My Mother the Car Season 1
01. Come Honk Your Horn
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Chris Hayward
Writer
Rod Amateau
Director
02. The De-Fenders
Dave fears for his mother's safety when car strippers are reported in the neighborhood.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Chris Hayward
Writer
Rod Amateau
Director
03. What Makes Auntie Freeze
As Dave drives up the mountains, Mother gets higher and higher from the alcohol in her antifreeze.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Robert C. Dennis
Writer
Sidney Miller
Director
04. Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home
When Dave neglects to set the parking break after parking on a hill, Mother rolls into an open van that is bound for Mexico.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
05. Burned at the Steak
Dave's mother badgers him into patching up the quarrel between the battling newlywed couple who lives next door.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Arnold Margolin
Writer
06. I'm Through Being a Nice Guy
In a desperate effort to get the car away from Dave, Captain Manzini resorts to: Operation Unscrupulous, replacing the car with an exact replica.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
George Kirgo
Writer
07. Lights, Camera, Mother
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Sidney Miller
Director
08. The Captain Manzini Grand Prix
Captain Manzini goads Dave into racing the car against England's foremost distance walker with Mother as the stakes.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Chris Hayward
Writer
09. TV or Not TV
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Chris Hayward
Writer
James Sheldon
Director
10. My Son, the Ventriloquist
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Sidney Miller
Director
11. My Son, the Judge
Mother tells Dave how to impress two stiffnecked council members who are interviewing prospects for judgeship in the domestic relations court.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Lila Garrett
Writer
Sidney Miller
Director
12. And Leave the Drive-In to Us
Dave's mother wants to celebrate her birthday by seeing a surf movie featuring her favorite actor, at a chilly open-air theater.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
13. For Whom the Horn Honks
Dave hears that Captain Manzini is dying but Mother warns him that Captain Manzini is up to something.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
George Kirgo
Writer
Rod Amateau
Director
14. Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing
Dave's mother in-law arrives for a visit and it's soon apparent that there is one mother too many on the scene.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
15. Many Happy No-Returns
Mother is furious when she learns that Dave intends to let Barbara choose her own Christmas present.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
16. Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Chris Hayward
Writer
Rod Amateau
Director
17. I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?
A collision with a truck leaves Mother with amnesia and Dave with a problem, how to bring back a car's memory.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Arnold Margolin
Writer
Rod Amateau
Director
18. Goldporter
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
19. The Incredible Shrinking Car
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Chris Hayward
Writer
Rod Amateau
Director
20. I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother
When the housework gets Barbara down, Dave surprises her by hiring a maid who's unbearably efficient.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
21. You Can't Get There From Here
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Arnold Margolin
Writer
22. A Riddler on the Roof
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Rod Amateau
Director
23. My Son, the Criminal
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Rod Amateau
Director
24. An Unreasonable Facsimile
Captain Manzini transforms a Swedish sailor into a lookalike, talkalike replica of Dave and smuggles him into the Crabtree household.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Arnold Margolin
Writer
25. Over the Hill to the Junkyard
The future looks mighty bleak for Dave's mother when Barbara wins a new limousine in a supermarket drawing.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Rod Amateau
Director
26. It Might as Well Be Spring as Not
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
James L. Brooks
Writer
Rod Amateau
Director
27. Absorba the Greek
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.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
28. The Blabbermouth
Dave returns from work too exhausted to think straight and he accidentally lets it slip that the car is really his mother.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
James L. Brooks
Writer
Rod Amateau
Director
29. When You Wish Upon a Car
Dave's mother allows the children to think that she like, Aladdin's lamp, can grant any wish.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Rod Amateau
Director
30. Desperate Minutes
A gun totting jewel thief and his moll are using the Crabtree house as a hideout.
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree