he may be going bald, Rob tries a dubious homemade remedy formulated by Buddy's barber.
- In answer to an invitation, the Petries attend a swank dinner party thrown by wealthy Mrs. Huntington, which later reveals itself to be a fund-raiser where Rob's compliant gesture turns into a donation far beyond his means.
- 1961–196630mTV-G9.2 (576)TV EpisodeRob enjoys a scary televised sci-fi movie while Laura cowers in fear from it, but the next day details of that movie, where Earthlings are being taken over, appear to be coming true.